Douglas Rushkoff I don’t normally have a lot of time for him and he does over-state his case rather, but this time he really has a point. Sites aimed at WAP users are simple text and fast to load and these are virtues that those sites’ owners would do well to remember.
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19 April 2001
BBC News – Workers lose three hours to net something of a sensationalist study – this is to say they spend more than three hours a week surfing the net, almost half of them admiting to some personal use. But if it is done in break time (and considering that most of them will be putting in unpaid overtime) where is the harm?
The piece notes, “UK employers were five times more likely to reprimand staff for inappropriate use of the internet than in many other European countries.” Ouch!
BBC News – Drugs firms drop Aids case The big pharmaceutical companies have caved in and decided not to prevent South Africa from importing inexpensive drugs to alleviate AIDS…
