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Whether you're prompted to spend a few days in a hotel as part of your job, or whether you're doing it for peace and relaxation like the couple pictured left (click to enlarge), City Inn Suites are the way to go. Aside the breathtaking services and complimentary offerings, the Inn also offers iMacs for use ... |
26 February 2008
04:45 GMT |
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Contrary to popular belief that has geeky looking guys standing in front of the monitor for hours and doing stuff that matters, a Pew Internet & American Life Project study has showed that it's actually girls that get most involved with the web and all that it stands for. And I did say girls, not women, as the r... |
22 February 2008
07:06 GMT |
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The framed image of the guy lurking in the shadow, deceiving his way into a date with an unsuspecting youngster and later raping him or her, was shattered to pieces by a study conducted in a report issued by the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, in Durham. Janis Wolak of the ... |
19 February 2008
14:51 GMT |
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Finland has a very strict non-child pornography rule that makes all the sense in the world. At least their heart's in the right place, because their mind seems to be wondering about. Over 1,700 legal websites are being censored by the authorities, and among them lapsiporno.info, a site who was used by its owner ... |
19 February 2008
13:06 GMT |
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When you win an online sex auction, the only idea that pops to mind due to absence of blood is that you are the absolute Master of the World, the Universe itself must have conspired to get you laid. Let's face it, if you entered such an auction for other reasons than losing a bet, the only thought that's le... |
14 February 2008
16:26 GMT |
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The Internet is already one of the world's most important information and media delivery systems, but the role it plays into pushing entertainment programming into one's living room might become even more important on the future. And this is exactly why the Korean company Samsung has just unveiled its See&#... |
14 February 2008
14:46 GMT |
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Usually, the man who gets others to do his job for him is either called 'boss' or just 'smart'. Wait till you see the latest sample of hacking ingenuity: Mr. Brain, a Moroccan group was just found to be offering free phishing kits for scammer wannabes for free. The catch is that they have some cod... |
13 February 2008
12:06 GMT |
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All the news coming from the Western world could make somebody completely oblivious about what's going on in the Far East, where communism hasn't burst its bubble yet. Censoring video sites, sweeping Internet cafes and hunting down web sites and computer markets for possible dangerously violent games just w... |
12 February 2008
06:16 GMT |
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Britain was one of the first countries to embrace the new IFPI proposition as a possible solution to stopping Internet piracy and infringement of copyrights. The IFPI, suggested by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, thought that the best way to handle the crimes mentioned above would be if the Internet Service Provide... |
12 February 2008
05:05 GMT |
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Internet crime is very alluring because it is fairly easy to commit and it doesn't take the mastermind planning required to rob a bank. It's mostly a routine job of going through credit card numbers and transacting from others' accounts into their favor or promising items that you don't have and t... |
11 February 2008
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California, the state that decided that there can be no smoking in public places (bars, pubs and clubs included), just made another decision that will be regarded by some Internet users as crazy in a very annoying way. A court has just declared that trolls are to remain anonymous, because what they write are mostly a... |
8 February 2008
15:46 GMT |
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That's the name of the website that shows you the best places you could "spray" your contribution to urban art. Based on an offline art project exhibited in Berlin, in 2007, the switching to the Internet can't do the movement anything but good, as long as it unites every artist's vision in a global wor... |
8 February 2008
09:33 GMT |
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An email claiming to know that students will no longer find out about the Holocaust in schools was dispatched last week and forwarded time and time again. A chain letter that could have created serious diplomatic problems for the United Kingdom, it was also found on various social networking sites, doing all the more... |
5 February 2008
08:58 GMT |
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Recent reports surrounding the Yahoo-selling-out story have revealed that the American public corporation's chief executive and co-founder, Jerry Yang, is not exactly a big Microsoft fan (not that Yang wouldn't consider an alternative to that feeling, should Microsoft double their offer). More companies are... |
5 February 2008
04:07 GMT |
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Porn is the dominant industry that has ever prospered and which received an unexpected boom when the Internet came to be the interconnecting web it is. Pornography represents, according to some analysts, up to 80 or 85 of the content on the Internet and such a heritage bar is pretty high to reach for new sites or pro... |
4 February 2008
15:06 GMT |
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While I covered the story earlier, at the time that happened, Sayed Pervez Kambaksh still had a chance to escape the faith set before him by his peers. Not anymore, as the Senate passed a motion this week that supports the sharia (oversees solely Islamic religious law) court's decision.He was charged with bringi... |
4 February 2008
06:37 GMT |
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A while ago there was a supposedly "viral" advertising campaign against Microsoft's Internet Explorer series, created by Mozilla, that claimed to have better and more tech savvy users for its Firefox browser than the competition. Dissed at the time for the way it was presented, there is still some truth to that,... |
1 February 2008
19:51 GMT |
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Cisco, the top provider of routers and switches that direct Internet traffic, and by that, one of the companies holding the weight of Internet on its shoulders, has said in the voice of its Chief Executive, John Chambers, that the continuing build of networks will be lasting for a decade from now on. The deadline he ... |
30 January 2008
13:36 GMT |
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The medical system is always in need of a change, be it in the way patients are treated, or in the fees being paid to doctors or by doctors. That's why Dr. Howard Stark decided to take his practice online: no more queues in front of his office, and the advice he gives those turning to him via email is free. Plus... |
30 January 2008
10:42 GMT |
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Advertising is the proverbial hen that lays the golden egg for the Internet industry, but companies should be very careful as to how they approach the subject. It can bring in tremendous income, but as the latest court decision regarding it shows, it can also leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth. Depends on ho... |
30 January 2008
04:38 GMT |
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The age of Internet life is nigh (if it's not here already)! The percentage of time people spend on the web is growing every day, as the services offered through what I consider to be the greatest invention of the XXth century grow in number and usability. If you want groceries, you first check Google Maps to se... |
25 January 2008
20:31 GMT |
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Internet piracy is the number one problem on the web right now, it is the sole purpose of huge sums of money being lost every year by media industries, so at one point they got tired and sick of it and they tried to crack it down. Needless to say that with the legislation still under development (at the time) they co... |
25 January 2008
16:56 GMT |
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Jim Murray, a retired 69-year-old police chief has seen a case once that haunted him until he found the answer. It was about a 13-year-old girl that was abducted and then killed by somebody she had met online. It was enough to have his hair stand on end and decide that if there was something to be done about preventi... |
25 January 2008
13:56 GMT |
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Advertising is the most profitable way to make cash with the help of the Internet. It's been approached from every angle and direction, it's been considered the saving of many companies that would otherwise collapse financially. Come to think about the efforts going into the industry, advertising is no long... |
25 January 2008
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In the long list of police denials, we can now include this one: they have openly said that there is no Internet suicide cult but officers are actively checking the email, online chats and SMS exchanged by the teens who decided that it was all to much to bear. Although taking your own life is a great means of natural... |
24 January 2008
17:11 GMT |
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One of the most embarrassing things to admit in front of a stranger is anything related to health. Even if he/she is paid to listen and to give advice, being shy about certain areas of the body or about the medical history is pretty common between both men and women alike. What set the two genders apart was who they ... |
23 January 2008
07:31 GMT |
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Looking at China when it comes to the Internet is like looking into the little box where you keep the little things that you've carried through since childhood: a little tin soldier, the leg of an action figure, a button, a couple of the first love letters you ever received or those you never had the strength an... |
21 January 2008
06:41 GMT |
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Multiplayer gaming anytime and anywhere is easy, fun and possible with java-enabled mobile phones. What's missing are great games to exhaust the opportunities. MicroMonster comes to change that, as the multiplayer combat role-playing game brings new impulses to the mobile market with many fascinating characters,... |
21 January 2008
05:21 GMT |
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Knowing all too well what Yahoo does "for a living", it was a bit surprising to hear that it also provides food to people. After the initial confusion running through my mind I took a better look at the spelling and that cleared it up: not Yahoo! the famous Internet-based company does the cooking, but Ya-Hoo!, the Sh... |
17 January 2008
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Microsoft is looking for the right path to the hearts of Internet users. As traditional forms of media indicate an increasing tendency to shift to the web, the general trend is for global investment in online media, as well as digital marketing to follow. With content becoming digitized and transitioning online, user... |
14 January 2008
07:52 GMT |
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What do all the politicians do? Get it together, poll it amidst themselves and, after that, come up with the only possible answer. Yes, they misinform to say it in a polite manner. The real message is usually lost somewhere between the few ideas that the candidate really stands by and the rest of the yada - yada that... |
9 January 2008
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Ning is a part of OpenSocial, as you might have read time and time again so far. What you might not have known until now is the set of statistics from Quantcast which point out that Ning's biggest sites are porn related and that most surely got the zealots up in a riot.When I'm thinking of zealots, I don�... |
7 January 2008
21:41 GMT |
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Turtle Wireless is showing its first GSM-enabled device at the CES expo this year. More known as a retailer and mobile phone accessories manufacturer, the US-based company has announced its plans to launch a tri-band GSM network compatible phone that looks just like a wristwatch. After successfully selling its '... |
4 January 2008
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A recent survey conducted by Deloitte & Touche reveals that no less than fifty-four percent of the respondents access social networking websites, chat rooms or message boards, while 45 percent update their profile every once in a while. The online advertising seems to be a pretty successful business because 78 percen... |
28 December 2007
15:36 GMT |
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The online era at hand doesn't look that appealing and all-encompassing, after reading the report that Pew issued a few days ago. It clearly states that teenagers still prefer meeting face to face over chatting via the Internet among other things.It's really understandable, despite being able to do a lot of... |
20 December 2007
08:51 GMT |
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A recent study conducted by market researcher TNS reveals that 38 percent of the Britons connected to the Internet think that downloading pirated content from the web is not as serious as stealing from a store. According to Web User News, the TNS study also revealed that UK Internet consumers 'didn't like t... |
20 December 2007
05:40 GMT |
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It's quite a documented fact that most people spend more and more time online on a daily basis, either searching for specific information, interacting with other users via social networking sites or simply accessing various multimedia content delivery services.However, at some point, the amount of information we... |
18 December 2007
06:59 GMT |
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The second in command of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri, had a video intervention in which he mocked the British withdrawal of troops from Southern Iraq, and he boasted that the pulling back went to show that the terrorist group was winning. In his humongous benevolence, he said that he'd answer questions posted via... |
17 December 2007
15:41 GMT |
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I'm guessing it's egocentrism we must be talking about, because I sincerely doubt that there's somebody googling himself for the latest news about himself. In my view of the world, there shouldn't be an article on that written beforehand in order for the person in question to find stuff out from i... |
17 December 2007
08:38 GMT |
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Do you think paying $85,000 for an unlimited connection to the Internet is the craziest thing you've ever heard of? If not, you should know that a Canadian resident is now forced to pay approximately $85,000 for an Internet connection after browsing the web using his Motorola Krzr, purchased from Bell Mobility. ... |
13 December 2007
10:41 GMT |
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I talked a while ago about the way the Internet and the search engines, in general, stop the creative thinking in youngsters after reading a Graz University professor's take on the "copy/paste generation". It looks like he isn't the only one concerned with the matter, newly awarded Nobel Prize winner, Dori... |
10 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Today's Internet connection is pretty fast, but consumers are always looking for better technologies and services. According to Web User News, a survey conducted by BroadbandChoices.co.uk revealed that 61 percent of the British Internet users would want faster connections in order to be able to download larger f... |
7 December 2007
10:14 GMT |
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Kids are often lying about their age when it comes to registering on certain websites on the Internet, a study conducted by the National Consumer Council revealed. According to the research, numerous kids are exposed to advertisements supposed to be displayed by adults, such as gambling or dating services. More impor... |
7 December 2007
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Internet Service Providers (ISP) are the most important thing when it comes to a high quality Internet connection, performance and reliability. That's why there are numerous ISPs available out there, good and bad, cheap and expensive, small or large. But, what's more important is to have a good Internet con... |
6 December 2007
15:06 GMT |
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1.Internet can destroy your marriage. Husbands and wives can turn "widows", by remaining abandoned while the spouse spends hours in front of the computer sending messages to strangers in chat forums, downloading music or games, and watching pornography. Another menace for the couples are those sites where old romance... |
6 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Although I dream about a day without computer, phone and TV, some people can't live without them. At least this is what the European Interactive Advertising Association revealed through a new research conducted in September 2007 in UK, Germany, France, Spain , Italy and some other countries. Here's what EI... |
6 December 2007
05:37 GMT |
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In case you're one of the millions computer employees who spend hours working for their company on the Internet, you surely know it's pretty difficult to avoid visiting other websites or services which are not related to work. Many of us access YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo Messenger, forums or any oth... |
6 December 2007
03:28 GMT |
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Hey there, papa Google! What do you have for us today, what else is there that you know so damn well everything about and we are so insignificant and little that we need tutoring? Oh, you want to take away free choice from us? Ok, that's cool, we must obey, because you must probably know everything and, most imp... |
5 December 2007
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Politics is a tricky and slippery slope to go down on, tempers inflame and fists are being raised all the time. I know it, you know it, hell, even the infants that have passed through the room during a live debate know it. There's nothing new under the sun. It's just that sensation of fists being pushed dow... |
5 December 2007
05:24 GMT |
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It's Ashley Angel, a partner in Attention Management startup Particls.com, who came up with the idea that a special day should be instituted for his and everybody's better half, who doesn't get the attention truly deserved. The tagline was "the day to think about those running your other startup" and,... |
5 December 2007
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