Netflix Takes Up 32.7% of Internet Bandwidth

Despite recent troubles, Netflix is a major force on the Internet, accounting for 32.7% of peak U.S. downstream traffic, according to a new report.

Report: Facebook Dominates Display Ads

"Facebook accounts for 15 percent of total spent online, beating Google and Yahoo sites, which are tied with 10 percent each. Facebook also is responsible for 28 percent of all display ads seen online in the U.S., up from 23 percent in the same quarter last year."

Study: Tablet Users are Rich, Educated, News-Loving

"Owners of iPads and other tablet devices tend to be news junkies who are wealthier and more highly educated than than the general population, according to a new report."

The Emergence of E-Mentoring

"Over the past 10 years, 25,000 struggling students from poverty-stricken schools have gotten guidance, encouragement and advice from volunteer mentors. And they haven't met face-to-face even once."

Google Earth Reveals Ancient Stories

"A pair of studies in the Journal of Archaelogical Science this year suggest these views are revealing a vast and ancient story, one only starting to emerge from the fabled desert of Arabia."

How Colleges Use, Misuse Social Media to Reach Students

"For universities competing to attract top students, it's no longer enough to have a glossy brochure and a sleek website. Schools like Johns Hopkins are reaching out to engage with applicants on Facebook and Twitter."

Study: No Negative Impact From E-Readers

"A comparison of reading texts on paper with reading from an e-book found no disadvantages associated with the electronic version, European researchers say."

Largest Study on Cell Phones and Cancer Finds No Link

"The biggest study to look for any connection has found no link. It followed more than 350,000 people for about a decade and says heavy cell phone users have the same cancer rates as people who don't use cell phones."

LJ's Placements & Salaries Survey 2011

"A total 1,789 LIS graduates responded to LJ’s annual Placements & Salaries Survey, representing a solid 37.3% of the approximately 4790 2010 graduates from the 38 participating schools."

The PC is Dying, But Very, Very Slowly

"The trend is clear: Personal computer sales are slumping, and smartphone and tablet sales are booming. But Intel proved late Tuesday that the PC isn't going away anytime soon."

The Great Tech War Of 2012

Subtitle: "Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon battle for the future of the innovation economy."

In Victory for Open-Education Movement, Blackboard Embraces Sharing

"Professors who use Blackboard’s software have long been forced to lock their course materials in an area effectively marked, 'For Registered Students Only,' while using the system. Today the company announced plans to add a 'Share' button that will let professors make those learning materials free and open online."

Pearson and Google Jump Into Learning Management With a New, Free System

"One of the world’s biggest education publishers has joined with one of the most dominant and iconic software companies on the planet to bring colleges a new—and free—learning-management system with the hopes of upending services that affect just about every instructor, student, and college in the country."

Use of Mobile Apps Grows on Campus, But 'Cloud' Services Are Slow to Catch On

"This year has seen a substantial increase in the number of colleges offering mobile apps for campus resources and services. But the use of Web-based services, known as 'the cloud,' for administrative services is growing slowly, according to a national survey of campus-technology leaders."

More Facebook Friends Linked to Bigger Brain Areas

"Scientists have found a direct link between the number of "friends" a person has on Facebook and the size of certain brain regions, raising the possibility that using online social networks might change our brains."

Computers May 'Re-wire' Themselves

"U.S. scientists say a new nanomaterial that 'steers' electricity could lead to computers that would adapt their own circuitry based on changing needs."

Research Librarians Consider the Risks and Rewards of Collaboration

"Big-scale collaborations and digital-era collection strategies took center stage at the Association of Research Libraries’ membership meeting, held here last week."

Study Links Swearing on TV to Teen Aggression

"Swearing on television during prime time will most likely get a show fined by the Federal Communication Commission, and new research suggests it might be for good reasons."

Websites Leak More Info Than Most Know: Study

"Consumers are less anonymous than they think while surfing the Web, according to a study released on Tuesday that triggered new calls for 'do not track' rules."

U.S. Wireless Subscriptions Top Population

"The number of wireless phone subscribers in the United States is greater than the nation's population, the wireless industry's trade association said Tuesday."

10 Ways Mobile Gadgets Have Changed our Lives

"With an estimated 5 billion mobile phone connections in the world, not to mention the emerging number of tablet computers and other on-the-go connectivity gadgets, mobile technology has altered the way we live."

Cloud Computing Disappoints Early Adopters: Survey

"Few organizations have moved to cloud computing -- the delivery of computing as a service from remote centers -- and of those that have, many are disappointed with the results, a survey published on Tuesday found."

Decoding Our Chatter

"Want to monitor an earthquake, track political activity or predict the ups and downs of the stock market? Researchers have found a bonanza of real-time data in the torrential flow of Twitter feeds."

Google Chrome on Track to Overtake Firefox in 2011

"According to data provided by StatCounter, Google Chrome is currently in position to rise above Mozilla’s Firefox and become the second most popular Web browser by December 2011."