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Online affiliates threaten to jump ship over ‘Amazon tax’
By Melissa Leu Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD – Online affiliate marketers such as CouponCabin and Fat Wallet are threatening to move out of Illinois if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a measure requiring major online retailers to collect the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax from customers.
Exclusive e-deal with Amazon is called off (AP)
NEW YORK – An exclusive e-book deal between Amazon.com and the agent for such classics as “Invisible Man” is no longer exclusive, and no longer a deal. Random House Inc.
Out-of-stock Kindle may mean new version coming
SAN FRANCISCO (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) – Amazon.com said its best-selling Kindle device was currently out of stock, leading one Internet analyst to surmise the online retailer was poised to launch a new version. On its website on Wednesday, the world’s largest Web retailer posted a “temporarily out of stock” notice next to its $189 Kindle, the much talked-about e-reader that Amazon says is the best selling item on its site.
Pakistan scans Google, other sites for blasphemy (AP)
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan will monitor seven major websites, including Google and Yahoo, to block anti-Islamic links and content, an official said Friday. Seventeen lesser-known sites are being blocked outright for alleged blasphemous material.
Online Players Win the Real Prize When Baby is Born
GIBRALTAR, April 19, 2010 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Internet babies are starting to fill up the world as more and more people find their soul mates on the net. The first online gaming baby was born last week when Tammy and Douglas Root from Munich gave birth to a healthy 3.4kg boy after meeting in a chat room playing online.
Typo sends parking violators to wrong Web site
A typographical error on parking tickets being issued by the city of Springfield directs people to a Web site where, among other things, they can contact a Missouri attorney to have their traffic tickets “fixed.” The problem is a missing “e.” People wishing to pay their parking tickets online are directed to go to “Illinoispay.com” when it should be “Illinoisepay.com” The tickets apparently have been in use for two years, according to the city’s public works director, Mike Norris. That is the office that orders the tickets for the city.
Police: Couple raised virtual child, ignored real one
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Police have arrested a South Korean couple whose toddler starved to death while they were raising a virtual child online, authorities said. The couple fed their 3-month-old daughter once a day between marathon stretches in a local Internet cafe, where they were raising a virtual child in the fantasy role-playing game Prius Online, police told local reporters Friday.
Former Sangamon County judge seeks state’s No. 2 spot
Former Sangamon County judge Stuart Shiffman has joined the more than 175 people who have applied to be the next Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. Shiffman, who turned 62 last week, is a Springfield resident and was for 23 years an associate circuit judge.
Cashmore: Why I’m banking on Facebook
Editor’s Note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable , a popular blog about social media. He writes a weekly column about social networking and tech for CNN.com.
Glenbard parent series to tackle Internet issues
Not long ago, the social networking site Facebook launched a redesign that forced users to reset their privacy settings or be in danger of having their information open to anybody. But even with a profile set as private, Anastasia Goodstein says personal information still could get out.
