Category «Internet»

Survey reports: Parents are starting to view time spent on the Internet in the same way as time watching TV

News release: “If you think similarities in the Internet and television are growing, parents may be inclined to agree with you. Parents are rapidly coming to view TV and the Web in similar ways, applying supervisory approaches to both mediums, according to a new survey by the Center for the Digital Future, at the Annenberg …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

Pew: Generations 2010 – Rise in Email Use, Decline in Blogging

Generations 2010, Kathryn Zickuhr, Web Coordinator, 12/16/2010 “There are still notable differences by generation in online activities, but the dominance of the Millennial generation that we documented in our first “Generations” report in 2009 has slipped in many activities. Milliennials, those ages 18-33, remain more likely to access the internet wirelessly with a laptop or …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Commerce, E-Mail, Internet, Knowledge Management

White Paper: How the cloud will help global organizations take advantage of the economic recovery

Rising to the Challenge: “This independent report was commissioned by Savvis and conducted by Vanson Bourne in April 2010. The research surveyed CIOs, IT Directors and Heads of IT in the U.S., U.K. and Singapore from medium to large enterprises and the public sector…Our 2010 survey findings revealed that a large percentage of organizations are …

Subjects: Internet

Study: Colleges Lock Out Blind Students Online

Colleges Lock Out Blind Students Online, by Marc Parry “Colleges that wouldn’t dare put up a new building without wheelchair access now routinely roll out digital services that, for blind people, are the Internet equivalent of impassable stairs. Roughly 75,000 students at colleges and trade schools are visually impaired, according to Education Department figures. Barriers …

Subjects: Internet

25 Point Implementation Plan To Reform Federal Information Technology Management

25 Point Implementation Plan To Reform Federal Information Technology Management, Vivek Kundra U.S. Chief Information Officer, December 9, 2010 “Information technology should enable government to better serve the American people. But despite spending more than $600 billion on information technology over the past decade, the Federal Government has achieved little of the productivity improvements that …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

New on LLRX.com: ShoppingBots and Online Shopping Resources 2011

LLRX.com – ShoppingBots and Online Shopping Resources 2011 Marcus P. Zillman’s guide arrives in time for holiday shopping, and comprises a comprehensive listing of shoppingbot and online shopping resources and sites on the Internet. Comparison shopping for books, electronics, gadgets, clothing, green products, hotels? Looking for coupons, discounts, vouchers or last minute deals? Do you …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet

YouTube Allows Users to Upload Longer Videos

Official YouTubeBlog: “Your creativity isn’t bound by a time limit, so why should your video uploads be? Back in July we raised the upload limit to 15 minutes for all users. Starting today, we’ll begin allowing selected users with a history of complying with the YouTube Community Guidelines and our copyright rules to upload videos …

Subjects: Internet

Facebook's plan – posed to be the web's virtual driver's licence

FT.com: Facebook’s grand plan for the future: “This is a somewhat different Mark Zuckerberg to the one the public knew just a year ago. In recent months he has transformed from an awkward wunderkind with a preternatural ability to anticipate where the web is going, into an amicable executive unafraid of laying out his grand …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines