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  • June 2008

    • Mourning Russert, We Mourn an Era

      New York Times  |  Jun 16, 08 9:16 AM CDT

      Mourning Russert, We Mourn an Era

      (Newser) - For those who still see politics as important and noble, Tim Russert was like a high priest presiding over a Sunday morning mass that drove the week's news cycle, writes David Carr in the New York Times. But as much as Russert was a key Beltway player, that mass was losing relevance fast—and his passing may be its death knell. More »

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      Internet  • media  • Tim Russert  • Meet the Press  • Sundays

    • Online Readers Have No Attention Span

      Slate  |  Jun 14, 08 6:30 PM CDT

      Online Readers Have No Attention Span

      (Newser) - Web readers are fidgety, so writers have to serve up the goods fast, Michael Agger writes in Slate. For example: Online readers are “ selfish, lazy, and ruthless ,” according to theorist Jakob Nielsen. They are informavores hunting for information at all costs. They like text short , scannable , and occasionally bold. And especially love lists . More »

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      Internet  • reading  • online journalism

    • MySpace Takes Aim at Yahoo

      BusinessWeek  |  Jun 13, 08 2:08 PM CDT

      MySpace Takes Aim at Yahoo

      (Newser) - Myspace is retooling itself to become a more direct competitor to web portals, specifically Yahoo, BusinessWeek reports. Starting Wednesday, the popular social networking site will unveil changes to its homepage such as news headlines, local weather apps, and entertainment links. More »

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      Internet  • Yahoo  • MySpace  • email  • Jerry Yang  • web portal  • Internet portal

    • Search Engines: How They're Reshaping Your Brain

      Atlantic Monthly  |  Jun 11, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      Search Engines: How They're Reshaping Your Brain

      (Newser) - Although he’s thrilled with all the time he saves using the Internet for research and awed by the vast intellectual opportunities available to every web surfer, Nicholas Carr is a bit disconcerted that he no longer has the patience for reading books or long articles. With his netizen mind fidgeting and losing the thread after a few pages, Carr wonders in the Atlantic : What is the net doing to our brains? More »

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      Internet  • book  • computer  • reading  • artificial intelligence  • human intelligence

    • Site Will Email Buddies After You Depart in Rapture

      ABC News  |  Jun 10, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      Site Will Email Buddies After You Depart in Rapture

      (Newser) - A new website will email godless friends and family left behind after you’ve been taken to heaven in the Rapture. For $40 per year, Youvebeenleftbehind.com will store any emails and documents for you, ABC reports—then send them about six days after the Lord hath taken away. The server will know the time has come when its employees don’t log on. More »

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      Internet  • email  • evangelism  • computer servers

    • Top ISPs Agree to Block Child Porn Sites

      New York Times  |  Jun 10, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      Top ISPs Agree to Block Child Porn Sites

      (Newser) - Three top Internet providers have agreed to block known child pornography hot spots, thanks to some strong-arm tactics from New York AG Andrew Cuomo, the New York Times reports. After an 8-month investigation, Cuomo threatened to come down on Time Warner, Verizon, and Sprint for fraud and deceptive business practices. The Internet giants acquiesced. More »

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      Internet  • Verizon  • Time Warner  • child pornography  • Sprint  • Andrew Cuomo

    • YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

      Florida Today  |  Jun 9, 08 3:35 PM CDT

      YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

      (Newser) - A judge has ordered two teens to create and post an apology video on YouTube as punishment for a vicious prank, Florida Today reports. The boys were convicted of battery and criminal mischief after posting video of one of them throwing a soda back at a drive-thru fast-food server after yelling, “Fire in the hole.” More »

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      Internet  • crime  • Florida  • YouTube  • apology  • prank  • sentence

    • Surfers Beware: Danger Could Lurk at .hk, .cn

      Associated Press  |  Jun 4, 08 3:57 PM CDT

      Surfers Beware: Danger Could Lurk at .hk, .cn

      (Newser) - A study by antivirus software firm McAfee warns Web surfers to be cautious of sites on certain domains, the AP reports, with corner-cutting registration companies often skipping security precautions. The domains .hk, .cn and .info were found to be riskiest. More »

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      Internet  • fraud  • website  • identity theft  • spam  • web surfing  • Internet fraud

    • The 7 Types of Blog Posts

      Wired  |  Jun 4, 08 1:51 PM CDT

      The 7 Types of Blog Posts

      (Newser) - As vast as the Internet is, every blog post can be summed up into pretty much one of seven basic types, explains Lore Sjoberg in Wired: Be upset! "Terrible things are happening in one of the following: the world, the web, or a TV show you really like." Buy a thing! Screw mass media, let me post about the crappy gadget I must have and let's "shove advertising down each other's throats." Animals are cute! Though beware: "animals also includes babies and children younger than 8." More »

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      Internet  • blogging  • blogs  • blog posts

    • Big-Box Wal-Mart Dipping Into Free Online Classifieds

      CNET  |  Jun 3, 08 2:58 PM CDT

      Big-Box Wal-Mart Dipping Into Free Online Classifieds

      (Newser) - Wal-Mart is testing a new service, cNet reports: free online classified ads. The big-box retailer launched the site last week, in partnership with start-up Oodle.com, and offers more than 40 million listings, featuring seven categories, in major US cities. More »

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      Internet  • Wal-Mart  • Craigslist  • classified ads

    • Surprise, Webheads: Newspaper Sales Are Up

      Associated Press  |  Jun 2, 08 8:00 PM CDT

      Surprise, Webheads: Newspaper Sales Are Up

      (Newser) - Newspaper circulation is up worldwide despite slipping numbers in the US and Europe, the AP reports. Officials at a worldwide newspaper conference said today that India and China are leading the 2.6% increase, thanks to higher literacy, incomes, and more leisure time. "They say newspapers and print are dead," one official said. "Well, I just don't see it." More »

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      Internet  • newspaper  • Associated Press  • advertising sales  • online newspapers  • circulation

    • Web Looks Different When You're Not Chained to Desk

      BusinessWeek  |  Jun 1, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Web Looks Different When You're Not Chained to Desk

      (Newser) - Mobile web surfers are turning conventional wisdom on its head by traveling to a different constellation of sites than those visited from workday PCs, BusinessWeek reports. The “Weekend Web” relies not on Google, Yahoo, and MySpace, but rather on Craigslist, eBay, the Weather Channel and MapQuest—and don't think tech-industry and marketing giants aren't noticing. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • Yahoo  • eBay  • Craigslist  • web surfing  • mobile devices

  • May 2008

    • Comcast Hackers: Company Dismissed Our Warning

      Wired  |  May 30, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      Comcast Hackers: Company Dismissed Our Warning

      (Newser) - Two teens who wrested control of Comcast’s homepage and webmail for 5 hours yesterday say they warned the company before the hijacking but were brushed off. In an interview with Wired , the two anonymous teens were triumphant about their assault on the ISP but expected to be arrested. “I wish I was a minor right now because this is going to be really bad,” said 19-year-old Defiant. More »

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      Internet  • email  • Comcast  •