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Credit card history, how it has come along since 1999. This is from How Stuff Works, and talks about the size of the credit card: "A credit card is a thin plastic card, usually 3-1/8 inches by 2-1/8 inches in size, that contains identification information such as a signature or picture, and authorizes the person named on it to charge purchases or services to his account -- charges for which he will be billed periodically." he first universal credit card -- one that could be used at a variety of stores and businesses -- was introduced by Diners Club, Inc.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Internet, DARPA has announced the DARPA Network Challenge, a competition that will explore the roles the Internet and social networking play in the timely communication, wide-area team-building, and urgent mobilization required to solve broad-scope, time-critical problems. The challenge is to be the first to submit the locations of 10 moored, 8-foot, red, weather balloons at 10 fixed locations in the continental United States. The balloons will be in readily accessible locations and visible from nearby roads.

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.

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.

This article talks about a personal experience of sexting at highschool life and the consequences the person has to face due to his actions. It talks about the different issues that arose from the actions and who was affected and how.

This article gives the reader the numbers and percentage on how fast the digital downloading of music is increasing and the purchases of CDs in stores decrease. By the information, we know that the CD purchases will stop by the year of 2011 because of the digital music revolution. It also discusses different companies that sell music legally online, their differences and how well they're doing compared to others.

"Photoshop's text and layer tools can be used to create some really awesome Typography's. We've put together a list of 33 of the best Typography tutorials we could find to help you stay up to date on the latest trends and techniques. You'll find some really cool grunge and glass styles, learn how some of the best designers create their unique effects using typography."

This article discusses the Russian cyber-attacks on Estonia and how it affected the country and what the country did to "Counter-attack" and prevent further attacks. It features several different opinions on cyber-attacks.

This document gives an in-depth analysis into the impacts on US Corporations and non-government businesses/private firms and contractors. It includes many statistics and reviews as well as collected data from a variety of sources.

The primary function of a Web server is to deliver Web pages to clients. This means delivery of HTML documents and any additional content that may be included by a document, such as images, style sheets and JavaScripts. Most webservers have limitation, and if reached could cause breakdown of server, or "crash."

"Smart dust" devices are tiny wireless microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS) that can detect everything from light to vibrations."

This is a great article and the smart dust devices have the potential to impact of so many industries and sectors of society. Thanks for sharing.

In this article we see a lot of ways of sexting, their reasoning's plus their consequences. We also see a few suggestions or examples of how to prevent your child from getting into and taking actions like this.

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