InternetWeek in review: Let the games begin online (CNET)

CNET - The Olympic Games officially begin on Friday in Beijing--and on the Web.

The Olympic Games officially begin on Friday in Beijing--and on the Web. Citizens of Ethiopia and Thailand are among the international Web users who will be able to view online content from the Beijing Olympics via YouTube. While NBC holds the Olympics digital video-on-demand rights in the U.S., rights have not been sold on an exclusive basis in more than 70 countries. In those countries, people can access the specialized YouTube Olympics channel. The International Olympic Committee said the Olympic Broadcasting Services will produce the YouTube channel content and will include highlights, news clips, and daily videos of the international games. YouTube and parent company Google will also help remove videos that violate the IOC copyrights on Olympics content. YouTube said it would not disclose exact terms of the deal, but that the IOC "is using our industry-leading VideoID technology to manage and protect its content on the site." The Olympics are a media feeding frenzy, as everyone tries to capitalize on the huge audience for the global sporting event, and now Yahoo and Google are trying to get in on the action. The Internet pioneers have launched a number of shortcuts to present Olympics-related information through Yahoo's search engine. The shortcuts package up information such as the overall medal count, a country's specific medal count, and information for individual athletes... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

InternetYahoo makes its Google search advertising agreement public (CNET)

CNET - Yahoo on Friday released a copy of its controversial search advertising partnership agreement with Google, marking the first time details of the deal have been made publicly available.

InternetA Health Care App to Tackle Disasters

A new software tool is designed to help medical service providers more effectively handle dire incidents affecting children.