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Xavier Rozas

Web is among world's 'destructive' technologies - 0 views

  • "Increasingly the Internet itself, given our reliance on it, is a source of destructive technology. I think we really have to worry about cyber terrorism and cyber crime increasingly. But there's obviously nuclear proliferation and bio-weapons and chemical weapons."
  • "I think it's had two diametrically opposed effects. One effect has been really good. It's created transformation and empowered people and allowed us to debunk bad ideas in a very ... decisive way. It's almost created a cognitive immune system for the planet."
  • He continued: "It's also empowered pranks and pseudoscience and bad information because every person on the Internet can sort of find the people like them and everyone can find an audience so there are certain forms of ignorance that would more or less be unthinkable without the Internet. Global jihad has been massively empowered by the Internet. Even things like the 911 truth conspiracy. That, to my mind, is an Internet phenomenon. No one would publish those books. This is something that is born of Web sites and Internet commentary."
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    Distructive...? Disruptive, yes. Internet is still finding ways to upend business models and psycho-social norms.
Tom Keffer

A Surge in Learning the Language of the Internet - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    If everyone is learning to write code for the internet, will we see an explosion of new sites, apps, and even games?
Parisa Rouhani

Virtually addicted: Weaning Koreans off their wired world - CNN.com - 1 views

  • Cheong is down to playing two or three hours on "Starcraft" and "World of Warcraft" three times a week,
  • The South Korean government estimates that the country has 2 million citizens addicted to the Internet
  • Earlier this month a three-month-old baby girl succumbed to malnutrition while her parents spent 12-hour stretches in an Internet café playing the role-playing game Prius Online
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  • 22-year-old man returned to an Internet cafe to continue playing immediately after he murdered his mother, who had complained about his gaming habits. Physical exhaustion after long computer sessions has also caused deaths.
  • Internet addicts will also be offered free software with a timer that shuts down their computers or a "fatigue system" that bores players by making games slower and more difficult
  • Some of the suggested new measures to curb Internet addiction could collide with a gaming market that is expected to be worth $5.5 billion this year with a 17 percent growth rate
  • The companies make their money selling add-ons such as weapons, outfits and special abilities for the online characters.
  • Another novel idea to curb addiction is to punish excessive playing by confiscating gamers' virtual wealth.
  • We are examining various technological directions to prevent excessively continuous game play even for adults, and we are also discussing a special system that will allow children and teenagers to learn a healthy gaming habit,
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    This is an interesting article that speaks to the result of over-engagement. I wonder if this problem is specific to Korea and less so in other countries (if so, what is it about that environment that makes video games so addictive) or if it's only been studied in Korea but could be a similar problem in other parts of the world.
Brie Rivera

Internet Search Challenge: My Dearest One (spam) - 0 views

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    Education blogger Carl Heine created Internet Search Challenge to demonstrate techniques for students (and teachers) to improve their search results and find credible information. His blog introduces new challenges, discusses scams and difficulties and how they may be overcome.
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    Education blogger Carl Heine created Internet Search Challenge to demonstrate techniques for students (and teachers) to improve their search results and find credible information. His blog introduces new challenges, discusses scams and difficulties and how they may be overcome.
Brie Rivera

Authority in the Internet Age - NewsTrust.net - 0 views

shared by Brie Rivera on 12 Apr 10 - Cached
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    D.C. Circuit Court decision has called into question the FCC's ability to regulate the Internet.
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    D.C. Circuit Court decision has called into question the FCC's ability to regulate the Internet.
Lin Pang

Facebook fatigue is spreading but social media is on the rise, says Internet study - 0 views

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    The article pointed out that the concept that the Internet would drive a singular global culture is false. In order to engage people in different countries or cultures with social networks, brands and content producers will need ever more localised strategies.
Jennifer Jocz

Teens prefer reading news online to Twitter | Media | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

  • Some 62% of US internet users aged 12 to 17 are going online for news and political information or find out about current events
  • the decline in blogging among teens and young adults is striking as it looks like the youth may be exchanging "macro-blogging" for microblogging with status updates.
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    I would be interested to see why teens are looking at news online. My skeptical side wonders if teens are going online for news and political information as a result of assignments and homework and if these stats simply reflect their tendency to turn more and more to digital technologies, neglecting print sources.
Parisa Rouhani

FOXNews.com - Surfing the Web Can Make You Depressed - 0 views

  • The longer people spend on the Internet, the less likely they are to be happy,
  • the longer people spent online the more depressed
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    there appears to be a link between internet usage and depression; i wonder if this study includes web-based games and social forums.
Chris Dede

Teens and Mobile Phones | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project - 0 views

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    Pew Internet report on teens' usage of cellphones
Jerusha Saldaña Yanez

Latinos and Digital Technology, 2010 - Pew Hispanic Center - 1 views

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    PEW report regarding Latino/Hispanic use of internet, cell phones and etc.
Jerusha Saldaña Yanez

BBC News - Why did LOL infiltrate the language? - 3 views

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    Internet sland term added to the Oxford English Dictionary
Jerusha Saldaña Yanez

Artist's young age is her advantage - seattlepi.com - 0 views

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    internet facilitates exposure, opportunities for collaboration and informal mentoring for  young photographers
Tracy Tan

History in Leeds, then maths in California; The internet has opened up a huge new world... - 0 views

(Restricted access article, so I'm posting it here.) I found what was said about 'engaging online learning experiences' very insightful: "It must be a well ordered, curated experience that underst...

online learning curating

started by Tracy Tan on 27 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Leslie Lieman

Using Piazza to Encourage Interaction - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 3 views

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    Piazza is a Web 2.0 tool that allows students to ask questions and engage in dialogue on the Internet with teacher and each other.
Soomi Hong

BBC News - When the tech becomes unfriendly - 0 views

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    As Safer Internet Day emphasises ways for people to avoid trouble online, BBC News looks at what is behind so-called griefing and cyber bullying.
Anushka Fernando

BBC News - Over 5 billion mobile phone connections worldwide - 1 views

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    The penetration of mobile phones appears to be higher than that of internet penetration.
Chris Dede

High net use linked to teen risky behavior - UPI.com - 0 views

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    study cites a 50% increase in bad behavior based on internet games -- would be nice to know research design
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