VZ Wireless Sues Alleged Spammer

1. VZ Wireless Sues Alleged Spammer

Verizon Wireless today said it is suing a Florida vacation outlet for allegedly sending nearly 100,000 unsolicited text messages to the carrier's customers.

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- read full story from internetnews.com, Nov 23 2005


2. Bogus E-Mails Contain New 'Sober' Worm

Austria's equivalent of the FBI said Tuesday that it is investigating a flurry of bogus e-mails sent in its name to people in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

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- read full story from washingtonposts.com, Nov 23 2005


3. AIM Gets Upgrade, Integrates More Features

America Online Inc. launched a new version of its instant-messaging service yesterday, integrating e-mail, text messaging, and voice and video chatting into one online software program.

For more on this:
- read full story from washingtonposts.com, Nov 23 2005


4. AOL Launches Its Triton

AOL today officially launched its new AIM Triton service, which includes an integrated communications client that offers instant messaging, e-mail, SMS mobile texting and voice and video chat services.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Nov 22 2005


5. Google Must Buy TiVo

Last month, I incurred the wrath of not a few Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - News) fans when I criticized a proposed deal with Sun Microsystems to push Star Office. I said then, and still believe, that Google's strength isn't in applications, but in search and targeted advertising.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 23 2005



6. Google Testing Click-to-Call

Google searchers can turn to the phone as well as the Web to connect with advertisers. Google is testing a new feature for its AdWords keyword ads that appear alongside natural search results: click-to-call.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Nov 23 2005


7. Perspective: File-sharing crackdown rages worldwide

Lest there be any doubt, the recording industry is quite serious about cracking down on what it perceives to be illegal file-sharing, in the United States and other countries as well. To prove the point, the industry has just initiated more than 2,100 new legal cases against individuals in Europe, Asia and South America.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET News.com, Nov 23 2005


8. Yahoo: From Dot-Com Survivor to Web 2.0 Powerhouse

While Google and Microsoft dominate the headlines, Yahoo has quietly embraced new technologies to emerge as a legitimate big player in the Web 2.0 sphere.

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- read full story from eweek.com, Nov 23 2005


9. Computer Worm Poses as E-Mail From FBI, CIA

It's being called the worst computer worm of the year -- a fast-spreading Internet threat that looks like an official e-mail from the CIA or FBI but can leave your computer wide open to intruders.

For more on this:
- read full story from washingtonpost.com, Nov 24 2005


10. Google fixes glitch that unleashed flood of porn

A technology glitch temporarily turned Google's new personal listings service, Google Base, into a vast, virtual red-light district earlier this week.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET News.com, Nov 23 2005