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Good article about how Blackboard impacts online teaching

I found this interesting and a little surprising

There is a section in this newsletter that talks about Internet safety which I found interesting. The section I'm referring to is called: SafetyNet Project and is on page 3.

This article focuses on California law passed to require school to detect and punish cyberbullying.

This article is about the initial launch of WiMax in Baltimore, Chicago, and DC

Please check out this cool app for android and Iphones. It is very simply to access the internet through your mobile phone to your laptop/desktop.

This is on the legal ways that sites of cyber crime activities have to be searched and or not searched. The laws evolving cyber criminals

From The Wall Street Journal, Saturday, April 16, 2011, the Feds are filing charges against large gambling sites that are operating from foreign soil. They are hiding credit card payments from gamblers by showing the purchases to be flowers, jewelry, etc. The U.S. authorities are taking a hard line against these sites and seized their domain names.

This article talks about the scams that are happening on Craigslist.com. There are many scams that happen including car scams, money wiring fraud, and online rental scam. It also mentions some suggestions on how to avoid these scams.

This article is geared towards those that run businesses online, but it also gives some insight into what's ahead for the rest of us (many of us take place in online business, whether we are buyers or sellers). The article points out many developing trends, including group buying, co-creation, and social media used for customer support. I think it is fairly illustrative of the overall picture of online commerce-- enjoy!

Cyber Terrorism basic facts and definitions

Cyberterrorism's effects on our way of life

on-the-go access to medical Care details, such as contact information, hours, mapping, quality reports, and facility capabilities.

Here is a link to online health tips.

There a many online health Websites, but these health tips are useful.

April 18, 2011 Wall Street Journal has this article regarding the changes about to happen for those that are regular online poker players. Some lost money that had built up in their accounts and others are wondering how they will fill their time.

The Wall Street Journal article from Thursday, April 21, 2011 discusses the boom in sales of the IPhone despite disaster in Japan and ill health of Steve Jobs. Just more proof that the U.S. is going mobile.

The Wall Street Journal published this article by Amy Marcus on Monday, April 25, 2011. By connecting patients who are suffering from ALS on Facebook, they are able to share information on treatments that work and those that do not. This particular study had to do with lithium.