internet users

Percentage of Internet users has grown from 37% in 2005 to 44 %

harminka — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:32:37 -0500

The BBVA Foundation presents the results of its “Second Study on the Internet in Spain” based on a wide-ranging survey into how Internet is being used, its impact on different areas of life and what users see as its main strengths and critical areas.

Internet addiction revised seriously

seher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:16:31 -0500

New research revealed that, like excessive gaming or virtual sex, e-mail and text messaging might be part of a compulsive-impulsive spectrum disorder and a form of addiction.

MySpace becomes more comfortable with new program launch

seher — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:40:43 -0600

A new program that is going to be launched for the world-known online community MySpace will give its users an opportunity to use e-mail, games and many other features directly on the website.

Chinese Official: webcast limit benefits public

seher — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:02:59 -0600

A decision to restrict the broadcasting of Internet videos is beneficial to the public, a Chinese official said on Sunday.

China's authorities shut down 44,000 pornographic websites in 2007

seher — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:06:33 -0600

China's authorities shut down 44,000 domestic websites and homepages and arrested 868 people while investigating 524 criminal cases in a campaign against Internet pornography last year, a national teleconference has heard.

Internet users give up privacy in exchange for trust

harminka — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:30:55 -0600

With public concern over online fraud, new research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, has revealed that internet users will reveal more personal information online if they believe they can trust the organisation that requests the information.

IBM Simplifies Consumer Internet Experience With Free Online Service

harminka — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:51:56 -0500

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a free and easy-to-use online service for recording step-by-step processes that Web users do on a regular basis, then automatically runs those processes, eliminating repetitive or mundane tasks for the user.

Users Mistakenly Trust Higher Positioned Results in Google Searches

harminka — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:06:44 -0500

An eye tracking experiment published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication revealed that college student internet users have an inherent trust in Google's ability to rank results by their true relevance to the query.

Britons Hooked on the Net

Alla — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:18:54 -0500

www.hooked-on-the-net.com - From Square-Eyed to Google-Eyed, Nearly Half of UK Homes Spend Three or More Hours a day Online

McAfee SiteAdvisor Surpasses 50 Million Downloads Milestone

Nymphadora — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:52:18 -0500

McAfee, Inc. today announced the achievement of a significant milestone in consumer protection: McAfee SiteAdvisor, the world's first safe search and surf technology, has been downloaded more than 50 million times by Internet users

McAfee SiteAdvisor Reaches 38 Million Downloads Milestone

Nymphadora — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:08:18 -0500

McAfee Reveals List of Riskiest Country Web Sites for Malicious Downloads

Nymphadora — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:02:50 -0500