[MyAppleMenu] Dec 9, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

== AppleSurf (News) ==============

Clow Names TBWA 'Successor' (Media Guardian)
<http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk/advertising/story/0,7492,408578,00.html>
Mr Clow, creator of the "Think different" ads for Apple, "Air Jordan" for Nike and the Energizer bunny advertising, has named Chuck McBride as the new creative director of the entire TBWA Chiat Day network.

== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ==============

Gates Talks Big On Small IE6 Cookie Move (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15316.html>
Microsoft's demo of this support suggests that there will be more fluff than substance in the company's execution of P3P.

== The Wintel Empire (News) ==============

Gates Talks Big On Small IE6 Cookie Move (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15316.html>
Microsoft's demo of this support suggests that there will be more fluff than substance in the company's execution of P3P.

MS Claims Copyriht On Windows Bugs (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15337.html>
The lawyers at Microsoft have objected to the publication of its security notices by SecurityFocus.com, which runs the popular BugTraq security mailing list.

== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ==============

Bots Snarl Sites As Shoppers Seek PlayStation 2 (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4049034.html>
Some shoppers hunting down the elusive PlayStation 2 video game console are reaching for a powerful--and possibly destructive--tool for help.

Are Parents Legally Responsible For Their Children's Internet Use? (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/08/technology/08CYBERLAW.html>
In a controversial decision issued November 28, Judge Ward S. Arnold of McHenry County, Ill., ruled that the father of a high school student accused of digitally grafting the picture of a female classmate's face to a hard-core sexual image displayed on a Web site can be sued for damages.

== Breaking Barriers (News) ==============

Bots Snarl Sites As Shoppers Seek PlayStation 2 (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4049034.html>
Some shoppers hunting down the elusive PlayStation 2 video game console are reaching for a powerful--and possibly destructive--tool for help.

F.T.C. Nears A Decision On AOL Case (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/09/technology/09AOL.html>
After nearly a year of reviewing the proposed merger of America Online and Time Warner, the Federal Trade Commission is on the verge of taking a final vote that seems as predictable as the presidential contest in Florida.

Are Parents Legally Responsible For Their Children's Internet Use? (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/08/technology/08CYBERLAW.html>
In a controversial decision issued November 28, Judge Ward S. Arnold of McHenry County, Ill., ruled that the father of a high school student accused of digitally grafting the picture of a female classmate's face to a hard-core sexual image displayed on a Web site can be sued for damages.

== The AppleSurf Reader ==============

Economy To Newspaper Biz: No Soft Landing For You (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Current?art_id=17173&podId=7>
Dow Jones & Company leads the pack of publishers telling media analysts that the salad days are over.

A Reality Check For Reality TV Programmers (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Current?art_id=16954&podId=11>
Networks are passing on shows from the once-hot genre, but a looming writers' strike could change all that. 

== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ==============

Singapore Police Deny Permit For Human Rights Run (Reuters)
<http://www.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/southeast/12/08/singapore.rights.reut/index.html>
Singapore police have blocked a marathon run to mark International Human Rights Day on Sunday, saying it could spark law and order problems.

== SingaporeSurf (News) ==============

Singapore Police Deny Permit For Human Rights Run (Reuters)
<http://www.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/southeast/12/08/singapore.rights.reut/index.html>
Singapore police have blocked a marathon run to mark International Human Rights Day on Sunday, saying it could spark law and order problems.