Perhaps Consumers Don’t Care About “Do Not Track” After All

Do Consumers Find Deals on Social Sites?

Netbits, Social Media

Many web users like heading to Facebook for discounts, but some research suggests emails may be preferred—and more effective Discounts and deals have been used by many brands as a tactic to encourage Facebook or Twitter engagement among shoppers, and research has...
Perhaps Consumers Don’t Care About “Do Not Track” After All

New Big Brother – Apple

Internet Security, Netbits

Lawmakers want answers from Apple after a report was published this week that showed that iPhones and iPads track and store users’ location information. The researchers discovered that the iOS version 4 software for the iPad and iPhone creates a log file of...
Perhaps Consumers Don’t Care About “Do Not Track” After All

Cloud Computing Risk Management

Internet Usage, Netbits

In a troubled economy, cloud computing seems like a great cost saving alternative and it is. Whether in good times or bad, any pragmatic cost saving measure is a ‘good’ measure. ISACA’s 2010 survey on cloud computing adoption presents some...
Perhaps Consumers Don’t Care About “Do Not Track” After All

256GB Thumb Drive

Netbits, Technology

How much money would you be willing to pay for a 128GB thumb drive or a 512GB solid-state hard disk? What about paying half the amount that you would have to spend today? Intel and Micron Technology say the scenario should become a reality next year. It should also be...
Perhaps Consumers Don’t Care About “Do Not Track” After All

Threats Jumped in 2010

Internet Security, Netbits

Last year saw a daily average of 1000 new compromised sites, according to a newly released 2010 Threats Roundup report by Trend Micro. The threat landscape was bad in 2010 and Trend Micro, a global provider of network antivirus and Internet content security software...