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Yahoo Launches Revamped Video Site

In a possible prelude to widespread Internet video offerings, Yahoo has revamped its online video site, creating television-like channels and offering users the chance to publish their own video where it can potentially be seen by millions ...

CEO Schmidt Says No Need for Google Browser – Yet

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the search company has no plans to develop its own browser, squelching long-simmering rumors that it would develop an alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer but stopping short of ruling it out entirely ...

Microsoft Reportedly Eyeing eBay

Microsoft is considering making a bid to buy eBay, according to a published report, a move that could dramatically alter an e-commerce, Web portal and search space already in a state of flux ...

Universal Service Fund Changes Mulled Amid Evolving Telecom Landscape

To many telecommunications customers, the Universal Service Fund, or USF, is one of several hidden costs of making long-distance phone calls. It is one of a handful of government fees that appear on each month's phone bill. Currently, customers pay a monthly USF charge based on how much they spend on long-distance charges ...

Virgin to Pave Way for Mobile Ads With Free Minute Program

Hoping to connect advertisers with a key youth demographic and pave the way for broader use of mobile marketing, Virgin Mobile USA on Tuesday said it would debut a program that lets pay-as-you-go members earn minutes by watching ads ...

European Court Rules Airline Passenger Data Deal Is Illegal

Europe's highest court ruled Tuesday that an agreement calling for wholesale transfer of personal data on airline passengers to the United States is illegal, a ruling that emphasizes the shifting legal and moral framework for storing and sharing personal information ...

Century-Old Telecom Tax Fades Away

The U.S. Treasury said Thursday it will stop collecting a 108-year-old telecommunications tax assessed to support the brief Spanish-American War and offer tax refunds for the past three years ...

Net Neutrality Legislation Gets Boost From House Panel

A Congressional committee has backed a plan that would bar major telcos and cable companies from charging Web services companies to accept their traffic, giving the so-called Net neutrality campaign a welcome boost ...

Enron Executives Found Guilty on Most Charges

The two most prominent leaders of Enron, the energy company whose dramatic rise and fall become emblematic for one of the darkest chapters in U.S. corporate history, face life in prison after a jury issued numerous guilty verdicts against them Thursday ...

eBay, Yahoo Forge Multi-Year Partnership

eBay and Yahoo announced Thursday they will work together on a range of fronts, including search and paid advertising, striking a deal that leverages each company's strengths and one that will undoubtedly send shockwaves across the Internet industry ...

Morpheus Parent Company Sues eBay Over Skype Technology

The company that makes the Morpheus peer-to-peer software has filed a US$4 billion suit against eBay and its Skype online phone calling unit, saying others are benefiting from technology that belongs to it ...

Google Video Advertising Service Launches

Google has taken the wraps off plans to sell video advertising online, an ambitious move that could unlock significant additional growth potential for the search giant ...

Veterans Victims in Latest Data Breach

In a case that emphasizes the myriad ways for digital data to be compromised, files containing information on some 26.5 million U.S. veterans were taken from the home of a government employee during a burglary ...

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Mercado CEO Corey Leibow Finds Profit in E-Commerce Search

From enterprise search to Web search, technology is rapidly advancing the ability of users to find information faster and with more accuracy than ever. While millions of dollars are being made on search, there's a strong case to be made that e-commerce search offers the most direct return on investment ...

Report: Google Leads in Search but Trails Yahoo in Portal Efforts

Google continues to gain market share in the search space, but its high-profile efforts to extend its reach into theportal realm have yet to succeed ...

Microsoft Aims Pay-As-You-Go Computing at Digital Divide

Microsoft on Monday unveiled what it bills as the first ever pay-as-you-go personal computing service, a move that the software giant and a cast of industry partners hope can help bridge the digital divide by lowering financial barriers for millions of people in developing nations ...

Yahoo Gives Upbeat Outlook for Continued Growth

Despite being a well-established player, Yahoo can outgrow the overall Internet industry in coming years, company executives told analysts and investors this week ...

Symantec Sues Microsoft; Spat May Further Delay Vista

Security software maker Symantec filed suit Thursday against Microsoft, claiming the software giant infringed its patents and violated a contract between Microsoft and a firm that Symantec now owns ...

Six Degrees of Separation From Profits? Making Social Networking Pay

In the evolution of social networking, the purchase of MySpace.com by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in the summer of 2005 is considered a key turning point ...

Blue Security Shutters After Brutal Spam Attack

Blue Security, an Internet security firm that tried to fight spam with spam, has shut down after a prolongeddenial-of-service launched by the spammers it hoped to put out of business. ...

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