Mobile Internet Use Jumps 34% from Last Year

Nielsen has recently brought forth some interesting statistics that show more women, teenagers, and seniors have aided in the 34% increase of mobile phones web use since July 2008.  Nielsen analysts claim that, similar to other forms of digital technology, men were early adopters of the mobile internet and other demographic groups have now adopted [...]

FCC’s New Rules in Net Neutrality

The FCC this week announced that it would begin to formalize its guidelines in regards to net neutrality.  Until now, the internet has remained highly self-regulated; encouraging the open sharing of information and content. However, in order to ensure the future of the internet remains strong as today’s leading provider or information, the FCC is [...]

Using Social Networks in Emergency Situations

An article published earlier this week in CNN’s SciTechBlog recounts a story in Australia in which two young girls were trapped in a storm sewer and notified friends via Facebook rather than directly calling Australia’s emergency phone number 000 (the equivalent to 911 in the U.S.).  A similar story occured earlier this year when at [...]

The World is Doomed… Gmail Goes Down

Yesterday Google had a massive shutdown of its services which caused Gmail to be inaccessible by users for more than an hour.  Check out Google’s explanation of the mishap here. An occurrence like this has many implications in people’s everyday interactions with the online environment.  Gmail is indeed a popular service, and individuals use it for communication [...]