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Maliha Rahman

Response to adolescent "sexting" (ars technica) Criterion A - 2 views

arstechnica.com/...entler-response-to-sexting.ars

SOCIAL reliability privacy control IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health education business arts politics ITGS

shared by Maliha Rahman on 13 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Maliha Rahman on 08 Dec 09
     
    This site has the article that i would be writing my portfolio about. Basically it talks about the different consequences and issues that arise due to sexting amongst teenagers.
Luay Kanaan

The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed - As A Matter Of Fact Blog : NPR - 28 views

www.npr.org/...ranting_of_patent_7508978.html

shared by Luay Kanaan on 29 Sep 09 - Cached
  • The software used to scan books, called Optical Character Recognition software or OCR for short
    • dana engineer
      dana engineer on 04 Oct 09
       
      how can you destroy a book when u scan it?
    • dana engineer
      dana engineer on 04 Oct 09
       
      Google created a nifty infared camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when it is placed in the scanner. It allows the OCR software to read text more accurately.
    • Bassel Kanj
      Bassel Kanj on 04 Oct 09
       
      Yeah.
    • Luay Kanaan
      Luay Kanaan on 04 Oct 09
       
      Google actually created a camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when it is placed in the scanner. It allows the OCR software to read text more accurately.
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  • How was one to go about scanning a book quickly and efficiently without destroying it?
  • book scanning was a tedious process that sometimes resulted in the death of a book.
  • The software used to scan books, called Optical Character Recognition software or OCR for short
    • Dalal Najibi
      Dalal Najibi on 04 Oct 09
       
      How is the process? Do they have to open every book and scan each page?
  • Google created some seriously nifty infrared camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when the book is placed in the scanner
  • a way to digitize books en masse
  • The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed
  • The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed
  • Now anyone who's ever opened a book knows it's next to impossible for a book to lie flat without some sort of device. One solution to the problem was to use glass plates that individually flattened each page, but this method wasn't very efficient. The other solution was to chop off the book's binding, but that method destroyed the book.
  • It was a problem that vexed book scanners for years until Google came up with this solution
  • OCR for short
  • was a tedious process that sometimes resulted in the death of a book
  • dana engineer on 04 Oct 09
     
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  • Dalal Najibi on 04 Oct 09
     
    Message Board Assignment
  • Bassel Kanj on 04 Oct 09
     
    Message board assignment
  • Luay Kanaan on 04 Oct 09
     
    Message board assignment
Maliha Rahman

Facebook's Safety Renovation | Big Idea Solutions - 0 views

bigideasolutions.com/...ok%E2%80%99s-safety-renovation

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shared by Maliha Rahman on 31 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Maliha Rahman on 31 Aug 10
     
    This website basically gives another summary of the issue as well as the effect of the panic button and how it can and cannot be useful. 
Elvira Russ

The problem before the high tech new solution of scanning - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...google-gadgets

shared by Elvira Russ on 13 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 13 Jan 10
     
    The surprisingly hi-tech system behind Google's controversial scheme to scan millions of books has finally come to light
Elvira Russ

Woman Faces The Music, Loses Download Case (CBS news) - 0 views

www.cbsnews.com/...main3330186.shtml

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shared by Elvira Russ on 21 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Elvira Russ on 21 Apr 10
     
    This is another example of a woman who was sued and what the law can do because downloading music illegally is strictly against the law. This article also gives statistics on how illegal music downloading affects record companies negatively.
anonymous

Facebook Protection Guides (Next Advisor) - 0 views

www.nextadvisor.com/...tect-your-identity-on-facebook

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shared by anonymous on 20 Apr 10 - Cached
  • anonymous on 20 Apr 10
     
    A series of tips that help assist you on identifing doing right from wrong. Being able to identify fake accounts and to report them directley to facebook so further actions can be taken. 6 tips in total, Tip #1: Limit the amount of personal information available on your Facebook profile. Tip #6: Consider an identity theft protection service.
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