Urged to Change its Role (Internet advertising) (PC World)PC World - Stop

Urged to Change its Role (Internet advertising) (PC World)PC World - Stop

FCC Urged to Change its Role (PC World)
PC World - Stop regulating broadband and simply respond to problems, Verizon suggests.

Google WiFi hints are on Web (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Speculation that Google wants to blanket the Earth with free WiFi ratcheted up Tuesday after Internet users discovered software on its Web site that allows access to a service called ``Google WiFi.''

Political Bloggers Demand Speech Freedoms (AP)

AP - Political bloggers who offer diverse views on Republicans and Democrats, war and peace argued on Thursday that they should be free of government regulation.

America Online Switching Spyware Vendors (AP)
AP - America Online Inc. is switching the vendor it uses to protect its Internet access subscribers from spyware and other malicious threats, a move the company says will mean more comprehensive scans.

Prediction: One Trillion Dollar Online Commerce Market By 2012 (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Online commerce will pass the one trillion dollar mark by 2012, predicts an Internet monitoring firm.

Papers in Rita's Path to Inform Via Web (AP)

AP - Gulf Coast newspapers in the projected path of Hurricane Rita scrambled Thursday to finalize plans to keep employees safe and readers informed, mainly through Web sites.

Bloggers'handbook released to help dissidents (AFP)

AFP - A bloggers' handbook aimed at helping dissidents in repressive countries avoid detection when they publish on the Internet was released in Paris with the support of the French government.

Authors Sue Google Over Book Searches (PC World)
PC World - With Google Print, search site is building massive database of copyrighted material.

Guide Aims to Help Bloggers Beat Censors (AP)

AP - A Paris-based media watchdog has released a free guide with tips for bloggers and dissidents to sneak past Internet censors in countries from China to Iran.