Friday, May 31, 2002
Internet
Yahoo Goal—Score With World Cup
Critics Say ICANN Should Compete For Net Governance
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) should be forced to compete for the right to continue managing the Internet's global addressing system, a group of influential public interest groups said today.
Thursday, May 30, 2002
Internet
Look Out! Broadband Prices Rising
Consumers just keep paying more for high-speed Internet access, according to recent research.
A Broadband In Every Pot
The broadband dream needs a little push.
Weblog Journalism Is Hard, And It Smells Funny
There's still a lot wrong with journalism, but the technology of weblogs won't fix it.
Wednesday, May 29, 2002
Internet
They Weren't Careful What They Hoped For
What are children learning from Internet e-mail experiments?
Blogonomics: Making A Living From Blogging
Self-organized networks of bloggers offer advertisers access to previously unarticulated demographics.
Linux
Linux Vendors Gang Up On Red Hat
A number of Linux vendors will announce on Thursday that they have agreed to standardize on a single Linux distribution to try to take on Red Hat Inc's dominance in the industry.
Tuesday, May 28, 2002
Internet
Yahoo! Messenger! Multiple! Vulns!
There are two new Yahoo Instant Messenger vulnerabilities which can potentially compromise a user's machine.
Instant-messaging 'not Secure'
Technology experts warn that instant messaing (IM) is vulnerable to eavesdropping and physical tracking.
Webbed, Wired And Worried
"The question 'How can this technology be used against me?' is now a real R-and-D issue for companies, where in the past it wasn't really even being asked."
Travelocity Plans A $40 Million Campaign
Travelocity, one of the top online travel agencies, is introducing a $40 million advertising campaign today designed to promote its travel planning and purchasing features and increase its declining market share.
Monday, May 27, 2002
Internet
Building Harmony Through The Internet
Nothing can replace personal contact, and human nature isn't changing. But a medium — or is it a place? — that transcends the traditional limitations of time and space, enabling connections on an unprecedented scale, is fertile territory for innovation.
Shooting For The Stars
Thailand's Shin Corp. is making a cosmic bet on a broadband satellite that will cover most of Asia. It's a bold move, one that could revolutionaize the satellite business. But something's missing: demand.
Sunday, May 26, 2002
Internet
They're Not Treating Webcasters Like Royalty
How could such a diverse, creative medium be threatened with government-mandated financial ruin? Easy: Start with good intentions, then let the lobbyists go to town.
Bertelsmann's Quest To Harness The Napster Genie
In its surprising decision to buy Napster's assets just days after the deal seemed dead, Bertelsmann has again proved itself a maverick in a generally cautious industry.
Saturday, May 25, 2002
Internet
Amazon's Secret Sauce
It's not the discounts, the free shipping, or even the strong merchandising. The key to success is great software.
Visions Of A Wild And Wireless Future
"All great inventions take years to be explored and appreciated. It's the tip of the iceberg now."
Friday, May 24, 2002
Internet
New Rules For The New Advertising Economy
"You want users to come to your site every day — and then go away."
Yahoo Drops Auctions In Most Of Europe
Failing to eclipse its major rival in the online auction market overseas, Yahoo said today that it would stop offering its own auctions in six European countries and promote eBay's service instead.
U.S. Takes A Hard Look At Broadband Deployment
Broadband deployment has become technology Topic A among policy makers, politicians and industry lobbyists.
Real-Time Weblogs
Something new is happening, thanks to the development of 802.11b networks at conferences, and easy to use weblog software.
Sun ONE Looks To Be #1 And More...
Sun has taken an apparently successful strategy shift by giving up on, at least, the iPlanet brand and division.
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
Internet
Can We Trust Microsoft On Web Services? I Don't
Surely, Microsoft must understand that no one is going to want to do business with a company that has one story when it's under oath, and another when it's not.
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Internet
No Express Checkout
Grocery shopping online provides some convenience without time savings.
Time To Blog On
Dan Gillmor of the San Jose Mercury News puts it in a nutshell: "This is my guiding principle in journalism. My readers now more than I do, and that's great!"
Sunday, May 19, 2002
Internet
Amazon II: Will This Smile Last?
Amazon appears to be entering yet another phase of its very analyzed public life. It is winning plaudits from investors for the speed at which it has cut costs over the last year while maintaining sales growth.
Linux
When Linux Met Laptop: Irreconcilable Differences
For use at home by everyday users, Linux still has miles to go.
Saturday, May 18, 2002
Internet
Napster Now Bertelsmann's Baby
Two days after Napster closed its doors when a potential sale fell through, the company accepted a buyout offer from the Bertelsmann media conglomerate.
Friday, May 17, 2002
Internet
Microsoft Opts Passport Holders Into Spam Hell
Trusted Computing at work
China Unblocks Foreign Media Web Sites
China appears to have lifted long-standing blocks on the Web sites of several Western news organisations that were freely accessible through local Internet connections in Beijing and Shanghai on Thursday.
Thursday, May 16, 2002
Internet
Watching Video's Growing Pains And Gains
Fresh troops arrive daily on the frontier of Internet video, where pioneers have long toiled trying to create a Web version of TV. Unfortunately, they have produced mostly casualties so far.
Microsot Releases Monster IE Patch
Microsoft urged Windows users to download a fix for Internet Explorer on Wednesday, following the company's announcement that six new flaws had been found in its Web browser.
The Technology Behind Napster Is Far From Dead
Napster seems closer to death than ever. But its progeny are multiplying.
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Internet
Yahoo Delivers The Times For Some Fees
Yahoo on Wednesday introduced a new paid service on its site, charging people for access to archived articles penned for The New York Times.
Napster's Top Executives Resign; Company May Face Bankruptcy
The chief executive of Napster and several of its top executives resigned today, a move that may foreshadow the imminent bankruptcy of a service that became synonymous with the free exchange of music online.
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Internet
New Fines Threat Over Tax Returns
Companies and individuals could face fines of up to £3,000 if they fail to file their tax returns via the internet under measures proposed.
Microsoft Monopoly: Does E-Commerce Really Care?
Microsoft is squaring off not only against its traditional rivals, but also against dozens of smaller, specialized software companies with established niches in the e-commerce sector.
Caught In A Web Site Snafu
The issue is not the vigilance of one reporter but the need for newsroom procedures to keep pace with the online revolution.
RealNames Goes Down
I can't decide whether the demise of RealNames is a lesson in the perils of "partnering" with Microsoft or a demonstration of technological obsolesence, or both.
Monday, May 13, 2002
Internet
Money Could Topple IM Walls
Calls for "free IM" are fading as the three biggest providers of instant messaging service swage a protracted war for market share.
Internet Commerce: Seeking A Level Online Paying Field
The European Union agree to apply an old tax - its member countries' value-added tax, VAT - to a new category of product, digital downloads.
RealNames And Microsoft
The browser is now back under Microsoft's control and it is likely that it will develop its own version of resolution service.
Yes, But Was It A Good Idea?
It's putting a single company in control of how we find things on the web. Which is why Microsoft was interested.
Star Rising For THe Semantic Web
The premise of Tim Berners-Lee's brainchild is that the Semantic Web fulfils the other half of his dream for the Web: for computers to be able to communicate generally over the web, thus making the vast amount of information out there a lot more useful to human beings.
Web Pioneer Looks At Ground Covered, Future
Today, the community is still worried, and about the same kind of problem. Something has changed, though. "People were just as worried about Netscape then as Microsoft now," Berners-Lee said.
Sunday, May 12, 2002
Internet
Outage Dumps Microsoft MSN Users
Microsoft restored its MSN Web sites and services Sunday afternoon that were inaccessible most of the morning and left many users unable to access game, Web-based e-mail, chat and search featuers, among others.
In Free-Music Software, Technology Is Double-Edged
The people at Sharman have a powerful sense of indignity. But some people may wonder if they've fallen a little short in the sense-of-consistency department.
Saturday, May 11, 2002
Internet
Cooking Up A Cookieless Web Monitor
Researchers in Scotland are developing a new kind of Web monitoring software that they claim can collect enormous amounts of data on Web surfers while remaining nearly undetectable.
With '.Pro' Comes A Certifiable Snub
New domain for professionals draw ire of the ineligible.
Linux
Linux Bid Needs Time
IBM must convince prospective customers that reseller support and number of application for Linux will keep growing.
Meta Group Roasts Linux On Mainframes
A report from an influential analyst group says Linux mainframes will soon be irrelevant, and adds that Linux is good for nothing more than simple, non-critical applications.
Friday, May 10, 2002
Internet
Use The Blog, Luke
The collective future of blogs lies not in dethroning the New York Times — but in becoming a force that can make sense of the Web's infinity of links.
Much Ado About Blogging
Is it the end of jouarnlism as we know it? Or just 6 zillion writers in search of an editor? Neither.
Linux
War Among The Penguins? Red Hat Goes All Competitive
Is Red Hat just a teensy bit bashful about it? Surely not...
Thursday, May 9, 2002
Internet
Some MSN Messenger Versions Vulnerable To Hackers
Users of the latest versions of Microsoft's popular MSN Messenger program are vulnerable to computer hackers, the company warned on Wednesday.
Becoming A .Pro Has Its Price
The company in charge of registering new domain names for professionals was given the green light Wednesday, but doctors, lawyers and accountants will have to pay a premium for the .pro privilege.
Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Internet
Boom Time Has Passed For Online Porn
Profits no longer assured.
Tuesday, May 7, 2002
Internet
Big Pipe Dreams
There's a problem with high-speed Web service: a lack of customers.
Google: A Trailblazer For Web Services?
The search engine's programme of allowing developers to use its technology is becoming one of the first successful Web services.
Lawrence Lessig: The "Dinosaurs" Are Taking Over
If the media giants have their way, the Net freedom fighter says, content will be rigidly controlled and innovation stifled.
Monday, May 6, 2002
Internet
Access To Free Online Music Is Seen As A Boost To Sales
Disputing the position of the record companies, a new report has found that people who use file-sharing networks to obtain music over the Internet are likely to increase their spending on music.
Sunday, May 5, 2002
Internet
And The Pushed Envelope, Please...
The Webbys, which aspire to be the Oscars of the Net, show the diversity that persists on the Internet despite the implosion of its commercial sector.
Saturday, May 4, 2002
Internet
Ordering Groceries In Aisle 'www'
Despite recent notable failures, Internet grocery shopping is quietly making a comeback. This time, however, the online grocer is likely to have the name of the local supermarket.
My Blog, My Self
By attempting to close the gaps left by the mass media, can blogging save the world?
Code Red Still Threatens Net
Security researchers presented data on Friday indicating that Code Red version 2, a 9-month-old worm, continues to spread slowly across the Internet, compromising computers and leaving them easily accessible to malicious attackers.
Friday, May 3, 2002
Internet
Newspapers In The Digital Age
Forget the death of newspapers: the men running America's top chains say papers will survive the digital revolution.
The Weblog Tool Roundup
Yes, these things make life simpler, but what's key is that they put template-driven sites in the hands of the average site-builder.
Privacy Vs. Anonymity On The Web
Not only are privacy and anonymity different things, they often conflict.
No Easy Fixes Are Seen To Curb Sex-Site Access
One of the most thorough reports ever produced on protecting children from Internet pornography has concluded that neither tougher laws nor new technolgy alone can solve the problem.
Thursday, May 2, 2002
Internet
Hackers Rain On Web Services Parade
"Web services absolutely will create new security weaknesses. These services are not being designed by bankers."
AOL Replaces Overture With Google
The decision will increase Google's already healthy share of the search market and give its advertising program a stronger foothold.
Is Microsoft Tired Of Web Services?
Microsoft has placed .NET at the center of its future vision, but some inside the company are showing signs of wear when it comes to Web services?
The Age Of Findability
Do you prefer a future filled with expensive, beautiful airports that jus thappen to be unnavigable?
Google's Genius
Google's Genius? In short, they did their homework.
Site Barks About Deep Link
The Dallas Morning News demand that BarkingDogs.org stop linkiing to individual stories from the newspaper's website and link to the front page only. The controversy over deep-linking deepens.
Hollywood Vs. The Internet
If you have a fast computer and a fast Internet connection, you make Hollywood nervious. Which is why the studios, along with other content providers, have begun a campaign "to outlaw general-purpose computers."
Wednesday, May 1, 2002
Internet
Interview With Evan Williams, Blogger
We asked Evan Williams, President of Pyra Labs about the most important trends.
Flaws Uncovered In Netscape, Mozilla
A component for retrieving XML documents from a Web server can be used to read local files by blindly following server-side redirections.
Microsoft Drives The Message Home To Aussies
The adoption of Instant Messaging in Australian workplaces is growing rapidly and Microsoft is leading the charge.
Linux
Look Behind Windows And Watch Linux
Four to five years after it was supposed to happen, the Linux revolution may finally be gaining traction.
How Would Kermit Look In A Red Hat?
Red Hat, the leading seller of Linux operating system, said Tuesday that Jim Henson's Creature Shop is using its version of Linux to power its design studio and other digital projects.