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Oregon to Pursue Nation’s First Statewide Online Permitting Service

“Oregon’s first-in-the-nation statewide e-permitting will save businesses time and money,” Governor Kulongoski said.

(SALEM) - The next step in Governor Kulongoski’s regulatory streamlining initiative will make purchasing a construction permit or scheduling an inspection as easy as a few clicks of your computer mouse.

The state’s Department of Consumer and Business Services Building Codes Division is partnering with business and local government to develop an online one-stop construction e-permitting system -- www.BuildingPermits.Oregon.gov.

The new effort would build on the success of the department’s existing e-permitting project and expand the range of building department services currently offered online.

Google Buys YouTube for $1.65 Billion

The research market firm Hitwise reported that YouTube received 46% of all visits to online video websites in September, compared with 11% for Google.

(MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca.) - The Internet's largest search engine is joining forces with the most popular site to watch video on the Web. It was confirmed today that Google has agreed to purchase YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock.

YouTube's fast growing website generates an estimated 100 million videos a day.

Parents Invited to Internet Safety Workshop Next Week

The Salem-Keizer School District want to help you protect your children from internet crimes.

(SALEM) - The Salem-Keizer School District is holding a Internet Safety Workshop next week at Waldo Middle School to help parents protect their children from internet crimes.

Topics will include:

• Internet predators - How they prey on children & the tactics they use.

• Cyberbullying - what it is and how to address it.

• Social Networking Sites – Such as MySpace and Facebook.

• Email and Instant Messaging.

Parents Invited to Internet Safety Workshop

The Salem-Keizer School District want to help you protect your children from internet crimes.

(KEIZER) - The Salem-Keizer School District is holding a Internet Safety Workshop next week to help parents protect their children from internet crimes.

The Internet is Now a Place for Healing

A free comment section with a human presence may be helping people bear a heavier load in tragic times.

(SALEM) - As a recent Salem-News.com story on the passing of crocodile hunter Steve Irwin received its 420th comment from a member of the public, it dawned on me that this information zone we have created is more than a place to learn, it is a place to grieve.

All things considered; I thought it would be well used, but I never expected the comment section to become a healing field for a world audience. We never imagined creating a healing place for people far beyond our country, from Australia and Denmark, Singapore and Mexico, and Portugal and France, just to name a few places.

It started with the death of Tommy Tucker in Iraq. A story containing his family's statement was widely consumed by SNc Web visitors and 125 comments were left by people...

Local Advice on Free Online Marketing With Google

Here are some simple tips to make better use of Google and its ever growing list of no-cost services.

(MCMINNVILLE) - If you are in business, you owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes with the latest Google products. A little time today could yield plenty of free advertising for your company.

Check to make sure your business website is listed correctly. The easiest way to do this is to google your full business name.

Oregon Ranked Third Best State For E-Government

Good news for Oregon; as state is one of the top three for government Internet technology.

(PROVIDENCE, R.I. ) - Texas and New Jersey are the best states for e-government in the United States, according to the seventh annual e-government analysis conducted by researchers at Brown University. The federal portal FirstGov.gov and the Department of Agriculture are the most highly rated federal sites.

Darrell M. West, director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University, and a team of researchers examined 1,564 state and federal sites.

Oregon Travel Site Provides Weekend Weather and Lodging Reports

The new service should help those planning to stay overnight on the busy Oregon coast.

(PORTLAND) - If you’ve ever been frustrated by heading out to the Oregon coast during the summer and not being able to find a room, you may have found a friend online.

The Portland-based Website BeachConnection.net is starting weekly updates on lodging availability every Friday. The website covers the upper half of Oregon’s coast, some 180 miles. This week, it began providing information about which lodgings and vacation rental companies still have openings for the weekend.

Nation Moves to Limit Online Gambling

In recent elections, Republicans have used a need for "smaller government" to boost support. Now Congress is preparing to restrict all Americans from onlne gambling.

(Washington D.C.) - A major effort is underway in Washington D.C. to restrict online gambling in private homes. The US House of Representatives is backing a bill which aims to clamp down on those who choose to cyber gamble.

If sucessful, The bill will limit Internet gaming by making it illegal for US-based banks and credit card firms to...

Salem Police Department Fraud Tip of The Month: Internet Dating

(SALEM) - Millions of people are using the Internet to socialize, date or find the “love of their life.” Some find love--others are abused, financially ruined or killed.

The Internet can be a dangerous place for both children and adults. Financial, sexual and abusive predators are constantly trolling the Internet for their next victim.

If you use the Internet for socialization or dating, it is likely one of these bad persons will contact you. Be prepared.

Internet dating is like driving a car in busy traffic at a high rate of speed.