ScienceDaily: Internet News


Knowledge or entertainment: Which would you pay for?

Posted: 30 May 2014 09:17 AM PDT

From firewalls to metered access, news organizations have invented many ways to make readers pay for their content online. But the vital question of which readers are more willing to pay than others has been largely neglected – until now.

Security and privacy? Now they can go hand in hand

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:26 AM PDT

Online identification and authentication keeps transactions secure on the Internet, however this has also implications for your privacy. Disclosing more personal information than needed online when, say, you log in to your bank website may simplify the bank's security at the cost of your privacy. Now, thanks to new research there is a new approach that keeps systems secure and protects your identity.

Positive activities administered online help in pain management

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:22 AM PDT

Positive activities, such as increasing supportive emotions, can reduce body discomfort in adults with mild to moderate chronic pain, according to research. The authors concluded that teaching very simple, evidence-based, positive activities administered online can lead to lasting reductions in bodily pain. Further, the study demonstrates that positive activities administered over the internet offer practical pain management strategies at very low cost with high sustainability.