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Benjamin Rossi – analyst at Basex: “For students, doing research is the bread and butter of their academic life. Conducting research doesnt just mean searching for information effectively; it means being able to judge the reliability of sources, place information within various contexts, and synthesize different information sources while developing ones thesis. Encompassing a wide …
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2011)] “The purpose of this proposed DFARS rule is to implement adequate security measures to safeguard unclassified DoD information within contractor information systems from unauthorized access and disclosure, and to prescribe reporting to DoD with regard to certain cyberintrusion events that affect DoD information resident on …
Follow up to previous postings on cell phones and radiation levels, a new study – Mobile Phones, Brain Tumours and the Interphone Study: Where Are We Now? “Conclusions: Although there remains some uncertainty, the trend in the accumulating evidence is increasingly against the hypothesis that mobile phone use can cause brain tumours in adults.”
OECD draft Communiqué on Principles for Internet Policy-Making, June 29, 2011 “The policy-making principles in this communiqué are designed to help preserve the fundamental openness of the Internet while concomitantly meeting certain public policy objectives, such as the protection of privacy, security, children online, and intellectual property, as well as the reinforcement of trust in …
“New technology can bring tremendous benefits to consumers, but it also can present new challenges. Mobile apps offered on cell phones and other portable devices such as tablets and music players can perform a range of consumer services such as locating the nearest retail stores, managing shopping lists, tracking family budgets, and allowing consumers to …
E-reader Ownership Doubles in Six Months – Adoption rate of e-readers surges ahead of tablet computers, Kristen Purcell, Associate Director for Research, Pew Internet Project, June 27, 2011 “The percent of U.S. adults with an e-book reader doubled from 6% to 12% between November 2010 and May 2011. Hispanic adults, adults younger than age 65, …
“In the summer of 2010, Peter Mosinskis from California State University Channel Islands assembled a team of approximately fifteen volunteers from seven different CSU campuses and one from the UC system to evaluate the accessibility of Google Apps. The team also recruited student volunteers and screen reader users to assist with the testing. Automated, manual, …
Follow up to posting, WSJ: FTC Plans to Serve Google With Subpoenas, from the Official Google Blog: “At Google, weve always focused on putting the user first. We aim to provide relevant answers as quickly as possibleand our product innovation and engineering talent have delivered results that users seem to like, in a world where …
News release: “ICANNs Board of Directors has approved a plan to usher in one of the biggest changes ever to the Internets Domain Name System. During a special meeting, the Board approved a plan to allow an increase in the number of Internet address endings – called generic top-level domains (gTLDs) – from the current …
Hunting For A Job? Try the Internet: Acknowledging the economy in the past several years has made the job search process even more challenging, Rhonda Keaton and Barbara Fullerton provide strategic suggestions and a guide to a wide range of sources to support and leverage a multi-pronged search effort in response to the competitive job …
News release: “The mobile Data Tsunami initially described here is still growing at an astounding pace. According to Nielsens monthly analysis of cellphone bills for 65,000+ lines, smartphone owners especially those with iPhones and Android devices are consuming more data than ever before on a per-user basis. This has huge implications for carriers …
The FTC provides antitrust approval [link to notice here] – Microsoft news release: Microsoft Corp. and Skype Global announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake. The agreement has been …
