The Internet a Decade Later

Here is an infographic by Best Education Sites that shows how much the internet has changed over the last 10 years with sections on the growth of the internet, internet usage, the number of websites and more.

http://infographicdirectory.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/the-internet-a-decade-later/ 

Hotel-Experiment in England: eBook-Reader ersetzt Bibel im Nachtschränkchen

Die digitale Revolution macht auch vor der Heiligen Schrift nicht halt: In einem Hotel in Newcastle finden Gäste jetzt anstelle der Bibel einen Kindle in ihrem Zimmer vor - sie sollten gut auf das Gerät achten.

http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/hotel-indigo-newcastle-e-reader-kindle-ersetzt-bibel-im-nachttisch-a-843395.html 

'Watergate' and 'Chillax' among top 100 most influential English words

'Watergate' and 'chillax' have emerged as two of the most important words in the history of English, according to an academic study. 

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9485833/Watergate-and-Chillax-among-top-100-most-influential-English-words.html

Here’s how to outwit the smartphones

They make loud phone calls in public places, and take their iPads to the dinner table. Here's how to beat the new social savages 

A recent study of dining habits reveals how far standards have slipped. The majority of Britons no longer eat together as a family, but of those who do four out of ten can’t see anything wrong with bringing their laptops, iPads and smartphones to the table and carrying on engaging with them.

Some of us are surprised by this news. Can you tell us, Birmingham Food Fest, who conducted the survey, why are the figures so low? We had thought the epidemic was more widespread. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/9399954/Heres-how-to-outwit-the-smartphones.html 

 

Facebook software screens chats for criminal behaviour

Facebook is using a piece of software which screens it users’ conversations for criminal activity and suspicious behaviour, according to a report. 

The social network uses the technology to monitor chats for certain phrases and vulgar words which may indicate something is wrong with the exchange.

Depending on the language, suspicious exchanges will be reported to police, revealed Facebook’s chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, to Reuters.

The software pays more attention to conversations between people who do not have regular interaction.

If a chat is considered suspect in any way, it is reported to a Facebook security staff member, who will then make a judgment on whether the police should be called. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9398590/Facebook-software-screens-chats-for-criminal-behaviour.html 

 

Saving BlackBerry from its 'deathbed'

'There is a lot of excitement about this future but we need to get to this future." The words of Research in Motion's chief executive, Thorsten Heins, at the company' annual shareholder meeting last week in Waterloo, Ontario, neatly summed up the BlackBerry maker's problem. The future is bright – but is their business going to be part of it?

Angela Merkel is the German leader who has faced the greatest pressure over the past six months, but the 6ft 6in Heins would surely be second in any list of Germans in the line of fire.

Unexpectedly promoted to the top job at RIM in January, the former Siemens executive is tasked with engineering the revival of the company that brought the world its once-favourite communication device.

The BlackBerry was, at its peak, so popular it was nicknamed the CrackBerry and fans could point to President Barack Obama as its most famous addict. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/electronics/9400106/Saving-BlackBerry-from-its-deathbed.html 

Social media top news source for under 25s

Young people are almost twice as likely to discover a news story through social networks rather than search engines, according to a new study. 

The first Reuters Institute Digital Report has found that 43 per cent of Britons aged between 16 and 24 are now much more likely to access news through social networks, such as Facebook, rather than search engines.

However, the report, which is aiming to chart the consumption of news in the digital age, found that only 11 per cent of over 45s access news stories through social media while 33 per cent still favour search engines.

Facebook has been deemed the most important social network for news – accounting for over half of all news sharing in the UK (55 per cent), followed by email (33 per cent) and Twitter (23 per cent).

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/9386445/Social-media-top-news-source-for-under-25s.html