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Politics and the Internet PDF Print E-mail
Contributed by Bernice Ly   
Obama's Web Site
Obama's Web Site
Politics and the Internet by M6.Net. According to a recent poll conducted by ComputerWorld, about forty percent of the population believes that people can increase their political power by going online. Hence, many academics believe that people in western societies are becoming more technologically educated in order to gain more influence in the political sector. For example, Mr. Jeffrey Cole, a director at the University of Southern California states, “This year, 6% of regular Internet users said they have their own blogs, 16% said they post pictures on the Web, and more than 10% maintain their own web sites. In 2003, 3% of Internet users said they blogged, 11% posted photos, and less than 9% maintained web sites.”(ComputerWorld, 2005: 1) Thus, the question raised by many is, “Is the Internet providing a more democratic and participatory human society for the future?”

Mr. Cole agrees that the Internet plays a pivotal role in providing a more equitable society that encourages participatory development. He argues that due to the younger generation having the ability to effectively communicate through Internet forums, they are more willing to express their political opinions online. The younger generation also has the opportunity to engage in academic discussions with people who are older and have more experience, such as university lecturers, or people who specialize in the area of discussion. Hence, the Internet has clearly demonstrated its use in terms of educating the younger generation for the future. However, the positive benefits that can be gained through the use of the Internet not only extends to young citizens, but has also created an impact for those who are in the workforce and are keen to learn more about their nation’s political system.
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Web Addresses May Run Out in 2 Years PDF Print E-mail
Contributed by J. R. Ransom   
Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf
Web Addresses May Run Out in 2 Years. Father of Internet Urges Users to Switch to Next Generation of Net Addresses to Stay Connected.

London: Vint Cerf, the 'father of the internet', has warned that the world is on the verge of running out of the Web addresses that allow computers to identify and communicate with each other.

Cerf, one of the world's leading computer scientists, has asserted that there's an immediate need for businesses and consumers to switch to the next generation of net addresses.

Every computer and online device is assigned a unique IP (Internet Protocol) address, but according to estimates, the pool of unallocated numbers will soon run dry.

IP addresses are as crucial to websites as street addresses are for businesses but some network engineers predict that we will run out of them in two years.

However, Cerf has said that it's high time that preparations are made now, otherwise some computers might not be able to go online and the connectivity of internet might be damaged.

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Tim Berners-Lee Web Made Easy for New Age PDF Print E-mail
Contributed by J. R. Ransom   
Tim Berners Lee
Tim Berners Lee
Web Made Easy for New Age Kalidas by Sujata Dutta Sachdeva. It’s been 17 years since Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web. At the time, he was an unknown young researcher at the physics lab Cern. Today, he is a famous knight and the web has transformed our lives, turning the world into a village and becoming a critical source of information that is accessible at the click of a button on your desktop and palmtop. From humble beginnings — with just one page and one site — the internet now has more than 100 million websites and more than 8 billion pages accessible to the public.

Time for Berners-Lee to launch another revolution. Now, the man who has fought to keep the web open, free and wholly public wants to make it truly accessible. Only 20% of the world’s population is able to use the web at present. The rest cannot read or write English. The problem is even bigger in India, where over 380 million people cannot read or write in any language. It’s the largest concentration of illiterate people anywhere in the world. How can these people ever hope to access the web and benefit from this technology?

It is a knotty issue and it is preoccupying Berners-Lee, currently director of The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees the web’s development. “Has the web been designed by the West for the West?” he asks. Has it been designed just for the executive and the urban teenager with smart phones in their pockets? Not at all.

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Seven Tips To Avoid iPod Repair PDF Print E-mail
Contributed by Jason J Cox   
Avoid iPod Repair
Avoid iPod Repair
Seven Tips To Avoid iPod Repair by Jason J Cox. When spending a lot of money on pleasure components like an iPod, life gets a huge kink in it when iPod breaks down. Everyone knows the convenience of the iPod makes listening to music easy when doing practically anything. Instead of going out and buying a new iPod, consider trying some other ideas. Here are some tips that may put the dance back in your step, letting you avoid repairing your iPod by a professional iPod repairman.

First, you should obviously use a hard protective case to avoid scratching the screen of your iPod. The hard cases are better because if you drop your iPod while in a hard case in water, your iPod is usually protected in up to three feet. Plus, if you drop your iPod, a hard case help protect your device from sustaining damage to its internal devices, which are necessary for proper function, and external cosmetic damage to your iPod.

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What Exactly is Blogging? PDF Print E-mail
Contributed by Roberto Beiro   
Blogging
Blogging
What Exactly is Blogging? by Roberto Beiro. Nowadays, there are so many new terms and phrases in can be quite confusing. This is especially the case on the Web. Both the young and old have trouble keeping up with the new meanings our high-tech world has to offer.

If, back in the 80's, I'd have told you that I was checking my email on my mobile, you'd have probably stared at me blankly. Today, it is something that we take for granted.

Radio and television were the the only ways to really express your opinion to large groups of people. Not any more. Now you can talk to million through the new medium of blogging over the internet. What would you like to say?
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