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(AP) -- PBS's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" plans to beef up its international coverage with help from the startup news outfit GlobalPost. http://www.physorg.com/news178820427.html Technology - Internet Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:20:11 EST news178820427 The year has not yet ended but Microsoft says "Twitter" was among the top searches of 2009 on its new search engine Bing and a company which monitors language has crowned it the top word of the year. http://www.physorg.com/news178814390.html Technology - Internet Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:50:03 EST news178814390 (AP) -- Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined euro1.7 million ($2.5 million) by a Paris court on Monday for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands like Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo - all of which are owned by luxury group LVMH. http://www.physorg.com/news178806990.html Technology - Internet Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:38:21 EST news178806990 (PhysOrg.com) -- The findings of a Spanish study claiming that Wikipedia's editors are leaving at an alarming rate have been refuted by the Wikimedia Foundation and by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. http://www.physorg.com/news178787309.html Technology - Internet Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:40:01 EST news178787309 A British newspaper group started charging for online content on Monday in a groundbreaking experiment which will be closely watched by an industry battling falling advertising revenues. http://www.physorg.com/news178789957.html Technology - Internet Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:20:01 EST news178789957 (AP) -- There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google. Just don't count on that turning into a lucrative plan for newspapers. http://www.physorg.com/news178784890.html Technology - Internet Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:20:01 EST news178784890 Historic manuscripts by Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin and other ground-breaking scientists will be published online for the first time, Britain's Royal Society said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news178782363.html Technology - Internet Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:46:30 EST news178782363 (AP) -- So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 - and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online. http://www.physorg.com/news178654017.html Technology - Internet Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:40:01 EST news178654017 (AP) -- The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling. http://www.physorg.com/news178551993.html Technology - Internet Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:10:01 EST news178551993 More than half of all people who buy flights, hotel rooms and hire cars online risk being left without compensation if companies fail under outdated law, the EU said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news178476099.html Technology - Internet Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:43:33 EST news178476099 (AP) -- Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales. http://www.physorg.com/news178457950.html Technology - Internet Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:39:34 EST news178457950 Finding a financially viable way to provide local news is a challenge large metropolitan newspapers are confronting. But a Coral Gables, Fla., Web site is among a few locally with faith it can succeed. http://www.physorg.com/news178394543.html Technology - Internet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:10:02 EST news178394543 US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines," according to published reports. http://www.physorg.com/news178393781.html Technology - Internet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:40:01 EST news178393781 (AP) -- The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say. http://www.physorg.com/news178393757.html Technology - Internet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:20:02 EST news178393757 (AP) -- Online advertising revenue in the U.S. fell 5.4 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as the sputtering economy kept its tight grip on even the fastest growing segment of industry, according to a report released Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news178383179.html Technology - Internet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:53:27 EST news178383179 Whistleblower website Wikileaks began publishing on Wednesday what it said were hundreds of thousands of pager messages from the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. http://www.physorg.com/news178383122.html Technology - Internet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:52:47 EST news178383122 Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nuanced approach to operating in "repressive" foreign countries, according to third-quarter lobbying reports. http://www.physorg.com/news178313476.html Technology - Internet Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:40:03 EST news178313476 (AP) -- Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the First Lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site. http://www.physorg.com/news178313560.html Technology - Internet Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:10:02 EST news178313560 Australian and Canadian competition authorities have approved the Internet search and advertising partnership between Yahoo! and Microsoft, the companies said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news178314674.html Technology - Internet Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:51:39 EST news178314674 (AP) -- Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news178313425.html Technology - Internet Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:40:01 EST news178313425 (AP) -- Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked. http://www.physorg.com/news178296343.html Technology - Internet Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:01 EST news178296343 (AP) -- Laura Fitton's ascent has been staggering: In less than a year, she's become mayor of nine different places in several different states, all without giving any speeches or kissing any babies. http://www.physorg.com/news178217012.html Technology - Internet Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:50:02 EST news178217012 Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news178212258.html Technology - Internet Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:41 EST news178212258 (AP) -- The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films. http://www.physorg.com/news178198792.html Technology - Internet Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:40:30 EST news178198792 Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news178183236.html Technology - Internet Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:21:30 EST news178183236 (AP) -- While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. http://www.physorg.com/news178121706.html Technology - Internet Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:40:01 EST news178121706 (AP) -- A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. http://www.physorg.com/news178121777.html Technology - Internet Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:16:58 EST news178121777 With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say. http://www.physorg.com/news178098069.html Technology - Internet Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:42:08 EST news178098069 (AP) -- Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change. http://www.physorg.com/news178046136.html Technology - Internet Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:16:08 EST news178046136 (AP) -- A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. http://www.physorg.com/news177954916.html Technology - Internet Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:11 EST news177954916