Full Sail Entertainment Business Staff

And what about employers? What do they want? According to national surveys, they want to hire 22-year-olds who can write coherently, think creatively and analyze quantitative data, and they're perfectly happy to hire English or biology majors.

Technology has played a major role in the way this generations works. Major efficiencies in communication, workflow and processing have reduced the need for "hard work," leaving the daily grind for the robots and freeing up Millennials to focus on tasks we're not yet able to automate, like writing the next hit song, being the star of the new reality show, starting up an innovative company, launching political debates on YouTube and announcing what you had for lunch on Twitter.

"Several China-based publications are reporting that Facebook has signed a deal with Chinese internet search giant Baidu to create a special social network for China. Facebook's is blocked by the Chinese government, so the rumors indicate that the company will create a new social network especially for Chinese market of 500 million internet users, and that this site won't be integrated with Facebook."

Shanghai Disneyland will include two themed hotels, a venue for retail, dining and entertainment, a lagoon and outdoor recreation areas.

Here is a very interesting article on the "dark side" of Google searches.

The research, published online Thursday in the journal Science, found that students who read a passage, then took a test asking them to recall what they had read, retained about 50 percent more of the information a week later than students who used two other methods.

Which country would you guess is most addicted to Twitter? Would it surprise you to learn the answer is... Indonesia? The microblogging nation is also the world's fourth largest user of Facebook. Sara Sidner looks at how its people use social networks to rally support for social and political causes.

The political climate is certainly important, but I think the geography has a lot to do with it, too. Indonesia is an archipelago of lots of tiny islands cut off from each other-connectedness is a bigger deal when you can't just drive to your friend's house. I wonder if anyone has done a study correlating lack of physical mobility within countries with use of social networks.

Baidu, China's equivalent of Google, offers a window to the country's netizens in its blog "Baidu Beat". Take a look at a 2010 countdown list of the biggest internet phenomena in the region, including online variations of typical social behaviours: group buying (团购, tuángòu), time-sensitive discounts (秒杀, miǎoshā), and public voyeurism (围观, weiguan").

A great article on the current and future status of social networking and interactive entertainment in China.

"How Technology Has Changed Education"

Mickey Mouse in the Middle East? A Disney-affiliated investment firm signed on to help develop a 20-acre entertainment complex in Haifa, Israel. Plans include a small amusement park, a multiplex theatre, and a shopping mall.

An interesting article on how the video game industry is leading the next productivity revolution, from Silicon Valley to China.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that Brazil, Russia, India and China will invite South Africa to join BRIC, the world emerging economies group.

"Good news for good teachers: It turns out, the old drill-and-kill method is not only boring, but -- neurologically speaking -- pretty useless. Relevant, meaningful activities that both engage students emotionally and connect with what they already know are what help build neural connections and long-term memory storage (not to mention compelling classrooms). "

"Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog gave the official go-ahead on Thursday to a search-engine alliance between Yahoo Japan Corp and Google Inc that had been questioned by competitors."

"Yahoo just unveiled major redesigns and functionality changes for Arabic-language portal Yahoo! Maktoob that will funnel traffic away from yahoo.com. "

"Facebook has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the trademark on the word "face" when used in the context of online chat rooms or bulletin boards."

"Why did Google get away with slapped wrists and no fine for their data harvesting in the U.K.? "

"Researchers say the lure of these technologies, while it affects adults too, is particularly powerful for young people. The risk, they say, is that developing brains can become more easily habituated than adult brains to constantly switching tasks - and less able to sustain attention."

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