Who is Watson?

Watson is a super computer who puts his competition to the test. This video should how fast data can real flow from a machine,

Nanotechnology, Is it real?

Never would of thought to read of Nanotechnology or genetics. This is definitely something of the future but to think of us as our own creators of artificial intelligence is, weird I think? But in this read of Ray Kurzweil really opens the eyes to the technological advancements we have made in such time. Singularity is a phenomenon I wish for to never happen. As cool as it is, its power and destruction

Nina, Pinta ,and Santa Maria

This read about The World is Flat, is a overview of history and globalization. The many steps that lead to social norms and changes before and after the internet. If you have time this is a great read for sociological trends that lead up to the rise and fall and rise again surrounding the infamous net. Who did Columbus meet, where was he going? What is the Berlin wall, What affects globalization through the WWW. Many events that happen all have the purpose of changing the world as we know it.

Second Life

Second life allows you too live in another 3d world as your own avatar or as another but they are all real people playing their second life. Could be fun who knows?

Skankblog tradeoffs

This got down to business when defaming somebody online that is dumb. They either want us to disclose identity and this could get us to bite our tongues or recognize inappropriateness online before it gets out of hand. Free speech isn't bashing somebody you don't know online. This is just dumb, its expressing a opinion about something you believe in not the ability to bash.

Middle East is Changed by social Media

"The power of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are often overlooked and
unaccounted for. The revolutionary and unprecedented political changes in the Middle East
have changed the way the world uses and now views these platforms. This study addresses
the transformation of both the Middle East and social media, alongside each other. In
addition, it discusses how young activists utilized these tools in order to unite and therefore
produce radical alteration of Middle Eastern governments, what these governments did in an
attempt to preserve control and how the United States got involved."(Goodman)

This was the abstract from this controversy involving social media and the views of the middle east. In time the so called revolution that is trying to over throw the head of states in this neck of the woods causes for an abrupt change in  social views.

Syria not so free

A american raised in Saudi Arabia, was Arrested for freedom of speech in another world. Unimaginable to us our freedom comes at the price we cant imagine unless involved. But for this 31 yr old lady she is held in Syria for expressions through blogs for peace. The power of blogging is captured.