Consumer Reports Compares and Contrasts 11 Travel Websites
Do Travel Search Engines Deliver? An Examination of the Leading Sites, December 21, 2005.
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A Selected Bibliography on “Sensitive But Unclassified” and Similarly Designated Information Held by the Federal Government, by Sara E. Kelley Wrongful Conviction and Innocence Resources on the Internet, by Ken Strutin Foreign and Transnational Legal Forms, by Mary Rumsey 2005 Holiday Gadget Gift Guides, by Jeff Beard Dennis Kennedy’s Legal Technology Predictions for 2006: Small …
America’s Most Literate Cities, 2005
America’s Most Literate Cities, 2005: Seattle, WA ranked as the number one city for Internet literacy, defined in terms of “Internet resources available to the population.” These resources include library Internet connections, commercial and public WiFi access, Internet book orders, and reading newspapers on the Internet.
Several Dozen Corporations Embrace Blogging To Expand Customer Relationships
The Blogosphere Beckons: Should Your Company Jump In? Harvard Management Communication Letter, Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2005.
Pew Study Tracks Steep Rise in Consumer Use of Online Classifieds
Press release: “17% of internet users about 25 million people — have sold something online…Data from comScore Media Metrix show that the number of Americans using online classifieds has shot up 80% in the past year, led by the rapid growth of the sites organized by Craigslist.org.” About 25 million people have used the …
Google Goes Way Beyond Search
Who’s Afraid of Google? Everyone, by Kevin Kelleher. “It seems no one is safe: Google is doing Wi-Fi; Google is searching inside books; Google has a plan for ecommerce.” postings on Google Print/Book Search Google Wants to Provide Free WiFi to SF Google Plans Online-Payment Service
Debate Between Publishers, Authors and Google Over Book Search Program
New York Times: Googling Literature: The Debate Goes Public Related references: Google, Authors, Publishers, and Library Officials in Discussion at The New York Public Library: Panel with Library President Paul LeClerc, Google VP David Drummond, legal scholar Lawrence Lessig, Wired editor Chris Anderson, and others on Thursday, November 17. Postings on Google Print and Google …
The Expanding Reach, and Power, of Google’s Plans for Future Services
New York Times, Just Googling It Is Striking Fear Into Companies, speculates on Google’s potential plans to broaden the company’s e-commerce endeavors, including property listings in conjunction with mapping, searching, and satellite projects currently extant, and comparison pricing for a range of consumer goods.
Amazon Announces Plan to Sell Portions of Books Online
Press release: Amazon.com Announces Plans for Innovative Digital Book Programs: “…the company is currently developing two new programs that will enable customers to purchase online access to any page, section, or chapter of a book, as well as the book in its entirety. The first program, Amazon Pages, will “un-bundle” the physical-world experience of buying …
Google Adds Two New Product Blogs
The newest additions to the Google product blogs, now numbering ten, are: Inside Google Desktop Blog: “We’ll be using this blog as an easy way to make announcements and share all kinds of information – including developer tips, in-depth feature descriptions, user feedback, and ideas on how to get more out of Google Desktop.” Google …
Forbes Attacks Blogs
Forbes targets what is calls “attack bloggers” with a very broad brush, in a trio of articles as follows: Attack of the Blogs, Daniel Lyons, 11.14.05 – “Web logs are the prized platform of an online lynch mob spouting liberty but spewing lies, libel and invective. Their potent allies in this pursuit include Google and …
Feds and Industry Join Forces to Fight Spam
A new, joint federal law enforcement and industry initiative to fight Internet fraud, called LooksTooGoodToBeTrue, was launched today (press release, 5 pages, PDF). “This website was developed to arm you with information so you dont fall victim to these Internet scam artists.” The site provides consumers with documentation on: Types of Fraud; Victim Stories; FAQs …
