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Americans Don’t Want the FCC to Regulate the Internet [STATS]

A new survey from Rasmussen Reports reveals that just one in five American voters want the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the Internet, placing their faith instead in free market competition to protect the Internet’s U.S. user… Continue reading

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Americans Don’t Want the FCC to Regulate the Internet [STATS]

A new survey from Rasmussen Reports reveals that just one in five American voters want the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the Internet, placing their faith instead in free market competition to protect the Internet’s U.S. user… Continue reading

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Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Government to Switch to Free Software by 2015

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a government order that lays out the groundwork for the transition of federal bodies and agencies to use free software, including Linux, by 2015.The 25-point document (available here) outlines specifi… Continue reading

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Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Government to Switch to Free Software by 2015

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a government order that lays out the groundwork for the transition of federal bodies and agencies to use free software, including Linux, by 2015.The 25-point document (available here) outlines specifi… Continue reading

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Foursquare Experiences Record Signups After Launch of Facebook Places

Foursquare is experiencing record interest in the wake of the launch of Facebook Places; on Thursday, the location service broke its record for new user signups.Facebook Places brings checkins and location broadcasting to Facebook’s massive 500 milli… Continue reading

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Social Networking Dominates Our Time Spent Online [STATS]

Social networking now eats up twice as much of our online time as any other activity. According to new stats from Nielsen, sites like Facebook and Twitter now account for 22.7% of time spent on the web; the next closest activity is online games, which… Continue reading

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