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online activities of young adults, social networks statistics and charts

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"As a graduate student, Bob Metcalfe worked on the ARAPNET at MIT. He later developed a new technology, called Ethernet, for connecting computers in a local network."

"How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education By Anya Kamenetz | September 1, 2009 Free online courses, Wiki universities, Facebook-style tutoring networks -- American higher education is changing."

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OpenStudy is a social learning network where students ask questions, give help, and connect with other students studying the same things. Our mission is to make the world one large study group, regardless of school, location, or background. http://blog.openstudy.com/

Report aboout the development of technology in american universities -the budget cuts for the IT units of universities are abating -exeption cummunity colleges, rising budget cuts -rising demand for IT services (LMS) -reductions harm the development if IT units/services -mobile (LMS) apps are seen as a part of future IT services (nearly all students own smartphones) -lecture captures are seen as a part of future IT services (access with smartphone) -social problems (cyber mobbing etc.) caused by student activities in social networks (facebook) are rising -eBooks are part of the future IT services ( at the moment no real alternative to normal books)