Friday, September 19, 2008

Robert Hernreich - Comcast: No complaints on new Internet management (AP via Yahoo! News)

Comcast Corp. on Friday said its new method of managing Internet traffic may sometimes result in slower Web surfing for subscribers who use their cable modem the most, yet the company has not received a single customer complaint in trial runs in five areas. Robert Hernreich

Comcast Corp. on Friday said its new method of managing Internet traffic may sometimes result in slower Web surfing for subscribers who use their cable modem the most, yet the company has not received a single customer complaint in trial runs in five areas. The new system is set to replace the current one, which drew a sanction from the Federal Communications Commission, for all Comcast ... Robert Hernreich

Amid the week's financial-sector chaos in the United States and wildly gyrating stock prices, a Canadian chartered bank has started an Internet version to gather new deposits outside its traditional business area. Robert Hernreich

Shares of some top internet companies were mixed at the close of trading: Akamai Technologies rose $.67 or 3.9 percent, to $17.67. Robert Hernreich

Though it's not due to hit the radio for a few more days, Britney Spears' new single "Womanizer" has leaked on the Internet. In the tune "Womanizer," she sings, "Boy don’t try to front / I know just what gets you off." Listen to a 40-second clip at Nashville's 107.5 The River. Her new album, Circus, will drop on December 2 -- her 27th birthday See Britney Spears' baby photo. "She’s... Robert Hernreich

St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is giving away free Internet monitoring software, ComputerCOP, with the goal of protecting children from sexual predators on the Internet, Sheriff Ken Mascara announced at a Friday afternoon news conference. Robert Hernreich

Greenville-based Nuvox Communications Inc. is hoping a new alliance with internet giant Google Inc. will set it apart from the competition. Robert Hernreich

Some of the Internet's most prominent companies benefited from Friday's market ebullience as their stock prices increased. Robert Hernreich

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