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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 …
From a December 16 announcement by ICANN: “In an important step towards fulfilling the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN’s) objective to have informed, structured participation of the individual Internet user community (“At-Large”), six organizations in three geographic regions have received “At-Large Structure” certification. Certification recognizes that the following groups meet ICANN’s criteria …
The New Millennium Research Council today (NMRC) issued a press release and a report titled, The Future of Internet Phone Calling, Regulatory Imperatives to Protect the Promise of VoIP for Industry and Consumers [Link]. From CNN, see also Firms answer call for Internet phones See also this December 15 letter from EPIC to FCC Chairman …
InformationWeek conducted a Cyberloafing Study to determine the level of personal use of the web on the job by a group comprising 225 business-technology professionals. Survey says: 91% admit to personal use of the web on the job. Most were using the web to access their personal email and to “search for items of personal …
This BBC article reports on the incredible staying power of the fax machine after three decades of use.
According to the Winter Corporation Top Ten Program for 2003, the organizations identified as maintaining the “world’s largest and most heavily used databases” using either Windows or Linux platforms include: France Telecom, AT&T, Amazon.com, FedEx Services, and at number 4, an organization listed as “Anonymous.” [Slashdot]
A new survey that targeted the UK’s top 90 websites revealed a widespread lack of privacy compliance just as the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation comes into force today.
U.S. is No.1 in technology competitiveness Global Information Technology Report: “Covering a total of 102 economies, the Networked Readiness Index of the new Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004 measures how prepared economies are to participate in, and benefit from, information and communication technology (ICT) developments.” Networked Readiness Index Rankings Profiles of the Top Five Economies …
