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The Alarming Decline Of Expressive Language, In Life and On Film

John Farr | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George C. Scott, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, William Holden, Instant Messaging, Sterling Hayden, All About Eve, Faye Dunaway, Ernest Lehman, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sellers, Best Movies by Farr, Burt Lancaster, Walter Huston, Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Jenkins, George Sanders, Janus Films, Stanley Kubrick, Clifford Odets, Technology, A.O. Scott, Sidney Lumet, Humphrey Bogart, Criterion Collection, Preston Sturges, The Academy Awards, Writing, Al Pacino, Billy Wilder, Best Movies on DVD, Double Indemnity, Tony Curtis, John Ford, Screenwriting, John Huston, Anne Baxter, Essential Art Films, Marcel Carne, Peter Finch, Paddy Chayefsky, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Walter Winchell, Bette Davis, Entertainment News

Even as today's high school and college students are pushed harder in school, they cannot write an essay or use descriptive language nearly as fluently as their parents and grandparents could.

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One Man's Tireless Effort to Provide ICT Education to Nepalese Students

Subhash Ghimire | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Village, Allen Tuladhar, Ict, Technology, Computer Nepal, Nepal, Microsoft, Sysco, Tele-Centers, Millenium Development Goal, Intel, Optical Character Recognition, ICT Development Center, Kathmandu, World Outreach, Panauti, Ibm, OCR, Technology News

With few exceptions, Nepalese business and political leaders often dismiss young people when they come up with ambitious ideas. Unless they change their attitude, Nepal's future remains gloomy.

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Persky on Technology

Bruce Kluger | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology

Read More: Bloomingdales, USA Today, That Girl, Myspace, Bill Persky, Kate & Allie, Blackberry, Twitter, Iphone, Pajamas, Technology, Facebook, GPS Navigation System, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Yuku, Technology News

Permit me to share a wonderful piece by legendary writer-producer-director Bill Persky on modern technology. It appears in the today's edition of USA Today.

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Nintendo Wii Sales Plummet

NY Daily News | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Wii, Nintendo Sales, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, Wii Sports Resort, Technology, Will Sales, Nintendo, Technology News

Sales of Wii machines around the world fell 43% to 5.75 million from 10 million in the six months ending on Sept. 30. ...

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Happy Birthday Banner Ads

Jessica Rovello | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Banner Ads, Firefox, Arkadium, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Technology, Jessica Rovello, Technology News

This Tuesday banner ads turned 15 and Advertising Age did a nice write-up of the first campaigns. Birthdays are always a good time to reflect on w...

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The Evolution of Technology

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Philosophy, Myspace, Sociology, Email, Twitter, Facsimile, Psychology, Skype, Smoke Signals, Facebook, Morse Code, Telegraph, Text Messaging, Telephone, Neuroscience, Web, Data, Mobile Phone, Evolution, Technology, Gui, Technology News

Have you ever thought about how far we've come in our ability to connect with others and how far we'll go? I've been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future.

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Time for Net Neutrality

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Internet, Ed Markey, Congress, Net Neutrality Laws, Fcc, Rep. Edward Markey, Technology, Net Neutrality, Telecom, Politics News

Since its earliest days, the Internet has been guided by the principles of non-discrimination and freedom. And as it continues to evolve, we are now faced with a choice.

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Selling Simplicity -- Not Just Marketing It

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Cisco, Marketing, Simplicity, Aeron Chairs, Technology, Consumer Spending, Choice, Business News

People want uncomplicated products, straightforward guidance, and things that work quickly and simply the first time, without lots of extra effort.

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Losing Net Neutrality: What The Worse Case Scenario Looks Like

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet Freedom Act, Technology, Net Neutrality, John McCain, Internet Regulation, Media News

John McCain hates him some "net neutrality." So he's introducing the "Internet Freedom Act" to give telecoms the "freedom" to turn the "internet" into a confounding ordeal that would suck, into infinity.

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Nation's Leading Universities Draw Bottom Line on Clean Energy R&D Funding in Senate Climate Bill

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Kerry-Boxer, Breakthrough Institute, Barbara Boxer, Research, John Kerry, Green Technology, Green News, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, Innovation, Technology, Green Energy, Universities, Aplu, Aau, Green News

Reid and the Senate now have the responsibility to ensure that long-term clean energy R&D efforts are given the funding they desperately need to secure America's leadership in clean energy innovation.

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From The Pentagon To Monty Python: The Internet Turns 40

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology

Read More: Soviets, World Wide Web, 40th, Pentagon, Mosaic, Bulletin Board, Spam, Net, Netscape, Nuclear, China, Intergalactic Computer Network, Cold War, Britain, Personal Computer, England, Internet, Cern, 40, Malware, Apple, Pc, Russia, Usenet, Russians, Technology, Computer, Gopher, Space Race, Steve Jobs, Www, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Darpa, Lovely Spam, Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Swords Into Plowshares, Botnet, Soviet Union, Birthday, Wonderful Spam, Html, Sputnik, Trojan, Hormel, Arpanet, Spiced Ham, Ucla, Chris Weigant, Virus, Spam Spam Spam Spam, Apple II, Hypertext, Steve Wozniak, World War II, Monty Python, Worm, Happy 40th Birthday Internet, Compuserve, Lan, Milnet, Technology News

Technology has grown by such leaps and bounds since 1969 that it's hard to conceive how things were before we all had access to computers.

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Verizon Droid Review: First Look At iPhone Rival

CNET Blogs | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology

Read More: Iphone, Verizon Droid Review, Verizon, Google Android, Mobile Phones, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Droid, Technology, Motorola Droid Review, Verizon Droid, Verizon Droid Reviews, Verizon Android, Droid Review, Droid, Droid Verizon Review, Technology News

Hooray! We finally have the Motorola Droid in our hands. Though it's much too early to offer a full critique, we can report that Verizon's first Googl...

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New Bill's Clean Energy Investments Only a Fraction of Expert Recommendations

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Kerry-Boxer, Breakthrough Institute, Barbara Boxer, Research, Green Technology, John Kerry, Innovation, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, Green Energy, Technology, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News

While the bill is a (very) small step in the right direction, the clean energy R&D investments in Kerry-Boxer still fall far short of filling our energy innovation gap.

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Why Israel Should Reject American Economic Aid

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Zionism, Technology, Israel, Start Up Nation, Books News

US economic aid creates an unnecessary dependency, undermines the perception of Israel as a prosperous country, and gives the United States undo influence over Israeli policy.

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Things That Don't Work: The Universal Remote

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Television, Technology, Bluetooth, Personal Inadequacy, Universal Remote, Business News

I put my new Universal Remote into a drawer. I'll take it out in a couple of months and see if I'm smart enough to get it working then. Perhaps I won't have a cocktail beforehand, like I did last night.

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Review: Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars by William Patry

Jonathan Handel | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Internet, File Sharing, Technology, Copyright, LA Times, William Patry, Technology vs. Content, Google, Books News

Patry's book, on the conflict between technology and content, is riddled with invective, unoriginal observations, and numerous typographical errors.

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Google Books: A High Bar for Approval

Peter Brantley | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Technology News, Google Book Deal, Google Books Deal, Technology, Google Book Search, Google Books, Google, Books News

Those of us who have been following this case closely are left scratching our heads by the actions taken by Google and its partners since the Department of Justice's intervention.

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Mindfulness With Email: 4 Steps

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Email, Unplug and Recharge, Email Etiquette, Computers, Communication, E-Mail, Technology, Living News

Email is one of the central means of communication in our increasingly connected world, but as helpful as it can be, we can become a slave to it.

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What People Were Packing at BlogWorld Expo '09 (Technology, You Dirty Buggers!)

Jennifer Kushell | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology

Read More: Gizmo, Blogs, Gadgets, Technology, Las Vegas, Cnn, Blogging, Podcast, Technology News

With all the funky new technology available these days, what is the one thing that the online blogging elite refuse to leave home without?

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Seven Ways Technology Can Change the World

Akhtar Badshah | Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Competition, Ngo, Contest, Windows 7, Microsoft, Non-Profits, Nonprofits, Software, Technology, Impact News

To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 tomorrow, Microsoft is launching a new online competition: 7 Ways to Change the World. We'll choose the best and give you, and a nonprofit, the resources to implement change.

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The Future Starts Now!

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology

Read More: Non-Profits, Leadership, Community, Technology, Civic Engagement, Online Community, Technology News

In my world at KaBOOM!, it starts with a playground. In the non-profit and philanthropic world, the future starts now. As part of the non-prof...

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Is "Social Media" Really Changing the World?

Jared Cohen | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: New Media, Social Media, Iran, Twitter, Media, Facebook, Technology, Jared Cohen, World News

The term "social media" has become obsolete in a world where technology has become a critical tool for connecting people to other individuals, entities and actual resources be they financial, medical, or judicial.

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Technorati Releases "State Of The Blogosphere" Report

Technorati | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Blogs, Blogophere, Professional Bloggers, Twitter, Micro-Blogging, Bloggers, Technology, Arianna Huffington, State of the Blogosphere, Technorati, Media News

Welcome to Technorati's State of the Blogosphere 2009 report. Since 2004, our annual study has followed the growth and trends in the blogosphere. For ...

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Why Email Can Be Habit-Forming

Linda Stone | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Continuous Partial Attention, Attention, The Balanced Life, Email Apnea, Technology, Health, Work-Life Balance, Multi-Tasking, Over-Consumption, Email Addiction, Ergonomics, Work Addiction, Living News

One of the most significant lifestyle changes to happen over the last twenty years is screen time: time in front of a television, video game, computer, or mobile device.

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CDs and Ardi and Vooks, Oh My!

Michael Sigman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology

Read More: Vooks, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Ardi, Simon & Schuster, Science, Evolution, Fundamentalists, Gourmet Magazine, George Albert, Cds, Gourmet Magazine Closes, Eight-Tracks, DigiScent iSmell, Technology, Cashbox, Technology News

It can be exhilarating to contemplate the digital and evolutionary future. But I don't know if I could bear a world of "vookcases," "vook reports," and God forbid, a New York Review of Vooks.

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