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Suffolk NSF REU Site The Mathematics and Computer Science Department and the Psychology Department of Suffolk University are committed to high quality education. Both departments encourage junior faculty members to conduct research and collaborate within/among our departments, and elsewhere. We believe a good educator s...
01/26/2012
Google+ and privacy
All together now ON JANUARY 28th each year, governments and companies in America, Canada and across the European Union come together to promote “Data Privacy Day”.
Privacy debates, will they ever end?
Facebook Settles With FTC On Charges It Deceived Users On Privacy : NPR Under the settlement, Facebook has agreed to get user approval before making any privacy changes.
10/14/2011
A new characteristic of the networked age?
Dispute Over Apple Image Shows Internet's Reach A Hong Kong student went from being an unknown graphic designer to an Internet sensation before becoming the object of derision over an image of Steve Jobs that he produced.
10/11/2011
The power of social media...
10,000 Free Round-Trip Tickets to Japan If you’ve ever wanted to visit Japan, this may be your chance. In a desperate attempt to lure tourists back to a country plagued by radiation fears and constant earthquakes, the Japan Tourism Agency’s proposed an unprecedented campaign – 10,000 free roundtrip tickets. The catch is, you need to publi...
09/29/2011
collective action spreading globally?
As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe Protesters around the world have something in common: wariness, even contempt, toward traditional politicians and the democratic political process they preside over.
09/28/2011
Another privacy concern from facebook.
Facebook addresses 'stalking' issue - Technology - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News After an Australian hacker pointed out the issue, Facebook has altered its logout process to address concerns that it can still stalk users after they log out.
09/23/2011
Enhancing self-presentation or blurring front-stage and back-stage behavior?
Sharing it all AT FACEBOOK, they like to call it “Zuckerberg’s Law”. This is the notion, promoted by Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, that the amount of stuff that people share roughly doubles every year.
09/19/2011
Social media are transforming the next generation?
Study: Youth social media use relates to free speech support (podcast) A study from the Knight Foundation found a correlation between student use of social media like Facebook and Twitter and their 'greater support for free expression rights.' Read this blog post by Larry Magid on For the Record Podcast.
Demise of physical media, or rise of digital/social media?
Netflix Apologizes, Sends DVDs Off to Die Following the recent backlash, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings makes amends by drawing a deeper line in the sand.
09/15/2011
A real glimpse of the digital divide for senior citizens
We**am 101 for Seniors.... Trying to learn how to use their new computer!
09/12/2011
Complex contagion of information -- Implication to health behavior
Social networks influence health behaviors | PsyPost Scientists have long thought that social networks, which features many distant connections, or long ties, produces large-scale changes most quickly. But in a new study, Damon Centola, an assistant professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, has reached a different conclusion: Individuals are mo...