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Emma

Top Podcasts for Students

Have you ever used a card catalog system?
Most students today wouldn’t even know how. 
In the olden days students had to go to the library, research material, read the pertinent information or check out available audio materials on tape or VHS.  Not anymore.  In the new age of technology-heavy learning, podcasts make every aspect of life easier, [...]

How the Internet Changed the Way we do Business

If you would have told someone 20 years ago that they would be able to order pizza online, they would have been amazed.  Imagine now the ability to conduct business overseas without long-distance phone bills, connect with thousands of social network friends in a few hours and purchase a dress from England and a hat [...]

Online Grade School?

No more teachers, no more books…literally.
With cutbacks and lacking education standards, more and more parents are opting to enroll their kids in an online public school.
“In spite of everyone’s best efforts the local school couldn’t meet their academic needs,” says Elwell, a former full-time teacher in southwest Ohio who has a son in 12th grade [...]

Top 7 Reasons to Shop Online

Stay inside or get in the car?
Cuddle up on the couch or get ready and go out?
View everything on one screen or shop store after store?
The debate continues on the pros and cons for online shopping vs. Brick and Mortar retail, but with the explosion of the internet and virtually every retailer online (including Wal-Mart [...]

The 1st Amendment and the Internet

 The United States Constitution has been under debate since the original constitutional convention. It has been scrutinized, analyzed, amended and evolved to form the rules and regulations used to control the United States.  The constant debate over the First Amendment has only inflamed by the onslaught of the internet.  The Constitution states:
 “Congress shall make no [...]

4 “New” Social Networks for Small Businesses

Ten years ago, social media was a world for teenagers to waste time in chat rooms.  Today, companies are hiring social media experts to oversee marketing and public relations online.  Social networking has ballooned into an extension of our lives.  With over 500 million users, Facebook is by far the largest social media site, but [...]