Archive for March, 2008

Sacramento Bee names new publisher (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - The Sacramento Bee on Monday named a new publisher to guide the newspaper as it struggles with declining revenue and tries to extend its reach on the Internet.

Family pursues MySpace sex assault suit (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A screen grab of MySpace.com. (www.myspace.com/Reuters)AP - The family of a teenage girl who says she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man she met on MySpace.com asked a federal appeals court Monday to revive their lawsuit against the social networking Web site.

Google starts letting users edit documents offline (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - Google Inc said on Monday it is
taking the next step to make its Web-based software useful in
the real world of spotty Internet access by allowing users to
edit word processing documents offline.

CareerBuilder, Facebook in job ads venture (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - Internet jobs site CareerBuilder.com
is teaming up with Facebook to help clients run job recruiting
campaigns within the online social network, the two companies
said on Monday.

EU debates cybercrime law enforcement (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - Two groups working separately to boost Europe’s defenses against online crime will present proposals this week, almost a year after most of the nation of Estonia’s links to the Internet were disrupted for days or weeks.

Google Brings Offline Access to Docs and Apps (PC World)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

PC World - Google is rolling out a much-awaited feature for its hosted applications: the ability for people to use them even when they aren’t connected to the Internet.

Yahoo launches Shine website for women (AFP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Yahoo on Monday began wooing women with a Shine website focusing on subjects such as love, money, beauty, home and parenting.(Shine.yahoo.com)AFP - Yahoo on Monday began wooing women with a Shine website focusing on subjects such as love, money, beauty, home and parenting.

Google brings offline access to Docs and Apps (InfoWorld)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

InfoWorld - Google is rolling out a much-awaited feature for its hosted applications: the ability for people to use them even when they aren’t connected to the Internet.

Yahoo's Shine Focuses on Female Decision-Makers (NewsFactor)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

NewsFactor - Yahoo on Monday launched a Web site focused on providing information relevant to women. Dubbed Shine, the site aims to create a single destination for the approximately 40 million women between the ages of 25 and 54 who already come to Yahoo each month.

Mobile broadband subscribers increase by 850 percent (InfoWorld)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

InfoWorld - The worldwide number of mobile broadband subscribers using HSPA has increased by 850 percent over the past year, according to the GSM Association. But carriers are also running the risk of becoming a victim of their own success.