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Internet Governance Forum to tackle child porn, digital citizenship & other global issues

September 26, 2011

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid I’m in Nairobi, Kenya, this week to serve as a panelist at the United Nations’ Internet Governance Forum (IGF). I’m not sure […]

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Was Zuckerberg channeling Steve Jobs at his F8 keynote?

September 24, 2011

Of course there is only one Steve Jobs but as I watched Mark Zucberberg give the keynote address at Facebook’s F8 developer’s conference last week, I couldn’t help but think about the many Jobs keynotes […]

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Wireless broadband cheaper than hotel Wi-Fi rates

September 24, 2011

Nairobi:  At the equivalent of $20 a day, Internet access at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi is actually pretty inexpensive as International hotels go.  A few weeks ago I paid $25 a day for […]

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Nearly a third of Americans would rather text than talk

September 19, 2011

A new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life project found that 31% of Americans polled said they “preferred texts to talking on the phone.” The survey found that 83% of American adults own […]

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Ooma offers Wi-Fi option for its free calling service

September 19, 2011

Call me old fashioned but when I’m home or at an office, I like making and receiving phone calls from something that resembles a regular desk phone.  One thing I like about desk phones is that they’re […]

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Facebook subscribe feature could cut back on fake friends

September 19, 2011

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid Remember the TV show “Friends”? These were people who knew each other well. They lived together, played together and shared happy and […]

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Survey: Parents mostly savvy on kids’ Internet use

September 15, 2011

For many years I have said that the best way to protect children on the Internet is to develop the filter that runs in the computer between their ears and, based on a recent survey […]

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Cyberbullying: a serious problem, but not an epidemic

September 13, 2011

by Larry Magid I’m glad that media outlets and public officials are shining a light on cyberbullying and bullying in general. It’s important to pay attention to this serious problem, but we need to keep […]

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Phone case that dubs as wallet could have unintended benefit

September 13, 2011

When a PR guy pitched me on the Callet, a $19.99 smartphone case that can also store your drivers license and credit cards, my first reaction was to pass on it. It struck me as […]

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Windows 8 Explorer to use ribbons, but I prefer menus

September 6, 2011

Microsoft is busy working on Windows 8, the next version of its operating system and, from what I’ve seen, I think that most people are going to like it.  But one feature that’s a bit […]

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