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POPSLiving through momentum The only reason I think Google may avoid the sort of death described here is that it has financial momentum on its side. It seems to me that it is big enough (and ugly enough?!) to continue despite the challenges. It has the capacity to include social networking aspects in its searches, and already benefits from being able to crawl content provided by networks created under other platforms. Twitter tends to be competing with it for my searches now, although only in those areas where my network is likely to have an interest. I am more likely to continue using Google (or other engines, depending on my whim) for areas outside my community's specific domain of interest.
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POPSDeath on the Net The death of Google is right here in the combination of Open Intelligence and Amplify.
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POPSSocial Technology is Transforming our World Here are some examples of how social technology is transforming our world. 1. My professional blog is my storefront. 2. Higher Education needs to be re-examined. Self-education is key. 3. Experts are available on the Internet.
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POPSWomen Giving Birth on Second Life Though I don't personally understand it, I find it fascinating that people today already experiment with giving birth in the virtual world. It's fascinating that the option is desirable. Awaiting the first man to give birth on second life...
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POPSSuddenly a mundane interaction becomes memorable "I don't like heights," Feather said. "The first couple weeks I was here . . . I would get to the edge of some of these things, and my stomach would turn. Now I jump off . . . just because I can. You crash land, get up off our stomach and dust yourself off."
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POPSA Second Life Woods by Wendell Berry I part the out thrusting branches and come in beneath the blessed and the blessing trees. Though I am silent there is singing around me. Though I am dark there is vision around me. Though I am heavy there is flight around me.
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POPSClassrooms will not look or be the same in the future "Unlike lectures, games can be adapted to the pace of the user," Mayo writes. "Games also simultaneously present information in multiple visual and auditory modes, which capitalizes on different learning styles." While no one is saying that an experience akin to Call of Duty or World of Warcraft will ever replace more traditional lessons, research into the effectiveness of video games as learning tools indicates that classrooms of the future will certainly include a virtual component.