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Careless clicking: the consequences of "I agree".(credit column)
Browsing on the Internet one day, Sally decides to make a purchase online. Before completing the transaction, Sally reaches a screen that requires her to click "I agree" before she is able to proceed to the next screen to complete her purchase. Anxious to submit her payment information and complete her purchase, Sally quickly clicks the "I agree" box without paying much attention to the terms and conditions displayed on her screen. She completes her purchase. A short while later, Sally receives her merchandise and gives little thought to her experience.
Sound familiar? In recent times, a majority of us have experienced the above scenario with little thought. ...
- Israeli cable firm's woes could hinder merger.(Tevel)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...restructuring currently under negotiation. Anti-trust officials gave the go-ahead for merger of all three cable companies on condition that they enter the telephony market within two years. Merged company will provide first true competition to incumbent telecoms...
- New guidelines in place for online advertising.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...Bureau (IAB) and American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) have released second version of their terms and conditions for Internet advertising. New standards will help regulate agreements between advertisers, agencies and publishers...
- US POWERS GLOBAL CINEMA BOOM : France passes billion euro milestone.(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...carried forward into 2002. France is off by around four per cent in the first quarter. Europe's largest market in value terms, the UK, grew by over 15 per cent. But this was exceeded by the 20 per cent gain in Germany, the largest in any market for...
- FCC rebukes CEA for digital TV plans.(Federal Communications Commission,...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...noted: `The CE (consumer electronics) industry's response on DTV tuners is so limited, and loaded down with so many conditions, that I believe it amounts to no commitment at all.' TV vendors and other consumer electronics firms have been slow to...
- Italy proposes new entertainment laws. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...Institute for the Development of Cinema, comprising general director and 15-member committee elected for single two-year term. Exhibitors screening 40 per cent quota of domestic and European film would benefit from a proposed tax shelter. Media and...
- Standards group agrees on MPEG-4 licensing. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...technology, has reached final licensing terms for MPEG-4 technology. MPEG LA (www...Companies such as Apple rejected the terms initially on offer from the group. Apple...under New Products & Services). Finalised terms allow companies to license MPEG-4 for...
- Apple releases new digital video software. (New Products & Services).(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...Windows Media, RealNetworks' RealMedia and QuickTime. New methodology shows RealNetworks and Microsoft in joint first place in terms of percentage of homes reached, with QuickTime in last place. However, under new method Apple is scoring considerably higher...
- Cinema concessions: an essential luxury: evaluating popcorn for the big screen....
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...apparent that the highest margin items are the traditional popcorn and soft drinks. Concessions are more susceptible to economic conditions than the box office. People will still want to go to the cinema in bad economic times. Indeed, some may argue that they...