... hand, possesses the freedom to choose any platform and sources that interest them to pursue this form of learning. In terms of flexibility of time, learners are able fit in the learning session into their schedule instead of working their schedule around their learning session. In simple words, online learning promotes self-paced learning by learners. They can learn anytime they want to and there is no specific ... the online environment is text-based. The time taken for the students to read the lecture materials is longer than listening to the delivery of words from the teachers in the...

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... the technology as representing a "Global Internet Infrastructure (Introna and Nissenbaum, 2000, p. 169). In a perfect world, search engines would be powered by scholars, scientists, business entrepreneurs, and politicians with a higher purpose (Introna and Nissenbaum, 2000). It would provide vital information on sites of public interest, such as schools (and libraries), museums, art galleries, parks, and vacation ... Nissenbaum, 2000). With importance comes power, and search engines wield mysterious ways of emphasizing some websites while dismissing others into oblivion (Introna and Nis...

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... 's come into play. SEO stands for 'search engine optimization'. It is the process of affecting the visibility of a website or a web page in a search engine's "natural" or un-paid ("organic") search results (Wikipedia.com). SEO may target different kinds of searches, including image search, local search, video search, academic search (Beel et al. 176-190), news search and industry-specific vertical search engines. All major search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo ...  have primary search results, where web pages and other ... ...

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... their employees to use these new tools. The article notes that a study by Coopers and Lybrand claim, "companies spend less than 2% of their technology budgets on training". The authors than note several companies that have experienced problems in their training for new technologies. Instron Corp., for example, had spent millions of dollars in new computers and software but still uses ledger books ... for its record keeping. The article also notes a Bureau of Labor Statistics study that shows only 52% of businesses with fewer than 50 workers provide training to upgrade ... employee techn...

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... and businesses to businesses. There became less misunderstanding which led to better production. This also contributed to better customer satisfaction since customers could get their questions answered quickly. Some of the main ways businesses communicate and exchange information today is through email and online videoing-chatting (Vitez). These two communication ways brought the most revolution which led to the success ... of businesses. It can be most clearly seen in the small business world. Small business could easily join forces with large contractors and venders inexpensively. Acco...

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... topic, which we intend to discuss in chapter three Chapter four focuses on the analyses and the interpretation of our findings and gives us an assessment of the effect of foreign banks on the development of banking in Nigeria and also discussed what can pose as threat to the development of the banking sector entirely. Chapter five discuss the conclusion and summary of our findings and any recommendation that ... need to be made. CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Review of the academic literature ... initial stages the market may not provide sufficient revenues to justify the investments, the...

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... occur between the people involved, but there is a certain level is disinhibition and people often prefer to project a more suitable version of their true self in order to win the acceptance of their partner which may lead to the presence of mistrust between them. Traditional relationships do not allow for all these things due to the constant physical interactions among the individuals involved ... and leave offspring is one of the major factors in starting a relationship. A simple and effective way of meeting these potential mates is with the variety of tools available on the internet. Wi...

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... olds and 25 to 34 year olds spent 11 minutes or less total time reading during the weekends and holidays" (qtd in NEA). When a person is reading an e-book, a mere swipe of a finger can advance the reader half way through a chapter or even a short book with ease. If a person is viewing an e-book on their computer, along with possibly a chat program, email ... or other web pages simultaneously open, only self-discipline can prevent a person from not keeping their attention on the e-book. Is today's youth able ... to restrain themselves from the many distracting elements of the internet w...

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... preferred product to buy on the Internet. Although there has become a great demand for virtual tourism on the World Wide Web it is important to look at the experience of the virtual tourist in comparison to reality. The negative aspects to virtual tourism are based on the things you cannot do when looking at a web site such as get holiday photos, talk ... they wish to visit or find more information on. On entering Tenby in Pembrokeshire into the search engine a description of the town is shown along with a virtual map of the area this helps give the tourist a sense of place and experien...

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... for their World Wide Web site. Some providers now make this service available with a dial-up connection. The World Wide Web can be used as a promotional tool in several ways. Ninety-six percent of the companies use the WWW as an interactive brochure, providing information about their companies, the products and/or services they offer and contact information. This is a good place ... help files to be expanded and updated without requiring an upgrade to the program itself. The World Wide Web is in its infancy when it comes to marketing applications. A quick overview of the utilization fig...

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... and age, technology undoubtedly plays a pivotal role, thanks to the contributions of some of the great minds in history. Many adamantly conceive that the steam engine was one of the most paramount and imperative inventions of mankind as it enabled the advent of all motor vehicles, including cars, buses, and planes. All in all the perception that the steam engine was the most important invention has some ... day society, an ability not had by desktops and laptops. In other words, whereas computers need to rely heavily on a wireless router, smartphones are capable of using the Internet ev...

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... African-American president - both potential history-making moments. Voting turnouts broke some records, and with the election of Senator Barack Obama, the United States allowed a new era of American politics to be ushered in. And the way it all happened was revolutionary, too. The Internet has, it seems, forever changed the way Americans experience their political lives. The Internet has infiltrated our ... everyday lives in countless ways: We bank online, we shop online, we work online, and we form social relationships ... online. And, in the presidential race of 2008, Americans got p...

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... and conscientious outlook is maintained. Ethical concerns run rampant among various entities, posing questions along the way as to whether a particular practice is considered morally acceptable. Ethics sometimes get in the way of resolving questions like: What is the ethical concern? Am I being true to myself? Why is this bothering me? Is it my problem? What do others think? Who else matters ... programs to scan and sort such material. "Smart" instruments that analyze data even as it is being created are complemented by "search engines," "knowbots" (i.e., knowledge robots), and "intelli...

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... socialise. However, it can be said that this may not entirely be the case. That the Internet has indeed become a tool of destruction to a variety of areas in peoples lives, such as those who choose to abuse their rights and privileges by what they look up. Thus, it can be ... , creating the "global village". The Internet provides entertainment, education, information retrieval, social interaction and communication. The communication through the Internet comes in a variety of categories. Examples of these are: - e-mail, distribution, lists, multi user dungeons (MUDS), chats, etc. Internet...

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... information highway within minutes. You are no longer bound to one source for information every legitimate newspaper now has an internet site that you can access in minutes. The ease and simplicity is phenomenal, regardless of how you see yourself with technology and the computer you can read any news from anywhere within minutes. This ease and simplicity greatly contributes to the ... , hourly and even every half hour to give the user what they need, up to the date accurate RECENT information. This constantly updated information is not found in many of the other news sources, another re...

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... 30,000 Web sites on the Internet and the number is doubling every two months. Today, at least a dozen companies are engaged in providing electronic funds transfers on the Internet in support of electronic commerce. Other companies are exploring the provision of packetized video, videoconferencing, packetized voice (packet telephone!), and increasingly sophisticated tools for securing Internet operation for intra- and inter-corporate use. There ... of essays. Word processors provide a standard font that makes essays legible to all readers. We also spend time on email to connect people or...

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... they view themselves, what with all the standards set before them through social media. A survey done by the University of Salford in the UK shows that half of the 298 participants, who are all social media users, say that social networking sites made their self-esteem worse (Gummow). As mentioned before, it can have a great impact on a teen's developing brain and affect the relationships ... and life opportunities one would have. This can usually fuel or crush an individual's self-esteem. Social media does everything to draw in the attention of it's viewers and, to keep those views int...

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... , concerns, and needs as their own. The point is an interesting one, but Kadi seems to overlook that the Internet's uniquely anonymous form of interaction could actually build diversity into community by lowering the barriers of physical appearance in communication. Writing on the Internet, we can be as anonymous as we like. Unless we tell them, the people we communicate with do not ... to seduce or harm them. These well-publicized occurrences say much about the need to monitor children's use of the Internet and be cautious about meeting Internet correspondents. However, they do not unde...

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... for learning and to prevent innocent children from coming into contact with pornography while keeping the government out of Internet regulation. Cyberporn represents a danger to the minds of young children because of the scarring effects of the graphic material and the deviant's in cyberspace who try to hurt little kids. Pornographic images on the Internet contain elements that destroy not ... elementary school student received an E-mail message from a complete stranger with instructions detailing how to download a mysterious file. The images in this mystery file contained "10 thumbnail...

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... Age' increases, so do society and the media's paranoia towards a computer-controlled world. It appears that for every media report of a great new advancement in E-Commerce, there are three or four more relating to the closure of an 'E-Company' or the breakdown in security of a major Internet corporation. High profile examples include the report last March on Amazon.com, "Intruders had access to customer credit ... commerce who believe that restrictions will stop the free-flowing nature of transactions and markets that this form of business offers. Organisations such as Net Coalition are...

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... as instructional content itself (e.g., learning word processing programs or building Web pages). Technology can be used in a range of different contexts--in the classroom, at distance learning sites, and for extended or self-study. This adaptability is extremely appealing in a field with a wide variety of program types, content objectives, instructional settings, and learner needs and goals. At the classroom or individual ... support technology use, particularly as applications become more sophisticated, extensive, and expensive than in the past. Funding for ESL instruction in Quebec is ...

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... The 4th Amendment was enacted to secure the right to privacy for American citizens. It is defined as "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall ... the government when it argues how the information will only be used to the benefit of the people, and believe that the government is looking out for the best interest of those who live in America. However, the government is creating an illusion that influences the people to believe that ... believe. This could l...

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... not one hundred percent certain because there are many ways to be affected. On the labor side, the use of social media and the internet can become very risky if not of knowledge users to make use of have enough them. This is because in case of a problem related to an economic crisis or reputation, much knowledge is needed to not know about leaving any ... media are so quickly on that information is distributed all over the world and that people can keep in touch with family, friends or anyone that you want to share the self-interest. On the other hand, a disadvantage obtained with the u...

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... up system. If the bank did not have a back up system all of the stakeholders of that particular bank would have problems the bank would lose all of the information on the members and employees of the bank. The members of the bank would not have access to the money that they have in the bank, as the bank would not know how much money each ... take place without the employees being present through Tele-conferencing, which is also done over the Internet using a web camera and microphone. As these methods of shopping and working are increasing in popularity, advancements in the security of ...

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... (Sharp 24). They make more decisions and are expected to be more self-directed than they would be if they worked in an urban setting. The rural community also possesses specific needs that may be less prevalent in urban areas. Because of the nature of the community, there tends to be a greater incidence of work-related accidents that stem from jobs such as agriculture, mining, forestry ... issue that greatly effects the overall health status of communities. People living in rural areas tend to view illness as only the inability to work (Morgan and Reel 3). They are more self-reliant tha...

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