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What’s America doing online?

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 17:35 by Sophie Anderson

Latest research conducted by Nielson Online suggests that Internet surfers in the United States spend close to six hours a month on social-networking sites and blogs.

Study: Students too trusting of Web search

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 10:09 by Rakhi

Evanston, Ill. -- A study of U.S. college students says they are too trusting of results offered up by Internet search engines like Google, and give them too much credibility.

Northwestern University researchers found students were only clicking on Web sites that showed up at the top of Google searches when completing assigned class tasks, assuming them to be the best and most accurate, a university release said Monday.

"Many students think, 'Google placed it No. 1, so, of course it's credible,'" said Eszter Hargittai, associate professor of communication studies. "This is potentially tricky because Google doesn't rank a site by its credibility."

Researchers gave the students a variety of hypothetical information-seeking tasks to perform online.

Baidu reports jump in 3Q revenue but disappoints with 4Q projections

Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:46 by Jamie Anderson

Beijing, October 27 -- Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), operator of China’s biggest search engine, reported a 42 percent growth in third-quarter earning. However, the fourth-quarter revenue projection suggests that the company will fail to keep the momentum going.