The Emperor’s New Security Indicators, An evaluation of website authentication and the effect of role playing on usability studies, working draft released February 4, 2007. Authors: Stuart E. Schechter (MIT), Rachna Dhamija (Harvard), Andy Ozmet (MIT), Ian Fischer (Harvard). Continue Reading
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Consumer Payment Study – AARP Research Report
Consumer Payment Study – AARP Research Report, February 1, 2007 (31 pages, PDF): “To what extent do age 25+ individuals with bill-paying responsibility for their households use newer electronic payment methods, such as automatic bill payment and online transactions, as well as more traditional payment methods, such as cash, checks and credit cards? This national… Continue Reading
2007 Consumer Action Handbook
Federal Citizen Information Center: 2007 Consumer Action Handbook (178 pages, PDF): “This everyday guide to being a smart shopper is chocked full of helpful tips about buying a car or home, preventing identity theft, understanding credit, resolving problems after a purchase, and much more. Consumer Topics: This .pdf includes all of the Consumer Topics (63… Continue Reading
A Look Back at the Net in 1995
WSJ free feature: Revisiting the Early Net – A Slate of Predictions Made for 1995 Reveal What Has and Hasn’t Changed Continue Reading
Four Year End DOE OIG Reports Issued
Audit Report, Follow-up of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion, December 2006. Audit Report, The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Program to Oversee Hydroelectric Dams, December 2006 Audit Report, The Department’s Energy, Science, and Environment Sites’ Implementation of the Design Basis Threat, December 2006 Special Report, Management Challenges at the Department of Energy, December 2006 Continue Reading
Zillow Launches Real Estate Wiki
Open to registered users, Zillow’s Real Estate Wiki “is devoted to all aspects of real estate” and allows “everyone to share their knowledge and experience, whether they are professionals, sellers, buyers, or just plain people who are passionate about real estate.” Continue Reading
Survey Shows Majority of Online Adults Use E-mail for E-Commerce Transactions
Press release: A “survey, conducted by Harris Interactive®, found that about three in four online adults (74 percent) view e-mail communications from a company they frequently patronize to be valuable or very valuable. In addition, 30 percent of online adults have purchased a particular good or service as a result of receiving such e-mails, and… Continue Reading
Growth in Outsourced Legal Services to Companies in India Reported
Follow-up to a November 12, 2006 article on LLRX.com, Developments in Legal Outsourcing and Offshoring, Moushumi Anand, Medill News Service, posted this article that highlights the growth in contracts for outsourced legal work undertaken by several companies in India. Continue Reading
Topical Blogs Offer Last Minute Shopping Ideas
WSJ free feature: Blogs for Shoppers, From Fashion to Food, Sites, Track Deals and Offer Ideas For Stumped Gift Givers See also Kathy Biehl’s After Hours columns on LLRX.com, which include her 2006 Holiday Gift Guide Continue Reading
Internet Users Increasingly Turn to Online House Hunting
Pew Internet & American Life Project: “For Americans on the move, the Internet is becoming an increasingly important resource for researching housing options. The number of online house hunters has increased by two thirds since March 2000. On average, more than three million Internet users are online on any given day searching for a new… Continue Reading
Gartner Releases 10 IT Predictions for 2007 and Beyond
Press release: Among the predicitions, is the following – “Blogging and community contributors will peak in the first half of 2007. Given the trend in the average life span of a blogger and the current growth rate of blogs, there are already more than 200 million ex-bloggers. Consequently, the peak number of bloggers will be… Continue Reading
Special Report on Books From Forbes
The 12-1-2006 issue of Forbes includes a Special Report, simply titled, Books. The report includes a series of articles on endurance of books, and the role technology has and will play, in their evolving future role. Custom-Built Libraries, By Brandy Slagle Publish And Perish, By Elisabeth Eaves. “Books crumble. Discs degrade. Is the age-old quest… Continue Reading
