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One of the ways to not face a problem with a mix-up in cultural differences, is to try and understand what your cultural differences are, so as to not insult the other person. "Recognize the importance of dealing with cultural differences and the possible consequences of taking no action. "

We need to be more alert about who we chat with how we use the internet.  "The Internet brings us great websites full of information and entertainment, and email and chat have revolutionized communication. But there's a dark side, too, as Internet users are increasingly concerned about how much of their personal information they're giving up in exchange. VOA's Art Chimes reports on the debate over Internet privacy. As more and more people are realizing, we often reveal a lot of information about ourselves when we go online, information we may not realize we're disclosing, but which advertisers and commercial websites can use to sell us goods and services. Sometimes the information is openly requested: you register on a website and you fill out a form. Next time you log into the site, you find ads for sporting equipment if you registered as a young man, or maybe cosmetics if you're a woman. Other times, websites and advertisers seem to magically know our interests. They can do this because of cookies, little text files created on your computer that contain information left there by the websites you visit"

If your not careful you could be watched right now by the government on the internet and you don't even know it. "A group of nine scientists and doctors recently sued the US government claiming that their personal Gmail accounts were under federal surveillance which led to harassment or dismissal for Food & Drug Administration (FDA) employees who were whistleblowers."

A big part of the Internet's value is the ability to interact online without giving away your personal stuff.  "Privacy is about retaining the ability to disclose data consensually, and with expectations about the context and scope of sharing. Identifiability, linkability of data, and the mining of vast quantities of aggregated information all erode the individual's ability to manage disclosure, context and scope. Networks depend on the use of unique (and often identifying) numbers, and facilitate the instant global dissemination of information; increasingly, devices and applications gather and use geolocation data that builds up into a unique 'track' for each user. A growing commercial ecosystem based on targeted and behavioural advertising results in an inexorable financial pressure for service providers to exploit personal data. The privacy implications of the current Internet represent a significant and growing concern.   Our Work The Internet Society's Trust and Identity initiative includes dedicated outreach activities on identity and privacy. These are aimed at technology vendors and adopters, to encourage privacy-respecting technology deployment, and at policymakers and legislators to provide the necessary counter-balances to commercial expediency. The Trust and Identity initiative also aims to ensure that users are better informed about the benefits of good online privacy, so that they can make better privacy choices and make use of appropriate privacy-enhancing tools online."

"Is it possible to be fully literate in English without being fluent. By literate I mean able to read most content easily and to write correctly. By fluent I do not refer to pronunciation, just the ability to express oneself orally. I am not talking about theoretically. I mean is it possible to imagine a person, other than a deaf/mute, who is literate and not fluent? In other words, is pursuing literacy a strategy for achieving fluency. "

This tells how if your literate, then you are also most likely fluent. Your not just one or the other.

This article discusses how to respect others who have cultural differences. "Respecting the cultural differences of other people consists of more than just refraining from making ignorant comments or avoiding offense. It also consists of including them in events that have to do with your culture and participating in customs and traditions surrounding theirs."

"Hacking can be very easy, or it can be quite difficult, depending on whom your target is. You could get access to someone's email account and Facebook account in less than 5 minutes or sometimes it could take a few days and a bit of effort."

This is an example of hacking directions online.

Raganwald describes a Facebook privacy-leak that's creepy even by Facebook standards. When you sign up for apps, the app-maker has the power to extract all your friends' personal info , assuming they've shared it with you. So anything you share with your friends can be hoovered up by any app they trust.

Why and How to hyperlink your wiki work !

This is about dangers online, how you should protect your data online. 

Cell phone etiquette is just as important as important as internet etiquette. Being respectful is important, especially when on the internet because you never know how your words could affect someone else.

Iyanna, I really like this link it has a lot of good information on it about Cell Phone Etiquette. :)

This is a global project and explains healthy eating habits.

10 things to make a website

Here are some great antibullying resources to share with your school. If you're looking for some fresh ideas, I think there are some good ones here. These are taking from anti bullying week which runs the week of November 14-18 in the UK. It is good to look at resources from different countries on this important topic. We need to mix things up so we don't stay stagnant in our approach.

Important reasons to be globally aware

This page raises awareness about over sharing on the web and the possibility of your private information being used to hurt you in some way.

The new Identity theft steals children's social security numbers before they have bank accounts.

This article is very interesting and I didn't know why people try to take little kid's social security numbers before i read this article.( this may be caused by the recent econimical failure in the past years.) Isn't it illegal for businesses to sell card numbers though?

"E-junkie provides shopping cart and buy now buttons to let you sell downloads and tangible goods on your website, eBay, MySpace, Google Base, CraigsList and other websites using PayPal Website Payments Standard, PayPal Website Payments Pro, PayPal Payflow Pro (coming soon!), Google Checkout, Authorize.Net, TrialPay, ClickBank and 2CheckOut."

This site has to do with cultural awareness and cultural diversity

This article describes what cultural awareness is and how it works. It also describes how stereotypes are part of this area of awareness.

Being aware of another cultures religion and their holidays is very important. When you know these things about them it helps you get along with them better and create a relationship with them. Cultural awareness becomes central when we have to interact with people from other cultures. People see, interpret and evaluate things in a different ways. What is considered an appropriate behavior in one culture is frequently inappropriate in another one. Misunderstandings arise when I use my meanings to make sense of your reality.