crime (Internet advertising) shifts to Russia (Reuters)Reuters - Trafficking in stolen credit

crime (Internet advertising) shifts to Russia (Reuters)Reuters - Trafficking in stolen credit

Internet crime shifts to Russia (Reuters)
Reuters - Trafficking in stolen credit cardshas largely shifted to Russian-language Web sites after aninternational crackdown sparked disarray among English-speakingscam artists, a U.S. Secret Service official said on Wednesday.

More Classifieds for Google Local? (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The search king says it has news about Google Local. The industry rumors are that it could be a deal with a classifieds provider.

Internet gaming -- not a bubble waiting to burst (Reuters)
Reuters - Last week's jittery flotation ofInternet casino 888 highlighted the fraught nerves of investorswho fear the Internet's latest boom is coming to an end.

Study: 32 Percent of Adults Offline (AP)
AP - Despite progress getting Americans online— particularly through high-speed connections— 32 percent of adults remain unconnected, some of them by choice, a new study finds.

AOL boosts anti-phishing protection (Reuters)

Reuters - America Online, the online division ofTime Warner Inc., on Wednesday said it plans to step upprotections against the illegal gathering of subscribers'sensitive data through fraudulent Web sites.

Cities Take on Wi-Fi Challenge (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The City of Philadelphia is taking the next step in its ambitious plan to deliver wireless broadband to the masses by giving the nod to EarthLink to roll out what could be the nation's largest municipal Wi-Fi network.

Web site reveals ants'secret lives (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Quick: When you see an ant, what's the first thing that pops into your head?

Finnish"Star Trek"spoof prospers on Internet (Reuters)

Reuters - A Finnish spoof of the sci-ficlassic "Star Trek" has boldly gone where no feature film hasgone before, relying on free distribution over the Internet toreach more than 450,000 viewers in less than a week.

Windows XP SP3 Preview Surfaces Online (PC World)
PC World -"Unofficial"preview pack includes log-on improvements and network fixes for Windows XP PCs.