The International Telecommunications Union (ITU for its acronym in English) has just released the ranking of countries according to its "development index" of telecommunications and information technologies. The podium is for Denmark, Korea and Sweden. In what position is Spain? What is the first country in Latin America?
No one can question the benefits of the Internet and smartphones for society. However, it has also opened a gateway for scammers, pedophiles, and so on. We explain what sextortion consists of.
The figure was reached shortly before 00.00 GMT on Wednesday, according to data released in real time by the Internet Live Stats website. At that time, the number of web pages had risen to more than 1,060 million, a number that is growing and at a considerable rate, according to the data.
It turns out that being a regular on Internet pornography can get you in trouble, and not just go blind or go to hell ... rather affecting your brain. Christian Laier and his collaborators published a curious study last year after observing that some people who consume pornography on the Internet do not enjoy as much as would be expected, but instead complain of problems such as forgetting important appointments, abandoning work tasks or neglecting their partners, all of which significantly affect their lives. These complaints have to do with a cognitive function known as 'working memory'.
The expectation was maximum yesterday before the appearance of Mark Zukerberg on the stage of the Mobile World Congress 2014, and it certainly did not disappoint. The founder of Facebook spoke about Whatasapp, about privacy but, above all, about his vital objective right now: to connect the planet.Answering the questions that journalist David Kirkpatrick was asking him, Zuckerberg had to begin his speech by convincing the public that the 19 million dollars spent on the purchase of WhatsApp was a good investment: "I think it is a good acquisition, that it fits perfectly into Facebook's strategy and that we have paid the value that the company really has."
Being connected to our Twitter and Facebook profiles at all times makes us seem smarter, but it actually undermines our intellectual abilities, according to a new study published by the Royal Society.
The International Safe Internet Day is an event that has been celebrated every February 11 for 11 years and that has the support of more than 70 countries around the world and whose objective is to raise awareness about the use of the network, especially among the younger audience.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
