Date: 07/01/05     Keywords: no keywords

Parts of the controversial post-9/11 law expire soon. The U.S. Justice Department wants to keep them.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Feds+push+for+full+renewal+of+Patriot+Act/2100-9588_22-5770726.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 07/01/05     Keywords: no keywords

The two companies hope to encourage developers to create new apps to expand search. Also: Amazon launches mapping service.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google%2C+Yahoo+offer+peek+at+mapping+code/2100-9588_22-5770435.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

A buyout would give MSN several key assets, but would put it under the watchful eye of consumer watchdogs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+said+to+be+mulling+purchase+of+Claria/2100-9588_22-5769583.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/30/05     Keywords: google

Users find search engine's new video tool allows full viewing of copyright shows, in apparent violation of company's rules.
Images: Copyright content untethered on Google

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Now+playing+on+Google%3A+%27Matrix%2C%27+%27Family+Guy%27/2100-9588_22-5770212.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

Only the Pentagon has submitted a plan for shift to next-generation Net. The rest of the U.S. government seems to be straggling.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Feds+slacking+in+shift+to+next-generation+IPv6/2100-9588_22-5768937.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: google

Change to the just-introduced Video Viewer lets people play clips that are not hosted on Google's servers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/%27DVD+Jon%27+edits+Google+video/2100-9588_22-5768601.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: spam

Internet standards group approves "experimental" proposals to curb spam using domain authorization and e-mail authentication.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Antispam+proposals+advance/2100-9588_22-5768498.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

The FEC is asked to hold off on regulating bloggers until there's actual evidence of a problem. Nobody's found one yet.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Election-law+crackdown+should+wait%2C+Feds+told/2100-9588_22-5768172.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

Searchers will be able to bookmark sites, categorize them and attach comments--then share their preferences with a network of friends.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Yahoo+tests+%27social%27+search/2100-9588_22-5768135.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

Companies mull how Supreme Court's decision will change the landscape for the file-swapping and entertainment industries.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Industries+digest+Grokster+ruling/2100-9588_22-5767277.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/29/05     Keywords: no keywords

Federal Election Commission ponders four different ways of regulating bloggers. One option might be to do nothing at all.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Bloggers+plead+for+freedom+from+election+laws/2100-9588_22-5767156.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

New version of test service learns user interests based on past searches and results that have been clicked on.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+automates+personalized+search/2100-9588_22-5766899.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

Appeals court reverses decision that confined WhenU from selling pop-ups triggered by 1-800-Contacts' trademarks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Court+gives+adware+maker+WhenU+green+light/2100-9588_22-5766583.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: google

Search giant launches Google Earth, a satellite mapping service that lets people zoom in for 3D views of buildings and terrain.
Images: Google takes a different view of Earth

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+mapping+enters+the+third+dimension/2100-9588_22-5766447.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

Service expected to feature e-mail caching to shorten response time, message preview and drag-and-drop filing.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Yahoo+overhauls+free+Web+e-mail+service/2100-9588_22-5765317.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: software

File-swapping software is so widely distributed, it will be hard to stamp it out or even slow its growth.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Ruling+won%27t+slow+file+swapping%2C+experts+say/2100-9588_22-5764998.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: no keywords

Service is another step in the search giant's expansion into more comprehensive media services. Could pay-per-view movies be next?

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+Video+search+ready+for+playback/2100-9588_22-5764997.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

There's no sign of a desire in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in key file-swapping case.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Congress+applauds+file-sharing+ruling/2100-9588_22-5764787.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

Supreme Court ruling could have profound impact on tech landscape--beyond current battle of Hollywood vs. a few P2P sites.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Grokster+case%3A+Winners+and+losers/2100-9588_22-5764743.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/27/05     Keywords: software

Some readers predict the decision will spur a flurry of suits against software makers; others say the ruling is far from disastrous.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Readers%3A+P2P+ruling+will+spark+lawsuit+rush/2100-9588_22-5764717.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn