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Idaho Senators Crapo and Rish Vote No on Internet Sales Tax Bill

Benito Baeza — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:19:09 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are among a group of Republican senators who voted against a bill that would enable states to collect taxes on Internet sales. Crapo and Risch joined 25 other senators who cast no votes in the U.S. Senate Monday on the Marketplace Fairness Act. Crapo [...]

If The Internet Is Down At Your Job, Can You Do Any Work?

98.3 The Snake — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:52:39 +0000

Warning: Mobile Apps for Kids Are Secretly Collecting and Tracking Data

Brad Weiser — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:29:16 +0000

A recent study from the Federal Trade Commission has found that most mobile apps for kids are secretly collecting data from their smartphones. Depending on the App, the type of data that's being collected is everything from behavior, web browsing habits to phone numbers, GPS location and device ID's.

Should this concern you?

Here Are the Five Things You Do on Facebook That People Hate the Most

Jackie — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:49:30 +0000

This survey was conducted in Australia, but we're pretty sure EVERYONE feels the same way.

Here are the five things from DailyTelegraph you do on Facebook that make your friends hate you, and the percentage of people who hate it:

What Would Your Children Do Without Facebook?

Jackie — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:22:33 +0000

According to a new survey from Mashable, American teenagers would rather take a VOW OF SILENCE and never communicate with anyone again, than go back to writing letters, using a landline, or worst of all, talking face-to-face. A company called AWeber Communications surveyed about 1,000 high school seniors and college students and asked them how [...]

Check Your System for Malware Now or Lose the Internet on Monday

Terry Morgan — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:10:36 +0000

If you’re one of 64,000 Americans infected with DNS malware you will lose your connection to the Internet on Monday, July 9th. But the FBI has your back and detecting and removing the malware for your computer is a matter of a few clicks. The problem began when international hackers ran a scam to control [...]

What Would You Give Up For a Year To Have Internet?

Jackie — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:37:47 +0000

One out of every five people think the Internet is more important than sex. Which is either a heck of an endorsement for the Internet, or a sign that our sex lives need serious help . . . like flavored lube and activities that require a safe word.

According to a new study by the New York Daily News from Boston Consulting Group, 21% of Americans say they'd go without sex for a year to keep a year's-worth of Internet access.

Teenagers Care More About the Internet than Their Driver's License

Jackie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:33:49 +0000

When we were kids, we literally counted down the seconds until we were 16, which meant we could get our driver’s license, which meant we had freedom and independence and real social lives. According to a new study, American teenagers really don’t care about driving the way previous generations of teenagers did. And it’s because [...]

Is Internet as Important as Air, Water, Food and Shelter?

Jackie — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:34:10 +0000

Every time the Internet goes down, we realize just how dependent we are on having it constantly available. But I don’t know that I would die without it. Cisco just released the results of a survey from CBS News of people in their 20s . . . both college students and working professionals . . . and [...]

Facebook Is Costing Your Company $10,790 Per Year

Jackie — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:07:58 +0000

I check my Facebook before I check my email...it's true. If you are the same way, you might want to know that because of our obsession with Facebook it is KILLING AMERICAN BUSINESS.

According to a new survey by Arizona Republic, the avera

Online 'Planking' Craze Leads to Death

95.7 KEZJ — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:07:38 +0000

The Internet photo sensation called "planking," which can be best described as extreme lying down, led to a 20-year-old Australian man plunging to his death while partaking in the fad this weekend, police said.

Queensland police said the man fell several stories from a Brisbane high-rise early Sunday morning while engaging in the activity, in which the planker lies flat on their stomach in various environments while onlookers capture photos. Those photos are then uploaded to various social media sites.

One in Five Smart Phone Users Don't Use Internet on Their Device

95.7 KEZJ — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:11:58 +0000

File this under "So why in the world did you buy one?"

A survey by Ipsos OTX of 5,013 adults has found that 19 percent of smart phone owners have never used their device to access the Internet.

Furthermore, 32 percent have never used an app, assuring that their smart phone Internet experience -- for which they are presumably paying a monthly charge for -- is extremely limited.

One Out of Three Say You Can Fall in Love Online Without Ever Meeting [POLL]

Brad Weiser — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:13:33 +0000

Apparently, falling in love with someone face-to-face is for old folks. In this day and age, people are more than happy to fall in love FACEBOOK-TO-FACEBOOK.

According to a new study, more than one out of three Americans say they believe it's possible to fall in love online . . . without ever meeting the person face-to-face.

People Admit They Steal Their Neighbor's Wi-Fi

95.7 KEZJ — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:11:11 +0000

Do you have a password on your Internet connection at home? I'm guessing a few of you are saying "yes" . . . more of you are saying "um, maybe?" . . . and plenty of you are saying "thank goodness my neighbors don't use a password on theirs."

According to a new nationwide survey, 32% of Americans . . . or ONE out of THREE . . . admit they're stealing their neighbor's Wi-Fi Internet connection.

In other words . . . if you don't have a password on your wireless Internet router, there's a pretty decent chance someone in the area is leeching off you.

In 2008, only 18% of people said they were hopping on a neighbor's Wi-Fi connection. Then again, a lot more people have high-speed Internet today than back in '08.

Would You Rather Give Up Food or the Internet? [POLL]

95.7 KEZJ — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:50:48 +0000

Internet addiction isn't just for "World of Warcraft" players and chat room shut-ins anymore. According to a new Nielsen survey, if you had to give up cable, your cell phone, the Internet, or FOOD . . . you'd do anything to keep your Internet.