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10:00AM Angus Kidman | One common argument against mandatory Internet censorship and the so-called ‘clean feed’ is that content control should be left in the hands of individuals rather than forced on everyone. If you’re a parent who wants to restrict access for your kids, the Internet Industry Association list of approved filters is a handy place to start. More »
IIA Updates List Of Approved Internet Filters
10:00AM Angus Kidman | One common argument against mandatory Internet censorship and the so-called ‘clean feed’ is that content control should be left in the hands of individuals rather than forced on everyone. If you’re a parent who wants to restrict access for your kids, the Internet Industry Association list of approved filters is a handy place to start. More » 
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The Average Internet User Spends 68 Hours Online Per Month
6:30AM Adam Pash | According to research conducted by the Nielsen company (you know, the TV ratings folks), the average internet user now spends 68 hours online per month. That may sound like a lot, but it only comes out to an average of about two and a quarter hours a day — something we’d guess many Lifehacker readers demolish. So how about you? 68 hours seem about right? [Nielsen via Mashable]
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1:30PM Angus Kidman | Home Internet penetration is above 85%, and 3G broadband is more popular than ever. In that scenario, how do Internet cafes survive? More »
Why Are Internet Cafes Still Popular?
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Home Internet penetration is above 85%, and 3G broadband is more popular than ever. In that scenario, how do Internet cafes survive? More »
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Lazyfeed Is A Topics-Based Feed Reader
7:00AM Adam Pash | New webapp Lazyfeed is a topics-based newsreader that delivers the latest news focusing on subjects you’re interested in. Rather than delivering new content from specific sites, Lazyfeed only updates when it finds something new based on one of your topics of interest. More »
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4:36PM Angus Kidman | Tasmania was conspicuously absent on last month’s list of regions getting priority for backhaul upgrades on the National Broadband Network, but the Apple Isle gets some fairly big compensation: the first major rollout within the project. More »
NBN Moves A Step Closer (In Tasmania)
4:36PM Angus Kidman | Tasmania was conspicuously absent on last month’s list of regions getting priority for backhaul upgrades on the National Broadband Network, but the Apple Isle gets some fairly big compensation: the first major rollout within the project. More »
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1:00PM Angus Kidman | We’re often told that today’s youngsters have no interest in “old media”, but new figures on technology use by Australian kids and teens finds that TV still outstrips the Internet. More »
Net’s Big, But TV Still Rules For Teens
1:00PM Angus Kidman | We’re often told that today’s youngsters have no interest in “old media”, but new figures on technology use by Australian kids and teens finds that TV still outstrips the Internet. More »
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3:00PM Angus Kidman | Now that Optus has joined the government’s controversial mandatory Web filtering trial , a lot more people are potentially going to be included than with the original list of small ISPs. But with Optus offering an opt-out option, the question arises: should you say yes or no if you get asked to participate? More »
Should You Participate In Net Filter Trials?
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Now that Optus has joined the government’s controversial mandatory Web filtering trial , a lot more people are potentially going to be included than with the original list of small ISPs. But with Optus offering an opt-out option, the question arises: should you say yes or no if you get asked to participate? More »
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What You Should Do When Your Internet’s Out
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | It’s going to be a long wait for the NBN, and even if that eventually makes the Internet faster, there’s still going to be the odd occasion when you can’t get connected We’ve got suggestions for the best uses of time when a disconnection happens. More »
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9:00AM Angus Kidman | A brief follow-up to our report last week that Australians are multi-media gluttons and we spend more time using the Internet than watching TV. Not surprisingly, that kind of news isn’t very welcome if you run a TV channel, so perhaps it’s no surprise that rival research firm Roy Morgan quickly followed up with a study suggesting the opposite. The Australian’s Amanda Meade reports the study found the average Australian watches 21.5 hours of TV a week, but only spends 10.7 hours using the Internet. Again, though, those figures haven’t been broken down usefully — do those 21.5 hours include some time watching Channel BT? (We were going to illustrate this piece with the much-discussed Freeview sendup video, but it’s been pulled, possibly because of the legal action hinted at in the Australian article. Bah humbug!)
TV or the net: whose research do you believe? [The Australian]
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What Wins: TV Or The Internet?
9:00AM Angus Kidman | A brief follow-up to our report last week that Australians are multi-media gluttons and we spend more time using the Internet than watching TV. Not surprisingly, that kind of news isn’t very welcome if you run a TV channel, so perhaps it’s no surprise that rival research firm Roy Morgan quickly followed up with a study suggesting the opposite. The Australian’s Amanda Meade reports the study found the average Australian watches 21.5 hours of TV a week, but only spends 10.7 hours using the Internet. Again, though, those figures haven’t been broken down usefully — do those 21.5 hours include some time watching Channel BT? (We were going to illustrate this piece with the much-discussed Freeview sendup video, but it’s been pulled, possibly because of the legal action hinted at in the Australian article. Bah humbug!)
TV or the net: whose research do you believe? [The Australian]
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9:00AM Angus Kidman | It’s no surprise that Australians are consuming more media in the Internet age: after all, there’s so much more to choose from. Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson at the Courier Mail reports that a Nielsen Online study found the average Australian now spends a total of 89.2 hours a week consuming media in all forms. The Internet leads the charge, accounting for 16.1 hours. If you’re thinking that sounds like a lot of waking hours, you’d be right. I suspect that’s partly because people will often multitask (the study found almost half of us listen to the radio while surfing the Web), but also because trying to divide these activities up is a bit pointless. If you’re watching TV or reading a newspaper online, does that count as Internet hours, TV hours or newspaper hours? And who really has time to count anyway?
Australians now spend much more time online [Courier Mail]
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Aussies Are Multi-Tasking Media Gluttons
9:00AM Angus Kidman | It’s no surprise that Australians are consuming more media in the Internet age: after all, there’s so much more to choose from. Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson at the Courier Mail reports that a Nielsen Online study found the average Australian now spends a total of 89.2 hours a week consuming media in all forms. The Internet leads the charge, accounting for 16.1 hours. If you’re thinking that sounds like a lot of waking hours, you’d be right. I suspect that’s partly because people will often multitask (the study found almost half of us listen to the radio while surfing the Web), but also because trying to divide these activities up is a bit pointless. If you’re watching TV or reading a newspaper online, does that count as Internet hours, TV hours or newspaper hours? And who really has time to count anyway?
Australians now spend much more time online [Courier Mail]
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