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This article dovetails with the PEW study on internet useage. It gives data of age groups and the change in the amount of time they use online email versus the time they spend on mobile email. As you would think, age 12 to 17 has moved from the web at a very high percentage.

"Why Social Networking? Through social networking , people can use networks of online friends and group memberships to keep in touch with current friends, reconnect with old friends or create real-life friendships through similar interests or groups. Besides establishing important social relationships, social networking members can share their interests with other like-minded members by joining groups and forums. Some networking can also help members find a job or establish business contacts. Most social networking websites also offer additional features. In addition to blogs and forums, members can express themselves by designing their profile page to reflect their personality. The most popular extra features include music and video sections. Members can read bios of their favorite music artists from the artist's profile page as well as listen to their favorite songs and watch music videos. The video section can include everything from member-generated videos from hundreds of subjects to TV clips and movie trailers."

The online article explains some of the features of Social Networking Websites. I try not to post important information on Social Networking Websites. -Yvonne Garth

The online article explains some of the features of Social Networking Websites. I try not to post important information on Social Networking Websites. -Yvonne Garth

"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.

This is a great article on Internet Statistics throughout the world.

This is a great article on Internet Statistics throughout the world.

This article, which is authored by a member of the Asia Future Internet Forum, looks at some of the current mobile internet trends, and also addresses some of the potential problems. It gives the author's proposal for an alternative mobile network design. While I don't expect anyone to read all the fine print in this (some of it is IT oriented and somewhat confusing), the big picture is what I find interesting-- people have so much faith and support for mobile internet that they want to develop some sort of international standards for it. People taking initiative such as this will really have a big impact on how the mobile network is shaped in the future!

This short article hits on a small portion of our course discussion material for the week-- academic integrity in online education. The article discusses some of the issues with cheating online, and makes some suggestions as to who the responsibility falls on. It also brings up some less-known issues surrounding online education, such as "diploma mills" and universities' negligence of their online students. Enjoy!

Mark, I found this article interesting. I totally agree that online learning has opened new avenues for con-men. I see ads and get spam mail regarding online degrees. I disagree with the last section on the cost of the online classes. Burks addressed this issue in a reply to someone on our class discussion board. It is more expensive than we realize to run an online class program. I wish I could call to mind some of the cost issues involved. Perhaps Burks will comment on this.

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

This article gives various reasons why Hispanics may not paricipate in community and school events. Reasons vary from cultural, linguisitic or economic barriers.

Here is an article I found that helps explain some reasons why Hispanics do not participate in community forums, etc, at the same rate as blacks and whites.

Here is a link to the Illinois Attorney General's Website, where laws governing the Internet are posted.

This article talks about whether facebook in school is a distraction or beneficial

This website is a great reference for all kinds of internet statistics by both country and continent. Should be a very useful resource.

This article presented information regarding the digital divide and e-book learning.

In this Wall Street Journal article, users of the new Color App are warned their information is shared with all other Color users in their area. This is an app that is launching today, Thursday, March 23rd. Are we ready to police ourselves?

The FTC gives us a little more light on all those glowing product reviews from bloggers.

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

A humorous contest in which people were asked to photoshop an image showing what things would look like if the internet was shut down.

Flash is a technology that has been around for quite sometime. With the soon to be released HTML 5.0, we may see flash used less and less for streaming video...

A discussion of whether CNN should be paying attention to Twitter comments.

Tool to find the most useful search engine for a specific purpose. Sooooo many choices.

gives tips on how to shop safely online. What things to looks for to make sure your buying from a legitimate buisness.