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It is amazing how far phone services have come. The fact that you can download from 5 Mbps to 12 Mbps over you phone. That is faster than many high speed internet providers

"Cell phones have changed a lot over the years, and their main functions was to make calls - so how come the recent 2010 Mobile Access survey shows that making calls is not the most important feature? This was certainly bound to happen once SMS and other such features came about."

The article explains how the cell phone is not mainly used for making calls in 2010, but is used to access the Internet.

Plagiarism hits at the heart of education.

This is a very short but interesting description of a great application of the internet to connect with your neighbors-- "neighbornodes." I had never heard of these before but thought maybe someone else had. They seem like a great idea not only for promoting a sense of community, but also for security reasons as well! Ideas such as this tie into our discussion for this week of digital communications among neighbors.

I think that this website is a great online tool for searching for colleges.

This article talks about the future power of cell phones and how they will replace PCs.

This article from the New York Times talks about what people use their smartphone for. The top reasons are games and weather. This article is very recent and talks about the most common apps used within 30 days.

I know this week were talking about cell phones and mobile devices and how the internet is used on our phones. I know in my discussion, me and another student were talking about texting and how it was used for the deaf originally. I just thought I'd share this article with the rest of the class.

This article list things you should not put on Facebook & Twitter.

Facebook can be hazardous to a career.

Phishing on Facebook is a growing problem. Most people use one password for everything and con artists know this.

Sexting is, in fact, a very big deal. Not because sexual curiosity and boundary pushing aren't normal parts of growing up; they are. The thing is, on the Internet, nothing ever truly vanishes.

This article talks about the new Sexting laws that were in placed during the past year. It has laws from each state. Also, it includes what the punishment will be if the law is broken.

This site had a ton of graphs in regards to the Digital Divide with information and stats.

This site had information in regards to computer security

This article on Pew Internet has great information regarding broadband in the US

This is word for word what the act states

This is a Wall Street Journal article from January 12, 2011. It is a refreshing view of teenagers doing something wonderful as we always seem to read of the pitfalls of being a teen. The article references our PEW readings on technology useage by age group.

Provocative article about First Amendment, free speech, minors, privacy - it has it all!

The article talks about the differences between Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter.

Good paper about how a Duke professor is "crowdsourcing" the grading process - outsourcing grades to the entire class (the "crowd").