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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

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

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., author, copyright law, talent, project

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, author, entry, Time Warner Inc., professor

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.

New Year's resolution for Firefox: Grow

December 24, 2004 Mozilla browser's market share growth curve may be steep, but workplace and site restrictions could flatten it. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Netscape Communications Corp., Web browser, author, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

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

'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.

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, Google Inc., event, author, New York, speakers

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, malicious code, author, security company, detection, virus, attack, security

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

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

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.

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., Terry Semel, Google Inc., Google AdSense, Internet search advertising, advertiser, author, search, Microsoft Corp.

How to succeed in the gadget biz

August 21, 2006 Buyers shell out more every year, but few companies have figured out how to turn a decent profit. TAGS: deflation, consumer electronics, electronics company, profit, Apple Computer, author, electronics, Sony Corp., TV, HP

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
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