The Deep Web

Searching for information on the Web is a common practice. Most people rely upon Google when they search, believing that it can find anything. But can it? This week’s article looks at the challenges that search engines face in trying to find information in the Deep Web. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.

What kinds of Deep Web content would you find useful in your life, either now or in the future? What is your opinion about Google’s search results format? How would you modify it to include Deep Web content? How important will accessing Deep Web content be in the future?

Deep Web Article

Text Messaging: Romance Killer?

Text messaging is a common practice. We have read and heard about situations and times when it is not safe to text message. This week’s article is about texting while dating. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.

Would you text while on a date? How would you respond if someone you were dating began texting? What would be an appropriate way to get your date to stop texting? Is it possible for someone to be a “textaholic?” The article mentions some special uses for texting. What is the most unusual or special use for texting that you have seen or heard of?

Text Messaging Article

To Twitter or not

Twitter, Tweet, RT – are you familiar with these terms? This week we look at a social networking and micro-blogging service that offers an interesting form of communication. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.

Have you ever used Twitter? Do you know anyone who uses Twitter? What are some potential uses that you can see for Twitter in school? How might you use Twitter in your personal life? What rules would you propose for Twitter?

Twitter Article

Digital Pirates are Winning

Watching video via the Internet is becoming more and more popular. This week’s article looks at developments that have made video more accessible. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.

How many people do you know who practice “digital theft?” Do they download their video, use streaming, or both? What sorts of video do they watch? Is video piracy the main reason for the drop in DVD shipments or are there other reasons? Respond to the following quotation: “Young people, in particular, conclude that if it’s so easy, it can’t be wrong,” said Richard Cotton, the general counsel for NBC Universal. What do you think the movie studios should do to solve the piracy problem?

Digital Pirates Article