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05-20-2004



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News is (still) pretty lackluster at the moment. Although, I must admit, there have been a few hiccups......

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FTC, Spam, and Junk Email: News Stories

- FTC Rules Internet Spam Must Carry Label - AP via Yahoo! News (May 19, 2004) - FTC Requiring Labels on Explicit Spam - AP via Yahoo! News (May 19, 2004) - Porn Spam Gets Canned - PC World via Yahoo! News (May 19, 2004) - German Government Email Crippled by Spam - Reuters via Yahoo! News (May 19, 2004) - Symantec to Buy Anti-Spam Firm for $370M - AP via Yahoo! News (May 19, 2004) - Spammer using fake websites in fraud gets 46 months in prison - AFP via Yahoo! News (May 18, 2004) - Yahoo Releases E-Mail Standard to Fight Spam - Reuters via Yahoo! News (May 18, 2004) - The Cost Of Spam - (May 17, 2004) - Court backs off pro-spam ruling - (May 13, 2004) - Spammer's Court Win Short-Lived - NewsFactor via Yahoo! News (May 13, 2004) - Canada Eyes World Treaty to Deal With Spammers - Reuters via Yahoo! News (May 11, 2004) - FTC Settles With Alleged Spammers - PC World via Yahoo! News (May 7, 2004) - Billions of 'Phishing' Scam E-Mails Sent Monthly - Reuters via Yahoo! News (May 6, 2004)

Related Web Sites

- Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email - learn about what CAUCE considers to be the problem, find out about anti-spam legislation, and more. - Spamhaus Project - shows who is hosting spammers' pages and what you can do about it. - Spam Laws - tracks pending and enacted anti-spam legislation in the United States, Europe, and other areas. Maintained by David Sorkin. - SpamCop - respond to spammers via this application that parses offending email and composes a message for you to send to the site of origin's network administrator. - You’ve Got Spam - advice on how to stop unwanted e-mail. From the Federal Trade Commission. - Junkbusters - free service to help consumers control junk mail, telemarketing calls, and stop the sale of their names on direct marketing lists. - Internet Mail Consortium - international organization focused on cooperatively managing and promoting electronic mail on the Internet. Includes a section on limiting unsolicited bulk email. - Dirty Dozen Spam Scams - learn about twelve common scams as identitied by the Federal Trade Commission, July 1998. - Spammers Anonymous - take a quiz and find out if you're a spammer.

Microsoft: News Stories

Microsoft ships Office 2004 for Mac - at CNET.com (May 19, 2004) - Office 2004 for Mac Hits Store Shelves - Ziff Davis via Yahoo! News (May 19, 2004) - Microsoft Starts Selling Office for Mac - Reuters via Yahoo! News (May 19, 2004) - Microsoft Adds Commerce Server Tools for SMBs - NewsFactor via Yahoo! News (May 18, 2004) - Fresh rivals take on Microsoft Office Goliath - at CNET.com (May 18, 2004) - Straightening Out the 'Longhorn' Time Frame - Ziff Davis via Yahoo! News (May 17, 2004) - Microsoft Turning Attention to Research - AP via Yahoo! News (May 17, 2004) - Microsoft: Insecure, as Always - Ziff Davis via Yahoo! News (May 16, 2004) - Microsoft XP Service Pack 2 Still In Flux - Ziff Davis via Yahoo! News (May 14, 2004) - Microsoft to Battle Spyware - at Wired News (May 13, 2004)

Related Web Sites

Microsoft - includes press releases, a corporate profile and fast facts section. - Steve Ballmer - profile of the CEO, with an archive of his speeches. From Microsoft. - Bill Gates - read a biography of the company co-founder, browse a speeches archive, and more. From Microsoft. - Bill Gates' New Rules - excerpts from Gates' book, Business @ The Speed of Thought. From Time Magazine, March 22, 1999. - Microsoft Editorial Cartoons - archive of cartoons from sources around the world. From Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index. - Microsoft Windows Family - official site that includes information about XP, 2000, ME, NT, CE, 98, and other Windows family operating systems. - ActiveWindows - news, reviews, bug reports and fixes, and other resources for the Windows user. Includes sections on Windows ME and Windows 2000, with reviews, FAQs, tips, and more. - WinPlanet - includes tutorials and tips, previews and reviews, downloads, drivers, and tech support. - Absolute WinInfo - provides Windows news, tips & tricks, reviews, software, links, books, newsgroups, discussion, and more.

Internet and World Wide Web: News Stories

How to Get Gamers to Play Online - at Wired News (May 19, 2004) - Internet Lowers Real Estate Commissions - AP via Yahoo! News (May 19, 2004) - U.K. Cyber Church Tightens Security - AP via Yahoo! News (May 19, 2004) - Man Goes on Trial for Internet Talk - AP via Yahoo! News (May 18, 2004) - Camera Phones Link World to Web - at Wired News (May 18, 2004) - Bush's site neck and neck with Kerry's in traffic race - at CNET.com (May 18, 2004) - Cisco, IBM announce Net phone services - at CNET.com (May 18, 2004) - In-flight Internet access takes off - at CNET.com (May 18, 2004) - Hi-flying Wi-Fi debuts on transatlantic flight - at New Scientist (May 17, 2004) - Internet Groceries Continue to Expand - AP via Yahoo! News (May 17, 2004) - Work porn risk for businesses - at BBC (May 17, 2004) - U.S. arrests dozens over Internet child porn distribution - at CNN (May 14, 2004)

Related Web Sites

- Discover How the Internet Really Works - an interactive, animated series that covers topics such as email, security, search engines, streaming media, and more. From Learn The Net. - Internet Traffic Report - measures the performance of major Internet routers around the world once every hour. - Free Expression on the Internet - updates, in-depth reports, and annual reviews. From Human Rights Watch. - How Web Servers and the Internet Work - a look at clients and servers, IP addresses, name servers, protocols, and more. Also: how Infrastructure works. From How Stuff Works. - Keynote Consumer 40 Internet Performance Index - average response time of accessing and downloading the home pages of 40 important consumer web sites. - Pew Internet & American Life Project - researches the impact of the Internet on American society. Offers a collection of tools and resources for the study of aspects of 'networked life'. - The Internet and State Control in Authoritarian Regimes - report that examines how China and Cuba are maintaining control over the Internet's political impact through different combinations of reactive and proactive strategies. From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 2001. - Internet Timeline - a look at milestones in the development and use of the Internet from 1969-1999. From the International Internet Day 1999 site. - Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia - reference to the technical operation of the Internet. - Internet Society - international organization for global cooperation and coordination for the Internet and its internetworking technologies and applications. - People For Internet Responsibility - global, grassroots, ad hoc network of individuals who are concerned about current and future operations, development, management, and regulation of the Internet. - Internet Engineering Task Force - the protocol engineering and development arm of the Internet. - W3C: The World Wide Web Consortium - founded in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. - Stanford Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society - read the April 2000 study, Internet and Society, conducted by this research institute devoted to the quantitative examination of social change. - The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier - 1993 book by Howard Rheingold that looks at the early days of the online community the WELL, and considers the impact of cyberspace upon political liberties. - Webby Awards - presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the annual Webby and People's Choice awards are billed as the preeminent honors for Web sites. - Internet2 - learn more about Internet2, being developed by a consortium led by universities working with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies. - XML.com - information and services for the XML community.





































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