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More evidence that the Internet is becoming a major source of news for many Americans.

Good article about possible new rules for Net Neutrality.

Wow - great to see a new online program EXCEED its initial enrollment goals! This model is worth keeping an eye on.

It is growing! I saw a commercial a couple of years ago that really struck me. It depicted two kids in a very modern home in Japan with their mother mulling about doing house work. Instead of playing video games on the large flatscreen on the wall, they were engaged in a math course talking to the teacher in real time. I have to believe that it is very real model that will evolve and succeed as it is at USC. Great article, thanks!

This describes the 15 most popular online sites for news by how many unique visitors they have per month.

Here is an article on how more people read the news online than ever before.

This article discusses the affect that the internet has on Americans when it comes to getting news as well as what online sources they use.

Good article about who can benefit from online learning

* Social Web * Email * Close Digg Slashdot Fark Stumble Reddit MIXX del.icio.us Newsvine Technorati Facebook Buzz up! Twitter Your Name: Your Email Address: Recipient(s) Email Address: (Comma separation for multiple addresses) Your Message: Broadband to reach 77% of U.S. households by 2012, Gartner says Broadband penetration currently reaches just over half of U.S. homes By Brad Reed , Network World , 07/24/2008 Newsletter Signup * Share/Email * Tweet This * 1 Comment * Print The United States will close its digital divide significantly within the next four years, with 77% of U.S. households having a broadband Internet subscription, according to a new Gartner study. Just over half of U.S. households currently subscribe to broadband Internet services, but Gartner predic

Illinois is falling behind in Internet connection speed - not very good news for Illinoisians!

Good article about how students with home computers are more likely to graduate from high school.

The dangers of texting while driving. This teen got off easy, but has to live with this for the rest of his life.

Good topic for anyone interested in internet infrastructure and private corporations improving national infrastructure.

Anyone interested in net neutrality or the governments role in online regulation of service providers

Excellent article about the "new digital divide"

This article describes my enhanced interest in having a home computer, so that I can keep up with technology. -Yvonne Garth

This article explains how Facebook is deciding to allow third-party app developers to have access to the users phone number and address. It explains that Facebook is taking some precautions to make sure that this feature is as safe as possible, but others mentioned in the article do not agree that it is enough.

Here is another website from my list of news favorites. This one contains valuable information about the IT world in terms of business. This site is useful for getting big corporations views of the changes in social media etc...

This is a fabulous website holding vast amounts of current IT news. Some of it's articles are geared towards professionals, where as others are quite informative and easy to read.

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?

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