the role of technology in our daily lives: links

Media in our daily lives:

should people "unplug" more to avoid media oversaturation?

http://www.5min.com/Video/The-Influence-of-Media-on-Our-Lives-297293088

The World Cup and Social Media

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127840329

Texting:

Teens addicted to texting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJU_OerCZVE

SuperNews: The Dangers of Mass Texting

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=101517597

Text Messaging & Chat Abbreviations

http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp

Memes/Virals:

lolololo hahahahaha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtbxzfOPMpM

SuperNews: The Memes of Memetasia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRHzQYmLuXk

Top Viral Videos of 2009

http://current.com/shows/infomania/91712561_top-viral-videos-of-2009.htm

Net Neutrality

Save the Internet!

TED Talks:

Ted Talks: Pranav Mistry; The Thrilling Potential of Sixth Sense Technology

http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html

Ted Talks: Richard Baraniuk; On Open Source Learning

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_baraniuk_on_open_source_learning.html

Ted Talks: Clay Shirky; How Cellphones, Twitter, & Facebook Can Make History

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/clay_shirky_how_cellphones_twitter_facebook_can_make_history.html

Ted Talks: Gordon Brown; Wiring a Web for Global Good

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/gordon_brown.html