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  • Two-thirds of Americans object to online tracking

    The more people know about how they're being tracked by online advertisers, the less they like it, a survey found. (From

    News items | September 29, 2009 8:55pm PDT

  • After all, it's the Internet, right?

    CNET News.com's Charles Cooper, who spent vacation time perusing posts about Jewish cabals and minority scams, found little holiday spirit within.

    News items | January 4, 2008 4:00am PST

  • Google develops Wikipedia rival

    Now in beta, the "knol project" aims to present authoritative articles; once project goes live, contributors can monetize their pages.

    News items | December 14, 2007 10:52am PST

  • Some sites back online after NaviSite goof

    Web host warned customers that servers would be down for about 12 hours on Saturday. It ended up being more like five days.

    News items | November 7, 2007 1:33pm PST

  • Google's Android has long road ahead

    Search company's new mobile software platform could revolutionize the cell phone market, but consumers shouldn't hold their breath for cool new phones.

    News items | November 5, 2007 4:50pm PST

  • Google sends Android to conquer mobile world

    Analysts expect Google to launch a Google phone now that it has an alliance of supporters behind its Android mobile platform.

    News items | November 5, 2007 2:13pm PST

  • Police Blotter: Is computer-generated pornography illegal?

    Utah jury delivers guilty verdict after being told "computer-generated images" of nude minors are illegal--despite Supreme Court ruling.

    News items | November 2, 2007 9:49am PDT

  • OpenSocial opens new can of worms

    Google has finally unveiled its social-networking strategy, and it's ambitious even for the seemingly unshakable tech company.Video: Flixster built into MySpace profile via Google's OpenSocial

    News items | October 31, 2007 1:21pm PDT

  • After succeeding, young tycoons try, try again

    Having already struck it rich, many young Internet tycoons throw themselves back into a start-up, in a competition with one another and themselves.The New York Times

    News items | October 28, 2007 10:40am PDT

  • Police Blotter: Craigslist toddler giveaway ad sparks suit

    Homeless mother who posted Craigslist ad to find someone to take her 3-year-old daughter tries to get her back from social services.

    News items | October 26, 2007 4:42am PDT

  • Wal-Mart plays Black Friday spoilsport

    Bargain hunters mourn as the retail giant cracks down on Web sites that post holiday sales information early.

    News items | October 23, 2007 4:00am PDT

  • Social networks don their platform shoes

    Facebook scored big by opening up to outside developers. Now its rivals are aiming to follow in its footsteps.

    News items | October 15, 2007 4:00am PDT

  • Ex-techie's nonprofit Room to Read has room to grow

    CEO John Wood plans to expand nonprofit that taps wealthy donors to help build schools and libraries in developing countries.Photos: Building Room to Read

    News items | October 11, 2007 4:00am PDT

  • Cisco outlines next Web revolution

    Internet, growing urban populations and low hardware costs will fuel another major wave of innovation, company executive says.

    News items | September 19, 2007 7:28am PDT

  • George Lucas turns computers into pencils

    The filmmaker aims to bring together tech and education with Edutopia--a nonprofit magazine and Web site for improving public schools.

    News items | September 18, 2007 1:03pm PDT

  • A post-IPO snapshot of Shutterfly

    One year after its market debut--and a dramatic plane landing--the company is holding its own as the rare independent photo-printing site.Photos: Shutterfly's big picture

    News items | September 18, 2007 4:00am PDT

  • Corbis move paves way for higher-end microstock

    SnapVillage is considering support for raw images in its stock-photo business, a move that could give it an angle over better-established competitors that only permit JPEG.

    News items | September 5, 2007 4:00am PDT

  • People search engine Rapleaf revises privacy policy

    In response to queries by CNET News.com, specialized search engine discloses marketing business that sells data about people's social-network ties.

    News items | September 4, 2007 5:57pm PDT

  • At Rapleaf, your personals are public

    The start-up aggregates social-networking profiles and, through TrustFuse, opens the possibility of selling that data to marketers.

    News items | August 31, 2007 4:00pm PDT

  • Tuning his tech chops at Facebook

    Joe Hewitt started coding at an early age. Now, the developer who once worked on Netscape and Firefox is getting down to business at Facebook.

    News items | August 29, 2007 4:00am PDT

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