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This article is about Salman Khan - the founder of a non-profit online school. His aim is to create the first, free world-class virtual school. 

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

This is our future? Are the days of the Archie comicbook now obsolete? Wil our kids and grandkids, now use tablets to peruse the world of comicbooks?

sandy's effects on the virtual world...

Considering the prevalence of apps and ever changing technology. Here is an article that reflects the constant need to keep mobile applications new and updated to be attractive to consumers.

"Virtualization is all about maximizing the technology you have to create a whole that is more powerful than its individual parts." This article explores the role of virtualization technologies in the nonprofit sector.

Interesting article on the increasing trend of live-blogging in mainstream news coverage - specifically refers to two Toronto-based start up companies: ScribbleLive and CoveritLive.  The Globe and Mail for instance used ScribbleLive to cover Hurricane Sandy. 

Great bullet point read about communication strategies in the business world from the centre for teaching from the University of Waterloo. 

Based on today's Mashup, an article on big data privacy invasion as a business model for companies. Our data is moving more and more out of our control.

Guess what? According to this article, "among CEOs of the world's Fortune 500 companies, a mere 20 have Twitter accounts." This article explores the business case of social media, beyond just a soft PR tool. P.s. If you're not familiar with it yet, Fast Company is an incredible website. I highly encourage you to poke around. I gets tons of great info/inspiration/new ideas from this site. Hope you enjoy!

.A very topical article for next week's class in "The Virtual Organization" regarding the changing workplace due to digital technologies.Suprisingly, this article reveals that only 20 of the world fortune 500 companies have twitter accounts. Enjoy. 

Is it the technology or the teaching? Toshiba says: "Creativity, innovation, information fluency, critical thinking, problem solving- these are the skills that students need in order to work effectively and live productively in today's digital world," said Kimberly Giles, Principal at St. Leonard. "The use of technology in the classroom helps us create an environment that fosters these skills."

This blog post from the Harvard Business Review fits perfectly into the readings from this past week for PC8005. It speaks to the importance of existing in two systems: local market and global corporation. Great real-world examples are provided.

Wow, such an interesting direction that online/distance learning is taking through MOOCS (Massive Open Online Course). There is a lot more I can say on this topic, and I will! ____________________ Among the tens of thousands of people signed up for the University of Toronto's online computer science course Learn to Program: The Fundamentals, there are a lot of unconventional students.Of late, MOOCs have dominated the conversation around online learning. They drastically change distance learning, breaking down the barriers of geography and fees, while connecting students across the globe with each other and with some of the world's top teaching talents.

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

When you're evaluating a brand name, it can help to visualize it in a variety of settings. Catchword's Name Visualizer is a free tool that allows you to contextualize name candidates in six real-world scenarios, from a business card to an advertising billboard. This site builds on this week's discussion on virtual team work and also relates to our Visual and Document Design course. We can now have the ability to connect virtually using visual applications. Brand creators can decide on an effective brand name and brand placement for their products or services through virtual applications.

OTTAWA - Tony Clement may be king of social media in political circles on Parliament Hill, but he didn't get to be mayor of his own Twitter town hall. During an online chat on the subject of open government, the Treasury Board president, who is a prolific tweeter, had a ghostwriter doing most of the work for him.

I thought this was an interesting article connecting the social media platform of twitter with the political world.

Even though we live in North America and pay much more attention to platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, I think it's also important to be informed of trends in other parts of the world as well. This article explores the success of LINE, a popular social networking site in Japan.

Came across this well-written blog that says we should change the way students are assessed in the educational system. For instance, changing the way test questions are shaped can allow a student to think critically, test the student's ability to access resources and experts available online and provide them with practical, real-world experience.

"Within an hour that tweet was being discussed, as the most popular tweet of all time, garnering more than 300, 000 retweets" 

I'm sure we've all been both guilty and victims of this. Checking our phones a bit too often when hanging out with friends. The author introduces the notion of "FOMO" (Fear of Missing Out). It puts into perspective of how thin the line is between the virtual world and reality.