The Playful Audience: From Talk Show Viewers to Internet Users (New Media: Policy & Research Issues)
eCoustics.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Internet users are not as isolated as sociologists thought. A new study finds the Internet broadens our social circle, and Facebook gets particular credit.
SiliconRepublic.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Far from the long-running stereotype of the internet user holed up alone in a dark room, a recent study has shown that thanks to social media, internet users are actually quite a friendly and diverse group that are more likely to volunteer for charitable causes.
HomeATM (Free subscription) | yesterday
New 2009 Q3 Internet Statistics released by Internet World Stats The following table shows the estimated population for each geographic region, the number of Internet users, and the penetration rate in each region. The expression "penetration rate" refers to the percentage of the population that uses the Internet. Internet World Usage Statistics...
France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
The European parliament and EU nations have agreed new rules to improve the rights to European mobile phone and Internet users, and offer more protection against illegal Internet porn and copyright abuse. EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding announced the compromise deal, reached late Thursday, after European governments agreed to EU parliament demands to balance a crackdown...
Websudasa (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Social media is growing very fast these day's. A new Internet and American Lifestyle study say’s that almost 1 in every 5 American internet user tweets. Which means almost 20% internet users are tweeting?. If we talk about Facebook then it is like millions of new users joining facebook in ...
Law.com (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns for illegally downloading music and movies. They also include new privacy controls, consumer rights and increased competition for Internet and phone services.
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | yesterday
Internet users are not as isolated as sociologists thought, but we've known that all along. Rather than isolating Americans, a new study finds the Internet broadens our social circle, and Facebook gets particular credit. The Pew Internet and American Life Project found that "Americans are not as isolated as has been previously reported. People's use of the mobile phone...
PC World (Free subscription) | yesterday
Internet users are not as isolated as sociologists thought. A new study finds the Internet broadens our social circle, and Facebook gets particular credit.
Another Green World (Free subscription) | yesterday
GREENS HAIL VICTORY FOR INTERNET USERS IN EURO-PARLIAMENT – BUT WARN ONLINE RIGHTS STILL UNDER THREAT Green leader and MEP Caroline Lucas attacks Lord Mandelson’s “draconian” plans to disconnect filesharers The European Parliament and the EU Council (representing national governments) last night agreed on a compromise text regarding the protection of internet...
Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
EU agrees on new Internet user rights BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet. EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding said a deal was reached after EU governments agreed to EU parliament demands...
Maximum PC all RSS Feed (Free subscription) | yesterday
There was a time when computer geeks might have been viewed as social outcasts, but that's certainly not the case anymore. And according to research by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, those who stay connected to the Internet and tote around a mobile phone tend to have more friends than those who don't. It's not just about quantity, either. Researchers found that owning a...
eWEEKeurope (Free subscription) | yesterday
The idea that the Internet is responsible for a lack of socialisation and the increasing isolation of people has been rubbished by the findings of a new…
cellular-news (Free subscription) | yesterday
EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
A team of researchers in Spain has developed a protocol to distort the user profile generated by Internet search engines, in such a way that they cannot save the searches undertaken by Internet users and thus preserve their privacy.
Physorg (Free subscription) | yesterday
(AP) -- EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.
