Is Microsoft learning from Web standards mistakes?
Microsoft has learned some very serious lessons when it comes to complying with Web standards. But has the software giant really wised up on its past mistakes?
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Sharks fins land Alibaba.com in hot soup
The buying and selling of shark fins on the partially Yahoo-controlled e-commerce site angers activists, who say the harvest is brutal.
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S'pore company banks on Second Life
Startup First Meta will set up a bank in the virtual community, offering services similar to the physical world including credit cards and corporate financing.
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eBay hits back at boycotters
The auction company explains it is all about making sellers more successful.
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Yahoo moving to new Web-crawler software
Slurp 3.0, a new generation of the Internet company's indexing software, aims to scour the World Wide Web's content.
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Google dips toes into 'deep Web' search
The search giant's indexing software has begun trying to locate undiscovered Web pages by "typing" words into Web page forms.
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Net changing India's education system
A host of Web sites have emerged providing educational support of all kinds, such as assessing students through mock exams and helping them with their homework.
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Safety guide to social networking
Security vendors provide tips to allow employees to access sites such as Facebook and MySpace, and still keep corporate networks safe.
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Facebook scores euro funds
The investment, likely to be in the millions, from Germany's Net-savvy Samwer brothers, will boost the social networking site's Europe expansion.
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IPTV adoption hinges on ease of use
Mass consumer adoption will depend on how easy the technology is to use, says Microsoft executive at IPTV World Forum Asia.
Wikipedia founder criticizes Thai Web censorship
Jimmy Wales said that Internet censorship is one of Thailand's biggest problems and the system needs to be reexamined in the best interests of the country.
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Facebook denies desires to buy Chinese social network
Facebook has denied a report that it is chasing after Chinese social network Zhanzuo.com.
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China reroutes search engine traffic
Online users in China accessing three search giants--Yahoo, Google and Microsoft Live--may instead see China's own search engine Baidu.
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Facebook CEO: IPO 'years out' from now
In a discussion at the Web 2.0 Summit, Mark Zuckerberg douses Wall Street hopes for an iminent payday.
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Google now erases faces, license plates on Map Street View
After getting flack for taking pictures of people's faces and license plates for its map views, Google now lets anyone report to have recognizable images removed.
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Investing hitches on social networking platform
More investors are meeting and sharing ideas in online trading communities. Should you base your portfolio moves on the wisdom of crowds?
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Virtual worlds need laws to flourish
A legal framework lends a sense of certainty and helps ensure online worlds are attractive business investments, says a U.S. law professor.
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Aussie govt unveils US$167.1M plan to block porn
Australian Prime Minister John Howard last night announced a Coalition plan to clean up Internet porn, in an effort to woo Christian voters.
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Is social networking a threat to your security?
To minimize the chances of ID theft, credit information company Equifax is urging Web users to limit the amount of information they post on social networking sites.
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Search engines race to update privacy policies
Microsoft and Yahoo are the latest to announce limits on how long they will keep Web search data.
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