Google Agonizes on Privacy as Ad World Vaults Ahead A confidential, seven-page Google Inc. “vision statement” shows the information-age giant in a deep round of soul-searching over a basic question: How far should it go in profiting from its crown jewels—the vast trove of data it possesses about people’s activities? View the interactive graphics
What They Know Marketers are spying on Internet users — observing and remembering people’s clicks, and building and selling detailed dossiers of their activities and interests. The Wall Street Journal’s What They Know series documents the new, cutting-edge uses of this Internet-tracking technology. The Journal analyzed the tracking files installed on people’s computers by the [...]
W3.org: Historical Browser Statistics Interactive look at the history of browser use. View the project
SuperPower: Top 100 Internet Sites Explore this interactive graphic to find out which are the biggest sites on the internet, as measured by the Nielsen company. This feature is part of SuperPower, a season of programmes exploring the power of the internet. View the interactive graphic
Superpower – Extraordinary Power of the internet View the project
SuperPower: Visualising the internet Visual graphic showing internet growth from 1998. View the interactive graphic
History and Evolution of Email When did people begin relying on e-mail and other online communication? Some may guess around the 80s, but e-mail actually goes all the way back to the mid-60s. Take a comprehensive look at how e-mail works and how much we have come to rely on it and online messaging today. [...]
America’s Most Wired Cities As the U.S. formulates a national broadband plan designed to connect the entire country to fast, affordable Internet, it’s worth mapping out which cities have the greatest access to and usage of broadband. Here, a look at the 20 ”most wired” U.S. cities. Roll over any city for more information. View [...]