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Media giants are locking horns again in court. This time, Viacom is suing Google for a cool billion over alleged copyright infringements related to its popular video-sharing site, YouTube. (Updated April 2007) |
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Though price-comparison Web sites like PriceGrabber, Shopping.com, and Shopzilla may be the destinations consumers visit most during the holidays, some new Web sites are gaining attention with a different approach for holiday shopping: digital word of mouth. (Updated December 2006) |
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After living in Google's shadow for the past few years, Internet powerhouses Yahoo and eBay have joined forces in a strategic alliance aimed at hitting back at the online search engine leader. (Updated September 2006) |
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Amazon announced its best holiday season ever, as online customers worldwide ordered over 108 million items from the Seattle-based e-tailer and received packages on schedule 99 percent of the time. According to the company, hot holiday gift items for 2005 were Game Boy Advance SP, iPods, and the "Chronicles of Narnia" book series. (Updated January 2006) |
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The first Internet hackers were harmless tech geeks and experimenters curious to test the limits of a nascent electronic medium. But in recent years, the Net has become fraught with cunning cybercrooks--sophisticated computer experts that bilk millions by exploiting network security holes. Is the Internet shaping up to become one of the biggest crime scenes in history? (Updated December 2005) |
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Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a useful technology when it works, and the savings it delivers on long distance bills is worth any glitches that may occasionally disrupt usage. But can businesses afford VoIP's network blips and crashes, especially in situations where clear, stable voice transmission is critical? (Updated November 2005) |
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Web logs, or "blogs," are the "It media" of today's information superhighway. These editorial-based journaling sites are popping up everywhere on the Internet, and it seems that even the most technologically challenged individuals are becoming bloggers. While the blogosphere serves up everything from personal rants and political discourse to tech-gadget reviews, analysts are wondering if new medium has any moneymaking potential. (Updated September 2005) |
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A recent Senate vote has temporarily postponed the debate about Internet taxation by renewing a ban on Internet access taxes for four more years. It is a good reason to revisit the debate. (Updated May 2004) |
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This article describes two emerging radio broadcast offerings, facilitated by satellite and online technology. The proliferation of broadband connections makes online radio a more viable alternative to traditional AM/FM stations. (Updated May 2004) |
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The fundamental question posed in this article is whether the Internet will weaken, or even eliminate, consumer's brand preferences or whether instead it will harden their inclination to chose brands or low price. (Updated December 2003) |
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