Is Twitter making us a nation of rude cowards?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/fashion/nasty-comments-on-twitter.html?ref=technology&_r=0

The Online Community...a Help or Hindrance to Justice?

Lots of internet activity trying to help identify the Boston bombers.

Good? Or, to an even greater extent, are we trying people in the media before anyone is even charged with a crime?

Guilty until proven innocent?

http://mashable.com/2013/04/17/reddit-finding-boston-bomber/

Eyes Everywhere

More and more, everything we do in life is electronically documented.  Most of the time, is that good or bad?

In this case, if it leads to catching the bad guys, it's very good.

http://news.yahoo.com/bombing-probe-highlights-expansion-surveillance-082037563.html

Google wants to "see" what "develops"

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/google-releases-details-about-glass-for-app-developers/?ref=technology

Dish launches unsolicited $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel

http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/15/technology/dish-sprint-bid/index.html

The ultra-luxe cellphone

http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/11/technology/vertu-ti-phone.pr.fortune/index.html

Social media comes to health care

http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/11/technology/social-media-health-care.pr.fortune/index.html

Microsoft is making a smartwatch too

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/tech/mobile/microsoft-smartwatch/index.html

Adobe launches new version of Lightroom

What do you think about the new Software?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/04/15/adobe-releases-lightroom-5-with-improved-retouching-features/2083469/

Justin Bieber can pretty much get away with anything.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/showbiz/bieber-anne-frank/index.html?hpt=en_c2

Microsoft's new world view: Play nice with Apple, Google

Do you like?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/04/13/microsoft-office-365-google-apps-cloud-services-iphone-rivalry/2052619/

Media is taking over the "old" disney

People from the 1900s would have a different idea from the kids in the 2000s when we hear the word, "Disney."

Agree or Disagree? Why or Why not? Read this article and tell me what you think.
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21574463-wonderful-world-espn-sports-network-which-outmints-mickey-mouse-real-disney

Our World is fat.

What do you think about the government establishing a law to help reduce obesity?

http://www.economist.com/news/21566294-obesity-spreads-developing-world-charlotte-howard-suggests-ways-fight-flab-world

First woman ever working in a NASCAR cockpit

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-04-10/christmas-abbott-female-pit-crewman-tire-changer-michael-waltrip-racing

New Mexican Barbie Dolls Stirs Up Controversy

The newest Mexico Barbie doll has been criticized already and not because of how it looks, but what it comes with. The doll accessorizes with a Chihuahua and a passport and this is causing an uproar from those who find it insensitive.

Do you think Mattel, the company that makes Barbie dolls, went to far this time?


http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/04/11/New-Mexican-Barbies-chihuahua-and-passport-stir-up-controversy/4061365680379/

Wonderful story!  Good people do exist.

http://www.today.com/news/family-throws-birthday-parties-thousands-homeless-kids-1C9217773

New Science Education Guidelines

I found this super interesting, some students struggle with science and math in Middle/High school, maybe learning the material earlier will help the students understand it better.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/science/panel-calls-for-broad-changes-in-science-education.html

MTV Cancels "Buckwild" after stars death.

Mayer of Charleston, West Virginia urged MTV to cancel the show saying that it only added to the negative stereotype that Kanawha County has.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mtv-cancels-buckwild-shain-gandees-435859

Facebook Refines Ad Targeting.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/facebook-refines-ad-targeting/

http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/04/technology/mobile/facebook-phone/index.html

Free Lunches at Work? The Taxman Wants a Bite

http://business.time.com/2013/04/10/free-lunches-at-work-the-taxman-wants-a-bite/?hpt=hp_t4 uhhhh ohhhhhh =-0

This Pen writes in 3D!!!!

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c3#/video/tech/2013/04/09/dnt-3d-pen-invention.wbz Watch this cool video!!!!Would this be a school item yuou buy?

Northeast Asia on edge ahead of possible North Korean missile test

CNN) -- Countries in northeast Asia remained on edge Wednesday amid warnings from U.S. and South Korean officials that North Korea could carry out a missile test at any point. Japan has deployed missile defense systems around Tokyo, some Chinese tour groups have canceled visits to North Korea, and U.S. radars and satellites are trained on an area of the Korean east coast where Kim Jong Un's regime is believed to have prepared mobile ballistic missiles for a possible test launch. After weeks of belligerent threats and provocative gestures from Pyongyang, the situation on the Korean Peninsula is fragile. Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, the top U.S. commander in the Pacific, said Tuesday that he couldn't recall a time of greater tension in the region since the end of the Korean War in the 1950s.What will happen if missile launches? Before the two controversial long-range rocket launches that North Korea carried out last year, the reclusive regime gave ample warning to the world. But it is keeping everyone guessing about what it might do this time around. Intelligence suggests that North Korea may be planning "multiple mission launches" in the coming days beyond two Musudan mobile missiles it has placed along its east coast, a senior Pentagon official told CNN on Wednesday. The official did not have specifics on the numbers of other missiles and launchers spotted on U.S. imagery. The official said the North Koreans are military "masters of deception" and may have planned all along to focus the world's attention on the Musudans while they plan multiple launches of other missiles, which is a tactic they have used in the past. South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said at a parliamentary hearing Wednesday that "according to intelligence obtained by our side and the U.S., the possibility of a missile launch by North Korea is very high," according to the semiofficial South Korean news agency Yonhap. The Musudan is an untested weapon that he said has a range as far as 3,500 kilometers (2,175 miles). That would mean it could reach as far as Guam, a Western Pacific territory that is home to U.S. naval and air bases and where the United States recently said it was placing missile defense systems. After any launch, U.S. satellites and radars in the region would be able to calculate the trajectory of missiles within minutes and quickly conclude whether they are on a test path headed for open ocean or potentially headed for land areas such as Japan. The United States and Japan would then have to decide whether to try to shoot the missiles down, U.S. officials say. A launch without warning? Yun said he was basing his assessment on South Korean and U.S. intelligence. On Tuesday, a U.S. official said that the American government believes a test launch could happen at any time and without North Korea issuing a standard notice to commercial aviation and maritime shipping that would warn planes and vessels to stay away from the missile's path. The official, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the information, cautioned that most of the information comes from satellite imagery, so it's impossible to reach a definitive conclusion because the United States cannot gather information on the ground. He said the launch could be "imminent" but also cautioned that the United States "simply doesn't know." Based on what the United States has seen, the belief is that the missiles have received their liquid fuel and are ready for launch.North Korea's 'bluff for rewards' history Speaking at a Senate Armed Services hearing Tuesday, Locklear said the U.S. military would not want to shoot down a North Korean missile whose trajectory would send it into the open sea. But he said if the missile's path appeared to threaten a U.S. ally, such as Japan, interceptor missiles could be used to try to bring it down. Japan's deployment of missile defenses in Tokyo follows similar measures taken ahead of the North's rocket launches last year. Since the U.N. Security Council voted last month to impose new sanctions on Kim's regime over the latest North Korean nuclear test, Pyongyang has kept up a steady flow of words and acts that could give the impression of a nation heading inexorably toward conflict. On Tuesday, it advised foreigners in South Korea to secure shelter or evacuate the country in case of hostilities on the Korean Peninsula, the latest in a string of ominous warnings. It also kept more than 50,000 of its workers from an industrial complex jointly operated with South Korea, which had been a key symbol of cooperation between the two countries. 'Holiday atmosphere' inside North Korea But on the same day, state media published articles that described festive events and international visits, suggesting a much less fraught situation inside North Korea. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that various sporting events were happening or scheduled to take place to mark the 101st anniversary next week of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea and the grandfather of Kim Jong Un. "The ongoing sports tournaments make the country seethe with holiday atmosphere," KCNA said. Kim Il Sung's birthday, known as the Day of the Sun, is a major public holiday in North Korea. The planned events include an international marathon Sunday in Pyongyang in which runners from North Korea and other countries will participate. KCNA also noted Tuesday the arrival by plane in North Korea of a delegation from the Japan-Korea Society for Scientific and Educational Interchange. Such visits sit strangely alongside the North's warning last week to foreign diplomats in Pyongyang that it wouldn't be able to guarantee their safety in the event of a conflict. Some North Korea watchers have observed that the regime's domestic propaganda has focused recently on efforts to promote economic development, while the bellicose threats appear targeted primarily at a foreign audience. Varying levels of concern The angry rhetoric has also failed to alarm South Koreans, who have lived through decades of North Korean bombast. Residents of Seoul have continued to go unflappably about their daily business. "South Korea has been living under such threats from the past, and we are always prepared for it," South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae told CNN on Wednesday. He called the current climate "a very ordinary situation." "North Korea may launch missiles at any time, and our military is fully prepared for it," he said. But the North's fiery words appear to have had an effect on the American public, with 41% of those surveyed saying they see the reclusive nation as an immediate threat to the United States, according to a recent CNN/ORC International poll. That's up 13 percentage points in less than a month, CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. "If North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wanted to get the attention of the American public, his strategy is starting to work," Holland said. Andrei Lankov, a professor of history at Kookmin University in Seoul, noted the varying levels of concern in an opinion article for The New York Times published Tuesday. "The farther one is from the Korean Peninsula, the more one will find people worried about the recent developments here," he said. The tense situation does appear to have prompted some Chinese tour groups to call off upcoming trips to North Korea. Hong Lei, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said Wednesday that some agencies and tourists had canceled plans, but he said the Chinese-North Korean border continued to operate normally. Western tourism agencies that organize visits to North Korea haven't so far reported any changes to their activities. A troubled industrial zone The most tangible signs of disruption are in the Kaesong Industrial Complex, the manufacturing zone on the North Korean side of the border where more than 120 South Korean companies operate. Last week, the North started blocking South Korean personnel from crossing the border back into the complex. And this week, it said it was pulling out the more than 50,000 North Koreans who work inside the zone and temporarily suspending activities there. It had blocked the border crossing previously, in 2009, but pulling out the workers was a new step. As of Wednesday lunchtime, only a few hundred South Koreans remained inside the complex, according to South Korean authorities, down from more than 800 before the North started restricting entry. Also on Wednesday, South Korea accused the North of carrying out a wave of cyberattacks that paralyzed the networks of major South Korean banks and broadcasters last month. It is the first time that Seoul has formally pointed the finger at Pyongyang for the hacking, which affected more than 48,000 computers.

This Court Case Could Change The Film Industry

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/nfls-baltimore-ravens-logo-why-435543

We'll have to see how it turns out!

Holding a paper map or digital map, which one is worse?

A California man is fighting against a ticket he earned for looking up another route his iPhone's map application while in traffic. He argues that it's legal to hold a paper map but he received a ticket for "distracted driving" for looking at a digital map.


http://news.yahoo.com/calif-court-motorist-cant-hand-held-map-215700890.html

First Integrated Prom

Students at a high school in Georgia are preparing to hold their first ever integrated prom. In the past the student's parents would host two separate proms for the students, one for African Americans and another for Caucasians.

http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/05/big-plans-for-georgia-students-first-racially-integrated-prom/?hpt=us_t3

"Accidental Racist"

Brad Paisley's newest song, titled Accidental Racist, is the subject of many news articles recently.
Do you take offense to the song or do you see it as another track on a playlist?

http://www.ellentv.com/2013/04/09/brad-paisley-on-his-song-accidental-racist/?autoplay=true

Sorry but its MASTERS week

http://www.majorschampionships.com/content/majorschampionships/masters/news/2013/04/08/mcilroy.html

Adults and the Internet

Over 50% of adults 65 and older use the internet
What do you think?

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/online-habits-coming-slowly-to-older-adults/?ref=technology

E-Reading

Professors now know whether students are reading the textbooks.
What do you think?


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/technology/coursesmart-e-textbooks-track-students-progress-for-teachers.html?ref=technology&_r=0

Watch who you follow

Watch who you follow on Twitter because they may not be who they really are.... Like Obama's "Twitter"

What ya think??

http://news.yahoo.com/youre-not-following-barackobama-twitter-141447169.html

Kindergarten Boy Gets Suspended for a New Hair-Do

Do you think the school went over the line?
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/kindergarten-boy-suspended-for-his--distracting--mohawk-182303876.html

Constructing Public Opinion

Does media construct public opinion 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvodhsMc2QM&feature=player_embedded

How Subliminal Advertising Tries To Make You Fat

Do you agree?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vSoax7OX6U&feature=player_embedded

We just discussed this in class!  This just shows we've come a long way:

http://www.today.com/tech/philadelphia-skyscraper-turns-pong-worlds-largest-video-game-1C9254820

Margaret Thatcher and Hollywood

This is a very interesting article about how Hollywood portrayed Margaret Thatcher (England's first female Prime minister).

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=800936

Facebook Home

This would have made a day without media very difficult! Is this cool or just distracting?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx_GzNlQOxI

What do you guys think?

New Google Glass Video

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57578072-93/google-releases-full-google-glass-explainer-video/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/science/studying-the-effects-of-playing-violent-video-games.html?_r=0

Correlation doesn't imply causation, but these two factors are certainly related and it's kind of frightening. Interesting article though!

Are children getting lazier??

What do you think?
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/toddler-figures-shortcut-block-game-hilarious-video-190136802.html

Movie Critic Roger Ebert dies at age 70

"I'll see you at the movies" were the last words that this film critic wrote to his readers.


http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/04/showbiz/roger-ebert-obituary/index.html

Tensions Rise in N. Korea

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/05/world/asia/koreas-tensions/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Man Sentenced to Paralysis

A man in Saudi Arabia is going to be sentenced to paralysis if he does not come up with $270,000. This action would result in Saudi Arabia breaking the UN Convention against torture.

Do you think that this "eye for an eye" action is fair? or should the UN step in to help stop this?

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130404_Saudis_sentence_man_to_paralysis.html

Bubba's Hovercraft Cart WATCH IT

http://www.pgatour.com/equipmentreport/2013/04/02/oakley-bubba-watson-hovercraft-golf-cart.html

The man who invented the first search engine

Alan Emtage invented the world's first search engine, but he didn't earn a single cent from his groundbreaking invention because he didn't patent his invention. Weirdly, Emtage seems to be okay with this. Today, the Search industry earns $780 billion dollars annually and Emtage doesn't receive any of this money. "I don't feel like a father of anything," he states. "It's not how I think of myself really ... Every now and again, I interact with somebody who's a real idiot, and I think to myself, 'Yeah, but you know what? I invented the search engine.'"

Would you be okay with this?  Not receiving compensation for your multi-billion dollar idea/invention? I know I don't think I could be as modest and okay with is as Emtage.

Moral of the story? PATENT YOUR GENIUS IDEAS!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/01/alan-emtage-search-engine_n_2994090.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl4%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D293269#es_share_ended

Cursed Cruise

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2013/04/03/carnival-triumph-breaks-loose-alabama/2050455/

Obama will give up part of his paycheck

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/03/obama-will-give-up-portion-of-his-salary/?hpt=po_c2

North vs South KOREA

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/03/world/asia/koreas-tensions/index.html?hpt=wo_c1

Carnaval Cruise Line is having a rough year

After one of their ships was stuck out at sea for days, the same Carnaval Cruise ship has broken away from its dock. This has not been an easy year for the cruise line.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/03/travel/carnival-triumph-adrift/index.html?on.cnn=1

Rutgers Fires Coach

The pressures of being a college athlete are hard enough, and this coach put additional pressure on his team, along with verbally abusing them.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/sports/ncaabasketball/rutgers-fires-basketball-coach-after-video-surfaces.html?ref=sports&_r=0

What do you all think?

http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/28/technology/zuckerberg-tax-bill/index.html

The robot garage

http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/01/technology/robot-parking-garage.pr.fortune/index.html

Coming to your phone: High-definition voice

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/02/tech/mobile/hd-voice-phones/index.html

Cano Fires Agent and Signs With Jay-Z’s Agency

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/sports/baseball/robinson-cano-leaves-scott-boras-for-jay-zs-agency.html?_r=0

Social Media Support of Athlete

This past weekend, even if you are not a basketball fan, I'm sure everyone heard about Kevin Ware and his horrendous injury. One of the biggest reasons this trended so quickly is simply because of social media. Once one person saw it on TV, they put it on social media, and suddenly the entire nation was aware of this tragedy. Do you think that has been supportive of Kevin Ware, or do you believe that this is intrusive and he should be left to recover in peace?

http://mashable.com/2013/04/01/kevin-ware-injury/
*Warning- The video is graphic

Media Pranks

Major Business like Google, Youtube, and Twitter  pulled pranks for April Fools Day. What are your thoughts?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-hulu-pull-their-usual-april-fools-pranks/2013/04/01/7c09ede4-9abf-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html

Children and Tablets

Interesting?

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/disruptions-what-does-a-tablet-do-to-the-childs-mind/?src=me

April Fools Proposal

http://www.aol.com/video/april-fools-day-proposal-on-today/517730217/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl16%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D292003

Thought this was a funny little source of media.

"What looked like an awkward proposal on “TODAY” Monday ended up being an April Fools’ Day joke. The show had on two actors from Improv Anywhere to perform the fake proposal. In fact, the 2 actors are actually married in real life. Going off the tweets from viewers, the reactions seemed pretty split – some fell for it, others called it a massive fail."

Google Nose. Incredible!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFbYadm_mrw

Should Celebrities have privacy?

People post stuff about their personal lives on Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media. It is their decision, but I believe that they don't realize that EVERYONE can see their posts.

Do you think that it is ok and a good thing when Yahoo, Twitter, etc... post a article about a celebrity going to rehab for a drug addiction? Yahoo, Twitter, etc.. would not be posting anything about people like us.... What are you thoughts???

http://www.justjared.com/2013/03/31/cory-monteith-checks-into-rehab-for-substance-addiction/

Apple apologizes to China

Every country has its own rules and beliefs. Do you think there should be universal laws in business to avoid confusions and conflicts like this situation with Apple and China?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2013/04/01/apple-apologizes-to-chinese-consumers-for-seeming-arrogant-promises-warranty-changes/

April Fool Prank Online

I am not a fan of April Fool's Day.

There are good and bad pranks.  Do you think this is a good or bad prank? Do you think it is a good way to be making money out of this?

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/april-fool-day-pranks-run-rampant-net-172221757.html

Star of Buckwild found dead

Admit it... We all do watch reality shows that most think are stupid such as Jersey Shore, Honey Boo Boo, Buckwild, etc...

Do you think some reality shows are a little bit too much? A bad influence on the society especially on teenagers. Most teenagers say, "If they do it... I can do it."

This new reality show, Buckwild, is a bunch of teenagers who dropped out of high school or graduated from high school, but does not go to college. They all party and do crazy stuff. One of the star was found dead.

http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/buckwild-star-shain-gandee-found-dead-21-171739275.html

What do you think? Should media limit the amount of reality shows they air on tv?