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Through a subtle change in policy for displaying AdSense on domains, Google managed to reduce the impact of domain kiting and pay…
Avid fans of technology are more assertive and are likely to be leaders according to a recent online study from Mindset Media and Nielsen Online.The study looked at the characteristics of 25,000 U.S. adults and found fans of technology scored higher in personality traits such as leadership, dynamism and assertiveness but had low levels of modesty. According to the study, these traits are not driven…
Over on FriendFeed, which I joined in March, I’ve been quite busy. I’ve moved a bunch of my blogging time and Google Reader time over to it. How does that time translate? Well, into a few things: 1. Comments. (Those are items I’ve commented on — 1,893 so far) 2. Likes. (Those are items I’ve liked — 3,003 so far) A few minutes ago I…
Who knew? A study by OTX finds that on average teens (aged 13-17) spend 11.5 hours online a week (yep, not a day . . . no comment on how many hours I spend online a day. . . .). Nearly a quarter of teens spend over 15 hours online per week, while 45% spent eight hours or less online.
The Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers not to purchase products on the Internet that fraudulently claim to cure cancer.The FDA has sent warning letters to 23 U.S. companies, 1 Canadian, and 1 Australian company asking them to stop selling 125 products that claim to cure, treat or prevent cancer."Although promotions of bogus cancer 'cures' have always been a problem, the Internet has provided…
Okay, okay, okay. So, not too long ago I was too macho and manly and calloused by the societal impositions of masculinity to ever admit to, or even have the stomach for, watching or looking at or thinking about anything involving kittens, bunnies, daisies or hugs for no reason. That elevated LOLCats to a kind of cuteness torture.
