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Web Analytics Association Becomes Digital Analytics Association
WAKEFIELD, MA–(Marketwire -03/05/12)- The Web Analytics Association announced today that it has changed its name to the Digital Analytics Association (DAA), effective immediately. Founded by Web analytics industry leaders in 2004, the DAA has successfully supported its members by providing quality education, professional development, certification, development of standards and best practices, ongoing research and has served as an advocate for issues that advance the industry. The organization has more than 2,000 members worldwide including: comScore, Dell, eBay, Expedia US, Microsoft Corporation and Viacom Media Networks, representing forty countries and a broad spectrum of expertise.
Jim Sterne, chairman… Continue reading
Web Therapy Helps With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Internet Behavioral Treatment Highly Effective for Teens With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Feb. 29, 2012 — Internet-based behavioral therapy appears to be a highly effective new tool for the treatment of teenagers with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a new study from the Netherlands.
After just six months of treatment, the self-reported recovery rate among teens with CFS whose behavioral therapy was delivered via the web was eight times higher than among teens who got traditional face-to-face behavioral therapy.
And the improvement in symptoms persisted over an additional… Continue reading
Expert Poll: Internet Makes Us Smarter & Stupider
Will constant access to the Internet make today’s young people brilliant multitaskers or shallow, screen-bound hermits? A new opinion poll finds that technology experts believe the answer is “all of the above.”
According to a new survey of 1,021 technology experts and critics, hyperconnectivity is a mixed bag. Fifty-five percent of those surveyed agreed that the Internet has wired the under-35 crowd differently, and that this rewiring is a good thing, stimulating multitasking talent and an ability to find relevant information fast online. But 42 percent of experts believe that the hyperconnected brain is shallow, with an unhealthy dependence on… Continue reading
Google Fiber: Can ultra-fast internet change a city?
27 February 2012
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VIDEO: People in Kansas City discuss the arrival of Google’s super-fast internet
Google is installing super-fast fibre optic internet service in Kansas City. Will it usher in a new era in industry and society – or just enable faster web browsing and media downloads?
For technology consultant Bret Rhodus, Google’s newest venture is an amazing business opportunity.
“This can be a game-changer,” he says.… Continue reading
Web Application Scanning Software combats hacking attacks.
NEW AUTOMATION & AUTO-CONFIGURATION FEATURES MAKE SECURING YOUR WEBSITE EASIER AND FASTER
London, – Acunetix — a name on the forefront of the web application security industry — today announced the 8th version of its popular Web Vulnerability Scanner product.
Through this new iteration of WVS, Acunetix reaffirms its position as a leader in the development of web application security scanners. Version 8 echoes years of counter-hacking experience through its new ability to lock hackers out by integrating scan results into Imperva’s Web Application Firewall, and by recognizing a new breed of vulnerabilities through new detection methods.
Additionally, Acunetix WVS… Continue reading
FCC urges Internet companies to safeguard Web
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Internet service providers need to work harder to prevent hacks, data theft and other fraud, including contacting customers whose infected computers have been hijacked by organized crime and helping them clean out viruses, the head of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said he sought “smart, practical, voluntary solutions” to the massive problem of Internet fraud and data theft. He estimated that 8.4 million credit card numbers are stolen online each year.
Policymakers are eager to prevent security problems and subsequent bad publicity from slowing the growth of the Internet market, worth… Continue reading
CCID Consulting: China’s Mobile Internet Industry to See Rapid Growth & Overall Consolidation
BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
After years of development, China’s mobile
Internet industry has entered a period of rapid growth and overall
consolidation.
I. Overview of China’s Mobile Internet Industry
By the end of 2010, China’s mobile Internet industry was worth RMB
293.69 billion, and the figure for 2011 is expected to top RMB 400
billion.
The year 2011 witnessed an emerging trend of consolidation in China’s
mobile Internet industry. In August, Google took over Motorola Mobile;
in December, Nokia announced it would abandon Symbian OS. All these
incidents signified that the mobile Internet industry has entered a
period of overall consolidation.
In… Continue reading
