Digital divide 2014
Latest report from the ITU on the Information society gives data on the level of ICT development in 166 economies worldwide. ICT -Eye has more free telecommunications statistics.
How many times a day do you look at your phone?
http://www.tecmark.co.uk/smartphone-usage-data-uk-2014/ The latest tecmark study of UK smartphone users found the average was over 200! Get the full report with gender breakdowns from the website.
Children and Social Media
How much time do British children spend using social media each day? Results from Ofcom which is based on 3-day digital diaries of 186 primary school children and 173 secondary. It also covers TV viewing, messaging and gaming habits.
Christmas comes earlier every year!
The Royal Statistical Society recently published an essay based on Internet search terms which found that in 2007 people started thinking about Xmas in November however last year it was August!
Facebook government data requests
The latest update from Facebook shows increasing demands from governments for data on users and content removal. It also provides information on legal challenges.
The most dangerous places for a journalist
According to data from the Committee to Protect Journalists in 2013 it was Syria, Iraq and Egypt. See the Guardian Datablog visualisation graphic. In a recent survey the International Women’s Media Foundation found that 21% of respondents had experienced physical violence and 47.9% some form of sexual harassment.
Historical American Newspapers – a reminder
The Chronicling America database from the Library of Congress provides access to more that 8.1 million newspapers 1836-1922. It has now added some useful guides which link directly to key stories on topics. These include elections, communism and the League of Nations. Leicester students will find a link to the web site on our American […]
Stonewall Good University Guide
Stonewall have recently created a good universities guide. This rates what specific UK colleges are doing to support LGBT students. Leicester is on the list http://www.gaybydegree.org.uk/university/leicester/
Online harassment
How common is online harassment? According to a Pew Internet Project report 40% of Internet users in the USA have personally experienced online harassment, 73% have witnessed it happening to others.
BBC Genome
The BBC Genome Project contains the listings information which the BBC printed in Radio Times between 1923 and 2009. You can search the site for BBC programmes, people, dates and Radio Times editions. TVTiP provides an equivalent for ITV – online access to the listings of the London Edition of the TVTimes from September 1955 […]
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