Wednesday, February 09, 2005

February 9 - Online Banking Growing Rapidly, Survey Finds





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Online Banking Growing Rapidly, Survey Finds

Nearly half of all U.S. adult Internet users now manage their bank accounts online, making banking the fastest-growing online activity, according to a survey released on Wednesday.











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Browser Feature Could Make Scams Easier

An Internet browser feature meant to permit Web addresses in Chinese, Arabic and other languages could encourage online fraudsters by making scam Web sites look legitimate to visitors.


Search Engines


Ask Jeeves Buys Bloglines in New Push

Underdog online search engine Ask Jeeves Inc. has bought Bloglines, a Web log index and Internet news funnel popular with serious readers of online journals, in its latest bid to gain ground on heavyweight rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.


Security


Viruses Threaten to Spread -- Report

Daily computer security headaches such as viruses and spam threaten to spread to a far wider range of devices -- from phones to car engines, a survey to be published by IBM on Wednesday has found.


Business


Microsoft to Buy Anti-Virus Software Firm

Microsoft Corp. announced plans Tuesday to acquire a company whose software aims to protect corporate networks from e-mail borne threats and said it would sell a product based on the technology.


Business


Hewlett-Packard Ousts CEO Carly Fiorina

Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday ousted its chairman and chief executive, Carly Fiorina, the architect of a controversial merger with Compaq Computer that never produced the results she promised.


Search Engines


Ask Jeeves Profit Up, But Shares Fall

Web search provider Ask Jeeves Inc. on Thursday posted sharply higher quarterly profit and revenue but its shares fell nearly 4 percent as its forecasts did not exceed Wall Street estimates.












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Tuesday, February 08, 2005

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Monday, February 07, 2005

February 7 - Google Gets Domain Name Registration OK





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Google Gets Domain Name Registration OK

Add domain name registration to the portfolio of Google specialties. Google Inc. is now an official seller of Internet addresses following approval from the Net's key oversight agency, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.











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Google May Appeal Trademark Decision

Internet search engine Google Inc. said Monday it was weighing a possible appeal after a Paris court ordered it to pay 200,000 euros ($260,000) plus costs to luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton for breach of trademark.


Business


Founder of MP3.com to Launch Music Service

The founder of pioneering music download Web site MP3.com is preparing to re-enter the digital music business with a new online music service set to debut next week.


Marketing


Advertisers Turning to Longer-Format Ads

Large advertisers faced with technology that allows TV viewers more control than ever over what they watch are turning to longer ads than the traditional 30-second and 60-second commercials to attract consumers' attention.


Business


Schwab Cuts Online Commissions

Charles Schwab Corp. , the largest online brokerage, on Friday said it would cut its online stock-trading commissions by 35 percent for small investors, the latest volley in a price war among brokers.


Marketing


Volkswagen Drops Action Against Spoof Ad

Volkswagen has agreed not to pursue further legal action against two Britons who posted a spoof advertisement on the Web suggesting the company's cars are so tough they can withstand a suicide bombing.


Government & Law


EU Steps Up Fight Against Spam

The European Union head office called for closer coordination Monday among all member governments to hunt down and prosecute those illegally spreading unsolicited e-mails across the 25-nation bloc.


Government & Law


Ex-AOL Worker Pleads Guilty in Spam Case

A 24-year-old former American Online software engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing 92 million screen names and e-mail addresses and selling them to spammers, setting off an avalanche of up to seven billion unsolicited e-mails.


Business


EBay Says It Will Reduce Some Fees

Less than a month after announcing a price hike that enraged small business owners, eBay Inc. said it would reduce some fees and promised to improve customer service.


Technology


'Podcasting' Lets Masses Do Radio Shows

Less than a year old, podcasting enables anyone with a PC to become a broadcaster. It has the potential to do to the radio business what Web logs have done to print journalism. By bringing the cost of broadcasting to nearly nothing, it's enabling more voices and messages to be heard than ever before.



















 






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February 3 - Google Ads Send Profit Up, Shares Soar





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Google Ads Send Profit Up, Shares Soar

Web search leader Google Inc. posted quarterly earnings on Tuesday that blew past expectations on strong Web search advertising, driving its share price up almost 10 percent to a record high.











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NEWS



Business


Running From Dial-Up Access

The nation's two top dial-up Internet providers are jumping into different lifeboats as the broadband Internet wave threatens to sink their leaky business models. It remains unclear whether either lifeboat will float.


Business


Blockbuster Makes $1.3 Billion Hostile Bid for Hollywood

Blockbuster Inc. has raised its bid for rival movie-rental chain Hollywood Entertainment Corp., launching a hostile cash and stock offer valued at $1.3 billion that it hopes will derail Hollywood's pending sale to Movie Gallery Inc.


Security


Deleting Spam Costs Billions, Study Finds

Time wasted deleting junk e-mail costs American businesses nearly $22 billion a year, according to a new study from the University of Maryland.


Business


Rivals Hope to Sink IPod With Rented Music

Is music something you own or something you rent? How music fans answer that question in coming months will help determine the viability of a new slate of online music services that offer to fill portable music players with an unlimited number of songs for a monthly fee.


Business


Amazon.com Income Helped by Tax benefit, Shares Plunge on Earnings Miss

Amazon.com said Wednesday that earnings for its all-important fourth quarter rose more than fourfold, but the Internet retailing giant was helped by a big one-time tax benefit and missed Wall Street expectations.


Business


Rowling Warns Potter Fans - Watch Out for Scams

Author JK Rowling has warned Harry Potter fans to watch out for Internet fraudsters claiming to sell electronic copies of her latest wizard saga -- they are trying to steal bank and credit card details.



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Wednesday, February 02, 2005

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