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Diane Rehm Radio Show/Podcast on Social Networking Written by David Carpenter on May 13, 2008 – 4:52 pm U.S. radio host Diane Rehm interviews several guests including Gina Bianchini, co-founder of Ning, about what is happening in social networking. They offer an understandable explanation for folks new to social networking while expanding the conversation noting the power of connectivity for businesses and non-profits. Listen to the show at Diane’s site.
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Grand Theft Auto IV i
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blood, intense violence, partial nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, and use of drugs and alcohol.
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What makes Grand Theft Auto IV so compelling is that, unlike so many video games, it made me reflect on all of the disturbing things I had done.
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Grand Theft Auto is known less for its game play than for free-form mayhem.
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The distinction between what you're allowed to do and what you're compelled to do is more meaningful to people who actually play games.
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"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
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But assignments in Michael Wesch's anthropology classes at Kansas State University have been seen around the world and by as many as 1.5 million other people.
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The video is up for a YouTube award for most inspirational video of 2007.
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The other video assignment is more research-based, Wesch said.
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Bohannon's video skills led to a job with Diigo, an online research tool that's better explained through video than through words. That's why Diigo had Bohannon create a video to explain what it's all about. The video can be viewed at http://www.diigo.com/
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the students' work gets exposure in a way that traditional classroom assignments don't.
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"That gets at the complexity of today's media environment," Wesch said. "The students don’t advertise. They get the videos out on blogs, people start linking to them, and other people find them."
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