Web Search–Google
Source: Wall Street Journal via MSNBC
Google Chairman, Eric Schmidt, Named CEO
From the article, “Google is naming highly respected Silicon Valley technology executive Eric Schmidt as chief executive. Mr. Schmidt, 46 years old, whose appointment is expected to be announced Monday, has been chairman since March 26 and most recently served as CEO of software maker Novell Inc…He takes over for co-founder Larry Page, 28, who will become president of products. Co-founder Sergey Brin, 27, will become president of technology…Messrs. Page and Schmidt say they expect their business to grow as companies expand their corporate Web sites. “If we know how to search the Web really well, we can search your company site very well,” says Mr. Page. If a company wants search technology on its own Web site, it can pay Google to manage that.” The article also mentions Yahoo’s licensing of Google content when its directory is unable to produce a hit. These hits are listed as “web page matches”. It is important to remember that this service DOES NOT search the same index searched at Google.Com. The Yahoo/Google index is smaller. Additionally, Yahoo/Google doesn’t offer the cached version of material accessible at Google.Com
See also: Official Google Press Release
Updated: Schmidt Says Google is Profitable (Reuters)

Web Search–Lycos
Source: ZDNet UK
“Lycos Bug Lets Malicious Web Pages Crash PCs”
From the article, “Lycos has a bug in its search engine that could allow malicious Web pages to crash users’ computers, according to bug hunters. It emerged last week that the way Lycos renders HTML in its search results could allow JavaScript to be launched from the results page without the knowledge of Lycos or the end user. This could be used to merely launch spam pop-up windows or, using documented malicious JavaScript tricks, to crash the user’s computer.”
See Also: Lycos Open to Malicious Attacks (Silicon.Com)
See Also: Search Engines HTML Parsing Vulnerability (SecuriTeam.Com)

E-Books
Source: Los Angeles Times
“E-Book Saga Is Full of Woe–and a Bit of Intrigue”
From the article, The publishing world’s attempts to turn electronic fiction and nonfiction into a lucrative revenue stream has yielded only a trickle of customers. Flaccid sales aside, publishers face even bigger challenges. Digitizing the printed page has put the very nature of books up for grabs, unleashing heated battles among writers, readers, librarians and technologists over who should control electronic books. “There’s only one place e-books are popular: the courtroom,” said publishing consultant Lorraine Shanley.While no industrywide statistics are being kept on e-book sales, consultant Jim Lichtenberg says the market is practically nonexistent. “There’s no standardization in technology,” he said. “It’s all a big mess. This is like having a car in 1905. It breaks down instantly, which means you have to travel with your own mechanic–and since there are no roads, there’s nowhere to go anyway.”

Full-Text Document and Resource Shelf (4 Items)
Census Bureau Releases Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Data
Source: U.S. Census
This site includes a link to a summary news release and links to the following charts and tables:
Educational Attainment by State of the Population 25 Years and Over
Language Spoke at Home by State for the Population 5 Years and Over
Median Value by State of Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units
Median Household Income, by State (in 2000 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Percent of People Below the Poverty Level, by State
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Software Industry–Lists and Rankings
Source: Software Magazine
Software Magazine – 2001 Software 500
“The 19th Annual Ranking of the World’s Largest Software and Services Suppliers”. A list of the Top 25 companies is available without registration. To access the complete list (searchable) you’ll need to complete the free registration form.
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Energy–Statistics
Source: Energy Information Administration
Annual Energy Review 2000
From the site, “This report is EIA’s comprehensive statistical, historical overview of energy. Where possible, data are provided for 1949-2000 in data tables and graphs for production, consumption, trade, storage, pricing, and reserves of all major forms of energy…Also included this year is an all-new introductory section Energy Perspectives that employs 67 selected graphs and accompanying captions to summarize key energy trends and milestones from 1949-2000.”
Also available: Annual Energy Review Interactive Data Query System
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Online Investing
Source: GAO
On-Line Trading: Investor Protections Have Improved But Continued Attention Is Needed
42 pages .pdf file. Numerous charts, graphs, & tables.

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