Web talk and WhatIs com guide for online terms
The piece introduces WhatIs com as an online technical dictionary with framed and non framed views and word lookup features. It highlights categories such as New Technology Cyberculture Using the Internet and Creat ing Webs while noting a tool that automatically looks up definitions like ATM. Matt Barrick of GS Networks provides contact details.
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Congress pushes Internet bills restricting pornography and privacy
Congress moves ahead on measures to verify user age for viewing harmful online material and to require parental consent for collecting data from children under 13. The proposals tie to a separate three year moratorium on Internet taxes, drawing mixed support and court questions about constitutionality while the administration urges a hands off approach.
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Ohio
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Slade Gorton
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Barney Frank
Dmass
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John McCain
R-Ariz
Federal Trade Commission
Alex Fowler
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Web firms launch Privacy Partnership campaign to educate users
In New York eight major Web companies including Microsoft Excite Lycos Infos seek to curb mistrust with a multimillion dollar Privacy Partnership campaign. Donated banner ads will flood sites from Oct 12. 85 percent of online Americans could see 150 to 200 million displays. Users can click banners to learn how to protect personal data. Conference voices note congressional action continues on online privacy and youth protections.
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Microsoft
Excite
Lycos
Infoseek
Snap
Netscape
Vahno
América Online
Privacy Partnership
Wonder Swan palm-size game unveiled in Tokyo
Akiko Tagami of Bandai unveils the Wonder Swan palm-size game machine in Tokyo showing a 30 hour battery life with one penlight battery. The device ships next March at 39.60 dollars with about 50 games available at launch.
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Bandai
Tokyo
White supremacist links found from newspaper web addresses
Internet users seeking newspaper sites were redirected to Stormfront after someone registered partial or full newspaper names as web addresses. At least nine papers including The Philadelphia Inquirer were affected, with cease and desist letters issued and potential further legal action planned. Don Black of Stormfront denied involvement but linked to a California registrant.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquire Rcot
Stormfront
Philadelphia. Inquirer
Wwwphillynews.com
Inquirer
Philadelphia. Daily News
Philadelphia Online
The
Philadelphia Daila News
Fred Mann
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Chicago Sun-Times
San Jose Mercury News
Atlanta Constitution
Cleveland Plain Dealer
San Francisco Examiner
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Albuquerque Tribune
London Telegraph
Don Black
Storm- Sront
California
42 stations to begin digital TV broadcasting
Washington AP report notes 42 TV stations will start digital broadcasting next month amid glitches. The move follows an 11 year push by government and industry toward digital, with all stations required to switch by 2006. NAB and FCC officials touted the transition and HD potential for markets including WRC-TV in Washington.
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Federal Communications Commission
Bill Kennard
Chicago
National Association of Broadcasters
NAB
Eddie Fritts
Chuck Sherman
Wrc-Tv
Local stations go digital in November across major markets
Northeastern and other stations plan digital broadcasts starting in November. WCBS WEVL KYW WTXE KCAL WJLA WUSA WRC WETA and WITF will carry two channels during the transition with some programs in high definition. Costs run about 120000 to 125000 per station while viewers with HD sets may face compatibility and reception issues during the switch.
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WEVL
KYW
WTXE
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WJLA
WUSA
WRC
WETA
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Jerry Agresti
Jay Leno
Linda Weir Sullivan
ABC
WKOW
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Wis
Ferry Shockley
Shockley Communications Corp
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