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Kim Hart
A New Voice in Online Privacy
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 17, 2008 - 8:39amLast updated: November 17, 2008 - 8:39am
A group of privacy scholars, lawyers and corporate officials are launching an advocacy group today designed to help shape standards around how companies collect, store and use consumer data for business and advertising.
Role of Federal Tech Czar to Be Defined by Obama
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 14, 2008 - 8:35amLast updated: November 14, 2008 - 8:35am
On the campaign trail, Barack Obama said he would appoint the nation's first chief technology officer who would, according to his Web site, help federal agencies use technology "to make government work better." But he's given no specifics about the job, leaving the tech community to speculate about the role and who might fill it.
Campaign Calls to Cellphones Invade Privacy, Voters Say
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 3, 2008 - 8:31amLast updated: November 3, 2008 - 8:31am
Last-minute campaign calls are increasingly targeting cellphones, frustrating voters who say their privacy is being violated through political telemarketing to their personal mobile devices. The rise of the robocall and the growing number of people who use a cellphone as their primary point of contact have converged to invade voters' personal space.
Counting Clicks: Now A Mainstay
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 20, 2008 - 7:19amLast updated: October 20, 2008 - 7:19am
In 1999, eyeballs were all the rage. It was the height of the frothy dot-com days, when start-up business models hinged on luring enough people to a free Web site to someday sell advertising on it.
A Social Network Where You Can Be Too Social
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 4, 2008 - 7:35amLast updated: September 4, 2008 - 7:35am
For many, Facebook has become an indispensable tool for managing their social lives. But all the friending, messaging and poking on the online social network has created a hazard: using it too much.
Finding Use for the Airwaves' 'White Spaces'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 28, 2008 - 11:35amLast updated: August 28, 2008 - 11:35am
The Federal Communications Commission has spent nearly a year testing devices designed to use empty television channels, known as white spaces, for high-speed Internet service. As those tests near conclusion, the agency is evaluating yet another proposal about the best use of the airwaves.
Virtual Worlds Get Real About Punishment
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 20, 2008 - 7:43amLast updated: August 20, 2008 - 7:43am
Virtual worlds have often been called the digital equivalent of the Wild West, where animated alter egos can live in a fantasy frontier. But in some of these universes, a sheriff has come to town.
Seniors Tap Into Texting
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 1, 2008 - 7:19amLast updated: September 19, 2008 - 10:53am
For wireless companies, senior citizens are a relatively underserved market. About 50 percent of seniors over age 65 own a cellphone, compared with nearly 90 percent of consumers 18 to 29, according to a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
High-Stakes Race to Unlock a Wider Web
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 24, 2008 - 7:18amLast updated: July 24, 2008 - 7:18am
The nation's top technology companies have spent millions of dollars and nearly two years building devices, poring over laptops and working in federal labs trying to come up with a new way of providing high-speed Internet to bandwidth-hungry cities as well as hard-to-reach rural regions.
Congress, States Question Google, Yahoo Ad Alliance
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 16, 2008 - 7:42amLast updated: July 16, 2008 - 7:45am
Google's proposed search advertising partnership with Yahoo, already the subject of much scrutiny, faced additional examination on Capitol Hill yesterday during separate House and Senate hearings on Internet competition. Lawmakers questioned executives from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft -- the biggest players in online marketing -- about how deals between the companies would impact consumers and advertisers.
