Category «Internet»

CRS: Social Networking and Constituent Communications: Member Use of Twitter During a Two-Month Period in the 111th Congress

Social Networking and Constituent Communications: Member Use of Twitter During a Two-Month Period in the 111th Congress, February 03, 2010 “Beginning with the widespread use of e-mail by Congress in the mid-1990’s, the development of new electronic technologies has altered the traditional patterns of communication between Members of Congress and constituents. Many Members now use …

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

New on LLRX.com: Cloud Computing for Lawyers

LLRX.com: Cloud Computing for Lawyers – This is Nicole L. Black’s primer for the legal profession on an emerging technology which is defined as a “type of computing that is comparable to grid computing, [and] relies on sharing computing resources rather than having local servers or personal devices to handle applications. The goal of cloud …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management

Magazines and Their Web Sites A Columbia Journalism Review survey and report

Magazines and Their Web Sites, A Columbia Journalism Review survey and report by Victor Navasky with Evan Lerner, March 2010 “Virtually every significant magazine in the United Statesand increasingly abroadeither already has, or is in the process of establishing, a Web site. These interactive Internet offspring speak to a new generation of magazine readers, and …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Investigative Report on Archiving Britain's web

An investigation by Katie Scott: “A proposal that could give select institutions the power to take snapshots of websites without their owners’ permission is being ruminated by our Government. Civil servants at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport are now processing opinions on whether we should be archiving websites for future generations. While it …

Subjects: Blogs, Copyright, E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Survey of Academic Librarians: Use of Associations, Blogs, Listservs, Conferences, & Publications about Libraries

Survey of Academic Librarians: Use of Associations, Blogs, Listservs, Conferences, & Publications about Libraries “The study imparts highly specific data about academic librarian use of library oriented blogs, listservs, publications, association membership and attendance at library conferences. The report includes detail on the percentage of academic librarians who read print publications about libraries, or use …

Subjects: Blogs, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Declassified Version of U.S. Cybersecurity Plan Released by White House

The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative: “President Obama has identified cybersecurity as one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation, but one that we as a government or as a country are not adequately prepared to counter. Shortly after taking office, the President therefore ordered a thorough review of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Privacy

Merkle View from the Social Inbox 2010 – Email Prevails

Merkle View from the Social Inbox 2010 – Actionable Information for Marketers From the Annual Consumer Email & Digital Media “The rapid adoption of social networking, one of the leading applications of social media, is changing online personal communication. Sites such as Facebook have grown exponentially in popularity across demographics. But the recent growth did …

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

Report: Broadband Adoption in Low-Income Communities

Broadband Adoption in Low-Income Communities – Dailey, Dharma, Bryne, Amelia, Powell, Alison, Karaganis, Joe and Chung, Jaewon. Social Science Research Council (SSRC), March 2010 “The social function of the Internet has changed dramatically in recent years. What was, until recently, a supplement to other channels of information and communication has become increasingly a basic requirement …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Libraries

Google Prepared to Spend Hundred of Millions on Broadband Service

Bloomberg: “Google Inc. said it may spend as much as hundreds of millions of dollars on an experimental broadband service that offers Internet speeds 100 times faster than current networks. The cost of the test project, announced this month, isnt known and will depend on demographics, the lay of the land and the number of …

Subjects: Internet, Search Engines

Hearing: The Collection and Use of Location Information for Commercial Purposes

“The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a joint hearing titled, The Collection and Use of Location Information for Commercial Purposes, on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined privacy and other issues related to the commercial collection, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Internet, Privacy

International Telecommunication Union: Measuring the Information Society 2010

2010 edition of Measuring the Information Society, “which features the latest ICT Development Index (IDI) and ICT Price Basket two benchmarking tools to monitor information society developments worldwide. This new edition of the report highlights key trends at the global, regional and national levels, showcasing top performers and identifying the main drivers of change. …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

New ITU Report: Measuring the Information Society 2010

News release: “Prices for information and communication technology (ICT) services are falling worldwide, yet broadband Internet remains outside the reach of many in poor countries, ITU says in its Measuring the Information Society 2010 report released today. The report features the latest ICT Development Index (IDI), which ranks 159 countries according to their ICT level …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet

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