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Peter Whoriskey
Webcasters Struggle Under High Song Fees
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 19, 2008 - 7:27amLast updated: August 19, 2008 - 7:27am
The transformation of words, songs and movies to digital media has provoked a number of high-stakes fights between the owners of copyrighted works and the companies that can now easily distribute those works via the Internet.
Yahoo to Make Targeted Ads Optional
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 8, 2008 - 7:13amLast updated: August 8, 2008 - 7:13am
Internet giant Yahoo is set to announce today that it will allow users to shut off targeted advertising on its Web sites, a move that comes as a congressional committee continues to air concerns about consumer privacy.
Technology stokes new Web privacy fears
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 14, 2008 - 6:58amLast updated: July 14, 2008 - 7:21am
Consumers worry about their Internet privacy. Politicians vow to investigate. And two of the nation's biggest tech companies, Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp., support federal legislation for data collection. So why isn't much happening?
One Man, One Long List, No More Web Ads
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 25, 2008 - 7:41amA machinist and self-described "blue-collar guy" in his mid-50s from upstate New York, Rick752, as he's known online, spends most nights upstairs in his den assembling a list of Internet ad sites and related data.
Sudden Disconnect Over Social Networking Deal
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 3, 2008 - 7:48amGoogle's announcement of a service to "make the Web more social" was decidedly casual, or staged to seem that way. Engineering director David Glazer explained how, through an agreement with Facebook and similar sites, Google's effort would serve a primal human need.
FTC Wants to Know What Big Brother Knows About You
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 22, 2008 - 7:32amThe growing practice of "behavioral targeting," or sending ads to online users based on their Internet habits, is now under scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission, whose review could shape not only Web advertising rules but the character of the Web itself.
