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Hijacking MySpace for fame and fortune
Date: 05/10/06
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A growing number of enterprising people have found a way to exploit the hugely popular social networking site for promotional ends.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6070533.html
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AOL lays off 1,300
Date: 05/09/06
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The ISP also plans to shut down its customer support center in Jacksonville, Fla.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6070140.html
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Windows Live Messenger launches public beta
Date: 05/09/06
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Next generation of MSN Messenger lets people make calls from PCs to landline phones and back.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6070105.html
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BitTorrent inks studio distribution deal
Date: 05/09/06
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Peer-to-peer network's deal to distribute Warner Bros.' films and TV shows is first for file-sharing firm.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6070004.html
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Beatles judge finds iTunes 'nothing to get hung about'
Date: 05/08/06
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U.K. judge says iTunes Music Store hasn't breached trademark agreement between Mac maker, Apple Corps.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6069490.html
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Google Calendar colors a CNET reporter's day
Date: 05/08/06
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CNET News.com's Elinor Mills says the search giant's online calendar best suits her needs. And it has nice colors, too.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6069372.html
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Mapping a path for the 3D Web
Date: 05/08/06
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Influential tech figures meet to outline the so-called metaverse--a Net dominated by 3D, social spaces and economies.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6069459.html
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Suit accuses Google of profiting from child porn
Date: 05/05/06
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N.Y. politician accuses search giant of refusing to block material and of letting such sites advertise via "sponsored links."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6069014.html
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AOL to launch free AIM phone service
Date: 05/05/06
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Service will let AOL Instant Messenger users receive incoming calls from any phone.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6068922.html
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Verizon: Net neutrality concerns are 'hypothetical'
Date: 05/05/06
Keywords: web
Lobbyist dismisses concerns about favoring some Web sites over others, saying no new laws are needed.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6068848.html
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The wrong way to spread broadband
Date: 05/04/06
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Commentary--Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren warns that corporate favoritism could put long-held Internet freedoms at risk.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6068600.html
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House panel approves cybergambling ban
Date: 05/04/06
Keywords: web
Bill would update and expand existing federal law, banning interstate gambling and gambling on some 2,300 Web sites.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6068432.html
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How can IT save the world?
Date: 05/04/06
Keywords: technology
Thousands of delegates mull how to bring technology to the world's people while preserving their privacy and keeping them healthy.
Photos: Changing the world
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6068411.html
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Microsoft takes plunge with AdCenter
Date: 05/04/06
Keywords: software
Software maker says it is now using its own ad-serving engine for all its U.S. search queries.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6068401.html
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Backer of ISP snooping slams industry
Date: 05/04/06
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Congresswoman expresses frustration that Net service providers are resisting legislation requiring mandatory record retention.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6068339.html
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Is the Web the new Hollywood?
Date: 05/03/06
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At the OnHollywood 2006 conference in L.A., debate focuses on the prospects for user-generated online content.
Photo: OnHollywood conference
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6068218.html
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Microsoft to buy a stake in Yahoo?
Date: 05/03/06
Keywords: software, google
A published report says that the software giant is mulling such a pact to compete against Google.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6067840.html
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MySpace gives 'Stick It' a box-office boost
Date: 05/03/06
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Gymnastics movie beats expectations at release, possibly due to the efforts that a young actress started on MySpace.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6067791.html
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MySpace faces call to crackdown on predators
Date: 05/03/06
Keywords: web
Massachusetts calls on the social networking Web site to strengthen protection of children against sexual predators.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6067732.html
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France backs down on iTunes DRM stance
Date: 05/02/06
Keywords: technology
Proposed legislation to require Apple, others to license their copyright protection technology is watered down.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6067585.html