Postcodes , the 'me me more ' generation and the Internet.

A recent article from the BBC speculates that house buyers are starting to use the Internet to research possible purchase locations via sites on the Internet in ways that will inevitably lead to much more homogenous communities insulated from any demographic or social group considered unsatisfactory. The irony that the internet with it's potential to unite the world and this type of self serving, self validating behaviour cannot be more dramatic. To highlight this I suggest you take a quick look at inveneo and the work they are undertaking in Uganda.The original BBC video here.

Zotob, viruses, organised crime, extortion and $6 a million loss in car production

It seems that the nature of the threats we face from the Internet is changing and hacking has become the tool of malicious forces worldwide.Chris Horley recently interviewed by the ABC Australia speculated that the motivation of hackers is becoming far more malicious than in the past.Organised crime has picked up on the potential of spyware and viruses to extort money from online businesses.For more information see the ABC

McWireless and social justice comes to a McDonald's near you

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If you think about it, this is amazing. A burger chain has the ability to influence the future of a whole generation. But it might require a bit of philanthropy on their part.Flexible learning often requires access to computers and the internet, things that some students find beyond their reach. McDonalds new wifi hotspots established at many stores across the country provide half the solution. McDonalds believes they will allow customers to check emails surf the web or download video but there are also bigger burgers to fry. I challenge McDonalds to provide laptops to disadvantaged students so they can complete their studies over a dish from the deli choices menu, low fat, social justice, and, great marketing! Yes that's right McDonalds could become the missing link in providing better access for voacational education students. Now that would make a difference!McWireless