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Arafat Chowdhury

The Phone Beckons - Got Game? - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...13brickbreaker.html

Cell phones

shared by Arafat Chowdhury on 15 Sep 09 - Cached
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      Arafat Chowdhury on 15 Sep 09
       
      Its interesting how a person can get addicted to a phone through games on the phone especially who is inexperienced with games.
  • Arafat Chowdhury on 15 Sep 09
     
    This about the cell phone black berry where it affects people and get them even addicted to it through a game.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC - Podcasts - Discovery - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...discovery

ITGS internet addiction

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 02 Apr 11 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 02 Apr 11
     
    Good BBC podcast on internet addiction look down the list.
Madeline Brownstone

Pixel Poppers: Awesome By Proxy: Addicted to Fake Achievement - 0 views

www.pixelpoppers.com/...by-proxy-addicted-to-fake.html

games gaming arts entertainment and leisure

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 11 Mar 10 - No Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 11 Mar 10
     
    Gamer blog
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China to ban beating web addicts - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8344002.stm

solution addiction

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 19 May 10 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 19 May 10
     
    I doubt if an ITGS student would use this solution for a portfolio on internet addition
Jialin C

Twitter worm was unleashed by 17-year-old Australian - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...twitter-onmouseover-worm

1.3_privacy_anonymity 1.2_security 1.11_people_machines 3.4_internet

shared by Jialin C on 23 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Jialin C on 23 Sep 10
     
    This article is about a 17-year old teenager had wanted to put Javascript code in a tweet. But then, others picked up the code and hacked Twitter by leading to viruses and pornography sites. It wasn't his intention to spread the worm to any users, but he wanted to see if it was possible to break the 140 words challenge on a tweet.
  • Jialin C on 23 Sep 10
     
    This news post provides information regarding to three strands of the ITGS triangle. It's based on home and leisure and due to many privacy issues. Stakeholders are the Twitter users who have posted tweets and received viruses on their computers. Privacy and anonymity determines whether a user wants to post certain tweets regarding him/her and the anonymity would be how this teen had caused the spread of this worm onto other's computers which was a severe consequence for many. Tweets are meant to be secure, however any users that have accessed Twitter and clicked on the harmful link which have caused damages to their computers. The lack of security measure is terrible because it's suppose to prevent employess and users from having access to hacking; but it had done the opposite. The topic of people and machine is the benefit of Twitter. Users who have tweeted are somehow 'addicted' to posting personal information online and to their friends. It's a daily habit and a routine that most people do almost every five minutes each day. Twitter hits 50 million tweets a day and not only that, but people are very much attached to their cyber life nowadays. The internet is definitely not the safest place to talk about your daily life and the worm was spread across the cyberspace because of a advertisement that advertised for colored tweets on profiles, which was a mistake to click on.
  • Carmen M on 23 Sep 10
     
    Poor guy! was my first thought, at the age of 17 and caused such a problem on twitter. This makes me think about how technology can go wrong so fast, which is why we shouldnt become so dependent on technology all the time! A simple java script on a tweet and bam! A worm was caught by all the other twitter users. And it wasnt even done intentiionally, imagine if it were done? The numerous things that can occur. Well thanks for sharing!
nicholas n

TOPIC: Net Neutrality-Issues of censorship or equality of access and the digital divide - 20 views

On Mohammad post I learned how the people in Iran used Twitter in the Election of the President to bring information out to the rest of the world and organize rallies within the country. This is an...

started by Madeline Brownstone on 21 Oct 10 15 follow-ups, last by nicholas n on 21 Oct 10
Daniell S

To Deal With Obsession, Some Defriend Facebook - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...21facebook.html

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shared by Daniell S on 19 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Daniell S on 19 Oct 10
     
    This talks about students who become obsessed over Facebook and decide to deactivate their accounts.
  • Daniell S on 19 Oct 10
     
    This article tells the readers about the students who use Facebook, however these students become obsessed(for lack of a better word) over going onto Facebook. It also tells the reader about how some students had began to do worse in school due to overly checking their Facebook account instead of doing homework or studying. This articles tells me about students who had taken action against this, after realizing that they were not doing as well as they had before they had decided to deactivate their Facebook accounts and work harder. However some student said, ""This is temporary. I'll be back," is another." This says that once students have caught back up in school they would reactivate their accounts. This may lead them back to their old habits, but hopefully not.
  • Saida K on 21 Oct 10
     
    Facebook is quite the distraction for many students considering that they lose their responsibilities towards their priorities. Often, many students do begin lacking in their school work due the urge to constantly check up on their Facebook for any new notifications. So their action of deactivating their account can't always have a positive impact, for some people are currently addicted to Facebook, taking it away is just not the solution. But for those that can actually handling the deactivation of their accounts are bound to pick up their grades again. When you mentioned that a student said "This is temporary, I'll be back," the student already knows that Facebook is quite the entertainment and cannot "live without it." One can only hope that when students reactivate their accounts, that they won't repeat their mistakes in distracting themselves from their school work.
Madeline Brownstone

If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online - NYTimes.com - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...20wired.html

ITGS arts entertainment and leisure people and machines addiction mobile device

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 20 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 20 Jan 10
     
    "heavy media use is associated with several negatives, including behavior problems and lower grades. "
Mitchell Springer

The Precautionary Principle - A Realistic Solution to Cell Phone Radiation? - 0 views

ezinearticles.com/?The-Precautionary-Principle---A-Realistic-Solution-to-Cell-Phone-Radiation?&id=3008249

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shared by Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Cell Phone
  • those who frequently use cell phones on a certain side of their head are 50% more likely than non-cell-phone-users to develop a tumor in the salivary gland on that side of the head.
    • Mitchell Springer
      Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
       
      people are frequently on their cell phones for many reasons and most of the time they have the cell phone on a specific side of their head without the knowledge of the radition coming from the cell phone can be harmful to their body
  • the precautionary principle suggests practices such as using a wired headset instead of a Bluetooth earpiece, and enabling the speaker function rather than holding the phone to your ear. In addition, rather than storing the cell phone in your pocket, keep the phone away from your body between calls. Paramount to the precautionary principle is to limit the use of cell phones whenever possible. Make fewer calls and make shorter ones. Choose a cell phone with low-radiation and limit children's cell phone usage, since their brain cells may be more sensitive to the effects of cell phone radiation.
    • Mitchell Springer
      Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
       
      suggested solutions are that wired headset to be used over bluetooth earpiece, placing the phone on speaker when in a call, keep the phone away form the body in between calls, give childreen cell phone that emitt low-radiation and limit their cell phone usage since their brain cells are more senstitive to the radiation effects at a young age
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  • Cell phones and other hand held devices are rapidly becoming a part of our culture. Cell phones are everywhere. They are used by 87 percent of Americans and over 4 billion people worldwide. Students in high school and now even grade school children are using cell phones to talk to each other, and text messaging has become a social norm. We are addicted to cell phones.
    • Mitchell Springer
      Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
       
      introducing cell phones to younger children can create a risk factor on their health in the future. since they would want to be more so engaged with the cell phone now that they obtain one, the radiation will spill out faster onto them and it may have a greater effect on the body than to an older person
  • New technologies are emerging to shield the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted from cell phones and other electronic devices. Certain chips can be attached to cell phones and earpieces to counteract the EMR, and special paint coated on your walls can limit EMR from adjacent apartments seeping into yours. These shields may help you if you stay behind them. Those who like to roam can wear special headbands, clothing, hats, gloves, and pendants designed to protect the wearer against radiofrequencies and EMR
    • Mitchell Springer
      Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
       
      cell phone accessories can be used to help prevent the EMR (elecrtomagnetic radiation) from being emitted from the cell phone onto the users body
  • Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
     
    i claim this article in the name of the father, the holy ghost, the mitchell and the springer
  • Mitchell Springer on 17 Nov 09
     
    Research for Criterion D--evaluate the solution
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