Madeline Brownstone (mbrownstone)'s Public Profile in the Diigo Community

Teacher of IB Technology. 7th and 8th grade MYP Design Technology and 11th and 12th Grade DP Higher Level ITGS (Information Technology in a Global Society)

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Member since Aug 21, 2006, follows 74 people, 11 public groups, 704 public bookmarks (1079 total).

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UFT - ARTICLE EIGHT on 2009-11-25
- be based on either of two models:
- may be based on either of two models
U.S. State Department speaks to Twitter over Iran | Industries | Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Reuters on 2009-11-21
- Twitter and Facebook have been used as a tool by many young people to coordinate protests over the election's outcome.
- The State Department declined to give immediate details of the contact with Twitter, which has been used particularly by young urban Iranians who are disputing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election last Friday.
STUDENTS ON CAMERA:SCHOOLS UNDER WATCH - City Limits: News for NYC's Nonprofit, Policy and Activist World on 2009-11-19
Twitter Tells Tale Of Iran Election - CBS News on 2009-11-19
- cracks down on traditional media
- how such tools can overcome government attempts at censorship.
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- - Like all the Twitter users in Iran who agreed to be interviewed for this story, hamednz did not want his identity revealed for fear of retribution from government authorities.
EU to Allow Cell-Phone Use on Airplanes - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com on 2009-11-19
BBC NEWS | Technology | Slump prompts workplace snooping on 2009-11-18
- He warned that continued unauthorised access to confidential data could mean all kinds of problems for companies. Data leaks might damage customer relationships, leave a firm in breach of regulations or hand vital data to competitors.
  "Businesses must wake up and realize that trust is not a security policy," he said.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Rail staff face 'smile police' on 2009-11-18
BBC NEWS | Business | Bosses 'should embrace Facebook' on 2009-11-18
BBC NEWS | Business | Twitter 'costs businesses £1.4bn' on 2009-11-18
- Staff who use Twitter and other social networking sites while at work are costing UK businesses £1.38bn every year, a report has said.
- Although many businesses have banned the use of Facebook in the workplace
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- - Over three-quarters of respondents said that their employer had not issued them with specific guidelines with regards to using Twitter.
    "Without guidelines and usage polices businesses are leaving themselves wide open to a reduction in productivity, brand damage and security risks," Morse said.
  - It added that companies should think about protecting the reputation of their brand.
    A third of workers admitted they had seen sensitive information posted on social networks. However, 84% said they felt it should be up to them what they posted online
BBC NEWS | Technology | Smart spectacles aid translation on 2009-11-18

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