Posts Tagged ‘Internet’
Online dating dumps the stigma
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Online dating has become the second-most-common way for couples to meet, behind only meeting through friends, according to a new analysis of the industry. Continue…
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:32 - 2 Comments
Society & Culture - Feb 2, 2012 15:48 - 0 Comments
For online news portals, credibility counts
PENN STATE (US) — The readers’ evaluation of online news portals like Google News depends on credible content, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 12, 2012 17:10 - 4 Comments
Would you ‘friend’ Shakespeare?
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A new social network tracks major figures in literature, like William Shakespeare and Robert Frost—and the scholars who study them. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 28, 2011 12:10 - 0 Comments
Consumers too wily for traditional ads?
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Traditional product advertising—full-page magazine ads and 30-second television commercials—may be going the way of the rotary phone. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 17, 2011 13:10 - 3 Comments
Trend: Prisons link US citizens to terror groups?
RICE (US) — Sixty percent of people arrested for Islamic terrorist activities between January 2009 and April 2011 were American citizens, according to a new report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 4, 2011 9:05 - 1 Comment
Online communities encourage risky decisions
RICE (US) — People who participate in online communities are more likely to make risky financial decisions, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 10, 2011 7:39 - 2 Comments
Distant marriage: States allow Skype ‘I do’?
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — States should modernize marriage laws by allowing couples to marry outside state borders, utilizing videoconferencing technologies such as Skype, according to a first-of-its-kind proposal by two law professors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 15, 2011 10:48 - 0 Comments
Nursing care for diabetics a click away
MCGILL (CAN) — Nursing through the use of smart phones and the Internet is an effective way to help patients with uncontrolled diabetes manage their care, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 9, 2011 12:15 - 1 Comment
9/11 newslore gave regular folks a voice
PENN STATE (US) — The jokes and doctored photos posted online after the 9/11 attacks revealed the true feelings of ordinary Americans, according to a new book. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 21, 2011 22:26 - 2 Comments
Willing to pay 3x more for iPhone 5?
U. WARWICK (UK) — Some UK consumers may be willing to pay up to three times the price online to be the first to own an iPhone 5, one economist predicts. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 12, 2011 11:53 - 3 Comments
Scheme may thwart Internet censorship
U. MICHIGAN (US) — New technology could beat Internet censorship at its own game by making it virtually impossible for a repressive government to block individual sites. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 5, 2011 12:04 - 0 Comments
Snoozing boosts mobile battery life
DUKE (US) — Popular belief has it that taking a nap re-energizes our batteries. New research finds it could work for smartphones too. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 28, 2011 14:45 - 1 Comment
Peer pressure fosters cybercrime
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Teens who have friends who cyberbully or engage in other forms of cybercrime are more likely to be cyberbullies themselves. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 31, 2011 11:01 - 0 Comments
Social network tracks amphibians
UC BERKELEY (US) — Citizen scientists can use a new social networking site to help researchers track the decline of amphibians around the globe. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 16, 2011 11:53 - 2 Comments
Got the bandwidth you deserve? Ask Kermit
GEORGIA TECH (US) — As Internet service providers make the transition to usage-based pricing plans, a tool could help consumers ensure they’re getting their money’s worth. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 15, 2011 12:09 - 0 Comments
Communication gets speedy switch-up
NORTHWESTERN (US) — An ultrafast quantum Internet where encrypted information is completely secure may become reality following the development of a switching device that could also succeed in networking superfast quantum computers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 3, 2011 18:00 - 0 Comments
Website brings Middle East close to home
U. CHICAGO (US) — A new online resource explores the history and the culture of the Middle East, from prehistory to the development of modern states. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 28, 2011 14:23 - 0 Comments
DIY augmented reality with free app
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A free iPhone app called Argon—built on top of open Web technologies and standards—lets users merge the real world with the virtual one to create a unique augmented reality. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 21, 2011 13:18 - 3 Comments
Bans snuff out online cigarette shops
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — The number of websites selling cigarettes has dropped in the wake of credit card and shipping bans, new research shows. (more…)
