Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts

Friday, September 2, 2011

Internet & Books Share Same Critics 3

The pencil was attacked as a device that would ruin the writing of students when it was first introduced.  Just how important is the "smell" of books?

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Internet & Books Share Same Critics 2

We continue with the common criticisms leveled at the Internet's proliferation in our society, life and schools.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Internet & Books Share Same Critics 1

The Internet - is it the enemy of community ties? Is it spreading inaccurate knowledge? Does it encourage vulgarization of taste?  Does it cause information overload?

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Who Owns The Matrix We Call The Internet? 1

Imagining a world with complete government control of the Internet Veronique Rabuteau gives us a glimpse of what none of us wants to happen.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

WE ARE ALL KHALED SAEED: Facebook, Twitter, & Egypt

via: April 6 Movement
We have been waiting for a while to write this post. We cannot help but be deeply moved by the realizations that have come to the freedom loving people of the ancient and great country of Egypt.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Save the Internet! Net Neutrality.





This is a video that was produced by proponents of Net Neutrality. It is a clear explanation from the point of view of those who oppose different pay levels depending on the speed of your connection. If you cannot see this video here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/4c7b4v3.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Is The Internet About To Get Very Slow?

Is our present infrastructure for the Internet about to be overwhelmed?  Will it be bogged down to a crawl by a use rise in the bandwidth asked of it?

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Net Neutrality and Why It Should Concern You...

Should Internet providers be allowed to charge people by the amount of time they spend on the Internet, or, by how much information they download?

Friday, October 1, 2010

How Does Google Find What You Want?

Most people do not understand how Google finds what they want.  Here's how.

How many web pages in the Internet?

You would think that we would know the exact size of the Internet seeing that computers are so exact.  In truth, it is a mystery and may always remain so.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Marshall McLuhan: End of the Book as We Know It...

Marshall McLuhan, Nick Denton from Gawker







The book has seen its heyday. Even text's role is changing. What will that mean to those who still like to read? What will it mean to those who don't?  The book replaced by the vook??

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