Coupures de Presse [ le 16 octobre, 2002 ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

Vint Cerf L'optimisme bien tempéré d'un des pères du Net Vinton G. Cerf, l'un des pères fondateurs d'Internet, participait à la session de clôture du congrès mondial des télécommunications. L'occasion pour lui de faire le point sur les difficultés de WorldCom, la crise de la nouvelle économie et les espoirs suscités par l'avènement des technologies sans fil et par le haut-débit. (Le Monde)

Press clippings [ October 16 2002 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch Microsoft Caught Red Handed Web users turn tables on Microsoft Eagle-eyed web users have spotted a bogus Microsoft advert. Microsoft has been caught using a fake advert that claimed people were switching from Macs to Windows PCs. The advert debuted on Microsoft's website and supposedly recounted the story of a former Apple Mac user who had converted to using Windows. But investigative work by net users revealed that the supposed 'switcher' actually worked for a marketing company employed by Microsoft. The Microsoft advert was a response to the high-profile campaign run by Apple which showcased people who have moved from Windows to a Mac. (BBC) AskMe.com AskMe.com to shut down advice Web site The privately held company in this Seattle suburb announced in an e-mail Monday that its free expert advice Web site will be shut down by Nov. 25. AskMe will now concentrate on selling software to enable rapid transfer of information between employees within large companies such as Boeing, Ford and Honeywell, said Hossein Mousavi, AskMe vice president of marketing. AskMe users are being referred to alternatives such as AllExperts.com, Abuzz.com, ExpertCentral.com and Keen.com. Spam Spam Masquerades as Admin Alerts Pop-up ads disguised as Windows system administration alerts annoy users and puzzle security experts. Spammers, on the other hand, say the tactic works. (Wired) Good News New AOL 8.0 smacks down pop-ups America Online on Tuesday said it will discontinue serving pop-up advertisements in conjunction with the release of AOL 8.0, the latest upgrade of its flagship Internet service. (News.com) Origins of I.M. I've Got to Get a Message to You [...] Though Zephyr was intended to send system status notifications and alerts like “you have new e-mail,”students started to use it to pass messages amongst themselves. (Technology Review)