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4 Out of 5 Internet Users in Australia Viewed Online Video in July

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*Australians Watched an Average of 7 Hours of Online Video Per Viewer during Month*  

Sydney, Australia, September 9, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its July 2010 rankings of the top video properties in Australia based on data from its comScore Video Metrix service. The report found that 81 percent of Australia’s Internet population viewed video online in July, with an average viewer watching more than 7 hours of video during the month.

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A Two-Tier Internet?

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The Internet as you know it is in serious, serious danger. Some of the most powerful communications companies in the world have been involved in negotiations and have been making agreements that would throw net neutrality out the window and would move us toward a two-tier Internet.   

So exactly what would that mean? 

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Microsoft Engkoo Helps Teach English to Chinese Internet Users

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*Engkoo, a new language assistance search technology released by Bing in China, helps Chinese speakers learn not just English words but the language itself, complete with slang and idioms.* 

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 26, 2010 — Teach someone a word and help them once. But teach a search engine linguistics, and it can help people learn an entire language.

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The Virtual Future of Printed Media

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Today is not the best time for printed press. It becomes obvious already that printed newspapers and magazines do not win the fight with online media.  

However, the traditional media will not disappear. 

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