E-Publishing Empire Strikes Back
1:10 p.m. PDT
After a publisher said there are "only eight people in the country buying e-books, and they're all CEOs of e-book companies," e-publishers released figures to prove he's wrong. By M.J. Rose.
E-Publishing Ink
Prospective Veep's E-Book
1:10 p.m. PDT
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman's In Praise of Public Life is the election's first e-book. Also from M.J. Rose's e-publishing notebook: Booksense goes online; freelancers win class-action suit.
 Audio Spin
Tech Goes Back to School
1:10 p.m. PDT
Reporter Katie Dean fills us in on the latest technologies available for educators. Her back to school series rolls out this week.
Bible to Descend From Net
3:00 a.m. PDT
The stories of the Bible have been told many times, but rarely in such epic fashion as a planned $400-million, 15-year cinematic version that you can download off the Internet and onto your DVD. By Charles Mandel.
Music Spin: Profiles
Go Gaga Over Net Radio
3:00 a.m. PDT
Eclectic Radio, a small band of ex-community radio station DJs, is making a go of free-form radio on the Internet. With its anchor station GoGaGa.com, they are making their way. By Brad King.
Music Spin: Profiles
Building a Net Radio Community
7:00 a.m. PDT
The Eclectic Radio Company makes use of an open format and DJ-driven shows to garner fans. By Brad King.
405: Filmmakers' Road to Success
Saturday
A three-minute film by a pair of special effects veterans, made for virtually nothing and heavy on digital effects, earns them a hosting contract with iFilm and the attention of Hollywood. Andy Patrizio reports from Los Angeles.
Knitting on the Net
Friday
The little jazz club that could, New York's Knitting Factory, goes bi-coastal and gets wired, branching out with a new venue in Los Angeles, and linking them, along with Web-watchers, with interactive kiosks. By Brad King.
Digital Music Digest
FTC Begins Case Against AOL
Friday
The FTC appears to be putting together its case against the AOL/Time Warner merger, and the ISP can't keep its own house together ... will open source kill iCast? ... Plus, take a walk through sonic lane with Epitonic. Brad King spins this week's digital music news.
Music Spin
The Price Is Wrong!
Friday
Twenty-eight states are taking the five record labels and two retail outlets to court over alleged price-fixing tactics. But should the recording industry be held accountable for rising CD prices? By Brad King.
Audio Spin
The Joys of E-Tickets
Thursday
Wired News' Farhad Manjoo talks about the ever-popular paperless tickets cause some hassles for travelers trying to switch flights.
Kids' New Rage: Executing Marv
Thursday
The latest rage among the kid (and demented adult) set is "Death Row Marv," who comes with his own electric chair. Available for electrocution at toy stores (nearly) everywhere. By Michelle Delio.
CIA 'Bonds' With 'Get Smart'
Thursday
Remember Agent 86's shoe phone? How about Napoleon Solo's cigarette pack-walkie-talkie? These are among thousands of pieces of memorabilia at a new CIA exhibition ... not open to the public.
Napster Cloner Seeks Job
Wednesday
Precocious 17-year-old Jeff Freeman dreams of becoming a big-time programmer so he creates Swapoo to show off his skills. But the file-trading program may be too successful with the wrong people. By Andy Patrizio.
Prince Really Digs His Napster
Wednesday
The artist currently known as Prince says on his website that Napster is "an exciting development in the history of music," and slams the president of Time Warner.
The Web: It's a Women's Thing
Wednesday
A new study shows that, for the first time, more women in the U.S. use the Web than men. The only exception is in the 18 to 24 age range, a demographic that seems to be losing interest.
Dreamcast Seaman: Talk to Papa
Wednesday
Remember that game from sex ed that required you to care for an egg like it was a human baby? Dreamcast new offering proves to be more fun -- letting you raise and care for your merman child. Dennis McCauley reviews Seaman.
Strange Reality Streams on Web
Wednesday
An interactive, reality-based webcast debuts Wednesday, offering viewers the chance to direct the action and choose the endings. What's next on Fred's Drunken Poets? You decide. By Charles Mandel.
Search for Alien Life (Cont.)
Aug. 8, 2000
The SETI@home project will continue its search for extraterrestrial intelligence beyond next year with funding from a space interest group and a media startup backed by former USWeb CEO Joe Firmage. SETI also plans to deliver more data to its 2 million-plus users. By Joanna Glasner.
Wired News Q&A;
Web's Most Wanted Woman?
Aug. 8, 2000
The most popular woman downloaded on the Internet is not Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, or even pin-up girl Cindy Margolis. Danni Ashe wants the Guinness Book to recognize her 800 million downloads. A Q&A; with Brad King.
Audio Spin
You've Seen Her, Now Hear Her
Aug. 8, 2000
Danni Ashe claims to be the most downloaded woman on the Internet, beating the likes of, yikes, Martha Stewart and Oprah Winfrey. She talks with Wired News reporter Brad King about her new record.
Hate Sites Bash Lieberman
Aug. 8, 2000
As soon as Al Gore selected Joseph Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew, as his running mate, anti-Semitic postings began sprouting throughout the Internet.
E-Publishing Ink
Contentville, Writers Make Nice
Aug. 8, 2000
Steven Brill's new publishing website agrees to make sure it'll pay writers for everything sold on its site. Also from M.J. Rose's e-publishing notebook: Authors Guild goes to print on demand, and an e-look at how an author writes his book.
The Real Web
Crispus Attucks' Crisp Attacks
Aug. 8, 2000
Urbanexpose.com, online for two months, criticizes the urban Internet market. It already has the likes of Russell Simmons quietly simmering. The site's founder, who calls himself Crispus Attucks, chats with the NetSlaves.
NZ Cops Stalk Mob -- Virtually
Aug. 8, 2000
The Mongrel Mob is responsible for practically all the organized crime in New Zealand's capital city, and the police there have launched a campaign against them on the Web. Kim Griggs reports from Wellington, New Zealand.
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