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| AOL You've Got Videos Videos and rentals aren't going away anytime soon, declares Blockbuster - even as its dot-com division prepares for a broadband future with a $30 million investment from America Online. (The Industry Standard) America Online More Than Doubles Roster of Shopping Partners As Shop@AOL readies for year's biggest shopping season, company signs over 160 new E-commerce agreements with leading brand-name retailers. AOL also renews agreements with 95% of current merchant partners, bringing total number of Shop@AOL partners to more than 275. (Individual.com) |
| Talking Browser Free speech comes to the Internet Philips Electronics officials announced Wednesday that the company will make its voice-enabled FreeSpeech browser available for free via download next week. The 10Mb browser will allow users to speak commands and links to surf the Web. The Philips browser will be available at www.speech.philips.com on Nov. 8. The browser software will also work with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5.0 browser. (InfoWorld) |
| More needs to be done Online Barriers for the Disabled Participants at a conference addressing Internet accessibility issues for people with disabilities found little to celebrate in today's online world. Web sites filled with graphics that cannot be interpreted by text-to-speech software. Software and systems designed by companies that do not consider the needs of disabled people. Inadequate computer equipment for disabled students in schools. These are just some of the barriers encountered by people with disabilities as they try navigate a world increasingly dependent on the Internet and computer technologies, said participants at a conference this week in New York that examined the state of technology for those with disabilities. (NY Times) |
| Cybertrend IFuneral industry carves niche on Internet Online casket sales; Web sites, software and national directories for funeral homes; Internet obituaries and videos to preserve a loved one's memory -- death is a burgeoning industry in cyberspace. (Techserver) |
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