China's Hu and Wen get own "fan" website (Reuters)
Reuters - Does Chinese President Hu Jintao give you goosebumps? Got the hots for Premier Wen Jiabao? Then Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily has the answer -- join their online fan club.
Report: Samsung working to acquire SanDisk (AP)
AP - Samsung Electronics Co. is pursuing an acquisition of U.S. computer memory card maker SanDisk Corp., a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday.
What you can--and can't--find about Palin on the Internet (CNET)
CNET - John McCain's announcement last week that he has chosen Sarah Palin as his running mate left the public thirsting for information about the Alaska governor-- and inspired hundreds of commentators, entrepreneurs, and Palin imitators to try to fill in the gaps.
Michael Moore plans Net-only film premiere (CNET)
CNET - Filmmaker Michael Moore plans to premiere his latest documentary exclusively on the Internet for free, forgoing the traditional theatrical release.
MySpace links users to US hurricane emergency alerts (AFP)
AFP - In what is heralded as the seeds of an Internet-age emergency broadcast system, MySpace has teamed with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to spread news on hurricanes through users of the online social network.
Michael Moore to release free documentary on Web (Reuters)
Reuters - Firebrand filmmaker Michael Moore will release his latest documentary exclusively on the Internet for free on September 23, eschewing a traditional theatrical rollout, he said on Thursday.
Comcast files appeal of FCC Web traffic order (Reuters)
Reuters - Comcast Corp has filed an appeal to reverse a U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) decision ordering the cable operator to change how it manages its broadband Internet network.
Sinking Yahoo: Shares drop to nearly 5-year low (AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc.'s stock sank to its lowest level in nearly five years Thursday, magnifying the challenge facing the Internet company as its management tries to justify their rebuff of Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid.
Target scores Aguilera hits album exclusive (Reuters)
Reuters - Target and Target.com (http://www.target.com/) will be the sole retailers to carry Christina Aguilera's first greatest hits collection, "Keeps Gettin' Better - A Decade of Hits," due November 11.
Comcast appeals FCC Web traffic-blocking decision (AP)
AP - Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet.
Google shows advertisers where their ads click (CNET)
CNET - Google has added a new level of detail to the tools advertisers can use to track the performance of their search-ad campaigns, showing them the geographic region of the users who clicked on the ads.
Review: Google Chrome lacks polish under the hood (AP)
AP - Google Inc.'s new Web browser, called Chrome, does much of what a browser needs to do these days: It presents a sleek appearance, groups pages into easy-to-manage "tabs" and offers several ways for people to control their Internet privacy settings.
Obama Won the Web, Early On (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama has run a more advanced online campaign during the first half of 2008 than his Republican opponent Sen. John McCain, according to a Thursday report from comScore.
Who Needs a TV? Web Video Viewing Doubles (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Online TV viewership has doubled since 2006, according to a Thursday study from market research firms the Conference Board and TNS.
Google reigns as world's most powerful 10-year-old (AP)
AP - When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor's $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world.
Summary box: Google still feeling lucky at 10 (AP)
AP - HUMBLE START: Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated Google on Sept. 7, 1998, after unsuccessfully trying to sell their search engine for a couple of million dollars. They set up shop in their Stanford dorm rooms with just four computers before moving their headquarters to a garage owned by Brin's future sister-in-law.
Comcast Challenges FCC's Authority To Order Neutrality (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Comcast fired back at the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday in its long-running duel with the agency. The cable-TV and Internet service provider filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.
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