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Worm closes US software website
MyDoom, one of the fastest-spreading internet worms ever produced, hit its target yesterday and shut down American software company SCO's website by flooding it with millions of requests, reports Tania Branigan. |
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Vodafone plots $30bn bid for US mobile firm
Vodafone, the world's largest mobile telephone operator, is preparing to launch a $30 billion (£16.5bn) bid for AT&T Wireless, reports Richard Wachman.
29.01.2004: Vodafone cautious despite bumper Christmas |
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From this week's new media section in the Guardian
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You're getting more Mail
The Daily Mail is about to revamp its website with rolling news and paid-for content. But is that a good idea for a mass-market, feature-heavy paper, asks Guy Clapperton. |
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Red button revolution
Channel Five may be late to the interactive party with next week's new show. But what it plans to do next will be pioneering. By Jonathan Webdale.
Special report: Channel Five |
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What became of the dotcom boomers?
Charles Miller: Most dotcom entrepreneurs lost their hopes of making a fortune in the stock market crash of 2000. Some also seem to have lost a part of their memory. |
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My new media
Tom Warsop, founder of Watchfromabox.com. |
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New media diary
By Owen Gibson. |
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Recent news
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Microsoft 'supports' Chinese internet crackdown
Human rights group Amnesty International has attacked Microsoft and other computer giants for selling technology which allows Chinese authorities to control and monitor the internet. Owen Gibson reports. |
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EU ready to get tough with Microsoft
The European commission is on the verge of completing its long-running investigation into Microsoft and appears determined to take a tough line against the software group, it emerged yesterday, writes Andrew Osborn. |
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Runner wins 118 118 image rights battle
Moustachioed 1970s runner David Bedford has won his case against the 118 118 directory inquiries service after complaining they had stolen his 'image'. Owen Gibson reports. |
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Auction scramble for Prudential's Egg
A bidding war for the Egg online bank is set to break out after insurer Prudential revealed yesterday that it had a queue of potential buyers for its 79% stake in the company, writes Rupert Jones. |
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BBC buys up 'Hutton inquiry' Google links
Just 48 hours before Lord Hutton delivers his verdict on the controversy surrounding the death of David Kelly, the BBC has begun an advertising experiment that involves buying up all internet search terms relating to the inquiry, writes Owen Gibson.
Hutton inquiry: full coverage |
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BT's £5m advertising blitz fails
BT's return to the mobile phone market has been a damp squib with fewer than 20,000 customers understood to have signed up to the service despite a £5.5m advertising blitz, writes Richard Wray.
Special report: BT |
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Gates: I'll rid the world of spam
The days of unsolicited spam email clogging up inboxes may now be numbered after Microsoft chief Bill Gates vowed to make spam emails obsolete, reports Antony Barnett. |
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Kodak pulls shutter down on its past
Eastman Kodak, the company that invented popular photography, yesterday announced plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs as it struggles to remain relevant in the digital age, writes David Teather. |
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AT&T; Wireless for sale at phone-number price
AT&T Wireless, the American mobile telephone company, yesterday formally put itself up for sale, confirming one of the worst-kept secrets on Wall Street, reports David Teather. |
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Record 20bn text messages in 2003
The UK's obsession with text messaging shows no sign of slowing as new figures released today show over 20bn messages were sent last year, with the total expected to grow even further in 2004, writes Owen Gibson. |
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Ebay bids for stars after Christmas boost
Online auction phenomenon Ebay has posted a 64% rise in quarterly profits and raised its targets for the year, writes Owen Gibson. |
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Music piracy lawsuits 'inevitable'
The music industry today said it was 'inevitable' that illegal downloaders outside the US would be sued, but added it had 'turned the corner' in its fight against online piracy. By Owen Gibson.
14.01.2004: Internet pirates face legal action, warns BPI
06.01.2004: Watchdog argues case for CD copying
20.12.2003: Music industry loses web piracy action |
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What our readers said
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Review of the year
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End of year awards - new media
It's been a busy year for the media industry. From the Iraq war to the Hutton inquiry, the ITV merger and the current crisis at Conrad Black's newspaper empire, there has barely been a week in 2003 in which the media did not find itself in the spotlight. Here are our people of the year; the good, the bad and the ugly.
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Media Quiz 2003
ake part in our quiz to find out how much you know - or remember - about the highs and lows of the past year. |
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Guardian Student Media Awards
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Trebles all round
Last week the 25th Guardian Student Media Awards unearthed another talented crop of aspiring journalists, who have won themselves a well-deserved leg up the career ladder, says chair of the judges, Janine Gibson.
All the stories from this year's Student Media Awards |
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Online chat
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Ashley Highfield
Ashley Highfield, the BBC's director of new media, took part in a live online chat with MediaGuardian.co.uk users. Click here to follow the discussion. |
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Creative Lounge
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See the best new ads for free
Keep up to date with the cream of new advertising, from big, breaking TV commercials to the newest viral campaigns and the most innovative cinema adverts. And, for the first time, online work is included. |
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MediaGuardian 100
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MediaGuardian 100
Who wields the power in UK media today? Click here to find out in MediaGuardian's third annual power list.
Old hands keep firm grip on new media
Top 10 new media
Full list from 1-100 |
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Media top 10
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The Tenner
Forgotten to log on? Fresh to the site? Click here for a glance at the top 10 stories of the past seven days. |
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MediaGuardian.co.uk archives
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Special report
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Dotcoms and dotgones
Who is going under and who is still going strong? Keep abreast of the developments in the online sector with our special report. |
