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What Would Happen If Internet Went Down?

AP | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 01.19.2012 | Technology

Read More: Wikipedia, Internet, Social Media, Video, Piracy, SOPA Bill, Online, Online Shopping, Internet Piracy, Technology News

WASHINGTON -- If a day without Wikipedia was a bother, think bigger. In this plugged-in world, we would barely be able to cope if the entire Internet ...

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Gerry Smith

FBI Official Warns of Growing 'Existential' Cyber Threats

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 01.12.2012 | Technology

Read More: Fbi Cyber, Cyber Threat, Criminals, Shawn Henry, Anonymous, Hackers, Online, Cyber Crime, Cybersecurity, Technology News

Despite the increased frequency and severity of online crime and espionage in 2011, many American corporations and consumers are still not taking the ...

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Ron Dicker

Online Casinos: Not So Fast

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.04.2012 | Business

Read More: Iowa, Gambling, Casinos, Deficit, Internet, New Jersey, Online, Poker, Internet Gambling, Department of Justice, Gaming, Sports Betting, Business News

The Justice Department may have paved the way for Internet gambling, but that doesn't mean everything will come up aces for online poker players. Thos...

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Andrea Stone

NYC Probe Finds Internet Is 'A Vast, Unregulated' Illegal Gun Market

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.14.2011 | Politics

Read More: Gun Show Loophole, Ebay, Internet, Video, Gun Control Laws, Craigslist Killer, Michael Bloomberg, Online, Craigslist, Gun Lobby, Nra, New York City, Illegal Guns, Guns, Politics News

A New York City undercover investigation heralded as the first of its kind has found a "vast and largely unregulated market for illegal guns" on the I...

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Latinos Love Social Media and We're Good at It!

Monique Frausto | Posted 02.01.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Social Media, Pew Research, Latinos in Social Media, Latinos, Internet, Blogging, Online, Cultura, Latino Voices News
Monique Frausto

The world and technology will continue to evolve. Latinos will be part of this. . The future is literally in our hands.

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Why You Can’t Learn To Divorce From A Website

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 01.10.2012 | Divorce

Read More: University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign, Jennifer L. Hardesty, Elissa Thomann Mitchell, Online, Robert Hughes Jr., Divorce Education, Family Court Review, Parent Education, Jill R. Bowers, Parents, Divorce News
Robert Hughes, Jr.

Most divorcing parents with minor children are required to participate in a divorce education program in order to get divorced. A recent estimate suggests that almost all states have this requirement.

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Working Together for a Safe and Prosperous Cyberspace

Nigel Sheinwald | Posted 12.31.2011 | Technology

Read More: Uk, Cyber Conference, Internet Access, Digital Media, Cyberspace, Economics, Cyber Security, Usa, London, Internet, Tech, Ukinusa, London Conference, Trade, Online, Prosperity, Digital, Openness, London Cyber, Technology, Digital Divide, Technology News
Nigel Sheinwald

UK-US partnership on cyber issues goes back to the very beginnings of the Internet. In fact, the Internet may never have come to be without collaboration between UK and US researchers.

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Digital Kids and the Kahn Academy

John M. Eger | Posted 12.24.2011 | Education

Read More: Distance Learning, Science, Math, Education Reform, Technology, Online, Classroom, Civics, Education News
John M. Eger

Kids have "grown up digital" as author Don Tapscott would say. They have computers, and cell phones and video games, Facebook, and Twitter and who kno...

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Almost 1 In 2 Canadians Watch TV And Movies Online

CP | Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.08.2011 | Home

Read More: Television, Cable, Online Film, Online Movies, Cp, Online, Youtube, Canadians by the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing, Film, Online Television, Free Online Movies, Home News

TORONTO - Almost half of all Canadians are now watching shows or movies online and about one in three are considering cancelling their TV service, sug...

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Social Media Takes a Page From the Playground: Is Quantity or Quality of Relationships More Important?

April Rudin | Posted 12.05.2011 | Technology

Read More: Social Media, Quantitative Data, Twittering, Twitter, Friends, Qualitative-Analysis, Online, Angry Birds, Twitter Followers, Facebook, Social Media Networks, Influence, Technology News
April Rudin

Twitter follower count alone is a poor proxy for influence in the real-world.

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Wall Street Protest Supporters 'Occupy' Tumblr

Turnstyle | Posted 11.30.2011 | College

Read More: Manhattan, New York, Economy, Jobs, Media, Students, Protesters, Tumblr, Politics, Internet, Social Media, Education, Fincance, College, Demonstration, Occupy Wall Street, Protest, Online, #Occupywallstreet, Job Market, Impact, College News
Turnstyle

Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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Grow Online

Alex Harrington-Griffin | Posted 11.13.2011 | Business

Read More: Group Buying, Social Media, Purchasing Power, Online, Web, Sme, Marketing, Websites, Business, Business News
Alex Harrington-Griffin

Small business owners have had to become more resourceful but many lack the knowledge and time to research and implement even the most basic internet strategy.

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Cyber Snooping Rife Among Couples, Says Report

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 11.07.2011 | Technology

Read More: Uk, Passwords, Cyber-Snooping, Social Networking, Online Snooping, Online, Cyber Crime, Norton-Security, Technology News

One in five women admit to logging on to their partner's email or social network surreptitiously, according to research from security company Norton. ...

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Will You Be My "Friend"?

Shira Hirschman Weiss | Posted 10.11.2011 | Culture

Read More: Socialite, Friendship, Philanthropy, Esther "Coco" Silber, Friends, Virtual Reality, Virtual Friends, Online, Culture News
Shira Hirschman Weiss

Facebook has redefined the word "Friend." According to the site, I have 531 such individuals and that number keeps changing. Should I believe the site when I only speak to three people per week other than family?

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Why Artists Love Google+

The Atlantic | Posted 09.18.2011 | Arts

Read More: Google, Social Media, Art, Twitter, Art News, Art World, Google Plus, Online, Artists and Illustrators, Community, Facebook, Technology, Arts News

Lots of artists are posting their work on Google+. We got in touch with a few of them to ask about their experience so far. The response? They love it...

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Cancel My Subscription to the New York Times

Alan Singer | Posted 09.05.2011 | Education

Read More: New York Times, Education, Proprietary-Schools, Certification, University of Phoenix, General Accounting Office, Online, Education News
Alan Singer

When I was seventeen years old I started to participate in anti-Vietnam War demonstrations. The next morning I would check for coverage in the New Yor...

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Paddle8 Gives A Virtual Gallery Experience

Posted 08.21.2011 | Arts

Read More: art.sy, VIP Art Fair, Internet Gallery, Sculpture, Painting, Business, New York, Art Exhibitions, New York City, Online Gallery, Internet, Art, Start-Up Businesses, Online, Startups, Glenn O'Brien, Arts News

Paddle8 is a new kind of art experience. The goal of the venture is to expose more people to art by centering a collection of pieces around a theme. E...

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

There's An App For That: Going To College Via Smartphone

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 06.28.2011 | College

Read More: App, Itunes, College, University of Phoenix, Degrees, Online, For-Profit, Technology, Uofp, Phoenixmobile, Learning, College News

Mobile devices now offer yet another option for a generation adept at distraction -- behold, going to college by smartphone. Earlier this week, the...

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Why Parents Must Be On Top of Their Kids' Online Escapades

April Rudin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Internet, Cyberbullying, Online, Cybersecurity, Online Privacy, Globalization, Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Girl Scout Cookies, Girl Scouts, Parenting, John Kluge, Healthy Living News
April Rudin

It is incumbent on us parents to take an active role in learning about technology and very closely monitoring the online escapades of our own children.

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The day the Jordanian security lost its professionalism, its neutrality and its credibility

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.26.2011 | World

Read More: Jordan, Video, Journalist Attacks, Online, Police, Security Forces, Cameras, March 24 Movement, Media Watchdog, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Any country's security force system is made up of various apparatuses that are unified at the top. Police, anti-riot forces together with intelligence...

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How Internet Tools Emphasize Our Priorities

Dyane Jean François | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Internet, Sherry Turkle, Twitter, Tools, Online, Digital, Adam-Gopnik, Technology, Clay Shirky, Technology News
Dyane Jean François

To say that the internet turns people into loners would be slander against this passive technology.

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Sony Tries to Steal iTunes and Pandora Internet Music Action

The Stir | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Entertainment, Pandora, Music, Technology, Online, Cloud-Based Network, Itunes, Qriocity-Sony, Rhapsody, Sony, Technology News
The Stir

Qriocity isn't really for people who want to enjoy their tunes on the go. It's a home-based service. Boring!

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Connected Arab Youth Are the Secret to Present Uprising

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Undp, Egypt, Bloggers, Cellphone, Moslem Brotherhood, Online, Mubarak, Internet Cafe, Egypt Protests, Egypt Revolution, Egypt Riots, Egypt Youth, Egypt Uprising, Egypt Internet, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The Arab youth of today are connected and determined to take part in deciding their own future. Understanding them and giving them an opportunity to share in power is the only logical way to help find solutions.

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A Way To Have Deep Conversations Online... No, Really

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Paul Valery, Philosophy, Kim Kardashian, Bloggers, Twitter, Facebook, Internet, Socrates, Conversations, Social Media, Online Chat, Talk, Tom Morris, Technology, Blogging, Assaf Peretz, Social Networking, Assaf Peretz Thinqon, Hannah Arendt, Thinqon.com, Philosophy Conversation, Online Conversation, Online, Thinqon, Philosophy Online, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

Assaf Peretz has provided a great place online for people to have deep conversations about things that matter: the innovative social website www.THINQon.com.

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How to Repair a Damaged Online Reputation

Dorie Clark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Google, Linkedin, Information, Tweet, Online Reputation, Negative Attacks, Online, Reputation Management, Twitter, Youtube, Crisis Communications, Facebook, Technology News
Dorie Clark

What can you do if your online reputation has been damaged, whether by others or your own mistakes? Here are four strategies to hasten your comeback.

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