Internet users will be able to reach out and hug one another thanks to a new wearable robotic device that creates the sensation of physical contact
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Wearable robot lets internet users 'feel' physical contact - Telegraph - 0 views
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The iFeel-IM device, created by Japan-based scientists, simulates sensations such as heart beats, hugging, stomach butterflies and spine tingles among those wearing it.
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"We are steeped in computer-mediated communication - SMS, e-mail, Twitter, Instant Messaging, 3-D virtual worlds - but many people don't connect emotionally," he said."I am looking to create a deep immersive experience, not just a vibration in your shirt triggered by an SMS. Emotion is what give communication life."
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EU agencies to sanction Google over privacy violations - INTERNET - FRANCE 24 - 0 views
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EU data-protection agencies will take action against internet giant Google after it failed to comply with EU privacy laws,
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In October the data protection agencies warned Google that its new confidentiality policy did not comply with EU laws and gave it four months to make changes or face legal action.
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Google rolled out the new privacy policy in March 2012, allowing it to track users across various services to develop targeted advertising, despite sharp criticism from US and European consumer advocacy groups.
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Stolen identities: Manti Te'o, Facebook, and internet privacy - Opinion - Al Jazeera En... - 0 views
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Indeed, most users of Facebook (or Google+, or countless other social networking sites) seem unaware of just how much they are sharing.
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it is ultimately the responsibility of the user to understand his or her settings and know what, precisely, is being shared.
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users must educate themselves about the privacy policies and tools available to them on Facebook or any other given site. Using available tools, users can reasonably protect their content from the public view.
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Online Shopping: More Popular (Yet Less Satisfying) Than Ever | TIME.com - 0 views
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consumers are increasingly content to turn to the web to get their holiday shopping done.
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Yet as more consumers turn to online shopping before and after the holidays, more critics are voicing their dissatisfaction with e-retail. The biggest argument in favor of online shopping is that it eliminates the hassle of having to go to a store, but still, online shopping is hardly without hassles.
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Among the problems: Purchased items were shipped to the wrong people; presents that were supposed to be gift-wrapped never were; cards alerting the recipients where the goods came from were buried deep inside packages or weren’t included at all; and, of course, clearing up these matters with customer service was a maddening, time-consuming process. Among the larger problems that Ephron, and surely many others, have with online shopping is this:
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BBC News - Internet shopping: What makes the online consumer tick? - 0 views
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Data can be used at every stage of a marketing campaign from planning how it will run, to effective implementation, to measuring how successful the campaign was
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data also shows us what really influences people online.
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What does this mean? It means that today's savvy shoppers are taking their time when it comes to making a purchasing decision - often checking out online forums, blogs and social networks such as Facebook before they invest.
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