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Your Country Needs You to Get on the Web and Surf Your Brains Out |
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USA Today reports that, as of February 2008, China (220 million) now has more Internet users than the ol’ US of A (216 million). It was inevitable — China is 4 times bigger than the U.S., population-wise. What’s interesting, however, is the percentage of the Chinese population with Internet access: 17%. You’d have to go back more than a decade to get those numbers for the U.S. But Chinese Internet users were up 53% from 2006 to 2007, so they may approach U.S. adoption levels Google has seen its future, and it isn’t necessarily Mr. or Mrs. Average searching for stuff from their family rooms somewhere in suburban America. It’s millions of surfers from China and a “shocking” number of mobile iPhone users around the world. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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Comments (0)March 10, 2008
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Ban anonymous internet posting in Kentucky??? |
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According to Kentucky Action News:
First of all, I’m ok with anonymous posters as long as it’s not malicious. Secondly, this bill is ridiculous in every aspect and will probably never go into effect. How would they even enforce this? It’s just like trying to enforce age restrictions on accessing certain websites — almost impossible. And how would they be able to tell if a poster uses their real name? As such, there’s no difference between posting anonymously and posting incognito. Some blogs are authored completely anonymously (ie. the Annoyed Librarian) and are meant to be enjoyed that way. I don’t think this Kentucky Representative has any idea what the internet is. I understand that he’s just trying to curb online bullying but it’s quite a utopian goal, wouldn’t you say? Might as well shield our kids from the internet until they’re 19. |
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Submitted by: RayAna Park, Web Developer
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March 5, 2008
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Book Publisher Joining the Instant Message Bandwagon |
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I just had the privilege to chat with a sales support specialists for one of our large book publishers. CCH a Wolters Kluwer business, now gives you an option to ask a question or state a concern via instant message. To me, the process was quicker than emailing customer service and more conducive than waiting on the telephone. Thomson West also has this feature for customers to utilize and I am becoming a fan of this technology in the workplace. |
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Submitted by: Nikki Butler, Acquisitions/Serials Coordinator
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March 3, 2008
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Wireless Philadelphia - I knew it wouldn’t last |
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Who’s going to buy up this lost cause? Have they even set up those purported “Eye in the Sky” surveillance cameras yet in an effort to help reduce crime? Let’s face it, the closest thing to cutting edge technology in Philly was probably used in making my Dunkin Donuts coffee this morning. |
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Submitted by: RayAna Park, Web Developer
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February 22, 2008
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Half a Billion People Can’t Possibly Be Wrong |
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The Spread Firefox site is reporting that Firefox downloads have broken the 500 million mark. To be precise, as of this very moment we’re talking 500,309,502. Firefox’s browser market share stands at around 17%, a gain of about 2% since last year. By comparison, Internet Explorer (75% of market) has lost about 3% share since this time last year. At this rate, Firefox will catch IE in *only* 11 years. Woo hoo! |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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February 19, 2008
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HeinOnline - “Search Within These Results” |
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Hein is working on developing the ability to “search within a specific article” within a Journal. In the meantime, here is one approach that may help you narrow your results. It’s not straightforward and I’m looking forward to being able to someday search within a specified article within a journal when using HeinOnline. …….from HeinOnline Tip of the Week. Sign up for the weekly notices via e-mail, RSS feeds or visit their blog. Search HeinOnline’s Weblog for more and take advantage of this resource as a Jenkins’ Member. |
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Submitted by: Katrina Piechnik, Head of Technical Services
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February 12, 2008
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Hi. My name is ______ and I’m addicted to Facebook. |
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But not all is well in fb-land. A recent article from the NYT mentioned that Facebook users should be wary of the fact that their deactivated account is actually still somewhere in the system and you can bring it back from the dead rather easily:
Basically, Facebook is so confident in their stickiness that they almost expect you to come back to reactivate your account, if you ever delete it. I admit I’ve done this a couple times before, and I felt more thankful than violated that they kept my info instead of completely removing it. What’s the big deal if they keep your wall posts and favorite quotes? It’s not like they’re keeping your home address and cell phone number. And if they are, then it’s the user’s fault for putting up that stuff on their profile page in the first place. |
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Submitted by: RayAna Park, Web Developer
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Web sites that want their site to be sticky can learn a thing or two from January 18, 2008
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Numbers Numbers Numbers |
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“China is now just five million users short of surpassing the U.S. as the world’s largest Internet market.” (Via the Wall Street Journal; here’s the link, but you’ll need a sub.) … And all but the crafty ones are safely nestled behind the Great Firewall of China. ”During November, 138 million people, or about three-quarters of Internet users in the United States, watched on average 3 hours and 15 minutes of online video.” (Via NY Times.) … Maybe they want to rethink that whole writer’s strike thing before it’s too late. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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January 15, 2008
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Won’t Somebody Think of Steve Jobs’ Children?!?! |
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According to the New York Times, MySpace has teamed up with 49 states (the rogue 50th state is not mentioned in the article) to announce a new safety initiative to protect minors from the potential dangers of using their social network.
Too bad this new measure won’t actually help the issue. Any net-savvy teen/tween/toddler will take all of 5 minutes to set up another email account on one of the many, many free services out there. Attempts at stopping them is futile, parents should instead supervise their children or make sure they’re aware of the (overly-publicized) dangers of the internet and how to avoid them. I think my feelings on the whole matter are best summed up by this Slashdot member’s comment:
On a completely unrelated note, the Macworld keynote speech by Steve Jobs is now over. It was a live blogger’s dream. Here’s the quick and dirty: 4 million iPhones sold since launch, iPhone & iPod Touch will be getting software upgrades, iTunes movie rentals, upgraded Apple TV, and last but not least the new MacBook Air. |
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Submitted by: Anne Baynes, Assistant Network Administrator
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December 7, 2007
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Can It Really Be Called “Downloading” When You’re at 30,000 Feet? |
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Starting next week, JetBlue will offer free email and IM services on one of its planes. If you have a wi-fi laptop you can send and receive messages via Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Messenger. You can also use a BlackBerry 8820 or Curve 8320. It’s anticipated that next year American, Virgin America, and Alaska Airlines will roll out in-flight wi-fi Internet access for a nominal fee. Note to airlines: Disable Skype access. Please. (And Gizmo and Jajah and any of Skype’s other competitors.) For more info, check out the NY Times and the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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