And also today (08-Feb-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Revenues in recommendations Amazon.com plans to let publishers nominate books for recommendation on its site, rather than its own editors being solely responsible for the process. ...more

Sony's battery recall squeezes market - Bloomberg

Sony's global recall of eight million potentially dangerous laptop batteries is creating a shortage resulting in delayed shipment and rising prices, according to Bloomberg.com. Executives from three companies that make battery packs from Sony cells, Gentle Wayeer Electric, ETI Pack and Nexcell Battery said that customers are having to wait an extra two months for deliveries. ...more

David Bowie, eBay and Flickr lead winners of annual Webby awards

David Bowie and eBay starred on Tuesday alongside photo-sharing website Flickr and a blog of cute animals as winners of the Webby Awards, the leading international honour for Web content. Winners of the 11th annual Webbys, dubbed 'the Oscars of the Internet,' were chosen from a record 8,000 entries from 60 countries by 400,000 public votes and a panel of 80 Web experts to recognise excellence in about 100 different categories. 'Our goal is to honour all the work on the Web,' David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webbys which are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Science, told Reuters. ...more

Symantec boasts XP seal of approval

Symantec boasts its anti-virus software is the first to receive the "Designed for Windows XP" logo. Microsoft's intent is that the logo will assure you that the program "will not interfere with other applications being used, will install and uninstall appropriately, will not cause the user's computer to crash, and will not overwrite files that are needed by the operating system". Also, it means AntiVirus 2002 is certified in its use of Windows XP functionality. ...more

Yahoo! streams ahead with broadcast site

Yahoo! is trying to keep its position as the world's favourite portal by launching a new multimedia site called Yahoo! Broadcast. The new site will include content from partners such as ABCNews.com, Adventure TV. ...more