Monday, December 31, 2001
Internet
A Guide To The Dot.Commies And Dot.Reactionaries On The Web
The great culling of originalcontent Web sites has been under way for some time now, and the painfully protracted withering of salon.com is but the latest and loudest confirmation of that sad trend.
Sunday, December 30, 2001
Internet
Sexchart Degrees Of Separation
It started out as a simple girl-meets-boy story, but it soon whirled dizzyingly out of control.
Linux
The Year Ahead: Will We See Linux On He Desktop?
Windows remains the dominant desktop applications, but Linux is making steady progress in its battle to win over mainstream PC users.
Saturday, December 29, 2001
Internet
The Year In Internet Law
What happened in cyberlaw during the past year that was significant and enduring — or at least interesting?
Friday, December 28, 2001
Internet
Yahoo Buys No. 2 Web Site For Job Seekers
$436 million for HotJobs eclipsed Monster offer.
Thursday, December 27, 2001
Internet
Dot-Com Failures Up From Last Year
The two-year Ice Age that brought the wave of extinctions may be showing signs of a spring thaw.
Net Showers May Lead To .Net Flowering
Now that the pretenders and wannabes are gone, the Internet has a shot at being real again.
In Rewritten Internet Fables, The Late Bird Gets The Worm
An initial land grab starts as people rush to get in first and get big fast. Then, as often as not, the leaders collapse of their own unsupportable weight and others pick up the pieces and turn the good ideas into real businesses.
Wednesday, December 26, 2001
Internet
Jupiter: Some Pop-Up Ads Don't Count
It would exclude some "pop-up" advertisements from its Web site rankings as part of an overhaul in the way it reports traffic figures.
Is It Time To Fence In Broadband?
A growing number of Internet users - including telecommuters, computer programmers, small-business owners and self-described Web junkies - say Internet access is as important as telephones and even electricity or heat.
It's A Happy Holiday For E-Tail Sales
Harry Potter has made more than a few people happy lately.
Expedition To The Lost Net
There are some parts of the net that no one can reach, parts that are cut off from even the most dedicated net user either by accident or design.
Former Colleagues Reconnect, If Briefly
The Internet has created a forum for hundreds of e-mail lists and Web sites that enable former colleagues to keep in touch, plan reunions and share job leads.
Tuesday, December 25, 2001
Internet
Dot-Com Casualty's New Start
Online retailers could benefit from poor service at stores.
Trying To Keep Young Internet Users From A Life Of Priacy
As children have access to computers earlier and earlier in their educational careers, experts in piracy, hacking and other forms of Internet mischief say that any effort to tackle the illicit trade in digital goods should be looking at a younger crowd.
New Year's Resolutions Go Wireless
Now there's a high-tech way to try to keep those well-intentioned New Year's resolutions from becoming a guilty memory by Valentine's Day.
A Question Of Web Entropy
If Web entropy continues on its current path, the entire system will collapse on itself and be useless within a decade.
Monday, December 24, 2001
Internet
'You've Got Mail,' More ANd More, And Mostly, It Is Junk
Spam has been annoying Internet users for years. But in the last three months, spam has spiked.
Sunday, December 23, 2001
Internet
One In Four Looking For God On Net
God trumps money online, a study released Sunday found, as more adult Americans use the Internet for religous purposes than for gambling, banking or trading stocks.
New Online Ads Are More Noticeable — And Disruptive
Traditional banner ads don't sell as well these days, forcing sites to experiment with larger sizes and more disruptive formats.
Friday, December 21, 2001
Internet
Hallmark.com Can't Greet All Online Visitors
It was one of the first instances this year of traffic overwhelming a Web site — once considered a fairly common occurrence during the holiday season.
Java Has A Big Lead In Web Services
Users appear to be sharply divided over which Web service to use, and a recent poll shows a preference for Java over .Net.
Using E-Mail To Count Connections
A team of sociologists at Columbia University is trying to assess the six-degrees hypothesis on a large scale, using e-mail as the medium for building the chains.
Thursday, December 20, 2001
Internet
E-Mail Cards Often Come With A Personal Touch
More and more design-it-yourselfers are choosing easy-to-read typefaces, cropping the photographs to just the right size and figuring out layouts that are eye-pleasers — and then sending the result with a click.
Wednesday, December 19, 2001
Internet
Online Community Technologies And Concepts
Google is poised to be the mother of all online communities, by becoming the multi-linked hub between communities.
MasterCard Joins AOL, Sun In Net Alliance
Liberty has raised its profile in recent weeks by adding members such as American Express and America Online.
Google Sees Profit In Product Images
An online shopping mall of catalogues is planned at Google as it moves away from a pure search model into commercial listings.
Tuesday, December 18, 2001
Internet
Don't Steal Music, Pretty Please
Record companies will make big money online. They just need to let go.
Priceline And AOL Form Alliance
Priceline's travel products will be promoted throughout AOL's Travel Channel, as well as travel and related areas across CompuServer, Netscape and MapQuest.
Monday, December 17, 2001
Internet
Yahoo Cues Up Music Site
Yahoo on Monday debuted its music destination, Launch, which represents a departure in the portal's previous branding strategy.
An E-Government Pill For The Tech Sector
A decline in corporate spending has forced many tech companies to aggressively pursue Uncle Sam and his deep pockets.
For Some Dot-Coms, There Are Real Profits
This new breed emerged dodging the feet o ftheir seemingly fearsome rivals. As a sresult, they are small, scrappy, able to live on the leanest diet and willing to do whatever it takes to survive.
MSN Investing Big In Asia
Expect hundreds of millions of dollars in Asia-specific investment over the next three years.
Linux
Red Hat Adds To Linux's Credibility
The most significant enterprise product we evaluated this year is important not only on its own merits, but because of its impact on several existing computing platforms.
Saturday, December 15, 2001
Internet
The 411 On Dot-Info Disputes
As the dot-info domain nears its 3-month anniversary, scores of would-be speculators are finding themselves stripped of valuable pieces of online real estate.
Microsoft Issues Patch For Internet Explorer Holes
Microsoft encouraged users of its Internet Explorer browser on Friday to download a software patch that was designed to fix three new security vulnerabilities and all prior known holes.
MSN Portal Pondered For Internet In India
Microsoft will explore ways to enter the Indian Internet access market, possibly through partnerships with existing access providers, a senior official said Thursday.
Linux
Program Makes Linux System A Friendlier Place To Work
Help may come in the form of Ximian Evolution, a new information-management program for Linux and Unix devotees.
Friday, December 14, 2001
Internet
Web Revolution 'Not Over Yet'
The attendance is down at the annual Internet World conference, and delegates are focusing on serious technology rather than gadgets and hype.
Experts Say Decision Could Undermine Online Jouralists
Free speech advocates are worried that a recent federal appeals decision could have a chilling effect on online journalists who use hyperlinks to direct readers to relevant, newsworthy sites that contain illegal material.
Thursday, December 13, 2001
Internet
Web Radio Not Making Waves
An unfulfilled Internet vision: thousands of low-cost stations to challenge the status quo.
The Mall In Amazon's Future
Since Amazon.com is seen as a proxy for Internet retailing, it's worth taking stock of the company's business model as it nears the peak of its seventh holiday shopping season.
Yahoo Bids For Career Site In Threat To Previous Deal
Trying to bolster its online recruiting business, Yahoo made an unsolicited bid late yesterday to acquire HotJobs.com.
Online Duel: You've Got Mail, Music And More
Trying to decide between AOL and MSN is a lot harder than it was before MSN got better and AOL got more expensive.
Wednesday, December 12, 2001
Internet
Study: Net Serves As An 'Equalizer'
The study concluded the Internet serves as an "equalizer" for car buyers whose demographic characteristics can end up costing them at regular dealerships.
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Internet
Google's Gaggle Of Discussions
Google: The most comprehensive collection of Usenet posts available on the Internet.
Windows Software Takes Instant Messaging To New Level
What is so different about Windows Messenger is collaboration: Users can now work together on the same application, instead of just exchanging messages about a joint project.
Monday, December 10, 2001
Internet
Who's Downloading Movies Off The Net?
When the movies-on-demand industry finally matures, most deliveries will be by cable or satellite, to the screens people use for actually watching movies.
Sunday, December 9, 2001
Internet
Saturday, December 8, 2001
Internet
"Online News Users Have To Pay"
Change the product, give it more value and paid access will work.
Chinese Is The Future Of The Net
Chinese will become the Web's most used language by 2007, outranking English.
Linux
Friday, December 7, 2001
Internet
E-Mail Problems Dog @Home Customers
AOL: Old Media Eats New Media
AOL Time Warner's choice of new chief excutive shows how quickly the dot-com revolution has been consumed by the establishment.
Thursday, December 6, 2001
Internet
Gates: Broadband Woes Shackle Net Use
Internet's role as an important mass medium for advertisers has been hobbled by the slow rollout of high-speed broadband service and is still years away.
Big Stink Over A Simple Link
Several website owners were wondering whether KPMG's Internet acumen was really worth anything at all.
VeriSign: Are You The Master Of Your Domain?
VeriSign plans to introduce services that help guard companies' brands online.
No Such Things As A Free E-Greeting?
Some e-greeting services that were once quick, free alternatives to envelopes and stamps are starting to charge fees.
So Much For The Broadband Revolution
The demise of Excite@Home is the most definitive sign that 'always on' Web access is still a far-off dream.
Broadband First Aid Kit
What to do when high-speed Net access goes dark.
Internet Optimism Lives!
At a conference to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first U.S. Web page, even the dot-com bust doesn't ruin the party.
Say It With A Dot: Domain Names Make Easy Gifts
It's a gift limited only by the imagination: a Web address. And its price keeps dropping.
The 30-Year Path Of E-Mail
It wasn't an accidental invention, exactly, but it was certainly one that followed an unexpected trajectory to glory.
Domain Group Tries To End Name Fraud
The company that manages the database of Internet addresses ending in .info yesterday announced measures intended to reduce the number of names registered using fraudulent trademark information.
The Web Turns Conversation Into A Trivia Contest
How old is Julia Roberts, and who, other than her friends and family, would care?
Wednesday, December 5, 2001
Internet
Yahoo Juggles Revenue, User Complaints
Yaoo's recent efforts to make money - some of which have upset users - are necessary moves in the evolution of the medium, according to an executive.
Forget Regulation — Net Needs To Be Free
The Crystal Ball
Consumers will trust Internet businesses as much as they trust traditional merchants by 2005.
The Strange Sega Of Yahoo And WebRing
The sad tale of a hip little software program for linking Web sites together that was swallowed by a once-hip behemoth — then crashed and burned.
Online Ad Spending Seen Recovering In 2002
Spending is set to rise as the economy rebounds and as Internet companies work harder at selling ads.
Goner Proves Social Viruses Still A Threat
The Goner worm, which relies on the inquistive computer user to spread, shows that gullible users are still their own worst enemy.
Tuesday, December 4, 2001
Internet
AT&T Drops Bid For Excite@Home
AT&T on Tuesday withdraw its $307 million bid to purchase the cable assets of Excite@Home.
RealNetworks: Get Ready To Pay For Music
RealOne Music will offer a major test of consumer demand for paid content on the Web.
Snail Mail, Or E-Card Go?
86 percent not concerned about handling personal mail, and less than 10 percent will send fewer holiday cards due to anthrax scare.
Is It Really My Yahoo? Or Is It Theirs?
While the benefits to the company are clear, the benefits to users are much more murky when compared to keeping their identity in their own back pocket.
Microsoft Joins Battle For AT&T Broadband
Microsoft entered the bidding war to keep the valuable asset out of the hands of its longstanding nemesis, AOL Time Warner Inc.
Cable Companies Sign On For Excite@Home Service
Excite@Home signed an agreement yesterday afternoon with a group of cable companies to maintain high-speed Internet access for their customers.
Monday, December 3, 2001
Internet
Instant Messaging: Open Door For Hackers?
Instant messaging systems used by millions around the world are vulnerable to the same types of lightning attacks spread by e-mail.
Excite@Home, Partners Continue Talks
At least three cable companies were in discussion, trying to work out a deal that would prevent a broad shutdown.
Net Paedophile Threat Highlighted
The UK government has launched an advertising campaign to help parents explain the dangers of internet paedophiles to their children.
A Web Hoax Pokes Fun At M.I.T.'s Media Lab
The Erotic Computation Group claims to study "the implications of modern technology on human eroticism in its myriad forms."
Macromedia To Help Open Web To All
New product aims to help create Web content that is accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities.
Sunday, December 2, 2001
Internet
Net Gently Weeps For Beatle Harrison
Fans crowded online message boards and chat rooms to express their sadness.
Dot-Com Layoffs Down For November
The hemorrhaging of jobs at Internet companies continues to slow.
Many Excite@Home Customers Disconnected
Many customers were unable to access some services on Saturday, and they're worried that the problems are a result of the company's complicated bankruptcy proceedings.
Excite@Home Pulls Plug On AT&T; More Could Go Dark
At least one cable partner has terminated Internet access, and others may be preparing to do the same thing.
Saturday, December 1, 2001
Internet
Digital Renaissance: A Saftey Net
What Americans needed was a safety net, not an information superhighway. I think they found it was already there.
Gray Lady Green
During a period when dot-com suffering accelerated and other newspaper Web operations continued to bleed, New York Time Digital is remarkable.
Excite@Home Customers Left In Limbo
Judge ruled that angry bondholders and cable partners must go back to the bargaining table.
Linux
Bill Gates Gives Open Source A Boost
Microsoft's Windows XP — and all its clunky restrictions — might just send you running to more versatile programs like Linux.