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Coupures de Presse [ le 1 novembre 1999 ]

Musique
Musique : sus aux pirates
L'IFPI, qui regroupe 1300 maisons de disque dans 70 pays, ne veut pas laisser de répit aux pirates MP3 : la fédération lance une campagne internationale de lutte contre les sites considérés comme illégaux. (Les News.Net)


E-Commerce
Intermarché
L'Intermarché de Seyssins, premier Intermarché à vendre en ligne, propose à sa clientèle connectée un catalogue électronique d'environ 1000 références représentant un large éventail des produits de base d'un caddie moyen.


Chacun son point de vue...
Coup de gueule Le «village global», un asile d'handicapés socio-affectifs?
Les nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication sont en train d'engendrer un «homme nouveau», mais dans le sens pathétique du terme. Un handicapé socio-affectif qui ne communique qu'au moyen de bébelles électroniques, à la merci d'un développement technologique accéléré, perméable à toutes les modes, toujours plongé dans l'instant, incapable d'autonomie, convaincu de vivre dans le meilleur «village global» possible. La Chronique de Jean-Sébastien Marsan (Multimédium).



Press clippings [ November 1, 1999 ]

Auction Watch
EBay Buys Stake in TradeOut.com; Web Site Features Surplus Odds, Ends
EBay is co-leading a $22 million venture-capital investment in TradeOut.com, which runs an online bazaar for corporate surplus materials. (WSJ)
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Finance
Schwab Teams With Offroad Capital
Charles Schwab, which is best known for discount investing, is teaming with OffRoad Capital to offer wealthy investors a chance to invest in private stock offerings. (NY Times)


AOL
AOL launches beta for voice-enabled messenger
America Online plans to take its AOL Instant Messenger service one step closer to the telephone. The company is testing a voice-enabled service on its next-generation instant messenger product called AIM Talk. The software allows users to communicate by voice through their PCs by speaking into a computer microphone. (News.com)


Latest Attack
Hackers break in to AP Web site
Hackers gained access Sunday to the corporate Web site of The Associated Press, displaying a Halloween greeting with a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. (Techserver)


Something to look forward to
President To Take Questions Via Web
President Clinton plans to take questions on the Internet next month in a format allowing computer users to view his responses on live video. (NY Times)


Health
Clinton Issues Rules on Online Medical Files
So far, Congress hasn't been able to agree on how to guard the privacy of electronic medical records. Today the Clinton administration stepped in, releasing a proposal for new rules on the issue. (The Industry Standard)


Biotechnology
USDA launches new biotechnology web site
In response to rising public concern about genetically-modified (GM) crops, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Friday it has launched a Web site to provide consumers with the latest information. (SiliconValley.com)


Think Tank
Net think tank to form
A group of academics and IT companies is forming a nonprofit Internet think tank that will conduct research and offer education on a host of Internet-related subjects. The Internet Policy Institute will be officially unveiled
on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (InfoWorld)


Charities Online
Charities seek volunteers and cash over the Web
A new Mellman Group poll of 1,200 people by charity marketers Craver, Mathews, Smith and Co. shows that Internet users who have donated time or money to charities over the last year are a select group: They're affluent, involved and younger than involved people tend to be in general. (Detroit Free Press)

How to see if charity on Net is legitimate

There are plenty of legitimate sites that will give you the information that your charity of choice files with the Internal Revenue Service each year. If something about the nonprofit's Web site makes you wary, call or e-mail the agency and ask for printed materials. (Detroit Free Press)


On the Campaing Trail Oh-Hum...
Surfers Tune Out From Presidential Debates
The Al Gore-Bill Bradley "town hall" chat on CNN logged 22.5 million page impressions for the 24 hour period on Wednesday, the exact same number as the average day on CNN.com. (The Industry Standard)




It's the finalcountdown




IRS warns of "high risks" from Y2K
The Internal Revenue Service has told Congress it has experienced some "trouble spots" in preparing for the Year 2000 problem. (News.com)








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