- The Acceleration of Addiction (It's All Around Us)
"Most if not all the things we describe as addictive are." (Opium. Tobacco. The Internet.) "And the scary thing is, the process that created them is accelerating which means increasing numbers of things we like will be transformed into things we like too much."
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010 - Why Social Networking is getting real?
LONDON, UK: The last month has seen countless reports in the media claiming that advances in modern technology and the internet are leading to loneliness amongst Britons who, in turn, are finding it harder to meet new people and engage on a meaningful level.
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010 - Congress rethinks its ban on Internet gambling
WASHINGTON With pressure mounting on the federal government to find new revenues, Congress is considering legalizing, and taxing, an activity it banned just four years ago: Internet gambling.
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010 - Internet Betting Gets Bigger as Online Gambling Companies Merge
Two of the biggest European operators of Internet betting sites, PartyGaming and Bwin Interactive Entertainment plan to merge, forming the world's largest publicly traded online gambling company.
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010 - Love triangle - him, her and his computer
I am a happily married woman except for one thing: My husband is addicted to the Internet. He's a good man and provider, and a wonderful father, but he'd rather be online than anything. On a typical Saturday, the first thing he does is go online. Sometimes, he's on the computer all day. I've gotten up in the wee hours to find him online reading or watching videos. He's more interested in that ...
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010 - Vietnam restricts online gaming over youth concerns
Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications has cut off overnight public Internet access in businesses and banned advertisements of online games pending new regulations amid a public outcry over the games' influence on youth, the state-run news agency reported.
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010 - 2 Big Internet Gambling Companies to Merge
Two of the biggest European operators of Internet betting sites, PartyGaming and Bwin Interactive Entertainment , said Thursday that they planned to merge, forming the worlds largest publicly traded online gambling company, The New York Timess Eric Pfanner reports from Paris.
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010 - PokerStars Applauds the Passage of the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act
PokerStars, the world's largest poker site, welcomes news of the successful mark up of H.R. 2267: The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act in the House Financial Services Committee by an overwhelming, bipartisan margin of 41-22.
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010 - Congress Is Rethinking Its Ban on Internet Gambling
Under pressure to find new revenues sources, Congress is reconsidering legalizing, and taxing, Internet gambling.
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010 - Internet gaming in the US: If it were legal, what would be the effects?
A bill to legalize Internet gambling in the US was approved Wednesday by the House Financial Services Committee. A pending bill in another committee would set a tax on anyone in the US who wins money online.
internet addiction 30 Jul 2010
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