Category «Internet»

Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Unidirectional Social Media Applications Communications and Outreach

Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Unidirectional Social Media Applications Communications and Outreach, March 8, 2011. Kathleen McShea Director of New Media and Web Communications, Office of Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security “Unidirectional social media applications encompass a range of applications, often referred to as applets or widgets, that allow users to view …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy, RSS

Presentation: RSS: Filtering & Processing Obscene Amounts of Information

How to Hack RSS to Reduce Information Overload, By Dawn Foster: “Last week, I held a session at South by Southwest [SXSW] Interactive titled Hacking RSS: Filtering & Processing Obscene Amounts of Information, where I talked about creative ways to use RSS to manage information overload without using any programming skills. There is more information …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, RSS

Pew: How Libraries Add Value to Communities

“The Net, smartphones, and other technologies have added to the way people can engage with so much to local communities and wider communities of interest. Yet, there are many gaps. Lee Rainie. Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project explores those gaps at the Computers in Libraries conference. He points to …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

AVG Study Reveals Alarming Complacency Among Users of Mobile Devices on Security

Smartphone Security – Survey of U.S. consumers, Ponemon Institute© Research Report, Sponsored by AVG Technologies, Independently conducted by Ponemon Institute LLC, Publication Date: March 2011 News release: “AVG Technologies, one of the leading providers of consumer security software, today revealed details of a sobering study uncovering new statistics about the data security risks involved in …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy

Pew report: donation to Japanese disaster relief through electronic and traditional means

Americans under age 40 are as likely to donate to Japan disaster relief through electronic means as traditional means like the phone or postal mail. Kristen Purcell, Michael Dimock, Pew Center for The People & The Press. March 23, 2011 “In a striking shift in charitable donations methods, Americans under age 40 are now just …

Subjects: Internet

How mobile devices are changing community information environments

How mobile devices are changing community information environments, by Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie, Tom Rosenstiel, Amy Mitchell, Mar 14, 2011 – Pew Internet “Local news is going mobile. Nearly half of all American adults (47%) report that they get at least some local news and information on their cellphone or tablet computer. The information they …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

Pew Research: The Internet and Campaign 2010

More than half of all American adults were online political users in 2010: “Fully 73% of adult internet users (representing 54% of all U.S. adults) went online to get news or information about the 2010 midterm elections, or to get involved in the campaign in one way or another. We refer to these individuals as …

Subjects: Internet

FTC Testifies Before Senate Commerce Committee on Privacy; Industry Efforts to Implement "Do Not Track" System Already Underway

News release: “In testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Federal Trade Commission discussed its efforts to protect consumer privacy through enforcement actions, consumer education, and policy initiatives like the FTC staffs recent preliminary privacy report. The report proposes a framework to balance consumer privacy with industry innovation by: 1) building …

Subjects: Congress, E-Commerce, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

Google Maps Navigation (Beta) Routes You Around Traffic

Official Google Blog: “Ever been stuck in traffic, only to find out youd have been better off going a bit out of your way to take a less congested route? If youre like me, you probably hear the traffic report telling you what you already know: traffic is bad on the road youre currently on, …

Subjects: Internet

Annual Sleep in America Poll Exploring Connections with Communications Technology Use and Sleep

News release: “The 2011 Sleep in America® poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) finds pervasive use of communications technology in the hour before bed. It also finds that a significant number of Americans aren’t getting the sleep they say they need and are searching for ways to cope. Many Americans report dissatisfaction …

Subjects: Internet

YouTube World View

“YouTube World View is a series of monthly interviews with the world’s most foremost leaders where you ask the questions.” “In past weeks, weve featured two more YouTube interviews with leaders through the World View program and seen more footage come in from across the Middle East as unrest there continues. In YouTube World Views …

Subjects: Internet

The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown – Moving the world off Internet Explorer 6

Via Microsoft, IE6 Countdown: “10 years ago a browser was born. Its name was Internet Explorer 6. Now that were in 2011, in an era of modern web standards, its time to say goodbye. This website is dedicated to watching Internet Explorer 6 usage drop to less than 1% worldwide, so more websites can choose …

Subjects: Internet

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