Internet advertising - seeks delay in .xxx Web domains, citing strong protests (AFP)AFP

Internet advertising - seeks delay in .xxx Web domains, citing strong protests (AFP)AFP

US seeks delay in .xxx Web domains, citing strong protests (AFP)

AFP - The United States has asked the Internet's regulator to postpone the creation of a new ".xxx" domain for sex-oriented websites, citing an "unprecedented" level of protests.

Sperm Web sites face curbs in UK legal review (Reuters)
Reuters - Internet Web sites supplying sperm tosingle women and lesbian couples face regulation underproposals to be unveiled by the government on Tuesday.

TiVo Tests Internet Download Service (AP)
AP - Add TiVo Inc. to the list of companies trying to wed the Internet to television. The digital recording company will soon allow customers to download TV shows to their set-top boxes via the Internet— even before the shows air on TV.

Online Tutoring Part of Growing Trend (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - When students in Leslie Chernila's English class at the Art Institute of Washington write an essay about the work of Garrison Keillor, she has them send it off to a critic halfway across the country before turning it in. The paper soon returns, complete with comments about structure and word choice.

FCC Rules for VoIP E911 Rules Challenged (AP)
AP - A provider of Internet phone calls is challenging new Federal Communication Commission rules requiring the company to ensure reliable 911 emergency call service.

Study Indicates Consumers Want Personalization (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Consumers want more personalization from the Web sites they visit, but site operators first must earn consumers'trust by demonstrating that they have robust security in place and clearly articulated policies for safeguarding consumer information, according to survey results ChoiceStream released yesterday.

Nuvio challenges FCC Internet phone rules for 911 (Reuters)

Reuters - Nuvio Corp., an Internet phoneservice provider, has challenged U.S. rules requiring it tomake full 911 emergency calling services available to customersby late November, the company said on Monday.

Web shoppers destroying endangered wildlife-report (Reuters)

Reuters - Internet shoppers in search of theexotic have sparked a booming trade that is threatening theexistence of many endangered species, a report on Tuesday said.

VeriSign to pilot Wi-Fi, wide-area roaming (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - VeriSign on Tuesday announced trials at three major universities aimed at integrating on-campus Wi-Fi with any wide-area wireless carrier network, enabling data and voice roaming between networks.