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Net neutrality fans pressure U.S. Senate
Date: 05/24/06
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As hearing on Republican-backed telecom bill nears, Net neutrality proponents bid for stiff regulations.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6076231.html
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Semantic Web ready for mainstream use
Date: 05/24/06
Keywords: web
All the technologies are now in place to make the data-driven Web a reality, according to Tim Berners-Lee.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6076152.html
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Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft--which will merge?
Date: 05/24/06
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Competition among the four is intensifying, and JPMorgan analysts are predicting at least a strategic partnership.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6076135.html
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Microsoft folds new features into mapping service
Date: 05/24/06
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Adds real-time traffic data, Outlook integration and expanded scratch pad features to Windows Live Local online service.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6075995.html
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Morpheus makers file suit against eBay
Date: 05/24/06
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StreamCast Networks includes online auctioneer to list of defendants that includes Kazaa and Skype.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6075933.html
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Google calls investor Webcast
Date: 05/23/06
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In bid to improve its relations with Wall Street, search giant plans May 31 meeting with analysts and investors.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6075830.html
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Plaxo gets hip to VoIP
Date: 05/23/06
Keywords: google
Internet contacts company adds a calling feature to its contact service. Can it make itself heard over Google, AOL and others?
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6075815.html
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Berners-Lee calls for Net neutrality
Date: 05/23/06
Keywords: web
A distinction must be preserved between the market for access and the market for content, says the Web pioneer.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6075472.html
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German police sue eDonkey file sharers
Date: 05/23/06
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More than 2,000 people accused of using the peer-to-peer network to upload copyrighted music face criminal charges.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6075460.html
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Casinos bewail missed opportunity of Web betting
Date: 05/23/06
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Federal law prohibiting interstate online betting keeps domestic casino operators out of market; foreign companies dominate.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6075444.html
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Online sales expected to rise 20 percent in 2006
Date: 05/23/06
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Report says online sales are expected to rise to $211 billion, with pet supplies and cosmetics experiencing leading growth.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6075419.html
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Google retains lead in U.S. search market
Date: 05/22/06
Keywords: yahoo, microsoft
It continues to outpace Microsoft and Yahoo, according to the latest numbers from one network analysis firm.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6074893.html
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Virtual venues generate real dollars
Date: 05/22/06
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Music industry turns to the next stage of the user-generated content phenomenon--the virtual world.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6074750.html
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Web inventor says brainchild ready for big leap
Date: 05/19/06
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If cybercrime and anticompetitive behavior are kept in check, collaboration on Net should soar, say Tim Berners-Lee.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6074389.html
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Politicos propose new action on Net neutrality
Date: 05/19/06
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House bill aims to make the concept enforceable under antitrust law, while senators continue to ponder their own action.
Musician Moby raises voice for Net neutrality
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6074108.html
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Musician Moby raises voice for Net neutrality
Date: 05/19/06
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In rare Capitol Hill appearance, artist insists that politicians pass new regulations enforcing open Internet architecture.
Photo: Moby on Capitol Hill
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6074096.html
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Defense agency to use Microsoft's Virtual Earth
Date: 05/19/06
Keywords: security
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will use the mapping tech for "humanitarian, peacekeeping and national security efforts."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6074076.html
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Yahoo CFO cautious over revenue growth outlook
Date: 05/18/06
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Growth rate over next several years should be higher than that for Internet industry, but below 30 percent, she says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6074042.html
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AOL acquires Lightningcast
Date: 05/18/06
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Online-advertising company specializes in streaming video and audio placement, ad campaign management.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6073772.html
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Napster loss narrows, but forecast disappoints
Date: 05/18/06
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Amid strong subscriber growth, music service posts net loss of $4.4 million, compared with $24.3 million a year ago.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6073722.html