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Issue: Online Commercialism
Online commercialism focuses on e-commerce and online marketing
in relation to broader social, political and cultural aims.
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Four Companies Control Half of Internet Usage
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According to a new report released by research firm Jupiter Media Metrix, AOL Time Warner, Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Napster collectively control half of all the usage on the Internet,
InfoBeat, June 9, 2001
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PlanetOut and Gay.com to Merge
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The Internet's two biggest GLBT players are coming together
in a marriage that executives say will please investors and
consumers,
PlanetOut Partners, PlanetOut, and Gay.com releases plus AP, Reuters,
PlanetOut, Bay Area Reporter, Salon.com, and Philadelphia Gay
News
reports, November 15 - December 28, 2000.
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Unions Pushing to Organize Thousands of
Amazon.com Workers
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The labor movement has begun a broad
campaign to unionize thousands of workers at
Amazon.com,
New York Times (may require free registration to view),
November 23, 2000.
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Free School Computers Withdrawn
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ZapMe's model of free computers for schools may fail due to
commercial intrusion into schools,
New York Times (may require free registration to view),
November 2, 2000.
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Web of Controversy Surrounds AOL Donation
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Media analysis by source of controversy over America Online Cases'
donation to anti-gay ministry,
Bay Area Reporter, October 26, 2000.
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Google Falls for Yahoo!
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Evidence that the Google search engine partnership with Yahoo! may
compromise its ability to index the Internet fairly,
Hardin MD Notes, September 12, 2000. Technical details about Google...
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PlanetOut Expands Its Universe
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Article about PlanetOut's acquisition of the Advocate
and the XY situation,
San Francisco Chronicle, September 7, 2000.
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PlanetOut Censors XY Web Site
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Controversy erupts over the motivations and methods of PlanetOut's blocking of
XY magazine web site resulting in termination of licensing agreement,
Bay Area Reporter, July 27, 2000.
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Scary Love
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XY magazine manifesto regarding motivations of advertisers
who refuse to advertise in the magazine, at one point blocked
by xy.com site owner
PlanetOut.
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