Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Singapore bloggers charged for racist remarks (Reuters)Reuters - Two men (Internet advertising)


Two Singapore bloggers charged for racist remarks (Reuters)
Reuters - Two men were charged in a Singaporecourt on Monday with violating the city-state's sedition lawsby posting anti-Muslim comments on their Internet homepages,police said.

Tagged Atlantic sea turtles trace journeys online (Reuters)
Reuters - Aitkanti the sea turtle hasalready braved fishing nets and shark infested waters in herswim from breeding grounds in South America but is only halfway to the rich feeding waters off the coast of West Africa.

Fraud Reveals Workings of Internet Theft (AP)
AP - The illicit haul arrived each day by e-mail, the personal details of computer users tricked by an Internet thief: a victim's name, credit card number, date of birth, Social Security number, mother's maiden name.

Taiwan online music site Kuro to appeal piracy ruling (Reuters)
Reuters - The Taiwan operator of online musicfile-sharing network Kuro said on Monday it would appeal itsconviction by a local court on charges of criminal copyrightinfringement.

EBay paying up to$4 bln for Skype (Reuters)

"EBayReuters - EBay has agreed to buyfast-growing Internet start-up Skype for up to $4.1 billion incash and shares, in a move to tap new sources of growth and addfree Web telephone calls to its online auctions.




Thin is in for iPod (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Despite the hype in recent days about Apple's iTunes-enabled cell phone, the Rokr, it was the company's new ultra-thin iPod that stole the show Wednesday.

EBay Buys Skype for$2.6 Billion (PC World)
PC World - Voice over IP could let sellers, buyers chat and offer new payment options.

Buy.com says to undercut Amazon.com's prices on books (Reuters)
Reuters - Online retailer Buy.com said on Mondayit would undercut its bigger rival Amazon.com, offering booksat 10 percent below the Amazon.com price for the rest of theyear.

Google's evolution makes a great story (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - In The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture, John Battelle tells the story of Google - from Stanford University dorm rooms and begging for spare parts, to one of the largest IPOs in history and 1,000 new millionaires overnight.

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