...Virtual technology Since the moment electricity was invented, mankind has been busy creating a virtual world around itself. We invented telephones to make it easier to get in touch with someone, radio to listen to the news, television to be entertained. In the future there will be increasingly more of these innovations that will make our lives easier as we spend less and less energy while still getting what we want. Trends Hybrid Technologies As we’re already seeing today, conventional platforms such as the telephone, radio and television have all made their appearance in the virtual world. Although not disappearing, the platforms have merged to provide content through both platforms. Television broadcasters are distributing their goods through online platforms and shows are now available on not just a television, but can be viewed from computers, smartphones, and tablets as well. This trend of hybridization of technologies will continue to happen in the next decade because people are demanding this change to be able to consume content on demand, whenever and wherever. As a reaction, technology will change to meet this demand. Think of current day examples like increased data packages for your smartphone and the possibility to have internet on your television. http://socialnewsdaily.com/20540/netflix-nearly-tied-with-cable-subscribers-among-us-adults/ https://attachment.fbsbx.com/file_download.php?id=596978373707340&eid=ASsQBx8dmNw1nSOaTTFvTy2LpScoL2YENben2plA...
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...1. What is Web 2.0/3.0? Give at least two examples and explains you included them in your list. Answer the questions clearly and completely in order to receive the full credit. Make sure to provide the references used in your writing. *Web 2.0 is based on Web 1.0 but is the second generation in the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 refers to the numerous improvements made to the World Wide Web like blogs, wikis, social networking, and web applications. The big improvement in Web 2.0 is the availability of interactions that was not available in Web 1.0. Users now can be in online communities and share information on the web. Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are the examples that come to my mind since they are so interactive. All three are free applications that users can communicate and share information with others. Web 3.0 is still in its early stages but is based on the idea that the internet actually understands the information and can make logical connections between information. The web will actually be able to take information from 2.0 and 3.0 from individual users and be able to get content that is relative to the user. The goal is for users to feel like they have a personal assistant that knows everything about the user and can access any information the user will need in an instant. Since Web 3.0 is still in the beginning stages there aren’t many examples of it yet; however, I believe that Apple’s Siri is a very good example of the beginnings of Web 3.0. Apple’s products...
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...INTERNET TRENDS: WHAT ARE INTERNET TRENDS BY ISRAEL OGBOLE M.SC/SOC-SOC/11352/2011-2012 DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. COURSE CODE: MCOM801 COURSE TITLE: BROADCAST MEDIA COURSE LECTURER: LADI ADAMU JUNE 2012 Introduction The international network of computers popularly called the internet has redefined virtually every aspect of human endeavour since its inception shrinking out time and space and as well, enhancing communication at a speed level unprecedented to man prior to the 21st Century. Everything right from home entertainment to corporate organization, to communication, broadcasting, and digitization took a whole new dimension, giving credence to Marshall Mc Luhan prophecies. Life got miniaturized and communication broke all human boarders. This paper seeks to explore the outcome of the internet and the trends that ensued and the consequential effects it had on software developers, internet users, media organizations, regulatory bodies, stakeholders and other parties...
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...statistics show that there is an increment in the number of cybercrime especially in this new era technology. Recently, this rises up hot issue about security threat in e-commerce. Cyber-attack usually happened on online business and organizations which threaten the security of data and operations in their trademark reputation as well as their intellectual property. These actions can cause significant damage or loss in e-commerce. Security is like a strong protective wall which blocks the bad guys and launching small, well-guarded doors to provide secure. So, this will prevent unauthorized organization to leak into or attack company system. E-commerce is an online transaction between buyers and sellers through the internet via devices such as computers or mobile phone. Nowadays, hacker can easily get valuable information from innocent victims. The most common security threat is stealing information of credit card and location details. Hackers can then exploit this information to rob the victims of huge amounts of cash. In orders to reduce such incidence, these are several precautionary solutions that formerly exist. For example, when a transaction is made with a credit card, banks will call up the card holder to inform and confirm the transaction that has been made by owners. 3.0...
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...Will 2015 be the year of wearable technology? * Article * Wearable technology = smart watches (Apple), use a headset to participate in virtual worlds (Oculus Rift), pay for purchases using a heartbeat reading wristband (Nymi which uses heartbeat as a password), & controlling the computer communicating with a wave from an armband (Myo to use arm gestures to flip through presentations, play games, or music players) * Eventually, headsets will allow sensors to connect to other parts of the body as well * Entering in access codes or passwords wastes time, creates bad experiences, & indulge in wasted energy trying to keep up with different passwords & pins or replacing them * Could lead to poorer controls * Technology is changing to tend to our needs by providing a more natural experience * Focus more on useful, entertaining & personal experiences * Very intuitive, easy & natural for people * User friendly, will tend to older generations that aren’t capable of knowing the ways of technology, as well as for mentally or physically impaired individuals * http://www.wired.com/2013/12/wearable-computers/all/ * Wearable technology replaces the power of smartphone by increasing accessibility, without the hardships of taking your smartphone out of your pocket or stopping you while doing activities (bicycle, swimming, hiking, skiing) * Wearable revolution could take faster...
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...apart. Through the concept of globalization it has once again become connected. The flattening of the world is a very debated theory. In the 21st century aka the Information age or Computer age seems to support the planar status of the earth. Its characterized by knowledge based society imbued with a high-tech global economy. This is what a famous New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman deems as Flattening 3.0. Phase 3.0 is distinguished through the globalization of individual. Flattening 1.0 (1400 – 1800) was based on mostly on states globalizing, then 2.0 (1800 – 2000) was corporations. IT is prevalent factor in the process of globalization. With computer infrastructure growing seemingly over night access to information and other people followed tail. The dot com bubble spanned from 1997 to 2000 with it ending with NASDAQ stocks peaking at 5,132.52. This internet boom was started by the advent of the web and Mosaic browser in 1993. Hyper Text Markup Language was created by Tim Bernes-Lee for writing web pages and supported linking users from one page to another. This web programming language real only took off when Netscape, a US computer service company, made it user friendly. The internet ushered in new age of commerce. Anyone no matter where they are, could access other markets across the globe with a few mouse clicks. The ascension of Windows based personal computers eliminated many barriers that prevented globalization. Fiber-optic cable systems were implemented...
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...Web 2.0: The New Standard Allen Brooks Southern New Hampshire University IT 210 Web 2.0 is quickly becoming the new standard for internet-based content. This new implementation proves a slippery term to define, but its conceptual themes can be seen throughout the most content-rich web pages on the Internet. As an improvement upon the now surpassed web 1.0, web 2.0 provides users with an Internet “experience” rather than presenting them with a static webpage by integrating constant information updates, collective intelligence, and exploiting the immense benefits of networking effects (2007, O’Reilly). An example of the differences between webs 2.0 and 1.0 can be gleaned from a comparison of the differing approaches to the “software as a service” models of the now struggling to survive Netscape against the booming Google. In 2001, the so-called “dot com bubble” burst and destroyed a conglomerate of business in the process. While many technologists submitted that this was an indication that the Internet itself was “overhyped”, in hindsight, this collapse marked a shift in the cyber landscape (O’Reilly). Tim O’Reilly remarks that, “shakeouts typically mark the point at which an ascendant technology is ready to take [the prevailing technology’s] place at center stage” (O’Reilly). This conclusion yields some insight to the reason for the collapse: users had become bored with stagnant web content that simply presented static information in the form of sporadically updated...
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...Web technology in Education 1.0 Introduction Technology is developing very fast. They had been use in various way in people daily life and daily activities. National Center for education Statistics (NCES) claimed that 97% of public school teachers have computers in theirs classrooms with 93% having internet access. "Children use computers for a wide variety of activities encompassing education, play and communication , making computers a significant part of young people's lives" (DeBell & Chapman,2006, p.20). In 2003, 4 percent of U.S. school districts had use one to one computer programs which mean each of the student was given a computer for her or his own use while this percentage rise up to 52% by 2011 (The Greaves Group, 2012). Nowadays, web technologies hand immerse into different field in our life such as education, security and even buying things. Web technology did create a huge impact on education . The latest tools web2.0 is used to promote and support student learning. This new direction changes the current technology study practice. 2.0 Literature Review a) (Jobe & Peck) explained that by using educational technology contend technology accommodates individual learning abilities and styles and student access to learning whenever and no matter where they are. They also said that by using technology in teaching provides students with the chance to learn the technological skills they will need when they enter the society for employment. Besides that, by...
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...Chapter 1: Introduction Ryanair brings the lowest fare of air travel in Europe. According to them, they keep their cost low so that customers will also keep their cost low and also that they are committed on having an on-time flights among the competitors. Even having the lowest fare of air travel, they said that they do not compromise passenger’s safety, the “near-perfect” baggage handling and their efficiency in ‘green’ policy. Mission-Vision Statement The company does not have a clear Mission and Vision Statement but they answered the question: What is our business? It is, “to firmly establish itself as Europe’s leading low-fares scheduled passenger airline through continuous improvements and expanded offerings of its low-fares service. Ryanair aims to offer low-fares that generate increased passenger traffic while maintaining a continuous focus on cost-containment and operating efficiencies.” And what do we want to become? It is “To become Europe’s most profitable airline by rolling out proven low- fare, no frills service in all markets in which we operate to the benefit of passengers, people and stakeholders.” History of the Company Year Passengers Event 1985 5,000 Ryanair is set up by the Ryan family with a share capital of just £1, and a staff of 25. 1986 82,000 They obtains permission from the regulatory authorities to challenge the British Airways and Aer Lingus' high fare duopoly on the Dublin-London route. 1987 322,000 They acquire its first jet aircraft...
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...With world leaders currently convening high-level negotiations on how best to address the rising threat of global warming, and public apprehension about the phenomenon at an all-time high, it's encouraging to note several recent developments coming from the high-tech sector. It's about time. Our ever-shrinking world is abuzz with activity attempting to address the manmade rise of greenhouse gases. Eco-visionary James Lovelock published a radical idea in Nature to increase ocean uptake of CO2 through giant ocean tubes. New Zealand has kicked off an ambitious plan to get 90% of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. JC Penney, Office Depot and Kohl's have announced green building plans. In May, General Electric said it had doubled sales from environmentally friendly products, to $12 billion over, in two years. One need only take a look at any online discussion thread of green issues to see anxiety, and often outright ridicule, about the sizable ecological impact so many of us Web surfers are having. Computers are hard to (and rarely) recycled, and when they are, it's typically in developing nations by people without proper training or safety gear. Often they are children. That's distressing, because today's computers are made with a sizable amount of lead, cadmium, brominated fire retardants and plastics that can leach toxic breakdown products. While processor speed has faithfully followed Moore's Law, energy use has also swelled, as more and more people are able to...
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...2010 CASE STUDY ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINE CHUOP Theot Therith TABLE OF CONTENT Table of Content 1. Case Abstract .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Propose a Vision Statement............................................................................................................................ 2 3. The company mission statement and mission statement proposed .................................................. 2 4. List the corresponding Mission Statement components ......................................................................... 2 5. Perform an External Audit.............................................................................................................................. 3 6. Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) ............................................................................................................... 5 7. The EFE Matrix .................................................................................................................................................... 5 8. Perform an Internal Audit ............................................................................................................................... 7 9. The IFE Matrix ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 10. TOWS Analysis...
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...The dollar extended losses against a basket of currencies after the report, while prices for U.S. government debt rose. Business spending on capital goods has been undermined by the buoyant dollar, which has eroded overseas profits of multinational companies. At the same time, lower energy prices have cut into domestic oil production, reducing demand for equipment by oil-field companies, including Schlumberger and Halliburton. Schlumberger, the world's No.1 oil-field services provider, cut its capital expenditure plans for this year by about $500 million to $2.5 billion. Halliburton slashed its capex by about 15 percent to $2.8 billion. The strong dollar and reduced capex spending by oil-field firms combined with a harsh winter and softer global demand to slow U.S. growth at the start of the year. The dollar has appreciated 12.1 percent against the currencies of the United States' main trading partners since last June, largely driven by expectations of tighter monetary policy. Procter & Gamble, the world's largest household products maker, on Thursday reported a 8.3 percent decline in quarterly sales, which it blamed on the dollar. Read MoreWhere America drinks the most: The trouble spots In March, shipments of core capital goods—which are used to calculate equipment spending in the government's gross domestic product measurement—fell 0.4 percent after a downwardly revised 0.1 percent gain in February. Shipments in February were previously reported to have...
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...How Was Adolf Hitler So Persuasive? by Josh Wilmoth accessed at http://joshwilmoth.hubpages.com/hub/Adolf-Hitlers-Tremendous-Persuasive-Ability on 7 March 2014. [pic] Hitler gives a speech at the Kroll Opera House Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1987-0703-507 / unbekannt / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC-BY-SA-3.0-de, Wikimedia Commons all 4 photos Why Study Hitler's Persuasive Method? Adolf Hitler is considered to be perhaps the most villainous man of the twentieth century. His vile and ruthless deeds are common knowledge. In fact, the name Hitler has now become synonymous with evil. What many often forget, however, is that Hitler was not only a coldblooded tyrant but that also a brilliant persuader of men. He personally oversaw the deaths of millions of people, including the near extermination of the Jewish race while maintaining the full support of the German people. The entire German population was certainly not as heartless and cruel as Hitler was, so it stands to reason that Hitler must have been a masterful propagandist in order to persuade the Germans that his policies were necessary and just. However, one must remember that Hitler was not born the cruel, vicious tyrant that he became. His life was governed by both his choices and his life experiences, so it is important to examine these along with his persuasive method to gain a comprehensive understanding of why he used his gift of persuasion in the way that he did. [pic] Hitler during World War I. Can you identify him...
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...1-29-2015 Prospectus I will study the workings of Classical Greece’s political economy. It is important for me to understand this because I am minoring in Philosophy. Greece is important to Philosophy because many great thinkers such as Pythagoras and Socrates were “Greek” thinkers. So more or less, I chose Greece for a personal educational gain rather than just some random society to write a research paper on. World historians and readers alike should be interested in this research because from Greece came the father of Western Philosophy, which is the backbone of what is taught in Western academia and really had a huge impact to the world, as we know it. With Philosophy comes questions, with questions come many great answers that impact societies and even the earth. I want to study how Greece’s political economy impacted philosophic thinkers and people alike. In order to help readers understand whether or not outside forces like society’s political economy impacts deeper thinking like philosophy I will dive deep into Athenian Democracy, documents certain philosophers wrote in the day and time in which they lived, and even look into some other people of the time who had strong opinions on what exactly was going on them. Philosophy impacted more than most people think and I am sure in my research I will be able to back that up with primary sources to prove my argument. In writing this research paper I will be exploring the political economy of Classical Greece between 510...
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............................................................... 13 1 Executive Summary The objective of this paper is to offer an in-depth analysis the economic situation of the newspaper publishing industry in Australia within the microeconomic scope. The paper analyses transformations of the industry brought by digitisation and the fast paced technology development. It discusses how digitisation and technology affects the demand and supply of printed newspapers. It also looks at the elasticity and efficiency and equity of newspaper in the current market. This paper is divided into four section. Following an introduction (Section 1.0), then Section 2 .0 introduces the economic concept which will be used through the paper. Section 3.0 analyses the economic state of the newspaper publishing industry using...
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