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Feds shut down BitTorrent hub
Date: 05/26/05
Keywords: security
Homeland Security agents target site where versions of the new "Star Wars" movie were found last weekend.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Feds+shut+down+BitTorrent+hub/2100-9588_22-5720541.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Publishers balk at Google book copy plan
Date: 05/25/05
Keywords: no keywords
Project to digitize and make library books searchable online called a "broad-sweeping violation of the Copyright Act."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Publishers+balk+at+Google+book+copy+plan/2100-9588_22-5719156.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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New search tool for BitTorrent
Date: 05/25/05
Keywords: software, technology
Swap technology's creator, Bram Cohen, aims to build business on his popular software.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/New+search+tool+for+BitTorrent/2100-9588_22-5719020.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Never too young for a copyright lesson
Date: 05/24/05
Keywords: no keywords
At sixth-grade commencement, U.S. patent office director expected to lecture children in Utah about ills of illegal file trading.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Never+too+young+for+a+copyright+lesson/2100-9588_22-5717670.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Study: Online teens need more supervision
Date: 05/24/05
Keywords: no keywords
Only about half of parents regularly monitor their children's activity on the Internet, child safety advocates say.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Study%3A+Online+teens+need+more+supervision/2100-9588_22-5717115.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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MSN announces satellite-mapping service
Date: 05/23/05
Keywords: no keywords
Scheduled to launch this summer, MSN Virtual Earth will allow users to zoom in on a neighborhood and its businesses.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/MSN+announces+satellite-mapping+service/2100-9588_22-5716973.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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GarageBand.com tunes up podcasting tool
Date: 05/23/05
Keywords: no keywords
Music site offers Podcast Studio for people who want to make their voices--or their instruments--heard across the Net.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/GarageBand.com+tunes+up+podcasting+tool/2100-9588_22-5716700.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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'Madagascar' pushes tech limits
Date: 05/23/05
Keywords: no keywords
Breakthroughs in computing power allow animators to conjure up eye-catching effects for cast of animals on the film's namesake island.
Images: Animal magic
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/%27Madagascar%27+pushes+tech+limits/2100-9588_22-5713854.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Do you Google?
Date: 05/21/05
Keywords: no keywords
As the company reaches beyond its Internet search roots, critics ask whether success may breed an identity crisis.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Do+you+Google%3F/2100-9588_22-5715707.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Growing pains at Google?
Date: 05/20/05
Keywords: no keywords
Commentary--The search king has wowed surfers with its story, and is on a roll with a slew of new offerings. But can it stay on track?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Growing+pains+at+Google%3F/2100-9588_22-5715433.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Ask Jeeves extends Excite deal
Date: 05/20/05
Keywords: no keywords
The search company acquires Excite's European operations, including portals throughout the Continent and in the UK.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Ask+Jeeves+extends+Excite+deal/2100-9588_22-5715294.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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BitTorrent enemies face new hurdle
Date: 05/20/05
Keywords: software
Antipiracy operatives lose an edge over illegal downloaders of movies and software thanks to a new feature in BitTorrent.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/BitTorrent+enemies+face+new+hurdle/2100-9588_22-5715093.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Podcaster retuning mainstream radio
Date: 05/20/05
Keywords: no keywords
Q&A Adam Curry is part of a techno-vanguard changing conventional notions about radio. But can he and other podcasters live up to the hype?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Podcaster+retuning+mainstream+radio/2100-9588_22-5714851.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Canadian court deals setback to record labels
Date: 05/20/05
Keywords: no keywords
Appeals court says it isn't ready to unmask 29 people accused of music piracy, but the ruling clears the way for future lawsuits.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Canadian+court+deals+setback+to+record+labels/2100-9588_22-5714379.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google introduces personalized home pages
Date: 05/20/05
Keywords: yahoo, microsoft
New feature lets people customize info--and is aimed squarely at rivals Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+introduces+personalized+home+pages/2100-9588_22-5714284.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google CEO defends privacy policies
Date: 05/19/05
Keywords: technology
Chief Executive Eric Schmidt says the company's technology doesn't violate its founding motto, "Don't be evil."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+CEO+defends+privacy+policies/2100-9588_22-5713639.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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eBay adds U.K., Spanish sites to classifieds
Date: 05/19/05
Keywords: no keywords
Company buys Gumtree.com and Loquo.com, both of which offer rental and job listings.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/eBay+adds+U.K.%2C+Spanish+sites+to+classifieds/2100-9588_22-5713469.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Netscape ready to launch antiphishing browser
Date: 05/18/05
Keywords: web
New Netscape 8 promises to alert Web surfers when they visit a site that's known to be malicious.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Netscape+ready+to+launch+antiphishing+browser/2100-9588_22-5712331.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google jumps on RSS ads
Date: 05/18/05
Keywords: web
Search giant is selling ads for Web publishers' syndicated news feeds, in attempt to lead a developing market.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+jumps+on+RSS+ads/2100-9588_22-5712154.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Audible hopes to score with downloadable learning
Date: 05/17/05
Keywords: no keywords
Company teams up publisher Pearson to bring downloadable education products to college students.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Audible+hopes+to+score+with+downloadable+learning/2100-9588_22-5710452.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn