News tagged with web users
Consumers in the middle of battle over Internet privacy
Google and Facebook might have finally gotten the average consumer riled up about privacy.
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Google revising privacy policies, data use
Google said it is revising its privacy policies and changing how it uses data from users of its services to provide more personalized search results and advertisements.
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Online ad revenue overtakes newsprint in China
China's revenue from online advertising was higher than the equivalent in newsprint for the first time in 2011, a study by the market research firm iResearch said, quoted in the Global Times Saturday.
Jan 22, 2012 |
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Wikipedia, Google to protest Internet bills
Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites planned protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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China's number of Web users rises to 513 million
(AP) -- The number of Internet users in China has surged past 500 million as millions of new Web surfers go online using mobile phones and tablet computers, an industry group reported Monday.
Jan 16, 2012 |
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New study is first to test the actual impact of branded apps on consumers
A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising ...
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Pharmaceutical spam: Medical disinformation on the internet
Spam advertising of pharmaceutical products is leading patients to seek out information about prescription drugs online, according to a report to be published in the International Journal Business and Systems Research. If tho ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Spanish brickie finds Facebook hacking flaw
A Spanish builder stumbled on an online loophole that enables users to send Facebook messages in other users' names, prompting an alert by authorities, he said Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2011 |
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China govt under fire over new food bacteria rule
China's state-run media and web users criticised the government Friday after it ruled that small amounts of a potentially lethal bacterium were permissible in frozen food.
Nov 25, 2011 |
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Logitech pulls plug on Google TV set-top boxes
Logitech has pulled the plug on Google TV set-top boxes, saying consumers just aren't ready for the device which merges television and the Internet.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2011 |
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ACE Africa cable to go online late next year: France Telecom
A fibre-optic cable from France to South Africa will go online in the second half of 2012, bringing high-speed Internet links to a host of west African countries, France Telecom said Wednesday.
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Facebook in no rush to IPO, enter China
Facebook is in no hurry to go public or to get into China, where it is officially blocked, according to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking giant.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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China orders stricter control of Internet, media
China has ordered stricter control of social networking sites and a crackdown on "vulgar" material on the web, as Beijing attempts to tighten its grip on the fast-growing Internet sector.
Oct 27, 2011 |
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SU professor uncovers potential issues with apps built for Android systems
Wenliang Du, professor of computer science in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has had his paper accepted to be presented at the 27th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference, on potential ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Hong Kong Apple tribute designer denies plagiarism
A Hong Kong design student whose sombre tribute to Steve Jobs became an overnight Internet sensation denied Tuesday that he had copied another artist's work. ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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