You have probably noticed that the amount of electronic junk mail (spam) that you receive is increasing. Although the unsolicited (and unwanted) bulk messages are usually recognised in the form of email spam, it can be applied to other digital media: spam in blogs, instant messaging, mobile phone messaging to name a few. Because sending […]
When the Internet became publicly available and became mainstream, the key benefit was its “openness”. The “open Internet” as we know it has always been free with access for all and the ability to choose what content to view online without restrictions This promotes not only freedom of expression and communication but innovation and growth. […]
It is argued that fundamental shifts in technology are activating massive changes in business particularly how information is accessed, captured, managed and shared. The following article “Shifts in Technology are Driving Professional Changes” covers the issues quite well. These changes have implications for everyone in all aspects of our lives. We are now wired 24 […]
A recent article “Death of Anonymity Online Has Net Users Fuming” was an eye opener for the future of being anonymous online. Another article by Lauren Fisher delves deeper into the complexity of the online anonymity debate, “Should We Allow Anonymity Online?” and is also great reading. It seems that anonymity on social network sites […]
An article on the BBC website yesterday “Internet may be Changing Brains” made for interesting reading. The article says that a study published in the “Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Journal” shows that social network sites may be changing people’s brains and social lives. It is still early days so it is […]
There was an article in yesterday’s The Sydney Morning Herald “Faster Than A Speeding Bullet: Generation Wi-Fi is Changing the World” which looked at those under 30 and the communication technologies of their generation. It made for interesting reading in respect to communication in the 21st century. A lot has been written about the Internet […]
Today, online tracking technologies are so sophisticated that the amount of information they collect could be considered Orwellian. Numerous amounts of data is collected on an individual’s browsing habits. This may be combined with other information gathered from public records or social networks sites to build customer profiles. A great blog article provides more […]
A recent article “Web Users Warned of Search Engine Poison” suggests that Internet users need to be wary of search engines and not blindly trust them. This trust is allowing scammers to take advantage of a technique called ‘search engine poisoning’. It is widely used to spread malware and if you are a victim you […]
Facebook has been in the news quite a lot lately. Whether it be ‘tracking cookies claims’ or a story on ‘Facebook’s power’ they seem to be the story of the moment. There is no doubt that Facebook is a powerful organisation. It knows a lot about us. It collects and stores massive amounts of data […]
London is hosting a Cyberspace Conference which is a world-first. Britain wants to start discussions on developing principles on how we should behave on the Internet – that is governments, corporations and individuals. This is an interesting proposition. But will an agreed set of principles really solve the negative issues that come with the […]
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