Members of the European Union have decided to pool together about 55 million Euros ($70.9 million) in hopes of fighting cyberbullying and child pornography. The commissions “Safer Internet” policy hopes to increase online safety for the younger users, mainly children. This four year plan which will be implented from 2009-2013 also hopes to promote the [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 21, 2008
Kids Report Bullies Online…
By Paige Beaton
I just found an article on cnn.com (“Kids avoid bullies (and discovery) using Internet“) about a website that was created by Justin Bergener, a Brigham Young University student. The website allows middle shchool and high school students to post information about bullies, thefts, drugs and harassment. He hopes that this website will give kids [...]
October 21, 2008
Web Controls in South Korea?
By Zaid Shuhaibar
I recently read an article entilted “Suicide spurs Internet debate” on the Hollywood Reporter website. The article explains how the South Korean government is now questioning their original web 2.0 plan of “Internet Democracy”. Controversy about this issue began when a girl named Choi Jin-shil committed suicide because of rumors that were posted on [...]
October 20, 2008
The Internet and the Olympics
Bob Costas was on the Kalb Report last week and and at one point talked extensively about the positives and negatives the Internet has on sports (pgs. 18-19 of the transcript), saying that the Internet is a vast opportunity for people who are otherwise unrecognized as writers or sports analysts to find their voice, and [...]
October 19, 2008
Colin Powell endorses Obama
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081019/ap_on_el_pr/powell
I just happened to open up the Yahoo homepage, and saw that Powell had endorsed Obama. I’m happy that Powell endorsed Obama, but I’m still reluctant to say that because of this endorsement Obama will win for sure. It’s reassuring that another person saw that McCain isn’t the best person for the job, but will [...]
October 17, 2008
iBrain
By Taylor Gould
When I was logging into my e-mail account, I discovered this link to an interesting Newsweek article (http://www.newsweek.com/id/163924?GT1=43001). Though this is quite similar to Paige’s article concerning the brain being stimulated in the elderly population, this article addresses brain stimulation in general. I found it interesting that it compares the influence of [...]
October 16, 2008
Class blogging 2.0
By Ryan Jerving
We are approaching the halfway point of the semester in which the students of my Fall 2008 University Writing 20 class at the George Washington University are experimenting with a running group blog that address current issues related to user-generated content, networked collaboration, creative borrowing, and other aspects of what has generally been [...]
October 15, 2008
Webkinz: The Virtual Pet
By Sarah Pucillo
Webkinz are plush stuffed animals that you can buy in a regular toy store for kids to love and admire just as any other stuffed animal. However, each Webkinz toy has an attached tag with its own “Secret Code” printed on it that allows access to the “Webkinz World” cite. On Webkinz World, the [...]
October 15, 2008
The Internet is Good for your Health?
By Paige Beaton
I recently read a BBC NEWS health article that said that the internet is actually beneficial for middle aged/older people. Researchers say that using the internet might help to counteract the physiological changes that occur as people get older. As people get older, their brain slows down, and through research it has been [...]
