A study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project suggests that teenage girls are more frequent bloggers, web page designers, and online social network contributers than their male counterparts. The number of female students who go on to take college level computer science classes is still remarkably low. A […]
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Here is an example of an organized community that has adapted technology and business to meet its concerns. In Israel, ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities have used combined purchasing power to alter the pricing system and functions of “kosher” phones. Their incentive for turning cell phones off during their Sabbath is paying […]
There’s a group of Australian folks who have put a virtual candidate up for office, Senator On-Line. The idea is that every time a vote is required they’ll simply poll the internet and see how their senator should vote!