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ShowroomingO Showrooming is when a customer

walks into a store to check out a look and feel for the product then buys it online for a lower price. I am personally guilty of this when it comes to buying electronic products because I know I can always find a better deal online.

How do I learn Best?O I usually learn best visually and

listening. When I see things like pictures or diagrams I understand the material better. When things are verbally explained to me I grasp the concept of what's being taught to me.

Digital WildfireO A digital wildfire is the spread of

inaccurate information through the web, similar to gossiping and rumors.

MOOCO A massive open online course

(MOOC) is an online course aiming at large-scale participation and open access via the web. MOOCs are a recent development in distance education using open educational resources. They are similar to college courses, but typically do not offer academic credit.

InnovationO When something new or different is

introduced.

Intellectual PropertyO “Intellectual property refers to

creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce (http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/).”

CopyrightO Copyright gives the exclusive legal

right to the originator to print, perform, film, or record literary, artistic the material that was copyrighted to them.

Open Source SoftwareO Open source software is a computer

software which its source code is made available and licensed with an open source license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change and distribute the software to the public and for any purpose.

Open Source TextbookO a textbook licensed under an open

copyright license, and it is made available online to be freely used by members of the public.

AccessO Permission or ability to enter or

approach to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing.

Human RightsO A right that is believed to belong

justifiably to every person.

jQuery MobileO The development that focuses on

creating a framework compatible with a wide variety of smartphones and tablet computers.

Internet GovernanceO The development and application of

shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet.

Google ApplicationsO a service from Google for using

custom domain names with several Google products. It features several Web applications with similar functionality to traditional office suites, including: Gmail, Google Calendar, Talk, Docs and Sites.

GeolocationO “Geolocation is the identification of

the real-world geographic location of an object, such as a radar, mobile phone or an Internet-connected computer terminal”(Wikipedia).

Net NeutralityO It is the principle that all internet

service providers and governments should treat data on the internet equally, not discriminating or charging differently by user, content, site, and platform.

SpamO Is when the internet is flooded with

many copies of the same messages, in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.

Office LiveO A discontinued web-based service

providing document sharing and website creation tools for consumers and small buisnesses.

SecurityO is a branch of computer security

specifically related to the Internet, often involving browser security but also network security on a more general level as it applies to other applications or operating systems on a whole.

StandardizationO the process of developing and

implementing technical standards.

Zillow.comO It is an online real estate database

that was founded in 2005 by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off Expedia.

PrivacyO involves the right or mandate of

personal privacy concerning the storing, repurposing, providing to third-parties, and displaying of information pertaining to oneself via the Internet.

iPhone 5sO The Iphone 5 is the newest phone

coming out by the MAC industry.O The iPhone 5S could be delayed until

after June because of problems with a new fingerprint-scanning feature designed by Apple to replace the passcode-based unlocking system on previous models.

Instagrok.comO instaGrok presents each topic as an

interactive visual interface, allowing the user to quickly grasp important concepts, key facts and relationships.

Essay Grading Software

O EdX, the nonprofit enterprise founded by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to offer courses on the Internet, has just introduced a system that will automatically grade essays and give you back a grade instantly and give you the option to fix your work. It will make its automated software available free on the Web to any institution that wants to use it. The software uses artificial intelligence to grade student essays and short written answers, freeing professors for other tasks.

UshahidiO An open source project which allows

users to crowd source crisis information to be sent via mobile.