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FTC rang Amazon’s bell this time, and it wasn’t as kind as Alexa

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Amazon FTC settlement: Ring and Alexa privacy violations cost over $30 million Amazon FTC settlement for Alexa will cost $25 million because it broke the Children’s Internet Privacy Protection Act. Zoom Settlement: Is Epiqpay legit? Additionally, the company must pay court fees and government fines.

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The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen? - Trends in the Living Networks

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and virtual worlds | Main | Strategy in a networked world for professional service firms » The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen? Ross Dawson, December 11, 2007 2:04 PM US PT Several media executives have asked me about the convergence of the Internet and TV over the last couple of months.

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Global comparisons: Why bandwidth drives Internet participation - Trends in the Living Networks

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However the speed of Internet access varies substantially, by a factor of almost five across the countries covered. The second chart shows an unambiguous correlation between bandwidth and time spent online, underlining the debate in Australia and other countries about the impact of low bandwidth Internet access.

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Mobiles leapfrog the fixed internet in Africa - Trends in the Living Networks

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One of the many insights on this fascinating trip was how mobiles are leapfrogging the Internet across Africa. Across the continent, and even in relatively developed South Africa, fixed broadband Internet is difficult to access, expensive, and unreliable. Mobiles have already leapfrogged fixed line telephony across the continent.

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Lloyds TSB pilots social media - Trends in the Living Networks

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» Lloyds TSB pilots social media Ross Dawson, February 26, 2008 7:30 PM US PT James Gardner, head of innovation at Lloyds TSB, writes consistently on his blog Bankervision , disclosing some of the key issues involved in innovating in a major bank. Some excerpts from his below show how blogging can change how corporations work.

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Platforms you can use after Soap2day’s demise

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Reports on social media, specifically Twitter, suggest that Soap2day might indeed be closing its doors permanently. It features a wide selection of popular films, TV series, and even live sports events, making it an appealing choice for sports enthusiasts. wait… y’all were still using soap2day?? WAIT SOAP2DAY IS SHUTTTING DOWN?

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Openness, network effects, and competition in social networks - Trends in the Living Networks

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From the very beginning of the social networking space, with the launch of sixdegrees.com in 2000 (which gave up the ghost in January 2002), the fundamental underlying issue was whether social networks would be entirely exclusive and competitive, or whether they would in some way integrate to create a global social networking space.

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