From social media to massive financial institutions, we live within a web of networks. Marc Samet investigates how these networks keep us connected and how they remain “alive.”
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http://youtu.be/pruDk4usewI
Journalist Carl Honoré believes the Western world’s emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there’s a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives. Honoré is best known for his advocacy of the Slow Movement. His book “In Praise of Slowness” dissects our speed-obsessed society and celebrates those who have gotten in touch with their “inner tortoise.”
Original source: Tech Republic
I find it interesting that only 1/4 of all Windows users are planning to upgrade to Windows 8. Perhaps this is just another confirmation that we are moving into the Post-PC Era (see my post Is the Post-PC Age a Catalyst for the Start of the Digital Information Age?). Is Windows 8 just a sustaining innovation coming from company that has been disrupted by the cloud and mobile devices?
The following statement needs repeating:
One of the most comprehensive studies into media sharing and consumption habits in the United States and Germany reveals that file-sharers buy 30% more music than their non-sharing counterparts. The result confirms that file-sharers are actually the music industry’s best customers…
This is direct contrast to what the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) claims:
The more music people pirate, the less they buy…
What does this have to do with learning? A great deal when you consider that the best way to determine who is right is to see what the data says. According to the Copy Culture report by the American Assembly, a non-partisan public policy forum affiliated with Columbia University, people who pirate music files purchase 30% more than those who don’t.
This isn’t the first study, nor the last, that will reveal this fact. When will we start making decisions and implementing policy based on the facts?
For the additional information read the American Assembly posts:
Unauthorized File Sharing: Is It Wrong?
Where do Music Collections Come From?
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