The University of Oxford announces plans to open an Internet Institute, where scholars will research the Net and its effects on society. Bid online, and you may win a hike with the prime minister. Kim Griggs reports from Wellington. The University of South Dakota will arm all of its freshman with a Palm handheld this fall. And more, in Katie Dean's education notebook.
Consumer advocates worry that it's a big commercial with only a smattering of plot.
By Robin Clewley. Kasanoff defends his choice of actors as being no different than working with the real thing. Saturday Napster's CEO continues his war of words with the head of the recording industry, while his company signs another technology partner. The Violent Femmes go digital. By Brad King.