Craigslist Founder Says CNN Reporter "Ambushed" Him

The CEO of the online classified site Craigslist blasted an interview request from the CNN reporter who accused the site of profiting from the sex trade. Craigslist chief executive Jim Buckmaster posted a public response to CNN reporter Amber Lyon's request for an interview with the company, noting the request came 90 days after Lyon "ambushed" Craigslist founder Craig Newmark at an event in Washington and accused him of profiting off the exploitation of women and children in the site's "adult services" section.

Newspaper Columnist Suspended for Twitter Hoax

Mike Wise, a sports columnist at The Washington Post, published to his Twitter account that the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would be suspended for five games. Now Mr. Wise himself is suspended, because the information he published about Mr. Roethlisberger was made up -- a test, he said, of how fast a piece of misinformation could spread online.

AT&T Calls Net Neutrality Harmful

AT&T said that any Net neutrality plan restricting its ability to engage in "paid prioritization" of network traffic would be harmful and contrary to the fundamental principles of the Internet. Telecommunications providers need the ability to set different prices for different forms of Internet service, AT&T said, adding that it already has "hundreds" of customers who have paid extra for higher-priority services.

India Postpones BlackBerry Ban for 60 Days

Research In Motion, the maker of the popular BlackBerry smartphone, has averted yet another ban of its e-mail and messaging service, according to news reports. The Indian government said it will not shut down the service for at least another 60 days as it evaluates proposals RIM has offered that would allow the government to monitor wireless subscribers' communications.

Allen's Patent Lawsuit Targets Google, Facebook, eBay

Software guru Paul Allen sued much of Silicon Valley, claiming Internet giants such as Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and eBay Inc. have built their businesses around what he says is his technology. Mr. Allen's suit, filed in federal court in Seattle, asserts those three companies and eight others are using technology developed a decade ago at the billionaire's now-defunct Silicon Valley laboratory.

Celebrity News E-mails Linked to Malware

Malware purveyors know people love to click on links about celebrities with reckless abandon, particularly if the pop-culture icon has run afoul of the law, cheated on his wife or endured some other sordid sort of misfortune. According to security-software vendor AppRiver, a new wave of crooks have begun using subjects, such as "Gwen Stefani Fatal Car Crash" to get people to open up their unsolicited emails.

Marketing Company Settles with FTC Over iTunes Reviews

The Federal Trade Commission said that a California marketing company had settled charges that it engaged in deceptive advertising by having its employees write and post positive reviews of clients’ games in the Apple iTunes Store, without disclosing that they were being paid to do so. The charges were the first to be brought under a new set of guidelines for Internet endorsements that the agency introduced last year.

Germany May Limit Employers' Use of Facebook in Recruiting

As part of the draft of a law governing workplace privacy, the German government proposed placing restrictions on employers who want to use Facebook profiles when recruiting. As part of the draft of a law governing workplace privacy, the German government proposed placing restrictions on employers who want to use Facebook profiles when recruiting.

Random House, Wylie End Dispute Over E-Book Editions

After a monthlong standoff, Random House said that it now held the rights to publish e-book editions of 13 classic books that the literary agent Andrew Wylie had defiantly begun publishing last month under his own digital venture, Odyssey Editions. The dispute erupted in July, when Mr. Wylie announced that he was starting Odyssey Editions, which would release e-books exclusively through Amazon’s Kindle store.

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