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"The Texas House approved a bill on Tuesday that would expand the number of Internet companies required to collect sales tax. The bill, which passed on a 122-23 vote, would change the definition of what it means to have a physical presence in Texas. State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, said it would force Internet-based companies like Amazon.com to collect sales taxes if they pay marketers in Texas to advertise for them."

Here is an article on how the Texas created a law in order to create online salex taxes.

"It's not known exactly how much in uncollected taxes is due to states from online sales, but a 2009 study from the University of Tennessee estimated that it could total $10.14 billion this year, assuming total e-commerce sales of $3.49 trillion. Only a fraction of this owed tax would result from consumer purchases, however, because most e-commerce sales are from one business to another."

Here is an article on the projected amount of monies states are losing in revenues by not collecting online sale taxes.

Video chat is an idea that has been around for a while, but not until recently was it actually possible on a large scale. Now people can talk to each other as if they are in the same room through their televisions, and do it everyday if they want to.

A US study has indicated that younger internet users are losing interest in blogging and switching to shorter and more mobile forms of communication.

Here is an article on the "Future of the Internet."

Some students are not familiar with UStream and wanted to know how to navigate through the system. Here is a tutorial for UStream.

This article is about being addicted to digital devices and also talks about how not to become addicted to the internet.

This article talks about how internet addiction can lead to depression among the youth.

This article is about how the 1998 Child Online Protection Act from Clinton's era was overturned in 2008.

This was a great site that I used for my paper. It gives general information and the rest of these things on their site. I would recommend checking this out if you are interested in this topic!! Table of Contents Definition & Background Sexting Statistics Similarities & Differences to Offline Behavior Harmful Effects Recognizing if Sexting has become a problem with your teen What to do if you discover your child is involved in a situation involving sexting… Laws that Help External Resources References Terms Associated with 'Sexting'

Here is another report that shows different miorities that are consumers on-line, their media usage, computer and internet usage, and on line activities.

This web site shows some of the skills and requirements needed for online learning.

This article offers an online class in Chinese via a MP3 player.

This website shows some ridiculously cool (and very expensive) gadgets! Enjoy.

I enjoyed seeing what the rich and famous may be spending their money on! The hover vehicle really gave me a chuckle. Back in the late 70's my husband's younger brother and his friend spent all their free time building a hovercraft in the driveway of my mother-in-law's home. It may have gone down the street a time or two but I think mainly it was a toy to tinker with.

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

High school students in West Tennessee can attend college classes while staying close to home. These students are not engaging in a typical online course through interactive technology these students are taking online classes to another level.

This article looks at two companies that offer original written works for money. You pay them, and they write an essay on the topic you need. They speak with representatives from these companies, and one says that they are only providing sample essays for instructional value. The end of the article also looks at groups who fall into a grey area, asking how much help is too much?

Plagiarism hits at the heart of education.

Good article about the US government & control of the Internet

This is an interesting article on communities and learning.