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• University of Wyoming Studies Video Games
  krou writes "The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting story about how the University of Wyoming's English Department is helping fund a collective called the Learning Games Initiative to study video games. Jason Thompson, an assistant professor at UW who is part of the group, explains that 'it's a group of people [who] do research […]
• Fun-List: Top 10 Ways in Which Social Media Can Get You Fired!
  According to Proofpoint, an Internet security firm, of companies with 1,000 or more employees, 17 percent report having issues with employees’ use of social media. Furthermore, 8 percent of those companies report having actually dismissed someone for their behavior on sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. Some other interesting findings from the study: 15 percen […]
• On Social Networks, You Are Who You Know
  santosh maharshi writes "On social networks like Facebook, even if you have kept your profile very private, people can just look at your friends list and infer lots of vital information about you. Most of the social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn allow people to see your picture and your friends list as part of the open access for visitors (the art […]
• Workers say they're more productive away from office
  Many people consider themselves more productive when they're working away from the office, according to a study of workers at a variety of companies across the country, commissioned by Microsoft. But the study also found that not as many companies support the practice.
• Social Media Research: Blogs And Twitter Use Trends Inside US Corporations
  Do top US corporations use social media? Is the business world leveraging new media technologies to engage customers? The answer is definitely positive according to a new research study on 2009 Fortune 500 companies and their use of social media tools, like blogs and Twitter and authored by Nora Ganim Barnes and Eric Mattson. Photo credit: Kheng Ho Toh and D […]
• the darth vader disco ball: dancin’ to the dark side
  This über-kitsch disco ball is fashioned after our favorite Star Wars villain, Darth Vader. You’ll be rockin’ and dancin’ underneath this floating effigy of Anakin Skywalker. I haven’t been able to find out much information about it, but it certainly looks cool. I wonder what it looks like when lasers and lights are reflecting off its mirror surface. Kind of […]
• Color Names
  Author: chris Posted on: 2010-03-02 14:49:24
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• Obama Supports DNA Sampling Upon Arrest
  President Barack Obama supports mandatory DNA testing of Americans upon arrest, regardless of whether charges are filed or whether the suspect is convicted. It's the latest example of the chief executive mirroring the views of his predecessor when it comes to civil liberties.
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• Bridging the digital divide – digital libraries in information literacy instruction in India and Germany
  Klingenberg, Andreas and Singh, Neena Bridging the digital divide – digital libraries in information literacy instruction in India and Germany., 2010 . In Thrid International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2010, New Delhi, India, 23. - 26. February 2010. [Presentation]