Coupures de Presse [ le 23 octobre, 2002 ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

Spam Le Spamming, fléau du Net A cette occasion, Brightmail dresse un état des lieux du spamming et des comportements sociaux face à ce fléau. L’étude de Brightmail présente les conclusions, pour la France, d’une enquête comportementale menée à l’échelle européenne ayant pour vocation d’éclairer les comportements et attentes des utilisateurs d’Internet face à la problématique croissante de la pollution courrielle. (La Lettre.com) États-Unis: les pros du marketing direct changent d'avis sur le spam Inquiets pour leur image de marque face aux pubs sauvages plus ou moins sérieuses envoyées par e-mail, l'industrie américaine du marketing direct change d'avis sur le principe. (ZDnet)

Press clippings [ October 23 2002 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch Distributed Computing Scientists claim distributed computing success Scientists have mapped the folding sequence of proteins using thousands of computers connected through the internet. They say the achievement marks the first time data culled from distributed computing has appeared in a scientific journal. Distributed computing is the use of the collective processing power of idle computers to take on complex mathematical calculations. The achievement by Stanford University scientists Christopher D. Snow and Vijay S. Pande has been published in Nature magazine. (Ananova) Gaming World Second gamer dies after massive binge Just days after the first 'internet overdose', another addict has died after a marathon games binge. The 27 year-old Taiwanese man collapsed after playing computer games for 32 hours non-stop. A police spokesman stated that doctors believe Wen-cheng died from exhaustion, having remained in the same position for too long. The death highlights the danger of such intensive game-playing. Psychologist Peter Watson explained that playing games over prolonged periods without sleep places the body under considerable stress. "Depending on the game, the brain is receiving [the impression] that it is constantly under attack," he said "We would not expect hardened soldiers to cope with a 32-hour fire fight, and yet some people think they can play these games constantly for long periods of time." (Vnunet) Princess of Pop Kylie takes on Dannii in online boxing match A website that pits Kylie and Dannii Minogue against each other in the boxing ring has become a huge hit. The site has had over 450,000 hits. It lets music fans pretend to be either Kylie or Dannii as they hit, kick and pull one another's hair. Fans can also turn the warring sisters into a tag team by asking for opponents for them to battle. (Ananova)