The Results are in! Whirlpool's Australian Broadband Survey 2009.
This week, a new internet survey by Whirlpool Australia’s leading internet forum highlights the underlying thoughts of Australian internet users when it comes to Conroy’s controversial internet filter; which, if surveys are to be believed, could be the undoing of the Rudd government at the Federal election at the end of this year.
According to Whirlpool’s website, the survey was conducted over a four week period — from 1st January to 1st February 2010, during which it was successfully completed and verified a total of 23,683 times.
The results show a significant opposition to the government's ISP filtering plan, with only 7.4% indicating support. It also reveals that over 90% of respondents believe they could easily circumvent the filter if it was in place. The survey also covers consumers' attitudes on a wide variety of topics relating to their choice of broadband ISP and hardware.
The survey also revealed that education is paramount to online safety. Educating parents about the perils of the online world should be the government’s main priority even above educating children. Parents are responsible for what their children say and do online, and greater emphasis needs to be placed on getting parents to learn and share with their kids online, regardless of whether they are, or aren't, "internet-savvy". Surfing the web should be a family affair, not just left to the unsupervised computer in the study.
Dr Ron also took to the streets this week, making his way to the State Library of Victoria for the Open Internet rally.
Also in this episode
- With the launch of Apple's new iPad, Adam talks to Rusland Kogan about his new tablet;
- The ABC's Hungry Beast has some thought-provoking words to say about Google;
- Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software; and
- Is internet censorship a vote changer?
Gadget of the Week
The Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet combines Internet, Media and TV…in a handheld device.
This "Internet Media Tablet" has a sharp, high-resolution screen which lets you navigate the web effortlessly, brought to you by an ARM® Cortex™ processor and Adobe Flash™ 9 video support.
An email application lets you read, write, download and send attachments, and manage your contacts.
The ARCHOS 5 also features a high capacity internal hard drive from 60 GB to 250 GB.
Review at Ubergizmo.
Website of the Week
http://interceder.net/
Interceder is a news aggregation site, and real-time news, video and photo search engine.
Explore headlines from Australia, the UK or the USA. View popular keywords and trending topics on the World Wide Web.
Odd Spot
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defense ministry says it will shred records of UFO sightings after a huge rise in the number of reports submitted by the public.
The Ministry of Defense said Sunday that new reports will be thrown out after 30 days, rather than kept on file.
It means details of the sightings will be exempt from freedom of information laws that have allowed campaigners to force Britain’s government to disclose details of apparent UFO encounters.
More.
This Week's Panelists
Andrew McColm,
Dr Ron,
Graeme Callaghan,Justin Dunlop, and
Special Guest: Jason Oakley - via Skype!
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