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The article examines the link between divorce, Internet and other social media in the U.S. and suggests that data on divorce rates in the country do not support the notion that Facebook is not compatible with marriage.

Focuses on the decision of Internet publishers to standardize the reporting of ad-viewership numbers and to have the numbers audited. Characterization of the Internet as one of the few places where advertisers allow publishers to report ad numbers on their own; Leadership of the standardization movement by the Interactive Advertising Bureau; Inability of executives to capitalize on Internet advertising.

Reports on the rise of Internet Web sites that shield their name contact information. Controversy surrounding the impact of anonymous Web sites; Numbers of sites that shield their identities; Percentage of new sites that are anonymous according to Name Intelligence Inc.; Designation of the term "Whois info" to refer to the information that reveals the identity of a site; Services that offer to shield the identity of sites; Legal concerns surrounding the services; Concern that the services are making the Internet difficult to regulate and encouraging illegal activity; Response of the service companies who argue that the shields protect site owners from identity theft.

Advises that callers should e-mail information such as phone numbers to a mobile telephone. Problem of not being able to record information while talking on a mobile phone; Ability of most cellphones to receive e-mail messages of up to 160 characters, either from another cellphone or from the Internet; View that the service is a fast way to convey small bits of information; Observation that a person's phone e-mail address is their cellphone number followed by a suffix representing their mobile carrier, such as Verizon.

Reports that Major League Baseball plans to Webcast a number of games in the 2003 season, but it will use Internet-location technology to black out most viewers' home teams. Way that the service, MLB.TV, will be launched by MLB Advanced Media, the Web business of Major League Baseball; Partnership of the league with RealNetworks Inc.; Way that the home and away games of local teams will be excluded, and that nationally broadcast games will be excluded for all users.

Deals with access to prescription drugs online.

Suggests ways on how to deal with Internet fraud.

The article discusses topics related to computer and information technology (IT) from several online information resources. IT director Doug Turpin of Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group LLC said in a discussion forum that outsourcing can assist executives focus on resources more effectively. A report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development indicated that the U.S. is the 15th developed country with high-speed Internet access.