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iPodObserver - StatCounter: iPhone Securing Leadership as Mobile Internet Browser (The Mac Observer)
The iPhone is the number one mobile Internet browser in the U.S. and number two in the UK, according to statistics from StatCounter. Nokia remains number one in the UK

Valley Realtors Turn to Internet to Market Homes (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)
Valley realtors are going the extra mile to market their clients’ homes in this tough real estate market. Many of them are using the Internet to advertise.

Media industry yet to tap potential of Internet (The Star)
PETALING JAYA: The local media industry has yet to capitalise the full potential of the Internet, according to international advertising and media industry professional Prashun Dutt.

New Internet Backup System Leaves Others Behind (New York Times)
Sharpcast introduces an automated Internet backup and synchronization service.

New Vic law to bar jurors from internet (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Victorian jurors could face criminal charges if they use the internet to obtain information on cases, under a bill to go before the Victorian parliament.

Report: South Carolina has 94 Percent Access to Broadband Internet (ABC News 4 Charleston)
Stay on top of breaking news! Sign up for ABC News 4 e-mail alerts. (AP) A new report says about 94 percent of South Carolina households have access to high-speed Internet services.

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Legislation would fine Internet ticket scalpers up to $5,000 (WVLT-TV Knoxville)

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Legislation would fine Internet ticket scalpers up to $5,000 (WVLT-TV Knoxville)
Individuals who use software to breach security measures on the Internet and purchase tickets for profit would be fined as much as $5,000 under a proposal advancing in the Legislature.

Syria tightens controls on Internet users (International Herald Tribune)
The Syrian government is tightening its citizens’ use of the Internet - jailing writers and bloggers and blocking sites deemed harmful to state security.

British Internet company will open its U.S. headquarters at SkySong (The Arizona Republic)
A British company that aims to create local Internet directories for communities around the world said Tuesday that it is opening its U.S. headquarters at SkySong.

Don’t fold on Internet gambling ban (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Last year, the percentage of American college students who gamble online fell to 1.5 percent from 5.8 percent the year before. The reason? A 2006 federal law restricting Internet gambling. Now some in Congress who want to tax this type of addictive betting plan to roll back that progress.

Reclusive Bhutan uneasy as Internet pushes edge (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
As the reclusive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan opens up gradually to the outside world and embraces democracy, it is finding the freedoms of the Internet both exciting and dangerous.

Internet ad: take what you want (Sydney Morning Herald)
Man on the way home finds house looted by strangers after hoax ads on internet site.

Online Revealed Canada Internet Marketing Conference Early Bird Registration Closing this Friday, March 28th (Hospitality Net)
The 3rd annual Online Revealed Canada conference is quickly approaching and Early Bird Registration Discounts are only available through this Friday, March 28, 2008. Early Bird Registration for the preeminent Canadian internet marketing conference is available for $599 through Friday, when it will increase to $699. The Canadian online travel and tourism marketing conference will be held at …

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Google: Open Up TV ‘White Space’ to Wireless Internet (Fox News)

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Google: Open Up TV ‘White Space’ to Wireless Internet (Fox News)
Company urges FCC to dedicate soon-to-be-empty analog-TV-spectrum to wireless Internet access.

Syria tightens controls on Internet use (AP via Yahoo! News)
Syria is cracking down more on Internet use, imposing tighter monitoring of citizens who link to the Web, as well as jailing bloggers who criticize the government and blocking YouTube and other Web sites deemed harmful to state security.

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March 24, 2008

Internet audience, mass texting making school bullies more violent (New Kerala)

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Internet audience, mass texting making school bullies more violent (New Kerala)
Wellington, March 24 : A new documentary on bullying suggests that mass texting on cellular phones and internet audience are making school bullies more violent.

Blackbaud Forms New Division for Internet Solutions and Services (InfoBolsa)
24/03/2008 14:45:00 Business Wire Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB), announced today that it has created Blackbaud Interactive, a new division focused exclusively on Internet solutions and services for nonprofits.

China Voice Holding Corp. Awarded Exclusive North American Sales . (2 ) Rights For InterEdge Technologies Internet … (InfoBolsa)
Rights For InterEdge Technologies Internet Telephony Products 24/03/2008 16:27:00 Business Wire The foregoing, including any discussion regarding the Company s future prospects, contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Digital Media Group Spent Almost $1.1 Million Lobbying on Internet Radio Royalties (Canadian Business)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Digital Media Association spent almost $1.1 million in 2007 lobbying on royalties paid by Internet radio stations, according to a disclosure form.

MIKE WENDLAND: Internet gets the Kilpatrick perjury story out (Detroit Free Press)
Thanks to the Internet, the announcement of felony perjury and obstruction of justice charges against the mayor and his former chief of staff Christine Beatty was distributed far wider and faster than any news story we’ve ever seen hereabouts.

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