Warn of Katrina Relief Web Scams (AP)AP - At least (Internet advertising)

Warn of Katrina Relief Web Scams (AP)AP - At least (Internet advertising)

Officials Warn of Katrina Relief Web Scams (AP)

AP - At least 4,000 Web sites claiming to be Hurricane Katrina relief funds have popped up on the Internet and top U.S. law enforcement officials warned Tuesday that many could be fraudulent.

Judge allows ex-Microsoft exec to do China work for Google (AFP)

AFP - A judge ruled that former Microsoft executive Lee Kai-Fu can set up an Internet research center in China for rival tech giant Google despite concerns Lee may have taken trade secrets from Microsoft.

Buy.com Starts'Price War'With Amazon.com (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Internet store Buy.com says it would sell its in-stock books for 10 percent less than Amazon.com through the end of year.

EBay to Acquire Internet Phone Leader (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - Online auction giant eBay Inc. announced a deal yesterday to become one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, buying Internet phone-service leader Skype Technologies SA.

THE$8.5 BILLION SHOPPING SPREE (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Did eBay buy the hype over Skype? The San Jose auction giant's willingness to pay as much as$4.1 billion for the upstart Internet phone service is one of its boldest gambles and could open up many new ways of reaching consumers.