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Archive for July, 2010
The Seven Hoursemen of the Web Apocalypse
Posted by Derek on July 30th, 2010
Seven security experts have been entrusted with the key to reboot the internet in case of a global catastrophe. The security experts have been given a key that can help them rebuild the DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) system of trust for the internet if a catastrophe takes it down. The experts would have [...]
Posted in New Media, Social Media 
Tags: Internet, New Media, Social Media, Web Apocalypse 
1 Comment »Is Google Watching You?
Posted by Derek on July 29th, 2010
Another rad browser plugin called Google Alarm hit the Internets this week, which alerts you every time your personal info is sent to Google’s servers. How? Via notifications, a running tally of dangerous sites and, naturally, a super annoying, vuvuzela-like alarm. Google Alarm from Jamie Dubs on Vimeo.
Posted in New Media, Social Media Tags: Google, is Google watching you, New Media, Social Media 1 Comment »How big is Social Media in the UK?
Posted by Derek on July 28th, 2010
The social media and networking phenomenon is growing extremely fast in the UK. 85 percent of the population is online; they spend over 6 hours on social media sites every month, nearly 60 percent of them read blogs and 64% have their own profile on a social network.
