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Web promotion - Microsoft Confirms IE Security Flaw (TechWeb)TechWeb - Microsoft has confirmed

Microsoft Confirms IE Security Flaw (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has confirmed a security hole in Internet Explorer that could allow an attacker to take control of a person's PC.

EBay Bidder Pays$351,100 For Lunch With Warren Buffett (TechWeb)
TechWeb - A bidder on EBay Inc. has won a power lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett for$351,100.

Other Countries'Experts Criticize U.S. Internet Decision (TechWeb)
TechWeb - What is being seen as U.S. insistence on controlling the Internet's root servers is drawing fire.

Facebook an Internet Sensation on Campus (AP)
AP - Pamela Elder, a junior at Georgia State University, got hooked when she found some old high school classmates. Next she used the online yearbook of yearbooks to track down people she hadn't seen since grade school. No wonder the Facebook is an Internet sensation at campuses across the nation.

Rock museum settles suit with Jewish rock Web site (Reuters)
Reuters - After settling a trademarkinfringement suit with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame andMuseum in Cleveland, a new Web site honoring Jewish rockerswith a"Shul of Rock"and"Challah Fame"is open for business.

US SEC warns investors on Internet'auto-trading'(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. market regulators warnedinvestors on Friday to be wary of a new type of onlineinvestment vehicle and filed civil fraud charges against asmall Internet investment advisory firm called Terry's TipsInc.

Desktop search finds the enterprise (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - This week X1 Technologies threw its hat in the ring for enterprise desktop search, joining big name vendors such as Google, Verity, Autonomy, and a host of smaller players all chasing the red-hot market for PC search.

Report: Virus Writers Get Even Nastier (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Malware practitioners are more prolific than ever these days and have reached a level of sophistication where the viruses they produce can spread across the Internet in minutes, according to a new report by security specialist Sophos.

U.S. to Retain Oversight of Web Traffic (AP)
AP - A unilateral decision by the United States to indefinitely retain oversight of the Internet's main traffic-directing computers prompted concerns Friday that the global telecommunications network could eventually splinter.

More arrests, computers seized in FBI piracy bust (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - WASHINGTON - The Justice Department seized hundreds of computers and arrested four people in an international crackdown on Internet pirates illegally distributing copyrighted video games, software and first-run movies, such as the latest episode of ``Star Wars.''