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"The ongoing copyright arms race between content owners and internet users has taken a new turn. Israeli firm Hola! has recently launched a suite of products that are variously designed to bypass geoblocking and accelerate internet-access speeds."

"ThingLink is a web tool that allows users to tag images and add links, videos, text, notes and many more. The tagging is very simple and easy to use and best of all free of any charge."

Micromax Launched a sucessor of Canvas Fire 5 which was launched back in June price at Rs.6,199. The features Micromax Canvas Fire 6 model number Micromax Q428, it features a B-Bass Technology with 96db Loud Speaker & Amplifier, the user can hear the superior quality sound.

Free account 1 user and 2 storyboards per week. Six cell/page. Draw or add images. Education accounts.

Alex Hern unpacks the irony encoded within Facebook's ever evolving privacy settings. Another reminder why we need to be ever so vigilant about Facebook and every social media platform for that matter. Facebook can truthfully say that it does what it promises, and even offers settings that let people lock-down their own accounts, while designing the site so even internet-savvy users like me will end up exposing information we never intended to make public.

Richard Byrne exlainshow teachers can make the best use of the 2016 version of Padlet. "Padlet introduced a revamped version of their online corkboard tool. The core functions of Padlet are still the same, but the user interface has changed a little bit. The primary changes are in the way that you customize your Padlet boards. In the video that is embedded in the posthe provides an overview of this version of Padlet"

Alec Couros Already, Facebook is plagued with identity thieves who adversely affect the safety, comfort, and freedom of many of its users, and the problem will only continue to grow with these types of half-baked efforts. You may not be affected now, but unless Facebook does something to fully address this issue, you almost certainly will be.

A pdf with advice for users of shared iPads including about how to ensure that iPads are used safely.

Let's CC is not a search engine, but rather offers quick and easy access to search services provided by other independent organizations from one single page just like search.creativecommons.org. CC Korea has no control over the results that are returned and makes no warranties whatsoever regarding the results. If you are in doubt you should contact the copyright holder directly, or try to contact the site where you found the contents. Let's CC uses APIs provided by Fiickr, Jamendo, ccMixter, Youtube and Slideshare, so you can find CC-licensed images, sounds, videos and docs at once with just one click. You can also save your favorite works and add tags to them. They are stored in My Favorites folder, so you can see them anytime you want. On My Favorites page, you can manage previously marked as favorite contents and add tags to them. Moreover, Let's CC contents that have been marked as favorite will appear at the top of the search results so that users will be able to find more relevant contents easily.

Google Chrome is such a great resource for students. First things first, the browser allows users to sign in to Chrome anywhere and bring up bookmarks, history, and settings, an incredible feature for students on-the-go who are using multiple computers. In addition to this useful feature are a wealth of awesome extensions that students can use to save time and concentrate their efforts. We've found 21 time-saving Chrome extensions that students can put to use, from note-taking apps to books, citations, and reminders.

Mobile technology. Fifteen years ago, most home computers weren't even linked to the Internet. Today, our computers are both linked and, in many cases, mobile. With more than five billion mobile users worldwide and a massive global network, small mobile devices with significant computing power have become a routine part of day-to-day life for people of all ages. The combination of a smartphone's intuitive interface and thousands of apps for iPhones and Androids aimed at young children has fast made it a child's favorite plaything. And as the smartphone market continues to explode, more parents are passing their phones to their offspring as tools to educate or gadgets to pacify.

"WhenInTime is a web application that enables its users to create, view, explore, share and contribute to interactive digital timelines on the topic of their choice" ... including timelines composed from data feeds like Twitter

It never ceases to amaze me how Google has become such an integral part of our lives. Search has evolved in such colossal proportions and especially with the advent of Google instant my belief that Google can actually read my mind has only been fortified. Search Marketers around the world are always on their Toes and as Google states "Don't try to follow our algorithm but try to think about the direction in which we are heading, build content for the users and not the search engines". I sometimes wonder if Google was actually a person he would be an amazing election candidate. But then again the high and mighty also have their share of secrets, secrets that should never come up, what I am about to reveal can be touted as one of the many chapters of the Da Vinci of Google.

"SoundCli.ps empowers users to Share, Listen, & Download sound clips that have been uploaded to it's site."

"Drag and Drop pre-designed themes and vector assets onto your canvas for easy creation and customization of rich infographics. "

Create your own info graphics using the templates provided

" Easel.ly - an infographics development platform. Users can select from a set of "vhemes" - fully developed and color-coordinated themes than can be edited to suit information - or simply create their own from scratch using Easel.ly's database of shapes and icons. The result is a comprehensive and visually pleasing infographic that looks professional." Beta at present

"Create your live podcast with Spreaker. It's fun, simple and free." "Spreaker provides you with a user-friendly console to manage voice, special effects, and your music library

This is pretty big if you are an Edmodo user .. "Today we're please to announce that Google Docs has been integrated into Edmodo. This highly requested feature allows you to sync your Google Docs with your Edmodo Library so you can easily access and share your Google Docs with your Edmodo groups."

DAV-pocket is now being used by many Google Docs users with applications which support WebDAV. The most popular application is Pages for iPad - word processing app on Apple's iPad. Here's a step-by-step guide to integrate your Pages for iPad with Google Docs.

"Using a combination of Google Spreadsheets as a data source and a simple web interface to add interactivity it's possible to let users explorer your entire event hashtag and replay any of conversations."

Followed the instructions and BOOM! An interactive visualisation of the relationships within a Twitter chat e.g. http://bit.ly/HhvBGo

A Twitter pics search engine, Twicsy provides a handy 'in the last hour' search filter. You can even use pre-set widgets to access images from specific user accounts in real-time.