Previous DayAmerica Online's IM system under investigation
News The battle for control of the Instant Messaging market has been fiercely fought. Now the Feds enters the fray
Why Napster matters
Comment Myth No. 1: Information wants to be free. Says who? The folks who don't want to pay for information naturally promote that point of view. But you'll get a very different argument from the people...
Data protection chief swipes out at spying Bill
News Liberty and data protection chief join ever-growing queue of RIP critics
Analysis: Teething problems for Bluetooth?
News This wireless data technology has captured the public's imagination. But when will it get off the ground?
The Internet -- adolescent or cowboy?
Comment The metaphors we use to talk about the Internet say a lot about how involved we think the government should be in regulating it. The two metaphors I hear most often to describe the Internet and the...
Nuggets: Casio's beaming wrist technology
News It may not be James Bond's dream watch but if you liked the eighties it may be could be right up your digital alley....
TiVo shares rocket on AOLTV pact
News TiVo shares have shot up after the announcement of their 'personalised TV' deal with AOL
Everyone's a loser in security blame game
News Network security specialists want to know who's at fault for the poor state of security. And it could be a very expensive answer. Call it the blame game, Internet style
The Day Ahead: Will Rediff.com be an IPO hit?
News Content and shopping site Rediff.com is the first Indian company to be listed on a US exchange via an IPO. How will it fare?
CMGI tops 3Q estimates
News The Internet incubator and investment company sees revenue growth
EBay to acquire Half.com in stock deal
News This represents the online auction house's first foray into a fixed-price business model
New kid on the Linux block: SCO
News Long-time Unix stalwart SCO is getting into the Linux business, with its own Linux release. Some say it was just a matter of time
Court of Appeals to hear Microsoft case
News Software giant wants appellate court to stay the company breakup ordered by Judge Jackson, along with the conduct remedies designed to rein-in its business practices
A Year Ago: FBI goes after worm creator
News First published: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:26:09 GMT
Irrational e-commerce
Comment Shopping on the Internet, people complain, isn't really very good. I keep getting press releases from people who do surveys; they all report the same dismal truth: that most Web sites are pants.
