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Redditors Crowdsource Boston Marathon Terrorism Investigation | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

taylormharvey wrote 1 month ago: Redditors Crowdsource Boston Marathon Terrorism Investigation | Fast Company | Business + Innovation … more →

Tags: Communication, Data, Social Media

New Perspectives on Library 2.01 comment

amandanichols1 wrote 1 month ago: In an article from 2006, Michael Case and Laura Savastinuk make a statement about Library 2.0 that I … more →

Tags: Library 2.0, Shelfari, goodreads, slideshare, Personalization, Academic Libraries, Technological development, Information Technologies, Michael E. Casey

Saudi Arabia may block Skype, Viber, WhatsApp, others - CNN.com

taylormharvey wrote 1 month ago: Saudi Arabia may block Skype, Viber, WhatsApp, others – CNN.com. … more →

Tags: Government, Social Media, Gatekeeping, Mobile Technology

Small Businesses and Information Technology (Resources)

amandanichols1 wrote 1 month ago: There are endless resources available for small businesses, and this is something that I’ve been awa … more →

Tags: YouTube, tedtalks, Information Technology, small businesses, Peter Hirschberg, Internet, Television, entrepreneur, facebook

The Office of E-Government and Information Technology - Who knew they existed??

amandanichols1 wrote 1 month ago: Until this class, I had no idea that a sub-office of the Office of Management and Budget was the Off … more →

Tags: Information Technology, the office of e-government and information technology, The Office of Management and Budget, Government

IT and Education Resources

amandanichols1 wrote 1 month ago: One of the things that I like to do when I starting writing these blog posts is to just Google the t … more →

Tags: Information Technology, Education, Education & Resources, Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies, Diana G. Oblinger, of Information Technology and Application in Education, open access

The Gender Gap - Some Thoughts about the Cause

amandanichols1 wrote 1 month ago: One of the questions that remained unanswered for me after our discussion is why, from a personal st … more →

Tags: Information Technology, gender gap, Shelley Xu, Kavita Ramdas, Standford Clayman Institute for Gender Research, The Stanford Daily, Female Empowerment, Traditional Culture

The Digital Divide in Rural America

amandanichols1 wrote 1 month ago: While I do think that the digital divide is an issue worldwide, I am most interested in how it affec … more →

Tags: YouTube, the digital divide, Rural America, Economic Illiteracy, Special Pleading, Walter Block, Information Technology

Week 9: Library 2.02 comments

taylormharvey wrote 1 month ago: This week’s discussion is focused on Web 2.0 and how it affects libraries.  Of particular inte … more →

Tags: Data, E-BOOK, Library 2.0, Library and Information Science, librarything, Recommender Systems, Social

Week 8: Poverty

taylormharvey wrote 2 months ago: This week we discussed Microfinance.  I think that some of the points that Aneel Karnani discussed i … more →

Tags: Innovation, poverty, developing country, Microfinance, Poverty in the United States

Diversity in Silicon Valley - black, female, and a Silicon Valley 'trade secret' - Mar. 17, 2013

taylormharvey wrote 2 months ago: Diversity in Silicon Valley – black, female, and a Silicon Valley ‘trade secret’ … more →

Tags: technology, ict, Women, Diversity

Can Cellphones aid people in developing countries?4 comments

APA wrote 2 months ago: In this week’s readings the article that stood out the most to me comes from the New York Times, “Ca … more →

Tags: Business Informatics, technology, Education, change, informatics, Cell Phones, third world countries, Developing Countries, Nokia

Syrian Cyber-Rebel Wages War, One Hack At A Time : NPR1 comment

taylormharvey wrote 2 months ago: Very relevant to ICT and protests. Syrian Cyber-Rebel Wages War, One Hack At A Time : NPR. … more →

Tags: Government

'Big Data' : NPR

taylormharvey wrote 2 months ago: All kinds of correlations can be found between anything if you have enough data to crunch. This is p … more →

Tags: Innovation, Data

'Solar suitcase' saving moms, babies during childbirth - CNN.com

taylormharvey wrote 2 months ago: I thought this was really neat and illustrates how Frugal Innovation begins with need. ‘Solar … more →

Tags: Innovation

e-Governance? and Health Informatics?

APA wrote 2 months ago: So this week’s topics for discussion will include e-Governace and Health Informatics. To get y … more →

Tags: Health Informatics, E-governance, technology, Information, Healthcare, Information Technology, democracy, Citizens, Government

Social Media in the Classroom2 comments

APA wrote 2 months ago: Social Media in the Classroom My Argument: Introducing social media into the classroom is a positive … more →

Tags: Education, technology, Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Digital Divide, Social, Classroom, Learning, Internet access

Frugal Innovation - Why Doesn't America Participate?

amandanichols1 wrote 2 months ago: I’ve always been intrigued by my own culture’s fascination with material goods that are bigger and b … more →

Tags: technology, frugal innovation, Arunachalam Muruganantham, India, sanitary napkins, Santa Clara University, Frugal Innovation Lab, tedtalks, inktalks

Week 5: ICT and Women

taylormharvey wrote 3 months ago: Although society has made great strides in gender equality, women are still behind in the area of te … more →

Tags: Communication, girl gamer, STEM, Digital Diva, ict


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