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Study: Offline still beats online for some activities

August 12, 2004 Survey of American Net users finds that though the Net plays key role in lives, offline alternatives are still important. TAGS: Internet user, lives, survey, activity

Report: Big boost for blogs in 2004

January 3, 2005 More and more Americans are tuning in to Web logs--even if they don't know exactly what they are. TAGS: blog, Internet user, reader, U.S.

Study: Net users confused about search

January 24, 2005 Millions of Americans use search engines, but most know little about how they work or how results are presented. TAGS: Internet user, search engine, paid search, Yahoo! Inc., study, Google Inc.

Time for a .xxx domain?

December 28, 2005 For the sake of clarity, attorney Eric Sinrod believes that it is an idea whose time has come. TAGS: domain name, domain, Internet user, proposal

Report: Net users picking safer passwords

December 16, 2006 Average MySpace password has eight characters, expert says. But no password is secure if you fall for a phishing scam. TAGS: password, Internet user, News Corp., MySpace, phishing, security

Do as you say, not as you do

December 13, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the statistics belie the general impression that people are taking privacy precautions when they go online. TAGS: privacy policy, TRUSTe, Internet user, survey, e-mail address, e-mail

Web gives power to the people, surfers say

December 7, 2005 American Net users believe going online helps them have more of an impact in politics, according to a survey. TAGS: Internet user, survey, finance

One in six Americans visiting blogs

August 9, 2005 New study also reveals that visitors, bucking stereotypes of blog fans, appear to come from wealthier households than other Internet users. TAGS: ComScore, blog, Technorati, Internet user, study, visitor, media, TV

Study: We're getting used to the taste of spam

April 11, 2005 The Pew Internet and American Life Project turns up some surprising data about people's attitudes toward junk e-mail. TAGS: spam, Internet user, least, study, e-mail

Study: Americans feel strongly about social ties online, too

November 29, 2006 Annual report examining the Web's impact on society highlights boom in social activities online. TAGS: Internet user, tie, study, kid, community, U.S.

NSA granted Net location-tracking patent

September 21, 2005 Government agency patents a way to learn the geographical location of Internet users. How will the technique be used? TAGS: NSA, patent, Internet user, location, technique

Downloads rise as file traders seek new venues

April 26, 2004 While the number of people downloading music has increased, they're turning to alternatives to avoid the wrath of the record industry, a study shows. TAGS: file-sharing, Internet user, file-sharing network, music download, trader, increase, lawsuit, music, U.S.

Google draws privacy complaint to FTC

April 20, 2007 Three public-interest groups are expected to ask for a government investigation into issues posed by Google's DoubleClick acquisition. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Google Inc., Internet user, complaint, privacy, acquisition, Europe, U.S., security, e-mail

Google ducks a legal bullet

October 4, 2006 Eric J. Sinrod says search giant's profitable policy of selling keywords remains safe--for the time being. TAGS: Internet user, Google Inc., trademark, allegation, lawsuit, link, decision, search result

Scammers jingle all the way

December 21, 2005 At this time of year, cyberscams take on a holiday flavor and credit card fraud gets a snowball effect. Images: Holiday phishing TAGS: scammer, MailFrontier Inc., phishing, scam, e-mail security company, Ironport Systems Inc., Internet user, holiday, e-mail security, security company, eBay Inc., recipient, Time Warner Inc., credit card, e-mail, California

Group pools data to trap phishers

June 2, 2005 The Anti-Phishing Working Group is building a central clearinghouse of info on online fraud scams to improve defenses and nab crooks. TAGS: phishing, EarthLink Inc., AppRiver, repository, fraud, Internet user, Internet service, member, bank, attack, Internet Service Provider, XML, toolbar, service provider, database, e-mail

Tech execs: Wake up and smell the spam

December 1, 2004 Products alone won't win against increasingly nasty junk e-mail; Net users must raise awareness, say tech bigwigs. Photo: Execs talk spam TAGS: Pobox.com, DomainKeys, spam, Sender ID, e-mail company, CAN-SPAM Act, exec, Internet user, Yahoo! Inc., virus, America Online Inc., incentive, Cisco Systems Inc., Time Warner Inc., e-mail, open source
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