Reuters: Internet News

Web site's cash handout stunt horrifies French minister

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:20:06 -0500

PARIS (Reuters) - French Budget Minister Eric Woerth said on Sunday he was horrified by a publicity stunt that attracted huge crowds hoping for a cash handout and led to serious violence when it was canceled for safety reasons.

Chinese quiz Obama on trade, Tibet and Yao Ming

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:04:17 -0500

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Internet users want to quiz U.S. President Barack Obama about trade feuds, basketball, Tibet and whether he will cede California to China, according to websites seeking questions for a "town hall" meeting.

FDA tackles gray area of social media

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:41:25 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Drug makers, Internet companies and nonprofits called for clarity on what is a gray area for U.S. health regulators: how drug promotion on Twitter, Wikipedia, blogs and other social media can be regulated.

Google, Authors try to answer book deal concerns

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:57:45 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google and the Authors Guild filed a new version of a deal to create a massive online library on Friday in hopes of answering antitrust and copyright concerns in the United States and overseas.

Clicker launches a TV Guide for the Internet

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:24:01 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Clicker.com launched a TV Guide for Internet television on Thursday, designed to provide a new way to find everything from old Seinfeld episodes to cooking shows.

GameStop to sell digital game downloads

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:38:22 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Customers who visit GameStop Corp stores will soon be able to purchase digital upgrades to their favorite video games, as the retailer eyes a shift toward digital distribution of games.

Fort Hood probe spotlights Web-savvy preacher

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:17:16 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - A radical Muslim preacher linked by U.S. intelligence to a gunman who killed 13 people at a U.S. Army base is an influential voice in English-language Internet forums increasingly used by militants unfamiliar with Arabic.

Britons among the "ugliest people", dating site says

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:49:09 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons are among the ugliest people in the world, according to a dating website that says it only allows "beautiful people" to join.

Court in Azerbaijan jails opposition bloggers

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:31:21 -0500

BAKU (Reuters) - A court in Azerbaijan sentenced two opposition bloggers to jail terms Wednesday in a case that has stirred international concern over freedom of expression in the oil-producing Caspian Sea state.

LinkedIn and Twitter link up

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:12:47 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - LinkedIn and Twitter have linked up. Starting immediately, users of LinkedIn and Twitter can cross-file to each other's services, by checking a box on either Twitter or LinkedIn.