Reuters: Internet News

Dutch want banks help to fight illegal Web casinos

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:18:16 -0400

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities intend to crack down on illegal online casinos and are calling on banks to stop providing financial services to them, a Justice Ministry spokeswoman said on Saturday.

McCain and blogger trade barbs over his 2000 vote

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:21:33 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Did U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain vote for President George W. Bush in 2000?

Facebook in ring with NBC's "Gladiators"

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:27:01 -0400

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC is launching an application on Facebook based on its "American Gladiators" series.

Bloomingdale's to end By Mail catalog

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:51:44 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macy's Inc's Bloomingdale's division said on Friday it will discontinue the Bloomingdale's By Mail catalog by early 2009 and focus on the Web site.

Virgin Mobile USA and Korea's SK in talks: source

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:53:16 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile USA Inc and South Korea's SK Telecom Co, which controls U.S. mobile service Helio, are in early talks on a deal, a person familiar with the discussions said on Friday.

Paper is passe for tech-savvy South Koreans

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:50:41 -0400

SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - Young, tech-savvy South Koreans are making coupon clipping a thing of the past and turning to their mobile phones instead.

Extremists hone Internet skills: Senate report

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:18:40 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and train recruits worldwide, a U.S. Senate report warned on Thursday.

Google sees YouTube products soon; warm on Yahoo

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:56:51 -0400

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo Inc, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Thursday.

Facebook, 49 U.S. states agree on Web safety steps

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:50:59 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social networking site Facebook announced an agreement on Thursday with 49 U.S. state attorneys general and the District of Columbia to increase efforts to protect its youngest members from sexual predators.

MySpace to let users share profile across the Net

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:16:45 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp's MySpace social network will let users choose to share their public profile information, such as pictures, videos, and text, across the Web to spread its service beyond its own borders.