NEW YORK - A year ago, America Online Inc. was seen as an ailing dinosaur of the dial-up era, its Internet access business fading fast.

May 20, 2005

NEW YORK - Traditional media companies trying to stem the flow of advertising dollars to Google and other large Internet companies are increasingly building ad networks of their own, anchored by their brands.

November 9, 2004

Jonathan Miller, the chief executive of America Online, unveiled a broad reorganization that both cements his power over the company and emphasizes his new strategy of taking on Yahoo as a free Web portal.

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced online enhancements to its Windows operating system and other popular software programs, hoping to defuse a growing threat from Google Inc. and other fast-moving challengers.

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is diving into the business of offering online searches of books and other writings, and says its approach aims to avoid the legal tussles met by rival Google Inc.

The Phoenix Coyotes’ Glendale arena won’t be finished for another eight months, but fans can already see exactly what the views will be from each of the seating sections using a new virtual reality feature on the team’s Web site.

It all started with a crushed suit, a bungled flight connection and lost seat reservations. Those incidents, which sound like a scene taken from the 1980 screwball comedy “Airplane!,” all transpired during one round-trip flight that Montreal resident Jeremy Cooperstock took between Toronto and Japan in the summer of 1996.

LOS ANGELES - After looking for love on the Internet and failing to find it, frustrated lonely hearts are heading to court, accusing online dating sites of engaging in deceptive practices.

The Arizona Community Foundation has announced a new online scholarship portal that allows students to apply for more than 60 scholarships with a single online application. The system automatically matches each applicant with every scholarship for which he or she qualifies.

NEW YORK - Media companies are sharing more than advertising sales as they form networks of like-minded sites to combat the growing ad-selling might of major Internet portals.

E-businesses are satisfying online customers more than in the past, but the performance varies widely from company to company, according to a study released by the University of Michigan.

LOS ANGELES - Hulu.com, a joint venture between News Corp. and NBC Universal, plans to open its vast online library of ad-supported TV shows and movies to the public on Wednesday, the company announced.

Online grades and test scores could be available to parents and students in the Higley Unified School District next year if its governing board approves a $93,230 technology upgrade today.

Online grades and test scores could be available to parents and students in the Higley Unified School District next year if its governing board approves a $93,230 technology upgrade today.

A new technology available in Arizona at the Arizona Animal Welfare League & Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (AAWL & SPCA) will allow people to view in real time and play with adoptable cats at the shelter from their computers at home.

LONDON - A major pop recording label is opening an online portal for aspiring singers and groups, EMI announced Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES - Internet giant AOL has revamped its Web-based music download service, adding music videos, streaming radio and user community features.

NEW YORK - Only one in five online video viewers has watched or downloaded a full-length movie or television show, according to a new AP-AOL Video poll.

February 14, 2005

The forces of technological change and tightened belts have combined to prompt Gilbert officials to take another look at how they communicate with residents.

I wasn't surprised when I heard that Fox Television was upgrading its internet security measures. But when I heard that a company here in the East Valley was providing the security upgrades, well, that certainly got my attention.

NEW YORK - The Internet has a rising star whose name isn't Google. Just over 2 years old, MySpace now has 2 1/2 times the traffic of Google Inc., and it quickly eclipsed Friendster as the top social-networking site where users build larger and larger circles of friends.