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Well, final except that ICM - the would-be dot-xxx registrar that has been working on the establishment of a Web “red-light district” for seven years - says a lawsuit against ICANN is “likely,” the International Herald Tribune reports. ICANN, which manages the Web’s domain names, first rejected the dot-xxx domain in 2000, and ICM resubmitted its proposal in 2004. Key to ICANN’s final decision this … [Read more...] about .xxx: Final nix

Cross-gender peer pressure and Web video are not a good mix, this Reuters report indicates. Cyberbullies are pressuring "friends" to strip in front of Webcams so the bullies can share the video online. A research team at the University of Toronto held focus groups with 47 students in grades 5-12 to look into online behavior like this. "The images are even more likely to be passed on if the couple … [Read more...] about Cyberbullying findings

It appears critical thinking is needed where multitasking's concerned. Don't just yield indiscriminately to technology's "tug," the New York Times report suggests - manage your technology! The Times says experts in multiple studies advise that we "check email messages once an hour, at most. Listening to soothing background music while studying may improve concentration. But other distractions — … [Read more...] about Multitasking’s limits: Studies

Washington State is considering a ban on driving while texting, and "at least three other" states are too, CBS NEWS reports. Washington's House of Representatives voted yes on the ban, following, "among other things, a December pileup that shut down a Seattle highway for more than an hour. Police blame a driver who was using his BlackBerry." … [Read more...] about Texting-while-driving ban?

One in six US adolescents are inflicting injury on themselves, according to research by Stony Brook University psychology professor David Klonsky, and the number is rising. Reuters reports that his study "involved interviews with about 40 students who self-injure" and an analysis of 30 years of research on self-inflicted cutting and burning. He found the behavior is "often linked to depression but … [Read more...] about 1 in 6 self-injure