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Image: Pepsi tests the Web

March 16, 2005 Pepsi's Oneify.com site includes a Webisode and introduces a series of characters that represent different target groups. TAGS: PepsiCo, character

Shorter URLs help phishers hook more victims

December 3, 2007 Cybercriminals are shrinking host names of malicious sites to lend them an air of legitimacy, according to security researchers. TAGS: phishing, Sophos Plc., victim, researcher, security, blog, link, character

ICANN to fast-track internationalized domain names

November 15, 2007 Testing already under way for creation of domains in local-language script rather than in Latin characters, says ICANN official. TAGS: domain, DNS, chairman, language, character, process

International domain names succeed in testing

March 9, 2007 Advocates see ability to use internationalized domain names as crucial to retaining a single global Internet. TAGS: domain name, character, server

Explaining disconnect between women, video games

June 10, 2006 It's not that women don't understand games, it's that games don't understand women, female game designer says. TAGS: women, video game, girl, gamer, character, games, video, conference

LiveJournal apologizes for mass deletion

June 1, 2007 Following Six Apart's deletion of 500 journals, users stage a blistering backlash and the company moves to make amends. TAGS: LiveJournal, journal, deletion, terms of service, community, discussion, role-playing game, account, character, e-mail

Virtual nightclub offers teens alter egos

May 15, 2006 Game lets teens create computer-generated characters, complete with cool hair cuts and dance moves. Images: The Lounge TAGS: teen, club, child, character, visitor, MySpace

Video Game Decency Act returns

March 21, 2007 Bill aims to criminalize attempts to hide true content of games to obtain less-restrictive ratings from Entertainment Software Rating Board. TAGS: video game, bill, character, video, games

'Sims 2' makes emotional debut

September 17, 2004 New version of hit game gives characters a purpose in life and a chance to pass on their DNA. TAGS: The Sims, Electronic Arts Inc., DNA, generation, character

Reverse engineering 'The Godfather' for gaming

March 6, 2006 Electronic Arts artists had to watch the old film over and over to capture characters' look and feel. Video: Trailer of 'Godfather,' the game Image: Progeny of 'Godfather' TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., reverse engineering, Pixar Animation Studios Inc., actor, film, capture, animation, character, movie, asset, movies, video game, process, games, video

Faux Hulks can keep fighting evil online

December 14, 2005 Settlement enables players of NCSoft game to continue creating characters resembling those in Marvel comics. TAGS: NCsoft Corp., settlement, online game, city, suit, announcement, character, publisher, language, games

Keyboard clicks can lead to security hacks

September 14, 2005 Do the keys on the keyboard make different sounds? Kind of, UC Berkeley scientists discover. And that's a potential problem. TAGS: keyboard, accuracy, computer science, technique, researcher, key, character, security, password, IBM Corp.

Online soap opera returns from the dead

August 9, 2004 In our last episode, "The Spot" had apparently breathed its last. What drama will accompany the online soap's daring return? TAGS: episode, video clip, Sprint Nextel, character, TV, video, photograph

Blurring the lines in 'A Scanner Darkly'

July 14, 2006 Animation technique usually reserved for life-like special effects gives Philip K. Dick adaptation drug-induced ardor. Images: The hazy world of 'Scanner' TAGS: scanner, dot, software program, film, animation, character, technique, effect, video

Hello Kitty's guide to business success

June 21, 2005 Your tech start-up should do so well. Three decades on, this feline has staying power and revenue to die for. TAGS: Japan, designer, character

Kitty says 'Hello' via cell phone

December 14, 2004 Cingular, Nokia and Sanrio team to bring the Japanese cultural icon Hello Kitty to a cell phone near you. Photo: It's Hello Kitty calling TAGS: Nokia Corp., cell phone, Cingular Wireless, Disney Corp., representative, character, entertainment

Is the Internet truly global?

December 15, 2004 CNETAsia's Winston Chai argues that it's high time the Net could handle addresses with non-Roman characters. TAGS: domain name, Steve Ballmer, ASCII, DNS, Unicode, IP address, character, China, IP, Microsoft Corp.

Web addresses get nip and tuck--and spam

December 23, 2003 A gaggle of Web sites have set upon the idea of shortening cumbersome URLs. But the free service also includes spam. TAGS: print media, spammer, spam, character, idea, database, e-mail, security

How I helped Spider-Man save Santa Claus

December 22, 2006 A CNET News.com reporter spends a day learning to use Marvel's comic book creator, and in the process foils foes of St. Nick. Images: A superhero story TAGS: comic, character, Microsoft Windows

U.N. delegates: English isn't good enough

November 1, 2006 Participants at Athens summit demand more internationalization, saying English language enjoys an unfair Net monopoly. TAGS: U.N., domain name, diversity, ASCII, domain, language, character, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.
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