Cuban blogger Sanchez calls media prize a \'shield\' (AFP)

AFP - Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said winning the media watchdog IPI prize of World Press Freedom Hero is a "protective shield" that will help her break "the wall of censorship," she told AFP Sunday.

Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:18:03 GMT

Egypt\'s political battle lines drawn on the web (Reuters)
Reuters - A web page casting doubt on the religious credentials of the family of Egyptian presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei has become the latest focus of an online battle for votes.
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:38:40 GMT

Internet an equalizer for people with disabilities (AFP)

AFP - Sally Harrison is developmentally disabled, but on Facebook the 35-year-old woman is just like anyone else.

Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:15:23 GMT

Craigslist.com blocks access to adult services ads (Reuters)
Reuters - Craigslist.com has dropped its "adult services" listings, which have become the target of U.S. state attorneys general who say the much-visited online classified ad site is not doing enough to quash prostitution.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:17:30 GMT

Craigslist \'censors\' adult services listings in US (AFP)

AFP - Online classifieds website Craigslist has blocked US access to its "adult services" listings, replacing the section tab with a "censored" label after criticism it was facilitating prostitution.

Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:31:15 GMT

Texas probing Google over search results (AFP)

AFP - The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.

Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:36:54 GMT

Did E-mail and the Internet Kill the 9-5 Workday? (PC World)
PC World - Have you checked your work e-mail today? If you're like most employees in the United States and United Kingdom, the answer is yes despite the fact that it is not only the weekend, but an extended holiday weekend for most workers in the US. A day off is becoming an increasingly foreign concept as workers stay connected virtually 24/7.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:03:00 GMT

Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google (PC World)
PC World - Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:30:00 GMT