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50 things that are being killed by the internet
Source: Telegraph

Tasks that once took days can be completed in seconds, while traditions and skills that emerged over centuries have been made all but redundant. The internet is no respecter of reputations: innocent people have seen their lives ruined by viral clips distributed on the same World …

A desperate cry from India
Source: Pakistan Observer

Today electronic media which also include the use of internet have really changed the world into a global village. By displaying the printed articles of newspapers and journals on multiple websites, the cyber age has added revolutionary changes to the norms of Journalism.

Voluntourism: Shape Your Child's Perspective
Source: The Huffington Post

A family vacation can change a kid's view of the world. A family volunteering vacation can change the world.

drive-by wifi

I recall back in the late 1980s when I first communicated via old DOS-level BBS software with a friend. The other person was in the same city as I, and I could have just as easily picked up the phone and talked on the phone.

Bill Drayton on Social Entrepreneurs . Transcript | NOW on the News - PBS
Source: PBS

I bet you everyone who's with us can identify at least one problem the world faces. Then you ask, "What's the most powerful force you can bring to bear?" It's the combination of a big idea with a good entrepreneur. There's nothing more powerful.

For the world press, the Virginia Tech massacre is a local story
Source: Slate

The British and Polish press put the story on their front pages.

Will That Be Cash, Charge, or Your Finger?
Source: myglobalcity.com

While much of the world is gravitating towards touchless pay systems, there's also a move to pay-by-touch and biometrics. In fact, Pay By Touch rolled out such a system at a chain of grocery and drug stores in the United States, to mixed reviews.

You're... Hired - Job Seeking In The Global Village
Source: myglobalcity.com

Employers want U.S. Congress to open up immigration to supply skilled foreign tech workers to replace those that universities and colleges supposedly are not turning out.

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