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Coupures de Presse [ le 17 janvier 2003 ]
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Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch
Idleworm.com
Guerre flash
Le site Internet Idleworm propose de regarder une animation en flash montrant ce qui risque d'arriver si la guerre en Iraq est déclenchée. (Zataz) |
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eBay auction stops for Caribbean isle
An online auction for an uninhabited Caribbean island closed Thursday with bids totaling more than $4.5 million, but the owner said it wasn't enough to part with the island. (CNN)
eBay celebrates profits boom
The world's largest online auction site, eBay, is celebrating record results. The firm tripled its profits to $87m (£54m)in the three months to December, surpassing analyst expectations. eBay is now forecasting revenues of up to $1.9bn during in 2003, $70m higher than the previous estimate. (BBC) |
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Sex.Com Trial Goes to High Court
California's highest court will finally hear the high-profile case of who owns the rights to the Sex.com domain. The six-year battle over one of the Internet's most highly desired domain names involves founder and CEO of Sex.Com Gary Kremen, VeriSign formerly Network Solutions, and Stephen Michael Cohen
But more than simple case of dot-com claim jumping, if the California Supreme Court rules in favor of Kremen, the verdict could result in numerous lawsuits against domain registries, and, ultimately have the strongest impact on VeriSign, who could face a multimillion-dollar damage claim from Kremen. (SiliconValley.com) |
Interesting
How to Make Money on Chilean Internet
The telecommunications market in Chile has a legal method to connect different networks: It requires that every customer who originates a communication must pay a fee according to the time of network usage. That money is distributed between the telco that originates the call and the one that carries it to the final destination. So, if you have good content on your website, you can set up an ISP, invite people to connect using dial-up through your numbers, and get your money from each call (in this case, every access to the Internet) made by users through your facilities. (poynter.org)
Alarming
Girls suffers burns after laptop explodes
A 15-year-old girl suffered second-degree burns to her hands and thighs after the laptop she was using exploded. Nikita Sooklal, the daughter of a foreign affairs official based in Pretoria, South Africa, is now in hospital being treated for her injuries. Nikita had borrowed her father's laptop during her lunch break to access the Net - but five minutes later the computer exploded. (The Register)
WiFi
'WiFi Zone' logos to take guesswork out of wireless access
Cafes, bookstores, airports and other places that offer wireless Internet connectivity for their customers can now display logos declaring themselves official "WiFi Zones." The trademark will mean that the merchants' WiFi networks meet performance standards and equipment requirements issued by the WiFi Alliance, the group that promotes and monitors the technology. Companies that sell WiFi networking to stores will have to pay $100 for the logos, though they will be free until March 2004. (USA Today)
USA
IRS Pushes Taxpayers to E-File
The Bush administration announces a Free File initiative that allows most taxpayers to prepare and file their taxes online for free. (Wired)
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