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This article talks about how a company used to still use an old version of software that required them to review information in a flow, tedious process. Now, new software is being created to allow this business to transform and manipulate information through collaboration and versatility. It is now much easier to find, review, and respond to information thanks to a new type of software designed for this company.

Tells about how people are more likely to lie with email than with talking or writing. 

all about a virtual workplace. The good and the bad.

The largest bookshop in the world is Now...... drum roll please... you guessed it --- GOOGLE! Who has a license to print copyrighted books that are no longer in print. Only open in the US for now.

Google now worlds largest seller of books.

Be Online Wherever You Like - NYTimes.com This sounds like what we need!

This article is about companies that have found a way to outsource jobs from the United States without destroying American jobs.

This article discusses the overturn on a ruling last year that made it illegal for consumers to lock their cellphones. Consumers may now take their phone to other companies rather than just their phone numbers. 

89 out of 144 countries signed a treaty that allowed for governmental control of the internet. Many people do not like this, and feel their rights will be restricted.

The age of Web2.0 allowed this amazing basketball shot to be seen around the world. This buzzer-beater shot was uploaded to the Internet and made this player and high school famous because it was watched from all around the world and even made an appearance on SportsCenter.

New technology at the Vail Mountain skiing lodge allows for people to share almost everything they do onto the Internet. Equipped with Wi-Fi access, Vail photographers ready to take pictures, and a tiny camera attached to helmets, people skiing or snowboarding at Vail can upload nearly all the activities they do during the day.

This article talks about the new developments Google Maps has made. They were able to create a new map for North Korea with a few cities and street names. This is a great accomplishment since North Korea is so isolated. 

This article discusses Hurricane Sandy and all of its effects on the East Coast. Toward the end of it, it talks about how there are teachers from various schools around the country collaborated to help their students better understand the effects of the hurricane. It also discusses how there are some online projects that focus on disasters from around the world. 

This week the Copyright Alert System is being put into effect on the Internet. The system is used as an alert to companies about copyright infringement on their websites. Now when people on the Internet attempt to copy and paste a company's work onto their own work, they will receive a series of warnings. Media companies will observe online traffic and report to Internet providers if they think work has been downloaded illegally. The person who did this will receive up to six warnings and after that service providers can stop their Internet flow or give them up to a $35 fine. This relates to the sharing of information through Web 2.0 because people's work that they upload can be stolen or plagiarized, and this is helping to prevent that by discouraging the stealing of work.

This article discusses the investigation of Google. It was previously believed that Google broke the antitrust law, but now the investigation is over and the Federal Trade Commission decided that now law was violated. The idea that the search results of Google are not covered by the First Amendment was controversial. 

New technology has allowed students to take MOOCs, which are massive open online courses, for college credit. However, colleges have to make sure that students taking the course away from campus and laptops are not cheating on the final exam. To do this they developed software that colleges can use to monitor students through webcams, screen sharing, and high-speed Internet connections. They can also check out their photo IDs, signatures, and typing styles.

This article talks about how Google is giving an unbelievable amount of information out through its search engines, and how its competitors can't even compare to its usage. 

The Keep America Beautiful campaign is adding a new website to their name. They already have one for the organization, but are now building on it with a website that is called a social volunteer hub. This helps people who want to start their own clean-up project. Through this website they reach out with social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to gain more attention nationally.

about how to train people with virtual programs.