Web Games (Web promotion) to Let Players Win Cash, Prizes (AP)AP -

Web Games (Web promotion) to Let Players Win Cash, Prizes (AP)AP -

Web Games to Let Players Win Cash, Prizes (AP)
AP - Upcoming Web versions of"Jeopardy!"and"Wheel of Fortune"will let fans do more than sit on the couch and shout answers at their televisions.

Legally Downloaded Music Triples in 2005 (AP)
AP - The number of digital music tracks legally downloaded from the Internet almost tripled in the first half of 2005 as the use of high-speed broadband connections surged around the world, the international recording industry said Thursday.

New Spam-Fighting Technique Criticized (AP)
AP - Escalating the war on spam, a California company wants to let thousands of users collaborate to disable the Web sites spammers use to sell their wares.

AOL, AskJeeves search growth outpace leaders (Reuters)
Reuters - Although accounting for just afraction of Google Inc.'s quarterly cumulative search numbers,America Online and Ask Jeeves Inc. search growth arestarting to close in, according to a new study.

Game's Rating Change May Signal Crackdown (AP)
AP - The video game industry's decision to give an adults-only rating to the best-selling"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"because of explicit sexual content could signal the start of a crackdown on raunchy games.

Study: Some Internet Terms Unfamiliar (AP)
AP - Podcasting and RSS feeds may be the latest craze in high-tech circles but the general public is largely unfamiliar with the Internet terms.

Is Anybody Out There? (PC World)
PC World - We try to get a quick personal answer from a dozen major Web sites using their Contact Us links.

'Grand Theft Auto'gets pulled over (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - The video game industry on Wednesday changed to adults-only the rating of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a best-selling title in which explicit sexual content can be unlocked with an Internet download.

Internet Jargon Confuses Consumers, Says Pew Study (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Faced with technology buzzwords like"RSS"and"podcasting,"many Americans are responding with a blank stare, according to a new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.