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The Plot Thickens Online

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It's not enough to just watch the show," said Washburn, 47, who works on the case from her Houston home when not tending to her ailing mother. She's among 13,000 fans of "Crossing Jordan" who visited the site within eight days after Nigel mentioned it in conversation with another character during the Feb. 13 episode.

Warner to Sell Discount DVDs in China

Link: Warner to Sell Discount DVDs in China.

Taking its battle against piracy of films and music to the front lines, Warner Home Video said it would sell cut-rate DVDs in China in a bid to compete on counterfeiters' home turf.

Basic DVDs, to be available shortly after a film's theatrical release, will sell in China for as little as 22 yuan ($2.65), the company said. That's still more than the pirated versions readily available in China for 8 yuan. Warner hopes its efforts will persuade the government to do more to stamp out the fakes.

CBS News | Alternative E-mail Programs | February 24, 2005�22:00:01

Link: CBS News | Alternative E-mail Programs | February 24, 2005�22:00:01.

There are two companies in the Pacific Northwest that make e-mail, calendar and planning software. One, based in Redmond, Washington is an enormous public company with thousands of employees and a market value in excess of $270 billion. The other, based in Victoria, British Columbia is a private company with six employees.

The little company, Poco Systems, makes better software than Microsoft.

The New York Times > Technology > For a Start-Up, Visions of Profit in Podcasting

Link: The New York Times > Technology > For a Start-Up, Visions of Profit in Podcasting.

The primarily amateur Internet audio medium known as podcasting will take a small, hopeful step on Friday toward becoming the commercial Web's next big thing.

That step is planned by Odeo, a five-person start-up that is based in a walk-up apartment in this city's Mission District and was co-founded by a Google alumnus. The company plans to introduce a Web-based system that is aimed at making a business of podcasting - the process of creating, finding, organizing and listening to digital audio files that range from living-room ramblings to BBC newscasts.

Yahoo! News - Potential ID Theft Victims Eye Information

Link: Yahoo! News - Potential ID Theft Victims Eye Information.

SAN FRANCISCO - Warren Lambert thought it was just another piece of junk mail until he read the letter more closely and learned that con artists may have obtained his Social Security (news - web sites) number, name and address — just what they need to steal his identity and ruin his credit.

CBS News | Alternative E-mail Programs | February 24, 2005�21:04:49

Link: CBS News | Alternative E-mail Programs | February 24, 2005�21:04:49.

There are two companies in the Pacific Northwest that make e-mail, calendar and planning software. One, based in Redmond, Washington is an enormous public company with thousands of employees and a market value in excess of $270 billion. The other, based in Victoria, British Columbia is a private company with six employees.

MercuryNews.com | 02/24/2005 | Two visions for cell phone games

Link: MercuryNews.com | 02/24/2005 | Two visions for cell phone games.

Two visions for cell phone games

AOL: You've got VoIP | CNET News.com

Link: AOL: You've got VoIP | CNET News.com.

America Online is expected to launch an Internet-phone service in the United States next month, leapfrogging rivals in a fast-growing market as it seeks to evolve from an also-ran provider of dial-up Internet access to a broadband services powerhouse.

Microsoft says sorry for AntiSpyware error | CNET News.com

Link: Microsoft says sorry for AntiSpyware error | CNET News.com.

Microsoft has publicly apologized and compensated Web directory Startpagina.nl, one of MSN's main competitors in Holland, after the software giant's anti-spyware product incorrectly flagged the site as malicious.

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Web giants to offer movie-ticket sales

Link: The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Web giants to offer movie-ticket sales.

Google and Amazon.com's Internet Movie Database separately said they would start selling movie tickets through their respective Web sites. That would accelerate the trend of transforming familiar Web sites into full-featured online services that allow people to search the Internet, buy stuff, plot a trip or plan a night out.