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Sharp decline in music file swapping: Data memo from PIP and comScore Media Metrix, January 4, 2004 (link to full-text of the memo including graphics, in pdf). From the data memo: “The percentage of online Americans downloading music files on the Internet has dropped by half and the numbers who are downloading files on any …
The Many Facets of Managing Electronic Resources. The author discusses “back-end management tools for library staff,” and “front-end management” products and applications to facilitate effective delivery of services to users.
Clicking for President – Blogs, meetups, listservs, and other online tools bring a digital aspect to every campaign.
Three Out of Four People Connect to the Internet Through Non-Browser Based Applications: “…76 percent of active Web surfers access the Internet using a non-browser based application. Media players, instant messages and file sharing applications are the most popular Internet applications.” See also The Fabulous Disappearing Internet.
The Natural Resources Defense Council announced their choices for the best environmental websites of 2003 here.
From ConsumerWeb Watch, a report issued December 8, Booking and Bidding in the Blind: An In-Depth Examination of Opaque Travel Web Sites From the Executive Summary: “Booking travel can be complicated, but the complexities increase tremendously when a consumer books through an “opaque” travel Web site such as Hotwire or Priceline that does not reveal …
How the Internet Has Changed Our Lives – The sites that have “had the greatest impact on Internet and on society as a whole” include: Google, eBay, Microsoft Outlook, Amazon, and Blogger.
Traffic flow in the greater DC, Virginia and Maryland metro areas are now covered by almost 300 closed circuit video cameras whose live feeds can be viewed on the Internet via TrafficLand.com. Users simply chose specific areas by clicking on a map designating major highways and commuter routes to view real-time traffic patterns.
From today’s Christian Science Monitor: The Internet hasn’t reeled in everyone yet America’s Online Pursuits: The Changing Picture of Who’s Online and What they Do, a report released December 22 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. [Link] Table of Contents Full report in pdf, 101 pages From the Summary of Findings: “Despite this …
Jackson Web Site Unites, Divides Legal Profession: The Santa Barbara prosecutor in the Michael Jackson case launched a website to disseminate key documents in what is described as an unusual action in such a high-profile criminal case. There is a growing interest in public access to court documents, and this article highlights several blogs, government …
FCC Takes Additional Steps to Improve the Universal Service Schools and Libraries Program Previous postings on the e-rate program. From the Washington Post, FCC Alters Rules for School Fund, Program Cuts Cost Of Web Equipment
Homeland Security Presidential Directive/Hspd-8: “This directive establishes policies to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies by requiring a national domestic all-hazards preparedness goal, establishing mechanisms for improved delivery of Federal preparedness assistance to State and local governments, and …
