Monday, September 8, 2008

Robert Hernreich - Final Glance: Internet companies (Boston Globe)

Final Glance: Internet companies (Boston Globe)
Shares of some top internet companies were mixed at the close of trading: Akamai Technologies fell $.61 or 3.1 percent, to $18.80.

Linking Internet Companies Caught Supporting Criminal Activities (CircleID)
Main Internet data carriers have stopped providing connectivity to Atrivo, an ISP notorious for serving a large number of scammers and spammers.

Charter donates Internet service, laptops to ‘Extreme Makeover’ families (BizJournals)
Charter Communications Inc. said Monday it donated Internet, cable and phone services to two local families appearing on ABC Inc.’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

Man gets 10-year sentence in Internet teen sex case (Honolulu Advertiser)
A former employee at the Women's Correctional Facility has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old girl over the Internet.

Midday Glance: Internet companies (Boston Globe)
Shares of some top internet companies are mixed at noon: Akamai Technologies fell $.37 or 1.9 percent, to $19.04.

A new addiction: Internet junkies (EurekAlert!)
( University of Montreal ) While compulsive gambling is only beginning to be addressed by mental health professionals, they must now face a new affliction, Internet addiction, according to Université de Montréal psychology professor Louise Nadeau.

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