Category «Internet»

2008 Digital Future Report

“The Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School is pleased to present the results [full report/purchase only] of the seventh year of our project, Surveying the Digital Future [highlights]. The seven years of longitudinal research comprise an absolutely unique data base that completely captures broadband at home, the wireless Internet, on-line media, …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Wireless Web

New Study Raises Questions About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs

Press release: “A new study showing that the heavily advertised cholesterol drug Vytorin doesn’t work any better than a newly available generic drug in slowing artery-clogging calls into question who should be taking the most potent cholesterol drugs. “This study gives us another important piece of the puzzle in the treatment of high cholesterol and …

Subjects: Internet

First-Ever Ranking of 40 Leading Banks on Climate Change Strategies

Ceres press release: “While encouraging progress is being made, the banking sector still has a long way to go in confronting the business challenges posed by global climate change, according to a first-ever report issued today by the Ceres investor coalition that analyzes climate change governance practices of 40 of the world’s largest banks…The report …

Subjects: Internet, Legal Research

Center for Public Integrity The Buying of the President 2008

“This website is a companion to The Buying of the President 2008. Like the book, this site explores the roles that money and special interests play in presidential politics. But unlike the book, which will provide a behind-the-scenes examination of how big money influences the presidential election process, this site is a work in progress …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research

Science 2.0: Great New Tool, or Great Risk?

Scientific American: Wikis, blogs and other collaborative web technologies could usher in a new era of science. Or not. By M. Mitchell Waldrop: “The explosively growing World Wide Web has rapidly transformed retailing, publishing, personal communication and much more. Innovations such as e-commerce, blogging, downloading and open-source software have forced old-line institutions to adopt whole …

Subjects: Blogs, Internet, Legal Research, Wiki

Internet's Broader Role in Campaign 2008

Pew Research Center Report: Internet’s Broader Role in Campaign 2008 – Social Networking and Online Videos Take Off, Released: January 11, 2008 “The internet is living up to its potential as a major source for news about the presidential campaign. Nearly a quarter of Americans (24%) say they regularly learn something about the campaign from …

Subjects: Internet

The Expanding Global Impact of Cellphone E-Waste

New York Times – The Afterlife of Cellphones: “Americans threw out just shy of three million tons of household electronics in 2006. This so-called e-waste is the fastest-growing part of the municipal waste stream and, depending on your outlook, either an enormous problem or a bonanza. E-waste generally contains substances that, though safely sequestered during …

Subjects: Internet

Reports Reveals Key Hazardous Chemicals in Vehicles and Child Car Seats

“HealthyCar.org is based on research conducted by the Ecology Center that looks at the presence of key hazardous chemicals in vehicles and child car seats. While there are numerous substances in vehicles that can lead to health and environmental problems, HealthyCar.org focuses on bromine, chlorine, lead, as well as some other heavy metals, allergens and …

Subjects: Internet

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency Report on Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007

Press release: “Becta [British Educational Communications and Technology Agency], the education technology agency, has published a key report on Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 and on document interoperability which analyses the suitability of both software packages for adoption by schools and colleges.” Microsoft Vista and Office 2007: full report, Published: 9 January 2008, Publication ID: …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Microsoft

Birds of America By John James Audubon

Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.: List of Plates Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.: List of Families Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.: State Birds Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. …

Subjects: Internet

Chairman Waxman Releases Report on Information Security Breach at TSA's Traveler Redress Website

Press release: “In October 2006, the Transportation Security Administration launched a website to help travelers whose names were erroneously listed on airline watch lists. This redress website had multiple security vulnerabilities: it was not hosted on a government domain; its homepage was not encrypted; one of its data submission pages was not encrypted; and its …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Privacy