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"China has been a notoriously difficult market to crack for overseas Web companies. Google, eBay and Yahoo, not to mention social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, have all struggled there, because of strong domestic competition as well as government blocking and censorship. But in its push into China, Softbank has avoided many of these headaches by focusing on e-commerce, local social networking sites and online games - sidestepping the difficulties of government censorship."

This article makes me wonder whether Softbank can bring new media and social networking, broadband Internet, etc. to China and allow China to continue it's censorship practices... IV

Twitter and YouTube spread information about riots and political unrest. Can these media "get around" censorship?

"YouTube's own guidelines already block videos featuring sex, violence, bestiality and child pornography. But under the "refused classification" rules, videos featuring subjects as diverse as euthanasia, drug use and graffiti, would also be banned. Google said it would not voluntarily censor videos on these subjects because exposing the topics to public debate was vital for democracy."

I'm surprised that a communications minister in Australia would request that Google voluntarility censor videos about drug use and euthanasia. Where would this type of censorship stop? Glad Google politely said "no" citing the importance of access to information for democracy.

"As faltering brands look for new strategies, and the newspaper industry desperately searches for a way to keep a portion, if not all of its print business alive, traditional media companies are using social media to engage their audiences"

"It is the responsibility of the school district to provide its students with opportunities to continue their lessons outside of the classroom," says Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho. "Our children will need to be technologically savvy to thrive in the third millennium. Links to Learning emphasizes the principles that will propel our children to academic success."

Part III - The U.S. government and social media.

Part III - As digital natives--those who have grown up with the Internet--flood the workplace, your employees will expect to be part of the social Web and they'll have a lot to contribute.

Part III - Getting your entire company on-board with your social media strategy can help create an immediate impact in your social presence online. Instead of just one person trying to tackle creating a social brand, you can leverage all employees abilities and experience to make a bigger splash.

Finding the right balance between acceptable use and what is unacceptable use in schools can be a difficult task for school administrators. That said, technologies designed for network security can help schools take advantage of these technologies while ensuring students aren't districted while in class.

Faced with both budget cutbacks and growing threats to students' online safety and computer system security, schools throughout the country are opting for free, reliable services for Web content filtering and digital security. One provider, OpenDNS, has announced that one in three schools in the United States is using one or more of its services.

Social media and social networking sites are here to stay, and with or without rules, kids are going to use them. These are four tips for educators on how to develop a technology policy that seizes on social networking as a learning tool and teaches children how to use it responsibly.

Part III - How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organization?

Part III - Establishing a presence through social media can help a company "be the trusted source in your industry," said Mike Goodman, chief executive at e-Conversation Solutions, who spoke on social media marketing at a recent Illinois Small Business Week seminar sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Score. "It shortens your sales cycle and lowers your cost," he said.

China's extremely popular social networking site

great story about the evolution of Facebook, its impact and future. should consider including in project as the story itself is another example of old media (radio) and new media (streaming)

"August 25, 2005 China is worried too many of its citizens are addicted to online fantasy games. So it's developed new government standards, designating five hours as the limit of healthy roleplaying online. At that time you're life as a magician or warrior will be interrupted with the warning: "You have entered unhealthy game time, please go offline immediately to rest." Failure to follow orders -- leads to lower, or zero, points in the game."

Conclusion: Distance education has been described as a disruptive technology�an innovation that, while initially posing no threat to established institutions, over time challenges conventional practices and contributes to new ways of thinking

"Yesterday, Google announced its plans to re-route Chinese traffic to avoid censorship. Google will no longer censor google.cn. Instead, Google will now redirect all Chinese traffic to google.com.hk as a loophole around censorship imposed by Chinese government where it is no longer legally obliged to censor its content. * Google Reroutes China Traffic to Avoid Censorship In a statement, Google said it has discovered that the Gmail accounts of some of the human rights activists in China were being "routinely" accessed by third parties. "