It's Something O'Clock At AOL UK
Add "What time is it?" to the list of naughty phrases banned by AOL

Judge Jackson to MS: Stop Wasting My Time
The hearings' abrupt close disappointed anyone who had hoped to see Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer sweating on the stand. But it was a great day for lovers of snide remarks.

Spin Your Numbers! Amazon's Do Si Do
Did you know Jeff Bezos has rhythm? You should have seen him yesterday, dancing around the word "profits" with CFO Warren Jenson.

Guilty, Guilty, Guilty
No one was surprised, least of all Microsoft, but it was satisfying to get some closure. Microsoft broke the law, said Judge Jackson on Monday, specifically the Sherman Antitrust Act. We say "some" closure because, of course, nothing's over.

News Flash: Most Geeks Are Boys
You mean there's still a gender gap in the computing world? Get out!

Pet Dot-Coms Attempt to Mark Their Territory
Your dog may be cute and fluffy, but the online pet supply market is turning into one ugly beast. Business Week and Forbes recently covered the catfight between the many Web sites peddling kibble.

The Internet's Bad, Mmkay?
Hey, shouldn't you be watching TV – or calling your mother? After surveying more than 4,000 people, two Stanford researchers came to the conclusion that those who use the Internet are in danger of becoming workaholic, agoraphobic blobs.

Cartoon Coverage Not So Animated
Business and technology journalists should take a hint from their colleagues in the Lifestyle section: Entertainment news can be, well, entertaining. Apparently, though, if you add "dot-com" to a show-biz story, it suddenly becomes Very Serious Business, indeed.

"Smart Appliances:" Dumb Idea?
In 1950, science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury envisioned the creepy Happylife Home. "It clothed and fed and rocked them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them," he wrote. But Bradbury never thought of Internet-ready refrigerators. Some onlookers aren't sure why we're getting them now.

Hey, Mr. President! M or F?
Bill Clinton became the first president to participate in an online chat Monday night, with mixed results and scant fanfare. In the shadow of the other Bill in the other Washington, Clinton's cyberspace romp barely made a dent in today's news.

AOL Makes It a Blockbuster Night
America Online is throwing its dough around again, paying $30 million for a 3 percent stake in Blockbuster.com. Blockbuster gets coveted "anchor tenant" status on AOL, and AOL gets ad space on Blockbuster marketing channels like those in-store TVs. A co-branded AOL-Blockbuster.com Web site will launch at the end of the month. We can only assume that the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan cheesefest "You've Got Mail" will be a featured title.