Republican bill would ban social networking from schools, librariesDOPA - the Deleting Online Predators Act - addresses concerns over MySpace by banning a broad range of interactive sites.May 11, 2006 by ZDNet Editors in Google
New York Public Library: A digital institutionWho knew that the venerable institution, The New York Public Library, was one of the most progressive public organizations to enter the digital age? News.com reports that the NYPL has started a number of online programs fostering education and equal access to information.June 8, 2006 by ZDNet Editors in Google
How Blackboard took over the education marketFree downloads, word of mouth, and a takeover unquestioned by the Justice Dept. allowed the company to completely dominate market for software used to connect students, teachers, materials.June 1, 2006 by ZDNet Editors in Google
Search adds muppet Bert to bin Ladin causeThe danger of relying on the Internet for sourcing images was illustrate graphically this week when a protestors an anti-American Islamic rally in Bangladesh were pictured carrying posters of Osama bin Laden flanked by Sesame Street character Bert.The images on the posters, which were taken by several photographers including a Reuters photographer, appear to have originated from Websites.October 10, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in Google
Wikipedia now a top site, thanks to GoogleNinth place ranking shows the 'quality' of online dictionary, Wales says. In any case, Google searches tend to point to Wikipedia - proof the site is widely referred to.February 22, 2007 by ZDNet Editors in Google
An alternative to Google's book-scanning projectWith $1 million grant, Internet Archive hopes to create an open source alternative for digitizing the world's booksDecember 22, 2006 by ZDNet Editors in Google
Google clones: Search with a twistA pair of start-ups are searching for surfers by using the same techniques that made Google popular--finding what you want. But both say they can do it better.August 28, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in Google
Google advertises best student ideas on global warmingClasses were invited to use Google's collaborative online software to brainstorm ideas for combating global warming. The best ideas were published in a USA Today ad.December 7, 2006 by ZDNet Editors in Google
Netscape revamps search engineNetscape Communications, a division of AOL Time Warner, has given its search engine a face-lift and minor surgery. The new service yields a greater number of search results from the Open Directory Project, an open-source directory of Web sites.August 15, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in Google
New project to scan brittle books at Library of CongressLibrary gets $2 million grant to develop best practices for handling ancient manuscripts. Important works from US history including Civil War collections and Franklin's library.February 2, 2007 by ZDNet Editors in Google