Years After Giant Flop, Online Media Take Hold
Five years ago at the height of the dotcom boom entrepreneurs and visionaries predicted that new online venues would overtake traditional media as viewers like Finn enjoyed shows and other content tailored to their tastes and schedules
It didnt happen
Highspeed Internet connections were rare and few people were willing to wait hours for a 10minute video clip to download Plus most peoples idea of ondemand entertainment was a drive to the local video store The brutal tech bust seemed to close the book on the aspirations of those who envisioned the Internet transforming the way news and entertainment were produced and consumed...
Google shares remain above $300 mark
Google Inc shares maintained their perch above the 300 mark Tuesday on the same day the Internet search leader unveiled a new satellitebased three dimensional mapping product
The free service called Google Earth comes just a day after the Mountain View Califbased company introduced a videoviewing channel which allows users to search through thousands of professional and amateur entries Both products require software that can be downloaded from Googles Web site
After surpassing 300 for the first time Monday Googles redhot stock rose as high as Tuesday afternoon on the Nasdaq Stock Market...
Microsoft tunes search feature
Redmond Catching up with rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc Microsoft Corp on Monday unveiled an improved search service that delivers results tuned to users location
Local Search delivers both the listings of local sites and a map that includes virtual pushpins indicating each location It was expected to be available as a beta service starting late on Monday at searchmsncom
Microsoft the worlds largest software company has been in a race with online search firms Google and Yahoo to become the leading provider of tools to find content on the internet and present it in meaningful ways...
Microsoft 'disgusts' watchdog
Beijing Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on Wednesday it was disgusted with software giant Microsoft for working with China to censor politically sensitive content on the internet
The Parisbased group said it was unethical of Microsoft to censor the Chinese version of its web log Spaces Users of the system this week have found words such as democracy freedom and human rights automatically rejected
It was disgusted to find Microsoft was censoring the Chinese version of its blog tool spaces the system automatically rejecting words including democracy and Dalai Lama the group said...