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My greatest passion is to create new ways of connecting real and virtual spaces. I have published books, taught courses, and developed online sites that aim to make this into a reality. My professional biography.
Class overview
Human history has been marked by dramatic social changes facilitated by communication technologies. Of these changes the most recent, known as the digital revolution, has significantly affected all our lives. The world we are living in is in great flux—new ways of communicating between friends, relatives, and co-workers are being forged, fortunes will be won and lost, and the balance of social power may shift. Your generation will be responsible for codifying a completely new way of socializing, communicating and conducting business.
The purpose of this course is to help you understand the implications of the communication revolution taking shape around us; however, the class will be concerned not only with present or future technological developments. Our conversation will be broader than that, including social, legal, moral, and intellectual concerns. In order to get you to think about the role of the professional communicator in the new digital world we will first familiarize ourselves with several basic technological principles. The second and most substantial part of the semester will be dedicated to exploring some of the most important technologies that promise to change the way we do business, learn, or play. The conversation will discuss the two most probable medium-range scenarios for the evolution of current communication technologies: the Internet seen as a computing platform and the location-aware or ambiental computing technologies. To make these ideas as tangible as possible we will also learn how to use several technologies that illustrate these trends. The practical knowledge you will acquire is indispensable for successfully completing one of the course activities: designing and implementing a website that illustrates these emerging trends. The semester will end with a series of debates about the policy, moral, and regulatory framework that rules emergent communication technologies.
Course Objectives
The class will help you understand the origin and probable immediate future trajectory of digital communication technologies. In the process you will pick up a number of skills useful in your future careers. However, the class focuses on critical and reasoned analysis of communication technologies. Following Kurt Lewin's dictum, this class proposes that there is nothing more practical than mastering the theory of any given phenomenon or process. As technologies tend to change every year, it is much more important to understand the principles and ideas that make them possible, than on focusing on tricks that in one year will be considered obsolete. Practical use and understanding are important, of course, and you will get a good chance to experiment with a number of online tools in this class. Practical knowledge, however, becomes much more effective when it is rooted in knowing how things work and why they do what they do the way they do it.
All students are expected to participate in all activities, to work independently or in teams, to strive to perfect any technical skills described in class through their own efforts, to be self-starters, to be curious, and most importantly to come to class with the readings done and ready to ask questions. The instructor will ask frequent questions during the lectures and will call on members of the class to answer them. The focus of the discussion will be the specific information found in the readings. The conversation will focus on explaining the large social and technological processes involved by the emergence of the new communication technologies.
The class will also help you pick up some valuable online research and collaborative skills. Yet, the class will help you understand how the latest technologies will impact your future professional lives in the long rather than in short run.
Upon completion of this course, each student will possess a better understanding of:
- the principles and ideas that empower the technologies behind the electromagnetic/digital/networking revolution
- the most important emerging technologies and the reasons why they might change our everyday lives
- some practical applications of digital and networked technologies
- the regulatory and policy framework surrounding communication technologies
Online readings can be found on this website, as detailed in the weekly schedule. They are typically divided into "Readings" and "Resources presented in class." The first category includes materials to be read in advance of each class meeting. The second category refers to brief, factual resources, which I will mention in class. Exam questions will refer to both of them.
Access to some of the readings is password protected. Information about accessing the readings will be distributed during recitation section sessions.
Do not share with anyone not enrolled in the class the URLs or the reading files you download on your personal computers. These are reserved only for use by Purdue students enrolled in this class.
Grades will be based on performance on the following:
- Midterm exam: 25% of final grade (250 points)
- Final exam: 25% of final grade (250 points)
- Up to ten short un-announced (pop) quizzes: 15% of final grade (150 points)
- Digital portfolio: 20% of final grade (200 points)
- Wiki activity (study guide): 15% of final grade (150 points)
Total score for all regular class activities 1000 points
NOTE: 30 points extra credit may be credited from case to case for completing the last two wiki contributions early. These are not included in the 1000 points mentioned above.
The final grade will be curved using the percentile method, as follows (numbers represent percent of maximum obtained class score):
59.9 and below = F.
Course Policies
- This is a collaborative class that sees students as stakeholders of their own learning process.
- The class relies on the assumption that all students are active participants in the learning process. All readings are supposed to be done in advance of each week or class meeting and students are expected to be able to have an informed conversation during class periods about them. Frequent questions about the class readings will be asked during the class discussions and students are expected to be able to contribute to and support a substantive discourse concerning proposed discussion topics. It is highly advisable that while reading the articles or materials assigned for weekly discussion you should take notes that: summarize the main points, define key terms, or emphasize new or unusual facts.
- Thus, it's worth repeating: Our conversations are not a one way street. You are in fact expected to ask questions of your own during the class period.
- Professional, mature classroom behavior is expected from all students. Since some of our class activities take place in a computer lab, it will be quite tempting to turn away from conversation to check your email or Facebook account. Please refrain from such behavior during the class period. Computers are to be used only at the instructor's cue and only for class related activities. Conversations or activities that are not related to the class (chatting or creating a distracting atmosphere) are strongly discouraged. All class members are encouraged to request from any colleagues who might find themselves in noncompliance with this rule to cease the activity that disturbs the class.
- All work done for this course must be your original work and must be written expressly for this course.
- For some lectures the instructor will use powerpoint slides. Class powerpoint slides are a teaching aid, not a main content material. They help illustrate some, albeit not all, course concepts and are meant to organize the narrative flow of lectures. They should not be used instead of reading the class materials or of taking personalized notes during the lecture. All slides can change in advance of each lecture without notice.
- Make-up exams, incompletes, deferred grades, and late assignments are available only in cases of documented emergency situations (e.g., an official doctor's note, not an E-mail message). It is your responsibility to contact the instructor immediately to make arrangements and to provide documentation upon request.
- All class email correspondence for Sorin Matei is to be sent to smatei at purdue dot edu . Emails for Kelly Vibber and for Brian Britt should be sent via Blackboard Mail. Messages sent after 5 PM are typically answered the next morning. Messages sent over the weekend are answered by Monday afternoon. Messages sent during Spring break will be answered during the first week of classes after the break.
- If something is due during the session that you will miss, turn the assignment in early, not late.
- Any issues regarding grades or scores should be discussed within a week of the date the results were announced. An initial email sent to the TA should describe in a detailed narrative the main issues the student wants to discuss and any supporting evidence. The note should also request an in-office meeting to clarify the situation. It is our policy that such matters will only be settled via an in-person conversation. No grade disputes will be held after the 7 day notification period has passed.
- Students are expected to attend all classes and recitation section meetings. We will not take attendance, but please be advised that missing classes might lead to missing the un-announced quizzes and the recitation section activities that are essential for completing your digital portfolios.
- You are responsible for reading and following all class materials, including the syllabus, the study guide, and all related materials posted on this site or distributed in class. If you have questions or require clarification please stop by my office hours. In addition, it is your responsibility to assure that you have access to resources and understand how to use the technology in advance of deadlines. This information is covered during lectures and recitation sessions. If you have any questions or difficulties please contact us, we would love to help. Failure to access the system or failure to understand the technology is not an excuse for not completing the assignments. We recommend testing your accounts well in advance of the deadline and completing the assignments well before they are due. Back up all your assignments, print them out and file them, even if you are asked to post them on a server, on your CMSs, on Google docs, or on this wiki.
- Due to the nature of this class, some materials prepared for this class will be visible on the Internet. If you have concerns about this issue, please share them with us as soon as possible.
- Students who participate in the Research Participation System can apply the credit earned for ONE of the studies to this class as extra credit.
Academic Misconduct
As a student in this course, it is assumed that you have read and understood the official position of Purdue University on matters of academic misconduct (see the University Regulations booklet and other relevant on-line materials linked from it). If misconduct occurs in the context of this course, it will be handled according to the procedures specified in the University Regulations booklet.
Special Technologies for this Class
- The class readings will be distributed over the Internet, as html or pdf files. Some of them will be password protected by your career account username and password, some by the username and password you have created for this site. The username and password procedures will be detailed in class. You should not use the articles for any other purposes than those specified by this class and you should not share the password or the materials distributed through this website with anyone outside this class.
- The class will use email communication for making important announcements, especially related to coordinating our wiki work or other class announcement. All announcements will be sent via Blackboard. Make sure that you forward all Blackboard messages to your email. In case you joined the class late, please make sure that you contact the TAs to discuss your technology-related needs and duties.
- The class will use this site very frequently. Its wiki abilities will facilitate one of your assignments. Accessing the wiki requires a username and password that you will create in the first two recitation section sessions. The username should be your real name in the format First Name Last Name (eg, Sorin Matei). Using the site also involves learning how to use a specific method of formatting text and citations. In addition to helping you contribute to this site, this will help you better understand how wikis work and will come in handy when we will study Wikipedia.
- We will use a number of Google, Facebook, Twitter technologies. All students are expected to have a Google (gmail), Facebook, or Twitter account. These should be created as soon as possible. More instructions will be provided in class, during recitation sections. You do not need to use your own name or real identities for creating these accounts.
- Please make sure you do not miss any class period dedicated to tutorials. Not understanding the technology due to missing training sessions is not an excuse for not completing the assignments. If you have difficulties with using the site stop by the TA or instructor's office hours and/or arrange an appointment right away. We would love to help. Bear in mind, however, that such appointments are not intended to be a replacement for missed recitation periods, but instead will be geared toward resolving specific technical problems.
- A preliminary activity and assignment schedule is outlined below. This may be slightly modified during the semester according to various contingencies that might develop. Make sure you check this site often and that if you print it, you compare the print out with the online version.
Un-announced (pop) quizzes
On up to ten different dates, randomly selected and depending on class needs and time available, we will administer a brief multiple choice quiz. The quiz will last five minutes and it will start at 10:30 sharp. There will be no make up quizzes, even if you are a few minutes late. The questions will refer to the issues discussed in the readings due for that day marked with XXX in the syllabus and to those discussed in the immediately previous lectures. Quiz results and cumulative scores will be posted on Blackboard and the correct results will be announced in class right after the quiz.
The exams will be a combination of multiple-choice, true-false, and short answer/essay format items. A study guide will be prepared by the entire class, as detailed in the "Wiki activity" section. You can also propose exam topics and exam questions, or edit proposed exam questions and topics through this site. A description of this process will be provided in class. If found satisfactory, a substantial number of exam questions will be selected from those proposed by you. To qualify for being used in an exam, the question should be proposed, however, by the dates stated below.
- 435 Exam 1: Student proposed Exam Questions -- Propose questions no later than March 5th - CLOSED
- 435 Exam 2: Student proposed Exam Questions -- Propose questions no later than May 1st - CLOSED
Digital Portfolio activities
Through participation in the recitation section activities and through personal research and individual work you are expected to create a WordPress-based site, which will serve as a personal digital portfolio. The digital portfolio will include several brief papers and your CV, all of which will be created or started in class. The idea behind the portfolio is to give you some basic web content production skills and to help you put up a good looking site that can feature some of your work. You may use the site to publish other materials than the ones required in class, if you would like, but only after we grade it. The portfolio will be built over time and will be graded at two different dates. On March 20th we will grade the site/portfolio, checking if it contains:
- A theme found and installed by you
- A plugin discovered by you, installed on the site, whose features you should discuss in a blog post
- An RSS feed you found through independent research, listed in the sidebar
- Your Twitter activity listed in the sidebar as a Twitter Tools widget
- A widget including a "like" button to a Facebook page that you created
- A post about your Internet forensics activity, started in class on February 3rd. The post will link to the Google doc created in class.
These activities need to be completed by March 20th, when you should send an email to your TA. This should include the full URL of your protofolio and a statement indicating that you have completed its first part. The first part of the portfolio is 80 points (8% of the final grade). It will be graded after March 20 and the partial grade (score) for it will be posted on Blackboard.
Between March 20 and May 1st you will continue the construction of your digital portfolio, adding to it:
- A post that compares the social media buzz of two celebrities or brands, started in class on March 30th
- A PAGE (not post) containing your resume, which should include specific information as explained in class on April 6th
- A post analyzing the editorial activity of a specific Wikipedia topic, started in class on April 20th
The second part of your portfolio is 120 points (12% of your final grade). The last date to add the last three posts to the portfolios is May 1st. You should send an email to your TA by that date, indicating again the full URL of your protofolio and the fact that this is the final version. THIS IS YOUR DELIVERY PROOF. Failure to send an email including the URL will result in a diminished grade for your portfolio. Final grades for the digital portfolio, which will be the sum of the scores for the two parts, will be posted on Blackboard during finals week.
Wiki activity
The class will emphasize the role of openness, mass collaboration, and peer production in shaping today's communication technologies. To help you better understand the importance of these processes you are invited to participate in a class project that will harness the capabilities of a representative collaborative technology, namely a wiki platform. Specifically, you are invited to co-write with your colleagues and with help from the instructors the study guide for this class. The study guide will consist of weekly summaries of the readings and of the lectures written collaboratively by the entire class. (Look for the Study Guide.... link in each weekly section of the schedule of classes.) Dr. Matei or the TAs will seed each entry with some content, which you are expected to enrich with text, images and links throughout the course of the semester, as detailed below. The study guides are meant to provide entry points to the readings. They are not to be used instead of reading the readings required by this course.
You are invited to contribute to the study guide relevant knowledge about communication technologies that you have gained through reading the class texts or other sources and from attending the class lectures. The information should summarize and point to specific knowledge encapsulated in the readings. It should be written in a neutral and informative manner. Specifically, you are invited to contribute new or edit existing information in/to 5 different study guide entries (weekly topics). You are expected to contribute at least 3 times before MARCH 28, NOON and two times after Spring Break. Contributions that count for the first half of the semester should be 1000 characters long, those that count for the second half of the semester should be 1500 characters each, posted to two different study guides.
Monitoring your progress and grading
The wiki exercise relies on self monitoring. The summary table found on each page indicates who are the most proficient contributors and how much they have contributed in Gross and Net terms (Gross=contributions to all page versions; Net=contribution to the present version of the page). Numbers in parentheses indicate number of characters contributed. Numbers outside parentheses indicate words.
Your grade will be derived from the numbers in the GROSS column in the upper right corner of each page and from the quality of your individual contributions. If your name is not on the list, it means that you have contributed less than the top 10 contributors. In this case, you can check your contributions by clicking your name in the upper left corner of the page, then clicking again the "contributions" link on your user page. To review the wording of your previous contributions use the History tab and the instructions provided in class.
New information should be well written, clear, and correctly formatted. If something does not look good on the page, fix it using this tutorial Help:Editing. Mangled formatting can affect your grade.
Editing means significantly rewording and rewriting the sentences. Please do NOT compose your contributions/edits merely to meet the minimum requirements. Write as much, or as little, to sufficiently convey what you wanted to contribute/alter (which, of course, does meet stated minimum requirements).
What to contribute
It is entirely up to you what you decide to contribute to the study guide. You can, for example, spruce up the prose and fix the grammar by adding appropriate wording and transition sentences. Or, you can provide a brief description of a device of technology only briefly discussed in class. Or, you can provide a definition for a legal or policy issue and add some links. You can illustrate the functioning of a law or principle with an example. Or, you can link to other resources on the web or insert graphics.
Ideally, however, you should focus on the elements that you consider the most important or those we spent most of the time on during class discussions.
To ensure that you contribute to the wiki activity throughout the entire course of the semester, you are expected to contribute at least 3 times by MARCH 28, NOON and at least 2 times) between March 12 and April 25. Between Jan 10 and March 28 you can only contribute to entries covered in class during the first part of the semester (pre-Spring Break). Between March 12 and April 25 NOON you can only contribute to entries covered that period. In other words, on April 25 you cannot contribute to any pre-Spring Break entries. On the other hand, due to the extended deadline, you can contribute to entries from the first part of the semester until March 28. To encourage early contributions and to prevent stampedes, those that finish the contributions for the entire semester before April 15, NOON get 30 points extra credit. UPDATE: If you finish by April 15 and if you send immediately after that an email to your TA, announcing that you have finished all your 5 contributions, your wiki assignment will be graded among the first ones.
Caveat regarding the quality of the study guide entries
The entries will be as good or as bad as you make them. This means that each and every contribution counts. Do not rush the job. Do not be vague. Check the details. And when you read the entries in preparation for your exams check the authenticity and validity of any claim you find unclear or mistaken. Given the changing nature of the study guide, it is extremely important that you use the study guide for what its name indicates: a tool for further learning, not a final learning deliverable.
Acceptable materials to be used in the study guide
You should privilege as sources of information the class readings. That is, you should cite and refer to the class readings as much as possible. Use outside materials only if the entry has already covered the class readings.
As mentioned in the next section (Rules regarding using or uploading...), DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA as a primary source of information. You should also keep in mind that the tone of your contributions should be neutral and should reflect the fact that the entries are reference materials. Stay away from phrases such as "I believe" or "I think". Use direct, neutral, expository phrases. Be precise and use appropriate language. Mention all relevant details. Cite materials using the style you were taught in class and specified in the help file. Create internal links (to other entries) as often as you mention topics covered by our study guide. Use external links (to web materials) or graphic illustrations as much as needed.
Rules regarding using or uploading on this site content created by other people and found on the web
Do not cut and paste information from random web pages, from Wikipedia or from print materials. Wikipedia cannot be cited as a primary source. The proper manner of handling Wikipedia entries is detailed in the document titled How_to_use_wikipedia. The gist of that document is that Wikipedia is to be treated as a springboard for research, as a search engine and not as a primary information authority.
All your contributions should be your own and written specifically for this course. Please refer to this document to avoid situations that might indicate plagiarism.
If you upload a picture on the site, make sure that the image is in the public domain or is available for use for non-commercial purposes. It is preferable that you use the FLICKR collection of CC (creative commons) pictures. A picture is worth 100 characters of text.
If you cannot find anything on the FLICKR site, try the Creative Commons Search Engine for images. Only if these two resources did not work for you should you go to the web to identify and use images and visual materials. However, you should only choose materials that do not infringe other people's copyright. How can you tell is an image is OK to use or not? A set of guidelines is provided in class and are restated here:
- Most pictures posted on sites that end with .gov are in the public domain and can be used without permission.
- Most pictures posted on .edu sites are probably OK to use but you need to ask the owner of the page or the webmaster if it is ok to do so.
- Most pictures on sites that are covered by GNU or CC copyright agreements are OK to use, but make sure you familiarize yourself with these licensing formulas. It is always safe to ask the owner of the content if it is OK to use it on our site.
- Most pictures on Flickr are OK to use as long as they are CC. If they are not CC, do not use the picture.
- Most pictures on .com, .org., .net, .info, and countries' tld sites (top-level domain; i.e., those that end with .uk, .jp, .fr, etc.) are probably copyrighted. Do not use them unless you get written permission from the owner of the picture (not of the site) that it is OK to do so. Even then you should do this sparingly because you never know who you are talking to.
- Most pictures from Wikipedia or Wikicommons are OK to use, but check the status of the picture first by clicking on it.
- All pictures you find through Google Images or other search engines are to be checked against this list of rules.
- For all pictures you need to provide the author and the copyright status (e.g., used by permission, creative common license, etc.) which should be included both on the picture page and each time you use the picture (details here).
Everything you contribute should be in compliance with the Purdue honesty code and with the class policies.
Throughout the process, keep in mind that the study guide is supposed to be a continuous process of collaboration which will spread over the course of the entire semester. Thus, each contribution should be seen as a building block on which others will build. It is not an end in itself, but a means toward an end.
Editing process
The editing process, including details about using the wiki platform and its editorial conventions, will be demonstrated in class a few times, especially during Recitation Section Sessisons. Make sure you do not miss any of these classes. If you have any difficulties using the system, please stop by your TA office hours.
NOTE: The site allows you to add YouTube clips. Make sure you follow the instructions provided in the Help file.
Adverse Weather Course Cancelations
In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. Any relevant announcement will be posted on this page or will be broadcast via email.
Please consult this document to learn more about the Purdue University adverse weather policies. The gist of this policy is that you need to consult this page and to send your TAs or Dr. Matei email, if you need clarifications.
Vital Dates
February 10 Installation / configuration of your website
February 24 Adding mashup tools and extensions to your site
March 2 - Recitation Sections Meet at Burton Morgan Building - bring a pair of headphones
MARCH 28 NOON - UPDATE Deadline to contribute first three entries to the study guide
March 8 - Midterm
March 20 MIDNIGHT - First part of the digital portfolio due - send email including portfolio URL to TAs
April 15 NOON - Deadline to get 30 points extra credit for posting both contributions to the study guide. UPDATE: If you finish by April 15 and if you send immediately after that an email to your TA, announcing that you have finished all your 5 contributions, your wiki assignment will be graded among the first ones.
April 25 NOON - Deadline to contribute to the study guide
May 1 NOON - Final version of Digital Portfolio due including last three posts - send email including portfolio URL to TAs
May 3 - Final exam, BRNG 2280 10:30-12:20
- If you have any questions about the class or about the syllabus email the TAs first, especially if the question is about a practical project.
- If you need help with editing or formatting our class study guide entries go to the Wiki writing and formatting Tutorial / Help document
Class Schedule and readings
1/10-12 Introductions
- Overview SLIDESHOW
- Class Technologies
Recitation Section Activities
Signing up for Visible Effort
Signing up for Facebook, Twitter and Google accounts (in case you do not have one)
Tutorial on media and content use on Visible Effort and on your future sites
Sandbox for training your Wiki editing skills
1/17-19 Communication Technologies, From Firegrams to the Electromagnetic Revolution
- Introduction to Communication technology chapter 2 from Gheris, D & Szul L, 2002, Communication Technologies, Prentice Hall, NJ. To page 23 xxx
- A history of electromagnetism and telegraphs xxx
- Ancient Greek Methods of Communication - Fire Singaling by Polybius - paragraphs 43-46 only
- Electromagnetic Spectrum - a primer
From Firegrams to the Electromagnetic Radiation
Optional Websites:
- Electromagnetic pulse
- How a speaker works
- How power generators work
- The induction process
- Witricity
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Frequency - Wavelength calculator
- Technical description of electromagnetic spectrum
Recitation Section Activities
Finish technological training
Practical Activity - How does a simple electromagnetic device work
Brian's Sections Activities Extra Materials
Study Guide
Study Guide Entry Electromagnetic Revolution
1/24 - 26 The Digital Revolution
- Bill Gates, The Road Ahead, Penguin Books, NY. chapter 2, The beginning of the Information Age xxx - Purdue Library Copy
- Numeric and Binary Systems defined xxx
- Digitization Defined and illustrated - up to errors
- How Stuff Works
Guest speaker Julia Taylor
Optional - reading suggested by Julia Taylor about AI
The Digital Revolution Slideshow
Julia Taylor's talk about Watson
More resources
- Binary/Digital Convertor
- Moore's Law
- Digital Compression - Basics
- How many transistors does your computer have
Recitation Section Activities
In class exercise - converting from decimal to binary numbers, discuss course readings
Study Guide
Watch this video and refer to it in our study guide for the digital revolution.
Study guide
Study Guide Digital Revolution
1/31 - 2/2 The Internet as a Network of Networks
The Internet and its origins
- Neil Randall, 1997, The soul of the Internet. Thomson Learning, NY, Chapters:
TCP IP - What it is, how it works:
Here are the direct links to the definitions embedded in the slides Protocol, Internet Protocol, Packet, HTML, Server, Client
Search for other definitions at http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/
More optional resources
- The Internet Sleuth's tools
- Who.is Find out who owns what site
- What is my IP address?
- Packet Switching illustrated
- The official site of the Afghanistani Taliban forces
- Visualize the path taken by the Shahamat site to get to West Lafayette
- Internet Haganah - Israeli inspired site tracking global Jihadi sites
- Add the geolocator extension to Firefox
- Who distributes IP addresses
- A new and great book about the Internet - What do you need to know about the Internet - Optional, to browse if have time... Not for exam...
Recitation Section Activities
Internet forensics skills. After class presentation of Who.is and Infosniper and other tools, research a domain name of a corporate brand or entertainment celebrity and figure out:
- the name of the domain name and a link to the who.is search for it
- who owns the domain name,
- the physical address of the registrant with a Google maps link for that address,
- when was the domain registered, when in expires,
- what is the IP address of the computer that hosts the server, and
- where is the server located physically (city and place and link to infosniper page that shows the location).
Summarize this information in a Google document. This should be later linked to a blog post, published on your Wordpress site. Instructions will be provided by TAs, in class. The summary should include an introduction as to why you chose the specific domain name and needs to conclude with some personal thoughts about what have you learned from the process of finding people and IP addresses using the tools mentioned above.
Example of completed tutorial... NOTE: Do not simply replace the links with your own and leave everything else the same. This needs to reflect your own thinking...
Share the Google Doc with the TA, made it editable, and keep in private mode.
Study Guide
2/7-9 The Internet as an E2E medium
Should the Internet be neutral?
- The gist of the debate-NYTIMES XXX
- Net neutrality decision XXX
- An Opinion Levy-Newsweek
- Net Neutrality - the latest arguments
- NEW - Comcast - NBC Deal in the context of the Net Neutrality Debate
Recitation Section Activities
Checking your Purdue web space. Using a Purdue computer lab navigate to My documents. Check to see if you have a folder inside named "www".
If you do not have such a folder, you need to enable your web space. Follow these Instructions
If you have a www folder, check available space on your account. You need at least 50MB of free space of the 500MB allocated.
Setting up your CMS Detailed instructions with screenshots
Start by creating a mysql database and a password for it at http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/careeraccount/mysql.cfm
Download Wordpress at http://wordpress.org to www folders. Unzip. Rename 435.
go to http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~username/435
Use career account username for database name. Username should be, again, career account username. Password should be MySql password you set up at the previous step. Use mydb.ics.purdue.edu for localhost address. use wp_435 for prefix
Choose and install a new theme...
More help for using Wordpress - help at http://codex.wordpress.org
Although this is not a required textbook, I strongly encourage you to buy WordPress for Dummies. It can be bought as an electronic textbook with immediate delivery. If you prefer the print version, check this edition out. It contains a ton of good advice and can be used as a reference material for the rest of the semester.
Extra resource
In case you want to use the skills learned in this class in another context, here is an Installation tutorial provided by Wordpress.
Wordpress publishing tutorial for non-Purdue, self hosted accounts
Study Guide
2/14 2/16 The Dark side of E2E (end to end) networks
Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet and how to stop it,
Chapter 2 - The Battle of the Networks (skim read to understand the next chapter)
and especially
Chapter 3 - Cybersecurity and the Generative Dilemma XXX (focus on the "generative dilemma aspects of the chapter" )
Marck Bowden, The Enemy Within, Atlantic Monthly, June 2010 XXX
Dark side of E2E slides - at the end of the 4th section
Extra Resource
Check your computer for Conficker infection.
Study Guide
Work on posting and adding information, settings
More work on publishing with Wordpress - theme and plugin architecture
Link Internet forensics document previously created as a Google Doc on a post published on your site.
2/21-23 Web 2.0: The Internet as a platform
What is the relationship between social media and Web 2.0 and which technologies make them both possible?
- Read the article focusing on broad areas of impact What is Web 2.0 XXX
- The story of Twitter XXX
- API-s
- What is an API? A way to make machines and programs to talk to each other directly XXX
- The real power of Web 2.0 rests in the smart use of APIs XXX
Mashups produce a Creativity Culture, as defined by Clay Shirky (fragments from his books) XXX
Extra Resources (optional)
- Interview with Tim Berners Lee about Web 2.0
- The Ultimate Mashup Machines - Facebook and Twitter
- What is a Facebook Application
- Facebook: the nuts and bolts
- Examples of Mashups: Visible Past, Social Mention, Twitter Map tools
Another way to look at core Web 2.0 concepts
Famous business wiki sites
- Intelipedia, used by the United States Intelligence Community,
- Diplopedia, used by the United States Department of State.
example of API call through a URL
- Add maps to your site Geomashup
- Explore the feed and mashup capabilities of the Google Election Hub Center
Recitation Section Activities
Wordpress as an illustration of the web as a platform idea
- Using Feeds to Add Content to your site from a Google Alert
- Tweet my feed
- Mashup Twitter Tools and Facebook with your site
Study Guide
Study Guide from E2E to Web 2.0
2/28 - 3/01 Web 3.0 - Making the Computer Truly Personal: Augmented and Location Aware Technologies
- The Net Captain and the World of Tomorrow Slides
- Norman, D., The invisible computer XXX
- The internet of Things Video Presentation from the Economist XXX
- The smart systems are coming - Economist
Extra resources
Augmented Reality in Switzerland
Augmented Reality as a way of reading books
Ambiental Devices: The $150 ORB
Wikitude - see in action Wikitude AR in your car
Recitation Section Activities
Discovery Park Augmented Reality tour. Bring a pair of headphones. All sections will meet at
Burton Morgan in Discovery Park
Discovery Park Tour Materials - Brochure and Map
Study Guide
Study Guide Entry Augmented Reality, Location Aware Services, and Smart sensors
3/6-8 Review and Midterm
Study sections will meet on Friday. Topics: Digital Portfolio catch up clinic, Wiki work review.
3/13-15 Spring Break
3/20-22 The First Amendment and US Domestic Internet Regulation
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
- The First Amendment Analyzed xxx
- The First Amendment and Mass Media xxx
- The First Amendment and the Internet FAQ by Freedom Center xxx
- The Internet and Patriot Act xxx
- French Press Law
- Slides Freedom of Expression on the Internet
Guest speaker lecture cancelled... Regular class session.
Sites listed in the Powerpoint slides:
- Taliban Website
- Jihad Watch articles on Jihadi sites in the US
- Facebook Terms of Use
- Yahoo Terms of Use
- Lis of Gripe Sites
Recitation Section Activities
Wiki and social media activities
Study Guide
Study Guide Entry 1st Amendment
3/27-29 International Regulatory framework
- International
ICANN and International Freedom of Expression Slides
Optional Sites
More about the new ICANN gTLD initiative
Recitation Section Activities
Social media monitoring exerecise.
After the recitation section introduction to various social media monitoring tools, write a blog post in which you describe how two comparable brands (Coke vs. Pepsi) or celebrities (Jennifer Lopez vs. Brittney Spears) compare in terms of social media buzz. Comparison should be done using Klout, Google Search Trends, and Twazzup.
Explain the differences between the two personalities/brands along the metrics offered for each of the tools.
For Klout, provide the Klout score for the two brands/celebrities and explain what the Klout score means in general and in this particular situation, making reference to this document.
For Google Trends, provide the ratio for the 2012 search trends for the two brands celebrities and the link to the search you performed for them (example J Lo vs B Spears ). The ratio is the result of dividing the larger estimated number for one celebrity/brand over the lower one. For J Lo and B Spears, this would be about 2 in favor of J Lo.
For Twazzup, provide the TPH score for each celebrity. Explain what TPH means and how does this reflect on each celebrity or brand. Also identify the name of the person most important in influencing people about each celebrity or brand, as well as the Twitter handle and number of followers of this influencer. (NOTE: This is the person identified in the lower left panel. Do not confound this with the handle or number of followers of your brand or celebrity).
You need to write your post in a narrative format, explain what the numbers mean, where you go got them, and the appropriate links. Include a justification for your choice of brands/celebrities, how are they comparable, and in what other way would you use this type of knowledge/skill in your future work.
NOTE: Make sure that you used in each search or tool the exact same names or phrases. If you use Jennifer Lopez, do not use J LO, etc.
Study Guide
4/3-5 Privacy
Privacy Defined xxx
US Privacy Act Explained by EPIC READ FIRST - MOST IMPORTANT PART: ACT PROVISIONS xxx
US Privacy Act of 1974 in its own words and some more recent intiatives READ AFTER THE EPIC DOCUMENTxxx
Also, review the PATRIOT act readings and mentions discussed during our regulation week
Privacy Policies in the US and Europe
Tools you can use to defend your electronic privacy What to do if your personal data is stolen or misused Corporate Self-regulation and Privacy
Recitation Section Activities
Discussion of technologies that might infringe upon or defend your privacy: cookies, web bugs, Tor and http://pagewash.com (see slides for details).
Introduction to how to create an online resume as a WordPress page (not post). Resume page link should feature clearly in the sidebar to be graded properly. Each resume should include Name, Contact information (optional), Education, Positions held, Other relevant information. Format using Header levesl, bullet points. Optional: You may use http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-resume/ Wordpress WP Resume Plugin.
Study Guide
4/10-12 Copyright. Should P2P music sharing be legal or not? Copyright issues at Purdue
- Copyright Basics xxx
- Purdue Copyright Policy xxx
- Letter Sent by RIAA in the spring of 2007 to potential copyright infringers
- Purdue FAQ in the aftermath of the RIAA letter campaign in the Spring of 2007
- Have you seen this letter? Read it, is mandatory xxx
- Fair Use according to the US Copyright OfficeXXX
- NYTimes Debate on Fair Use
- SOPA and PIPA
Optional links
- Copyright FAQ
- Single mom making 36,000 dollars a year loses RIAA lawsuit; should pay 220K for 1,700 downloaded songs; jury finds her guilty for downloading 24 of them
- Is Karaoke music covered by copyright? YES!
Recitation Section Discussion Session
Prepare for a class discussion starting from these topics. Documents presented in this section need to be studied before class.
- Have you downloaded a music MP3 file recently? In view of the slides would you argue that your practice is "fair use"? Why? (Think about the four criteria for determining if a copyright infringement occurred and also read this NYTimes Debate on Fair Use.)
- Some people say that music sharing of "ripped" mp3s has stimulated the sales of legal music. This chart show the evolution of total music industry revenue from all sources (Itunes, CDs, radio, etc). What you notice? Did music sharing stimulate the sales of legal music?
- If you are a frequent downloader, how do you explain your behavior? What legal and moral justification do you have for it?
- If you are a frequent uploader, how do you explain your behavior?
- Some people say that downloading is the product of high CD prices. Let us look at the numbers:
- This document, also issued by RIAA, explains that the "real" (adjusted for inflation) cd price has been going down for the past decades. What conclusions do you draw after analyzing the this document?
- In the picture below CNN explains the cost of a CD. And this is how Rolling Stone explains the same thing (making the point that CDs can be cheaper). Read both materials and be prepared to discuss their arguments in class.
- Suppose CDs go the way of the dodo. What business models would you propose so that the music would keep coming?
Some legal music sites you would like to know about
Study Guide
4/17-19 Internet Openness and Free Software
- Copyleft definition
- The Free Software Definition xxx
- The History of the GNU Project xxx
- Eric Raymond, The Cathedral and the Bazaar
- Operating System Definition
Optional - spillover of the collaborative spirit
What Open Source Gave Us?
- The Faith Based Encyclopedia xxx
- Ten Reasons Why Not to Cite Wikipedia As a Primary Source
- Media:Knowitall.pdf xxx & Editorial on the Know it all New Yorker article blunder
- Seigenthaler oped & Tracking down the Siegenthaler slanderer
- How_to_use_Wikipedia
Optional Resources
- The right to kick midgets
- The power of the chaperones(proposed by a classmate)
- Wikipedia's list of administrators
- Wikipedia's 5 Pillars
- Neutral Point of view
- Wikipedia Bureaucrats
- Job openings at Wikipedia
- Wikipedia Staff
- Overview of Wikipedia Statistics
- Who writes Wikipedia
- Wales talking about Wikipedia at Oxford Internet Institute
- North Korea repackages Linux as Red Star OS
- China repackages FreeBSD as cyberwarfare tool
- Astore
- The Cafepress
Recitation Section Activity
How to find who changed what and how on Wikipedia.=
Think about a topic that you might be interested in. Search it on Wikipedia. Write a brief report (at the very least 300 words long) in a narrative format (no bullet points, please) on your blog about it detailing:
- What is the topic about, why you found it interesting, why is it significant in general
- provide link to the version of the topic you consulted (that is, the permalink with oldid in it. See example
- The total number of edits
- What percentage of total edits was contributed by the top 5 editors
- Who are the top 5 editors, including their names, bios, and places where they live as presented on their Wikipedia user pages, if they have any.
- Date the topic was started
- Who has made the most recent changes and when (Username and date, time)
- What have you learned from this exercise in a paragraph at least 100 words long.
This is part of your final digital portfolio grade. Should be done no later than April 29.
Study Guide
Study Guide Entry Copyleft and Wikis
4/24 - 26 How will mass collaboration, peer production and group interaction influence your careers as communication professionals?
- Read Chapter 4 - Markets are Conversations, From the Cluetrain Manifesto, by Levine, Locke, Searls & Weinberger Click on the link Connect to this resource online xxx
- The 95 Theses xxx
- Other selected Passages from the Cluetrain Manifesto xxx
- Viral Marketing Grows Up xxx
- The Mentos and Diet Coke Phenomenon
- The Coke & Mentos EEPYBRID Guys
- Markets are conversations slides
Recitation Section Activities
Digital Portfolio Work
Study Guide
Study Guide Entry Social Media in Communication
4/26 Conclusions and Final Examination/Projects Review
Final Media Monitoring Blog Post Due April 29
Final Exam
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JO will have his first triple double before these playoffs are over. Anyone agree or disagree? If so, why?
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JO will have his first triple double before these playoffs are over. Anyone agree or disagree? If so, why?
I honestly dont think JO will ever post a triple-double. His passing game isn't consistent enough.
Do you mean his first ever triple double? Because if so that has already happened, just not in the playoffs.
18 pts, 11 rbs, 10 blk on January 22nd, 2003 vs. the Toronto Raptors.
disagree he'll get one during the playoffs or ever again because he's just not that good.
I never thoought o fthat, but yeah he could get a triple-double with blocks as teh 3rd category. However gettin the traditional Points, Rebounds, and Assists triple-double. I doubt it.
The way he finished out the season, it wouldn't surprise me much. He had two or three games that were very close to trip-dubs, but just didn't get there. Something along the line of 15-20 pts, 10-15 rbs, and he's had one with 7-8 assists, and one with about that many blocks, IIRC. IMO, he'll have to read hoopsforlife's post about thinking vs. doing to get there, because when he's the do-er, he's VERY hard to stop, and VERY capable of a triple-double.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
Alot of those end of the season games were teams playin lackidasical. Sort of like the NBA's version of senioritis.
I agree, but it won't be a pretty one with 10+ TO's!
Damn he could AVERAGE a triple double like that.
True, but some of that stuff JO was doing is what he hadn't been doing. I think he could, I didn't say he wouldOriginally Posted by RobertmtoThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
Well then you are correct. Can but wont.
Now, now, don't get me wrong. I didn't say he wouldn't, just that I didn't say he would.
I don't see why he couldn't, unless he plays the entire playoffs like he played the first three quarters today.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.


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UK Immigration Law
Have UK Immigration Law Questions? Get Answers Now.
Dear Hamad,
I would suggest you make your application for ILR now. I appreciate you have an unspent speeding conviction, however, the UKBA will normally disregard a single conviction for a minor offence resulting in a bind over, conditional discharge or relatively small fine or compensation order, if a person is suitable for grant of leave in all other respects. By 'minor offences' it means speeding or other 'regulatory' offences.
Offences involving dishonesty (for example theft), violence or sexual offences are not classed as minor offences. Drink-driving offences, driving while uninsured or disqualified are also not minor offences.
Thus, if you were found guilty of speeding, this would constitute a minor offence.
In any event, if your application for ILR is refused, you would then have sufficient time in which to apply for Further Leave to Remain if you had to.
If you wish to discuss, please feel free to ask further questions.
Kind regards,
I would suggest you make the application under the 5 year routs as the application should not take as long to process as it does for the 10 year long residence route.
And yes, they do apply some discretion to 'minor offences', of which speeding is deemed as a minor offence.
If it makes you feel better, I suggest you have a immigration lawyer prepare your application for you.


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January 2nd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Though some of the children cannot walk, speak or see, the simple sound of Sister Marlen's voice makes many of the children smile.
She did not bring them into this world, they do not carry her last name and much less, her blood, but each child is, from her heart, as though they were her own.
This kind and generous woman takes care of children with severe disabilities and terminal illnesses at the "Manos Abiertas" (Open Hands) Foundation, located in Alajuela.
The children's health is Sister Marlen's main concern, as well as their image and security – she does not even allow any pictures to be taken at the Foundation. The three-story building is almost new, yet is already completely full.
Inside live 50 children with brain paralysis, paraplegia, mental retardation and/or degenerative syndromes. The one thing they all have in common is that their parents have completely abandoned them.
Not all of the children were born with their disability or disease, though in many cases the children were born with some sort of disability, and afterwards were mistreated or abused by their own parents, who eventually abandoned them.
"There is disability here for several reasons: because of an illness, abandonment, assault, or malnutrition," said Sister Marlen.
"This is not some sort of temporary place. They stay here until they pass away, which is why we always create a bond," she added.
Although the children do participate in adoption programs, the experience, according to Sister Marlen, has been quite negative.
"They return the child after a while. It's a very limiting life, and it's not easy. In 20 years I've only seen one child get adopted," she said.
The Foundation takes care of providing physical therapy, medical care and special education. It also works with another program for adults with disabilities, who have also been abandoned. There are 100 people in total.
Maintaining the center is not easy, and they are never sure whether there will be enough money to cover the electricity bill or not, which is over $2,000.
Despite the fact that institutions such as PANI (National Infant Patronage) and the Social Protection Board (Junta de Proteccion Social or JPS) help, a large portion of the expenses are covered with donations.
It takes $1,500 per month to care for each child in the center. Not all of them receive state assistance.
Editor's note: If you would like to donate or volunteer, please visit this link (in English).


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About this report
Report Basics
The SAS 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report is based on the calendar year Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2013. All data and information pertains to SAS Institute Inc., the US-based parent company for SAS, except for environmental data or unless otherwise stated. In 2013, SAS made strides to improve global reporting of its programs and initiatives, and will continue to improve reporting on offices outside of the US. There have been no other significant changes during the reporting period.
The report was developed using Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 sustainability reporting guidelines and was prepared in accordance with Core GRI requirements. SAS' CSR efforts focus on four core areas: governance and ethics, employees, environment, and education philanthropy. In prior reports, the company published a PDF document containing critical information on programs and annual initiatives. In order to provide greater transparency, SAS has expanded its Corporate Responsibility section to include both programmatic information as well as annual updates. The purpose for this change is to make the information more accessible. Over time, this website will evolve in response to the needs of stakeholders, employees, customers and the community.
As in previous reports, SAS® Visual Analytics data visualization software was used to generate charts and graphs to illustrate the data and provide additional analytics capabilities. Executive leaders and other relevant internal stakeholders have reviewed all content.
SAS welcomes your comments and questions regarding this report and its corporate responsibility efforts. For questions about this report or its contents, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Scope and Boundaries
The scope of this CSR report focuses primarily on SAS United States operations. Where available, global data is provided and appropriately labeled. There have been no significant changes to the scope and boundaries for SAS; however, there have been improvements in the reporting of such boundaries.
Because SAS is a software company, much of the company's impact is related to the operation of the company rather than the products and services provided to customers. Externally, impacts generally occur related to the business practices of suppliers.
Examples of various impacts include:
- Environmental impacts: energy use in offices and data centers, waste, and construction of new buildings.
- Societal impacts: compliance with local, national and international laws; ethical treatment of employees, customers, partners and communities; supporting and fostering a strong workforce.
- Financial impacts: creating value in communities where SAS operates; job creation and economic growth; supporting the community through philanthropy.
At this time, SAS does not collect environmental information on suppliers or partners; however, the company seeks to work with organizations that have a similar approach to reducing their environmental impact. All suppliers must abide by our required ethics and compliance rules, which can be found in the Supply Chain section of the Corporate Responsibility website.
This report contains restatement information on energy consumption and water usage in 2012. Updated energy data and water consumption has been provided in the Environmental section of the CSR website.
Restated resource consumption includes:
- Asia Pacific energy was overstated in 2012 by 7,414 gigajoules due to the application of leased office energy allocations prior to actual office occupancies.
- US energy use was understated in 2012 by 16,521 gigajoules due to new utility meters that were not included in the automated data feeds during the collection process for the 2012 CSR report.
- Global municipal water use was overstated by 8,503 cubic meters in 2012 due to the application of leased office water allocations prior to actual office occupancy.
- US municipal water use was overstated by 1,150 cubic meters in 2012 due to amended utility water invoices.
Materiality Matrix
The CSR Task Force, a cross-departmental sustainability team based in the US, underwent a facilitated process to determine the primary issues that affect SAS and its stakeholders. This included issues that affect the industry as a whole, peer businesses, communities, customers, employees and management. Through this process, the team determined areas where SAS has a significant environmental, social or economic impact. These issues were then rated to determine their importance to stakeholders and/or SAS' operations. Using the G4 guidelines, these issues have been reported as "material aspects."
Each team member then gathered information specific to these areas of impact for inclusion in this report. The focus areas of this report include:
Internal: Issues Relevant to Employees and Management
- Workers' rights
- Health and safety
- Training for next generation of employees
- Talent development
- Volunteerism and community engagement
- Environment
- Energy and Emissions
- Water
- Waste
- Green building
- Great workplace
External: Issues Relevant to Other Stakeholders, Including Customers, Communities, Governments, Partners, Subcontractors, Suppliers, Etc.
- Privacy
- Ethics
- Anti-Corruption
- Bribery
- Gift law
- Lobbying
- Campaign contributions
- Export law
- Continuity of business
- Migration
- Quality of support
- Diversity
- Philanthropy
- Environment
View the 2013 Materiality Matrix
Stakeholder Engagement
SAS' stakeholders include communities, employees, regulatory and governmental bodies, industry organizations, and business partners and suppliers. Engagement with stakeholders provides SAS with the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the needs in the community and in the market. It allows the company to build strong partnerships with regulatory bodies and organizations within the industry, and lasting relationships with communities, employees, partners and suppliers.
SAS continues to engage with stakeholders both internally and externally, including:
|Employee volunteers, community grants, in-kind donations and training, fundraising.
|SAS employees volunteered 24,000 hours through the Employee Volunteer Fund (EVF), resulting in $84,000 paid to schools across North Carolina. Global community grants totaled nearly $3.2 million. In the US, in-kind donations of software, training, furniture, etc., came to $20.56 million.
|Enhance the SAS workplace culture by communicating with and informing employees about company activities and internal and external programs.
Intranet, webcasts, videos, webzines, blogs and The Hub, an enterprisewide social networking platform.
|Regulatory and government
|Domestic and international policy and legislation development on topics that affect SAS customers and the development of new products.
|Data protection and privacy; big data; copyright protections; review of legislation targeting frivolous patent lawsuits; revision of administrative policies to ensure strong, quality patents are issued.
|Industry organizations
|Industry associations, think tanks and academia.
|Public speaking engagements, development or contribution to industry position papers, and one-to-one meetings.
|Business partners and suppliers
|Meetings, webcasts and representation on boards.
|Executive Vice President of SAS EMEA and AP is Chair of the Executive Council of the American Chamber of Commerce EU; sits on the board of the Atlantic Council; and an active participant in the United States Council on International Business (USCIB).
|Host ongoing dialogue with customers to answer questions and gather input for product improvement.
|SAS interacts with customers through the SAS Global Forum conference, self-help and assisted-help resources, focus groups, training, books, technical papers, social media, support communities, samples, SAS notes and focus areas, and more.
|Inform and solicit feedback from industry analysts.
|SAS' Analyst Relations group is responsible for informing, influencing and soliciting feedback from industry analysts and thought leaders with the purpose of validating our technology, corporate direction and to provide SAS with a crucial third-party perspective. By identifying important initiatives and ensuring the company's vision and messages are understood, Analyst Relations seeks to expand analyst coverage and favorable recommendations for SAS products. Through facilitating research and disseminating findings, Analyst Relations augments the formation of marketing, sales, and R&D strategies.
|Media Relations
|Build awareness and shape the SAS brand through public relations.
|Public relations helps build awareness and shape the SAS brand by influencing what others think and say about the company. SAS uses PR to guide the flow of information to education and persuade various public stakeholders, including the news media, bloggers, customers, prospects, analysts and partners.


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Sunshine (My Digital Enemy Remix) on Zulu Records
The world famous artist, and Grammy award winning, Boy George continues his 'A Boy Called George' pseudonym alongside 8 Ball, Marc Vedo and vocalist Sharlene Hector of Bassment Jaxx to bring you his first track of the year.
'Sunshine' is a sure fire summer hit with delectable melodies, house harmonies and a devilish beat that will leave no dance floor wanting.
This follows on from last year's gigantic success alongside Mark Ronson, which saw their track 'Somebody To Love Me" rocket into the TOP 10 UK Charts. Boy George is now back to firmly stamp his new print on the dance music world with the help of Zulu Records.
Long time collaborator Marc Vedo is no stranger to the limelight with a tour list that has seen him play at many of the world's leading super venues to crowds of up to 900,000 people. He was tipped in the Top 10 DJ Mag Poll as one of the 'Best Breakthrough DJs' for 2010! His latest track 'Freak Out' on Stealth Records smashed the Beatport charts and saw support from Roger Sanchez, Thomas Gold & Prok & Fitch.
8 Ball is a pseudonym for award winning film composer, record producer, international DJ and record label owner Darren Tate. He has had twelve top forty singles in the UK alone. 8 Ball Records have been supported by practically every major DJ in the world. His massive cover of Jam and Spoons classic "Odyssey To Anyoona" was featured on Pete Tong's Essential Selection.
'Sunshine' is complemented by an exceptional remix from label bosses, My Digital Enemy, who are rising stars on the house scene and have an army of supporters including Pete Tong, Fedde Le Grand, Axwell, Steve Angello, Afrojack, Danny Howard, Robbie Rivera and Bob Sinclar.
This release offers an all-encompassing soundtrack as the heat of 2013 rises. "Sunshine" is guaranteed to take Zulu Records to boiling point.
A Boy Called George, 8 Ball & Marc Vedo Ft. Sharlene Hector – Sunshine
A Boy Called George, 8 Ball & Marc Vedo Ft. Sharlene Hector – Sunshine (My Digital Enemy Remix)
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ETEN M600+ PocketPC ReviewEten M600+
Thanks to the relatively powerful processor (400 MHz), M600+ works fine for regular usage and until you do not load too complex applications you should not experience problems. The navigation through the menus is quick, as well as opening folders and notes but it's totally different when you start doing something more serious. Despite the pretty high clock rate, the processor is not among the most powerful ones and it has difficulties loading large pictures for example.
The sound quality is awful! We're not sure if the problem is with the model or our phone particularly, but the sound is just terrible. In a noisy environment almost nothing is heard, and even the loudspeaker's volume is not high enough. The microphone quality is also pretty low and the other party will hardly hear what you're saying.
The battery is not the most powerful; it has a capacity of 1440 mAh and can supply the phone for a few days. Complete recharging takes a couple of hours, but thanks to the convenient Cradle, the phone was there almost all the time so we hardly ever experienced lower than 70% charge during the tests. That's why we rarely had a look at the status and one day we woke up later than we should have, because the phone had switched off and the alarm (even two) did not set off at the scheduled time. The strange thing is that the phone had enough battery power to boot up but the alarm did not ring (with the phone powered down). The manufacturer claims the battery lasts for up to four hours of talk time and up to 200 hours in standby mode.
The Eten M600+ is a Pocket PC Phone and as expected it offers a lot but nothing more than the standard functionality. A plus is the large amount of integrated memory (256MB), but despite the powerful processor (400 MHz) you should not expect miracles. The display is a standard one and does not stand out neither in terms of quality, nor in size. The major problem is the basic phone functions the ringtone volume is not high enough and the sound quality during conversation in both directions is low, distorted and annoying. Design-wise it's pretty ordinary and does not catch the eye, while a bad impression comes also because of the fact that the buttons are not lit and are inconvenient to use.
- Windows Mobile for PocketPCPhones Operating System.
- 256MB Built-in memory; standard SD slot for expansion.
- 2-megapixel camera with flash.
- Quad-band GSM
- Awful sound quality.
- Slow data (GPRS only).
- Keys are not lighted up.
- No hardware
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|240 x 320 pixels TFT
|2 megapixels
Single core, 400 MHz, Samsung S3C 2440 processor
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WASHINGTON, DC—In a move hailed by the Clinton Administration as "a culinary turning point for our nation," and reviled by some Republicans as "over-governing to the extreme," the right to chicken done right became a constitutional reality Monday.
Ratified by 38 of the 50 states, the controversial new "KFC Amendment" reads in full:
1. The right of citizens to chicken done right will not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State; nor their right to savory side dishes, including, but not limited to, biscuits and hot, mashed potatoes with gravy; nor to universal utensils comprising elements of a spoon and a fork; nor to moist towelettes for after-meal hygiene.
2. No citizen will be denied a choice of cooking methods for their chicken, be it deep-fried or slow-roasted to perfection. Nor shall any citizen ever be denied fast, friendly service.
In accordance with the amendment, restaurateurs who serve chicken in a manner judged substantially less than finger lickin' good by a federal court can be sentenced to up to 40 years in prison.
"Restaurant owners, beware," President Clinton said. "If you should violate the new chicken amendment in any way, we will not hesitate to throw the bucket at you."
"Whether you prefer the Colonel's Original Recipe, Extra Tasty Crispy or Low-Fat Tender Roast," continued Clinton, enjoying a golden-brown, honey-glazed drumstick, "deprivation of one's favorite variety of chicken is unconstitutional and un-American."
Some Republicans are incensed by the amendment, calling it a blatant election-year maneuver designed to increase Clinton's popularity with the predominantly chicken-eating voting public.
"It appears convenient that this amendment is ratified at a time when Clinton wants most to impress America's 205 million chicken lovers," Republican vice-presidential candidate Jack Kemp said. "The candidate that captures the chicken vote will win this election."
In a last-gasp effort to derail the amendment, Republicans called for an emergency session of Congress Sunday, demanding provisional clauses regarding foil-covered desserts and more precise language with respect to breading. The motion was denied.
"This is government gone crazy," Bob Dole told voters at a campaign rally in Sarasota, FL. "Who is the government to decide what 'done right' is? How can a diverse population like the United States come to an agreement on this most personal of issues?"
Added Dole: "Bob Dole will be the next president of the United States!"
Though the amendment does not specify what constitutes "right" as it applies to chicken preparation, a Pennsylvania state law on the books since 1876 defines it as, "hot, tasty, properly seasoned chicken, oven-roasted or crispy-fried to perfection by any of a number of methods of preparation that ensure a hot, juicy, family-pleasing meal."
This law, which is expected to help define acceptable chicken parameters in America, differs from Canadian law, which, among other things, requires that chicken be served with "a heaping helping of slaw or fries."
Much of the chicken industry is up in arms about the amendment. "How can I possibly do my chicken right?" said Ivor Karwowski of the Cincinnati-based, 14-location Cluck Shack chain. "Without knowledge of the Colonel's secret blend of 11 herbs and spices, there is no hope."
Attorneys for Kenny Rogers' Roasters hope to expand the definition of "done right" to include that restaurant's charter of "It's the Wood That Makes It Good."


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Welcome to my Archives for 2011. Please don't edit this but feel free to leave comments on my Discussion (talk) Page.
Hello , I have recently added few of the available metabox ids that i know to the remove_meta_box() function on the page : http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/remove_meta_box
Please, let me know or add all other available metabox ids for the function. User:Amuralikumar Jan 12
Where can I ask for a higher acess in Codex, only for portuguese Brazil? I´m managing portuguese-brazil codex right now and need to protect some page or batch replace strings also. Since is messed up, people aren't supporting me in brazilian comunity at all, it seems the fact Codex is hosted in WordPress.org (belong to someone else) just don't appeal any help on.
I don't mind if hosted somwhere else, if don't belongs me or local owners, I want to help the portuguese-spearkers comunity, if theres a place, why not?!
Dianakc 17:03, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello I've been using wordpress for quite some time, and got a bit tired of writing tests on every project I start just to check some function's return format. Right now I don't have the availability to write complete articles, but started to fix typos and add examples to existing ones, this way we all can rely on the Codex instead of harvesting through blogs and source code for proper documentation.
Hey Michael,
after doing some research and hair ripping a user pointed me towards your little piece of code that is supposed to import categories and child categories.
I am pretty new to php and coding in general. So what I did was creating a plugin that executes your code upon activation. The cats are not imported, though.
The code and more info you find here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-category-upload?replies=3#post-1895721
Your old post you find here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-batch-category-creation?replies=5#post-1110996
Can you help? I would appreciate it
Hey Michael,
after doing some research and hair ripping a user pointed me towards your little piece of code that is supposed to import categories and child categories.
I am pretty new to php and coding in general. So what I did was creating a plugin that executes your code upon activation. The cats are not imported, though.
The code and more info you find here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-category-upload?replies=3#post-1895721
Your old post you find here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-batch-category-creation?replies=5#post-1110996
Can you help? I would appreciate it
I noticed you reverted my revert (under the name mwsource) back to a previous version of this page I understand that the page was edited to reflect an upcoming change in 3.1, but its importance as part of the current documentation for 3.0.5 still applies, especially when it's introducing a completely new function with no documentation as the alternative.
Documentation normally focuses on a function or method's role relative to the current production version. Version support for documentation is understandably difficult as the WP engine releases new versions often, but I would like to contribute to make the documentation as accurate to the current production release as possible.
What are your thoughts?
Workman 19:33, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I was invited by User:Jiehanzheng (who is the current maintainer of http://cn.wordpress.org) to help translate Codex documentation into zh-cn since I'm more familiar with MediaWiki functions than him.
I was shocked after I have read several existing pages.
As a patroller and rollbacker in zh Wikipedia, I'd like to offer some suggestions:
--Tommyang 14:57, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
--Tommyang 15:56, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
Hey Michael,
Thanks for the heads up on my talk page. Just have a question about how I find out who manages css/codex styling. I was browsing the Codex:Styles page, and noticed that none of the image align functions work.
So, for example: [[Image:codex-logo-2.png]] displays as above, inline, within the text.
Who do I talk to to fix this? I know its pretty minor, but from having a look at the css, it appears that all it needs is .tright {float:right;} added to the stylesheet.
Regards, Bigonroad 14:48, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Michael. Thanks for the advice about change Wordpress in WordPress and especially thanks for the welcome. This has improved me. I hope you will continue to do so :) and i too with others, because as Zig Ziglar says: "You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want".
Davide --DavidRevenge (talk) 19:30, 22 March 2011 (Central European Time (CET) +0100 UTC)
Hi MichaelH. Could you spare some time to take a look at the Requests for deletion category? Thanks! --Jiehanzheng 16:09, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
Hope the new screenshots are helpful and will try to update them for you on each version. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help the codex. Hyper123 23:56, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Michael, Thanks for the comment on the link I added to the Child Themes discussion.
With twenty eleven the child theme will not work with the dark theme selected,if the user wanted to edit the colors in the dark theme, this is due to the dark stylesheet being loaded last, this will mean that users will start hacking the twenty eleven parent.
I added the link as it is my first contribution, if I edit the codex page to refect the changes, I am not sure to edit or add, would it be better as a trac ticket where the devs could look at changing the priority.
EDIT: I think I understand the concept better now, I was worried about editing the Child Theme page main content, I have added a Note section to the page with comments and the code for a twenty eleven child theme with color priority, could you have a look and see if it is correct.
Michael -
Your page http://codex.wordpress.org/User:MichaelH/Plugins/Restriction is an amazing resource, but it's daunting to go through those and find that many have not been maintained. I'm guessing that since you put the page together, you've got a personal need to restrict access to content, or you know someone who does. The best solution I've found is CaPa Protect, but it's not clear if it will continue to be maintained.
I'm just wondering what your current solution is. (I've got a couple of queries on the support forum, but they don't seem to be getting any replies.)
- Nancy, Converting2wp 20:52, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi, im triying to put order on spanish translation of codex.
Now i seeying using templates for each language, but i dont understand why title of article are on english.
For example: http://codex.wordpress.org/es:Getting_Started_with_WordPress
Other problem is i cant delete pages because i dont have enough privileges. How i can mark a page to an admin do it?
I'm administrator of http://enciclopedia.us.es and have experience using mediawiki.
Can you say me how i can see admins work and timeline project to organize?
Excuse me for my poor english.
Thanks in advance for waste your time with me.
--Erchache2000 18:42, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi, why dont you upgrade to lastest stable version of mediawiki?
Doesnt have spam/vandal problems?
I see you use few extensions, dont you need it?
What is the protocol to get admin buttons on this wiki?
--Erchache2000 13:29, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
I've been trying to upload my own video to my site and i keep getting and an error theat the upload failed because the file type is not pewremitted for security reasons. the file type is m2ts. I added this file type in the network settings. I have easywebplayer lite and easy albums plugins installed. The easy albums stated that it supported the m2ts files but I still get the error. How can I suucesfully upload these videos to mysite? Please help!
Hey friend, I wanted to talk to you about a temita, can you give me your email or msn. User:Valesca
After I did a few, I noticed the UI category was coming up a lot. Charles F-M 00:25, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
I need to get back to my contribution please. I did not delete what you bring to this community. wpclever.com cost me like 3 months and you work it off that easy. I hope you reconsider and bring back my contribution.
You said, seemed to spam but just the opposite. It was the product of more than three months of work. And do not even see that my work has been restored. Please ask for the restoration of the work done, I expect an answer. Thank you for your time and your intention to protect the codex ;)


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Workers the real heroes
I get sick and tired of the huge myth propagated by the top 20% of look-down-their-noses Kiwis.
So let's destroy some of them. If you were to look at the four biggest companies on the New Zealand stock exchange, three are privatised state assets.
The size and scale of the position they hold owes nothing to clever businessmen and everything to generations of investment from good taxpaying Kiwis who built them.
The three are, Contact Energy, Telecom and Air New Zealand. The fourth company is Fletcher Construction. It owes its scale to the New Zealand taxpayer over generations. The position it holds is underwritten, even today, by billions of taxpayer dollars.
As with the other three, it holds a significant position.
Are these captains of industry our champions or merely beneficiaries of significant easy pickings?
If you were to remove these top four companies from our stock exchange, you would wipe out 70% of it. On average it trades in one day what the Australian exchange trades in eight minutes.
If you were to break the world's money markets up into dollar values, and determined how much time in one trading day you would apply to the money markets in New Zealand, you would come to the princely time of 20 seconds for the New Zealand money market, when weighted against the rest of the globe.
We have to realise how irrelevant we might be. And the above commentary starts to point you in the right direction.
Even the mainstay of our economy, Fonterra, the dairy giant, has significant inbuilt subsidies working in favour of our agricultural sector. They are not fully integrated into the emission trading scheme, and everything from water supply to business structure, allowing for significant tax writeoffs, occurs in this sector. Having said this, all governments subsidise their agricultural sector, one way or another. And our economy would not exist without our farming sector.
In both Europe and the US, things are not good. It takes time for this to filter into our economy. Following the election this year, things will tighten up and get a lot tougher for people on fixed incomes and wage and salary earners.
So remember the people who keep this country running are those on fixed incomes, wages and salaries who work their guts out without having any ability to get tax write-offs and the like.
Spare a thought for the real workers.
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Corey Taylor Book "Seven Deadly Sins" In Stores July 12, 2011
When it comes to Corey Taylor, I am in awe. I cannot even wrap my head around how talented he is.
Now, Taylor can add author to his resume. His new book "Seven Deadly Sins" hits stores on July 12, 2011.
From all accounts, this memoir is going to reveal some pretty dark things from Taylor's past.


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Man shot in leg after deal goes bad, police say
A prescription drug deal between two Clearwater men turned violent Tuesday night when one shot the other in the leg, Clearwater police say. According to an arrest report, Cody A. Fleming, 21, met Landon K. Rachel, 27, at 1462 Franklin St. to buy drugs. Upon arrival about 7:20 p.m., Fleming pointed a firearm at Rachel's head in an attempt to rob him, police said. Rachel tried to grab the gun, but in the course of the struggle, he was shot in the leg, police said. He was taken to Morton Plant Hospital. His condition was unavailable. Fleming was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, persons engaged in criminal offenses having weapons and possession of marijuana. Wednesday afternoon, Fleming was being held at Pinellas County Jail in lieu of $60,500.
Couple jailed over knife, pan fight
A 28-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man found themselves in jail after a Tuesday afternoon fight in which police say she stabbed him and hit him with a pan and he punched her. According to an arrest report, Bonnie J. Johnson was arguing with Curtis Willis at their home at 1280 Druid Road about 2:55 p.m. Tuesday. Their relationship is unclear, but the arrest report said she and Willis have "lived together as a family" for nine years. The altercation became physical when Johnson grabbed a steak knife and stabbed Willis in the upper part of his left leg, leaving a minor puncture wound. Johnson then used a 6-inch cooking pan to hit Willis over the right shoulder, police said. Willis told police that he then punched Johnson in self-defense. Clearwater police arrested Johnson and Willis because they gave conflicting statements. Johnson was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Willis was charged with battery. Wednesday afternoon, both were being held without bail in Pinellas County Jail.
Clearwater police chief to be speaker
Clearwater police Chief Tony Holloway will be the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Springtime City meeting at 6 p.m.today at Clearwater Country Club, 525 N Betty Lane. For reservations, call (727) 725-7549 or visit kiwanis.org/club/springtimecity.
Judicial candidate forum open to all
The public is invited to a judicial candidates forum and luncheon for candidates in contested elections in the 6th Judicial Circuit at noon July 30 at Hilton Carillon Park, 950 Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg. The program is being hosted by the Clearwater and St. Petersburg Bar Associations and the League of Women Voters. Candidates have been invited to give brief presentations. Cost is $30. Advance reservations are required by Tuesday. Call the Clearwater Bar at (727) 461-4869.


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|Thursday, March 9
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|Friday, March 10
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|Tuesday, March 14
|Foothills Higher Education Center at WPCC, Morganton
|Wednesday, March 15
|Randolph County Library, Asheboro
The Association's Risk Management Pools are holding regional meetings at four locations across the state for the benefit of member counties, prospective counties and related entities. These meetings are free of charge and will include a complimentary lunch.TOPICS:
Our goal will be to discuss our expected renewal strategy for the 2017-18 policy year. We will also update members on the state of the Pools plus any contemplated changes in the Pools and what is generally expected in the Liability & Property and Work Comp insurance field from a marketing and coverage availability perspective.
NCACC and Sedgwick staff will review trends and issues in the areas of risk control, claims and risk management. A review of enhanced member services and protections will also be discussed. As always, members will have an opportunity to discuss issues facing their county or entity.
NCACC staff will provide a review of the renewal process including an expanded project to assist members with managing their properties from Flood exposures.
Registration for these meetings is open. If you would like to attend, please:
- Register online at: https://nc-ncacc2.civicplus.com/FormCenter/Registration-6/2017-RM-Regional-Meetings-Registration-66.
- Register by reply email, separate email to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 919.719.1117 (leave a voicemail if prompted).
- Indicate which session you would like to attend, and provide your name, title, county or county entity and phone and email contact information.
You will receive an email confirmation upon registration, and a reminder with driving directions will be emailed a few days in advance of the meeting for which you are registered. We hope to see you at one of these membership events!


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