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Purdue’s ‘Hotseat’ brings Twitter to the college classroom
Purdue University is testing a custom-developed application called "Hotseat" that allows for students to comment and ask questions during their classes in real time via Twitter, Facebook, text messaging, and…
Study: Technology not causing social isolation
Contrary to popular belief, technology is not leading to social isolation, AFP reports -- and Americans who use the internet and mobile phones have larger and more diverse social networks,…
Content owners using ‘moral panics’ to change copyright law
One of the top copyright lawyers in the United States takes content owners to the woodshed in his new book, Ars Technica reports, saying that "the Copyright Wars are a…
IBM helps students put their heads in the cloud
IBM on Nov. 4 announced a program designed to help educators and students pursue cloud-computing initiatives and better take advantage of collaboration technology in their studies, CNET reports. …
Grant creates shared digital library for Georgia’s colleges
Georgia Tech has received an $857,000 grant to create a digital library to be shared by colleges in the University System of Georgia, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. …
Biggest net-neutrality boosters question FCC proposal
The strength or weakness of proposed internet rules for net neutrality could rest in the interpretation of just one word, reports the Washington Post: "reasonable." …
Poll: Illegal downloaders spend the most on music
A new survey suggests that people who illegally download music from the internet also spend more money on music than anyone else, reports the Independent. …
Universities join together for cost-saving measures
Already hit with a 5-percent budget cut this year and bracing for another 3-percent cut, Mississippi's university system is putting together cost-cutting plans to increase efficiency, reports the Hattiesburg American.…
Ohio universities focusing on advanced energy
Ohio is asking eight of its universities to share their knowledge about advanced energy in an effort to help the state emerge as a world leader in the field and…
Stanford punishes digital pirates
As the entertainment industry increasingly takes aim at college students for illegal downloading, Stanford University administrators continue to take steps of their own to crack down on illegal file-sharing on…