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"Features introduced last month include the ability for partner websites such as micro-blogging site Twitter to incorporate Facebook data, a move that would further expand the social network's presence on the internet. Critics said they were worried personal information about Facebook users was available to third-party websites." "When you meet somebody face to face, you can tell a lot from body language and instincts, and you cannot do that when you are dealing with somebody online."

"Stanford Hospital discovered last month that a contractor had posted a private database containing medical records of 20,000 patients to a public homework assistance Website in search of help on how to create bar graphs."

A number of issues are raised here: lack of policies, privacy, security. Also combines technologies: use of databases to create examples of charts in spreadsheets; medical records. It's a great article to build on some terms/technologies and introducing more.

Facebook may have found a way to break the Egyptian government's blockade of its website. The government there has been blocking several social media sites that demonstrators are using to organize and document protests. Today marks the third day of protests in Egypt calling for the ouster of long-time President Hosni Mubarak. Facebook is using lessons it learned in Tunisia, where the government allegedly hacked its Web site and tried to steal the passwords and personal information of protesters in that country. Jillian York of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society monitors the Arab world online and discusses efforts to get around governments' blockades of social media sites.

reliability of websites

General website with games regarding Internet Auctions. Spyware, Online Safety, Online Health, Social Networking, Identity theft, Wireless Security, Online Investing, Computer Security, Online Shopping, P2P Security, Phishing and Email Scams.

Commonsense media supply regular updates on social media tools. This one about FaceBook is an excellent guide.

An interesting website that I read about in Newsweek "From clip and save to click and save", it has basically the same coupons concept but online!

Uk data website sharing full databases of information.

Interesting run up to the UK elections - with websites allowing users to vote on the issues that matter - is this a forerunner of the politics of tomorrow?

Driverless vehicles compete in a 130 mile race across the Mojave Desert. Website contains video clips and explanations of how the robots sense their environments. The full video/DVD must be purchased but the website still contains lots of useful material.

This website accompanies the book of the same title, a must read for ITGS teachers. The website includes lots of videos of robots in action, images of robots with detailed captions, videos of the author's appearances including a TED conference, a classroom discussion guide, and lots of information about the book including a lengthy excerpt. First rate material. Goes beyond robotics with excellent explanations of the technology.

Sandra, I really like this resource. Could you add the 2.6_military tag to it please?

816 front pages from 74 countries. The Newseum displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. And has links to their websites, amazing.

Apple's website

"Internet World Stats is an International website that features up to date world Internet Usage, Population Statistics and Internet Market Research Data, for over 233 individual countries and world regions."

Part of the teach-ICT website, these are case studies relating to Education and ICT

A useful site for web tutorials.

At w3schools.com you will learn how to make a website. We offer free tutorials in all web development technologies.

"Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have brought together Queenslanders hunting for up-to-the-minute information on the devastating floods afflicting the sunshine state. As Queensland Police work around the clock to keep the public informed on the movement of flood waters, they have also turned to these popular sites to publish updates and combat myths and rumours, as citizens post photos, updates and words of encouragement to one another. Although Queensland is issuing information through its State Disaster Management Service website, some web services have been disrupted with Brisbane City Council's flood flag map unable to cope with the high demand for updates on road closures and evacuations. Advertisement: Story continues below As a consequence, Facebook and Twitter have become a crucial lifeline as Queensland Police publish regular bulletins about the flood waters, warnings of road closures, and evacuation procedures."

Overstock.com SEO tactics get noticed by google. "Less than two weeks after a New York Times article revealed JC Penney using black-hat SEO tactics to improve organic search engine rankings, Google has now penalized Overstock.com. The retailer offered product discounts to university students and faculty in exchange for posting links to Overstock.com on the university websites."

"How websites track visitors and tailor ads to their behaviour is about to undergo a big shake-up."