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Chalana Perera

AirScript Wireless Translator for Live Theater (Article Base) - 0 views

www.articlesbase.com/...-for-live-theater-1511895.html

SOCIAL reliability Intellectual authenticity equality IT SYSTEMS comm sys applications IMPACT arts

shared by Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    This article is similar to my stimulus and describes the details of the exact technology being used and how it affects/impacts that theatre industry in the UK. It also discusses its impact on tourism.
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    This article is similar to my stimulus and describes the details of the exact technology being used and how it affects/impacts that theatre industry in the UK.
YooJin Jung

BBC NEWS | Business | Murdoch attack on 'dominant' BBC - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8227915.stm

ITGS IMPACT business

shared by YooJin Jung on 02 Sep 09 - Cached
  • YooJin Jung on 09 Dec 09
     
    criterion C; area of impact Murdoch's speech suggests negative impacts of the issue (why is is so bad to provide news for free?)
Chalana Perera

Exploiting Browser Information & Privacy - 0 views

privacy.org/003108.html

SOCIAL reliability integrity control privacy security IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT business politics science ITGS

shared by Chalana Perera on 18 Aug 09 - Cached
  • easy it was to exploit security loopholes
    • Chalana Perera
      Chalana Perera on 18 Aug 09
       
      Easy exploitation leads to a lot of negative consequences and areas of impact include all sorts of education online, banking and financial reserves, businesses and mainstream market affairs, governmental and nongovernmental work and damage to personal information and biological/health data. This also harms intellectual property and ideas can be stolen online far easier than usual... reliability & security....
  • redirect traffic
    • Chalana Perera
      Chalana Perera on 18 Aug 09
       
      Redirecting internet connection or regular user traffic could lead to a backlog of information on the web and a loss of personal details and this again as huge areas of impact including security, reliability and extended impact on finances and personal details & anonymity....this also affects systems in the social context with networks being hacked and codes and enscriptions being changed..
  • access and steal any information exchanged
    • Chalana Perera
      Chalana Perera on 18 Aug 09
       
      Stealing information can also connect to software and the usage/creation tools of software and other application....communication systems are also greatly affected such as wire tapping systems
Eunice Vincent

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sony to back open e-book format - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8201093.stm

SOCIAL equality IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT business education ITGS SEP3-BM3

shared by Eunice Vincent on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The electronics giant said it would stop using a proprietary standard in favour of the ePub open format.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context-software & application
  • Sony said it would have its store converted to the format by the end of 2009. Most Sony Readers can already handle books in the ePub format.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact-science and the environment
  • This may not mean the end of all locks on books readable on Sony's device as the ePub format has an option to implement copyright controls.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues-intellectual properties
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  • The common format would give Sony Reader owners much more choice about where they get their e-books from.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      Areas of impact business
  • "Consumers should not have to worry about which device works with which store," said Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading business division, in a statement.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues reliability areas of impact education
  • Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
     
    Asia-Pacific\n
  • Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
     
    Asia-Pacific
Farah Alam

Research shows that gamers are less healthy in many ways than non gamers - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8205017.stm

IMPACT health IT SYSTEMS applications SOCIAL people

shared by Farah Alam on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • A team from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also found gamers were less healthy, fatter, and more depressed than non-gamers.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Aug 09
       
      This is where it shows that games impacts health of many people.
    • Farah Alam
      Farah Alam on 19 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact- health
  • "Health risk factors, specifically a higher BMI and a larger number of poor mental-health days, differentiated adult video-game players from non gamers," he said.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Aug 09
       
      The specific issues of health that is impacted.
  • Female video-game players reported greater depression and lower health status than female non-players, while male gamers reported a higher BMI and a greater reliance on the internet than non-gamers.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Aug 09
       
      Talking about the different people that are shown as examples.
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  • The team from CDC examined people's perception of their mood, personality, health status, physical and mental health, body mass index (BMI) and quality of life.
  • A UK survey from 2002, conducted by the Leisure Software Publishers Association, found the average gamer was aged between 25 and 34.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Aug 09
       
      Applications, games are involved and the surey was conducted by the Leisure Software Publishers.
Sanchit Jain

Pirate Party launches UK poll bid - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8199143.stm

SOCIAL intellectual IT SYSTEMS applications IMPACT arts politics ITGS

shared by Sanchit Jain on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • non-commercial internet file-sharing
    • Sanchit Jain
      Sanchit Jain on 17 Aug 09
       
      Social and Ethical Impact: Intellectual property
  • peer-to-peer networking
    • Sanchit Jain
      Sanchit Jain on 17 Aug 09
       
      IT Systems in a Social Context: Software Applications Communications Systems --downloading illegally off other people through the internet
  • future government policy,
    • Sanchit Jain
      Sanchit Jain on 17 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact: -Government
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  • entertainment industry
    • Sanchit Jain
      Sanchit Jain on 17 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact: Entertainment
Chalana Perera

Why Subtitles may affect Theatre Set up (Electronic House) - 0 views

www.electronichouse.com/...C45

SOCIAL equality reliability authenticity Intellectual IT SYSTEMS comm sys applications IMPACT arts

shared by Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Constant Image Height' widescreen setup
  • There are three common subtitle placements for standard DVD and high-definition Blu-ray disc transfers that Hollywood has settled into: Within the film frame (like it would be if you were watching in a movie theater)Below the film frame in the bottom black bar spacePartially within and partially below the frame
  • Some disc players are capable of shifting the placement of subtitles on the screen
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    This article analysizes the impacts of onscreen subtitles in theatre and screened shows, and how there are several disadvantages to having subtitles on the screen.
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    This article analysizes the impacts of onscreen subtitles in theatre and screened shows, and how there are several disadvantages to having subtitles on the screen.
Chalana Perera

Subtitles on Online Programs (BBC Technology) - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...4436866.stm

SOCIAL reliability equality IMPACT arts IT SYSTEMS comm sys int systems applications

shared by Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    The famous tech show "click" now has subtitles online and this article discusses the impacts of having subtitles for its internet versions of the show.
  • Chalana Perera on 08 Dec 09
     
    The famous tech show "click" now has subtitles online and this article discusses the impacts of having subtitles for its internet versions of the show.
Chalana Perera

Economic Impacts of Cyber-Attacks (CISCO) - 0 views

docs.google.com/viewer

SOCIAL security policies IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT business politics ITGS Portfolio3 CriterionC

shared by Chalana Perera on 14 Apr 10 - No Cached
  • Chalana Perera on 14 Apr 10
     
    This PDF is a report that discusses research into the economic impacts of cyber-attack on private, small-scale, large-scale, multinational, local and international corporations as well as government financial institutions.
Chalana Perera

(J) What Is a Cyberattack? (WiseGeek) - 1 views

www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-cyberattack.htm

SOCIAL security IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT politics ITGS Portfolio3 CriterionB

shared by Chalana Perera on 14 Apr 10 - Cached
  • without the knowledge or consent of the owner of the equipment
  • main goal is usually to gather information that ranges from tracking the general movements and searches conducted by authorized users to copying and forwarding key documents or information that is saved on the hard drive or serve
  • Chalana Perera on 14 Apr 10
     
    This article goes in depth about the technology, hardware and software of cyber-attacks and discusses what is technically qualified as a cyber-attack and what isn't. It also discusses the different impacts that different attacks have and the different methods of attacking.
Maliha Rahman

BBC NEWS | Technology | Anger at UK file-sharing policy - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8219652.stm

SOCIAL Intellectual IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT business arts ITGS

shared by Maliha Rahman on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The government is proposing a tougher stance which would include cutting off repeat offenders from the net.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact > Government
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact > Government
  • There are many families whose children, unbeknown to them, might be illegally downloading but now their own access could be put in jeopardy by Lord Mandelson's proposals."
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      Social > Authenticity
  • 'Digital piracy is a serious problem and a real threat to the UK's creative industries," it said in a statement.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      IT systems > Networking
shazad rouf

Wallet of the future? Your mobile phone - CNN.com - 0 views

edition.cnn.com/...cell.phone.wallet

SOCIAL globalization control reliability IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT arts ITGS

shared by shazad rouf on 25 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 25 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact: Arts, entertainment and leisure
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
  • At the end of 2008, there were an estimated 4 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide, according to the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency. That's about two cell phone subscriptions for every three people.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 09 Sep 09
       
      Social and ethnical issues: Globalization and cultural diversity Now, almost everyone has a cell phone as it is the best way to communicate with others.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 09 Sep 09
       
      IT systems: Communication systems
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 09 Sep 09
       
      IMPACT: Arts
Shih-Chen Chiu

Wallet of the future? Your mobile phone - CNN.com - 0 views

edition.cnn.com/...index.html

SOCIAL reliability security privacy authenticity IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT business ITGS

shared by Shih-Chen Chiu on 23 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
  • Some analysts say that within five years, mobile phones in the United States will be able to make electronic payments, open doors, access subways, clip coupons and possibly act as another form of identification.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social& ethical issue -people and machines ITsystems in a social context -Applications -Integrated Systems Areas of impact -Business & employment -Scoence & the enviornment
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  • And technology that turns phones into credit cards and IDs poses several potential problems.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 23 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues -security -authenticity -integrity -control
  • In the late 1990s and early 2000s, banks and cell phone makers started conducting trials with U.S. customers. Limited groups of people were given the ability to scan their phones to make payments, enter stadiums and access public transit.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact -business & employment
  • If phones replace wallets, would-be thieves will see every person walking down the street talking on his or her phone as a target for robbery, said Lillie Coney, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues -security
  • Eye scans and fingerprints would make phone IDs and payments more secure, Brown said. The ID technology might work like a corporate security badge, which pulls up personal information when scanned.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues -reliability -security -integrity -privacy IT systems in a social context hardware integrated systems
Shih-Chen Chiu

BBC NEWS | Technology | Facebook changes privacy policy - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8225338.stm

SEP3-BM4 ITGS SOCIAL security privacy policies IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT arts politics

shared by Shih-Chen Chiu on 28 Aug 09 - Cached
  • be more transparent about what data it collects and why.
    • Farah Alam
      Farah Alam on 28 Aug 09
       
      social and ethical issues- privacy the user will be able to know why facebook wants certain information and not give it to them if they think its not justified and maintain their privacy.
  • privacy settings and make it clear to users that they can delete or deactivate an account
    • Farah Alam
      Farah Alam on 28 Aug 09
       
      IT systems- communication systems are involved ( internet)
  • The country is the first to complete a full investigation of Facebook's privacy practices.
    • Farah Alam
      Farah Alam on 28 Aug 09
       
      IMPACT- science. through their investigation they are able to find out more(and also create more jobs)
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  • There are around 950,000 developers in 180 countries who provide applications for the site.
  • social network
  • Facebook's Michael Richter said if a user chose to deactivate their account, the site would still store their information "even if it is for 10 years".
  • "Application developers have had virtually unrestricted access to Facebook users' personal information,"
    • Salman Rushdi
      Salman Rushdi on 31 Aug 09
       
      Social and Ethical issue Impacting on privacy.-sharing information through an unclear privacy policy
ajay tambay

BBC - dot.life: Teenage hackers: Making a better world - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...ge_hackers_making_the_wor.html

SOCIAL equality globalization IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT business education ITGS

shared by ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Around 70 teenagers had gathered for this weekend event which is the brainchild of Rewired State - an organisation thinking of clever ways to free up public data.
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09
       
      Social - Equality , Globalization
  • different groups as they spread themselves across the third floor of the Googleplex, taking advantage of the free wi-fi - and food - laid on by the search company.
  • different groups as they spread themselves across the third floor of the Googleplex, taking advantage of the free wi-fi - and food - laid on by the search company.
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  • One group was seeking a way to scrape bus timetable information from the Transport For London website
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09
       
      IT Systems - comm sys (internet)
  • they mingled, discussed software, the rights and wrongs of file-sharing, how to get free access to Spotify's premium music streaming service - and how they'd found out about the event through a friend or some enthusiastic teacher
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09
       
      Impact - education
  • Sunday afternoon, they presented their ideas to a panel of government officials and web luminaries. Among the winners was that group trying to free up London bus data - TFHell won the "Most Likely to be Bought By Google" award. One of the judges, Ben Hammersley of Wired UK, said he "found the standard of the work produced by 15-18-year-olds in many cases infinitely superior to that produced by government professionals."
    • ajay tambay
      ajay tambay on 27 Aug 09
       
      Impact - Business
Kavita van der Loop

Digital TV fails - 0 views

www.npr.org/...story.php

SOCIAL reliability IT SYSTEMS IMPACT business arts ITGS policies

shared by Kavita van der Loop on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Americans who only gets TV signals over the air, you may find yourself with some new options,
    • Kavita van der Loop
      Kavita van der Loop on 27 Aug 09
       
      social impact = no TV available for people
  • The cold economic facts are that broadcasters collectively spent $10 billion just switching over to digital TV. And content is expensive: Producing just one evening newscast can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
    • Kavita van der Loop
      Kavita van der Loop on 27 Aug 09
       
      economic impact on T.V. companies
  • we've got the digital TV," Copps says. "Now what are we going to do with it?"
    • Kavita van der Loop
      Kavita van der Loop on 27 Aug 09
       
      more TV = not better quality
ajay tambay

BBC NEWS | Technology | Battling swine flu in cyberspace - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8199791.stm

SOCIAL people IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT education health ITGS SEP3-BM3

shared by ajay tambay on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • battling swine flu
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      AREA OF IMPACT: HEALTH
  • "The game is based on the need to increase public awareness to the threat posed by a pandemic and the measures in place to contain it,"
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      SOCIAL ISSUE - PEOPLE (AWARENESS) , POLICY (SPREAD INFORMATION VIA GAME)
  • The game is played online
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT SYSTEMS (COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS)
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  • "Its purpose is simply to create another avenue of information."
    • Sarwat Khan
      Sarwat Khan on 19 Aug 09
       
      AREAS OF IMPACT: EDUCATION (SPREADING INFORMATION)
  • "The game is based on the need to increase public awareness to the threat posed by a pandemic and the measures in place to contain it," said Albert Osterhaus, head of virology at the Erasmus Medical Centre and one of the experts involved in creating the game.
  • "The game is based on the need to increase public awareness to the threat posed by a pandemic and the measures in place to contain it," said Albert Osterhaus, head of virology at the Erasmus Medical Centre and one of the experts involved in creating the game.
  • "The game is based on the need to increase public awareness to the threat posed by a pandemic and the measures in place to contain it," said Albert Osterhaus, head of virology at the Erasmus Medical Centre and one of the experts involved in creating the game.
  • "The game is based on the need to increase public awareness to the threat posed by a pandemic and the measures in place to contain it," said Albert Osterhaus, head of virology at the Erasmus Medical Centre and one of the experts involved in creating the game.
  • "The game is based on the need to increase public awareness to the threat posed by a pandemic and the measures in place to contain it," said Albert Osterhaus, head of virology at the Erasmus Medical Centre and one of the experts involved in creating the game.
  • "The game is based on the need to increase public awareness to the threat posed by a pandemic and the measures in place to contain it," said Albert Osterhaus, head of virology at the Erasmus Medical Centre and one of the experts involved in creating the game.
  • "The game is based on the need to increase public awareness to the threat posed by a pandemic and the measures in place to contain it," said Albert Osterhaus, head of virology at the Erasmus Medical Centre and one of the experts involved in creating the game.
  • "The game is based on the need to increase public awareness to the threat posed by a pandemic and the measures in place to contain it," said Albert Osterhaus, head of virology at the Erasmus Medical Centre and one of the experts involved in creating the game.
Maliha Rahman

Users file privacy lawsuit against Facebook - 1 views

news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10311625-93.html

SOCIAL privacy IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT education politics ITGS

shared by Maliha Rahman on 18 Aug 09 - Cached
  • violating California privacy and online privacy laws by disseminating private information to third parties for commercial purposes.
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 27 Aug 09
       
      Social ethicial issues: Violating privacy through social networks
  • alleges the social-networking site
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 19 Aug 09
       
      charging a site that is represented through the internet(communication system)
  • The five plaintiffs are described as two children younger than 13,
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 27 Aug 09
       
      impact-Educational
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  • Facebook is no stranger to privacy controversy. In July, an investigation by Canada's privacy commissioner suggested Facebook is unconcerned with members' privacy and called on it to do more.
    • Maliha Rahman
      Maliha Rahman on 27 Aug 09
       
      Impact- political issues, filling lawsuit can also affect government
YooJin Jung

Facebook must satisfy Canada's privacy commissioner by Monday - 0 views

www.canada.com/...story.html

SOCIAL privacy IT SYSTEMS comm sys ITGS IMPACT politics

shared by YooJin Jung on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • "serious privacy gaps."
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 17 Aug 09
       
      socialðnical issue-privacy&annonymity
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      socialðnical issue-privacy&annonymity
  • o take the California-based company to Federal Court in Ottawa to try and get a court order requiring it to change its business practices to comply with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, the country's private-sector privacy law.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 17 Aug 09
       
      area of impact-politics&government
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      area of impact-politics&government
  • Facebook users must consent to share all their personal information, except their contact details.
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 17 Aug 09
       
      socialðnical issue-privacy&annonymity
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      socialðnical issue-privacy&annonymity
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      socialðnical issue-privacy&annonymity
  • ...2 more annotations...
  • "serious privacy gaps."
    • YooJin Jung
      YooJin Jung on 19 Aug 09
       
      socialðnical issue-privacy&annonymity
  • he social-networking website
Kavita van der Loop

Privacy of Facebook - 0 views

privacy.org

Privacy SOCIAL integrity security IT SYSTEMS IMPACT business ITGS

shared by Kavita van der Loop on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • limit application developers' access to user information,
    • Kavita van der Loop
      Kavita van der Loop on 27 Aug 09
       
      social impact - control/ privacy
  • deactivated account information should be deleted
    • Kavita van der Loop
      Kavita van der Loop on 27 Aug 09
       
      ongoing privacy issue - social impact
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