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Only Connect: The Google-Pyra Deal


Why did Google buy Pyra, whose Blogger software launched a thousand weblogs? Could blogs, rich in connections to other sites, be the "killer app"?

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Army of One

Brian Jacobs is a man with a modest plan: He wants to bring the corporate music industry to its knees. And he's not alone, he says.
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Trade Wars

California courts have reopened the debate over vote-swapping websites. To the activists at votexchange2000.com, the future of online democracy hangs in the balance.
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She’s Got Class, She’s Got Nerve, She’s Got “Alternaporn”

College student/sex activist Lux Nightmare talks dirty about her mission to legitimize online smut.
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Bridging the Digital Divide in Africa

Long a dark continent in the fiber-optic sense, Africa is scrambling to close the technology---and techno-literacy---gap. Intriguingly, almost half its information-technology students are women.
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Taking It to the Net

With the recent "virtual march" on Washington, antiwar mobilizers have entered a new phase in online activism. MoveOn.org is leading the way.
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Surfing in the Dark: How the Blind See the Net

Screen-readers and Braille displays make computers accessible to the blind, but navigating the Web is still a challenge for the blind and the visually impaired.
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What's in a Name?

Branding consultants to companies seeking identity in a post dot-com economy: Less flash. Deeper meaning. And "e-" and "i-" names are over.
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Chinese Portal Companies Attain Profitability

Chinese companies such as Sohu, Netease and Sina are reaping the profits of the Internet economy. Haven’t they heard that the dot-com boom went bust?
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