WTO to Allow US Offshore Web Gambling
A recent decision by the World Trade Organization will allow gamblers to roll the dice in the Caribbeans online casinos
A threeperson panel ruled last November that federal and state laws were in violation of the general agreement on trade and services This week however a appeal panel sided with the in its complaint that some restrictions were necessary to protect public morals and maintain public order
The problem the panel reasoned was that offshore gambling operations were not granted the same level of access as based outlets...
Microsoft Debuts New MSN Messenger
In an effort to increase revenue from advertisers Microsoft is offering Messenger users the chance to turn their conversation windows into corporate billboards
Unveiled last Wednesday the newest version of s instant messaging service gives customers the opportunity to download free backgrounds pictures and other content related to specific corporate marketing campaigns The plan is for users to share these downloadable goodies with others increasing profits for the companies involved German sportswear maker Adidas Salomon and soft drink company CocaCola Co...
Amazon.com Acquires BookSurge
Internet retailer Amazoncom has purchased BookSurge a printing fulfillment company that provides
thousands of books users can print on demand
The acquisition is the latest in a series of moves by Amazon to diversify its revenue sources and compete with rivals such as Ebay and
Overstockcom Increasingly tough competition has forced the company to lower prices With Booksurge Amazon will now offer
inventoryfree book fulfillment to publishers through BookSurge Publisher Services and to authors via BookSurge Publishing...
Become.com Unveils New Shopping Index
Internet search engine Becomecom has announced the launch of a new 32 billionpage shopping index registrationfree access to its search engine complete with productfocused spell checking
The new index includes 32 billion pages of shopping information culled from over 40 million Web sites
This is a huge landmark for us said Yeogirl Yun founder chairman and By focusing our Web crawling capability on sites that provide product research and buying information Becomecom has created the most comprehensive search engine for online shoppers less than oneyear into our technology development...
Spam Increases, Along with Tolerance
Its been over a year since the Act was passed yet email users claim they are being hit with more spam than ever before even if it doesnt quite bother them as much
A survey conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that 28 percent of those who use email say they are receiving more spam than a year ago while 22 percent claim to be getting less However most email users tolerance for spam seems to be increasing 67 percent of users say spam has made being online unpleasant or annoying a solid drop from last years 77 percent...