http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13192359

This article shows how the internet is fraudulent with perils if a major corporation like sony can be hacked.

Global E Dell Map Sample

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http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/14/technology/immersive_labs_targeted_ads/index.htm

This article is about how ads can be personalized towards individuals.

The US is falling behind technologically

link This article explains that the US is lagging behind (in 5th place out of 138 countries) other countries in terms of technological advancements, new patents, and cell phone subscriptions, as well as other various categories.

Shutting off the internet.

A recent example of an old woman accidently hitting a cable and "shutting off" the internet demonstrates how it is possible to shut off the Internet for some countries and why the redundancies can make it much more difficult to make any "kill switch"

http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/westmont/video?ndn=y&vid=23397262&lid=us&sec=features

link A simple 11-minute YouTube video created by Minamisoma mayor Katsunobu Sakurai, brought attention to this city's situation and successfully gained the help of many through donations.

Why the US government plans to fine poor hospitals

http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare-network/2011/apr/05/us-government-plans-fine-poor-hospitals?INTCMP=SRCH

Tied into our reading for this week about e-health service, US government is highly promoting the use of e-health service by penalizing hospitals that readmit patients abundantly. Sooner or later, I feel that even dying patient will need to register and consult through online first, before they could have an actual consultation with a physician.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/31/technology/microsoft_google_antitrust_case/index.htm

This article addresses how google is being attacked for being a monopoly.

Syria tests internet freedom theory

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/03/30/syria.internet.revolution/index.html?hpt=C1

As today's headline on CNN.com, I found this article analogous to the political issues that we have discussed about in class. (China and Egypt) Interesting point that was made by the author is that the technology (internet in this case) could provide both opportunities for freedom and repression for the people in Syria.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/03/30/syria.internet.revolution/index.html

This article notes how the internet was not used to bring out freedom, but allow for controlling the people.

China's role in Central African conflicts

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/jan/27/china-role-africa-conflicts?INTCMP=SRCH

Copyright in China

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/03/28/chinese-search-giant-baidu-under-fire-for-online-library/?mod=google_news_blog

Story of Chinese search engine giant facing problems after a judge shot down Google's plan to create a digital library of books over copyright concerns.

HP to Expand into Cloud

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/technology/15hewlett.html?ref=technology

With the change of heads, HP is also changing strategies of expansion from hardware to software, and cloud.

Japan takes toll on U.S. tech companies

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/15/technology/japan_us_tech/index.htm

Interesting article of the international effect on tech firms.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The impact of the massive earthquake that struck just off the coast of Japan last week has been felt as far away as Texas.

Dallas-based Texas Instruments (TXN, Fortune 500) said late Monday that it had suffered "substantial damage" to its production plant in Miho, Japan and slight damage to its Aizu-wakamatsu plant. Both facilities are located north of Tokyo in the areas most affected by the disaster.

Shares of TI fell 2% on Tuesday.

Quake affects high tech market supply

Here is an interesting article about the earthquake's effects on the supply of advanced technology coming out of Japan including memory chips and LCD displays. This may increase the price of products in the short run and in my opinion offers an opportunity for another technology producer to pick up the slack and possibly take away some of Japan's technology market.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576199971886000168.html

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/13/technology/angry_birds_sxsw/index.htm

This link shows how through digital game downloads (and the internet) individuals are able to create and expand businesses in new ways.

After Quake and Tsunami, Japanese Citizens Flock to Social Networks for Information

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/after-quake-and-tsunami-japanese-citizens-flock-to-social-networks-for-information/?scp=2&sq=japan%20twitter%20&st=cse

Article above mentions how social network websites could be useful and necessary in era of national crisis, especially when phone services are limited.

Google aids in helping find missing in Japan

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2011/03/13/aqui.japan.google.tool.missing.cnn

This is a quick video showing how Google has a page where Japanese can search for someone that has been missing since the earthquake/tsunami or someone can post information about a known missing person.
I thought it was interesting that even in the midst of a disaster people can use the internet to find missing people.

How the Earthquake in Japan Affects the Tech Industry

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576199971886000168.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLTopStories

The gruesome earthquake that hit forced many manufacturing companies in Japan causing prices of some common technology components to rise.

Taking down the Apple and Google smartphone duopoly

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/09/technology/wac_wholesale_applications/index.htm

It follows that the iPhone and Android devices are the hottest on the market. Google recently took over the top spot among smartphone operating systems in the United States, as BlackBerry and Microsoft are falling fast. HP's WebOS is a distant fifth.