The Harford County government maintains an extensive Web site, with
Baltimore Sun - The information is arranged in four categories: Government (which includes details of the county budget, the county code, the names and contact information for officials, zoning information and similar material); Business (which includes economic
Comcast Goes for a Grand Slam
BusinessWeek - Comcast sells calling to 7% and fast Web services to 26% of the homes in its territory. In the next three to four years, Comcast expects to be selling these services to more than half the homes on its turf. But Roberts isn’t stopping at a triple. He
Rebel Web video names `Islamic cabinet’
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - CAIRO, Egypt - A Sunni insurgent coalition posted Web videos on Thursday naming the head of al-Qaida in Iraq as “minister of war” and showing the execution of 20 men it said were members of the Iraqi military and security forces. The announcement
Web clip ‘leaves teen terrified’
MSN UK News - A woman has criticised video-sharing website YouTube, claiming one of its online clips gave her son panic attacks. Lee Freeman was left needing medication for anxiety after watching a two-minute video of a group of devil-worshippers, said the 19-year
HPD’s ‘Web Cop’ lets people report crime online
Houston Chronicle - Houston police are looking to the Internet to provide some relief for the department’s strained manpower resources. By logging on to the Houston Police Department’s Web site, residents will be able to report minor crimes like theft under $5,000
Turkey to block ‘insulting’ Web sites
CNN - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A parliamentary commission approved a proposal Thursday allowing Turkey to block Web sites that are deemed insulting to the founder of modern Turkey, weeks after a Turkish court temporarily barred access to YouTube. Parliament
The allure of Twitter, the latest Web sensation.
Slate - Geewiz Just recovered from a night of playing WoW. These messages are culled from Twitter’s ” public timeline .” Most tweets are viewable by all. They join a stream of tweets from around the globe a ticker tape of quotidian detail. The tweets you
‘Tweens’ tap into the Web
Baltimore Sun - For a stuffed bulldog, Calvin has it pretty good. He lives a full, if virtual, life online and has a pad decked out to his tastes, which currently run sort of froggy style, says owner and decorator Jake Reynolds, a 9-year-old from Forest Hill. Six
3 Houston-area women accused in Dr. Phil scam
Houston Chronicle - McGraw came to Houston himself last fall with a private investigator and undercover staff, according to his Web site. His staff visited a fortuneteller’s establishment where they believed the toll-free number was being answered. They invited the
Beatles label raises Web expectations
Boston Globe - LONDON — Record company EMI Group PLC said Sunday it planned to unveil “an exciting new digital offering” with computer company Apple Inc., raising expectations that The Beatles’ music catalog is about to be made available through Apple’s iTunes