January 28, 2000
Salon: Why don't judges want their financial interests revealed online?
Either way, the crazy thing about this legal battle between APBnews and the judges is that the information in question is already publicly available -- by written request. The thing the judges are resisting is putting it online...
NY Times: Not X'es, Not O's, It's the Dot-Coms That Matter.
For instance, executives at Lifeminders.com, which offers a personalized e-mail service, decided to buy Super Bowl time in late November. But their agency refused to create a spot, complaining that there wasn't enough time to produce anything worth running on such a big event.
News.Com: Sony aims to push more products through the Net.
As a result of those discussions, Sony authorized six retailers to sell Sony's audio and video products over the Internet late last year. Now, for the first time, Sony is clearly stating that it intends to take the next step--selling its own products directly to consumers.
Industry Standard: DoubleClick Sued for Privacy Violations.
A California woman filed suit against DoubleClick yesterday, accusing the online advertising company of unlawfully obtaining and selling consumers' personal information, according to a statement issued by her attorney's office.
ChannelSeven: 7 From Seven with George Bell.
Q&A with George Bell, CEO Excite@Home. I think the most viable is permission email and the least has to be untargeted banner ads. Just from a click-through and conversion factor, opt-in email promotions generate a lot more customers and we see these numbers for Excite.
Motley Fool: Son of DIVX: DVD Copy Control.
But attempting to use laws to prevent the natural commoditization of previously proprietary products and the resulting transition to a service-based industry... It's like prohibition in the 1920s.
Editor & Publisher: E Ink raises $37 Million.
The development of "electronic ink" continues to attract attention from the publishing industry, as E Ink Corp. announced $37 million in second-round financing to further its development of re-printable books and newspapers. Several newspaper companies are among the investors.
USA Today: New Web addresses still a year away.
So far, the most forceful and successful arguments against expanding Internet addresses, called ''domains,'' are from the world's most powerful corporations. Some jealously guard their trademarks and complain that the current system already is too awkward to police.
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