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Les pratiques douteuses de RealNetworks
Pour le public, tout a commencé le lundi premier novembre au matin lorsque le New York Times a publié un article avisant que RealNetworks savait tout des habitudes musicales des 13,5 millions d'internautes qui ont téléchargé RealJukebox. Lire l'article dans netsurf.


Francis Pisani est un journaliste indépendant. Installé à San Francisco, il couvre les Technologies de l'information et de la communication pour El País / Madrid, Reforma / Mexico et Le Monde / Paris.


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La Presse Francophone sur le Web [ 4.11.99 ]

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Flicage.com
Fatigués de voir leurs étudiants pomper, quelques enseignants de la prestigieuse université de Berkeley ont mis au point un logiciel qui permet de repérer, dans les travaux des étudiants, les paragraphes ou les documents entièrement recopiés sur le Net. Et pour faire profiter leurs collègues des autres universités de leur trouvaille ils ont crée le site plagiarism.org, )transfert


E-Mode
En plein Boo
Avec plusieurs mois de retard, le tant attendu Boo.com ouvre enfin ses portes : résolument tendance, le site veut mettre la technologie au service des fashion victims. Les News.Net



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English Press From Around The Web [ 4.11.99 ]
Bouuuuuuuuuh
Fashion site thinks differently for Mac
Boo.com--promoted in the fashion world as a cutting-edge
e-commerce site--carries chic brands such as FuBu and Helly Hansen and touts itself as using "the world's most sophisticated virtual shopping technology." But an unusual message on its newly launched Web site cautions: "If you use a Mac, you may experience some problems, so please be patient, we are fixing them." As a result, some Mac users may not be able to buy goods at Boo.com. News.com


Latest Netmania - fun online
I Kiss You!!!!!
Every once in a while, the Net is struck by a widespread mania, something that cuts across all borders and hits all in-boxes. We've already enjoyed the Hampsterdance, the eerie dancing baby that made it all the way to "Ally McBeal," and that ubiquitous $250 chocolate chip cookie recipe that has been making the e-mail rounds for years now.

But the Net's latest craze is not a silly animation or a practical joke. Rather, it's an unassuming man who lives in Turkey and plays the accordion, and who has suddenly become the most spopular guy on the Net -- at least for the moment.

Something about Mahir's home page tickled the Net's communal funny-bone. At last count, Mahir's site reported more than 700,000 visitors.

Mahir is already inspiring fan clubs, including one lusty lover of the "Turkish stud" who put together an (tongue-in-cheek?) animated homage inspired by his Web page. Salon

Freedom of Speech
Back to court for Net porn law
The Child Online Protection Act (COPA) never went into effect. A federal judge blocked it this year, agreeing with challenges from free-speech activists that it was an unconstitutional infringement on adults' rights. On Thursday, Justice Department lawyers head back to court in Philadelphia to appeal that ruling, saying families need the government's help to keep porn from kids under 17. USA Today



Y2K
World won’t go dark
The lights will stay on as the year 2000 arrives, the firm which helped to alert the world to the dangers of the millennium computer bug predicted on Tuesday. In a report, U.S. technology consultancy Gartner Group said electricity supplies around the world will remain more or less stable as clocks strike midnight Dec. 31. MSNBC



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Funeral industry carves niche on Internet : About 35,000 caskets were sold via the Internet last year, only a fraction of the 1.8 million coffins sold overall during that time. (Techserver - November 3)


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