Editorial
Ye Olde e-Shoppe
Okay, I've had lots of email but, not surprisingly, many different writers
nominated the same handful of shopping sites.
Perhaps, next to
cranium.co.nz, the
most popular recommendation was for
GameZone.co.nz.
Sure enough, Gamezone have been around for quite some time -- hey they even
advertised on Aardvark long ago (see how that investment paid off guys? :-)
Here's the rest of the list, in no particular order:
Now I'm not endorsing any of the above sites -- remember it's a big bad world out there
so caveat emptor. However, the fact that either their operators read Aardvark
and therefore realise the risk of annoying my readers -- or other readers have
used these sites and have found them to be good value.
Along with the recommendations I received some rather scathing comments about
the Flying Pig site and the allegedly "less than adequate" service some customers
have encountered.
A couple of stories that cover related subjects you might want to read are
here:
Now next week's survey...
What is the Net/Computer/Geek gift YOU would most like to receive if someone
was spending $100 or less on you?
Answers on the front of a
contact form please.
General News & Current Events:
TODAY'S KEY NET-NEWS HEADLINES
Melissa Creator Pleads Guilty
The New Jersey man who authored the
virus that plagued computers worldwide in
March pleads guilty to computer theft.
The plea bargain agreement dismisses two
lesser charges...
Wired
Sausage's business in a box proves popular
Sausage Software has reported an overwhelming response to a trial of its Business
in a Box product...
Fairfax
Microsoft Sues Online Pirates
Microsoft files complaints against six organizations for selling
counterfeit copies of its software over the Web. An anti-piracy
hotline prompts the action to protect holiday shoppers...
Wired
Web tracking criticized as privacy violation
Privacy advocates reportedly compare tracking Web surfers' online behavior and then targeting
them with emails or advertisements to sending subliminal messages...
CNet
Disney's Go.com loses more than $1 billion
The Internet subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company loses more than $1 billion in fiscal 1999 but
sees a slight increase in its total revenues from the previous year...
CNet
Browser War' Seen Brewing in Mobiles
An alliance bringing software giant Microsoft into the mobile Internet arena could spark a ``browser
war'' in mobile phones akin to the 90s battle between Netscape and Internet Explorer in computers...
Yahoo/Reuters
Police Raids Across Britain in Child Porn Probe
British police launched nationwide raids on Thursday in a major
investigation targeting child pornography on the internet...
Yahoo/Reuters
Setting e-privacy rules
As a vice
president of SAS Institute, the nation's largest
privately held software firm, David Russo helped to
spur the information revolution. As the chief
human-resources officer for the company, he has had
to deal with one of the thorniest personnel issues
arising out of that revolution: Worker privacy in the
wired office...
CNNfn
It's a steel: the big money flows to B2B
Another venture capital firm has committed big
money to the emerging sector of
business-to-business e-commerce, confirming
"B2B" ventures as the hottest properties on the
internet...
AFR
Computers are 'better than sex and chips'
The National Football League said on Wednesday it is suing a
California-based Web site operator in one of the first suits alleging violations of new
legislation designed to curb the unauthorized use of brand names in Web site addresses...
Yahoo/Reuters
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