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May 26th, 2009 by Ann Smarty
President Obama has set a trend with his promises of “transparency” and real democracy in our federal government. It seems everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.
Suddenly it is en vogue to demand total honesty and forthrightness from an entity, whether it be business or government. Take for instance a blog post by Brent Csutoras, which claims there has been…
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May 13th, 2009 by Ann Smarty
Freelance writers and journalists discover fairly early in their careers Wikipedia is generally great for the volume of information it provides, but somewhat lacking in quality and credibility. As with any other endeavor to which the general public can contribute, especially anonymously, Wikipedia is bound to have inaccuracies and exaggerations, to say the least. Politics notwithstanding, President Obama’s Wikipedia entry…
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May 11th, 2009 by Ann Smarty
Lisa Earle McLeod is quickly learning the ropes in the uncharted land of social networking. Cyber-reality, in essence, is not that different from real life in that many ways. That is, if you think like a junior in high school. There are still cliques. And kids are still too embarrassed to acknowledge the so much as the existence of parents.…
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January 12th, 2009 by Ann Smarty
The days when you could do whatever you wanted online and never be punished are over. Today you should be responsible for what you are doing online. The recent Facebook incident proves that.…
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