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Kevin Shrestha

Biometrics Security: Thumbs Down? - IT Security - 0 views

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Safety & Security

shared by Kevin Shrestha on 03 May 09 - Cached
  • Kevin Shrestha on 03 May 09
     
    Though biometrics are becoming commonplace, the debate rages over whether they're effective.
radhika chatterjee

Using the Internet to Increase Access to HIV information :: United Nations Development ... - 0 views

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digiteen digital_access entertainment

shared by radhika chatterjee on 30 Apr 09 - Cached
  • The internet has long been identified as a key platform to increase user’s access to HIV awareness and prevention information. Current internet based interventions consist of establishing websites and chat rooms. However, these mechanisms alone have been ineffective in providing key access to the majority of internet users.
  • This partnership builds on UNDP’s ongoing efforts to increase access to HIV awareness information to millions of Chinese by working with commercial media and advertisement companies, government partners, production companies, people living with HIV and UN partners.
radhika chatterjee

Obama: Broadband, Computers Part of Stimulus Package - PC World - 0 views

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digital_access digiteen

shared by radhika chatterjee on 30 Apr 09 - Cached
  • To help our children compete in a 21st century economy, we need to send them to 21st century schools," Obama said
  • The plan will also include rolling out broadband, both to places where it isn't available and to health-care facilities, Obama said. It is "unacceptable" that the U.S. ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption
  • Obama also called for hospitals to be connected to each other through the Internet. Modernizing the U.S. health-care system "won't just save jobs, it will save lives,"
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  • "In our 21st-century society, having a connection to a fast and affordable Internet is no longer a luxury -- it's a public necessity," Josh Silver, executive director of Free Press, said in a statement. "Right now, more than 40 percent of American homes are not connected to broadband. This digital divide isn't just costing us our ranking as global Internet leader -- its costing us jobs and money at a time when both are urgently needed."
radhika chatterjee

Media group to create new digital video ecosystem | Technology | Reuters - 0 views

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digiteen entertainment

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  • A group of media industry companies said it is planning to build a digital world where video devices and content websites play together in perfect harmony, and consumers can safely store their digital content and access it anywhere in the world.
  • The consortium of Hollywood studios, retailers, service providers, and consumer electronics and information technology companies, called the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, or DECE, is working on a "uniform digital media experience"
  • customers a "rights locker" or virtual library where consumers' digital video purchases would be stored for retrieval in a manner similar to accessing an email account, Singer said.
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  • for interoperability of devices and websites
  • "We will be developing a ... specification that services and device makers can license. They can use the logo to associate their device, knowing that when the consumer goes to buy the content, they know it will play," Singer said.
  • "They knew that when they brought (a DVD) home, they could play it on the device of their choice," Coblitz said. "We see this vision of 'buy once, play anywhere.'"
Steve Madsen

How to get protection from Facebook grief - BizTech - Technology - smh.com.au - 0 views

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digiteen digital_law digital_responsibilities netiquette

shared by Steve Madsen on 02 May 09 - Cached
  • Steve Madsen on 02 May 09
     
    Policies in corp. are being developed to deal with employees making use of social networking sites. Australian focus.
  • Steve Madsen on 02 May 09
     
    we have seen an increase in employers wanting to take action in relation to posts made by employees in social networking sites.
Steve Madsen

Public Sphere | Kate Lundy - 0 views

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govt_business flatclassroom flatclassroomproject worldonline innovation digital_responsibilities digital_communications digiteen

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  • Steve Madsen on 02 May 09
     
    An Australian politician sets up mechanisms for the public to participate in discussions that have political importance.
  • Steve Madsen on 02 May 09
     
    A "Public Sphere" is a space that "…through the vehicle of public opinion it puts the state in touch with the needs of society" [2]. This kind of engagement in public policy is a great way to represent different views and harness a broad range of expertise, particularly on topical issues of the day.
Steve Madsen

When to start teaching self branding « The Thinking Stick - 0 views

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digiteen customization branding

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  • Steve Madsen on 02 May 09
     
    When do we start teaching students about self branding?
Steve Madsen

Bill Kerr: OLPC Nepal Project overview - 0 views

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digiteen digital_access

shared by Steve Madsen on 02 May 09 - Cached
  • Steve Madsen on 02 May 09
     
    Some notes about One Laptop Per Child program for Nepal
  • Steve Madsen on 02 May 09
     
    Randal Schwartz interviews Bryan Berry, of Open Learning Exchange Nepal, the NGO implementing the OLPC project in Nepal
Jill Baden

The Digital Citizen | Educational Origami - 0 views

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  • Julie Lindsay on 04 May 09
     
    Great blog post by Andrew Churches looking at what it means to be a digital citizen.
Julie Lindsay

Redefining Literacy (eBook Series Part 6) | TeacherJay's EduBlog - 0 views

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shared by Julie Lindsay on 04 May 09 - Cached
  • If the true purpose of the school system is to prepare students to be successful in the world of tomorrow, why are we using a definition of literacy that was developed yesterday? 
    • Julie Lindsay
      Julie Lindsay on 04 May 09
       
      A strong statement.....worthy of a debate topic
Julie Lindsay

The rigors of life unplugged - Los Angeles Times - 0 views

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digital digitalcitizenship digital_wellness digital_access entertainment

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  • Julie Lindsay on 11 May 09
     
    Students try to go a week without any media devices.....!
anonymous

Intel claims fastest processor on the planet - vnunet.com - 0 views

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speed innovation

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  • Intel claims fastest processor on the planet
  • Intel claims fastest processor on the planet
  • anonymous on 08 May 09
     
    The processor is an essential part of running a computer, and by increasing the "speed" we can accomplish more stuff with the computer that was unthinkable in the past.
Steve Madsen

Mean girls: mother speaks out on Ascham bullying - Technology - smh.com.au - 0 views

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digiteen cyberbullying

shared by Steve Madsen on 11 May 09 - Cached
  • Steve Madsen on 11 May 09
     
    Australian news on cyberbullying.
  • Steve Madsen on 11 May 09
     
    THE mother of a former student at the prestigious Sydney girls' school embroiled in a cyber-bullying scandal has spoken out about the claimed culture of intimidation at Ascham.
Steve Madsen

Web helps nastiness rise to new levels - Technology - smh.com.au - 0 views

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  • Steve Madsen on 11 May 09
     
    Offers some advice for parents
  • Steve Madsen on 11 May 09
     
    But new technology enables girls to be even meaner, Australia's foremost expert on cyber bullying says.
Steve Madsen

Student hoaxes world's media with fake Wiki quote - web - Technology - 0 views

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shared by Steve Madsen on 12 May 09 - Cached
  • Steve Madsen on 12 May 09
     
    he said he was testing how our globalised, increasingly internet-dependent media was upholding accuracy and accountability in an age of instant news. His report card: Wikipedia passed. Journalism flunked.
  • Steve Madsen on 12 May 09
     
    An example of material not confirmed.
Steve Madsen

iLike Launches Custom iPhone Apps, Syndication Platform To Help Artists Connect With Fans - 0 views

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digiteen entertainment

shared by Steve Madsen on 13 May 09 - Cached
  • Steve Madsen on 13 May 09
     
    iLike is also rolling out a platform that will allow artists to create their own iPhone applications, which can include dynamically updated photos, music, blog posts, and other content (
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