Internet Addiction Gaining Credibility
People who send excessive texts and emails could soon be classified with a disorder known as Internet addiction.
Generation Of Kids Growing Up Online
A generation of young people are being "raised online" according to a new study by the UK based Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr).
Ads On Gaming Sites A Solid Way To Reach Some Women
Advertisers who are interested in women over the age of 45 should probably pay attention to new data from Dynamic Logic. It doesn’t touch on the usual suspects – clothing, jewelry, and whatnot – but instead suggests that gaming sites are a good way to reach this demographic.
Google Should Stick To Its Search Principles
Please welcome Google to the damned-if-I-do-damned-if-don’t club. The superiority of search results is what led to Google’s dominance, and investors have pressured the company to get back to its core competency while raising revenue. As soon as they do, though, retailers pitch a fit because things become too fair.
Blist Socializes, Opens Public Beta
New social networking features complement the opening of the public beta of Blist, a site that wants to make the database as easy to use as any kind of list.
California May Rebel Against Real ID
California has informed the Department of Homeland Security that although it has applied for an extension on the Real ID deadline it may not be committed to complying with Real ID rules by 2010.
Google News Gives Comments A Nudge
Google News started allowing experts to comment on articles about seven months ago, but it’s highly unlikely that the average person knows this. The simple reason: the comments are rare and hard to find. A new feature solves half of this problem by gathering all the comments in a single place.
Music Fans Look To Wikipedia For Band Information
When searching for information about an artist online the first three results users see are the artist’s official Web site, Wikipedia entry and MySpace page.
Web 2.0 Funding In 2007 Discouraging
According to new data from Dow Jones VentureSource, Web 2.0 investments remained popular last year. More deals took place (and more money was involved) than ever before. Yet some of the details seem a little ominous.
Mozilla’s CEO Has Problem With Apple’s Safari Download
It’s been a few months since Apple has done anything to mark its