Take a 'byte' out of the Web with custom content

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by Tom Spring

(IDG) -- Finding only what you want on the Internet can be a daunting task, especially when you're forced to navigate using tiny wireless browsers on mobile phones and other handheld devices. To help you avoid the cat-and-mouse game of "click, seek, where the heck did the site go," DataBites serves you a smaller portion.

At Internet World Fall 2000, DataBites has unveiled free one-click access to specific Web content, whether it's on your PC desktop or on a wireless device.

DataBites describes the service of the same name as a "see just what you want" Web function that lets you create custom windows for desired content, such as the headlines from your favorite news Web site. DataBites can also include stock quotes, sports scores, or a direct link to your password-protected, Web-based e-mail in-box.

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When you highlight the headlines and select Record, DataBites generates a small real-time window that docks on your PC desktop. You can save DataBites for later use or share them with other DataBites users.

DataBites joins nearly a dozen companies offering similar ways to ditch your browser and link only to the Web content you want.

But the DataBites service is unique in that it lets you create MobileBites, which you can upload to a DataBites server and then view on wireless devices. You later access your Bites by surfing to MobileBites. Bites can also be synchronized to handheld devices through MobileSynch.

Similar customization services include OnePage and Octopus, which both clip sections of Web pages for customized views. ClickMarks and Yodlee also provide personalized portals for wireless devices.

To use DataBites, you must download and install a 1.2MB software client that has an attractive and intuitive interface for managing and creating Bites. DataBites hopes to make money by partnering with other companies that will pay it to customize Bites as their own.

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