The phrase "a time when internet" is not correct as it is missing an article before "internet." It should be "a time when the internet" or "a time when internet access." You can use it when discussing a specific period related to the internet, such as its development or impact on society.
Example: "There was a time when the internet was just a novelty, and few people understood its potential."
Alternatives: "an era when the internet" or "a period when the internet".
As with those efforts at self-regulation, this one came at a time when Internet companies were seeking to polish their image and potentially ward off legislation.
Proposals to give intelligence agencies exceptional access to communications are "unworkable in practice, raise enormous legal and ethical questions, and would undo progress on security at a time when Internet vulnerabilities are causing extreme economic harm".
At a time when Internet companies control so much of what we can say and do online, can Twitter stand up for privacy, free expression and profitability all at the same time?
At a time when Internet sites with millions of dollars of financing are folding, many of Refdesk's supporters believe grass roots, content-rich sites like Refdesk are necessary if the Web is going to survive.
Worksman illustrates the difficulties of trying to make it as an old-line manufacturer in New York City at a time when Internet start-ups and store openings grab the spotlight.
The report comes at a time when Internet privacy is a big priority in Washington with the release of a similar report by the Federal Trade Commission this month, the establishment of a White House subcommittee on privacy and Internet policy and the pending revision of the privacy directive of the European Union.
But why trust his online career to a brand new Internet company at a time when the Internet is becoming the greatest get-rich-quick hustle since the invention of the shell game? "With the gold rush thing going on in the Internet, there are a lot of people who are going to talk a big game and not deliver," Mr. Rundgren said.
"The conduct occurred at a time when the Internet bubble was deflating".
Ancestry.com would be going private at a time when many Internet companies are waiting in line to go public.
They were also genre-agnostic at a time when the Internet was beginning to dramatically erode genre boundaries.
The investment by Prince Walid and his investment company Kingdom Holding is a strong vote of confidence for Twitter at a time when other Internet darlings are stumbling.
