April 13, 1999
News.Com: Lycos personalization features on tap.
The service lets people create a customized Web page on Lycos with private email, chat rooms, Internet shopping, and other features. That Web page can then easily be published as a personal home page on Tripod...
Wired News: A Search For the Highest Bidder.
...AltaVista, is preparing to auction the search results for the most-requested search terms to the highest bidder.
Internet World: When, If Ever, Are Splash Screens Good Design Elements?
"People really dislike getting a page that has no useful content on it. In my opinion, they very often do more harm than good."
Wired News: Opera Hire Sings to Standards.
On Tuesday, Opera said that it had lured away a member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to become the company's chief technology officer.
MSDN Online: New Browser, New Features, New Choices.
Robert Hess. Every time a new shake-up comes to the Web, it provides an opportunity to review all of the existing solutions, and to figure out how to move forward.
PC Week: AOL's Leonsis: 'Spring training just ended for the Internet'.
The Internet, he said, is uniquely positioned to get consumers' attention, provide in-depth information and transact purchases, but companies must make those steps easy for users.
TechWeb: MIT Launches $40M Communications Initiative.
The software and hardware devices, Dertouszous said, will let people access their information independently, facilitate collaboration, and will feature a high degree of customization and automatation.
SF Examiner: High-Tech Reporting Frenzy.
According to many academic experts and business leaders, journalists haven't been able to keep up with the pace of technology, and often have no idea how new products and services will affect consumers and the marketplace.
Wired News: Analysts Rip Network Solutions.
If you're a chef, it's a bad idea to burn a restaurant critic's salmon steak. If you're a tech company, it's equally ill advised to bungle service to a powerful market-research firm.
News.Com: Privacy holes signal need for standards.
...Although the United States dominates in Net innovation, usage, and investment, its data protection policies are lacking and are beginning to trail those of the rest of the world.
News.Com: RealNetworks sings MP3 tune with Xing buy.
RealNetworks will acquire Xing in exchange for common stock in RealNetworks with a maximum value of $75 million.
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