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Spam's End? Maybe, if Time Allows

Source: The New York Times

Twenty-five years ago Steven T. Kirsch built a better mouse. Now he believes he has found a way to create a better trap for spam.

Acquisitive Craigslist Post Reddens Faces All Around

Source: The New York Times

An exchange that began from a personal ad sent over Craigslist.com evolved into an embarrassing but popular item to send to friends via e-mail.

Tell-All PCs and Phones Transforming Divorce

Source: The New York Times

In the digital age, it's growing increasingly difficult to hide dirty secrets from former spouses in divorce cases.

Fun, Tours and a $3,000 Bill for Hardly Using an iPhone

Source: The New York Times

iPhone users have felt the sting of high roaming charges with their devices, and many of them are complaining to the company or on blogs.

Click if You Read This Column

Source: The New York Times

Online ads can be effective even when not eliciting clicks; opinions on environmental policy are not heavily influencing Americans' voting decisions and more.

To Compete With E-Mail Greetings, Funny Cards Try to Be Topical

Source: The New York Times

Greeting card companies hope to promote the idea that cards can be sent anytime, not just on holidays and special occasions.

At Netflix, Victory for Voices Over Keystrokes

Source: The New York Times

Shunning low-cost call centers and e-mail-based service, Netflix is hoping to use customer service as a strategic weapon against Blockbuster's rival DVD-mailing service.

(-: Just Between You and Me ;-)

Source: The New York Times

Adults scorned emoticons until they found a way to use them to flirt or close a deal.

Bush Signs Law to Widen Legal Reach for Wiretapping

Source: The New York Times

People familiar with the law said that it provided a legal framework for much of the surveillance without warrants that was being conducted in secret.

A Web Cadre Turns the Tables on African Scam Artists

Source: The New York Times

For some, replying to Internet scams is a rewarding hobby. They call themselves scam-baiters, and they have started taking justice into their own hands.

The Six Stages of E-Mail

Source: The New York Times

It's so easy. It's so friendly. It's a community. Wheeeee! I've got mail!

House Panel Says Records of E-Mails Are Missing

Source: The New York Times

The White House may have committed "extensive" violations of a law requiring that certain records be preserved, said Representative Henry Waxman.

Bereft of BlackBerrys, the Untethered Make Do

Source: The New York Times

The 10-hour BlackBerry blackout revealed just how dependent so many people are on their electronic lifelines.

E-Mail Innovator Plans to Enlist in the Wireless Campaign of the Patent Wars

Source: The New York Times

Freedom Mail will make it possible to view and respond by cellphone to messages sent to almost any e-mail account.

Missing E-Mail May Be Related to Prosecutors

Source: The New York Times

Democrats stepped up their inquiry into officials' use of Republican National Committee e-mail accounts.

Bush Advisers' Approach on E-Mail Draws Fire

Source: The New York Times

Advisers to the president may have improperly used R.N.C. e-mail accounts to conduct government business.

Yahoo to Remove Limit on Storage

Source: The New York Times

Yahoo plans to offer unlimited e-mail storage to its roughly quarter of a billion users, starting in May.

New E-Mail Gives Details on Attorney Dismissals

Source: The New York Times

E-mail released by the Justice Department shows tensions at the highest levels of the agency as officials tried to contain a political brushfire.

Don't Call. Don't Write. Let Me Be.

Source: The New York Times

How to get your name off lists, so sales people won't call, junk mail won't come, and spam won't clog the in-box.

Firms Fret as Office E-Mail Jumps Security Walls

Source: The New York Times

More Internet-literate workers are forwarding their office e-mail to free Web-accessible personal accounts.