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A Personal Card to the Internet. Happy 40th Birthday!

Don Tapscott | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology

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Don Tapscott

Of all the technology marvels of 1969, the Internet has been a late bloomer. Email was introduced in 1971, but the first web browser didn't come along until 1990.

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The Impending Demise of the University

Don Tapscott | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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Don Tapscott

Schooled on Google and Wikipedia, students want to inquire, not rely on the professor for a detailed roadmap. They want an animated conversation, not a lecture. They want an interactive education.

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The Obama Effect -- Political Attack Ads Backfiring for Canada's Prime Minister

Don Tapscott | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

Read More: Web 2.0, Internet, Stephen Harper, Youth Vote, Don Tapscott, Canada, Barack Obama, World News
Don Tapscott

What has changed that would explain why negative advertising is losing its punch in Canada? The answer is the election of President Barack Obama by the young voters of America.

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Guest Blogger, Don Tapscott: Encouraging Fresh Thinking from Today's Youth

Peter Diamandis | Posted 05.13.2009 | Media

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Peter Diamandis

Schools have not embraced digital technologies as quickly as other institutions, and students are becoming disengaged as a result.

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Democracy 2.0: Obama and Citizen Engagement

Don Tapscott | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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Don Tapscott

For far too long, we've been living in what I've called a broadcast democracy. Voters only count during election time.

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Obama and the Reinvention of Democracy

Don Tapscott | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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Don Tapscott

President-elect Obama's mobilizing the millions of young people who supported his presidential campaign to help him as he prepares to govern a troubled country.

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Obama's Ace in the Hole

Don Tapscott | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Web 2.0, Internet, Grown Up Digital, Net Generation, Youth Vote, Don Tapscott, Millennials, Ngenera, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Generation Y, Politics News
Don Tapscott

Young people, who overwhelmingly oppose both the Iraq war and the policies of President George W. Bush, have done more than just vote. They've jumped into politics -- their style of politics.

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