Tag Archives: Americans
Americans love their TVs, but flirt with streaming
Americans are watching more TV than ever, according to Nielsen’s new cross-platform report. The average viewer watched close to four hours of TV every day in the first quarter of this year, or 158 hours and 47 minutes per month, … Continue reading
Appeals court revives lawsuit against NSA surveillance of Americans
A United States appeals court has revived and reinstated a lawsuit against a government policy that allows for the surveillance of civilians’ telephone calls and emails. The controversial law, known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), was put into … Continue reading
Obama wants an Internet ID for all Americans
The Obama administration is planning on handing over power to the U.S. Commerce department in a new effort to increase security on the Internet. The idea is to create an “identity ecosystem” for the Internet, while the government says this … Continue reading
Europeans Cutting the Cord; Will Americans Follow?
The cable and satellite industry in the U.S. has begun to show some weakness, with the first-ever decline in pay TV subscribers last quarter. But data from the European Union shows that cable subscribers there have already decided to stop … Continue reading
Americans Avoid Email to Play Games and Spend Time on Facebook
The average American spends almost a third of their time on the Internet playing games and using social networks, according to a new survey by Nielsen. Social networking sites and services take up the largest chunk of time, at about … Continue reading