thatsweird.net has some interesting photos like the smallest horse which i think is so cute.

• 75% of all American teens ages 12-17 own a cell phone, and 66% use their phones to send or receive text messages.
• Older teens are more likely than younger teens to have cell phones and use text messaging; 82% of teens ages 16-17 have a cell phone and 76% of that cohort are cell texters.
• One in three (34%) texting teens ages 16-17 say they have texted while driving. That translates into 26% of all American teens ages 16-17.
• Half (52%) of cell-owning teens ages 16-17 say they have talked on a cell phone while driving. That translates into 43% of all American teens ages 16-17.
• 48% of all teens ages 12-17 say they have been in a car when the driver was texting.

P2P Applications

In 2006 182 P2P applications were installed. In 2007, 185 P2P applications were installed. and in 2008, 210P2P applications were installed.

Partying Like Its 1999

The decline in album sales due to illegal downloading has went down dramatically.

Alan Khazei visited AIC on Monday to discuss his health reform. he is running for Senator Kennedy's vacate seat.His plan is to make health care affordable for everyone.

Race and technology

pew internet statistics show that african americans are least likely to be online.

89% of hispanic students are online. 87% of white students are online. 77% of black students are online.

pew internet stats

Pew internet statistics show that Americans online between the ages of 12-17 were 88% in 2005 and 93%in 2008. ages between 18-24 in 2005 were 83% and in 2008 89%. ages between 25-29 in 2005 were 85% and the same in 2008.

AMERICANS ONLINE BY AGE

POLITICAL PARTIES VIEWS

global warming statistics from political parties.

fewer Americans see global warming as a threat

The internet and civic engagement

Whether they take place on the internet or off, traditional political activities remain the domain of those with high levels of income and education. That has to do with internet access and affordability. There are hints that forms of civic engagement anchored in blogs and social networking sites could alter long standing patterns that are based on socioeconomic status. In August 2008 33% of internet users have social networking profiles. Those who use blogs and social networking sites as an outlet for civic engagement are far more active in traditional realms of political and nonpolitical participation than are other internet users.

www.pewinternet.org

obama wins nobel peace prize

President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Most observers were shocked of the win so soon in his presidency. Most thought he didn't deserve it. I think it is a great honor to win something so special. Everyone who thinks he should've have won are haters. He has done a great job and a way better job than George Bush. He has pushed for peace in different countries. What a honor for him. YAY!!!. to read more on this story go to news.yahoo.com.

www.thesmokinggun.com

I never knew so many celebrity had mugshots. To see your favorite celebrity you have to visit this site. Some of these mugshots are hilarious.

There are different icons to click on like the featured document. The featured document is a mother who had her 13 yr.old ride on top of their minivan to hold a carboard box down.

There are even contest on the website.

This site is basically based on crimes and criminals.

Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)

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Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)

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Internet access of different groups

Internet access among different groups show that 55% of the population reports using high-speed internet connection when accessing the internet from home. of those users 78% of them were college graduates. 56% of the users are white. 55% of the users are english-speaking hispanics. 41% of the users are black.

men vs. women online

The Web: Men vs. Women online.

Studies show that men use the internet more than women. Why is that?

Dr. Nancy Hemenway thinks its motivation.

Men view things different from women on the net.

Women still lag behind in internet use but are starting to catch up.

Women e-mail more then men.

Men tend to look for more variety of topics and spend hours online.

Men use the internet for recreational purposes like sport websites.

Both men and women tend to do transactions online.

BRIDGING AND BONDING

Bonding websites like myspace, twitter, and facebook all connect people of the same genre. Myspace is a website where people can send messages to each other and view profiles of one another.. Facebook and Twitter are websites where people can talk to each like a regular phone conversation and put their daily lives on blast.

Bridging websites like Babyphat, BET, and MTV are websites where people of the same age group link. Babyphat bridges the shop a holics together. BET bridges people of the black race together. MTV bridges the pop culture together.

Net Neutrality

Have you ever thought if you pay more for your internet service it would be better and faster? Do you know there are people that pay more for their internet service? Why shouldn't everyone have access to the same internet service? The FCC wants to devise a plan that would neutralize internet access for everyone. Instead of high rollers paying more and getting the best internet service, everyone would have the same amount of speed and pay the same price. In the article on the website networkworld.com you can read more on the plan the FCC has to put this plan into place. The internet should not have restrictions.

These are the internet usage facts from around the world. Starting with North America 251,735,500 people use the internet. United States has the most users with 227,636,040 users. South America has 134,086,439 users with Brazil having 67,510,400 users. Central America has 32,607,300 users with Mexico having 27,400,000 users. The Carribean has 9,140,700 users with the Dominican Republic having 3,000,000 users and Jamaica has 1,540,000 users. Europe overrides North America with 402,380,474 users with Germany having 55,221,183 users. those are the facts for today.