English 130 on Internet Issues

Good article discussing different ways to build communities of practice with social media

Cybercrime is booming business. According to Symantec's newest Norton Cybercrime Report, the money involved with digital attacks is now almost as lucrative as the illegal drug trade - $388 billion last year. That includes productivity lost to cyber attacks, money corporations and individuals use to thwart cybercrime and direct cash losses associated with viruses, malware and identity theft.

If you want to stay inconspicuous while online, here are some products, services, and best practices to put to use. CHECK YOUR STEALTH Put your PC through an Internet anonymity test to see just how stealthy it really is. Whenever you connect to Web sites, you're basically telling them your IP address—if nothing else.

Explains how people get their news not just from news sources but actually from people.

Twitter Skills and Twitter Followers… who wants some? This Twitter Marketing resource introduces you to the best Twitter tips and Twitter How tos… period. Each chapter contains several links to hand-picked blog posts that improve your Twitter skills and teach you how to get traffic with social media.

the pros and cons of social networking

"Is Facebook increasing the size of people's personal networks?" This weblog article offers statistics and research to get closer to finding an answer to the above question. It discusses the size of networks, the relationships maintained, and more. It also includes statistics and insight to the work and research of the Facebook Data Team.

what social media is doing and has done.

Good website to find articles.

Article about son's addiction, father says "He displayed the characteristics of a heroin addict"

Three hours outside Bucharest, Romanian National Road 7 begins a gentle ascent into the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps. Meadowlands give way to crumbling houses with chickens in the front yard, laundry flapping on clotheslines. But you know you've arrived in the town of Râmnicu Vâlcea when you see the Mercedes-Benz dealership.

This article gives statistics and examples on how the internet changes our lives.

Our self-identities, that is, how we define and see ourselves as unique individuals, play a vital role in who we are and the direction that our lives take. The self-identity encompasses the totality of knowledge and understanding that we gain about ourselves as we develop including our personalities, aptitudes and capabilities, intellectual and physical attributes, interests, and relationships.

This article is story about a school who tries to remove her school district's policy of blocking gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender informative websites.

Info on how terrorists are using the Internet to target people and organize attacks.

This article talks about social media communication effecting the way relationships are made and continued. Kujath, Carlyne L. "Facebook and MySpace: Complement or Substitute for Face-to-Face Interaction?." CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 14.1/2 (2011): 75-78. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 19 Sept. 2011

Internet usage leads to more diversity