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“CDT today urged lawmakers to reject legislation that would force Internet speakers to place government-sanctioned warning labels on a broad range of online content. “Mandatory labeling of legal online content under threat of criminal sanction is ineffective, unwise, and unconstitutional,” CDT wrote in a pair of letters sent to the leaders of the Senate Commerce …
Pew Research Center: Online Papers Modestly Boost Newspaper Readership Maturing Internet News Audience Broader Than Deep, Released: July 30, 2006. “A decade ago, just one-in-fifty Americans got the news with some regularity from what was then a brand new source the internet. Today, nearly one-in-three regularly get news online…The rise of the internet has also …
Internet Protocol Version 6: Federal Government in Early Stages of Transition and Key Challenges Remain, Full text GAO-06-675, and Highlights, June 30, 2006. “The Internet protocol (IP) provides the addressing mechanism that defines how and where information such as text, voice, music, and video move across interconnected networks…Federal agencies have taken steps in planning for …
Press release: “E-mail mismanagement continues to take a hefty toll on U.S. employers, with costly lawsuits–and employee terminations–topping the list of electronic risks. As recent court cases demonstrate, e-mail can sink businesses–legally and financially. Last year, the inability to produce subpoenaed e-mail resulted in million dollar–even billion dollar–lawsuits against U.S. companies. In fact, 24% of …
And you thought gadgets were only for the kitchen: The Return, by Brian Neale, Roger Skalbeck, Susan Skyzinski and Barbara Fullerton And you thought gadgets were only for the kitchen: The Future, by Brian Neale, Roger Skalbeck, Susan Skyzinski and Barbara Fullerton Writing Justice Blackmun, by Linda Greenhouse Statement of Meredith Fuchs, General Counsel, The …
Press release, July 12, 2006: “As cable companies aggressively entice telephone customers with attractively priced service bundles, many are also outperforming traditional telephone companies in satisfying customers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Residential All-Distance Telephone Customer Satisfaction StudySM released today.” J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Residential All-Distance Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study (8 …
Today the House passed HR 4411, the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act. The bill passed by roll call vote #363, 317 yeas to 93 nays. See also: House Approves Boucher-Goodlatte Legislation to Combat Illegal Gambling (July 11, 2006) House votes yes on Net-gambling crackdown
Virtual Reference in the Age of Pop-Up Blockers, Firewalls, and Service Pack 2, by Pascal Lupien. “There is a virtual minefield of technology obstacles when implementing virtual reference. Many VR software programs do not work well with certain browsers and operating systemsor with slower Internet connections. This is particularly true of co-browsing, one of the …
“MEDNET is a scientific conference organized of under the auspices of the Society for the Internet in Medicine (SIM).” Browse by Author or Title available for papers authored by experts around the world.
In an 11-11 vote today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation defeated the Communications, Consumers’ Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 (otherwise known as Net Neutrality). Senate Panel Narrowly Rejects Net Neutrality – Broadband equality proposal may be dead for this congressional year. Related postings on net neutrality
Press release: Dell To Launch Free Recycling Of Dell-Branded Products For Consumers Globally: “Beginning today, San Diego residents can call toll-free, 1-888-4-GOODWILL or 1-866-48 REUSE (73873), or visit www.reconnectpartnership.com or www.sdgoodwill.org, to locate the most convenient drop-off location at any of the 24 local Goodwill donation centers and retail stores.” Related postings on e-waste and …
Hearings were held June 27 and June 28, 2006 by the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, on Making the Internet Safe for Kids: The Role of ISP’s and Social Networking Sites. Related government news and documents: Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today called on social networking sites …
