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Europe Launches Its Own Digital LibraryThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 9:13PMIn riposte to Google Books, site sponsored by 27 countries goes on line and is instantly swamped. Europeana will offer books in 23 languages and instant translation.

US charges may silence Cuban, but not for longThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 9:11PMSo Mark Cuban - Internet billionaire, Dallas Mavericks owner, blogging geyser - is in the soup for alleged insider training, the feds claiming he saved himself $750,000.

Australia to host ICANN 09Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:47PMSydney will host a conference of more than 1700 telecommunications experts next year to discuss the future of the Web, following lobbying of the Internet regulator by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the NSW Premier.

Domain market wants Aussie registrarsThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:42PMDomain name marketplace Sedo has made a whirlwind visit to Australia to try to drum up some relationships with local domain name registrars.

Not enough horses for the merry-go-roundThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:03PMA summit of NSW racing should be called over the poor Saturday fields, a blight on Sydney racing, according to Michael Kenny, the Sydney Turf Club chief executive and the most experienced turf administrator in the state.

Whois Masking Considered HarmfulThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:38PMWhenever you register a domain name, your contact details are published in a publicly visible database called "Whois", where your contact details are instantly harvested by spambots and marketers who proceed to email and postal mail you marketing offers, deceptive "domain slamming" attempts, ads for dubious products, and perhaps even telemarketing calls.

EU online library looks to compete with GoogleThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:12PMBRUSSELS: The EU has launched its Europeana digital library, an online digest of Europe’s cultural heritage that aims to draw together millions of books and other items.

Asia Pacific region accounts for 14% ITO deals: studyThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:11PMInformation technology outsourcing companies in the Asia Pacific region are increasingly looking at mergers and acquisitions to sustain their growth momentum.

Stars sue over access to a neighborhood gateThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:01PMSamuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Reba McEntire, Sylvester Stallone, Magic Johnson and Barry Bonds are involved in the lawsuit between North and South Beverly Park homeowners. A gated domain of sports stars, A-list actors, media billionaires and nouveau riche Angelenos -- where 11,000 square feet constitutes a "cozy" house and a developer once built a $20-million manse on ...

SABC favours Cope - ANCThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:23AMThe ANC has called on the SABC to "resist temptation" in its coverage of political events.