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Could Your Web Surfing Be Greener?

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Is there a greener way to surf the Web?

New Microsoft Cashback Deal Follows Outage

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Microsoft is making payback quicker on its Cashback program after the service suffered an outage Friday and failed to give some people discounts they were eligible for.

Major E-Stores Malfunction on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Sears, Saks Fifth Avenue, Costco, Dell, Victoria's Secret, Bloomingdale's and Williams-Sonoma all saw their sites malfunction at some point between Friday and Monday, according to companies that monitor Web performance.

Microsoft and Yahoo Dismiss Report of Search Deal

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Microsoft and Yahoo have dismissed a report that they're once again in discussions to sell Yahoo's online search business for $20 billion.

Despite Steady Black Friday Numbers, Online Shopping Falls

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The volume of sales at Internet retailers held steady Friday compared to last year, despite the worsening economic outlook and signs U.S. consumers are cutting back on spending.

Analyst: Mobile Data Will Continue Boom in '09

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

There will be more than 36 million laptops connected to mobile data networks in Western Europe in 2009, compared to the 26 million estimated for the end of this year, according to market research company CCS Insight.

E-Tailers Face Tough Holiday Shopping Season

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The holiday shopping season, which retailers rely on to bring joy to their bottom lines, resembles a nightmare this year.

Free Open Source Network Monitoring Tools You Must Have

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Running a network means monitoring.These free tools--from Cacti to Snort to NeDi--will help you get the visibility you need.

YouTube Offers Japanese Content Owners Way to Make Money

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

In late 2006 a coalition of 23 of Japan's biggest TV broadcasters and copyright organizations, alarmed at the uncontrolled spread of their content on the Internet, were preparing to battle YouTube. Two years on, the video-sharing site has just signed a site-wide licensing agreement for its content and is telling Japanese content owners that user-uploads of copyrighted content aren't necessarily a threat.

Tata Plans to Commercialize Healthcare Portal

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Indian IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), plans to commercialize its WebHealthCentre, an online portal for medical consultations, healthcare information, and telemedicine.

Yahoo Sells Off Comparison Shopping Arm Kelkoo

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Yahoo has sold Kelkoo, the European comparison shopping service it bought in 2004 -- at a time when Microsoft is busy adding such features to its own search offering. The sale, to U.K. company Jamplant, is the first sign since CEO Jerry Yang stepped down last Monday that Yahoo is refocusing.

Google Adds Customization Feature to Internet Search

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Google has launched a search feature that lets signed-in users re-rank, delete and add comments on search results, according to a blog posted on Thursday.

Six Apart Updates TypePad Blogging Service

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Six Apart has enhanced its TypePad hosted blog publishing service with features that tap into the popularity of individual social profiles and online-activity notification feeds.

Virgin's in-Flight Wi-Fi Coming Monday

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Virgin America's in-flight Wi-Fi service will launch on Monday for a beta test that is intended to last just one week before a planned commercial launch Dec. 1.

Growth in US Online Advertising Slows Down Further in Q3

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The growth slowdown affecting U.S. online ad spending this year continued in the third quarter, bad news for the many Internet companies in this market, like Google, Yahoo, MySpace and Facebook.