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RSS undead
“… anyone weary of black-box algorithms controlling what you see online at least has a respite, one that’s been there all along but has often gone ignored. Tired of Twitter? Facebook fatigued? It’s time to head back to RSS.” Although … Continue reading
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Facebook is trying
Facebook is trying to assist individuals interested in the background of news stories they might encounter in their stream. This is part of their effort to combat “fake news” which should more likely be described as an effort to improve … Continue reading
1.1.1.1
The concern with the collection of personal data has focused on Facebook and Google. Your ISP is a greater danger as your ISP knows every site you visit. Cloudflare has a way to address this issue. Cloudflare takes advantage of … Continue reading
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Categorizing you
The concept of targeting social media users has received a great deal of attention following the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal. Researchers have known for some time just how accurately this could be done using freely available data such as … Continue reading
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Padlet changes cost to educators
Padlet has long been a useful tool for educators and it has added new capabilities. Padlet has increased the cost and is now $12 per month for classroom access. For constant use this is a reasonable price. When it comes … Continue reading
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K-12 student access to technology at home
The Department of Education has just released a report focused on student access to technology outside of the classroom. Here is a link for a summary of some of the findings and the pdf detailing the entire study. In 2015, … Continue reading
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