Drivers are far more distracted by talking on a mobile phone than by conversing with a passenger in an automobile, according to a new study by University of Utah psychologists Frank Drews, David Strayer and Monisha Pasupathi.The study used a sophisticated driving simulator and found that when drivers talk on a cell phone, they drift out of their lanes, and miss exists more frequently than drivers talking with a passenger.
Google has launched a site dedicated to offering holiday gift ideas for shoppers along with ways to save on purchases using Google Product Search and Google Checkout.From the Official Google Blog. "Our Product Search team recently pored over millions of aggregated (and anonymous) search queries to put together some of the most popular products people are searching for."
Mike McDonald of WebProNews chats with Brett Tabke, CEO of Webmasterworld, about all things PubCon.
An investigation by Washington Post reporter Gilbert M.Gaul and 60 Minutes looked at two of the largest cases of online gambling fraud in the history of Internet poker.The investigation found that Internet gambling sites operate in a gray area with little regulation and even less enforcement.
Google is again teaming with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to track Santa Clause starting today December 1 through Christmas Eve.Visitors to the NORAD Tracks Santa Web site will be able to access entertaining holiday games and activities that will change daily.On December 24, Christmas Eve, NORAD will begin tracking Santa's trip with live video feeds that begin at the following times:
WebProNews' Mike McDonald caught up with Matt Cutts of Google at the Hofbrau Haus in Las Vegas during PubCon to get his views on a number of topics. Is Ranking Dead?
The Windows Hotmail Team has been responding to users feedback on the recent updates to Windows Live Hotmail.The Hotmail Team says it has fixed problems surrounding using larger text size in the browser, viewing favorite contacts and accessing Hotmail from Firefox on Linux.The next update to Hotmail is scheduled for mid-December and will focus on how scrolling works.
A Missouri woman who prosecutors say caused a 13-year-old neighbor girl to commit suicide by harassing her via MySpace was acquitted Wednesday of felony charges of accessing a computer without authorization.
While social networking continues to remain popular and grow, advertisers looking to grab users attention are seeing low click-through rates according to a new survey from IDC.There are four major reasons why people use social networks: to connect and communicate; in response to peer-pressure; for entertainment; and for work-related purposes.
Amazon.com has unveiled a "Holiday Customer Review Team" that consists of half a dozen of its most active reviewers.Amazon says the goal of the review team is to "provide fellow Amazon customers with top gift picks for the season as well as helpful tips on cutting costs over the holidays."The reviewers have been given access to some of Amazon's most popular Black Friday deals so they can offer up their opinions on the items with other shoppers.
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