Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to
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Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to
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Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to
#2>Nearly one in two Internet users say privacy and security concerns have now stopped them from doing basic things online — such as posting to social networks, expressing opinions in forums or even buying things from websites, according to a new government survey released Friday.
Ha! I was asked to put in my email address before I could read the article. I almost didn't read it, but I put in a fake address and they let me through the gate.
Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to
#3They've stopped because websites designed like the washingtonpost.com have made it insufferably annoying. Most of web used to be actually interesting and useful, now it's just a constant game to compete for marketing profiles and ad views.
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#4Was just saying the other day how it sucks seeing the web change. It's like when musicians complain about the music industry being over produced and too commercialized. I remember back in the 90's how excited I was just by making links underline or change color (before CSS.) Thought it was the coolest thing ever. The web used to be a place to find people who shared the same interests and I feel that is no longer the case. Everything is hyper focused on metrics; likes, re-blogs, shares, comments, etc. It's pointless.
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#5The internet really should come with a warning, anything you say or do can and will be tracked and stored and used against you in a court of law (or guantanamo)
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#6>Nearly one in two Internet users say privacy and security concerns have now stopped them from doing basic things online — such as posting to social networks, expressing opinions in forums or even buying things from websites, according to a new government survey released Friday. Ha! I was asked to put in my email address before I could read the article. I almost didn't read it, but I put in a fake address and they le…
usually just turning off JS fixes this
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#7When net started tons of people used to say how dumb of an idea it was to use credit cards on it and post information about themselves etc.
Was interesting to watch that opinion change and now change back.
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#8One change is paywalls.
Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to
#9Was just saying the other day how it sucks seeing the web change. It's like when musicians complain about the music industry being over produced and too commercialized. I remember back in the 90's how excited I was just by making links underline or change color (before CSS.) Thought it was the coolest thing ever. The web used to be a place to find people who shared the same interests and I feel that is no longer the…
I remember making links NOT underline to be the coolest thing ever.
Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to
#10>Nearly one in two Internet users say privacy and security concerns have now stopped them from doing basic things online — such as posting to social networks, expressing opinions in forums or even buying things from websites, according to a new government survey released Friday. Ha! I was asked to put in my email address before I could read the article. I almost didn't read it, but I put in a fake address and they le…
usually just turning off JS fixes this
[Firefox's] Reader Mode also fixes this, though it does get confused and includes the "enter your email" text as if that were a part of the article, in this case.