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Less than a month to go until the waiting is over to find out who has won an award in this years ISPA awards. The final announcements before the Awards night are the shortlists for the Internet Hero and Internet Villain categories that have now been announced.

Ofcom using IPSOS Mori has been looking at peoples perceptions and opinions about various online activities. If you work or write content online it is worth a read to remind yourself that not everyone is an online genius.

The annual ISPA Awards are rapidly approaching and now that the technical testing phases are over the shortlists from which the judging panel will pick the eventual winners has been published.

Point Topic who spend their days number crunching has for the first time made its UK broadband availability database available to non paying subscribers.

With under two months to go, nominations have opened for the 2013 Internet Hero and Internet Villain award that will be handed out by ISPA at the awards ceremony on 11th July.

Ofcom on 1st April started a pilot in 30 areas of the UK, where every telephone number would cost 10p per year, whereas previously a telco owning a number was free. This small price adds up considerably if a VoIP provider wants to be able to give out a number in any UK area code.

Are the mainstream broadband providers turning you off, or have you already moved elsewhere due to poor treatment? If yes, then we would like to hear your story.

For those looking to move it is often a case balancing many factors, such as house price, cost of travel to work, schools and these days quality of broadband available. The Halifax has published its 2013 Quality of Life survey which attempts to balance a wide range of factors.

It is award season once again, and the ISPA Award category that the public decide is open for voting.

The ultimate in stealth street furniture is appearing on UK streets, and it may go someway to helping allay complaints from some councils and residents.