CNET News.com - MediaTech News FirstICANN vote stirs worries of domain chaos- June 27, 2008 Will decision to allow custom top-level domains, despite rigorous application process, trigger new cybersquatting battleshttp://news.cnet.com/ICANN-vote-stirs-worries-of-domain-chaos/2100-1028_3-6242757.html?par... ConnectU founders score spots on U.S. Olympic rowing team- June 27, 2008 Best known as the twins who sued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss now make headlines for something else: the men's straight pair event in the Olympics.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978934-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023... Facebook 'gender policy' has grammar in mind- June 27, 2008 After years of grammatical "themself" limbo, social network decides to request that its members specify whether they're male or female, still letting transgendered individuals opt out.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978875-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023... Google releases string of beta Blogger updates- June 27, 2008 Five-star post ratings and import-export capabilities are among the fixes and tweaks, which are available in the company's "Blogger in Draft" beta test.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978864-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023... Cartier pretties up MySpace with ad campaign- June 26, 2008 News Corp.'s social network features a new marketing campaign by jewelry house Cartier, a brand that's out of reach for most of the music-loving teens who made the site famous.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978549-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023... Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo- June 26, 2008 What Yahoo has, Microsoft wanted. But talks broke down, and the software giant says a proxy battle isn't worth it. Tune in here for the latest.http://news.cnet.com/Microsofts-big-bid-for-Yahoo/2009-1028_3-6228762.html?part=rss&ta... I'm In Like With You raises $1.5 million, looks to game development- June 26, 2008 Spark Capital leads the funding round with contributions from Betaworks, Ron Conway, and Marc Andreessen.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978390-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023... Tech giants put their heads in the clouds- June 26, 2008 Cloud computing is much more down to earth than the term might imply. For Google, Amazon, and others, it's about delivering bits to billions of devices--and users.http://news.cnet.com/Tech-giants-put-their-heads-in-the-clouds/2009-1032_3-6242545.html?pa... Atom Films relaunched as Comedy Central sister site- June 26, 2008 Short-form comedy, from sketch to animation to prank videos, is the name of the game at the new Atom.com, touted as "jukebox-style, proudly low-budget, (and) super-late-night."http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978330-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023... Housing bill and fingerprint registry encounter Senate setback- June 26, 2008 Vote likely to be postponed until next month. It's unclear whether there's sufficient interest in eliminating the section creating a national fingerprint registry.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9978280-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023... |