Systems as Content Pushers (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Call it the widget (Internet advertising)

Systems as Content Pushers (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Call it the widget (Internet advertising)

Operating Systems as Content Pushers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Call it the widget revolution. Mac OS X, Windows and Linux all have widgets for pulling in available content from small software houses and other sources around the Internet.

In Central New Orleans, Web Company Keeps Spinning (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Intercosmos employees are committed to keeping its data center, and the 800,000 Web sites that depend on its existence, up and running no matter what.

Microsoft Updates MSN Personal Portal (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft makes it easier for people to access its customizable portal on MSN and has made improvements to the beta service.

Internet Shows Katrina Damage From On High (TechWeb)
TechWeb - On the Web, millions are able to access never-before-seen perspectives of a major U.S. disaster as sites post satellite images of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.

REVIEW: Google Tools Cater to Info Tastes (AP)

AP - Google Inc.'s fortunes have risen on its ability to entice digital consumers, gauging their desires based on their online travels.

Google branches out with print ads (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Google rocked the advertising world Wednesday when it started selling print ads -- a sign its impressive lead in online advertising isn't enough for the ambitious, fast-paced search engine company.

Estonians can vote by Internet in local elections, supreme court rules (AFP)

AFP - Estonians will be able to vote in forthcoming local elections via the Internet after the Baltic state's supreme court overturned a veto by President Arnold Ruutel's on electronic voting, the national electoral commission said Friday.

Court KOs Online Game Bypass Program (AP)
AP - Three men illegally bypassed anti-piracy controls when they developed free technology to let computer users play some games against each other online without using the gamemaker's own system, a federal appeals court has ruled.