Mobile instant messaging (MIM) is the technology that allows instant messaging services to be accessed from a portable device, ranging from standard mobile phones, to smartphones (e.g. devices using operating systems such as Android, Blackberry OS, iOS, Symbian OS, Windows Phone, et al.).
4th steroid. More on about DreamWorks and getting started with video conferencing. Gives us an idea on how it got started, who uses it, and what all had to b put into it to get it started
Business-process outsourcing (BPO) is one of the fastest-growing areas of
outsourcing, particularly in China
The cost of living in non-Western countries is much less than it is in the
United States or most European nations
Outsourcing does have some disadvantages
Outsourcing is a constantly evolving field
moment is for Indian companies to take on high-level jobs that require
creativity and language skills such as research and design, while China takes
the low-level BPO
The most controversial aspect of outsourcing is the fact that it seems to
threaten the supply of good jobs in the U.S.
were free not only to bring their mobile devices to school, but also to use them—at their teachers’ discretion—to connect to the school’s wireless network to do their work.
The students do see [a smartphone] as a potential learning tool
“There’s an appropriate time to use the device and not use the device. If I’m teaching and lecturing, you should not have that device out. If you get it out while I’m teaching or lecturing, you’re going to lose your privacy and have to go back to pencil and paper.”
Gives an example of a school who is going to give students the chance to use their mobile device during school hours. They will later have a catch up story to see whether they thought it was a success or not