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Smart. they sort of threw out the old playbook and suggested that, you know, maybe we need to try something completely different, be totally unlike any other political website thats sort of grace the webs before and really compete for web users attention in a way that, you know, answers other websites as well such as buzz feed or other media websites. >> you know, its interesting. i had a conversation at the end of the year sort of looking back to the 2012 campaign and one of the architects of t...

Time on the internet at work is more common than you think. researchers at kansas state university claim between 60 and 80% of screen time at the office is spent cyber loafing. the official term for watching cute animals or shopping online at the office. meanwhile, according to a new survey, more and more web users, 61%, report taking breaks from facebook for weeks at a time. the reasons, everything from changing privacy policies to disagreements to too much drama. sports highlights includin...

Jenna: right now a new warning of a security problem in microsofts internet explorer. rick has more on this now, rick. >> this is a problem more than half of all web users use internet explorer, that is the microsoft program that allows people to search the web. the bug was found over the weekend giving hackers a which to get into peoples personal computers. microsoft said it was aware of the bug but didnt plan on issuing a patch, a fix that people could download on their computers. now microsof...

Welcome back, everybody. the record $500 million -- thats right, $500 million jackpot has lottery fever sweeping the web and the nation ahead of tonights mega millions drawing. >> with april fools day this sunday, everyone is searching online for pranks as well as april fools day. heres yahoo! web life editor heather cabot with all the details. good morning, heather. >> good morning, guys. this weeks web users are dreaming about getting rich. at least a teeny tiny chance they could win tonights ...

Well, the run-up to the oscars sunday on abc inspired a lot of curiosity this week and a whole lot of searches on yahoo. >> indeed. consumer reaction to the skyrocketing price of gas was another big topic, as you can imagine. yahoos web life editor heather cabot has the details. good morning to you, heather. >> good morning, guys. with gas prices creeping up to the dreaded $4 a gallon mark, web users are hot on the story. this week on yahoo searches for fuel prices soared up 929%. >> they just r...

The move, but also did not hold them in contempt. tonight a who is watching you report. on googles new privacy rules, the company is getting a lot of push back. katherine is here to tell us about it. good evening. >> good evening. the european union is asking google to delay the roll out of its privacy policy scheduled for march 1 until the e.u. has verified it does not violate europes data protection laws. this is gaining traction on capitol hill where lawmakers met behind closed doors on thurs...

The move, but also did not hold them in contempt. tonight a who is watching you report. on googles new privacy rules, the company is getting a lot of push back. katherine is here to tell us about it. good evening. >> good evening. the european union is asking google to delay the roll out of its privacy policy scheduled for march 1 until the e.u. has verified it does not violate europes data protection laws. this is gaining traction on capitol hill where lawmakers met behind closed doors on thurs...

Those searches spiked 350% this week. and speaking of movies, this weekend marks the opening of the sundance film festival. searches are up 7,000% for the indy movie fest in park city, utah. and theres a lot of buzz right now about actress emma roberts, who will be sharing the spotlight with andy samberg and elijah wood in the movie "celeste and jesse forever." and budding filmmakers are interested in just what it takes to get a movie screened at the event founded by robert redford. queries for ...

>> reporter: could be, but this may not be the road that were really going down at this point. you know, we turn to cnn.com unscientific straw poll that was done actually in 2009. it really shows that web users are really skeptical about paying for content. now, dont tell this to rupert murdoch who just launched the daily on the ipad last week. he, of course, charges access to "wall street journal" and "financial times," but the fact of the matter is it doesnt go for every publication out there....

Time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a new liquid gel. new zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. would you log on to twitter or facebook in an emergency? a new survey finds 1 in 5 web users would use social media websites or e-mail if they needed urgent help and 911 wasnt an option. social media users believe their pleas for help would be answered within an hour of a tweet or face...