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nitsadevore's comment,
September 30, 2011 4:32 PM
I actually took the survey and it really makes me disgusted. Excellent use of HTML5 for a phenomenal cause. This needs to be spread.
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Gates Helps Australia's Richest Man in Bid to End Slavery Bloomberg Congo produces about half the world's cobalt and about 3 percent of its copper and has large deposits of gold, tin, diamonds and coltan, an ore containing the metal tantalum, which... Delete the scoop?
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All personal information stored by British internet users on major "cloud" computing services including Google Drive can be spied upon routinely without their knowledge by US authorities under newly-approved legislation, it can be disclosed. Delete the scoop?
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Maeve Shearlaw: From tracking World Bank projects to Twitter conversations with Rwanda's health minister, technology is driving innovation Delete the scoop?
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There's a lot more to learning English via social media than clicking 'like'
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China's internet censorship is symbolic and ineffective, as Google found when it launched in the world's largest market... Delete the scoop?
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Kosta Grammatis at TEDxAthens 2010, in Athens, Greece, gives a great talk on why the Internet is a Human Right and analyzes his idea behind buythissatellite.... Delete the scoop?
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Billions of people can't access the Internet. A Human Right is ensuring that everyone can get online. Delete the scoop?
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Despite Apple’s stated efforts to improve worker conditions at their Foxconn factories in China, worker tension is still high... Delete the scoop?
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How To Deter People From Copying Your Blog Content, by Sue Lyon-Jones. My guest post on Marisa Constantinides – TEFL Matters Delete the scoop?
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iTunesUsers Report Unauthorized Charges On Accounts. The Global Mail recently took an in-depth look at allegations that hackers may have infiltrated iTunes accounts. Delete the scoop?
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Apple and Foxconn have pledged to seriously improve working conditions at factories in China where millions of iPads and iPhones are assembled each year following an audit by the Fair Labor Association Delete the scoop?
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Unrest at Foxconn Technology plant defused but worker discontent highlights widespread unrest in China's economy... Delete the scoop?
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MPs seek to regulate mineral used in electronic devices that fuels violent conflict in Congo... Delete the scoop?
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"Flickr makes it incredibly easy to search for photos with a Creative Commons license. Unfortunately it also makes it ridiculously easy for users to change the license on all their photos at any time with the click of a button..." 
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April 21, 9:40 AM
I was pleased to run across this article as I find digital resources, even when licensed under CC, to be a little risky. If at all possible, I try to use photos that are either my own or CC photos that come from sources such as the Smithsonian. There are no guarantees, but there are safer options. Delete the scoop?
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Internal audit reveals 106 children employed at 11 factories making Apple products in past year Delete the scoop?
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The Changing Face of Security | MIT Technology Review | A report shows that a higher percentage of Android devices are targeted by hackers than Windows machines.
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Should I/you/who, endorse others on LinkedIn? How reliable are they? If someone endorses you, should/must you endorse them? Delete the scoop?
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My old laptop has finally given up. I'd like an iPad or a small laptop but I'm concerned about poor factory conditions and the mining for the minerals that go into them... Delete the scoop?
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My guest post on Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto's Teaching Village, about good practice when sharing and re-mixing other people's work. Delete the scoop?
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...life in the Foxconn factory. An undercover reporter joined thousands on the production line battling to meet deadlines for iPhone 5. Delete the scoop?
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Apple: why doesn't it employ more US workers?The electronics giant assembles its gadgets in China. Delete the scoop?
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Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education. A group of three large academic publishers has sued the start-up Boundless Learning in federal court, alleging that the young company, which produces open-education alternatives to printed textbooks, has stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights. The publishers Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education filed their joint complaint last month in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York... Delete the scoop?
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Richard O'Dwyer, the Sheffield student who founded the tvshack.net website, faces 10 years in high-security US prison for linking to sites that uploaded TV Shows. Delete the scoop?
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English version of website goes offline for 24 hours amid anger against Sopa and Pipa bills aimed at protecting intellectual property... Delete the scoop?
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There’s no doubt that the explosion of social media, mobile technology and online-organising capabilities have dramatically altered the battle terrain of class struggles today in ways good, bad and ugly.
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