Adobe Launches Media Rights Management Server
The server integrates into Adobe's Flash media player and video applications that run on Adobe's runtime environment, called AIR.

Google Debuts Portal For Non-Profits
This site features ideas and tutorials for how to use Google tools to promote a group's work, raise money, and operate more efficiently.

U.S. Internet Users Spend More Time Seeking Answers
U.S. visits to question-and-answer Web sites increased by 889% in the past two years and 118% in the past year, according to Hitwise.

Adobe Backtracks On Building iPhone Flash Player
CEO Shantanu Narayen's latest comments about working with Apple cast doubt on whether Adobe is in the process of building the software.

Visa Pierces Financial Gloom With $17.9 Billion IPO
The effort marks the company's transformation from a processor of credit card transactions to a provider of financial networks and technology.

Citizens Less Happy With E-Government Sites
It's the third consecutive quarter that satisfaction dropped, according to a University of Michigan customer satisfaction report.

Apple's Safari Upgrade Adds HTML 5, CSS Web Fonts
The latest version also includes new drag-and-drop bookmarks, easy-to-organize tabs, and integrated search that shows the number of matches in a page.

iPhone Owners Big Users Of Mobile Web
M:Metrics says 85% of iPhone owners searched the Web for news and information using their phones in January.

Annual Mobile Search Ad Revenue To Near $5 Billion In Five Years
Juniper Research says data charges from mobile search far exceed revenue from mobile advertising now, but that will change.

One-On-One With Second Life Creator Philip Rosedale
Rosedale, who announced last week that he's stepping aside as CEO of Linden Lab, describes the challenges of continuing Second Life growth while preserving the crazy culture that made it popular.

Microsoft Banks On Partners, Interoperability For Unified Communications
The company augments its Office Communications Server with improved videoconferencing and contact center technology.

Yahoo Unveils Growth Plan, Stands Firm On Microsoft
Yahoo Tuesday disclosed a three-year plan that it says will keep it ahead of Wall Street forecasts and should convince investors that a takeover offer from Microsoft undervalues the company.

State Of The News Media Not So Great In 2008
One finding of the report is that news Web sites are no longer final destinations and search has become the dominant paradigm for dealing with information online.

Solo Entrepreneurs: Big Bucks From Tiny Computing Startups
One-person companies are earning upwards of $1 million in revenues annually. How do they do it? With high-speed Internet connectivity, mobile apps, automation, and a little help from their customers.

OpenAjax Adds Security, Mobility To Web 2.0 Apps
The industry group looks to improve mashup security and open up APIs for mobile devices with an update to its publish/subscribe platform.

Google's Online Maps Gets New Jersey Commuters On Time
A transportation routing partnership with NJ TRANSIT has its roots in Google's California headquarters.

YouTube Blocked By China
The BBC, CNN, and Yahoo News Web sites have also been inaccessible in the region over the past few days following violence in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.

VoiceCon: Nortel Adds Mobility To Unified Communications Mix
Networking vendor says a richer interplay of desktop phones, PCs, and mobile handsets will improve efficiency and decision making.

Washington State Closer To Making RFID Skimming A Felony
If signed, the proposed law would apply to all forms of the technology, whether it is embedded in credit cards or television sets.

'Spam King' Robert Alan Soloway Pleads Guilty
Soloway could receive up to 20 years in prison and over half a million dollars in fines for mail, e-mail, and tax violations.

Internet Explorer 8 Could Break Applications, Gartner Warns
Microsoft's support for Web standards in IE 8 could hurt apps built to work with the company's own protocols, the research firm says.

Wall Street Jitters In Wake Of Bear Stearns Bailout
The rocky ride for stock market looked set to intensify this week, as investors worried there could be more victims of the global credit crisis after JPMorgan Chase bailed out Bear Stearns.

Craigslist Not Liable For Illegal Ads, Court Says
Craigslist is not liable for discriminatory housing ads posted on its Web site, a federal appeals court has ruled.

March Basketball Mania Online Companion
Your guide to online coverage of the road to The Big Dance -- from streaming video and bracket resources, to the best blogs and FaceBook apps.

Microsoft And Yahoo Met To Discuss Merger, Sources Say
Senior executives from Microsoft and Yahoo met Monday to discuss Microsoft's takeover bid for the company, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Americans Watched Less Video Online In January
YouTube, which is owned by Google, accounted for one out of every three videos watched in January.

Nine Inch Nails Free Download Experiment Nets Over $1.6 million
Band leader Trent Reznor now encourages user-generated videos for Ghosts I-IV album.

Trend Micro Details Its Recent Failed Web Attack
The code inserted in some Web pages of its site was meant to redirect the visitor to a malicious server that would download malware capable of stealing passwords.

Microsoft Buys Advertising Software Maker Rapt
Rapt's products are designed to help online publishers improve the pricing and provisioning of online ads.

Verizon Embraces P2P To Speed Video Delivery
The new system, dubbed P4P, can move owner-authorized content including movies, TV programs, software, and large databases.

China Now Has More Internet Users Than U.S.
Research firm BDA predicts that e-commerce will boom in China as businesses and retailers take advantage of China's growing population of Internet users.

FCC Defends Its Database, Management Tools
A 53-page GAO report claims the agency doesn't properly collect and analyze data, making it impossible to analyze the effectiveness of its enforcement.