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Is Barry Diller ready for foray into Web video?
Date: 02/07/07
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The former studio boss and current chief of IAC media conglomerate says he's excited about online entertainment.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156992.html
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Senator to propose surveillance of illegal images
Date: 02/07/07
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Proposal from Sen. John McCain would force Internet providers to report illegal images, even "cartoons."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156976.html
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Facebook ready to make TV debut
Date: 02/07/07
Keywords: web
The social-networking Web site says it is moving into television by teaming up with cable operator Comcast's online video site Ziddio.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156959.html
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GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation
Date: 02/07/07
Keywords: web
New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156948.html
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Google's Schmidt pitches 'self-governing' Net
Date: 02/06/07
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CEO says nightmare scenario would be an online environment subject to tight regulations, policing of digital identities.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156821.html
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Apple's Jobs calls for DRM-free world
Date: 02/06/07
Keywords: technology
Record companies are the ones who demand digital rights management technology, not Apple, CEO says in rare open letter.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156763.html
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YouTube to Japanese users: Respect copyright
Date: 02/06/07
Keywords: google
Google's video-sharing subsidiary agrees to display warnings on its Japanese site not to upload pirated materials.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156555.html
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Company offers Google ad alternative
Date: 02/06/07
Keywords: web
Fast AdMomentum lets companies sell and serve up ads on their Web sites--without a middleman.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156494.html
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China unblocks Taiwan newspaper Web sites
Date: 02/05/07
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Taiwan official says sites run by two dailies now accessible in China, although search shows one still appears to be blocked.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156197.html
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Apple, Beatles label strike deal over name conflict
Date: 02/05/07
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Long-running feud between computer company, record label finally settled. Could The Beatles on iTunes be next?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156158.html
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Nearly half of teens exposed to porn online
Date: 02/05/07
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Many of the encounters, both sought-out and accidental, were related to use of file-sharing programs to download images.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156135.html
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LinkedIn founder unlinks himself from CEO role
Date: 02/05/07
Keywords: software
Reid Hoffman, who plans to remain as chairman, turns over the role to software industry veteran Dan Nye.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156126.html
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Disney in uncharted waters with 'Pirates' game
Date: 02/05/07
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Massively multiplayer online game based on hit movie franchise will launch in the spring for no charge.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156111.html
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Newspapers search for Web headline magic
Date: 02/02/07
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Crafting snappy headlines to suit search engines isn't easy. Will a journalistic art form be lost, or born again?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6155739.html
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Newspaper headlines lost in Web translation
Date: 02/02/07
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Eyecatching headlines in print can be invisible to search engines.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6155618.html
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Survey: Are domain registrars free-speech friendly?
Date: 02/02/07
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MySpace successfully pressured one registrar into pulling the plug on a domain after a password list appeared. Would others follow suit?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6155614.html
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Gawker Media mystery ads appear on YouTube
Date: 02/02/07
Keywords: web
Advertisements for Gawker, Gizmodo and Valleywag are appearing with videos on the popular Web site, raising copyright issues.
Images: Mystery ads
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6155627.html
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Senate Democrats badger FCC boss on Net neutrality
Date: 02/01/07
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But the hearing, cut short by votes on the Senate floor, doesn't produce the fireworks some expected from the face-off.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6155463.html
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U.K. publisher launches its first 'wiki' novel
Date: 02/01/07
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Taking cue from Wikipedia, Penguin Books invites writers, editors and readers to collaborate on "experiment" in creative fiction.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6155433.html
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Net neutrality, broadband taxes top House tech agenda
Date: 01/31/07
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Rep. Rick Boucher's plans include sanctioning city-sponsored Wi-Fi, weeding out bad patents, settling Net neutrality debate.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6155100.html