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From the December 2003 issue of Wired Magazine, this article provides background and details about the development and implementation of Amazon’s new Search Inside the Book service comprised of more than 120,000 books that have been scanned into an electronic archive. “The archive is intentionally crippled. A search brings back not text, but pictures — …
In a posting on September 10, I noted that Amazon was preparing a new service for mid-September release, called Look Inside the Book II. A press release today from Amazon announced that an expansion to the service has been launched, Search Inside the Book, that enables “customers to find books at Amazon.com based on every …
Yesterday Judge Michael J. Davis of the United States District Court of Minnesota released a 22 page decision, Vonage Holdings Corporation, Civil No. 03-5287 (MJD/JGL) Plaintiff, v. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, following his October 8 bench ruling. From the Judge’s summary: “Plaintiff Vonage Holdings Corporation (“Vonage“) provides a service that permits voice communications over …
From VeriSign’s press release: “VeriSign, Inc, the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Network Solutions business unit to Pivotal Private Equity. Under the terms of the agreement, VeriSign will receive approximately $100 million…” The company will retain its …
A new Consumer WebWatch report: Renting Cars Online: An Analysis of the Potential Benefits and Challenges of Booking Through a Car Rental Web Site.
Microsoft Partners With Amazon: “The Amazon service will enable users to make purchases without launching a browser or leaving their Office document, presentation or email message. Users will also be able to take data from Amazon, such as book information for footnotes and bibliographies, and embed it in their documents.”
From dc.internet.com: “VeriSign says it will hold the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) “fully accountable” for its actions in forcing the .com and .net registrar to close its controversial Site Finder service. Editorial statement by VeriSign Senior VP Mark McLaughlin on the benefits of innovative e-commerce services. See also VeriSign Complies with …
Technical Responses to Unilateral Internet Authority: The Deployment of VeriSign “Site Finder” and ISP Response.
VeriSign’s introduction of its Site Finder service on September 15 ignited a firestorm of controversy. Today ICANN President and CEO Paul Twomey sent a letter to VeriSign’s Executive VP Russell Lewis stating: “VeriSign must suspend the changes to the .com and .net top-level domains introduced on 15 September 2003 by 6:00 PM PDT on 4 …
From the Multistate Tax Commission, a new report issued September 24: Revenue Impact on State and Local Government of Permanent Extension of the Tax Moratorium Act See also my September 17 posting, House Votes to Continue Internet Tax Moratorium
False Solicitations Allegedly Duped Consumers to Transfer Domain Name: FTC v. Network Solutions, Inc., doing business as VeriSign Registrar (Civil Action No.: 03 1907), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction.
The Controversy Over New Web Typo Site continues as ICANN issued an Advisory Concerning VeriSign’s Deployment of DNS Wildcard Service, requesting that pending the organization’s review and publication of a report, VeriSign suspend this service. In addition to ICANN’s action, last Friday Popular Enterprises, parent of search engine Nester.com, filed an unfair trade practices lawsuit …
