Sentencing delayed for former Microsoft manager
Sentencing delayed for former Microsoft managerThe sentencing date for a former Microsoft domain manager who pleaded guilty to mail fraud after she was charged in a complex scheme to steal money from the company has been pushed back to May 16, according to the court docket.
Carolyn Gudmundson's sentencing date was previously set for last Friday but was changed at the agreement of the lawyers in the case, according to the docket.
Catherine Crisham, an assistant U.S. attorney in Seattle, said it was a routine change because of the parties' schedules, not signaling any meaningful development in the case. Gudmundson faces as much as 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000.
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MySpace opens Korean site as it continues expansion
NEW YORK -- The online hangout MySpace is continuing its international expansion with Tuesday's launch of a South Korean site peppered with features tailored to local cultural habits.
Among the new tools is "Minilog," a way for Korean youths to jot down everyday thoughts and feelings in a few hundred characters, with options to personalize stamps and backgrounds to resemble different types of notebook paper.
The blue color MySpace uses on its site also has been softened to give it a greater sense of intimacy, the company said, while thumbnail images that have appeared elsewhere in varying sizes have been standardized to give Korean users consistency.
The site will be primarily in Korean, though users can easily switch the interface to another language. Information written on the personal profile pages, however, won't be automatically translated.
Beyond the Web: Google widens television ad service
Google Inc., seeking to reduce its dependence on advertising tied to Internet search results, will expand a television ad service with Dish Network Corp.
Google's U.S. AdWords customers will be able to bid for spots in the coming weeks, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company said Monday in an e-mail. Google started the program with a limited number of advertisers last year.
Brokering TV spots is part of Google's strategy to move beyond selling text links on the Web, a business that accounted for almost all of the company's $16.6 billion in sales last year. Google also has programs that automate the process of buying ads in newspapers and on radio.
Advertisers can buy spots of 15, 30, 45 or 60 seconds, choosing what stations they appear on and when they run.