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When Akonix started out two years ago, the San Diego company cast itself as a leading supplier of e-business software used to create online "communities" replete with Web cams, chat rooms, and a variety of online services. The concept borrowed liberally from CollegeClub.com, the $60 million dot-com flameout where Akonix co-founder Dmitry Shapiro and several other early staffers were once employed. Nevermind about that now. Following an overhaul that...
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A Bangkok-based organisation that campaigns against child prostitution recently asked young children and teenagers to tell them what they get up to on the Internet. They also invited parents and teachers to say what they think these young people do.In total, 557 people, mostly young Thais, responded to an online survey, drawn up for Ecpat International and hosted at the Bangkok Post web site. Their answers to nearly 100 questions tell of a growing gap between children and parents when it...
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Assuming your computer doesn't pop like a champagne bottle at midnight, the virtual world looks to be a pretty hot ticket this New Year's Eve.From Internet pages that promise Web-cam images of celebrations around the world -- such as the Playboy Mansion bash and the festivities in Times Square -- to atomic clocks ticking off the time by fractions of a second, it's all available on the World Wide Web. While the notion of spending the most-hyped New...
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