China To Clamp Down On Online Gaming

China said it would issue stricter regulations on online gaming in an effort to clamp down on the undesirable aspects of the industry." In the next five years, China's online gaming industry will reach a turning point where 'green' games will be appreciated and encouraged," Kou Xiaowei, deputy director of the audio-visual and Internet publication department of the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP)…

China’s Internet Users Pass 200 Million

China's Internet Users Pass 200 Million News out of China claims the nation's base of Internet users reached 210 million by the end of 2007, a gain of over 25 percent from 2006.

Remember Hakia and Its Social Network?

Hakia, a semantic search engine, launched a social network of sorts back in October. The purpose of the network was to allow users to connect with others who typed in the same query. While I’ve always wondered why you’d want to do that unless a search engine’s results were lacking, I figured it was about time to see how that idea was going after almost…

Security Issues Discovered at TSA Site

In what should be a warning to travelers and just about everyone on the Internet, a web site built for the TSA has been found to have significant security issues, endangering travelers, as well as the reputat

Two Sides of the Internet

The Internet can always be amusing, or interesting or just plain frustrating. It really just depends on what side of the fence you are, on any given subjects.