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Bozeman City, Montana now asks all applicants for jobs to 'Please list any and all, current personal or business websites, web pages or memberships on any Internet-based chat rooms, social clubs or forums, to include, but not limited to: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, YouTube.com, MySpace, etc.,' the City form states. There are then three lines where applicants can list the Web sites, their user names and log-in information and their passwords.

The internet responds to crises in various ways. "Miniclip" has created a "stop swine flu" game in which the player catches sneezes with a tissue. After the Hudson river save, a game reenacting that was created.

Media literacy is the ability to sift through and analyze the messages that inform, entertain and sell to us every day. It's the ability to analyze all aspects of the media like music videos, online environments and the many advertisements in sports. There are three stages of media literacy. 1: BE AWARE. Know what you watch and limit the amount of time on the internet, television, games, and other forms that market to the masses. 2: BE ABLE TO QUESTION AND ANALYZE THE MEDIA. Learn to analyze what you are watching by observing what is in the advertisement and what is left out. 3: KNOW BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Ask questions like who produces the media we experience and for what purpose? Who profits? Who loses? And who decides? This analysis allows us to understand who drives our global economy and ultimately allows us to make better decisions based on our own opinions.

My article is about what specifically media literacy is and how we can implement it into classrooms to give children a better understanding of our society. The article features 7 excerpts from other articles about media literacy, such as "The 3 Stages of Media Literacy", which states "the principles and practices of media literacy education are applicable to all media- from television to T-shirts, from billboards to the Internet". I believe that media literacy, while it is something that is not needed, can greatly enrich a person's life, especially in the society that we live in today that focuses so much on advertising and different forms of communication.

This articles gives viewers tips on how to analyze television commercials, because they can affect us in many ways even if we do not realize it. This article mentions six main questions that are important to keep in mind while viewing commercials. First one must consider what the product or service that is being promoted is, next one must consider what advertising techniques the companies are using to market their products. Thirdly one must determine how the music in the commercial is helpful in marketing the product. One must also consider how the actors affect their view of the product, and specify what the advertisement is doing to capture the viewers attention. Lastly one must determine who the commercials target audience is, and after a person has answered all these questions then and only then will they understand media literacy.

This article talks about how it is essential for young children to be educated in Media Literacy so they can thoroughly evaluate and analyze bias' in this technological age that these kids become increasingly immersed in as the grow older. The author of this article suggests that the education of Media Literacy should be universally implemented into school's curriculums to train these children to become critical thinkers in the Media World

This article highlights the lack of media literacy education in Canada and the need for it. It recaps Canada's 4th annual Media Literacy Week, recounting the calls for improved economic education in this area. In an age where digital media is all around us, this makes a lot of sense for the youth population of Canada who commonly use and create the most digital media. Canadian Teacher's Fund President Mary-Lou Donnelly put it best by saying, "Media and digital literacy are life skills that should be included in the curriculum along with traditional literacy and numeracy skills. Students are not simply users but creators of media. As teachers, we must nurture this creativity while helping them to be engaged and responsible e-citizens." Media literacy education is definitely an important initiative and the fact that Canada is moving to integrate it into its education system is a good sign.

What happens when an architect picks up the essence of Moroccan ways of life and exhibits it in Amsterdam? Find out how applying simple design ideas and contextual settings can result in a lasting experience.

The upcoming CMA Tower in Riyadh is said to be tallest hi-tech tower in the world and will host the CMA headquarters, the government organization responsible for regulating Saudi Arabia's capital markets. Check it out…

Attempting to understand the roots of 'timelessness' as a universal quality in architecture, Ar. Yatin Pandya cites heritage architecture examples to enlighten us on spatial concepts and their varied nuances, especially relevant in the Indian context. Check it out and leave us your views…

Design Forum International (DFI) designs tea-leaf shaped blocks for Assam Government's new Directorate Complex in Guwahati.

Sensitivity and pragmatism blend in the design for the retirement home in Ontario designed by Newcombe Design Associates. Check it out and leave us your views on the design and the subject…

Ground-breaking media technology in sync with sophisticated lighting and a dynamic design perspective are the upping quotients of the new sports broadcasting studio in Vienna. Check it out here…

Glass is an interesting and challenging medium of artistic expression. Check out Baptiste Debombourg's sculptural installation at the glass Biennale in la Chaufferie in Strasbourg and leave us your feedback...

Style plays s very significant contributor in actualizing a thematic décor. Check out the hospitable world of crime in a Mumbai café and bar and leave us your views…

Designed as an ideal playscape for kids, the "Book worm" is an interactive installation at CSMVS #Mumbai by Architect/Artist Nuru Karim in collaboration with Priyashri Art Gallery to primarily draw one's attention to the significance of education in a literacy-starved society.

Taktik Design raises the bar of institutional interiors with this school in Canada. Check it out and leave us your views...

The first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Stations in Cebu City, Philippines is a landmark project for a country struggling to figure out how to improve the lives of its citizens and resolve transportation challenges with limited resources. Check out the initial development and leave us your views…

A logo adopted by food company giants is showing up in major supermarkets

A logo adopted by food company giants is showing up in major supermarkets

Date Issued - June 26, 2006. This article is about Creative Commons and how people are trying to enforce it so that artists don't necessarily have to sign off on having their work as being copyright. Larry Rohter (the author) is a journalist who was a South American bureau chief of the New York Times but was originally born in Illinois. Rohter is for Creative Commons because everyone he quotes in his article supports this new idea. This article shows the good side of Creative Commons and how much of an advantage it could be for artists who like to make remix's, or use other artists work for a different type of art.

Date Issued: March 2010. An article from THE (Technological Horizons In Education) Journal written by Rama Ramaswami - a freelance business and technical writer based in New York City. The article focuses on the movement toward open educational resources where teachers have more choices to customize the curriculum, mixing and matching educational materials to create content that is tailor-made for the needs of their students, immediately. Open content refers to material published under a license that allows any user to edit, adapt, remix, and distribute it. It is distinct from free content, which is in the public domain and has no significant legal restrictions on its modification. The article appears to be fact gathering with an indifferent opinion.