Articles from the World Wide Web
“Runet Rating 2012”: national voting is underwayThe first stage of the "Evaluation of Runet 2012" competition began on February 1 this year. This phase of national voting will select the best sites for 2012. Voting will run until April 10, 2013. Read more
Russian is the 2nd most widely spoken language on the InternetThe Russian language took second place in popularity on the Internet, although it is only slightly ahead of German. According to a survey by the agency W3Techs, Russian appears on 5.9% of all pages that can be found on the Internet. Read more
YouTube may be chargedThe most popular Internet video hosting YouTube is considering introducing a license fee as early as the second quarter of 2013. This information was indirectly confirmed by Google Vice President Robert Kyncl, who is in charge of overseeing the development of this website. Read more
The Internet is enjoying increasing interest in RussiaAccording to a survey by sociologists, the number of active adults on the Internet who use the Internet at least once a day increased by 13%. According to data from the "Public Opinion" Fund, during the winter of 2012-2013, 50.1 million Russians used the Internet annually, which is 43% of the country's adult population. 64.4 million adults visited the Internet in Russia at least once a month. The increase in monthly Internet users compared to the winter of 2011-2012 was 11%. Read more
Den svobody slova na internetuOn March 12, 2008, the international organization "Reporters without Borders" under the auspices of UNESCO announced Online Free Expression Day to draw public attention to the issue of free access to the global network. Read more
