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C.P. Library offers access to internet

CROWN POINT | Need access to computers or the internet?

Great gift ideas for kids to give

Between family, friends, coaches and teachers, some children give as many holiday presents as they receive. This year, encourage your child's creativity with easy kids' crafts they'll give as gifts.

Internet jobs booming, but are they good jobs?

Internet-based companies such as Chicago's Groupon are creating more jobs, but not the type you might expect.

Internet jobs booming, but are they good jobs?

Adding almost 30,000 jobs, the Internet publishing and searching industry has seen the most post-recession growth since 2010.

Hobart police warn residents about fraudulent check scam

HOBART | Hobart police are warning residents to beware of a scam involving an email alert followed by a check sent in the mail.

Marketing veteran Jim Kukral addresses IUN luncheon

Jim Kukral, a 16-year Internet marketing veteran and best-selling author, addresses the Indiana University School of Business and Economics annual Business Speakers Series luncheon Thursday at the Radisson at Star Plaza in Merrillville.

Daniels signs 27 bills into law

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels signed 27 more bills into law Thursday, including five sponsored by Northwest Indiana legislators.

State moving toward online lottery

SPRINGFIELD | If all goes as planned, Illinoisans will be able to purchase Lottery tickets without leaving their homes or offices in about six weeks.

New book on social media explores Internet privacy issues

Professor Lori Andrews believes that very few of us, even those considering themselves Internet savvy, understand just how much information we give away about ourselves through social media every day.

New book on social media explores Internet privacy issues

At first glance, the title of Lori Andrews's latest book reads like a mystery — one where someone saw a crime committed and attempts to blackmail the culprit. But the premise of her book, "I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy" (Free Press 2012, …

AL HAMNIK: 'The Region' gets burned again by social media

Not all "monsters" hide in the deep, dark recesses of our mind.

Valparaiso parking ticket payments go online

VALPARAISO | An online payment option might not take away the sting of getting a parking ticket, but it will add convenience in paying fines.

Online commenter IDs may be divulged

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Court of Appeals seems likely to require disclosure of the names and identifying information of anonymous commenters who make defamatory statements on newspaper websites.

Cal City creates policy for work computer use; texting next

CALUMET CITY | Spending time on Facebook or sending harassing messages via email on a work computer could mean job termination for city employees, a new policy states.

VIDEO: Big business in Christmas sweaters

Three college friends, Brian Miller, Adam Paulson and Kevin Wool, formed UglyChristmasSweaterParty.com and built the business into an Internet hit.

PUC documentary explores dark side of Internet, earns two awards

"Checkmate," which explores through interviews many of the psychological, physical and social consequences of the Internet, earned awards in documentary and education categories.

Quinn, Preckwinkle promise $16M for high-speed Internet in south suburbs

SOUTH HOLLAND | South suburban hospitals, libraries and schools will benefit from a $16 million state-county investment in high-speed Internet connections, Gov. Pat Quinn and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Friday at South Suburban College.

Residents can add to E911 database

VALPARAISO | Porter County residents can now go online and enter personal information they think could be valuable to first responders in an emergency situation.

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