Use Up, but So Is User Concern (AP)AP - Computer (Internet advertising)

Use Up, but So Is User Concern (AP)AP - Computer (Internet advertising)

Internet Use Up, but So Is User Concern (AP)

AP - Computer and Internet use is up, but so are concerns about identity theft and other online dangers. Fifty-five percent of American households had access to the Internet at home in 2003, more than triple the percentage in 1997, according to a report released Thursday by the Census Bureau.

Amazon.com ending drugstore.com deal (Reuters)

Reuters - Online retailer Amazon.com saidThursday its fulfillment services agreement with drugstore.comwould end on November 9, but it was maintaining its 14 percentstake in the company.

Google tests potential online ad listings (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Google confirmed on Tuesday the creation of Google Base, a service that potentially expands the company's reach into online classifieds -- and into the territory of Internet auctioneer eBay and craigslist.

Network advance based on silicon (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Engineers at Stanford University have taken a step closer to fashioning silicon chips that could manipulate data at the speed of light, a development that could one day create lightning-fast networks to carry the ever-growing traffic on the Internet.

Sorrell sees media industry'panic'over Internet (Reuters)

Reuters - WPP Chief Executive Martin Sorrellwarned on Thursday that leading media companies like News Corp.are on the verge of panic amid seismic shifts brought on by theInternet.

Yahoo Doubling Price of Music Service (AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. is doubling the price of its online music subscription service for portable MP3 players, ending a short-lived promotion that sought to lure consumers from Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iTunes store.

Purported Janet Jackson nude video hits Internet (Reuters)

Reuters - No one can blame this on a wardrobemalfunction.

Jackson Sunbathing Video Hits Internet (AP)

AP - Janet Jackson has been exposed — and this time, Justin Timberlake is nowhere to be seen.

Yahoo Doubles Music-Subscription Fee (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Even at around$120 annually, Yahoo's music service is still less expensive than similar services from Napster and RealNetworks.

Gates'Antitrust Trial Video Deposition On Sale At eBay (TechWeb)
TechWeb - It's not"Girls Gone Wild"or even a compilation of"Cops,"but the 11-DVD collection of Bill Gates'1998 antitrust trial deposition now for sale on eBay may be just the thing for the geek who has everything.