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"Everyone says that everything moves fast on the Internet, but just how fast are we talking about here? How much data gets shared across the Internet? While you calculate that in your head, take note that we are talking about emails, status posts, tweets and retweets, the downloading of apps and uploading of vacation pictures, streaming of online videos and music, online transactions and the list goes on."

Have you ever wanted to pick the brains of the smartest people in the world? It's possible! Check out these talks and lectures from some of the biggest thinkers in the world, and you'll boost your IQ by a few points. scroll down to this list

"Where did the teaching go?  It's still in there, but shifted - from direct to indirect - while retaining learning as the priority.  Read the job responsibilities:"

"It's important for people to tell you what side they are on and why, and whether they might be biased. A declaration of members' interests, of a sort. So, I am going to be talking to you about reading. I'm going to tell you that libraries are important. I'm going to suggest that reading fiction, that reading for pleasure, is one of the most important things one can do. I'm going to make an impassioned plea for people to understand what libraries and librarians are, and to preserve both of these things."

I use this site to tag and keep track of my personal reading but have also found it helpful to see what others have been reading on the same subject. Once you register and identify the city in which you live, you will be alerted to local book related events. Very useful site.