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72% Of Professors Who Teach Online Courses Don’t Think Their Students Deserve Credit

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As reported on TechCrunch. by GREGORY FERENSTEIN This is not a good sign for online education: 72 percent of professors who have taught Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) don’t believe that students should get official college credit, even if they did well in the class. More importantly, these are the professors who voluntarily took time to teach online courses, which means the actual number of professors who discount the quality of MOOCs is probably much (much) higher.…

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Netflix intros a dedicated ISP speed index page to highlight streaming champions

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Netflix has long been judging your ISP’s streaming quality, but you’ve had to dig around blog posts and other less accessible pages to get the low-down on just which networks reign supreme. Its new, dedicated ISP Speed Index page is much more straightforward: stop by and you’ll always have a quick glimpse of which internet providers are the most Netflix-friendly across key countries, with more detailed breakdowns for individual nations. Not…

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Al Gore Says The Internet Will End Government Corruption. Great. But What About All Those Ads?

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As reported on TechCrunch. by COLLEEN TAYLOR On his current visit to San Francisco, today former United States Vice President Al Gore swung through local PBS radio affiliate KQED for an hour-long appearance on the program Forum With Michael Krasny. It was an interesting and wide-ranging conversation, as Krasny’s interviews often tend to be. But one part in particular was especially interesting from a TechCrunch point of view, when Gore was asked about the environment of corruption, bribery, and lobbying that…

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‘Red October’ malware has been stealing government and industrial secrets for 5 years

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As reported on The Verge. By Jeff Blagdon Kaspersky Labs reports that over the past five years, a co-ordinated malware campaign called “Rocra” (short for “Red October”) has been funneling classified information and geopolitical intelligence from diplomatic, governmental, and scientific research systems all over the world. It uses known exploits in Microsoft Word and Excel documents to gain access to users’ systems, relying on a targeted social engineering or “spear phishing” element in order to trick users…

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China adds 51 million internet users in one year, mobile numbers increase by 18.1 percent

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith China’s internet dealt with 564 million users during 2012, increasing its user base by 10 percent. Despite continued efforts to monitor residents and restrict access to subversive content, these substantial gains were apparently driven by mobile internet access, with the number of Chinese users tapping into the web from phones and tablets rising by 18.1 percent, now totaling 420 million. That’s 75 percent of all internet users.

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Chrome 24 fixes two dozen bugs, promises to speed things up

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As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Google’s latest browser update landed today with little fanfare from Mountain View— just a tiny blog post proclaiming a faster, more stable Chrome. Diving into the build’s change notes, however, reveal Flash updates, bug fixes and support for MathML. Not a lot in the way of consumer facing features — though Bookmarks are now searchable, via the Chrome omnibox. Not as fancy as the last release, but we never to scoff…

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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Google CIO To Unveil Free WiFi In NYC’s Chelsea Neighborhood

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As reported on TechCrunch. by INGRID LUNDEN Google has slowly been building up its service provider cred, with anambitious fiber project in Kansas City and free WiFi initiatives through a partnership with Boingo. Today, the search giant is taking another step in that direction: it will unveil a free, public WiFi network in the New York City neighborhood of Chelsea. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is expected to join Ben Fried, Google’s CIO, to make the announcement at 10.30 am…

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New Year’s Resolutions, Internet-Style

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As reported on TechCrunch. by SARAH PEREZ It’s that time of the year again: it’s time to promise to go on diets we won’t stick to, miles we won’t run, and projects we won’t complete. Maybe, this year, it’s time for a change? For 2013, I’m making a list of New Year’s resolutions that I actually might be able to keep. This time around, my resolutions will be internet and technology-focused – things I actually care…

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HP’s new all-in-one printer adds more to that ‘all’, turns into a WiFi hotspot

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As reported on Engadget. By Deepak Dhingra While all-in-one printers usually tote print, copy, scan and fax capabilities, we’re hardly ones to complain if we get something more. The aptly-named HP Hotspot LaserJet Pro M1218nfs also crams in a WiFi hotspot — opening up the world wide web for access on up to eight devices at a time. Other than swallowing a wireless hub, the laser printer also boasts Apple AirPrint along with HP’s ePrint and wireless direct for tether-free printing. Out in…

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