Swedish e post delivery targets zero paper mail
Posten Sweden launches ePostbox an Internet mail delivery service with Margareta Chowra as spokesperson. It aims to reduce physical mail by letting recipients pick up mail from any Internet connected computer worldwide. Companies pay about 2 kronor per item roughly a quarter cheaper than traditional carrier delivery.
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Stockholm
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Posten
Margareta Chowra
Swedish Posten
Columnist Explores Hidden Web Treasures This Week
Spinning the Web columnist Michael Newman examines the Whois database and other hidden online resources. He previews themes for this week and directs readers to an archive at wwiwljworld.com/section/spinningtheweb for past columns.
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Michael Newman
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Cannes festival embraces digital cameras in film entries
Cannes festival showcases digital filmmaking as directors experiment with new freedom. Four main competition films from China Russia Britain and Iran were shot digitally. The Star Wars installment also highlights digital capture and projection using mirrors prisms and stored images instead of celluloid.
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China
Russia
Britain
Iran
Cyberspace Cops Suppress Expression in Egypt
Egyptian State Security targets online dissent as police arrest a Web designer for a political poem and a student for spreading rumors. Human rights advocates say authorities use new technology to curb freedoms, as gays face ongoing policing online challenges.
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Cairo
Egypt
Palm Pilot transforms doctor rounds in Tennessee hospitals
Oak Ridge oncologist Ron Sands uses a Palm Pilot to calculate radiation doses and access drug references. Covenant Health Systems tests wireless PDA access across five Knoxville hospitals, enabling real time patient data and intranet viewing, while software gaps slow adoption.
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Methodist Medical Center
Oak Ridge
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Knoxville
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Covenant Health
Nike
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Forrester Research
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Google and the making of a search engine icon
A profile of Google’s rise from Backrub in a Stanford dorm to the Googleplex. It notes cofounders Brin and Page, the speed and design praised by users, and the way Google’s ranking system drives popularity. It also follows David Gallagher’s unusual quest to boost his own site’s Google ranking to become the top result.
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Larry Page
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Page
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Googlewhacking sparks addictive web amusement and hype
Knight Ridder notes Googlewhacking as a sought after two word hunt on Google yielding a single page. The feature cites a 45 000 strong Whack Stack and compares Google to a powerful fast search engine ranked by hits and links. It quotes analysts praising Google as a top site with loyal users.
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