internet news - 6/2

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

Hi All

Below is the news I've come across today, and a quick note to say
that contrary to the message I posted a couple of weeks ago, to
access the news each day on the web, see
http://www.alfa-redi.com/noticia. Here there is access to the most
recent news and the archive. Any comments or suggestions on the news
are gratefully received.

cheers
David

What Children Say About Media And Advertising
Study Finds They Love the Internet and Recognize Ads as Sales Hype
If they were allowed access to only a single medium and had to choose
which one that would be, a majority of children would rather have the
Internet than TV, radio or magazines, according to a study of the
youth market conducted for Advertising Age by NeoPets, a
youth-oriented Web site. 
 http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=33924

From QuickLinks...
Ireland - Code of Practice (ISPAI) 
The Code of Practice and Ethics of the Internet Service Providers
Association of Ireland outlines the self-regulatory environment that
the internet industry in Ireland has committed to. 
 http://www.iab.ie/Publications/Reports/d33.PDF

One child porn complaint every day - report (Irish Times)
An average of one incident of child pornography on the Internet is
reported every day in Ireland, according to new figures released
today.
 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2002/0205/breaking44.htm
 Annual Report - https://www.hotline.ie/news/hotline_first_report.pdf

Hewlett-Packard to hold merger vote on March 19 (Financial Times)
Hewlett-Packard has set March 19 as the date for a shareholder vote
on its controversial plan to merge with Compaq Computer. The early
date for the shareholder meeting ends a long phoney war that has
raged since early September, when the merger was first announced. 

http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3IK0XUBXC

Vietnam licenses more ISPs  (South China Morning Post)
Vietnam said it had licensed four local firms as Internet service
providers (ISPs), including two semi-private companies.  
 http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZ5G71H5XC.html

IOC restricts coverage online (South China Morning Post)
Perhaps you want to catch a replay of a breathtaking downhill run or
missed the misstep that cost a promising figure skater the gold. 
You will not find Olympic events on the Internet during the Winter
Games starting this week. You will have to settle for photographs
online. 
 http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZK711H5XC.html

Singapore Net users search for scandal (South China Morning Post)
A sex scandal in Taiwan is riveting Singapore Internet users who
constitute the biggest group worldwide searching for spicy new
developments.
 http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZ4CLYG5XC.html

A Nation Online: How Americans Are Expanding Their Use Of The
Internet
NTIA and the Economics and Statistics Administration have published A
Nation Online: How Americans Are Expanding Their Use Of The Internet.
This report is based on the September 2001 U.S. Census Bureau’s
Current Population Survey - a survey of approximately 57,000
households and more than 137,000 individuals across the United
States. As such, the data in this study are among the most
broad-based and reliable datasets that have been gathered on
Internet, broadband, and computer connectivity.
 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/dn/nationonline_020502.htm
 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/dn/nationonline_020502.pdf (pdf)
 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/dn/nationonline_020502.doc (Word)
 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/dn/execsum.htm (Executive Summary)

Not in Finland Anymore? More Like Nokialand (New York Times)
After the company town, behold the corporate nation.
A decade or so ago, this icy outpost on Russia's flank was in deep
trouble, its economy battered by the collapse of traditional markets
in the old Soviet Union, a recession taking hold and one in five
workers looking for a job. Cafes closed. Lights dimmed.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/06/international/europe/06NOKI.html

Indian software sector weathers global storm (Financial Times)
Global spending on technology services may be down but India's
competitive software companies, which benefited from the spending
binge, are scarcely struggling. 

http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3O4J35CXC

Is Korea the telecom world leader? (CNET)
The telecommunications wars of the 1990s are over, and as the dust
clears from the fallout of mega-mergers gone awry, bankruptcies and
misplaced strategic thrusts, Korea Telecom seems to have emerged as a
most unlikely victor.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1033-829736.html

Dating Sites: Rare Web Profit Centers (International Herald Tribune)
The online advertising market has been ailing for the better part of
a year, but some Web categories are in remarkably good health, like
personal ads. 
 http://www.iht.com/articles/47146.html

Curbing Spam With an Electronic Seal of Approval (International
Herald Tribune)
A group of Internet companies started public tests last week of a new
form of commercial e-mail, one that places a special digital seal
inside electronic messages in an attempt to signify they come from a
"trusted sender." 
 http://www.iht.com/articles/46930.html

Net gambling ban a failure, casino operators say (Fairfax IT)
Casino operators say the federal government's prohibition on internet
gambling is failing, with Australian punters flocking to use
unregulated offshore gaming sites.
 http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2002/02/06/FFXR5S50CXC.html

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,3725065%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

Second Opinion Sought In California 'Spam-Law' Challenge (Newsbytes)
Businesses everywhere will be governed by the laws of California
unless that state's anti-spam legislation is struck down as
unconstitutional, say lawyers for a pair of companies accused of
sending unwanted e-mail to California residents.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174252.html

Global online population still growing (Nua)
According to eMarketer, the global Internet population will reach
709.1 million in 2004, up from its estimate of 445.9 million last
year. 
 http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905357630&rel=true

Microsoft presenta una iniciativa para garantizar la seguridad
informática de las empresas (ZDNet)
Microsoft ha presentado en España su programa Strategic Technology
Protection Program (STPP), una iniciativa que pretende ayudar a las
empresas a conseguir un alto grado de seguridad en sus sistemas
informáticos y a mantenerlos protegidos a largo plazo. 
 http://www.zdnet-es.com/canales/zdnn/mostrarnoticias_t.html?id=3753

From The Wrap, courtesy of The Guardian...
Blunkett Tests Water On Identity Cards
David Blunkett, the home secretary, said yesterday he wanted to raise
the idea of a national "entitlement card". The Telegraph notes that
Mr Blunkett said he wanted to "test public reaction" to the cards.
The Independent gives prominence to the views of Liberty, the civil
rights group, who say the scheme would "pave the way for a national
database and an 'ever more draconian' system".
* Compulsory ID cards back on the agenda 
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,645503,00.html
 * Independent: Blunkett clears the path for compulsory identity
cards
 http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=118481
 * Telegraph: Blunkett plans ID card
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/02/06/nblun06.xml&sSheet=/portal/2002/02/06/ixport.html


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