Web promotion - Fear of Spyware Changing Online Habits (AP)AP - Internet users

Web promotion - Fear of Spyware Changing Online Habits (AP)AP - Internet users

Fear of Spyware Changing Online Habits (AP)
AP - Internet users worried about spyware and adware are shunning specific Web sites, avoiding file-sharing networks, even switching browsers.

Advocates Clamor For Public Schools To Expand Computer Courses (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Despite near-universal Internet access, states have few standards or required computer-related courses for public school students.

AOL Unveils More Video Content For Portal (TechWeb)
TechWeb - America Online unveils a variety of content providers expected to contribute video to its upcoming entertainment portal.

Music Acts Donate Tickets to U.N. Auction (AP)
AP - Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Maroon 5 and other music acts have donated concert tickets and special experiences in an online auction for Music Clearing Minefields, an initiative of the United Nations Association's Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign.

Intel joins project for online film distribution (AFP)
AFP - Intel Corp. said that it has made an investment in ClickStar, a new digital entertainment company that aims to offer films for downloading over the Internet.

Google Toolbar for Firefox on the Way (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a cryptic and circuitous manner, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) has released news that it will be making a search toolbar available as an add-on for Firefox, the popular open-source Web browser. A formal announcement is expected late Wednesday, with the toolbar itself following on Thursday.

New'Whispering'Wireless Promises Better Options for Rural Internet Users (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a world crowded with signals from pagers, cordless phones, television and other gadgets, a Florida-based company is hoping xMax, a new wireless-communications technique, will rise above the noise using just a whisper.

Hackers make way for criminals, experts say (Reuters)
Reuters - Spotty teenage hackers who set offglobal email viruses are being replaced by serious onlinecrooks whose stealth attacks don't make headlines but causemore damage, security software makers said on Tuesday.

S.J.-based grand jury indicts six in child porn investigation (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Law enforcement officials in Europe and the United States, acting on information contained in a federal grand jury indictment issued in San Jose last month, have arrested the Michigan operator of child pornography Web sites and numerous alleged subscribers, including several in Northern California.

Amazon.com Sitting Pretty 10 Years Later (AP)
AP - Soon after Amazon.com Inc. debuted 10 years ago, Jeff Bezos and his handful of employees spent late summer nights packing books in a tiny warehouse, scrambling to ship a growing gush of orders. Today, the man who has grown accustomed to being hailed the king of Internet commerce runs a global powerhouse that did nearly$7 billion in sales last year, dealing in everything from banjo cases to wild boar baby back ribs.