Coupures de Presse [ le 4 mai ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

Point de Vue par Cyril FIévet La surcote des .com : plus pour longtemps ? Il est souvent bien difficile de déterminer la valeur d'un nom de domaine. Lorsqu'on regarde l'évolution du marché, il est même quasiment impossible de définir des règles immuables en matière de valeur. (dotboutique.com) Search Day Naissance d'une nouvelle lettre d'info sur les outils de recherche Le célèbrissime site Searchenginewatch de Danny Sullivan lance, en collaboration avec Chris Sherman (ex-Websearch), SearchDay, un lettre d'information quotidienne, gratuite et en anglais sur les outils de recherche. Au menu : des astuces pour mieux chercher l'info et l'actualité du domaine. Lancement lundi prochain, mais vous pouvez déjà vous y inscrire en ligne. (Abondance) Lof t Story Les Loft Parodies sautent au PAF Jeudi 3 mai, un chiffre s´étalait dans toute la presse : LoftStory.com, le site de l´émission de M6, attirerait près d´un million de visiteurs quotidiens. Comme d´habitude, personne ne précise s´il s´agit ou pas de visiteurs uniques. Pas un mot non plus sur l´audience de la quinzaine de sites qui parodient le vrai. Pourquoi ? Parce que nombre d´entre eux proposent des séquences vidéos chaudes, gratuites et non caviardées, carrément piquées sur le site de l´émission. (transfert) Un nouveau touriste de l'espace Cameron va-t-il couler l'ISS ? Le réalisateur James Cameron (Titanic) pourrait se rendre à bord de la station spatiale internationale dans les deux ans à venir. Ce qui ferait de lui le second touriste de l'espace après Dennis Tito, qui doit redescendre sur Terre ce week-end. (futur(e)s)

Press clippings [ May 4, 2001 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch Tough Times for graduate students Dear New Employee: Welcome, and Goodbye In an effort to cut costs without having to rescind job offers, which are usually nonbinding, consulting firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers and Mercer Management Consulting have informed future employees that they should seriously consider waiting, even until next year, to come to work. Technology companies like Cisco Systems and Intel have sometimes gone even further, paying new hires not to come to work at all. (WSJ) Paid subscription required

The New York Times New York Times May Be Mulling Charging Fees for Online Papers New York Times may be mulling a paid subscription model for online versions of some of its larger newspapers, judging by remarks made its CEO. (NY Times)

Writers Strike Hollywood writers seek Internet kickbacks Imagine a day when it's possible to download an entire episode of "Friends" on your computer -- anytime you want to watch it. Technology prognosticators believe that day is coming sooner than later. And Hollywood writers want to ensure they protect their work without missing out on potential revenue. (CNN)

eBaywatch EBay to ban all hate-related items eBay said Thursday that it will start banning Nazi-related items, Ku Klux Klan memorabilia and other types of hate propaganda from its auction site. (The Industry Standard Europe)

Cyberwar [Contd] U.S. hackers retaliate against Chinese attacks American computer crackers fight back after several U.S. sites are defaced. But the virtual battle is affecting the real world – the business world. (The Industry Standard Europe)

Defacement Three Microsoft Web sites vandalized by hackers Computer intruders managed to gain control of three international Microsoft home pages on Thursday, replacing the company’s data with a simple message taunting the software giant. Microsoft’s UK, Mexico and Saudi Arabia sites were replaced with messages from the hacker group Prime Suspectz. (MSNBC)

Spy Story 3 Accused of Stealing Lucent Secrets Federal authorities yesterday arrested two Chinese scientists working for Lucent Technologies Inc. and a man described as their business partner, charging them with stealing product designs from the telecommunications equipment giant and passing them to a Chinese government-owned company in Beijing. (The Washington Post)

Dell Recall Dell recalls laptop batteries because of fire hazard Dell Computer Corp. has issued a recall for about 284,000 batteries used in its notebook computers, warning that they can overheat and catch fire, after one incident was reported. The recall covers batteries used in Inspiron 5000 and 5000e notebooks shipped to consumers from Jan. 7, 2000, to March 21 of this year. (Nando Times)

Keeping the Net safe for children 'Safe' net surfing for children An internet service to protect children from falling prey to paedophiles and accessing pornography online is being launched. It will say on Friday that it has adapted the browser Internet Explorer, making it impossible for users to enter unsuitable sites. (BBC) Missing 'internet' schoolgirl Police continue their search for a girl who is missing with a man she is believed to have met via a chatroom. (The Guardian)