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MIKE WENDLAND: General Motors rockets into Internet blogosphere (Detroit Free Press via Yahoo! News)

.. The automaker that once epitomized the Type A business world of suits and white shirts has decided to join the trend toward keeping Internet blogs, the online personal diaries that have become a huge hit with Web users. This week, GM quietly introduced Fastlane (http://fastlane.gmblogs.com), a blog written by top management of the world's largest corporation. ..

U.S. to Appeal W.T.O. Ruling That Favored Internet Gambling (New York Times)

.. The U.S. is planning to appeal a ruling that the country is violating trade obligations by prohibiting residents from gambling over the Internet. ..

Overseas Indians plan Internet database to track roots in India and forefathers' migration to other continents (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)

.. Overseas Indians tracing the paths their ancestors took through Africa, North America and Southeast Asia may be able to surf the Internet to track their roots in the near future. ..

Firefox Emerges as Internet Alternative (LinuxInsider.com)

.. By day, Alexander Vincent is a mild-mannered secretary for a Vallejo, Calif., real estate broker. By night, he's an online crusader protecting users of a new Internet browser from glitches and security bugs. If he were a superhero, you might call him Mozilla Man. ..

Police Charge Students With Internet Scam (AP via Yahoo! News)

.. Four Sydney high school students have been charged in connection with a Russian-based Internet scam that stole people's banking passwords and siphoned their cash into accounts in eastern Europe, police said. ..

FBI warns of Internet scams after tsunami (AFP via Yahoo! News)

.. The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of Internet scams claiming to raise funds or help locate survivors of Asian tsunamis. ..

Merchant Risk Council Hosts Third Internet Fraud Prevention Conference (AuctionBytes)

.. The Merchant Risk Council is holding its third Internet Fraud Prevention conference, a unique forum that brings together leading experts from the major Internet retailers, credit card associations and law enforcement. ..

Police Charge Students With Internet Scam (ABC News)

.. Police Charge High School Students With Global Internet Scam That Stole Banking Passwords ..

TiVo surfs Internet for new service (CNET)

.. TiVo will use Internet to enable an improved version of its service beyond it baseline DVR capability. ..

Court upholds Internet sex conviction of Salt Lake man (North County News)

.. SALT LAKE CITY -- A federal appeals court has upheld the use of an undercover agent posing as a young girl in a Salt Lake City man's Internet sex conviction. ..

SBC Sees Internet TV on Its Phone Lines (eWeek)

.. SBC Communications plans to launch television over the Internet with new compression technology, turning the table on cable companies encroaching on its phone business, the company's chief operating officer says. ..

MIKE WENDLAND: General Motors rockets into Internet blogosphere (Detroit Free Press)

.. General Motors has gone to the blogs. The automaker that once epitomized the Type A business world of suits and white shirts has decided to join the trend toward keeping Internet blogs, the online personal diaries that have become a huge hit with Web users. ..

Experts: Parents need to monitor closely Internet use by children (The Times Argus)

.. BURLINGTON Parents need to monitor what their kids are doing on the Internet to keep young users from becoming the prey of pedophiles. That was the message from a panel of experts at a forum on youth Internet use and safety Thursday night at Burlington City Hall. ..

The Brain Mimics the Internet (eWeek)

.. Computer scientists studying the stability of Internet connections may someday find their research used to help patients suffering from schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, or stroke. ..

Watch The Auto Channel at 100MPH With World's First In-Motion Satellite Antenna For High Speed Internet Access Reception (The Auto Channel)

.. LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 -- Announcing a breakthrough in mobile computing and communications, RaySat, Inc., a developer of mobile video receiving systems, today introduced the world's first vehicle-based satellite antenna providing in-motion, high-speed Internet access to motorists, including emergency personnel, riding in cars, trucks, or motor homes. ..

Category: Internet Services (Billings Gazette)

.. Does Internet Montana have a cable service for getting on line. If so how much? We have available regular dialup access, accelerated dialup access, and DSL. I believe that Bresnan is the only cable Internet provider in Montana. ..

SBC Sees Internet TV on Its Phone Lines (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

.. SBC Communications Inc. plans to launch television over the Internet with new compression technology, turning the table on cable companies encroaching on its phone business, the company's chief operating officer said on Thursday. ..

'Extremely Critical' Flaw Threatens Internet Explorer Users (NewsFactor)

.. Security experts are warning of a new and highly critical security flaw in Microsoft Internet Explorer, when running under Windows XP SP2. ..

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