Reuters - The media should have been told they
would not have total Internet freedom before arriving for the
Beijing Olympics, a senior IOC official said on Thursday, as
rights groups piled criticism on both the IOC and host China.

NewsFactor - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Chinese government confirmed Wednesday what free-speech advocates loathe to hear: Reporters covering the Olympic Games won’t be able to access Web sites that China deems politically sensitive.

PC World - UPDATE: The IOC admitted Wednesday that it had made a deal with Chinese officials to accept censorship of the Internet during the Beijing Olympic Games.

AFP - The United States on Wednesday ramped up pressure on China to live up to Olympic ideals by ending human rights abuses, as President George W. Bush promised “nothing to fear” from Internet freedom.

Reuters - Expedia Inc, the largest U.S. online
travel agency, on Thursday posted a quarterly net profit on a
16 percent increase in bookings.

AFP - A defiant China stood firm on controversies swirling around the Olympics on Thursday, hitting back at the United States over human rights criticism and insisting Internet censorship would remain.

PC Magazine - Adobe on Thursday issued a number of updates to its Photoshop Express beta, the company’s online photo management tool originally introduced back in March. Enhancements include Air support, online printing, music soundtracks, and more.

PC World - Web giants such as Google and Facebook should pre-screen user content before it goes online, according to a U.K. government…

Reuters - Nokia will invest a further $150
million into its venture investment arm, hoping to find
emerging Internet services from China and India, the world’s
largest cellphone maker said on Thursday.

Reuters - A gauge of online labor demand in the
U.S. fell in July as a seasonal decline met shrinking online
job availability in a majority of industries, occupations,
regions and local markets, a private research group said on
Thursday.