Web promotion - Warner Music posts narrower-than-expected loss (Reuters)Reuters - Warner Music Group

Web promotion - Warner Music posts narrower-than-expected loss (Reuters)Reuters - Warner Music Group

Warner Music posts narrower-than-expected loss (Reuters)
Reuters - Warner Music Group Corp. on Thursdayposted a narrower-than-expected loss, helped by hit albums fromRob Thomas, Green Day and Michael Buble and improving sales ofonline music.

Yahoo Betas Music-Search Service (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With the beta launch of Audio Search, Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) is making it a whole lot easier for music fans to find the tunes they are looking for online. Audio Search is a new tool that provides prompt access to 50 million audio files from the most popular music services and independent outlets.

America Online buys online storage company Xdrive (Reuters)
Reuters - America Online, the world's largestonline company, said on Thursday it had purchased onlinestorage and backup company Xdrive for an undisclosed sum.

Yahoo launches Web audio search service (Reuters)
Reuters - Web media company Yahoo Inc. onThursday launched a free Web audio search service that helpsusers find, hear and buy everything from music downloads andpodcasts to interviews and newscasts.

Airport, Airline Argue Over Wireless (AP)
AP - Logan International Airport is trying to block Continental Airlines from providing free wireless Internet access to its frequent fliers— a service for which the airport charges$7.95— calling it a threat to security.

Internet hackers take aim at Cisco Systems Web site (Reuters)
Reuters - Computer hackers have taken aimat Cisco Systems'Web site by exploiting avulnerability that could expose users'passwords, Cisco said onThursday, declining to say whether user information wascompromised but adding that the problem had been fixed.

Yahoo debuts audio search software (AFP)
AFP - Internet search giant Yahoo trumpeted release of a trial version of software that lets people seek out music, news, speeches and other audio files online.

HDNet Distributing Shuttle Launch Video (AP)
AP - High-definition television network HDNet said Thursday it is making available a free 20-minute video clip of last week's Discovery space shuttle launch for download over the Internet.

Ireland's illegal music file-sharers start paying up (AFP)
AFP - Almost half those targeted in an Irish crackdown on people accused of illegally sharing copyrighted music tracks on the Internet have agreed to settle out of court, a music industry spokesman said.