<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - .com</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/columns/dotcom?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><description>.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[EBay's Magic Has Faded But May Be Back]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4660-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4660-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[EBay Inc., the Internet juggernaut, seems to have lost its mojo, that special swagger that made it a rocket on Wall Street for six hot years. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ad Firms Follow Customers Around the Web]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51579-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51579-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[You may consider yourself a regular guy booking a trip to Mardi Gras, but to the 24/7 Real Media advertising network, you look like a "globetrotter" because it has watched you buy plane tickets before.]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Company That Turns Your Page]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32848-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32848-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I feel guilty not having my own Web site, as if any self-respecting journalist covering the Internet ought to be blogging her heart out and learning firsthand the latest trends in Internet publishing.]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[File-Sharing  an Out-of-Office Experience]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14490-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14490-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA["Collaboration software" is speeding changes in the workplace, allowing people to work with others in far-flung locations and fueling the trend toward corporate outsourcing.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ideas Whose Time Will Come]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61851-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61851-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[PC Forum, an eclectic gathering of more than 400 information technology executives, started Sunday and ended Tuesday.]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Music Movement Hits Universities]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40242-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40242-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Universities, caught in the crossfire between litigation-crazy record companies and music-swapping students, are seeking to appease both by rolling out a bevy of new, legal file-sharing services.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Pod People]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20235-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20235-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Thousands of people are podcasting nationwide, meaning they post audio files online in a format allowing personal computers to zap them to portable MP3 players.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Tests Its Limits]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A660-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A660-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bring it on, Google. Bring us more shortcuts, one-click look-ups and Googlespeak, that strange language your engineers cook up to make it easy for us to pose queries. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Web Profilers Put  Contacts a Click Away]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48756-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48756-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I'll never forget the chief executive I met for lunch who said that while he was waiting for me to arrive at the restaurant, he Googled me on his cell phone, discovered I had written a book and promptly looked up the reviews on Amazon.com. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unknown Hunting for Renown]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31081-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31081-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two big categories for innovation this year at the 15th annual DEMO technology conference were blogging and software-as-a-service. While hardly new ideas, both are spawning a surprising number of twists and turns. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running From Dial-Up  Access]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57740-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57740-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Earthlink and AOL are jumping into different lifeboats as the broadband Internet wave threatens to sink their leaky business models.<BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Checks In To Habbo Hotel]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40194-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40194-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I stopped by Habbo Hotel USA, where nearly 4,000 "habbos" had checked into cartoon-like rooms to partake in a virtual party. I wanted to see for myself what sorts of Internet companies are pulling in big bucks from venture capitalists these days. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Pocketful Of Promise From Verizon]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22705-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22705-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Las Vegas, along with Washington and Baltimore, is among the 32 cities where Verizon Wireless has upgraded its cellular network to offer ultra-fast wireless Internet access. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soon, Clean  Your House Like The Jetsons]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4321-2005Jan12.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4321-2005Jan12.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Meet the Roomba, a deceptively simple gizmo that, more than anything else at last week's gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas, grabbed my attention. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take It Anywhere, Even If You  Never Wanted To]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51742-2005Jan5.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51742-2005Jan5.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, mobile media -- picture tiny new audio-visual jukeboxes in all shapes, sizes -- is a major theme. <br> <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of the Year's High-Tech Superlatives]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34302-2004Dec29.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34302-2004Dec29.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Start-ups came back in style. IPO fever gripped Silicon Valley. Blogging went mainstream. 2004 was a year of dubious distinctions along with steady innovation and successes. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shipping News? Time's Almost Up]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3548-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3548-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The e-mail offers are coming fast and furious.<br> "There's still time," screamed one that arrived in my inbox Tuesday, promising 20 percent off any item or free shipping at Art.com. I had only to enter "Santa" or "free shipping" in a special box at checkout -- and order by Dec. 16.]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Local Sites, Everyone's a Journalist]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46519-2004Dec8.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46519-2004Dec8.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Several notable ventures have launched or raised money this year to create local news sites online in which readers contribute all or most of the news.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</b></font>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where the Game Is the Medium]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25512-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25512-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The co-founder of game producer WildTangent Inc. is a booming bear of a man who clobbers you with one grand pronouncement after another. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sites Before Christmas]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10593-2004Nov24.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10593-2004Nov24.html?nav=rss_technology/columns/dotcom</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:28:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Internet retailers are figuring out what online shoppers really want and adding features to help, such as top-10 lists of hot sellers, gift picks by category and product ratings and reviews.]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item></channel></rss>
