September 22, 2000
The Economist: To hack, or not to hack?
Even if they are tempted, though, SDMI may be wasting its money. According to Bruce Schneier, the founder of Counterpane Internet Security, a consultancy, such contests demonstrate nothing about security. They are, he says, nothing more than cheap publicity stunts.
News.Com: Web writers kept on Olympics sidelines.
ESPN.com executive editor John Marvel was ready to send his top two sports writers to the Sydney Olympics, but knew chances of getting his hands on press credentials were pretty thin. Since the advent of online journalism, not one Web reporter has been allowed to cover an official Olympic event.
US News: Help, Spidey, help! Comics are dying!
In the future, high-quality comics will be delivered online at lower costs. McCloud guesses a $2.50 comic could cost just 50 cents on the Web. When the bugs are finally worked out of online micropayment systems, readers will be able to sample comics online for pennies.
Web Informant: What makes for a well-designed web site.
Another scenario is to make the site the responsibility of the marketing department -- except those individuals are so busy getting out proposals, answering calls, and juggling the needs of the partners, they don't have time for it. And no one likes the site anyway so why bother?
Yahoo News: Online retailers try selling the store.
Now that online drug sales have disappointed, furniture has flopped, and software is a little soft, Internet stores are trying their hand at a new sales category many think could be their best seller yet. It's called selling the store.
Washington Post: Domain-Name Disputes Get Personal.
Today, in what is considered to be the longest-running domain name dispute, Doughney is trying to regain control of peta.org after a federal court in June ordered him to relinquish the name to the real PETA. Doughney's lawyer recently filed an appeal, arguing that the PETA parody is First Amendment-protected speech.
NY Times: A Question on Music Piracy.
Will Napster's novel claim that its users are protected by the Audio Home Recording Act carry the day? Probably not, said several lawyers and law professors who are experts in Internet law and copyright infringement.
Forbes: BN.com Pays Big Bucks For Yahoo! Pact.
The link is barnesnoble.com. Though that domain name is registered to Barnesandnoble.com, multiple attempts to reach the Barnesandnoble.com site with it often returned "not found," thus neutering millions of ad payments. Looks like bn.com has been too wrapped up in making ad deals to notice.
News.Com: 1-800-Flowers.com re-waters its AOL deal.
Under the deal, 1-800-Flowers will pay AOL $21.1 million over five years to be the exclusive flower retailer on the Dulles, Va., Internet service provider's network of sites. Previously, the company was paying $42 million for a four-year marketing deal...
Wired News: Internet Radio Boxes Debut.
People looking to listen to their favorite Internet radio station or Napster-downloaded MP3 song need no longer be glued to their PC. The first generation of Internet radio devices on display at the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Show...
SJ Mercury: CueCat lets privacy out of the bag, critics say.
While praising such measures, several privacy hounds said they aren't fully mollified. They said the company isn't being upfront enough about what it is collecting, and that there is always the risk that the company will change its privacy policy.
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