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This discusses about what voIP is and the history about voIP.

Wikipedia's history of google

"Google began in March 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Ph.D. students at Stanford[1] working on the Stanford Digital Library Project (SDLP). The SDLP's goal was "to develop the enabling technologies for a single, integrated and universal digital library." and was funded through the National Science Foundation among other federal agencies"

In Friedman's book (p 191) he talks about how Napster was perhaps "the most popular website ever created. In less than a year, it went from zero to 60 million visitors a month." This article has a great picture and says that Napster, "redefine the Internet, the music industry and the way we all think about intellectual property. "

Background on Napster - important for virtual communications group.

This is the wikipedia description of OLPC. It consists of many aspects of the project.

The concept of OLPC is a fascinating one. There are many issues with trading inside Africa but perhaps the coolest aspect of this is the "mesh" concept where one computer literally grabs internet off another OLPC that is nearby. The hand crank is also very cool as well.

"As cell phones become more ubiquitous, it's becoming increasingly easy to use them for positive action. We've been talking about that quite a bit lately here on Planet Green, and one of the organizations whose name keeps popping up is Mobile Active. They're a great group, and deserve a highlight. Mobile Active, as they succinctly state, is "a global network of people using mobile technology for social impact." The group recognizes that there are billions of phones across the world being used by people in even the most unlikely of places. More are entering the consumer stream on a daily basis. Therefore, a cell phone is the perfect tool with which to engage people for activism. The group works to help organizations understand how they can use mobile phones to get people involved in social change or improve their organization, reduce the costs of getting mobile phones into the hands of people who need them, speed up the adoption of mobile phones as a tool among non-profits, and facilitate the implementation of mobile phone projects and campaigns. Mobile Active takes part in issues ranging from health to environment to disaster relief. You can search through all the many projects they're involved in with their mDirectory. As you look through, there's no doubt you'll be inspired and think about your cell phone in a whole new way - as a tool for changing the world. Check out the Good Call feature here on Planet Green for great information about cell phones and activism. More on Changing the World with Cell Phones How Cell Phones Are Changing the Face of Green Activism Good Call! Using Your Mobile Phone for Green Activism We Have Green Phone Apps Galore...But Are They Doing Any Good?"

This is a great column that involves mobile and ubiquitous computing. This column is about mobile devices helping to save the earth.

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This is a great example of mobile and ubiquitous computing. It is a great example of social entrepreneurship

They are starting to put in lightradios all over the world to help mobiles more thing like, internet, cell phone,computers, even house phone mobile. What do you think about this? And how would it be for us now and in the future ?

On this page you will see how in photoshop and other designers have come together to make a device that will convert you picture to the right size on the other website if you move it and so it won't be blurry.

" The term workflow in workflow software actually refers to the tasks, personnel, procedural steps, required information as well as the various tools that are needed for the steps that the business has to take in order for it to become successful."

This is a great definiton of workflow. It explains everything it refers too.

"There are some special rules that apply to communicating virtually. The most important is to remember that you are communicating with real people, not a computer. Don't spam. That is, don't send unsolicited e-mail. Remember that the Internet is a pull system, where people can request information, rather than one where you send them information without being asked. A wise person once suggested you treat the Internet like a foreign culture; study it for a month or more, as an anthropologist would, before you participate. Using this example, it would also be advisable to strongly consider cultural differences of the people with whom we communicate. This entails avoiding profanity and slurs or criticisms against any group of people. It means respecting differences and striving for political correctness in all forms of communication and action. The CD-ROM "Information Literacy Toolkit" provides definitions of legal considerations included in dealing with virtual communications. Below are some ethical considerations for handling them. As with security considerations, ethics in dealing with material handled via virtual communication is rooted in traditional communications. That which applies to the paper world also applies in the virtual world. The fact that information is easily available does not remove traditional requirements for attribution, for the avoidance of plagiarism or for the appropriate use the information. The anonymity provided by the ability to surf and search a large number of documents provides a temptation to use material in an unauthorized way. This temptation must be avoided. The same browsing tools that allow wide access also provide a tool for proper attribution. The writer may simply insert a link (URL) to direct the reader to the source of the information cited. Privacy should be safeguarded and observed. Those who control their own information should establish systems to keep information that they do not want disclosed protected. Owners of

This article explains how the World Wide Web is an information super-highway. It allows information to be shared around the world.