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shazad rouf

Online career matchmaker helps MBAs land jobs - CNN.com - 0 views

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comm sys IT SYSTEMS SOCIAL security business IMPACT SEP3- BM2 ITGS

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  • "Even though the economy is not as bad as it used to be, we are still seeing a good uptake. Our traffic is still going strong," Larizadeh says.
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      shazad rouf on 23 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact: business and employment
  • Four years and a round of venture capital funding later, what started as a hobby designed to help friends share career information has turned into a network with approximately 600,000 members.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 23 Aug 09
       
      social and ethnic issues: security
  • Schools like The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University's Fuqua School of Business have formed partnerships with Doostang that enable their students to access the network's premium job listings for free.
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      shazad rouf on 23 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social sytem: Communication system
Shih-Chen Chiu

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

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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
Jeewon Yoon

BBC NEWS | Technology | MySpace to acquire music service - 0 views

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  • MySpace will acquire the popular music discovery service iLike that allows users listen to and share music across social networks.
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      Jeewon Yoon on 22 Aug 09
       
      Social Authenticity Impact Art
  • The company has 55 million registered users and has been prominent on most social networks apart from MySpace
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      Jeewon Yoon on 22 Aug 09
       
      IT system Basic
Sung Won Kwak

BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft previews new controller - 0 views

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shared by Sung Won Kwak on 23 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The controller uses a microphone combined with visual and infrared cameras to control the onscreen action.
  • Two demos were on show at gamescom for people to try out, including a playable version of Burnout Paradise in which users control cars using an imaginary steering wheel, moving their feet forwards or backwards to control the speed.
  • Microsoft has allowed the public to get their hands on its new hands-free games controller for the first time.The US firm showed off the "Natal" technology, designed for use with its Xbox 360 console, at the European games convention gamescom in Germany.
anonymous

US Gov. 2.3 gegapixel camera - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 21 Aug 09 - Cached
  • it also means that people can be illuminated without being aware of it.
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      anonymous on 21 Aug 09
       
      What about privacy, of people who are not criminals?
  • The ability to provide real-time surveillance of large areas may be getting closer, as the Army launches a quest for a 2.3 gigapixel camera that could be packaged aboard a drone or a manned aircraft.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      Social > Privacy
  • In terms of specifics, the Army is looking for 2.3 gigapixels running at two frames per second. By my reckoning, this suggests continuous coverage of area of around sixty-two square miles at 0.3m resolution with a single sensor
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      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      It systesms > harware & software
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  • Airborne cameras providing a persistent view were a key factor in Task Force ODIN’s success in Iraq; given the new technology, their successors could have even more impact. And those cameras might have some effect on the home front too.
shazad rouf

BBC NEWS | Technology | Video appears in paper magazines - 0 views

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applications IT SYSTEMS IMPACT arts SOCIAL Intellectual ITGS

shared by shazad rouf on 23 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The video-in-print ads will appear in select copies of the US show business title Entertainment Weekly.
    • shazad rouf
      shazad rouf on 23 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context: Applications
  • He likened the technology to the Daily Prophet - a newspaper with moving pictures described in the Harry Potter books.
anonymous

Sea Water into Jet Fuel - 0 views

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SOCIAL reliability IMPACT politics ITGS science business health

shared by anonymous on 20 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The process involves extracting carbon dioxide dissolved in the water and combining it with hydrogen — obtained by splitting water molecules using electricity — to make a hydrocarbon fuel
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