The Internet is rapidly being transformed into a Big Brother control grid where privacy rights are being systematically strangled to death. The control freaks that run things have become absolutely obsessed with watching, tracking, monitoring and recording virtually everything that you do on the Internet. One thing that you can count on is that nothing you do on the Internet will ever be private again. In fact, if you are obsessed with privacy then the last place you want to be is on the Internet
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boom that accompanied the internet era for us to realize that we now had to face the problems that would come from the Digital Divide. Almost immediately we began to see a separation of large proportions regarding age, race and lower income households. Whenever there is a divide created in society if it is not addressed quickly it can grow roots and have severe long term affects. This is a problem that if left alone could do catastrophic damage to the economic and social stability of the United
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provides; and many other countries are following suit. According to the text, Asian sales account for a mere 11% of Mattel’s gross revenues. Second, Corporate and Social Responsibility: A strong product is no longer enough; customers increasingly demand corporate social responsibility2. With increasing concerns with regards to internet privacy, and the risks associated for children surfing the internet3, Mattel’s move into the virtual realm comes with increased demands from parents for ethical practices
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Course Description The course provides an introduction to the most prominent forms of media that influence and impact social, business, political, and popular culture in contemporary America. It explores the unique aspects of each medium as well as interactions across various media that combine to create rich environments for information sharing, entertainment, business, and social interaction in the United States and around the world. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible
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It was early Saturday morning. I decided to text my friend to see if he wanted to go to breakfast. Seconds later I got a response; he would love to. When we got to Cracker Barrel, there was a gigantic crowd. So, we decided to wait, but the entire time we were waiting, my friend, instead of talking to me, just looked at his phone. I was infuriated. And if it wasn’t bad enough already, when we got to the table, he proceeded to look at his phone almost the entire time. This is becoming a major problem
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http://www.rootsofaction.com/disadvantages-of-social-networking/ http://wenku.baidu.com/view/5ce74561f5335a8102d220ca.html?re=view 据中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)发布的《中国互联网络发展状况统计报告》显示，2012年，中国网民规模达到5.64亿，手机网民达到4.2亿，网络已成为人们尤其是年轻人生活的一部分。网络给人带来便利的同时，各种各样的“病”和“瘾”也悄悄地潜伏到了人们身边，“社交网络依赖症”就是其中之一。 现在在聚会、唱歌等场合，一部分人在聊天时会偶尔地拿出手机，刷下朋友圈或微博，个别的人在聊会儿天后就“心不在焉”，对着手机开始“埋头苦干”。“有次小学同学聚会，有个同学在吃完饭后就拿着手机进入了自己的‘世界’，本来想和他聊聊以前同学的时光，结果最后拿到一个QQ号，告诉我以后常联系。”“90后”王珊对此现象感到无奈，她说，虽然她也玩这些，但不会在这种场合玩。 此外，不少网民因过度依赖网络，长时间面对电脑，还出现了视力下降、思维迟缓、情绪低落、精力不足等问题，不少青年因习惯了键盘打字，常常提笔忘字，颈椎也出现不适等等。
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in chapter six of the course material that specified about Google, I was fascinated with how the website works. When a viewer goes on Google and types in a topic that they want information on the website has “web crawlers” that search through the internet for that specific topic. Using key words that were typed in the search box they take what websites have the most information on that specific topic. Just as the material stated it is as if you were to look in the index of a book for a certain word
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The Social Web Jess Losa Info 103 Instructor: Rodney Greer April 16, 2012 The social web has evolved at an astonishing rate over the past few years. Brilliant innovations have empowered it to soar to greater heights providing users an infinite amount of conveniences. Numerous tasks from shopping, researching, and to even providing online education are now much easier and made possible. Never before until now, has society been drawn closer together if it were not for sites like
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Adult Media Literacy A review of the research literature on behalf of Ofcom By Sonia Livingstone Elizabeth Van Couvering Nancy Thumim Department of Media and Communications London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE Tel: +44 (0) 20 7955 7710 Fax:+44 (0) 20 7955 7248 E-mail: s.livingstone@lse.ac.uk Ofcom Adult media literacy Preface Ofcom is the independent regulator for the UK communications industry. As part of Ofcom’s work to promote media
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MASARYK UNIVERSITY Faculty of Social Science Department of Psychology M. A. Petra Vondráčková ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR ON THE INTERNET Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. David Šmahel, M.Sc. et Ph.D. Brno 2012 I declare that I have written this thesis independently and all cited resources have been listed in the references. Praha 20 November, 2012 Petra Vondráčková Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisor David Šmahel for his invaluable help and guidance, and also
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