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BT gets into film, TV and music

The show must go on, Pierre
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MS wins Isle of Man government IT deal

Open Source didn't make the shortlist
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BIG has a pop at BT dominance

Report sticks the boot in
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If Only...

I had 1/10 the wealth of this Andy Beal.
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Jeff's World - TradeMark Infringement

If you're a regular reader of Search Engine Lowdown, you'll no doubt have become accustomed to reading the caustic comments offered by "Jeff". "Jeff" is actually Jeff Buechler, our Enterprise Sales Director and probably one of the most loyal readers of SE
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Searching Smarter, Not Harder

From Wired News: Databases and search engines provide instantaneous access to endless information about anyone or anything, but the search results often include as many misses as hits. To generate more-relevant answers, organizations including the fede
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Hardcore Google

If you're a hardcore investor - the type who hangs around the mailbox just waiting for the latest issue of Barron's - you'll enjoy every word Bambi Francisco has to say about the supply and demand of Google stock.
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Google Losing Trademark Lawsuit Battle?

When it comes to trademark infringement lawsuits, Google may not yet have lost the war, but they're sure losing the battles. Battelle has details of the latest setback for Google, in the Geico case.
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Google Offers Share Buyback

Reuters reminds us that Google still has the small issue of 23.4 million shares that were not correctly registered with the SEC. Google said it expects little acceptance of the buyback offer, which has a weighted average offer price of $3.94 per share.
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A Search Engine for your Television

Save this CNet article for your coffee break, as it's quite lengthy. Bottom line? Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are all working to bring search to a TV screen near you. Google? ...Google's project for TV search is ultra-secretive; only a handf
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Google Looking for an Ad Agency

According to Church Marketing Sucks (catchy name) Advertising Age reports Google is looking for an ad agency in what would most likely be a multi-million dollar account.
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Worried You've Missed the Google Boat?

CNN Money looks at the rise of Google's share price and gives retail investors some interesting competitive analysis. If you've not yet bought Google stock, this is a great article to read.
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Bringing Spammers to their Knees?

Interesting report from the BBC... Internet portal Lycos has made a screensaver that endlessly requests data from sites that sell the goods and services mentioned in spam e-mail. Lycos hopes will it make the monthly bandwidth bills of spammers soar
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Microsoft Evangelist Still Prefers Google Over MSN Search

Robert Scoble still prefers the results from Google compared to the new MSN Search. "Personally, I still like Google the best. Why? MSN and Yahoo push their results down with too much advertising. It's funny, I should appreciate the advertising on M
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Ask Jeeves Not in the SEO Business or are they?

Gary Stein picks up on a story we blogged about Ask Jeeves having SEO services. He contacted Ask for an official response, which was... MaxOnline was acquired by Ask Jeeves during the ISH acquisition earlier this year. MaxOnline provides a range of ser
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Why did Mamma Buy Copernic?

Jupiterresearch analyst, Gary Stein gives his thoughts on why Mamma decided to buy Copernic. So, what's Mamma going to do with Copernic? Stay in the game. How long can they (or anyone else) keep doing this? It's hard to say, but chasing anyone else's i
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Chris Sherman Talks Search

Rocky Mountain News has an interview with Chris Sherman, who talks search and plugs his new book Google Power.
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Want Press? Just Mention Google!

Chris Gaither takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the increased number of press releases that mention of Google. Echoing the giddiest days of the dot-com boom, small companies are issuing press releases that trumpet any affirmation they get from online sup
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Apple iTunes adds Band Aid 20 - for 79p

Half the price rival services are charging
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Kingston Comms buys Omnetica for £169m

Uh huh
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Windows XP SP2 flaw complex but dangerous

Researchers report that Microsoft's XP SP2 is open to a complex combination of previously known exploits
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Shopping Search Update 2004, Part 2

Here's a look at new and interesting developments at the major shopping search and comparision sites during 2004. Today: NexTag, PriceGrabber, Shopping.com/Dealtime and Yahoo Shopping.
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PCCW cautious in UK broadband wireless rollout

Will launch a fixed wireless service in a 'major city' next year
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Lycos denies attack on zombie army

Last night's defacement of Lycos' 'make love not spam' Web site was a hoax, the company claimed
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'Dial 9' email (still) a hoax, says watchdog

Just bin it
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HP announces new antivirus concept for servers

HP will sell, from next year onwards, software for its servers that will look for virus-like behaviour and then 'throttle' the relevant process
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Singingfish Unveils Multimedia Search Engine

According to PC World (via Tom's Hardware - I kid you not), Singingfish is revamping its search engine to make it more consumer-friendly. Singingfish, which until now has remained backstage and focused on licensing its technology to other companies, wi
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Geico Settles Trademark Case with Overture

According to MarketingVOX, Geico has settled its dispute with Overture, leaving only Google as the defendant. Settling the case could set a dangerous precedent. Others may be waiting in the wings and could see this as a sign they can extract some settl
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Pay No Attention to the Technology Behind the Google Curtain

ZDNet reports that Google's vice president of engineering, Urs Holzle talked with potential recruits in London, lifting the lid on some of that secret Google technology. When Arthur C. Clarke said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistingu
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Visa 'fast track' row threatens to engulf Blunkett

The personal collides with the public
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Search Engine Snap.com Reveals Revenues

Mike Bazeley has some interesting data on new consumer search engine, Snap.com. Created by Bill Gross, Snap vows not to keep any secrets. ...looking at Snap's stats page today, we see that: - They've served 2.6 million searches since they first launch
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Media Center uses Web as a remote control

US-based users of Media Center PCs can now set their machine to record a favourite programme over the Internet
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Tech consortium to focus on sensors

Sensor networks that can monitor environmental changes - and have a wide range of applications - are being examined by a consortium of industry and academic players
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Lycos anti-spam site hit by hackers

The 'make love not spam' site has been taken down, possibly by a DDoS attack
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Microsoft admits WINS flaw

Redmond has issued a work-around to shut down a vulnerability in its server software that could open systems up to malicious attacks
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Cisco switches up for VoIP

Cisco has upgraded its line of Ethernet switches, in part to ensure greater network reliability for voice-over-IP services
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Courts link up with DWP database

Those who fail to pay court-imposed fines may find money being deducted from their benefits as access to the DWP database is rolled out to magistrates' courts
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Lycos launches anti-spam zombie army

Lycos is nurturing its own zombie army in a bid to bring down the world's most notorious spammers - with a screensaver called 'Make love not spam'
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ISPs raise the stakes on DDoS attacks

ISPs claim they can do more to protect their customers from DDoS attacks - but only at a price
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Microsoft: No SP5 for Windows 2000

The 'Update Rollup' will supply all the fixes customers need, says Microsoft - it will not be releasing a Service Pack 5 as it scales down NT support
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Skulls Trojan teams up with Cabir worm

Brief: Security experts have discovered the Skulls.B Trojan, which is starting to infect phones using the mobile phone worm Cabir
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VoIP is no threat, says BT

Voice-over-IP is no longer a flea on BT's elephantine hide; the telco says it is now taking the technology seriously
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Shopping Search Update 2004, Part 1

Here's a look at new and interesting developments at the major shopping search and comparision sites during 2004. Today: BizRate/Shopzilla, Froogle, and MSN Shopping.
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US netizens: white, wealthy and full of it - shock!

Thanks, but no thanks
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Kazaa challenged over child porn control policy

If it can boot off smut peddlers, it can boot off copyright infringers
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