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Distance-ed students forming college clubs online
At a handful of institutions, students working toward degrees online are meeting outside of class via the web to form online clubs as well, USA Today reports. …
MySpace outlines makeover after executive shake-up
Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will…
Facebook group urges Rutgers to reconsider internet speed cap
In just three weeks, more than 1,000 Rutgers students banded together on a Facebook group to protest a new speed cap on the university’s residential internet network, reports the Daily…
Google tweaks Buzz social hub after privacy woes
As it introduced a new social hub, Google quickly learned that people's most frequent e-mail contacts are not necessarily their best friends, the Associated Press reports.…
Google’s eMail gets social in Facebook face-off
Google Inc. opened a new social hub in its e-mail service on Tuesday, leaving little doubt that the Internet search leader is girding for a face-off with Facebook, reports the…
Students create site for college journalists to talk about the craft
Two young entrepreneurs have launched an online community where college journalists are sharing ideas on technology, leadership, news judgment, and content, Poynter.org reports.…
Charges of internet censorship could harm U.S.-China relations
The Chinese Foreign Ministry lashed out Jan. 22 against a speech on internet censorship made the previous day by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, calling on the United States…
U.S. government posting wealth of data online
In a move that could benefit researchers and consumers alike, the Obama administration is posting to the internet a wealth of government data from all Cabinet-level departments on topics ranging…
Colleges increasingly use social media to interact
Social media accounts are becoming as common as work e-mail for admission counselors at Evangel University. They now have work accounts on Facebook where they converse with future students. “(The…
Verizon Wireless ups data charges to raise revenue
Reuters reports that Verizon Wireless said on Jan. 15 that the company is raising its prices for data services like mobile web surfing to increase revenue and profits. The venture…