How do recent graduates communicate?
Does the transition from college to the workplace effect how you communicate? This question was considered in a recent qualitative study by Google staff at the 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
The EU’s most digitally advanced nations
Denmark is the most digitally advanced nation According to the new Digital Society and Economy Index from the European Commission which measures progress in EU nations. Consult the website to find out more about the 30 indicators used.
Charlie Hebdo: Internet archive
Internet Archive Global Events and the Bibliotheque Nationale de France are creating an archive of web materials about the January 7th, 2014 attacks in Paris. These include snapshots of key websites, twitter postings and other social media . Websites have been captured on several occasions, enabling researchers to examine the evolution of public reaction over […]
Accuracy of web-based news
How news websites spread rumours Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content – a new report from the Tow Center examines the role of journalists. See further examples from: Poyner Center blog Reports from the Reuters Institute include a recent comparison of accuracy in online and ‘legacy’ media. European Journalism Observatory
What is the future of news?
A new report from the BBC considers how the growth of the Internet is changing the way we access news. It covers the changing nature of journalism and whether the BBC should have a future public service news broadcasting role. Other useful resources include: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism – The website includes the […]
Sub-Saharan Africa’s knowledge economy
Geonet is a new project from the Oxford Internet Institute. It is mapping ICT developments and analysing their potential for economic and social development.
How has the Internet changed your life?
According to the latest Pew Internet report many Americans feel better informed. Browse the Pew site to find many other examples of the use of new technology in social, economic and political life. A report by Demos this week covered the issue of trust examining case studies from Twitter. Ofcom has large scale data on […]
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!
United States Election 2010 Web Archive
The United States Election 2010 Web Archive This new collection of over 1,2000 archived websites relates to the USA 2010 elections. Each one has a description and several snapshots of the site through out the campaign enabling the examination of issue development. The UK has its own national Web Archive with special collections for elections. […]
Parental monitoring of internet use
Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report 2014 The latest report from Ofcom presents findings on the use of new media by British children and the role of parents in monitoring Internet use. EU Kids Online has related reports from EU nations The literature database of the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational […]
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