News sites popular but few click on ads or will pay
(AFP)
 AFP - The good news for traditional US news organizations? Their websites are popular. The bad news? Few news consumers click on ads and hardly any are prepared to pay for news online.
March 14, 2010 11:30 PM
U.S. to roll out major broadband policy
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people download a high-definition film in minutes instead of hours.
March 14, 2010 7:34 PM
Amazon reacts to new Colo tax, costing affiliates
(AP)
 AP - Kristie McNealy blogs from her suburban Denver home about raising four children and health issues. Her husband, Rob, a floor installer, runs another Web site offering product reviews and advice on hardwood floors.
March 14, 2010 7:02 PM
Bloggers battle corruption in Russia
(AFP)
 AFP - It started with a golden bed and African drummers and led to Russia's latest, surprising, political duel pitting tenacious bloggers against bureaucrats whose excesses went a step too far.
March 14, 2010 5:01 PM
Venezuelan Web site rejects Chavez's allegations
(AP)
AP - A Venezuelan Web site that was accused by President Hugo Chavez of spreading false reports of killings said Sunday the government is trying to restrict criticism, but announced it had banned the visitors who posted the inaccurate rumors.
March 14, 2010 3:13 PM
Australia defends mandatory Internet filter
(AFP)
 AFP - Australia Sunday defended its plan to block some Internet content, such as that featuring child sex abuse or advocating terrorism, after a media rights watchdog warned it may hurt free speech.
March 14, 2010 1:22 AM
Venezuela's Chavez calls for internet controls
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who is criticized by media freedom groups, called on Saturday for regulation of the Internet and singled out a website that he said falsely reported the murder of one of his ministers.
March 13, 2010 9:34 PM
SXSW: Cuban, Boxee Clash at Web TV Debate
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On the opening night of SXSW Interactive, HDNet founder Mark Cuban and Boxee founder Avner Ronan traded verbal barbs and a few well-reasoned arguments trying to answer the simple question: will Internet TV take over?
March 13, 2010 6:35 AM
Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times said on Saturday.
March 13, 2010 4:34 AM
FCC to propose 10-year Internet expansion: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission will submit a 10-year plan to Congress on Tuesday that would establish high-speed Internet as the country's dominant means of communication, The New York Times reported in Saturday editions.
March 13, 2010 1:13 AM
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