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How Dangerous Is the Internet for Children? (New York Times)
Some fears are overplayed, others are underplayed, and above all, the Internet plays a huge part in adolescence today.

Independent music sees rise from internet (KGO-TV Bay Area)
Independent music artists are utilizing the internet to reach out to audiences.

Internet Star Faces 10 Years Behind Bars (WKRG News 5 Mobile)
He dared police to catch him in a bold and brash internet video, complete with assualt rifles. Well, police caught the reputed gang leader. Now he faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges. more

Internet safety bill introduced (News Democrat & Leader)
Attorney General Jack Conway and Representative Johnny Bell of Glasgow recently outlined legislation that will help keep Kentucky families safe by strengthening laws prohibiting internet child predators.

Study: 9M will use Internet TV by 2011 (BizJournals)
Internet protocol television or IPTV is expected to redefine pay TV in the United States by morphing the service from a one-size-fits-all traditional broadcast TV to an open, flexible offering, according to a new study by Yankee Group Research Inc.

CORRECTION - McNealy: Telcos falling behind in Internet race (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)
Due to a reporting error, the story "McNealy: Telcos falling behind in Internet race," posted Thursday, mentioned the wrong day on which McNealy spoke at a press conference. He spoke on Wednesday.

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House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee Sets Sports-Marketing Hearing (Broadcasting and Cable)
The House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing on competition in sports marketing Wednesday, March 5.

Man admits Internet hoax threatening stadiums in the NFL (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
NEWARK, N.J. - A man has pleaded guilty to making bogus Internet postings warning of terrorist attacks against NFL stadiums.

Sun Chairman: Telcos Falling Behind in Internet Race (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Telecommunication companies need to go beyond just providing bandwidth and look into acquiring Internet destination sites that are heavily trafficked, Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy said on Friday.

McNealy: Telcos falling behind in Internet race (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)
Telecommunication companies need to go beyond just providing bandwidth and look into acquiring Internet destination sites that are heavily trafficked, Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy said on Wednesday.

Internet Fraud Cases in Japan Rise to Record, Kyodo News Says (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) — Internet fraud cases in Japan reached a record high last year, Kyodo News Agency said, citing a report by the country’s National Police Agency.

CORRECTION - McNealy: Telcos falling behind in Internet race (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)
Due to a reporting error, the story "McNealy: Telcos falling behind in Internet race," posted Thursday, mentioned the wrong day on which McNealy spoke at a press conference. He spoke on Wednesday.

Harvard, MySpace spearhead Internet safety task force (Ars Technica)
Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society has announced that it will head a task force to examine tools to make the Internet safer for children. MySpace, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! are just a few of the companies involved, and they hope that by next year, they will have identified some industry-wide tools. Read More…

Man admits guilt in bogus Internet stadium threats (Sports Illustrated)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former Wisconsin grocery clerk pleaded guilty Thursday to making bogus Internet postings warning of terrorist attacks against seven NFL stadiums in 2006.

Man admits Internet hoax threatening stadiums (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
NEWARK, N.J. - A man pleaded guilty Thursday to making bogus Internet postings warning of terrorist attacks against seven NFL stadiums in 2006.

How Dangerous Is the Internet for Children? (New York Times)
Some fears are overplayed, others are underplayed, and above all, the Internet plays a huge part in adolescence today.

Google stock price sinks on Internet ad-slump fears (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Google’s stock price sank Tuesday in the wake of a report hinting that boom times may be over for the Internet darling’s money-making online advertising.

German court allows limited Internet surveillance (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Germany’s highest court ruled Wednesday that the state was allowed to spy on Internet communications where it could prevent loss of life or an attack on the country.

YouTube outage underscores big Internet problem (Washington Post)
Sunday’s inadvertent disruption of Google’s YouTube video service underscores a flaw in the Internet’s design that could some day lead to a serious security problem, according to networking experts.

Man forwarded nude pics of Internet lover (UPI)
A Gloucester, England, man who e-mailed nude pictures of a woman he met through the Internet to everyone in her address book could face time behind bars.

Internet company sued for holding names (AP via Yahoo! News)
A company that sells Internet addresses is being sued for its controversial practice of holding a domain name in reserve if someone checks for its availability but does not buy it right away.

Google stock price sinks on Internet ad-slump fears (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Google’s stock price sank Tuesday in the wake of a report hinting that boom times may be over for the Internet darling’s money-making online advertising.

Spurned internet-dater faces jail for spreading nude pics (Times Online)
A internet-dater who sent naked photos of his online girlfriend to everyone in her e-mail address book in a fit of jealous rage was today facing a possible jail sentence.

YouTube outage underscores big Internet problem (Washington Post)
Sunday’s inadvertent disruption of Google’s YouTube video service underscores a flaw in the Internet’s design that could some day lead to a serious security problem, according to networking experts.

Top German Court Allows Limited Internet Surveillance - AFP (Nasdaq)
KARLSRUHE, Germany (AFP)–Germany’s highest court ruled Wednesday that the state was allowed to spy on Internet communications where it could prevent loss of life or an attack on the country.

Mayor recalled after racy Internet photo (UPI)
Residents of Arlington, Ore., voted to recall the town’s first female mayor after a racy photo of her turned up on the Internet.

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America Movil to Expand High-Speed Internet, Video (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — America Movil SAB, Latin America’s largest mobile-phone carrier, plans to expand high-speed Internet and video services to 350 cities in Mexico by the end of the year.

Europe funds internet TV standard (BBC News)
Europe is spending 19m euros on developing a standard way to sent TV programmes through the internet.

Internet connections may upend TV programming distribution (Chicago Tribune)
Buyers of this year’s most advanced televisions might notice a curious new feature: a jack that connects the sets directly to the Internet.

Photo of Obama in tribal garments causes stir on Internet (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A photograph circulating in the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a dustup in the presidential campaign over what constitutes a smear.

Internet Ad Revenue Expected to Rise (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Internet advertising revenue is expected to climb 25 percent to $21.1 billion in 2007, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Sarkozy’s clash at farm show an Internet hit (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Footage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s sharp exchange with a man who refused to shake his hand at an agriculture show collected hundreds of thousands of hits on the Internet on Sunday.

Program addresses growing concern: Internet safety issues for kids (The Florence Times-Daily)
How to keep children safe from Internet predators is a growing concern among parents and guardians.

Man, 20, indicted in Internet tryst with 13-year-old girl (Asbury Park Press)
An Ocean County grand jury has indicted a Denville man accused of going to Pennsylvania to have sex with a 13-year-old girl he met on the Internet, and then taking her to his family’s home in Surf City for additional sexual activity.

Sarkozy’s clash at farm show an Internet hit (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Footage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s sharp exchange with a man who refused to shake his hand at an agriculture show collected hundreds of thousands of hits on the Internet on Sunday.

Europe funds internet TV standard (BBC News)
Europe is spending 19m euros on developing a standard way to sent TV programmes through the internet.

Vietnam: Vietnam Plans To invest US$1 Billion On Internet Development To Keep Pace With Growth (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
HANOI, VIETNAM: Vietnam’s largest telecommunications company plans to invest US$1 billion to upgrade the country’s broadband Internet network and keep pace with economic growth.

NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS IN UZBEKISTAN EXCEEDS 2 MILLION (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Statistics The number of Internet users in Uzbekistan exceeded 2.01 million in January this year, according to a UzA report quoting the Uzbek Agency for Communication and Informatization (UzACI).

Sarkozy "get lost" video becomes Internet hit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A video of French President Nicolas Sarkozy telling a bystander to "get lost" has become a hit on the Internet.