Internet: Just How Big IS the Search Market? Ask Barry

Following an uncharacteristic period of quiet calm, Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp. (IAC) has announced plans to acquire Ask Jeeves, the "fifth place" holdover from the dot-com boom that refuses to die. Ask Jeeves has always tried to differentiate itself from the search giants with a user-friendly Q&A approach -- something that never really materialized into a large enough user base. But Ask Jeeves is without question a recognizable brand, and one that can probably generate a few advertising dollars for IAC, even though it will have to line up behind the big boys of search. ...

News: Sri Lankan bomber was pregnant after all

The Tamil suicide bomber who targeted Sri Lanka's top general used her pregnancy to meticulously plan the attack, an investigator ... ...

Leisure: Speciale - Miti e leggende del mondo SLR digitale

Adesso che le fotocamere reflex digitali si sono già fatte posto tra i principianti, non smettono di fiorire voci e timori che spaventano il pubblico più inesperto. Prendendo in considerazione quei quasi 1.000 euro che di solito costa una SLR digitale di gamma media con un buon obiettivo, qualsiasi dubbio merita tutte le nostre attenzioni. Ma come nelle leggenda di pirati, alcune storie sono reali e altre, no....

Sports: Red Bull Air-Race: Erster Sieg an Kirby Chambliss

Der US-Amerikaner Kirby Chambliss gewann heute von einer atemberaubenden Kullisse die erste Station der diesjährigen Red Bull Air-Race Serie. In der Hauptstadt der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate konnte der Freestyle Weltmeister aus dem Jahre 2000 seinen Landsmann Mike Mangold um über 4 Sekunden abhängen....

News: Rice: U.N. must act on Iran nuclear plan

Iran seems determined to defy international demands to control its disputed nuclear program, so it is time for the U.N. Security ... ...