Wikipedia shuts Russian site in government protest
Wikipedia has shut down its Russian-language site for 24 hours to protest against a Bill that would give the Russian government sweeping powers to blacklist certain sites.
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My1login debuts password protection service
My1login has launched a new password protection service, which aims to capitallise on the growing number of online accounts, as cloud, mobile and social network use increases.
Guest comment: How Facebook's Instagram acquisition will impact social sharing
Facebook’s $1bn acquisition of Instagram startled the digital industry, but what does the future hold for the popular photo app? Rupert Staines, European MD of RadiumOne, examines the potential effect on social sharing and the backlash Facebook is facing from the Instagram community.
Guest comment: How Facebook’s Instagram acquisition will impact social sharing
Facebook’s $1bn acquisition of Instagram startled the digital industry, but what does the future hold for the popular photo app? Rupert Staines, European MD of RadiumOne, examines the potential effect on social sharing and the backlash Facebook is facing from the Instagram community.
Infographic: China- The biggest online population… and growing
A staggering 1 in every 5 people online are from China, and there is still plenty of room for growth amongst its 1.3 billion plus citizens, according to new data.
US Internet use: Americans 18-34 ‘are the most connected’
Born sometime between the launch of the VCR and the commercialisation of the Internet, Americans 18-34 are redefining media consumption with their unique embrace of all things digital, according to new research.
1 in 7 UK adults ‘have never used internet’
Over 8 million adults in the UK have never used the Internet, representing 16.3% of the adult population, according to new data.
China: Micro-blogging craze pushes web audience over half billion mark
The number of internet users in China has surged past half a billion and online citizenship continues to grow fast, according to latest figures.
Online retail in Russia ‘hampered by poor infrastructure’
Russian online shopping growth is being hampered by infrastructure and slow delivery times, according to a new report from accountancy PWC.
UK mobile web use soars, but quarter of Brits still with no internet: ONS
Mobile internet use in the UK continued to soar in 2011, with nearly half of internet users logging on in the past year via their smartphones, but a quarter of households remain without a connection as the digital divide shows no signs of closing, according to the latest government statistics.