Children’s Sites Drop More “Cookies” Children’s websites install more tracking devices onto personal computers than adult websites, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal. The investigation into online privacy looked at the 50 most popular websites for children and the 50 most popular sites for adults. Overall, 4,123 tracking tools came from children’s Continue Reading →
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People Believe It’s Better To Be Online During Sex More people believe it’s acceptable to be online during sex with a partner than to be online at a wedding, according to a new study from PC Tools. The study was designed to see just how addicted people are to being online. An interesting note, men Continue Reading →
Twitter Gets Redesigned Twitter has redesigned its website and is now more user-friendly. New features include the ability to embed YouTube videos into posts as well as an overall site redesign, which is expected to give users a “richer and faster experience.” The four-year-old site now boasts 145 million users, with 370,000 new users signing Continue Reading →
Be Careful What You Email President Obama A U.K. teenager is banned from visiting the U.S. after sending an email to the White House. Luke Angel became enraged after watching a documentary about 9/11, leading him to send the hostile email in which he called President Obama a “prick.” The FBI contacted British police who Continue Reading →
Live Video Streaming On YouTube? YouTube is testing a new platform that enables users to stream live video directly from the site. Broadcasters only need a computer, digital video camera and an Internet connection to start streaming live video. While a notable benefit for viewers is the ability to film themselves and post their reaction Continue Reading →
Facebook The Biggest Time Suck People spend more time on Facebook than any other site on the web. Facebook beat both Google and Yahoo for time spent on a single site. According to comScore, U.S. web users spent 41.1 million minutes on Facebook in August, which accounts for 9.9 percent of a user’s total time Continue Reading →
Apple Loosens Up On App Development Apple has decided to relax its restrictions on the development tools used to make apps. Developers can now use third-party tools, like Adobe’s software to convert Flash apps into native iPhone apps, which was previously banned by Apple. Additionally, Apple will publish it’s guidelines for evaluating an app for Continue Reading →
Majority of Internet Users Are Victims of Cybercrime Two-thirds of Internet users globally and three-fourths of U.S. Internet users are victims of online crime according to a new study from Norton. Viruses and malware are the most common sources of an attack. On average it takes 28 days to resolve a cybercrime and costs $334 Continue Reading →
Google TV Coming This Fall This Fall Google will launch a free service to bring Internet browsing to the TV screen. Google is working with a variety of content providers and consumer electronics manufacturers, like Sony, on the launch. Apple TV and now Google TV coming to your home this fall. $7 Billion Later – Continue Reading →
This week on Digital Life: Can cops attach a GPS tracking device to your car without a warrant? What do you think of the new iTunes logo? Who is the fastest growing population of social media users? Plus, we’ve got some great encore interviews with Linda Kaplan Thaler, CEO of The Kaplan Thaler Group. I’ll Continue Reading →