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Crazy scientific way of looking at security on the internet!

Interesting article on potential free broadband internet implementation in New Zealand. Kim Dotcom is proposing free broadband to all New Zealanders through an attempt to connect New Zealand to the United States via a $400 million Pacific Fibre cable.  Brings up notions of access to technology - and would be interesting to explore what this kind of access would mean for Canada - allowing all Canadians to access free broadband internet. 

Interesting source of information about the spread of the internet world-wide.

An infographic depicting the growth of Internet usage and technology from 2002 to 2012. Mashable is also a great resource that reports on the importance of digital innovation. Another daily read of mine.

Interesting article showing how the internet is still a difficult place to regulate and also relates to building online identity; the topic I am doing for my educative speech.

A very interesting movie that deals with anonymity on the internet. 2 filmakers look at a friendship formed online between an artist and a small-town family. I really liked the documentary!

The filmmakers of this documentary have come under a lot of fire as to whether or not the film was staged. After reflecting it does seem coincidental that so much of this key points of the storyline are caught on tape. However, staged or not it really makes you question who you might be talking to on the internet.

Gangnam Style is an example of what can be achieved on the Internet by offering the right content for the right audience at the right time.

Helpful how-to website for everything digital, internet and technology.Ever wanted to know how to cite a tweet? It's all on this website with easy instructions.

a youtube of cbc on the use of online privacy and the LGBT issue. asking interesting questions about how government uses the internet to contact certain groups. 

About defending our right to free content as governments (such as germany's) threaten to start charging for snippets of searches on the web. 

In light of our discussion this week on the social web, this article challenges the dominant history of the internet suggesting that the true social web started in the 1990s with link sharing. Today, the vast trove of social traffic is essentially invisible to most analytic programs. The author calls it the "DARK SOCIAL."

Cyber Consequences Unit, a non-profit organization that helps companies analyze the potential for targeted computer attacks on their networks and products is suggesting the potential for hacking or computer worms and Trojans being delivered to automobiles. Interesting how much everything is so intertwined with our mobile devices and internet technology that even our cars can get hacked.

These data shed additional light on access and use.

"Their work often demands instant communication and analysis. Yet fewer than half of Canadian farmers have access to high-speed Internet" We've looked at the socio-demographic and psychological variables of the digital divide. Geography plays a role too. Here's quick look at the implications of a digital disconnect on innovation within the Canadian farming sector.

Pretty relevant to some of the discussions about digital access in Northern Canada! This might help to spark some interest in the Internet for residents of Cambridge Bay that are not yet online

This article speaks to how direct marketing concepts can be altered and applied to the digital realm. I thought the paragraph about real-time data flow was the most relevant to our course work.

For all you "micro-bloggers" out there, this article examines where Twitter will go next including ideas for a broader platform with more value and the ability to download all your old tweets. 

This an interesting article to follow up my groups presentation this morning on Communication and Organization. We addressed so barriers for remote workers and this piece brings up some interesting advantages to being a remote worker. The use of tools section is particularly relevant to our in-class activity as well.

As more people turn to brands on Facebook, it's important to know why they do-or don't-click "like." Consider these new findings. I find this surprising. Maybe because I don't "like" brands on Facebook to avoid a cluttered page and newsfeed. Personally, seeing a brand's post all the time would turn me away from the brand. I'm not sure why, but I still seem to have this mentality that Facebook brand pages aren't as "legit". But that's just me. Check out the infographic.

Scary report that was published today about FB users around the world seeing old privately sent messages appearing in their public timeline. Interesting from two ProCom perspectives - the virtual organization/privacy side and the PR/crisis communications FB now has to handle