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Chris Sloan

The Internet's Role in Campaign 2008 - Pew Research Center - 0 views

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shared by Chris Sloan on 10 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Politically-active internet users are moving away from news sites with no point of view to sites that match their politics views; this is especially true among younger voters.
    • Chris Sloan
      Chris Sloan on 10 Sep 09
       
      But if we only read people with our same views, how do we know enough to make an informed decision?
  • Chris Sloan on 10 Sep 09
     
    For internet users and those under the age of 50, the internet plays an even more central role. Fully 35% of those who use the internet get most of their election news online (compared with 25% who point to newspapers), while 34% of both 18-29 year olds and 30-49 year olds rely on the internet, compared with the 20% of those in each age group who rely on newspapers as a major source of campaign news.
Ammy EWSIS

NPR Media Player - 0 views

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npr eating disorder anorexic thin skinny girls teens binge food fat

shared by Ammy EWSIS on 21 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Ammy EWSIS on 21 Dec 09
     
    I'm currently learning more about eating disorders, a very popular topic about teens. I am listening to a podcast that talks about girls blogging on the internet and joining forums chatting with other people who are also trying to become thin. Just listening to the podcast makes me really wonder whats wrong with the girls and why they are torturing their bodies like that. The podcast read a girls blog that said, " i forgot to delete the history on my internet and my mom had saw what i had been on. Anaboot camp anorexic queen etc. Now shes watching me like a hawk. Im only on now because shes at the pub. It was my 100 calorie diet and i did fine until dinner. She shoved a white roll down my throat and a bunch of chicken . probably like 300 calories. Ugh, I can feel myself getting fatter. I need tips to get her off my back." It's crazy how girls take their physical image so seriously.I would understand, because I'm a girl also, but I would never starve myself like that ! I would skip dinner, but I would Never survive off drinking tea the whole day. That's just really harmful to your body.The podcasts talks about ways they can help these girls recover from anorexic by promoting pro-recovery sites. However, not all of the users who went on those blog, were females. There were also males. What i found most shocking was that there was even a 54 year old who blogged about their diet... The blogs are very interesting because the people talk about what they are going their and express their feelings for people on the internet to see. The most helpful way to prevent younger kids to going on these pro-anorexia sites, is to talk to them about it and teach them about the consequences...
Michael Dodes

What Does the Internet Think? - 0 views

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  • Michael Dodes on 16 Jul 09
     
    Ever wonder what the internet thinks about a topic? This site will run search terms through a variety of search engines (one at a time or all at once) and then run a highly scientific evaluation of whether the web views that topic positively, negatively, or indifferently. The results are fun and fascinating!
LawrenceY EWSIS

Korean wave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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shared by LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09 - Cached
  • South Korea is among the world's top ten cultural exporters[3] and the Korean wave began with the export of Korean TV dramas
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Because South Korea is a major cultural exporter, it allows the beginning of the korean wave
  • Korean wave's influence is most visible in China, Japan and Southeast Asia, spreading to India,[6] the Middle East,[7] Central Asia,[8] Iran,[9] Israel,[10] Turkey[11] and Russia.[11] The Korean wave is rapidly expanding beyond Asia through the internet and has a substantial presence in North, Central and South America, particularly in Chile, Mexico and Argentina,[12] and is increasingly becoming popular in the United States.[13] It is also gaining momentum in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, led by Hungary[14] and Norway.[15] It is gathering positive interest in North Africa, attracting a sizable niche audience in Egypt.[16] Currently, the Korean wave is starting to hit the shores of the United Kingdom[17][18] and Australia.[
  • The Korean wave first began in the early 1990s with the film industry under the strict surveillance of the Korean government.
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  • Due to censorship and restrictions, producers were limited as to what they were able to produce, giving birth to the melodrama. Such melodramas are now ubiquitous, and are commonly viewed not only in South Korea, but in much of Asia as well.
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      while the korean government tried to control what went on in tv, it spread to other countries which was the beginning of the korean wave
  • The Korean wave is seen as a product of globalization and rise of capitalism in Asia.
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      the korean wave mada asia more noticeable throughout the world
  • Many Chinese scholars attribute success of the Korean Wave to Confucian themes that East Asian cultures are more familiar with, typically dealing with traditional issues such as family, love, and filial piety in an age of changing technology and values.
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      i don't think the success of the korean wave is due to Confucian themes, because some of korea's products most of the time lack Confucian themes
  • South Korea is a highly developed country[25], which is greatly reflected on its dramas, movies and TV shows, giving many viewers a "Korea Dream"
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      if korea was not a developed country it might not have had much of a success spreading its culture
  • In 2001, many critics predicted the Korean wave would soon cool down. However contrary to most expectations, the Korean wave has grown stronger since 2003.[
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      when will the korean wave die down?
  • Vietnam's government threatened to ban the broadcast of Korean shows if they outnumbered the Vietnamese shows being broadcast on television.[57] Taiwan considered limits on the broadcast of foreign shows. China also considered boycotting or limiting the amount of Korean imports in the entertainment sector
    • LawrenceY EWSIS
      LawrenceY EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      this is basically saying that the korean wave is too over powering in some countries that they have to limit what comes out on tv
Chris Sloan

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education - National Writing ... - 0 views

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fair-use media-literacy media-literacy-education

shared by Chris Sloan on 20 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Chris Sloan on 20 Oct 09
     
    As the Internet evolves, copyright issues are increasingly confusing-and often nettlesome. That's why The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education (PDF) was developed: to help educators make thoughtful decisions about interpreting the copyright doctrine of fair use to support media literacy education.
Masaki EWSIS

Mapping Main Street » A Collaborative Documentary Media Project - 0 views

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searching flushing maint street pimp

shared by Masaki EWSIS on 25 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Masaki EWSIS on 25 Nov 09
     
    The podcast, "Searching For Flushing Main Street's Pimp", caught me by surprise. I thought the Flushing Pimp had been killed by another person. I had heard he died, but I wasn't sure how until now. I expected it the information to be on the internet by now, but I guess a primary source is the best way to gather information. When the podcasters found out that they were on to something, I thought they did a good job in expressing their reactions when they discovered something new. The main part was when they found out that someone from their school actually knew the pimp since he lived in the same apartment that she did. I thought this was a fairly lucky find. Another part that stood out to me was in the beginning of the podcast when one of them said, "I don't think he's a pimp.", because I thought the same thing. I think they only called him a pimp because he dressed like one. In the end, I discovered he wasn't really a pimp after all. It was fairly well edited, and I thank you for sharing your podcast. I think there have been a few clips at least instead of just images of the pimp.
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  • Hannah EWSIS on 25 Nov 09
     
    I too heard he died but wasn't completed sure how. And I agree it was a lucky find that he lived in the same building as someone from the school.
  • Mei EWSIS on 25 Nov 09
     
    I've seen him on the street very often for the pass three years but I just realized that he's not around here anymore. I used to see him all the time on Main street and he's always talking to himself.
  • Michael Harris on 25 Nov 09
     
    I agree with you Masaki, This post caught me by surprise too. I really didn't know that a person with so much going on in his body could continue to move on, Many people with those type of problems would lay down and accept defeat but he continued to move on and dress good. Although many people laughed at him or talked about him he continued to do what he does. That is what i call determaination
Chris Sloan

On The Media: Transcript of "Brooke, Clive and Ethan at Aspen" (September 4, 2009) - 0 views

www.onthemedia.org/...06

homophily serendipity Clive Thompson

shared by Chris Sloan on 15 Sep 09 - Cached
  • you need to be aware of issues anywhere in the globe. And to solve these sorts of problems, you need to be in dialogue with people across the globe.
    • Franklin EWSIS
      Franklin EWSIS on 05 Oct 09
       
      i think this is true because you can get far learning other languages.
  • This is the fundamental question: How do you make people want to do something that seems to be against our very nature, which is to reach out beyond what we think we know, what we're comfortable with, to something utterly foreign and unfamiliar?
    • Chris Sloan
      Chris Sloan on 15 Sep 09
       
      The answer seems to be making personal connections and composing brilliant narrative.
  • The Internet makes it easy for us to seal ourselves into little impermeable spheres, where we never have to encounter ideas we don't like or issues we don't care about. Is that where we're all headed?
  • Chris Sloan on 15 Sep 09
     
    you need to be aware of issues anywhere in the globe. And to solve these sorts of problems, you need to be in dialogue with people across the globe.
Yu Park

Moon landing conspiracy theories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 4 views

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shared by Yu Park on 14 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Various Moon landing conspiracy theories claim that some or all elements of the Apollo Project and the associated Moon landings were falsifications staged by NASA and members of other involved organizations.
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if conspiracy theorists think these things up in order to gain something
  • An article in the German magazine Der Spiegel places the Moon hoax in the context of other well-known 20th century conspiracy theories which it describes as "the rarified atmosphere of those myths in which Elvis is alive, John F. Kennedy fell victim to a conspiracy involving the Mafia and secret service agents, the Moon landing was staged in the Nevada desert, and Princess Diana was murdered by British intelligence."[41]
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if all of these conspiracy theories are connected in some sort of way.
  • A 2000 poll conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Fund found that 28% do not believe that American astronauts have been on the Moon, and this percentage is roughly equal in all social-demographic groups.[
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if the poll rate is raised because of the media and the internet
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  • A number of different hoax claims have been advanced that involve conspiracy theories outlining concerted action by NASA employees, and sometimes others, to perpetuate false information about landings that never occurred, or to cover up accurate information about the landings that occurred in a different manner than have been publicized. Believers have focused on perceived gaps or inconsistencies in the historical record of the missions. The Flat Earth Society was one of the first organizations to accuse NASA of faking the landings, arguing that they were staged by Hollywood and based on a script by Arthur C. Clarke.[13]
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it shows why conspiracy theorists believe that the moon landing was a hoax and how they try to find proof to back up their theory.
  • Cold War prestige, monetary gain, and providing a distraction are some of the more notable motives which are give
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it shows the reasons why conspiracy theorist think why the government would want to create a hoax of the landing on th moon
  • A 1999 poll by The Gallup Organization found that 89% of the U.S. public believed the landings were genuine, while 6% did not, and 5% were undecided.[2][3]
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it shows the percentage of beilevers and none-believers
  • Dr. David Williams (NASA archivist at Goddard Space Flight Center) and Apollo 11 flight director Eugene F. Kranz both acknowledged that the Apollo 11 telemetry data tapes are missing.
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      I double-checked this here http://news.cnet.com
  • On November 1, 2006 Cosmos Magazine reported that some one-hundred data tapes recorded in Australia during the Apollo 11 mission had been discovered in a small marine science laboratory in the main physics building at the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia. One of the old tapes has been sent to NASA for analysis. The slow-scan television images were not on the tape.[67] Britain's Sunday Express reported in late June 2009 that the missing tapes were found in storage facility in the basement of a building on a university campus in Perth, Australia.
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      I double-checked this here http://www.abovetopsecret.com
  • There are no stars in any of the photos. The Apollo 11 astronauts also claimed in a press conference after the event to have not remembered seeing any of the stars.
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      Let me explain this. First because of the daytime at the moon, stars were not visible. Second, the camera may have just concentrated on the bigger blackness rather then the light. Third, human eyes werent used to the light in the moon.
  • 5. The color and angle of shadows and light are inconsistent.
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      Let me explain this. First the angle of the Sun's light affects the angle of the shadows. Second, the distance between objects affect the angle. Third light reflects off the moon resulting in some objects appearing to be different angles.
  • p. 97-98 2.
  • The flag placed on the surface by the astronauts flapped despite there being no wind on the Moon.[citation needed] Sibrel said "The wind was probably caused by intense air-conditioning used to cool the astronauts in their lightened, uncirculated space suits. The cooling systems in the backpacks would have been removed to lighten the load not designed for Earth’s six times heavier gravity, otherwise they might have fallen over".
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 14 Dec 09
       
      Let me explain this. First the flag appears to be moving because the astronaut is shaking it. Second, the crumpled state of the flag makes it look like its waving. Third it waves because it is like a pendulum
Paul Allison

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/12/how-to-find-anything-online-become-an-internet-... - 0 views

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  • Paul Allison on 28 Dec 09
     
    This is a pretty cool article. I wonder what my version -- and my co-teachers versions of this article would be.
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