Ikanos launches public offering (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com (Web promotion) - Ikanos Communications in Fremont
Ikanos launches public offering (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com - Ikanos Communications in Fremont went public Thursday on the promise of rising sales of its semiconductor chips, which speed the delivery of Internet content into homes by as much as 100 times.
AOL Buys Weblogs to Boost Blog Presence (AP)AP - America Online Inc. will inherit Engadget, Autoblog and other popular Web journals as part of a$25 million deal announced Thursday that expands AOL's presence in the blogging community and the company's potential to attract advertising dollars.
ISP Spat Severs Connections (PC World)PC World - A contract dispute between Level 3 and Cogent leaves some customers cut off from parts of the Net.
Maturing Industry Feels Growing Pains (AdWeek.com)AdWeek.com - While Internet advertising executives are basking in the glow of the medium's newfound prominence, attention is turning to the hurdles that could slow this segment of the industry from building scale beyond a niche medium. Among the problems discussed during Advertising Week events were the complexity of dealing with a fractured media landscape, a paucity of qualified talent and the creeping concern that the current traditional agency structure could impede the move to more digital advertising.
Green Day sets'special'show at L.A. theater (Reuters)!["Green]("http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20051006/i/r1192321910.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=lsR7A8Rj7FFZc88DwAUXFQ--")
Reuters - Punk rock trio Green Day'spreviously announced "special" concert scheduled for nextTuesday in Los Angeles will take place at the Wiltern Theater,said America Online, which will broadcast the show on AOL MusicLIVE! (http://www.aolmusic.com).
AOL to buy Weblogs, courts bloggers (Reuters)Reuters - America Online onThursday said it will buy Weblogs Inc., a network of Web sitesfocused on topics ranging from scuba diving to gadgets, markingthe biggest bet on unfiltered online commentary.
Court Rules in Favor of Anonymous Blogger (AP)AP - In a decision hailed by free-speech advocates, the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a lower court decision requiring an Internet service provider to disclose the identity of an anonymous blogger who targeted a local elected official.
Dispute leads to Internet woes for thousands (Reuters)Reuters - Thousands of Internet usersstruggled to send e-mail and keep their Web sites running onThursday after a dispute between two service providers leftlarge portions of the Internet unable to talk to each other.
Japan newspaper wins damages for online use of headlines (AFP)!["Customers]("http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/afp/20051006/capt.sge.ony99.061005150453.photo00.photo.default-384x285.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=GgKLuuhRC8a4O6rGFQd0HQ--")
AFP - The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper was awarded compensation from a small Internet firm that used its news headlines without permission, in a first-of-a-kind ruling in the country.
A NEW MOBILITY (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com - Internet phone calls, once tethered to desktop computers, are heading for your mobile phone.
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