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The Internet

The 'network of networks' has become the dominant communications platform for every aspect of our lives: from entertainment to shopping to politics to sex ... to Newser

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July 2008
- Google Agrees to Give Viacom Encrypted Data
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 15, 08 7:45 AM CDT
  
  In a deal reached last night, Google has agreed to hand over YouTube user data Viacom had demanded in its copyright lawsuit, but only after replacing user names and IP addresses with unique substitutes to protect users’ privacy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move will allow Viacom and other plaintiffs to explore statistics without learning who’s viewing what. More »
- Is Web's 'Long Tail' Really a Tall Tale?
  
  newser | Slate | Jul 14, 08 4:23 PM CDT
  
  The "Long Tail" theory of the internet—that the Web's boundless democracy is enabling a boom in niche culture and commerce—is coming under fire just as its author releases the paperback version, Farhad Manjoo writes on Slate. After reviewing data that should back Chris Anderson's theory, a Harvard professor concludes that while obscure media sales are growing, they're still obscure. More »
- Google Refuses to Hand Over Employee Data
  
  newser | CNET | Jul 13, 08 9:17 AM CDT
  
  Google is refusing to turn over records of content its employees at YouTube have uploaded, CNET reports. Two weeks ago, a judge ordered the company to disclose a huge set of user data, along with information on employees, as part of Viacom’s copyright claim. If workers uploaded copyright-protected material, the video-sharing site's protection under federal law could be in jeopardy. More »
- Gas Prices Produce Spike in Online Classes
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 11, 08 6:29 AM CDT
  
  Thousands of American students have begun to take college courses over the Internet in response to rising fuel costs, writes the New York Times . Universities across the country have seen enrollment in online classes spike—some more than 50 to 100%—with the biggest jumps at 2-year community colleges, where most students commute to campus. The rise in online enrollment reverses a slowdown in previous years. More »
- Pirate Bay Treasure: Total Web Encryption for Privacy
  
  newser | NewTeeVee | Jul 10, 08 2:46 AM CDT
  
  The founders of hugely popular torrent site Pirate Bay have announced ambitious plans to develop technology to encrypt all web traffic to ensure users absolute privacy, reports NewTeeVee. "Transparent end-to-end encryption for the internet"—or IPETEE—would protect all information sent from or received by a PC, including instant messaging to video or music downloads, from prying eyes. More »
- FTC Rejects Call for Internet Privacy Law
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 9, 08 5:23 PM CDT
  
  An federal official testifying at a Senate hearing today shot down calls for a federal law to regulate websites that track users' data for advertising purposes. The FTC doesn't think it's necessary to place a rule on the books—one that could quickly become obsolete—and instead encouraged "meaningful, enforceable self regulation," reports the Wall Street Journal . More »
- Hottest Digital Music Sites
  
  newser | Wired | Jul 9, 08 12:22 PM CDT
  
  The Wired Listening Post blog names its favorite digital music websites based on how they benefit music fans, as well as their impact on the industry. Imeem: for music embedding IVideoSongs: for guitar lessons Omnifone: unlimited access on the go Mog: for music blogs Muxtape: create MP3 mix "tapes" in minutes More »
- Google Yet to Find Pitch for YouTube Ads
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 9, 08 10:50 AM CDT
  
  Google is still struggling to make advertising revenues from YouTube resemble the site's popularity, the Wall Street Journal reports, with big industry heavyweights still leery about placing their ads alongside amateur video. With a well-below-expectation $200 million in ad revenue forecast this year, it's obvious "most advertisers are still testing the waters on YouTube," one exec said. More »
- Online Spaces Snub Free Speech That Offends
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 7, 08 6:52 PM CDT
  
  A variety of websites are deleting postings that could offend, and with full legal protection—sparking debate about whether free speech exists online. Case in point: an image of a young smoker posted on Yahoo's photo service. It was cut for promoting underage smoking, but the photographer calls it a comment on Romanian street life. "I never thought of it as a photo of a smoking kid," he said. More »
- Web Crashes Take Bigger Toll, Fuel Bigger Outrages
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 5, 08 7:59 PM CDT
  
  A crashing website once was no big deal, but now it can cost a company millions and send customers into fits of rage. In a sign of the times, one San Francisco web engineer has started downforeveryoneorjustme.com, allowing visitors to see whether a site is down or if it's just their connection. He says surfers expect the Internet to work 24/7, "and people are looking for answers when it turns out not to be true.” More »
- Dial-Up Hold-Outs: Some Just Don't Want Broadband
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 3, 08 5:35 PM CDT
  
  Dial-up Internet users might not want broadband—or at least not want it enough to pay for it. That’s the word from a new study that finds high prices and a lack of interest are bigger factors than lack of access for most dial-up holdouts. The story is different, though, in rural areas, where 24% of dial-uppers would upgrade if they could, reports AP. More »
- Adobe Lets Web Spiders Snag Animation
  
  newser | MIT Technology Review | Jul 3, 08 1:30 PM CDT
  
  For years, web developers have faced a tough choice: Make their pages pretty with Flash animations, or optimize for search engines? Now, Flash maker Adobe has tried to make that choice easier, by giving Google and Yahoo the software to read and index Flash files. “For end users, they're going to see a lot more results, and a lot better results,” says Flash’s project manager. More »
- Brinkley Ex 'Fesses Up to Sex Mania
  
  newser | New York Post | Jul 3, 08 10:52 AM CDT
  
  Cheating hubby Peter Cook was in tears during Christie Brinkley’s sensational divorce trial yesterday—which the supermodel insisted be open to the public—as he confessed to a laundry list of sexual excesses including spending $3,000 a month on porn, pleasuring himself on web cams, and trolling swinger sites for “young, fit girls,” the New York Post reports. More »
- Domain-Name Rule Change 'Brand Owner's Nightmare'
  
  newser | BusinessWeek | Jul 1, 08 5:45 PM CDT
  
  The decision of an internet oversight body to allow more domain names opens the playing field to cybersquatters—who register domain names in the hopes someone else will have to purchase them later, BusinessWeek reports. No more is it a matter of simply .com or .net: Squatters may now buy up countless addresses, forcing brand names to keep a much wider-ranging eye on the web. More »
- In Drilling, Right May Find Gold Mine of Support
  
  newser | Politico | Jul 1, 08 2:08 PM CDT
  
  Insiders warned it was risky for John McCain to reverse himself on offshore drilling, but the issue might yet prove the nucleus for a “right roots” movement to counter MoveOn, Politico reports. In the few weeks since the proposal entered the national conversation, 1.2 million people have signed a Newt Gingrich-sponsored petition favoring drilling, and conservative activists have been closing ranks. More »
June 2008
- Google Teams Up With Family Guy Creator
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 30, 08 3:43 AM CDT
  
  In a unique advertising move, Google and Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane are creating an ad-driven internet cartoon series, the New York Times reports. Using its AdSense service, Google will place two-minute animated "webisodes" of McFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy on websites likely to draw the animator's target audience. Blended into the clips will be various ads. More »
- The Next Big Web Start-Ups
  
  newser | MIT Technology Review | Jun 28, 08 6:04 AM CDT
  
  What’s next in the wide world of Web? MIT’s Technology Review lists 10 up-and-coming apps and gadgets to make communicating even easier: Pinger . Like texting, but with your voice: leave voice messages for your friends on the company’s server. Pownce . A microblogging service like Twitter—but users can send large files back and forth, too. Qik . Broadcast live to the Internet using just your mobile phone. Dash Navigation . Road-ready Internet access that lets drivers grab traffic info on the fly. Ushahidi . To help get the word out during disasters, text messages appear on a web-based map showing the texter’s location. More »
- Angry Worker Blasts Yahoo in Email
  
  newser | Fortune Magazine | Jun 27, 08 8:05 PM CDT
  
  A sarcastic Yahoo employee slammed the company in an email sent to Fortune today, taking aim at futile executives and lousy decision-making. In the wake of Yahoo's latest shakeup, "things could not be better," the email says: True, past "reorgs" were sparked by pointless executive shifts, but eight execs really did quit this week to be "with their families," and "as for the Google deal, HOORRAY!" More »
- Facebook to Ask Users to Specify Gender
  
  newser | CNET | Jun 27, 08 3:15 PM CDT
  
  Facebook announced a seemingly minor change today: Users will soon be prompted to specify a gender for their “mini-feed” updates. The site has been using the awkward “themself” to avoid gender specificity, but Facebook managers say that doesn’t work so well when the site is translated into languages that ingrain gender into grammar, CNET eports. More »
- Subway's Jared: Alive, Thank You
  
  newser | Radar | Jun 27, 08 9:24 AM CDT
  
  Reports of the demise of Subway pitchman Jared are greatly exaggerated, a company rep said yesterday in response to an Internet hoax spread via Twitter posts. "Jared sounded very much alive when I talked to him today," a spokesman told Radar . The fast-spreading rumor claimed Fogle, 30, died after gastric bypass surgery and directed the worried masses to a fake mourners' site. More »

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