Coupures de Presse [ le 1 novembre 2000 ]

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Sophie Bernard Sophie Bernard quitte Branchez-Vous! Sophie Bernard quittera le cybermédia Branchez-Vous! vendredi prochain. «Je veux laisser la gestion et retourner au journalisme à temps plein», nous a-t-elle expliqué. Pour ceux qui veulent continuer à lire Sophie Bernard, le Groupe Électrogène de Steeve Laprise (Le Lien Multimédia, le magazine Convergence) comptera parmi ses clients réguliers. «J'ai longtemps travaillé avec Steeve donc je retourne en terrain connu.» (Multimédium) Best of luck Sophie in your new venture! Allons bon... Milliardaire et m'as-tu-vu Vivre durant quatre mois en étant constamment observé, dans les moindres gestes de sa vie quotidienne : c'est le pari de Josh Harris, un milliardaire new-yorkais de 39 ans. L'expérience sera bientôt à suivre sur le site weliveinpublic. (Le Figaro Multimédia) Pétition Un million de courriels pour la vie Une cyber-pétition est lancée dans le cadre d'une campagne nommée «Ensemble contre la peine de mort aux États-Unis» avec l'objectif de recueillir un million de signatures avant l'investiture du prochain président des États-Unis. (Branchez-Vous)

Press clippings [ Novemver 1 2000 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch Napster Sings Another Tune Napster strikes historic deal with Bertelsmann German media giant Bertelsmann has broken ranks with the major record labels and announced a strategic alliance with the controversial music-sharing network Napster. The news comes as a shock to the music industry, as Bertelsmann's music division, BMG, is currently suing Napster for distributing its material without copyright permission. (The Industry Standard Europe) Digital Music's Nasty Little War Napster's deal with Bertelsmann might signal progress in the ongoing war between small digital music companies and the big boys of the music industry. But the road ahead is anything but smooth. (Wired) Napster Users Mourn End of Free Music [...] Webnoize, an online music research firm, said its recent poll of Napster users found that 68 percent were willing to pay a $15-a-month fee for the service. But for some, even the $4.95 a month fee that Mr. Barry has suggested would be too much. "I don't use Napster to commune with other music lovers or meet people," another user wrote online. "I use Napster simply because it is easy and more importantly free." (NY Times)

Virus Alert Experts predict more mutating viruses Havoc wrought by Internet-based computer viruses continues to worsen, a new study concludes. And the worse news is that software vendors are predicting an even darker future in which self-mutating viruses become practically undetectable and almost unstoppable. These mutating menaces, known as polymorphic and metamorphic viruses, are not yet common. But virus hunters warn that a few of this year's virus crop -- in particular the NewLove worm -- are precursors of mutants that will be difficult to stop because they change shape to evade detection. (CNN)

KeepUpdated.com Net radar to sweep sites for surfers KeepUpdated, which is pitched somewhere between e-mail alerts and Pointcast's push technology, has launched "personal Internet radar" technology that initially will alert people to jobs and property they are interested in, as well as news and entertainment. (The European Standard)

SMS Short Messaging Gets Longer A mobile telephony provider in India introduces a portal that can be accessed by mobile phone users by both short-messaging service and wireless application protocol. (Wired)

Domain Names Typo-Loving Squatter Squashed A federal judge levies the maximum penalty against squatter John Zuccarini who preys on sloppy typists by registering misspellings of popular domain names and subjecting site visitors to a deluge of ads. In proceedings before the court, however, the ruling said he admitted that he earned between $800,000 and $1 million annually from the thousands of domain names he has registered. (Wired)

Amazon.co.jp Amazon opens Japan online store with 1.7 million books Amazon will offer a selection of 1.7 million titles in Japanese and English, and also sell foreign titles through its web site, constructed in Japanese. (SV.com)

eBay eBay, Publisher Fold Auction Magazine eBay and Krause Publications have decided to discontinue the auction magazine after the upcoming December 2000 issue, eBay Magazine publisher Kevin Isaacson confirmed. (NY Times)

On the Campaign Trail Vote-swapping site shuts down California Secretary of State Bill Jones told the operators of voteswap2000.com that it violated state law when it set up a vote exchange site encouraging Californians to trade their votes for Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore for votes for Green Party candidate Ralph Nader in other states. (USA Today) Vote auction site causes confusion A controversial website, [v]ote-auction.com, still claims to be buying and selling votes in the U.S. presidential election, but proof that the organization is doing anything--legal or not--has yet to surface. (News.com) Candidates use databases, mapping technology to target voters The PC-based GeoVoter system in Darryl Howard's office is getting a workout before next week's elections. As executive director of the Oregon Republican Party in Salem, Howard is a leading-edge user of database and mapping technology that helps candidates deliver personalized campaign messages to individual voters. (CNN) Yahoo organizes election coverage Yahoo said it created a one-stop-shop for election news and information. The area includes political news and information as well as links to vendors of political memorabilia. Another feature is a search tool for speeches of the candidates. (Tipworld newsletter)

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