More Internet Opinion

  • 14 April 2010

  • Opinion: Twitter adverts: how will users react?

    Now that Twitter has started displaying adverts - pardon me, Promoted Tweets - in users' search results, the big question is how millions of loyal Twitter fans will respond. Reaction on the micro-blogging site has been muted thus far, and it's apparent that most users haven't seen the new ads yet.

  • 01 April 2010

  • Opinion: Policing the web

    The Digital Economy Bill has been passed - or at least the third reading of it had by the time we went to press with our June issue.

  • 31 March 2010

  • Opinion: Emergency IE patch fixes zero-day flaw

    A growing number of attacks against an Internet Explorer security flaw prompted Microsoft to publish an early fix that wasn't scheduled to come out until April.

  • 29 March 2010

  • Opinion: Google in China: the plot thickens

    It's been just five days since I last wrote about the Google-China soap opera, but so much has happened that it feels like weeks. Here are some of the developments.

  • 26 March 2010

  • Opinion: What's your favourite green website?

    We're looking for your recommendations of 'green' websites: sites that offer advice on protecting the environment, living in an eco-friendly way and generally looking after the planet. Tell us why you love it, and how it helps you to help the environment.

  • 17 March 2010

  • Opinion: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0: FAQs

    Microsoft has announced that you can test-drive a 'Platform Preview' of its Internet Explorer 9.0 browser. But how does the next-generation browser differ from IE8 and competitors such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Apple Safari?

  • 16 March 2010

  • Opinion: The trouble with Twitter's @anywhere service

    Twitter CEO Evan Williams has announced that the company plans to introduce a new platform called @anywhere.

  • 15 March 2010

  • Opinion: Privacy isn't dead - it's just evolving

    It's a brave new world. Unfortunately - to mix the literary allusion - that brave new world is one in which Big Brother is watching. As social media and other technology makes more information more accessible, the very concept of privacy is under fire.

  • 12 March 2010

  • Opinion: Election 2010: it was the web wot won it

    This year's General Election will be the first in which the web and social media play a big part: but can blogs and tweets materially affect the make up of the next Parliament?

  • 11 March 2010

  • Opinion: Bing gains again - should Google worry?

    Microsoft's Bing search engine may still be a minor player in the lucrative online search business dominated by Google, but it's steadily gaining users. And it appears that Bing's share is coming at the expense of both Google and Yahoo, the latter company having recently teamed up with Microsoft to be more competitive in online search.

  • 10 March 2010

  • Opinion: Microsoft admits IE 6 and 7 vulnerability

    A new security hole in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 can be targeted via code on a poisoned website, Microsoft has warned. A successful attacker could install malware on a victim PC or run any other remote command.

  • 05 March 2010

  • Opinion: Why Google's wrong: desktop PCs are still relevant

    Google ad sales boss John Herlihy has claimed that smartphones will replace desktop computers in just three years' time. He's wrong.

  • 02 March 2010

  • Opinion: Antitrust spat heats up between Google, Microsoft

    A war of words is heating up between Google, Microsoft and a host of smaller sites over alleged anticompetitive behaviour by Google in the online search market.

  • 01 March 2010

  • Opinion: What's your favourite book review website?

    We're on the look out for book review site recommendations. We don't just want to know about the biggest booksellers; we want to know which websites provide the best reviews and are most likely to persuade you to buy a book.

  • 26 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google privacy case was always lose-lose

    Even before three current and former Google executives were convicted of violating Italian privacy laws, it became clear that the case was a double-edged sword.

  • 25 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google privacy convictions: a dangerous precedent

    A few years ago, I received a poison pen letter. Well, these things happen. But now, I'm going to see if I can get my postman jailed for delivering it.

  • 22 February 2010

  • Opinion: PC Advisor Helproom Angel of the year 2010

    PC Advisor is delighted to announce the winner of its inaugural Helproom Angel of the Year award. Forum member VoG, please step forward and take a bow.

  • 18 February 2010

  • Opinion: Say goodbye to Google Buzz

    Less than thrilled with Google Buzz? You aren't alone - but it's tough to avoid all the buzz. Here's how you can get it out of your life for good.

  • 16 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google apologises for Buzz privacy gaffes

    Google has responded to anger over its Google Buzz social network with an apology and a second round of privacy-related changes. Buzz will no longer automatically connect users based on email and chat usage.

  • 15 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google Buzz needs better people skills

    Google's millionaire genius-nerds need to learn what real people expect from technology and how to deliver it. The company's inability to deal with user concerns surrounding Google Buzz makes it look technically sophisticated but socially inept.

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