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Fight over 'forms' clouds future of Net applications
Date: 02/17/05
Keywords: web, google
They're used in everything from Google searches to Web tax filings. But standards struggle is rattling W3C and confounding developers.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Fight+over+%27forms%27+clouds+future+of+Net+applications/2100-9588_22-5581106.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google soups up search toolbar
Date: 02/16/05
Keywords: web
Fresh version of toolbar that lets people search the Web from static box on IE means "less cutting and pasting," company says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+soups+up+search+toolbar/2100-9588_22-5579078.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google, VNU in targeted ad deal
Date: 02/16/05
Keywords: web, google
The search giant's AdWords program is coming to the Web sites of Billboard, Hollywood Reporter and other VNU publications.
Images: Google's maps to go
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google%2C+VNU+in+targeted+ad+deal/2100-9588_22-5578976.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Napster hack leads to free downloads
Date: 02/16/05
Keywords: no keywords
Subscription music services battle ability to turn copy-protected downloads into unprotected files.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Napster+hack+leads+to+free+downloads/2100-9588_22-5577963.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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eBay to give away $200,000 in online treasure hunt
Date: 02/16/05
Keywords: no keywords
The auctioneer is hiding $1,000 prizes in listings on its site--it will give away 25 such jackpots every day for eight days.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/eBay+to+give+away+%24200%2C000+in+online+treasure+hunt/2100-9588_22-5577745.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Reversal: Next IE divorced from new Windows
Date: 02/15/05
Keywords: browser, microsoft
update Version 7.0 of the browser will launch ahead of the next update to Windows, as Microsoft shifts plans.
Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Reversal%3A+Next+IE+divorced+from+new+Windows/2100-9588_22-5577263.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Political Web ads may be curtailed
Date: 02/15/05
Keywords: no keywords
The Federal Election Commission reluctantly says Internet political advertising may have to be regulated.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Political+Web+ads+may+be+curtailed/2100-9588_22-5577493.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Hide and seek on the Web
Date: 02/15/05
Keywords: web
Web site operators and corporations are playing game of I spy, you spy with covert cloaking trick.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Hide+and+seek+on+the+Web/2100-9588_22-5573181.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Reversal: Next IE update divorced from Windows
Date: 02/15/05
Keywords: browser, microsoft
Version 7.0 of the browser will launch ahead of the next update to Windows, as Microsoft shifts plans.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Reversal%3A+Next+IE+update+divorced+from+Windows/2100-9588_22-5577263.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Amazon customers to pick nonprofit winner
Date: 02/15/05
Keywords: no keywords
Retailer creates unusual approach to award by letting Amazon customers vote on winner by putting their money where their heart is.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Amazon+customers+to+pick+nonprofit+winner/2100-9588_22-5577212.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Firm formerly known as Gator looks for credibility
Date: 02/15/05
Keywords: web
Adware maker that online publishers once called a "parasite" now seeks their favor to build massive Web ad network.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Firm+formerly+known+as+Gator+looks+for+credibility/2100-9588_22-5576389.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Ask Jeeves mulls Firefox-based browser
Date: 02/15/05
Keywords: browser, technology
Ask Jeeves, Mozilla Foundation begin talks on Jeeves browser and on donating Jeeves' search technology to the open-source group.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Ask+Jeeves+mulls+Firefox-based+browser/2100-9588_22-5576335.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Apple's subpoenas challenged in court
Date: 02/15/05
Keywords: no keywords
Lawyers for Mac news sites say their clients deserve First Amendment protection in legal tiff over who leaked product details.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Apple%27s+subpoenas+challenged+in+court/2100-9588_22-5576037.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Apple, Sony sued over DRM in France
Date: 02/14/05
Keywords: no keywords
Let the consumers choose, French consumer association says. Two suits over companies' DRM are expected to be heard later this year.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Apple%2C+Sony+sued+over+DRM+in+France/2100-9588_22-5575417.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google may host encyclopedia project
Date: 02/11/05
Keywords: no keywords
The group behind the Wikipedia online effort says the search giant offered to host some of its content on company servers.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+may+host+encyclopedia+project/2100-9588_22-5572744.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Yahoo Music--the service formerly known as Launch
Date: 02/11/05
Keywords: yahoo
The streaming-music channel has been rebranded, as Yahoo wants all its music products and services to operate under a single brand.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Yahoo+Music--the+service+formerly+known+as+Launch/2100-9588_22-5572570.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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A long winding road out of beta
Date: 02/11/05
Keywords: google
Is a two-year beta really a test? Bloggers, developers argue over whether companies like Google stretch the beta concept too far.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/A+long+winding+road+out+of+beta/2100-9588_22-5571590.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Court: Hollywood gets P2P giant's server logs
Date: 02/11/05
Keywords: no keywords
Judge shuts down LokiTorrent, as the MPAA launches a new round of suits against film swappers.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Court%3A+Hollywood+gets+P2P+giant%27s+server+logs/2100-9588_22-5571782.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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P2P rivals flock to BitTorrent
Date: 02/10/05
Keywords: no keywords
Once-separate swapping technologies increasingly find homes under the same digital roof. The latest: Morpheus adds BitTorrent support.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/P2P+rivals+flock+to+BitTorrent/2100-9588_22-5571354.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Study: Fee-based music gains on swapping
Date: 02/10/05
Keywords: no keywords
Almost half of those who downloaded music in December paid a fee to do so--way up from last year, Ipsos-Insight says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Study%3A+Fee-based+music+gains+on+swapping/2100-9588_22-5571262.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn