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  • In the 2000s the Internet grew to an astounding level not only in the number of people who regularly logged on to the World Wide Web (WWW) but in the speed and capability of its technology. By December 2009, 26 percent of the world’s population used the Internet and “surfed the web.
  • The rapid growth of Internet technology and usage had a drastic cultural effect on the United States. Although that impact was mostly positive, the WWW caused many social concerns. With financial transactions and personal information being stored on computer databases, credit-card fraud and identity theft were frighteningly common.
  • Hackers accessed private and personal information and used it for personal gain. Hate groups and terrorist organizations actively recruited online, and the threat remained of online terrorist activities ranging from planting computer viruses to potentially blowing up power stations by hacking computers that ran the machinery. Copyright infringement was a growing concern
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  • At the turn of the century, most users accessed the Internet by a dial-up connection in which computers used modems to connect to other computers using existing telephone lines. Typical dial-up connections ran at 56 kilobytes per second.
  • raditional communications media such as telephone and television services were redefined by technologies such as instant messaging, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), mobile smartphones, and streaming video.
  • The Internet changed the production, sale, and distribution of print publications, software, news, music, film, video, photography, and everyday products from soap to automobiles.
  • With broadband, Internet users could download and watch videos in a matter of seconds, media companies could offer live streaming-video newsfeeds, and peer-to-peer file sharing became efficient and commonplace. News was delivered on websites, blogs, and webfeeds, and e-commerce changed the way people shopped. Television shows, home movies, and feature films were viewed on desktop or laptop computers and even on cell phones. Students researched online, and many parents began working from home for their employers or started their own online businesses.
  • It was also becoming increasingly easy for users to access it from Internet cafés, Internet kiosks, access terminals, and web pay phones. With the advent of wireless, customers could connect to the Internet from virtually any place that offered remote service in the form of a wireless local area network (WLAN) or Wi-Fi router.
  • In January 2001 Apple launched the iPod digital music player, and then in April 2003 it opened the iTunes Store, allowing customers to legally purchase songs for 99 cents. Although federal courts ordered that music-sharing services such as Napster could be held liable if they were used to steal copyrighted works, Fanning’s brainchild realized the power of peer-to-peer file sharing and the potential success of user-generated Internet services.
  • Email was the general form of internet communication and allowed users to send electronic text messages. Users could also attach additional files containing text, pictures, or videos. Chat rooms and instant-messaging systems were also popular methods of online communication and were even quicker than traditional email. Broadband made other popular forms of Internet communication possible, including video chat rooms and video conferencing. Internet telephony or VoIP became increasingly popular f
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Vicki Davis

App Store - TGI Cyber Monday - 0 views

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    Here is the TGI cyber Monday app. This is for shopping on Monday.
Vicki Davis

Survey: Teens' Cell Phones Indispensable - CBS News - 0 views

  • The wireless trade association CTIA and Harris Interactive surveyed some 2,000 teens across the country and learned that teens feel that cell phones have become a vital part of their identities.
  • Another recent survey conducted by Nielsen revealed that kids are getting cell phones even before they hit their teens. Nearly half of kids age 8 to 12 years old own cell phones in the U.S, according to the Nielsen report. And on average kids get their first cell phone between the ages of 10 and 11 years old.
  • Most of the teens on the panel agreed that Apple's href="http://www.cnet.com/Apple-iphone.html" class="link" target="new">iPhone is the coolest phone on the market. But none of them owned one, largely because the devices are too expensive and so is the monthly service fee from AT&T.
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  • And 42 percent of those surveyed say they could text blindfolded.
  • third of teens surveyed say they regularly play games on their phones
  • 20 percent of them use their phones for social networking.
  • 36 percent of teens in the survey said they don't like buddy-tracking features that reveal their physical location to others
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    Research shows that cell phones are a vital part of student identities with four out of five students having a cell phone. Now, nearly half of kids aged 8-12 years own cell phones. Most kids get their first cell phone between 10 and 11.
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    Percentage of US teenagers who have cell phones.
Vicki Davis

Sask. university teaches iPhone programming - 0 views

  • application development for Apple Inc.'s iPhone smartphone mobile device.
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    iPhone programming as part of a college computer science curriculum - ABSOLUTELY! Congratulations Dean Shareski!
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    iPhone programming is making its way into colleges
Vicki Davis

Björk: Biophilia for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store - 2 views

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    Bjork releases an album along with 3D images in an app for the ipad. This is how artists and music are evolving. It is the first of its kind. Interesting. I'm sending this to our Flat Classroom students as they study how technology is impacting arts, entertainment, and leisure. This would make a fascinating video.
Cortney K

Google Image Result for http://www.machoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ipad-restaurant-menu-580x326.jpg - 0 views

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    This is an image that shows that mobile connectivity is useful during conferences. People get to search what others are saying to get a more basic, general idea. While others are talking about topics people can go onto their mobile device and see how accurate it is and have stuff to say to back it up
travis robertson

Internet TV & Web TV: News and Trends for Internet Television - 0 views

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    This channel is focused on Internet TV (AKA Internet Television, Web TV, Online TV, etc…). Internet TV is essentially television content streamed and distributed via the Internet. Here we will cover news, trends, and general information about Internet TV technology. Stay informed with the latest in Internet television - including up-to-date news information on Google TV, Apple TV, Roku, Boxee, Netflix, Hulu and other emerging alternatives to traditional cable & broadcast television. Source: Internet TV & Web TV: News and Trends for Internet Television http://www.reelseo.com/video/internet-tv/#ixzz1bLTMzUxe ©2008-2011 ReelSEO.com Online Video Guide
travis robertson

10 Key Internet Trends From Mary Meeker - - Web2.0 - Informationweek - 0 views

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    "While Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google remain mega-leaders, Internet companies from China and Russia, like Baidu, Tencent, and Yandex, are becoming more successful and influential. According to Meeker, 81% of users of the top global Internet properties are outside the U.S. "
Cortney K

Instant messaging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • IM falls under the umbrella term online chat,
  • multi-user environment
  • that allow communication between
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  • 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.).
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    2nd steroid for M&U instant messaging, wikipedia source.
Cortney K

Wireless - The latest in mobile and wired access technology - CNET News - 0 views

  • It offers full Web browsing
  • Nokia is excited about Windows Phone
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    the latest in mobile and wired access technology. 6th steroid
Rachel H

Finger Painting on the Apple iPad from the live model David Kassan http://davidkassan.com 2 - YouTube - 0 views

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    the artist sketched out a dude instead of actually drawing him
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