Read more web surfing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1054/web-surfing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:35:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68558/2-much-kittehs-on-teh-interwebs-1-day-ban-planned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLet’s face it: Cats own the Internet. But it’s getting a little much, and that’s why the Urlesque blog is organizing “9.9.09 — A Day Without Cats on the Internet.” The master plan calls for cats not to be mentioned, emailed, viewed, nor blogged about. Urlesque is even polling...http://www.newser.com/story/68558/2-much-kittehs-on-teh-interwebs-1-day-ban-planned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 15:42:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67776/let-employees-roam-the-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProtecting against viruses and encouraging productivity is all well and good, Farhad Manjoo writes on Slate, but “locking down” company computers isn’t the way to go about it. Companies that “block the Web and various other online distractions on the theory that a cowed workforce is an efficient one” are...http://www.newser.com/story/67776/let-employees-roam-the-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 16:37:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39927/web-use-gives-brain-a-boost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSudoku not your thing? Web surfing may help boost brain power and prevent brain shrinkage in middle-aged and older people in a way that reading books cannot, the BBC reports. By studying the brain scans of volunteers aged 55 to 76, researchers found that experienced internet users show enhanced activity...http://www.newser.com/story/39927/web-use-gives-brain-a-boost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Oct 2008 15:56:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33456/does-surfing-equal-reading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs kids spend more time on the internet and less time reading books, a debate is raging over whether online reading is as educational as the traditional kind, the New York Times reports. While the Web allows readers to quickly gobble up multiple perspectives and information, some experts worry that...http://www.newser.com/story/33456/does-surfing-equal-reading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Jul 2008 14:34:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29170/surfers-beware-danger-could-lurk-at-hk-cn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA study by antivirus software firm McAfee warns Web surfers to be cautious of sites on certain domains, the AP reports, with corner-cutting registration companies often skipping security precautions. The domains .hk, .cn and .info were found to be riskiest.http://www.newser.com/story/29170/surfers-beware-danger-could-lurk-at-hk-cn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Jun 2008 15:57:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28839/web-looks-different-when-youre-not-chained-to-desk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMobile web surfers are turning conventional wisdom on its head by traveling to a different constellation of sites than those visited from workday PCs, BusinessWeek reports. The “Weekend Web” relies not on Google, Yahoo, and MySpace, but rather on Craigslist, eBay, the Weather Channel and MapQuest—and don't think tech-industry...http://www.newser.com/story/28839/web-looks-different-when-youre-not-chained-to-desk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Jun 2008 10:44:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25089/he-gets-paid-so-you-can-slack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWasting people’s time is an odd job—but it’s also a big business, writes CollegeHumor.com editor Streeter Seidell in the New York Times . Seidell spends his days wading through an “ocean” of submitted videos and other items, choosing which funny or bizarre selections deserve publication. Yet there’s no method...http://www.newser.com/story/25089/he-gets-paid-so-you-can-slack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Apr 2008 10:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13207/phishers-adopt-new-tactics-to-reel-in-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternet phishers are using shorter Web addresses to make their sites seem more legitimate, says IBM's online-security division. The group observed fraudulent URLs dropping from 30-37 characters to an average of 17, reports CNET. "The fact that they felt the need to make this move suggests that they were seeing...http://www.newser.com/story/13207/phishers-adopt-new-tactics-to-reel-in-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Dec 2007 17:52:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12192/firefox-30-beta-unleashed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMozilla has rolled out a beta version of its Firefox 3.0 browser, PC World reports. The new version boasts added security and a host of new features - all of which it wants user feedback on while it's in beta, before the final release. The way Firefox manages browsing...http://www.newser.com/story/12192/firefox-30-beta-unleashed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Nov 2007 22:12:07 CST