Articles by Beverly Ford

Reflecting a seasonal pattern, apparel and sports Web sites topped the list of Internet categories viewed most by home computer users last month, according to Nielsen//NetRatings The monthly study by the Internet audience measurement service also showed that online visits to toy, game, entertainment and travel sites declined over the same period.

The eBay auction of F**kedCompany.com, a three month-old satiric Web site that tracks the demise of dot-coms, has been canceled after sparking a media frenzy and attracting bids in excess of $3 million (US$) The "dead pool of dot-coms" drew 68 bids Monday, its first day up for sale. The auction had been scheduled to close September 20th.

F**kedCompany.com, a three month-old satiric Web site that tracks the demise of dot-coms, has set the online auction world on its ear this week by attracting bids in excess of $3 million (US$) on eBay The "dead pool of dot-coms" drew 68 bids Monday, its first day up for sale. The auction is scheduled to close September 20th.

According to a report released Monday by Media Metrix, controversial music file-sharing application Napster climbed from 1.1 million unique users at home in February to 4.9 million unique users in July, a 345 percent increase that makes it one of the fastest growing applications on the Web The audience measurement firm said Napster was the 43rd mos...

In a first for the nascent interactive television market, CBS Television and Microsoft WebTV Networks Inc. have struck a deal to jointly deliver interactive television programming, beginning with the start of the 2000-2001 TV season CBS and Microsoft said the new interactive programming will include dramas, comedies, sports, specials, movies and va...

Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore unveiled a sweeping new economic plan Wednesday that would create 10 million high technology jobs in the United States within the next 10 years and provide incentives for companies offering high-tech training to their workers Within the 191-page plan, released on Gore's Web site, www.algore2000.com, is a ca...

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a 23 year-old California man on Thursday for issuing a phony Internet press release that sent high-tech firm Emulex's stock plummeting by more than 60 percent last Friday Mark Jakob, a student at El Camino Community College near Los Angeles, is being charged with interstate wire fraud and secu...

A new poll by Gartner Group-owned cPulse shows that nearly a quarter of Web shoppers are extremely dissatisfied with their buying experience, leading to worries that online retailers could lose a hefty chunk of business this holiday season The data, gathered by using pop-up interviews of more than 137,000 online shoppers at 123 Web sites, showed th...

A poll of high-tech and e-commerce leaders released Wednesday shows that a majority believe President Clinton should appoint a computer security czar to serve as a "watchdog" on Internet security issues The survey of 261 chief information officers and other business executives, conducted by CIO magazine during this week's CIO 100 Symposium Awards C...