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Internet users see the first stages of the response to the Megaupload arrests
Jan 23, 2012 By Clare MuskerIt has been suggested that the unwelcome legislation a current example being that from the SOPA acts has come about as the current file sharing industry has shown that it is unable or unwilling to react to piracy and illegal actions in commonplace on their sites. The arrest of the two...
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Blogging- better than therapy?
Jan 5, 2012 By Clare MuskerTeens suffering from social anxiety may be helped by blogging- a new study has shown that blogging helps improve the writers self-esteem and helps them to relate to their friends better. It used to be that teenager kept personal diaries which would commonly declare- ‘DO NOT READ’ or other such...
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Government proposal of outsourced police IT plan is rejected by Police chiefs
Dec 20, 2011 By Clare MuskerA draft published by the Home Office detailing the proposal for a private company to manage the police IT services has been rejected. The rejection came primarily from a funding perspective. The head of ICT for the Metropolitan police explained that the police do not currently pay VAT and the...
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Non- economically viable locations may have super-fast broadband by 2015
Dec 15, 2011 By Clare MuskerIn an attempt to enable rural English areas to have super-fast broadband access, funding has been put aside within a Governmental scheme but English councils must put in a request by February to receive funding for the project. As an IT service delivering fast broadband to remote areas is not...
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Paypal announces new daily coupon deal tailored to the user
Dec 14, 2011 By Clare MuskerThe announcement was accompanied by the expected release date before April 2012 in the US. The move is seen as a challenge to Livingsocial and Groupon the current market dominators. As an IT service the selling of discount vouchers has become incredibly popular with nations worldwide. ...
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Ban on internal company e-mails sparks study into UK employees and an e-mail obsession
Dec 8, 2011 By Clare MuskerFrench IT services company Atos has recently announced a move to remove internal e-mails by 2014. The action was initiated after it was recognised that employees were wasting hours both at home and in the office reading messages that were irrelevant to them or not useful. Current trials of...
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X-Box migration from gaming console to entertainment medium begins
Dec 8, 2011 By Clare MuskerIn an attempt to evolve the X-Box 360 from a purely gaming console to an entertainment medium, Microsoft is planning to add BBC iPlayer to X-Box 360 consoles in 2012. Only Gold members of X-Box live will have access to the live TV programmes and other on-line services. These will be...
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Youtubes facelift is poorly received by users.
Dec 5, 2011 By Clare MuskerThe new layout is set to encourage users to stay on the site for longer. Designers say that the new layout resembles that of Facebook or Google+. As usual with any layout change, the initial public reaction was heavily weighted to the negative with ¾ of voting users clicking ‘dislike’ after the...
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eBay to utilise predictive modelling to produce personalised suggestions for adverts
Nov 22, 2011 By Clare MuskerSince 2009 the data- mining firm Hunch has been using a mixture of data-mining and predictive modelling to build individual ‘taste graphs’. These predictive algorithms, analyse customers’ online patterns and make advertising-placement suggestions based on their activities. The technology allows...
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Cloud Computing From An Outsourced IT Team Is Cost Cutting Effective
Nov 22, 2011 By Clare MuskerSince 2009 many organisations with an internal IT department have found that their IT budgets have been cut and the demand for IT services has increased. This is exacerbated by the increased utilisation of remote users- away from the internal IT support network. Time and cost cutting...
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