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Amazon debuts author hall of fame

July 7, 2005 Company draws up list of 25 best-selling authors as part of its 10th anniversary celebration later this month. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., author

Publishers sue Google over book search project

October 19, 2005 Association of American Publishers accuses Google of "freeloading on the talent and property of authors and publishers." TAGS: Google Book Search, publisher, Google Inc., copyright law, author, talent, project

Authors Guild sues Google over library project

September 20, 2005 Group calls the search king's scanning and digitizing of library books "massive" copyright infringement. TAGS: Google Book Search, copyright law, lawsuit, Google Inc., author, U.S., response

To delete Wikipedia entry or not to delete?

January 11, 2007 That is the question for site adminstrators mulling an article recently posted about a CNET News.com reporter. Is he worthy? TAGS: Wikipedia, article, administrator, deletion, Time Warner Inc., entry, author, professor

'Microserfs' author looks at Google generation

March 30, 2006 In "JPod," Douglas Coupland takes his characteristic skepticism to this year's crop of oppressed tech workers. TAGS: author, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Bid your name into a Grisham novel

August 16, 2005 Leading American authors will auction character names in forthcoming books to raise funds for the First Amendment Project. TAGS: auction, First Amendment, author, eBay Inc.

In search of the Wikipedia prankster

December 15, 2005 Daniel Brandt, a book indexer in Texas, explains what motivated him to track down the author of a false article. TAGS: Wikipedia, Nashville, IP address, author, IP, BellSouth Corp., article, Texas, search, router, server, e-mail

Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiasco

August 31, 2007 McAfee joins ranks of those criticizing Sony over rootkit-like behavior of device driver used to run its Micro Vault USB. TAGS: rootkit, McAfee Inc., author, Sony Corp., device driver, security, USB, PC

Can video save the book-publishing star?

May 24, 2007 Simon & Schuster will soon be promoting authors through so-called docu-videos in the hope that putting a face on camera will sell more books. TAGS: Simon & Schuster Inc., author, senior analyst, online video, video, TV

Sober code cracked

December 9, 2005 Antivirus firms crack an algorithm that was being used by the worm to "communicate" with its author. TAGS: Sober worm, F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, worm, algorithm, author, antivirus, virus

Dueling tech blueprints vie for standard

April 19, 2005 IBM, Microsoft, other biggies submit standards proposal for a Web-services-focused reliable-messaging spec. But a standard already exists. TAGS: WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Reliability, OASIS, technical committee, BEA Systems Inc., specification, author, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Google opens dialogue with book publishers

January 19, 2007 At an event in New York, more than 300 people associated with publishing attempt to bridge the gap between print and digital books. TAGS: Cory Doctorow, publisher, author, event, Google Inc., speakers, New York

New draft of GPL 3

July 27, 2006 The Free Software Foundation has released a new draft of the controversial version 3 of the General Public License. TAGS: GPL, draft, Free Software Foundation, GPL 3, freedom, author, copy, work

Recon worms on the way, experts say

June 10, 2005 Viruses that reconnoiter your computer for flaws before they attack are expected to become more common. TAGS: vulnerability assessment, BlackSpider Technologies, worm, vulnerability, chief technology officer, security company, malicious code, author, detection, virus, attack, security

Google rises at Yahoo's expense

April 23, 2007 Two years ago, the biggest search companies were about the same size. Now Google is twice as large and growing fast. What happened? TAGS: ComScore, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Terry Semel, Google AdSense, advertiser, Internet search advertising, author, search, Microsoft Corp.

Flash authors ponder Google pitfalls

April 6, 2005 Flash developers at San Francisco conference hear tips on making their sites Google-friendly. TAGS: Google Inc., author, search engine, San Francisco, conference, Microsoft Corp.

More Apple photos and videos

March 29, 2006 CNET's video and photo archives are packed with Mac and iPod clips. Here's a sampling. TAGS: Guy Kawasaki, Mac maker, Apple Computer, Apple iPod Nano, Steve Jobs, author, Apple iPod, photograph, music player, Intel, CEO, Apple Macintosh, video

Sci-fi author laments state of world

March 15, 2006 In his annual talk closing out the South by Southwest interactive conference, Bruce Sterling says the world is in crazy shape. Photo: Sterling speaks at SXSW TAGS: author, Web 2.0, America, conference

Larry Lessig visits 'Second Life'

January 19, 2006 The law professor and author stops by the virtual world to talk about issues raised in his book "Free Culture." Photos: Lessig gets real in a virtual world TAGS: Larry Lessig, Second Life, virtual worlds, avatar, Vivendi Universal, author, audience, DIY, professor, San Francisco

Google builds an empire to rival Microsoft

September 21, 2005 Search giant could become more important than Redmond rival, says author who has studied its patents and engineering. TAGS: Google Inc., network computer, Larry Ellison, Sun Microsystems Inc., author, Internet search, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., CEO
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