AI Seduces Stanford Students
...lds, says the work will have real and positive applications. For example, If kids learn better sitting in front of the teacher, than you can build an online environment where each kid is in front of the teacher, he said.
But Yee admits the lab's findings could lend themselves to unsavory exploitatio......more...Hackers Taking Hostages
...ware for companies and consumers to guard against this type of attack, which experts dubbed ransom-ware.
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Seeking an edge on Google in localized online search, Microsoft previewed a geo-mapping service featuring aerial photographs and satellite images.
Under an exclusive deal with Pictometry In......more... Computers Grade Students' Writing
... how well concepts are explained.
And within seconds, students have a score.
It used to be the students who looked for shortcuts, shopping for papers online or pilfering parts of an assignment with a simple Google search. Now, teachers and professors are realizing that they, too, can tap technology ......more... Second Life Teaches Life Lessons
Second Life Teaches Life Lessons
Players use the online game for all kinds of non-game purposes, from counseling abused kids to teaching business students to be entrepreneurs. By Daniel Terdiman.
By Daniel Terdiman
2:00 a.m. April 6, 2005 PDT
As a massively multiplayer online game, many people think...more... Search Rank Easy to Manipulate
...sitions than anyone in the
business), and AddMe (Equip your site for e-success) topping the list.
Since search engines are usually the first stop for online shoppers
(with 40 percent of them choosing Google), your business could very well
be toast if it doesn't crack the top 10 -- preferably the top......more... Database Fights Diploma Mills
Database Fights Diploma Mills
The Department of Education launches an online database of accredited schools to help fight dodgy online institutions. By Ryan Singel.
By Ryan Singel
2:00 a.m. Feb. 2, 2005 PDT
Prospective online-learning students have a new tool to help them decide between a master's t...more... U.S. Officials Sport Fake Degrees
...ll fake diplomas from fake schools, or fake diplomas from real schools, and rake in hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
There are more than 30 online diploma mills offering MBAs alone, according to Vicky Phillips, CEO of GetEducated.com, an educational website devoted to distance learning tha......more... Virtual Reality the World Over
Virtual Reality the World Over
One of the most ambitious VR projects undertaken has just gone online: a gallery of immersive vistas shot all over the globe during the first day of spring. By Leander Kahney.
By Leander Kahney
2:00 a.m. April 21, 2004 PDT
In the springtime, a young photographer's fanc...more... Gopher: Underground Technology
... using a simple visual interface.
For a while, it seemed as if gopher might open the Internet up to the nontechnical masses and usher in a new era of online communication. It very well might have, if the Web hadn't come along and done it instead.
Mention gopher to a newcomer to the Web and you might......more... |