Paul Festa writes about the success Mozilla achieved in its first year and the impact it made on the industry. Article mentions Netscape’s acquisition of NewHoo.

Jim Hu writes about the pending launch of the Netscape Open Directory and its hope in the volunteer editors’ ability to expand the content.

Security-minded programmers are finding holes in Microsoft's Hotmail faster than the free Web-based email service can plug them.

Jim Hu writes about the growing trend of companies using volunteer editors to build their directories. Netscape’s purchase of NewHoo, which was then renamed the Open Directory Project, is mentioned.

CNET covers April Fools Day pranks including the Open Directory along with Napster and others.

The online giant is the latest to get into the online music business, with acquisitions today of Net radio firm Spinner.com and music technology company Nullsoft (developers of Winamp).

Elinor Mills offers an overview on social search projects, including comments from industry experts on the likely impact on search. ODP and Yahoo are named as projects which are at the roots of the development.

The software giant is ending its deal to use LookSmart's listings on its MSN pages, as it gets ready to push its own Web search technology.

Nearly 30 years after joining the team of engineers that erected ARPANET, Vinton G. Cerf is still very much on the job, reports Nick Wingfield.

The design of some of the leading online stores is mediocre at best, but, according to a new study, it is improving.