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Financial News Radio

Saturday, March 16, 2002

Slain girl remembered. Danielle van Dam's friends and family gather for memorial service in San Diego. [USA Today : Front Page] [X M F N]
11:03:35 PM

'Dot.Con': One Is Born Every Minute. John Cassidy, a financial writer for The New Yorker, looks at the Internet stock craze and the fortunes it made and lost. [New York Times: Technology] [X M F N]
11:01:16 PM

XMFN Launches Financial News Radio Satellite Server

XMFN, a radio satellite financial news server, is pleased to announce today that it has launched its new service at www.XMFN.net

10:50:12 PM

The Economist. World-wide population growth will soon turn into a decline. "...in the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that countries whose reproductive zeal had fallen below the 2.1 magic number were not isolated cases." For industrialized nations,1.85 is the new magic number. The unexpected news was that developing nations are slowing their growth to the industrial "magic number" faster than earlier estimates. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
10:32:12 PM

The Woman Behind the Big Leap. Sue Swenson's quick ascension to the top, as head of mobile phone operator Leap Wireless, illustrates that nice people don't have to finish last. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News]
10:30:44 PM

Excite@Home spinoff seeks new home. Enliven, one of the pioneer developers of attention-grabbing Flash advertisements, is struggling to find a new owner, according to sources close to the company. [CNET News.com]
10:28:01 PM

Google Search Engine Unfazed by 'Googlewhackers'. Popular Internet search engine Google is being used by some Web surfers to carry out political and other protests, as well as for extracurricular fun and games. But as Google director of machine learning Peter Norvig told NewsFactor, "It's not something where everybody's coming in and using up all our server time doing Googlewhacks." [osOpinion]
10:27:04 PM

BBC, the goofy Google bomb concept has hit mainstream media. The subtext of this concept is that individuals with personal websites shouldn't have the ability to show up on Google for any combination of keywords. Why? This thinking assumes that individuals don't and can't publish anything of value. It assumes that their motives are corrupt and focused on petty personal gain. Further, it's implied that only journalists and corporate run sites have the integrity to publish anything of value, and that they alone should show up on Google. Bah! [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
10:26:18 PM

'Dot.Con': One Is Born Every Minute. John Cassidy, a financial writer for The New Yorker, looks at the Internet stock craze and the fortunes it made and lost. [New York Times: Technology]
10:24:41 PM

Slain girl remembered. Danielle van Dam's friends and family gather for memorial service in San Diego. [USA Today : Front Page]
10:24:01 PM

Gateway shifts retail strategy. Starting Friday, the PC maker will begin stocking most of its Gateway Country stores with a select number of computers on a permanent basis. [CNET News.com: Personal Technology]
10:23:02 PM

Oracle earnings match warning. The software reports third-quarter earnings of 9 cents per share, in line with an earnings pre-announcement. [CNET News.com: E-Business]
10:22:29 PM

Satellite decision draws near. With a decision imminent on Europe's satellite navigation project, EU leaders may face lobbying at their Barcelona summit. [BBC News: sci/tech]
10:22:02 PM

Elusive iMac slowly turning up online. It may take time, but the stylish new Apple machine is findable at some e-tailers--and the low supply and high demand aren't driving up the price that much. [CNET News.com: E-Business]
10:17:37 PM

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