News tagged with internet use
Internet usage patterns may signify depression
(Phys.org) -- In a new study analyzing Internet usage among college students, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have found that students who show signs of depression tend to use the Internet differently ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 17, 2012 |
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New lawsuit takes aim at Facebook privacy
A new lawsuit consolidating several complaints about Facebook's privacy policies was filed Friday in California, seeking damages for US users of the social network for improper tracking.
May 19, 2012 |
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France's Orange adds to iPhone 5 release hype
French mobile network operator Orange has broken the secrecy surrounding Apple's new iPhone 5 through a job advert, despite the US firm's ban on its partners referring to the product before its expected Sptember ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 13, 2011 |
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Number of Internet users worldwide reaches two billion
The number of Internet users worldwide has mushroomed to reach the two billion mark, the head of the UN's telecommunications agency, Hamadoun Toure, said on Wednesday.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Online-only news outlets 'struggle to find funding'
The first report to assess systematically how online-only news websites across Western Europe are faring has found that new start-ups are struggling to find business models that can cover their operating costs.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Latin American Web access could double in a decade
Latin America is the world's fastest-growing market for Internet access, and could double within a decade, the group that oversees Internet-related tasks said Friday.
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Smartphones bridge US digital divide
Smartphones are bridging a US digital divide as minorities tap into the Internet using mobile devices, according to a Pew study released on Friday.
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Go Daddy, an Internet domain registrar, is sold
(AP) -- The parent company of GoDaddy.com, a top registrar of Internet domain names, has been sold to a group of private investment firms for $2.25 billion, a person familiar with the transaction told The Associated Press.
Jul 02, 2011 |
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Web inventor warns UK on surveillance plans
(AP) -- The scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says he's warned Britain's government to ditch plans to extend surveillance of Internet activity.
Apr 18, 2012 |
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'Cyberloafing' at work no bad thing, study says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Employees who cyberloaf - use the Internet at work for their own interest - may be doing their bosses a favour, a Massey study suggests.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2009 |
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China blog site shuts accounts over 'rumors'
(AP) -- China's most popular microblogging site is cracking down on what it says is the spread of false rumors after the ruling Communist Party told Internet companies to tighten control over information online.
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Providers test the limits of access to Internet with new pricing systems
Your days of all-you-can-eat Internet buffet may be coming to an end. Probably not tomorrow, but soon enough, industry analysts say.
May 06, 2009 |
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Google says India Internet users to triple
Google expects India's Internet users to triple by 2014 as telecom carriers invest in high-speed wireless infrastructure and smartphones become cheaper, a report said Friday.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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British government backs down over database plan
(AP) -- The British government said Monday it wants communications companies to keep records of every phone call, e-mail and Web site visit made in the country. But it has decided not to set up a national database of the ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Phone company shelves unpopular Internet cap plan
(AP) -- Time Warner Cable Inc. is testing a new way of charging for Internet use - by the amount of traffic rather than solely based on download speed.
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Internaut
Internaut is a common term for a designer, operator, or technically capable professional user of the Internet. Beginning with participants in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), it gradually expanded to members of the Internet Society (ISoc) and the larger community.
For more information about Internaut, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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