If anyone had any doubts about how big the mobile Web will be, Google's release of its Nexus One phone should erase them. It's part of Google's "careful plan to try to do what few other technology companies have done before: retain its leadership as computing shifts from one generation to the next," the New York Times reports. And this shift is computing, shopping, gaming, info-gathering, … [Read more...] about Big sign of increasingly mobile Web
New tool for keeping Web searches safe
A few simple household rules can help kids at your house avoid stumbling upon inappropriate Web content: If you're not absolutely sure of a URL, don't just type it into the browser window. Use a search engine. Use only "our family's search-engine pick" (pick one that offers filtered search, e.g., Google or Bing). Nobody changes the settings or preferences in the search engine. We've had … [Read more...] about New tool for keeping Web searches safe
25 billion+ videos viewed
That was just this past August in the US, according to comScore's latest figures - yet another online video-viewing record. More than 10 billion of those views were on Google sites, with YouTube representing 99% of Google video traffic. In terms of people, "161 million US Internet users watched online video during the month, the largest audience ever recorded," comScore Video Metrix reports. The … [Read more...] about 25 billion+ videos viewed
Views of Net users young & old: Studies
Lots of international (individual and family) Internet-user data has been released via various studies this past week, courtesy of Symantec, Google, Yahoo, and Skype. Symantec's Norton Online Living Report was very family-oriented, having gathered the views of 9,000 adults and young people in 12 countries! Some interesting findings NetworkWorld led with were that "one in five children admitted … [Read more...] about Views of Net users young & old: Studies
9th graders’ Lively protest
"It's free expression in a dignified, a powerful and a passionate manner," a School Library Journal blogger reports, referring to Digiteens' protest against the impending shut-down of Lively avatar chat by its parent, Google. The Digiteens are Camilla, Ga., 9th-graders whose goal, they say in their protest blog, "to teach digital citizenship to students via an easy to use 3D virtual world that is … [Read more...] about 9th graders’ Lively protest