“In a wristwatch, imagine the battery is in the strap and there's a medical sensor in there connected to the internet. If someone is monitoring that, they could phone up if the user has forgotten to take some medication. This could save hundreds of dollars in medical fees later. What's missing? It's a stable battery.” IfsImagineMissingInternetDollarsForgottenPhonesConnectedMedicalUsersStableMedicationFeesBatteriesMonitoringMissing ItSensors Author:Donald Sadoway
“Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user's phone number and home address, anyone with an Internet connection and a few dollars can obtain personal information they should never have access to, including a user's date of birth, e-mail address, or estimated income.” ShouldHomeNumbersInformationBirthInternetConnectionsDollarsIncludingPhonesAccessIncomeAddressesMailUsersPhone NumbersPersonal InformationInternet Connection Author:Al Franken
“We have to start thinking of ourselves as citizens of the Internet, not just passive users. I don’t see how we can bring about change in our digital lives if we don’t take responsibility.” IfsThinkingResponsibilityInternetCitizensDigitalUsersPassiveTaking Responsibility Author:Rebecca MacKinnon
“There is critical mass with high-speed Internet connections, so video is a good user experience. And that means there can be critical mass for advertisers.” MeanInternetMassCriticismConnectionsCriticalSpeedVideoUsersAdvertisersHigh SpeedUser ExperienceCritical MassInternet Connection Author:Jim C. Walton
“In the Internet world, both ends essentially pay for access to the Internet system, and so the providers of access get compensated by the users at each end. My big concern is that suddenly access providers want to step in the middle and create a toll road to limit customers' ability to get access to services of their choice even though they have paid for access to the network in the first place.” WorldWantFirstsEndsBigsChoicesAbilityPayStepsMiddleInternetLimitsConcernPaidCustomersAccessUsersTollsProviders Author:Vinton Cerf
“By leveraging the Unicode Standard, Progress Software is enabling its ASPs (Application Service Providers) and ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) to quickly and efficiently deliver their business applications to the Internet and to users around the world.” WorldProgressInternetStandardsIndependentAround The WorldApplicationSoftwareUsersEnablingProvidersVendorsService Providers Author:Joseph Alsop
“I want to preserve the free and open Internet - the experience that most users and entrepreneurs have come to expect and enjoy today and that has unleashed impressive innovation, job creation, and investment.” WantTodayJobsEnjoyCreationInternetInnovationEntrepreneurInvestmentPreservesUsersImpressiveUnleashedJob CreationEnjoy Today Author:Julius Genachowski
“Children are not being assaulted by images that appear on a computer screen. Any Internet user knows it is quite difficult to stumble across pornography.” KnowsChildrenDifficultInternetComputerScreensUsersFree SpeechPornographyComputer ScreenInternet Users Author:Russ Feingold
“It's time to recognise the internet as a basic human right. That means guaranteeing affordable access for all, ensuring internet packets are delivered without commercial or political discrimination, and protecting the privacy and freedom of web users regardless of where they live.” HumansMeanPoliticalFreedomInternetAccessDiscriminationPrivacyUsersRecogniseAffordableLive FreePrivacy And Freedom Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“Every major communication tool on the Internet has spam and abuse problems. All email services, blogging services and social networks have to dedicate a significant amount of resources and time to fighting abuse and protecting their users.” ProblemFightingSocialCommunicationAmountInternetMajorsResourcesToolsAbuseSignificantUsersEmailBloggingSocial NetworkSpam Author:Evan Williams
“The greatest challenge Internet users face is information overload.” FacesChallengesInformationInternetUsersOverloadInformation OverloadInternet Users Author:James Garner
“When you were growing up, your mom and dad told you to look both ways before crossing the street or not to get into a car with a stranger. It's the same with the internet. We have a big responsibility and a huge role in bringing all the stakeholders to the table - users, parents, educators, law enforcement, government organisations.” WayLooksBigsGovernmentLawParentResponsibilityRolesGrowing UpGrowingStreetsCarHugeMomInternetDadTablesStrangerUsersLaw EnforcementEnforcementCrossingsOrganisationEducatorYour MomMom And DadStakeholderBig ResponsibilityCrossing The Street Author:Chris DeWolfe
“Show us 14 photos of yourself and we can identify who you are. You think you don't have 14 photos of yourself on the internet? You've got Facebook photos. People will find it's very useful to have devices that remember what you want to do, because you forgot... But society isn't ready for questions that will be raised as a result of user-generated content.” PeopleThinkingWantShowsRememberResultsReadyInternetWho You AreRaisedWhat You WantDevicesUsersPhotos Of Yourself Author:Robert O. Becker
“There is thus little or no ability for an internet user to know when they are being covertly propagandized by their government, which is precisely what makes it so appealing to intelligence agencies, so powerful, and so dangerous.” KnowsLittlesGovernmentAbilityPowerfulDangerousInternetAgencyUsersIntelligence AgenciesInternet Users Author:Glenn Greenwald
“The internet has grown so tremendously fast in our society. It is the fastest communications technology in the history of the world. (It) grew from almost a dead stop in 1995 to having 80 million users in the United States alone in five years. Nothing has grown that fast.” WorldYearsStatesUnitedMillionsTechnologyUnited StatesFiveCommunicationGrewInternetFive YearsOur SocietyUsersWorld HistoryCommunication Technology Author:William E. Kennard
“All this is a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because it helps people establish what they value; they understand the sort of ideas they identify with. The curse is that they aren't challenged in their views. The Internet becomes an echo chamber. Users don't see the counterarguments.” PeopleIdeasHelpingValuesViewsInternetBlessingCurseUsersEchoesChamberCounterarguments Author:Edward Snowden
“Smart mobile phones connect you with 1 billion users worldwide, basically for free - you don't pay for the phone, you don't pay for the Internet, you don't pay for the wireless connectivity. Social networks let you add a new customer or a new agent, again for free.” SocialPayInternetSmartAddPhonesCustomersBillionsAgentsUsersNew AgeMobileSocial NetworkWirelessMobile Phones Author:Geoffrey Moore
“Fake news is a product of the internet that is not transparent. Fake news can spread online because as users we have no idea where any of the content we see comes from.” InternetSpreadFakeOnlineUsers Author:Ramesh Srinivasan
“Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design.” WantCareBusinessBeautyCareersTechnologyDesignInternetDon't CareDataAttractiveUsersSiteInternet Users Author:Tim Berners-Lee