Spitzer Scandal Sheds Light On Web Prostitution

The controversy surrounding New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has shed light (a red light) on a number of underground activities. Besides government corruption and the sex trade in general, Spitzer's use of the Internet to connect with prostitutes is exposing a huge industry with which people may not be familiar.Or even know exists.The online escort/call girl/"model"/prostitute scene isn't so hard to find, though. Just use…

EU: Quaero Can Receive $152 Million

Over time, references to Quaero have become less and less frequent; it seemed that the French search project was more likely to fade from existence than challenge Google.  The European Commission has approved $152 million in state aid, however, so Mountain View might not want to forget about it.

Former Polish PM Says Online Voting Caters To Beer Drinking, Porn Watching Youth

The former Prime Minister of Poland Jaroslaw Kaczynski says that Polish citizens should not be given the option of voting online."I am not an enthusiast of a young person sitting in front of a computer, watching video clips and pornography while sipping a bottle of beer and voting when he feels like it," Kaczynski said in an interview posted on the Web site of his…

Yahoo May Sign Up For OpenSocial

What counts most major social networks - and Yahoo - among its members?  Official confirmation is still lacking, but later this year, maybe Google OpenSocial.