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Web networking photos come back to bite defendants

July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 4

(AP) -- Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed ...


Scholars plan to reunite ancient Bible -- online

July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century version that had its Gospels and epistles spread across the world, is being made whole again - online.


Facebook gets a facelift to help users share

July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- The popular online hangout Facebook is sporting a new look to reflect changes in how its members communicate with each other and how they share photos and updates about their lives.


Court affirms online content law unconstitutional

21 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- A federal appeals court agreed Tuesday with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet.


Review: Facebook Scrabble flashy, but not better

July 16, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

(AP) -- A sanctioned version of Scrabble for Facebook, released this week by video game maker Electronic Arts Inc., boasts animated graphics and true-to-the-board-game design.


Unlike McCain, many seniors depend on the Web

July 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help. Robinson is now 106 - that's 35 years older than McCain - and she began using the Internet ...


Security flaws in online banking sites found to be widespread

20 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or ...


AOL exec Leonsis turns film passion into business

July 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Retired AOL executive Ted Leonsis is turning his passion for documentaries into an Internet service meant to give independent filmmakers broader viewership.


Facebook asks US court to unplug German website StudiVZ

July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Facebook is asking a US court to shut down German website StudiVZ on the grounds it is an illegal "knockoff" of the online social networking superstar.


Internet television service Joost enters China

6 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Internet television service provider Joost said it launched a Chinese service Wednesday with local portal TOM Online to tap the world's largest online market.


Yahoo settles with Icahn to avert August showdown

July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is relinquishing three seats on its board of directors to activist investor Carl Icahn, ending a battle for control of the Internet company while still leaving the door open for a possible ...


Yahoo 2Q profit falls 18 pct, below analyst views (Update)

19 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc.'s second-quarter profit fell 18 percent, the latest sign of the financial decay that has frustrated shareholders and raised doubts about the Internet company's future.


Court affirms online content law unconstitutional

21 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- A federal appeals court agreed Tuesday with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet.