Internet addiction is on the rise. Learn the warning signs and how to get help.

But their virtual baby was doing great Posted Mar 5, 2010 12:22 PM CST (Newser) - A South Korean couple has been arrested for allegedly letting their real-life 3-month-old daughter starve to death while they cared for a virtual baby in an online game.

NBC Universal's Oxygen Media recently conducted a survey, asking 1,605 women versed and immersed in social media about their habits with Facebook, Twitter and other such services. And while you would expect there to be some level of addiction there, the results are actually quite staggering.

Internet addiction is described as an impulse control disorder, which does not involve use of an intoxicating drug and is very similar to pathological gambling. Some Internet users may develop an emotional attachment to on-line friends and activities they create on their computer screens.

Digital nomads often have to come up with innovative ways to log on Online digital storage devices and innovative internet connections mean working from anywhere in the world while travelling has never been easier. For the 20% of UK workers who spend three hours or more commuting each day living as a digital nomad could be more than just a dream.

Every day, epic battles are being waged in organizations the world over. Their outcomes can practically alter the course of human events: Mac vs. PC. Linux vs. Windows. IT vs. Marketing. Paper vs. Plastic. Today, my friends, we tackle a dilemma for the ages.

Telecommuting is a practice in which an employee works at a location-usually, but not always, one's home-that is remote from the actual business facility at which he/she is employed. Under this arrangement, the employee maintains close contact with coworkers and supervisors via various forms of computer, Internet, and communication technology (i.e, electronic mail, telephone, computer disks, etc.)

"The president "reiterated his administration's commitment to taking steps that can give people greater confidence that their rights are being protected while preserving important tools that keep us safe," a White House statement said. "

Has the Internet made us dumber and simply become an external storage device for our brains? Larry Greenemeir, writing in a Scientific American article, speculates that "with Google, Internet Movie Database and Wikipedia at beck and call via smartphones, tablets and laptops, the once essential function of committing facts to memory has become little more than a flashback to flashcards."

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there are plenty of privacy issues

Shoppers cheated by supermarket scanners - National - NZ Herald News This is your first ITGS article you were suppose to read. what ethical issue can you see here?