Yahoo Launches Online Music Video Services (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - (Web promotion)
Yahoo Launches Online Music Video Services (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - Two new video programs available through Yahoo's music portal make available exclusive world premiere videos as well as content from emerging artists.
Microsoft Announces'Live'Operating System (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has announced that it will roll out online versions of its Windows operating system, in addition to other applications, kicking off what the company is calling the"live era"of software.
iVillage up for sale: report (Reuters)Reuters - Shares of Internet networkiVillage, an online women's media company, rose as much as 11.5percent on Wednesday on talk it was exploring a sale, analystssaid.
The battle for hearts in Europe: US, French Internet dating sites do battle (AFP)!["International]("http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/afp/20051102/capt.sge.bua82.021105174746.photo00.photo.default-245x168.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=zjvC4aD2qlynatyQdUAOcQ--")
AFP - Is Cupid showing signs of cupidity? In Europe battle has been joined for the continent's lonely hearts looking for love online -- but it's multi-million-euro revenues that are at stake, not the delicate blossoming of "Amour."
Nokia to Offer 3G, TV, and More (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - It's a big week for mobile phones. First Sprint Power Vision launched, then RIM released the new-generation Blackberry 8700c—and now Nokia has announced three new cutting-edge models, including one for the US that works on Cingular's upcoming high-speed HSDPA (High-speed data packet access) network, which will provide broadband speeds to Cingular cellular customers.
Ask Y: Child born from sperm donation traces father on Internet (AFP)!["Double-helix]("http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/afp/20051102/capt.sge.bus69.021105192852.photo00.photo.default-382x267.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=G6gkhlo82eE1_8GHMe.94w--")
AFP - A 15-year-old boy born from anonymously-donated sperm reportedly used an online DNA-testing service and the Internet to track down his genetic father, a feat which suggests that promises of donor secrecy are worthless.
E&P's 6th Annual Photos of the Year (Editor and Publisher)Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK It was another year plagued by death and violence, from Gaza and Baghdad to Hurricane Katrina and a no-name tsunami. These disasters, natural and otherwise, are all represented in our prize-winning photographs this year, selected from among hundreds of entries. This year's contest drew wider interest than ever, in our four usual categories (news, features, sports, and multiple images/photo essay), plus a new one, sponsored by Nikon, called"Local Heroes."The winning entries in various circulation classes, plus honorable mentions, are displayed (Flash required) in our online ...
Survey: One in Five Teens Have Own Blogs (AP)AP - Nearly three in five school-age teens with Internet access have created online content, including Web pages with artwork, photos and stories— and about a fifth have their own blogs, which also allow friends and other readers to create feedback postings.
Microsoft shifts to ad-backed Web software services (Reuters)!["In]("http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051102/2005_11_01t231022_450x308_us_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=_RZviIRUlkmMRAAWwwuV8w--")
Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world'slargest software maker, said it will make a strategic shift byoffering software with online services, a move analysts saidwas prompted by competition from Google and other rivals.
FDA demands digital, online drug labels (Reuters)Reuters - Drug makers must begin submittingelectronic versions of their drug labels to build a databasethat doctors and patients can search for recent warnings orother changes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said onWednesday.
