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Friday, January 28, 2005

New Look

Well, how do you like this look?
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Opera, the Forgotten Browser. Firefox gets all the attention these days, but it wasn't the first to fight the Internet Explorer hegemony. Nor is it alone: Opera is still plugging away. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]
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Fake Commercial Spots Spread Quickly on the Internet. Viral marketing, in which ads spread online as people share them, has become an intriguing strategy for marketers trying to look beyond traditional commercials. By By NAT IVES. [NYT > Technology]
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Boston Company Sues Ticketmaster over Resale Concept. Ticketmaster is sued for $100 million by a small company in Boston. Season Ticket Solutions alleges that the giant ticket broker took and repackaged online resale technology that it developed. [NPR News: Business]
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Sirius Reports Loss, Despite Increase In Subscribers. Sirius Satellite Radio posts higher losses in the fourth quarter, despite an increase in the number of subscribers for the digital radio network. [InternetWeek]
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turpitude: Dictionary.com Word of the Day. turpitude: baseness; depravity. [Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
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Microsoft takes aim at Zambia piracy. Microsoft is urging Zambia to pass its ICT government policy as a way of fighting software pirates. [Computerworld Cybercrime News]
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Here is a great story about a "bad trip"...

MapPoint users find service to be quite a trip. A bug in the Microsoft software sends those looking to travel between two Norwegian cities on a trip across much of Western Europe. [CNET News.com]

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