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Wednesday is Web day
Date: 08/17/05
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A study found that global Internet traffic peaks on Wednesday when workers should be minding their business.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Wednesday+is+Web+day/2100-9588_22-5836916.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Ad software maker sues distributors
Date: 08/17/05
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180solutions launches legal attack against several distributors of its application, in an effort to revise its image.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Ad+software+maker+sues+distributors/2100-9588_22-5836884.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Yahoo expands local features
Date: 08/17/05
Keywords: google
Net giant debuts user reviews, interactive maps for its local search service, as competition with Google and AOL heats up.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Yahoo+expands+local+features/2100-9588_22-5836581.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google may be liable for trademark infringement
Date: 08/17/05
Keywords: google
Court opinion leaves open question of liability for Geico trademarks used in Google ad text.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+may+be+liable+for+trademark+infringement/2100-9588_22-5835898.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Salon puts The Well on auction block
Date: 08/17/05
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Six years after buying one of the Internet's most venerable online communities, Salon.com now says it's looking for a buyer.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Salon+puts+The+Well+on+auction+block/2100-9588_22-5835759.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Vote on .xxx pushed back a month
Date: 08/17/05
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Bowing to Bush administration pressure, the nonprofit group overseeing domain names delays a vote on a new suffix reserved for porn.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Vote+on+.xxx+pushed+back+a+month/2100-9588_22-5835702.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Yahoo, Miva settle pay-per-click patent suit
Date: 08/17/05
Keywords: google
Settlement follows licensing by Google, others in the lucrative keyword search ad market.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Yahoo%2C+Miva+settle+pay-per-click+patent+suit/2100-9588_22-5835350.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Start-ups let fans sell music online
Date: 08/16/05
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Hoping that listeners can best market their favorite songs, companies let anyone be an iTunes.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Start-ups+let+fans+sell+music+online/2100-9588_22-5835212.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Keeping the world safe for bloggers
Date: 08/16/05
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Commentary--Curt Hopkins, founder of the Committee to Protect Bloggers, explains the blogosphere's role in opposing repressive regimes.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Keeping+the+world+safe+for+bloggers/2100-9588_22-5835216.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Credit report site settles with feds
Date: 08/16/05
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ConsumerInfo.com will pay the Federal Trade Commission $950,000 after dispute over whether its services were really free, as advertised.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Credit+report+site+settles+with+feds/2100-9588_22-5835037.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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From Web page to Web platform
Date: 08/16/05
Keywords: software, web
Like software makers, Web sites are encouraging coders to build upon their data, giving users more-tailored services.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/From+Web+page+to+Web+platform/2100-9588_22-5833940.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Satisfy customers, make money
Date: 08/16/05
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A new study draws a direct correlation between keeping customers happy and making big money.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Satisfy+customers%2C+make+money/2100-9588_22-5833900.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Amazon A9 takes it to the streets
Date: 08/16/05
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Service merges photographs and maps for location-based search service that offers virtual tours of two dozen U.S. cities.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Amazon+A9+takes+it+to+the+streets/2100-9588_22-5833916.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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HBO enlists Firefox for series promotion
Date: 08/16/05
Keywords: browser, web
Television cable channel HBO designs a downloadable "skin" for the Web browser in the custom theme of its upcoming series "Rome."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/HBO+enlists+Firefox+for+series+promotion/2100-9588_22-5833861.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Bush administration objects to .xxx domains
Date: 08/16/05
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Commerce Department raises concerns about a virtual red-light district for pornographers and asks that the process be halted.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Bush+administration+objects+to+.xxx+domains/2100-9588_22-5833764.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Private domains not so private?
Date: 08/16/05
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An Oregon librarian says one of the largest domain registrars reneged on its promise to keep his personal information private.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Private+domains+not+so+private%3F/2100-9588_22-5833663.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Weather Service launches early warning system
Date: 08/15/05
Keywords: web
In tornado country, the automated, Web-based process sends emergency workers a heads-up on disasters before public warnings.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Weather+Service+launches+early+warning+system/2100-9588_22-5833442.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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IBM helps Firefox reach disabled
Date: 08/15/05
Keywords: browser
With the donation of code from IBM, the open browser may become more useful to people with visual disabilities and motor impairment.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/IBM+helps+Firefox+reach+disabled/2100-9588_22-5833354.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Ask Jeeves debuts new sponsored ad system
Date: 08/15/05
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Search company announces bidding program designed to let advertisers buy, manage ad space on Ask.com, other sites.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Ask+Jeeves+debuts+new+sponsored+ad+system/2100-9588_22-5833327.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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'Shrek' producer's pigeon play
Date: 08/15/05
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Is indie studio the next Pixar? Maybe not yet, but it's rewriting rules--and slashing costs--for computer graphic productions.
Images: Patriotic pigeons take flight
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/%27Shrek%27+producer%27s+pigeon+play/2100-9588_22-5830819.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn