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Online growth plateaus
News The number of Internet users in the United States expanded much more slowly during the past two years compared with previous years, but many of the 126 million people who are online are becoming more attached to the Web.
[December 23, 2003, 13:35]
US tops phishing league
News The United States hosts more online scamming and identity theft Web sites than any other country, a leading security think tank has found. The spread [of Web sites] seems to be where more machine are online in the first place".
[February 28, 2005, 12:55]
Online Solution Built With Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers Boosts Campaign Results and Cuts Costs
White Papers When RedRiver Systems, LLC built a brand new online donation processing system for a group of United Ways to automate their workplace campaigns, donations went up and administration costs went down - more than 70,000 donors raised $20 million in...
[August 10, 2007, 11:08]
UN proposes net governance changes
News A top United Nations official on Monday called for changes in the way the internet is operated, taking aim at "self-serving justifications" for permitting the United States to preserve its unique influence and authority online.
[October 31, 2006, 11:12]
British e-government hailed by UN
News It was put together by United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance (UNPAN), a division of the UN that details the public policies, administration and services of UN member states.
[January 12, 2005, 13:40]
AOL claims speed crown
News This software is one technique that AOL is employing to boost subscriber loyalty and to attract new users, something EarthLink and United Online have already been doing. United Online said the study was a validation of accelerated dial-up Internet...
[August 19, 2003, 10:50]
Record labels put the brakes on CD copy locks
News Fearful of consumer backlash, major record labels in the United States have slowed controversial plans for making CDs more difficult to copy, even as tension over online music piracy mounts. Last year, news that record companies were planning to...
[September 3, 2002, 13:28]
Copyright differences brew P2P clash
News Although it's still illegal to download the songs from the United States, it's much harder for copyright holders to find people who are downloading, as opposed to uploading, specific files online. If a Web-based service comes online, it might be...
[January 8, 2003, 9:22]
Yahoo! to shut down European sites
News On 28 June, the online portal company plans to shut down the auction sites that serve the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as those that handle France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Generally determined by subtracting negative feedback comments from...
[June 14, 2002, 10:22]
US may play online tax man for EU
News The concessions illustrate the increasing pressure to tax online goods both in the United States and elsewhere. Some US online companies could soon be required to take on a new role: tax collectors for the European Union.
[December 27, 2001, 11:52]
MasterCard fights back against phishing
News Credit card giant MasterCard announced on Tuesday a new initiative aimed at fighting the growing problem of online fraud, specifically the emerging threat of phishing schemes. We need to protect consumer confidence in the payment systems being used...
[June 22, 2004, 16:35]
EBay launches $100m charity auction
News In the latest online effort to raise money for disaster relief, eBay has launched a charity auction aimed at raising $100m in 100 days. EBay's charity auction is one of several online that are raising money for relief efforts in the wake of last...
[September 18, 2001, 10:28]
VeriSign warns of organised gangs behind Net crime
News The United States' favoured status among online criminals, however, underscores that the country has to do much more to protect its online citizens, Griffiths said. Organised gangs are more likely than ever to be behind online attacks, according to...
[November 17, 2004, 8:40]
AOL quietly shifts staffing to India
News America Online is quietly laying the groundwork to hire software engineers in Bangalore, India -- a decision that is sparking some pointed criticism but also is becoming de rigueur among technology companies.
[December 23, 2003, 7:35]
Online music site climbs the charts
News It sounds like a genuine blast from the past: an online music site on an acquisition binge, expanding quickly around the world, with a stock price that has actually climbed since the beginning of the year.
[August 21, 2001, 12:58]
Search engines get 'Gatored'
News Last year, for example, Google won contracts to provide commercial search results to America Online in the United States and EarthLink, taking away from Overture's business. The Gator online advertising network is testing a new paid search product...
[January 15, 2003, 7:42]
PayPal goes international
News The online payment company plans to launch a multicurrency service around 10 October, allowing customers to accept payments in euros and UK pounds. PayPal's electronic payment system, popular on auction sites, allows customers to collect payments...
[September 26, 2002, 15:02]
Survey: Web use trends ever upward
News The biggest markets for online shopping, according to the 12-country study, are in the United States and the United Kingdom, where 77 percent and 68 percent of Web users surveyed, respectively, have made purchases online.
[February 14, 2003, 7:57]
Tesco looks to conquer America
News The UK grocer, which runs the largest online grocer in that country, recently announced a deal with the United States' Safeway chain. Tap the sides of the online grocery business and you won't see too many signs of freshness.
[June 29, 2001, 15:08]
Overture, Google win Yahoo! berths
News The deals come as Web sites turn to pay-for-performance advertising in search engines as one of the few bright spots in the online advertising market. Google is seeking to catch up with its own pay-for-performance search advertising product, and...
[November 18, 2002, 16:33]
