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Net pioneer GeoCities finally laid to rest

Net pioneer GeoCities finally laid to rest

News With Yahoo's closure of GeoCities, Internet community bids farewell to one of earliest Web startups, but several efforts underway to save its content.

Tuesday, October 27 2009 06:33 PM

Tags: Web sites, GeoCities, Yahoo! Inc., Web sites, Portal, dot-com, Hollywood, Internet, Web Site, WWW


Openness unlocking Web's power

Openness unlocking Web's power

Insight perspective Accessibility and open standards have helped build the Web and remain central to its development, says Opera executive.

Friday, July 31 2009 02:48 PM

Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Standards, Open source, Apple Inc., Patent, Web Browser, Video, Standards


Yahoo to freeze some GeoCities sites

Yahoo to freeze some GeoCities sites

News In an aggressive attempt to shift consumers to paid services, the Web giant is telling GeoCities members that it will disable their Web sites if they exceed certain bandwidth limits.

Tuesday, September 11 2001 07:07 AM


URL shortening is hot--but look before you leap

News Fueled by Twitter's popularity, services to abbreviate Web addresses are taking off. They bring a host of problems, but some are working to fix them.

Tuesday, July 07 2009 11:05 AM

Tags: Web sites, Network administration/implementation, Spam and phishing, Twitter, Web Page, Database, Service, API, DNS, analytics


Yahoo IM used to spread phishing scam

News Latest phishing tactic tricks users of Yahoo's Internet Messenger into giving away their username and password information and also targets the victim's contacts list.

Monday, July 02 2007 01:43 PM

Tags: Spam and phishing, Instant messaging


Yahoo shares drop as insiders get the go-ahead

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Friday, June 01 2001 02:51 PM


Yahoo drops as insiders get the go-ahead to trade

News Shares of Yahoo fell 5.6 percent after restrictions on certain company insiders expired, allowing them to freely sell shares.

Friday, June 01 2001 02:51 PM


Yahoo unveils Web hosting services

News Yahoo on Monday launched a new Web hosting service that will target small businesses looking to promote themselves online.

Tuesday, December 10 2002 09:42 AM


Yahoo loses key senior exec

News The Web portal says its longtime deal maker, Ellen Siminoff, will leave the company at the end of the year.

Saturday, November 17 2001 09:05 AM


Yahoo tangles with GeoCities volunteer community leaders

News 

Friday, June 01 2001 03:14 PM


Lycos to pay builders of popular home pages

News 

Friday, June 01 2001 02:47 PM


Yahoo-GeoCities shadowed by Web publishing woes

News 

Friday, June 01 2001 03:26 PM


AltaVista to announce home page builder deal

News 

Friday, June 01 2001 03:11 PM


Worm tries to entice with 'lov ya' message

News Borrowing a page from the "I love you" bug's book, Assiral tries to snow recipients with flattering words.

Wednesday, February 23 2005 10:22 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms


CMGI posts high earnings on GeoCities sale

News 

Friday, June 01 2001 02:47 PM


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3 lessons a CIO can learn from Windows 7

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Microsoft's missteps with Vista, and attempts at redemption with Windows 7, offers firms valuable lessons in IT, be it in rolling out a new corporate application or delivering millions of copies of a new OS.


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Ultimate 2012 recovery site: the moon

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Have you seen the disaster movie "2012"? A friend from Control Risks and I did, and we reluctantly concluded we wouldn't be able to write off the cost of our..... by Nathaniel Forbes

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