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ino moreno

Timeline: Egypt's revolution - Middle East - Al Jazeera English - 1 views

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    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      For the first time in 30 YEARS!
  • The man now second-in-command is Omar Suleiman, the country's former spy chief, who has been working closely with Mubarak during most of his reign
  • n a statement released in Berlin, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say they are "deeply worried about the events in Egypt".
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  • January 30: Thousands of protesters remain in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
  • "What we started can never be pushed back"
  • Turkey has announces that it is sending aircraft to evacuate its citizens, after the US embassy in Cairo has advised all Americans currently in Egypt to consider leaving as soon as possible.
  • January 31: Mubarak still refuses to step down, amid growing calls for his resignation. Protesters continue to defy the military-imposed curfew. About 250,000 people gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square and hundreds march through Alexandria.
  • Internet access across Egypt is still shoddy according to most reports.
  • Egypt's new vice-president promises dialogue with opposition parties in order to push through constitutional reforms
  • Protesters remain camped out in Tahrir Square from a variety of political and demographic groups.
  • The White House says the Egyptian government must engage with its people to resolve current unrest. Obama's spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, says the crisis in Egypt "is not about appointments, it's about actions ... They have to address freedoms that the people of Egypt seek".
  • Opposition groups continue to call for a "million man march" and a general strike on Tuesday to commemorate one week since the protests began. Meanwhile, the military reiterates that it will not attempt to hurt protesters.
  • Former US president Jimmy Carter calls the unrest in Egypt an "earth-shaking event", and says he guesses Hosni Mubarak "will have to leave", the US Ledger-Enquirer reports.
  • President Mubarak tells his new prime minister, Ahmad Shafiq, to keep government subsidies and cut prices.
  • February 1: Hosni Mubarak announces in a televised address that he will not run for re-election but refuses to step down from office - the central demand of the protesters.
  • S President Barack Obama praises the Egyptian military for their patriotism and for allowing peaceful demonstrations. He says only the Egyptian people can determine their leaders.
  • Number of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square are revised to more than a million people. Thousands more take to the streets throughout Egypt, including in Alexandria and Suez.
  • February 2: Preparations begin for another day of demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak's regime. The army is still deployed with tanks throughout different positions in and around Tahrir Square.
  • Violent clashes rage for much of the day around Tahrir Square in central Cairo. Up to 1,500 people are injured, some of them seriously, and by the day's end at least three deaths are reported by the Reuters news agency quoting officials.
  • Pro-democracy protesters say the military allowed thousands of pro-Mubarak supporters, armed with sticks and knives, to enter the square.
  • ebruary 3: Bursts of heavy gunfire early aimed at anti-government demonstrators in Tahrir [Liberation] Square, leave at least five people dead and several more wounded, according to reports from Cairo.
  • Sustained bursts of automatic weapons fire and powerful single shots begin at around around 4am local time (02:00GMT) and continue for more than an hour.
  • February 4: Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square for what they have termed the "Day of Departure".
  • February 5: Thousands who remain inside Tahrir Square fear an approaching attempt by the military to evacuate the square.
  • January 25:  On a national holiday to commemorate the police forces, Egyptians take to the streets in large numbers, calling it a "day of rage".
  • January 2011: Activists in Egypt call for an uprising in their own country, to protest against poverty, unemployment, government corruption and the rule of president Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for three decades.
  • ours after the countrywide protests begin, the interior ministry issues a statement blaming the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's technically banned but largest opposition party, for fomenting the unrest - a claim that the Muslim Brotherhood denies.
  • Protest organisers heavily relied on social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      hosni mubarak in power for 3 decades, musilim brother hood is blamed for outrage in cairo but deny all accounts, protest organizers used social media sites such as facebook and twitter to rally up protestors!
  • January 27: Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the UN nuclear watchdog turned democracy advocate, arrives in Egypt to join the protests.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      Police uses teargas and fire hoses to disperse protesters, 55 protesters and 15 police injured as of january 27th. As protests continue, hundreds are arrested a 17 year old is killed in Cairo by exchange of police gunfire.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      social media sites and blackberry messenger is disrupted as country prepares for new waves of protest. Egypt warns of decisive measures, meanwhile 11 civilians are killed an 170 are injured. Troops are order to the streets but told not to interfere. jan 29th, mubarak refuses to step down, whereabouts are unknown.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      Britain, France, and Germany are worried about events taking place in Cairo. jan 31st, internet connections are still subpar. military reiderates they will not harm protesters.
    • David Bell
      David Bell on 28 Jul 13
       
      Where did you find this piece of information?
  • The Egyptian health minister says 11 people have died, while the United Nations says 300 people may have been killed across the country since protests began. News agencies have counted more than 150 dead in morgues in Alexandria, Suez and Cairo.
  • Reuters quotes Egyptian state TV as saying "terrorists" have targeted an Israel-Egypt gas pipeline in northern Sinai.
  • Leaked US diplomatic cables suggest Omar Suleiman, the vice-president, long sought to demonise the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in his contacts with skeptical US officials.
  • February 6: The Muslim Brotherhood says in a statement that it "has decided to participate in a dialogue round in order to understand how serious the officials are in dealing with the demands of the people". Banks officially re-open for 3.5 hours, and traffic police are back on the streets in Cairo, in attempts to get the capital to start returning to normal.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      Feb 13th: heavy gunfire opened at protest administrators 5 killes several wounded, country enters its 11th day of unrest. death toll reaches about 300 countrywide. Egyptian state TV says "terrorists" targeted the gas pipeline in norther sinai. Muslim brotherhood decided to participate in order to understand how serious officials are dealing with demands of the people.  banks reopen for 3.5 hours in attempt to return state to normal.. Hilary Clinton states "harassment must stop".
  • February 7: Thousands are camping out in Tahrir Square, refusing to budge. While banks have reopened, schools and the stock exhange remain closed.
  • A symbolic funeral procession is held for journalist Ahmed Mahmoud, shot as he filmed the clashes between protesters and riot police from his Cairo office. Protesters are demanding an investigation into the cause of his death
  • Egypt's government approve a 15 per cent raise in salaries and pensions in a bid to appease the angry masses.
  • February 8: Protesters continue to gather at Tahrir Square, which now resembles a tented camp. Protesters in the capital also gather to protest outside parliament.
  • ebruary 9: Labour unions join protesters in the street, with some of them calling for Mubarak to step down while others simply call for better pay. Masssive strikes start rolling throughout the country.
  • Famous Arab pop star Tamer Hosni visits Tahrir Square, but protesters are unimpressed and angered. Hosni previously made statements telling the demonstrators to leave the square, saying that Mubarak had offered them concessions.
  • Thirty-four political prisoners, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, were released on Tuesday, according to Egyptian state television.
  • Human Rights Watch says that 302 people have been killed since the start of Egypt's pro-democracy uprising. Based on visits to a number of hospitals in Egypt, the organisation says that records show the death toll has reached 232 in Cairo, 52 in Alexandria and 18 in Suez. 
  • Attributing the information to Egyptian security officials, Reuters reports that several protesters suffered gunshot wounds and one was killed when 3,000 protesters took to the streets in Wadi al-Jadid, where clashes from the previous nights carried over to the early hours.
  • Citing medics, AFP news agency reports five were dead and 100 are wounded in the clashes that have been going on for two days.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      feb.7th schools, banks and stock exchange have reopened. government approves 15 cent raise in salaries and pensions trying to please the mass. protesters still camping in Tahrir square. feb 9th-34 prisoners released, Human Rights Watch says 302 have been killed death toll is: 232 dead in Cairo, 52 in alexandria and 18 in suez.
  • ebruary 10: The newly appointed Culture Minister, Gaber Asfour, quits.  His family says it's due to health reasons but Egypt's main daily newspaper al-Ahram says Asfour, who is also a writer, was criticised by his literary colleagues for taking the post. He was the only new face in the new cabinet.
  • The criminal court in Egypt has endorsed the decision of banning three former ministers from leaving the country and the government has also frozen their assets.
  • rotesters in Tahrir Square react with fury when Mubarak says he's remaining in power until September. Protesters wave their shoes in the air, and demand the army join them in revolt.
  • February 12: People celebrate in Tahrir Square until early morning. Pro-democracy protesters start to clean the square.
  • February 13: Soldiers try to remove the remaining protesters in Tahrir Square and their tents are dismantled. Traffic flows through the square for the first time since the protests began.
  • The cabinet spokesman says the cabinet, appointed when Mubarak was still in office, will not undergo a major reshuffle and will stay to oversee a political transformation in the coming months.
  • About 2,000 policemen hold a protest outside the interior ministry, demanding better wages and trying to clear the bad reputation they have.
  • Some other public sector workers and bank employees are also protesting in Alexandria and other cities.
  • ebruary 14: Protesters leave Tahrir Square in the morning but a few thousands return later, most of them protesting against the police.
  • Police, ambulance drivers and other workers are holding separate demonstrations.
  • The military leadership issues "Communique No 5", calling for national solidarity and criticising strike action. it urges workers to play their role in reviving the economy.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      reuters reports several protesters with gunshot wounds,  1 was killed.  Feb 10th: Newly appointed culture minister quits due to health reasons stated by family. Mubarak gives another speach promising not to run for any new elections and plans for peaceful order in september, while protesters raise their shoes in outrage! Feb11th mubarak resigns as president and hands his power to the army. annoucement made by Omar Suleiman. peaople in Tahrir square celebrate. Feb 13th.- Soldiers remove the remaining protesters traffic begins to flow through the sqaure as usual. 200 policemen protestdemanding better wages.
darcy gill

Being a Digital Native Isn't Enough | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network - 0 views

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  • never realized how hard it would be to limit my toddler’s screen time. Despite my efforts, he has developed a proficiency with my iPhone that is, as far as I can tell, standard for his peers. He has even taken to calling it “my phone” and is flummoxed when the old solar calculator that was given to him as a plaything does not do what it is “supposed” to do (i.e., play music, play games, make calls, etc.). Whether it is through a phone, a tablet, a laptop, or a television, kids can do so many things with technology–and it is intuitive and easy to navigate. One of our friend’s children even tried swiping at a magazine page, and was frustrated when it did not turn electronically.
  • darcy gill on 08 May 13
     
    I never realized how hard it would be to limit my toddler's screen time. Despite my efforts, he has developed a proficiency with my iPhone that is, as far as I can tell, standard for his peers. He has even taken to calling it "my phone" and is flummoxed when the old solar calculator that was given to him as a plaything does not do what it is "supposed" to do (i.e., play music, play games, make calls, etc.). Whether it is through a phone, a tablet, a laptop, or a television, kids can do so many things with technology-and it is intuitive and easy to navigate. One of our friend's children even tried swiping at a magazine page, and was frustrated when it did not turn electronically.
Ryan ORourke

Disinformation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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DGL Vocabulary

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    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 10 Feb 13
       
      Interesting!
  • Another technique of concealing facts, or censorship, is also used if the group can affect such control. When channels of information cannot be completely closed, they can be rendered useless by filling them with disinformation, effectively lowering their signal-to-noise ratio and discrediting the opposition by association with many easily disproved false claims.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 10 Feb 13
       
      Good examples!
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  • Examples of disinformation
  • Disinformation may include distribution of forged documents, manuscripts, and photographs, or spreading malicious rumors and fabricated intelligence. Its techniques may also be found in commerce and government, used to try to undermine the position of a competitor.
  • A classic example of disinformation occurred during World War II, preceding the Normandy landings, in what would be known as Operation Fortitude. British intelligence convinced the German Armed Forces that a much larger invasion force was about to cross the English Channel from Kent, England.
  • The Cold War made disinformation a recognized military and political tactic. Military disinformation techniques were described by Vladimir Volkoff.
  • Conspiracy theorists often accuse governments of spreading disinformation in a "war for your mind", but also sometimes accuse each other of being "disinformation agents".
  • Disinformation is intentionally false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately. For this reason, it is synonymous with and sometimes called black propaganda. It is an act of deception and false statements to convince someone of untruth.
    • Ryan ORourke
      Ryan ORourke on 16 Apr 13
       
      Good info
  • Michael Fritzel on 11 Apr 13
     
    "Disinformation is intentionally false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately. For this reason, it is synonymous with and sometimes called black propaganda. It is an act of deception and false statements to convince someone of untruth."
  • Ryan ORourke on 16 Apr 13
     
    "Disinformation is intentionally false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately. For this reason, it is synonymous with and sometimes called black propaganda. It is an act of deception and false statements to convince someone of untruth."
Joey Martinez

Wiki - 0 views

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  • Howard G. Cunningham, the developer of the first wiki which was launched in 1995 called WikiWikiWeb, upon his first visit to Hawaii was informed by an airport employee that he needed to take the wiki wiki bus between the air port’s terminals.  Not understanding what the person was telling him, he inquired further and found out “wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian; by repeating the word, it gives additional emphasis and thus means “very quick”.
  • Joey Martinez on 06 Apr 14
     
    Howard G. Cunningham, the developer of the first wiki which was launched in 1995 called WikiWikiWeb, upon his first visit to Hawaii was informed by an airport employee that he needed to take the wiki wiki bus between the air port's terminals.  Not understanding what the person was telling him, he inquired further and found out "wiki" means "quick" in Hawaiian; by repeating the word, it gives additional emphasis and thus means "very quick".
Laura Lewis

http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=meme - 1 views

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      Laura Lewis on 22 Mar 13
       
      . On January 25, 2011, Egyptians took to the streets in  Cairo, Alexandria, and some other places in the so called Day of Revolt, concentrating their  grievances on legal and political matters. Rather than a typical small protest, the Day of Revolt  exploded into a monumental moment in Egypt's history because of social media. Social media  did not cause Egypt's revolution; however, it accelerated the movement. Viral videos, such as  Asmaa Mahfouz's, and the suicide of Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia created a surge of emotion in  Egyptians, persuading them to protest.  Egyptian protestors used Facebook and Twitter to get people out on the streets within the  country and YouTube to let the world know what was happening. By using tools that the regime  underestimated, activists were able to spread hope, not only to Egyptians, but also worldwide,  encouraging other repressed populations to attempt something similar in their countries.  Because of the protests, President Mubarak stepped down and turned his power over to the  Supreme Council of the Armed Forces; however, at the time of publication, protests continue in  an effort to speed the process of what many Egyptians see as extinguishing the last remnants  of the old regime. Without social media allowing Egyptians to communicate with the outside  world, the government would have been able to quickly suppress the protests. 
    • Laura Lewis
      Laura Lewis on 22 Mar 13
       
      Role of Social Media in the Revolution Philip Howard (2011) quoted an activist in Cairo as saying, "We use Facebook to schedule the  protests, Twitter to coordinate, and YouTube to tell the world." This statement sums up the  use of social media in the protest. Newsweek.com offers a collection of videos that are posted  chronologically: http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/28/youtube-captures-scenes-from-egypt-protests.html.  Newsweek calls it the Facebook Revolt; in fact, it could also be called the Twitter Revolution, the  first of its kind. However, not everyone agrees with the Facebook Revolution concept. Malcom  Gladwell believes that the influence of social media is limited, and the revolutions would have  happened anyway: "I mean, in cases where there are no tools of communication, people still get  together. So I don't see that as being… in looking at history, I don't see the absence of efficient  tools of communication as being a limiting factor on the ability of people to socially organize"  (Ingram, 2011). 
Jose Nieves

How the Internet brought down a dictator - Technology on NBCNews.com - 0 views

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  • The wildfire flame of social networking burned quickly. In just a few weeks, Ghonim's page — We are all Khaled Said — had accumulated 130,000 fans, according to the New York Times. Ghonim this week said that the page has 375,000 followers. (The English-language site visible to U.S. Facebookers has just over 71,000 followers.) In a country with around 5 million Facebook users, that is a large percentile, and doesn't count Facebook users who may visit the page without "liking" it.
  • "The real threat to the regime is people will take pictures of the police beating their brothers and sisters, and the regime can't respond well to Facebook images of the police shooting rubber bullets into a crowd," Howard told msnbc.com on Jan. 28. "There is no regime response for those images that go out over trusted networks."
  • a service called SpeakToTweet, launched by Google and Twitter, brought voices of Net-deprived Egyptians to the global forum of Twitter by way of a phone number. Just like regular voicemail, people could call and leave a message.
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  • The system was heralded as a wondrous workaround, and a symbol of Internet ingenuity triumphing over real world adversity
  • Alive In Egypt that posted the translations of the tweets, along with the original audio.
  • As many as 3,000 messages were logged by Twitter, effectively providing yet another stream of Internet news from inside Egypt
  • Taking away the Internet brings attention to people's protests in a way that the protests by themselves can't muster," Cowie said.
Maliq Singleton

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MOOC Massive MOOCs Online definition Massive Open Online Courses

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  • Maliq Singleton on 08 Sep 13
     
    These courses can be fully taken online. They are 'open' in the sense that they can be accessed by anyone anywhere as long as you have an internet connection, and that they are free of charge. And they are called 'massive' because generally they go for large target groups.
Corey Gyger

Mike D'Antoni calls Knicks' hiring of Phil Jackson 'a good move' - latimes.com - 0 views

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      Corey Gyger on 15 Mar 14
       
      Pop ups are making my homework very unenjoyable.
    • Corey Gyger
      Corey Gyger on 15 Mar 14
       
      In reading, only the first paragraph has anything to do with Jackson. Because of his deep ties to the Lakers.
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ino moreno

The 25 Rules of Disinformation - The Vigilant Citizen - 1 views

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    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 10 Feb 13
       
      Interesting article!!!!!!
  • The Rules of Disinformation
  • 1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.
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  • 2. Become incredulous and indignant.
  • 3. Create rumor mongers.
  • 4. Use a straw man.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 10 Feb 13
       
      seems like a "how to be evil" step by step!
  • Sidetrack opponents with name calling and ridicule.
  • 6. Hit and Run. I
  • 7. Question motives.
  • 8. Invoke authority.
  • 9. Play Dumb.
  • 10. Associate opponent charges with old news.
  • 11. Establish and rely upon fall-back positions.
  • 12. Enigmas have no solution.
  • 13. Alice in Wonderland Logic.
  • 14. Demand complete solutions.
  • 15. Fit the facts to alternate conclusions.
  • 16. Vanishing evidence and witnesses.
  • 17. Change the subject.
  • 18. Emotionalize, Antagonize, and Goad Opponents.
  • 19. Ignore proof presented, demand impossible proofs. This is perhaps a variant of the “play dumb” rule. Regardless of what material may be presented by an opponent in public forums, claim the material irrelevant and demand proof that is impossible for the opponent to come by (it may exist, but not be at his disposal, or it may be something which is known to be safely destroyed or withheld, such as a murder weapon). In order to completely avoid discussing issues may require you to categorically deny and be critical of media or books as valid sources, deny that witnesses are acceptable, or even deny that statements made by government or other authorities have any meaning or relevance.
  • 20. False evidence. Whenever possible, introduce new facts or clues designed and manufactured to conflict with opponent presentations as useful tools to neutralize sensitive issues or impede resolution.
  • 21. Call a Grand Jury, Special Prosecutor, or other empowered investigative body.
  • 22. Manufacture a new truth. Create your own expert(s), group(s), author(s),
  • leader(s) or influence existing ones willing to forge new ground via scientific, investigative, or social research or testimony which concludes favorably. In this way, if you must actually address issues, you can do so authoritatively.
  • 23. Create bigger distractions.
  • 24. Silence critics.
  • sh. If you are a key holder of secrets or otherwise overly illuminated and you
  • think the heat is getting too hot, to avoid the issues, vacate the kitchen.
  • 25. Van
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 10 Feb 13
       
      WOW! what an interesting read!
caprisunshine

Grace Nasri: How New York's Tech Scene Is Helping the City Rebuild - 0 views

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  • Airbnb -- the home rental site -- was one of those leaders. It waived its normal fees for hosts -- those whose homes weren't physically affected and were willing to open their homes to those in need -- and guests -- those who were left without electricity, heat, running water, or even homes.
    • caprisunshine
      caprisunshine on 29 Apr 13
       
      The Airbnb home rental site allowed a simple method of relief for those whose homes were affected by the superstorm. 
  • GILT, the popular flash sales site, launched "Donate Today, Save Tomorrow" -- which "enables people from all over the world to make a donation to one of six established charity relief efforts.
  • Crowdtilt, a crowd-funding site, also waived any fees associated with raising money to help those affected by Sandy
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  • The New York Tech Meetup (NYTM), which has a membership of more than 28,000 techies, also did their part by building a database of volunteers willing to donate their technical skills to small businesses, non-profits, schools and governmental organizations. One of the projects NYTM is working on is called NeedMapper -- a site that connects those affected by Sandy with volunteers who can help.
  • SandyBaggers, a group founded by local tech entrepreneurs, organized hundreds of volunteers to provide relief to Sandy victims in some of the hardest hit areas
  • caprisunshine on 29 Apr 13
     
    The use of the online marketplace allowed internet users worldwide to easily donate to the cause and make a contribution with the click of a button.
ino moreno

Privacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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      ino moreno on 10 Feb 13
       
      wow wiki did an amazing job on this one!!! i could hilite the whole page!
  • As technology has advanced, the way in which privacy is protected and violated has changed with it.
  • New technologies can also create new ways to gather private information.
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  • 2001 in Kyllo v. United States (533 U.S. 27) it was decided that the use of thermal imaging devices that can reveal previously unknown information without a warrant does indeed constitute a violation of privacy
  • Main article: Internet privacy
  • Privacy and the Internet
  • The Internet has brought new concerns about privacy in an age where computers can permanently store records of everything: "where every online photo, status update, Twitter post and blog entry by and about us can be stored forever," writes law professor and author Jeffrey Rosen
  • has an effect on employment. Microsoft reports that 75 percent of U.S. recruiters and human-resource professionals now do online research about candidates, often using information provided by search engines, social-networking sites, photo/video-sharing sites, personal web sites and blogs, and Twitter. They also report that 70 percent of U.S. recruiters have rejected candidates based on internet information.[
  • s created a need by many to control various online privacy settings in addition to controlling their online reputations, both of which have led to legal suits against various sites and employers.
  • Privacy is one of the biggest problems in this new electronic age. At the heart of the Internet culture is a force that wants to find out everything about you. And once it has found out everything about you and two hundred million others, that's a very valuable asset, and people will be tempted to trade and do commerce with that asset. This wasn't the information that people were thinking of when they called this the information age.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 10 Feb 13
       
      VERY TRUE!
  • Right to privacy
  • Privacy uses the theory of natural rights, and generally responds to new information and communication technologies. In North America, Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis wrote that privacy is the "right to be let alone" (Warren & Brandeis, 1890) focuses on protecting individuals.
  • Privacy rights are inherently intertwined with information technology.
  • Definitions
  • In recent years there have been only few attempts to clearly and precisely define a "right to privacy."
  • Some experts assert that in fact the right to privacy "should not be defined as a separate legal right" at all. By their reasoning, existing laws relating to privacy in general should be sufficient.[
  • ] Other experts, such as Dean Prosser, have attempted, but failed, to find a "common ground" between the leading kinds of privacy cases in the court system, at least to formulate a definition.[16]
  • "privacy in the digital environment," suggests that the "right to privacy should be seen as an independent right that deserves legal protection in itself." It has therefore proposed a working definition for a "right to privacy":
  • individual right
  • new technologies alter the balance between privacy and disclosure, and that privacy rights may limit government surveillance to protect democratic processes. Westin defines privacy as "the claim of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, how, and to what extent information about them is communicated to others".
  • Each individual is continually engaged in a personal adjustment process in which he balances the desire for privacy with the desire for disclosure and communication of himself to others, in light of the environmental conditions and social norms set by the society in which he lives
  • Privacy protection
  • Privacy law is the area of law concerning the protecting and preserving of privacy rights of individuals. While there is no universally accepted privacy law among all countries, some organizations promote certain concepts be enforced by individual countries.
  • article 12, states:
  • arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against
  • such interference or attacks.
  • No one shall be subjected to
  • United States
  • There are many means to protect one's privacy on the internet. For example e-mails can be encrypted[35] and anonymizing proxies or anonymizing networks like I2P and Tor can be used to prevent the internet service providers from knowing which sites one visits and with whom one communicates.
  • Covert collection of personally identifiable information has been identified as a primary concern by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission
  • Privacy and location-based services
  • As location tracking capabilities of mobile devices are increasing, problems related to user privacy arise, since user's position and preferences constitute personal information and improper use of them violates user's privacy. Several methods to protect user's privacy when using location based services have been proposed, including the use of anonymizing servers, blurring of information e.a. Methods to quantify privacy have also been proposed, to be able to calculate the equilibrium between the benefit of providing accurate location information and the drawbacks of risking personal privacy.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 10 Feb 13
       
      crazy stuff!
Joey Martinez

Digital literacy - 0 views

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digital literacy

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  • The ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology.
  • Digitally literate people can communicate and work more efficiently, especially with those who possess the same knowledge and skills.
    • Brittni Roddin
      Brittni Roddin on 01 Apr 14
       
      Very Helpful. Thank you.
  • A person using these skills to interact with society may be called a digital citizen.
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    • Katrina Quick
      Katrina Quick on 09 Feb 13
       
      The ability to understand information and technology
    • Jason Parker
      Jason Parker on 27 Nov 13
       
      I really like the defenitions here as well as Alvin Tofflers's quote at the bottom of the page. I find it both true and a little bit sad and troubling, as it seems more likely the truth with today's and the future's society
  • It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of how it can be used.
    • Joey Martinez
      Joey Martinez on 01 Apr 14
       
      I believe to be literate one shoud be able to understand a certain type of information, as to be digitally literate then one should be able to understand information provided by todays digital world.
    • Joey Martinez
      Joey Martinez on 01 Apr 14
       
      The definition of Digital Literacy is in the first text box quoted by Author Paul Gilister.
  • Christina Younts on 08 Feb 13
     
    Digital Literacy definition #2
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  • Brittni Roddin on 01 Apr 14
     
    Digital Literacy definition #2
  • Joey Martinez on 01 Apr 14
     
    Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver.
  • Joey Martinez on 01 Apr 14
     
    Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver.
  • Joey Martinez on 01 Apr 14
     
    Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver.
  • Joey Martinez on 01 Apr 14
     
    Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver. Digital Literacy: The awareness, attitude and ability of individuals to appropriately use digital tools and facilities to identify access, manage, integrate, evaluate, analyze and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, and create media. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/
  • Joey Martinez on 01 Apr 14
     
    1. Digital Literacy: Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/ Paul Gilister Digital Literacy: The awareness, attitude and ability of individuals to appropriately use digital tools and facilities to identify access, manage, integrate, evaluate, analyze and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, and create media. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/
  • Joey Martinez on 01 Apr 14
     
    Digital Literacy: Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/ Paul Gilister Digital Literacy: The awareness, attitude and ability of individuals to appropriately use digital tools and facilities to identify access, manage, integrate, evaluate, analyze and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, and create media. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/
  • Joey Martinez on 01 Apr 14
     
    Digital Literacy: Digital Literacy is the ability to understand information and to evaluate and integrate information in multiple formats that the computer can deliver. http://cleach.wordpress.com/what-is-digital-literacy/ Paul Gilister
Evon Kidan

Digital literacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • "to recognize and use that power, to manipulate and transform digital media, to distribute pervasively, and to easily adapt them to new forms"
    • Cassandra Lawver
      Cassandra Lawver on 07 Feb 13
       
      Interesting way to perceive this
    • Evon Kidan
      Evon Kidan on 14 Mar 14
       
      Thank you.
  • the marrying of the two terms digital and literacy
  • Research around digital literacy is concerned with wider aspects associated with learning how to effectively find, use, summarize, evaluate, create, and communicate information while using digital technologies; not just being literate at using a computer.
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      Dionisio Saenz on 11 Mar 13
       
      Digital literacy requires certain skill sets with that are interdisciplinary in nature.
  • these
    • Dionisio Saenz
      Dionisio Saenz on 11 Mar 13
       
      Digital literacy encompasses all digital devices, such as computer hardware, software, the Internet, and cell phones. A person using these skills to interact with society may be called a digital citizen.
  • gital literacy is t
  • summarize
  • summarize
  • Digital literacy researchers explore a wide variety of topics, including how people find, use, summarize, evaluate, create, and communicate information while using digital technologies. Research also encompasses a variety of hardware platforms, such as computer hardware, cell phones and other mobile devices and software or applications, including web search or Internet applications more broadly. As a result, the area is concerned with much more than how people learn to use computers. In Scandinavian English as well as in OECD research, the term Digital Competence is preferred over literacy due to its holistic use. A digitally literate person may be described as a digital citizen.
  • Dionisio Saenz on 11 Mar 13
     
    Definition
  • Evon Kidan on 10 Mar 14
     
    Digital Literacy is a digital way of learning rather than your traditional way of learning. 
ino moreno

What is Media Literacy? A Definition...and More. | Center for Media Literacy - 1 views

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      ino moreno on 18 Feb 13
       
      In todays culture children at a young age learn from the media and whats on TV, and popular social networking sites. censorship has become all but null, information is a few keystrokes away.
  • Media literacy, therefore, is about helping students become competent, critical and literate in all media forms so that they control the interpretation of what they see or hear rather than letting the interpretation control them.
  • To become media literate is not to memorize facts or statistics about the media, but rather to learn to raise the right questions about what you are watching, reading or listening to. Len Masterman, the acclaimed author of Teaching the Media, calls it "critical autonomy" or the ability to think for oneself.
ino moreno

MediaShift . The Importance and Challenges of Universal Media Literacy Education | PBS - 0 views

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    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 18 Feb 13
       
      safety has become a major issue with social networks all over the web.
  • The campaign reports that 61 percent of 13 to 17 year-olds publish a profile on social networking sites, and one in seven young people receive sexual solicitations over the Internet (70% of which are girls). But kids aren't only the victims. They can be perpetrators, as when it comes to so-called textual harassment" or cyber-bullying.
  • My curiosity about the prospects for media literacy education in the testing-heavy era of the "No Child Left Behind" Act led me to attended a panel at the NAMLE conference entitled, "Does It Work? Assessing the Effectiveness of Media Literacy in K-12 Education." The panel featured some of the brightest minds in media literacy, including Renee Hobbs, Cyndy Scheibe, Peter Worth and David Kleeman. Yet there was hardly a consensus on how to create a measurement protocol that can determine whether a certain media literacy curriculum is successful.
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      ino moreno on 18 Feb 13
       
      begin using different approaches to teaching styles, i feel that would be a great improvement to this system.the more technology involved while expensive it may be, will interest and excite kids to learn in a "new" more up to date method.
  • Mark Hannah has spent the past several years conducting sensitive public affairs campaigns for well-known multinational corporations, major industry organizations and influential non-profits. He specializes in issues and reputation management online. Before joining the PR agency world (v-Fluence Interactive and Edelman), Mark worked for the Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign as a member of the national advance staff. He's more recently conducted advance work for the Obama-Biden campaign. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and a fellow at the Society for New Communications Research, and he serves as an awards judge for both organizations. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he's currently pursuing a master's in strategic communications at Columbia University. He is an independent communications consultant based in New York City and the public relations correspondent for MediaShift. You can reach him at markphannah[at]gmail[dot]com.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 18 Feb 13
       
      Good source!! lists their personal Email, where the person graduated from, and works within the public and whitehouse.
  • in order to prepare students for the modern workforce, education must go beyond core curricula and teach "critical thinking and problem solving skills, communication skills, creativity and innovation skills, collaboration skills, contextual learning skills, and information and media literacy skills."
Ken Lehman

Boston Marathon Bombings Raise Social Media Etiquette Questions - ABC News - 2 views

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  • but really a lot of it is about making judgment calls and good choices, particularly when feelings are running so strong. I'd just apply some discretion."
  • Sylvie Barak, who lives and works in Silicon Valley, is one of those people who used discretion. While she wanted to share something about her excitement about Israel's Independence Day, she held off. "I thought about my audience right now and I knew it was mostly people in the U.S. at that time," Barak told ABC News. "I thought it wasn't appropriate to force that on people right now and I held back."
troy seaton

Wireless electricity may soon power cell phones, cars and even heart pumps | The Sidesh... - 0 views

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  • WiTricity CEO Eric Giler demonstrated the company’s technology during a TED talk, in which he explained, “This all came from a professor waking up at night to the third night in a row that his wife’s cell phone was beeping because it was running out of battery power. And he was thinking, ‘With all of the electricity that’s out there in the walls, why couldn’t some of that just come into the phone so I could get some sleep?’”
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      The moment that started it all, the moment of Inspiration
  • A team of MIT professors then developed what they call “resonant power transfer,” in which a power coil is able to wirelessly transfer electricity to another device containing a similar coil set to the same frequency.
troy seaton

Wireless electricity to soon power cell phones, cars, heart pumps - 0 views

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cell phones wireless electricity power cell pumps phones cars heart

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  • A team of MIT professors then developed what they call “resonant power transfer,” in which a power coil is able to wirelessly transfer electricity to another device containing a similar coil set to the same frequency.
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      The development of the "resonant power transfer," and how it works.
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      The science behind how the energy is being transferred.
  • For example, in February, Toyota announced it began testing a wireless recharging station for its hybrid cars in which the vehicle would power up by parking over a charging pad on the ground.
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    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      This new tech. is being used in cars
  • Giles says that if the hurdle of transferring electricity over greater physical distances can be crossed, then wireless electricity would quickly replace the world of cables. And after the technology is in place, manufacturers would then have to install the equipment allowing for the wireless electric transfer to take place.
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      Giles long term goal, future use this tech., a "world without wires".
  • Wireless electricity to soon power cell phones, cars, heart pumps
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 18 Mar 14
       
      No author
troy seaton

Wireless electricity? It's here - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • What's the trick?
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 16 Mar 14
       
      This talks about how the wireless energy works.
  • Wireless homes Don't worry about getting zapped: Hall assures that the magnetic fields used to transfer energy are "perfectly safe" -- in fact, they are the same kind of fields used in Wi-Fi routers.
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 16 Mar 14
       
      Plans for use in future homes, a wire-free energy tranfer throughout the homes.
  • In the house of the future, wire-free energy transfer could be as easy as wireless internet. If all goes to WiTricity's plans, smartphones will charge in your pocket as you wander around, televisions will flicker with no wires attached, and electric cars will refuel while sitting on the driveway.
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  • WiTricity have already demonstrated their ability to power laptops, cell-phones, and TVs by attaching resonator coils to batteries -- and an electric car refueller is reportedly in the works.
  • World outside
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      Other ways that this tech has been used.
  • When Hall first saw the wireless bulb, she immediately thought of medical technology -- seeing that devices transplanted beneath the skin could be charged non-intrusively.
  • WiTricity is now working with a medical company to recharge a left-ventricular assist device -- "a heart-pump essentially." The technology opens the door to any number of mobile electronic devices which have so far been held back by limited battery lives.
  • What's next? The challenge now is increasing the distance that power can be transferred efficiently. This distance -- Hall explains -- is linked to the size of the coil, and WiTricity wants to perfect the same long-distance transfers to today's small-scale devices. For this reason, the team have high hopes for their new creation: AA-sized wirelessly rechargeable batteries. For Hall, the applications are endless: "I always say kids will say: 'Why is it called wireless?'" "The kids that are growing up in a couple of years will never have to plug anything in again to charge it."
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      Future products in development.
  • Dr Katie Hall is developing ways to transfer power without wires In the home of the future, wireless energy will be as common as Wi-Fi Internet, she believes The technology could lead to new and revolutionary medical devices
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      Summary of the artical
  • Katie Hall
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      the person being interviewed
  • *UPDATE (March 17)
  • It's great to see so much discussion of this technology on social media and the comments thread. There seems to be a lot of interest in the contribution of Nikola Tesla's experiments to the development of this technology. Dr Hall discussed Tesla briefly in her interview with Nick Glass: Nick Glass: Given that Tesla and others realized all this over a Century ago, why's it taken so long? Dr Hall: I don't think they realized exactly what we've done. They were certainly dreaming of wireless power -- there's no question about that. In those days, it was a different problem, because they were really thinking about: how do they get the power from where it's generated to where it's used. And in that case they might have been thinking about Niagara Falls generating the power and getting it to New York City -- and that's a long distance. We're not proposing that the technology we have here at WiTricity would be used for that kind of application. When we came around, power's already being transferred by wires to homes and rooms and things of that nature, so we had a much different problem, which was really just this much shorter distance. As WiTricity have mentioned on their website the Highly Resonant Wireless Power Transfer technology they have developed is also distinct from Tesla's creations -- and, crucially, is efficient enough to be economically viable.
    • troy seaton
      troy seaton on 17 Mar 14
       
      New update - reliable source
Jason Loper

How to Become a Game Designer | Schools.com - 0 views

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  • You’ve been called a “gamer” for as long as you can remember, so you might as well make a career out of it, right? Well, it might all sound like fun and games, but game design has evolved from the days of scribbling a great idea on the back of a napkin into an elaborate process involving a  specialists trained in a variety of disciplines who collaborate and sometimes work long hours to create great computer or video games replete with state-of-the-art animation and visual effects. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 59 percent of multimedia artists and animators, which includes computer and video game designers, are self-employed, often working from home but also in offices. It goes without saying that it is helpful to possess artistic ability and talent, but people lacking in those areas may compensate with robust technical and computer skills, preferred by some employers. Likewise, those who do not have strong computer skills may make up for it through demonstrable artistic talent. The demand for more realistic video games continues to increase, but growth may be tempered by companies hiring lower-paid animators overseas, and by stiff competition as large numbers of game designers enter the field. Individuals interested in pursuing this career may benefit from a solid blend of education, hands-on experience, and a combination of artistic and technical skills. Learn more about working in the field of game design, i.e., what game designers do, how to become a game designer, career paths, and career outlook, in the following infographic. Sources: Career Skills, GameDegree.comNew Reports Forecast Global Video Game Industry Will Reach $82 Billion By 2017, Forbes, July 2012So You Wanna Be a: Game Designer, GameSpot For a complete list of sources, please view the infographic.
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