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Media: Mexico’s Drug Cartels

Contributed by Rick DeVan on October 7, 2011 at 8:00 pm ET

Resource: Mexican social media boom draws drug cartel attacks.

Maria Macias used the Internet to denounce the brutality of local drugs lords in this Mexican border city until they silenced her and dumped her headless body on a busy street.

I don’t know what to do or where to go with this other than saying that I am at a loss. I have a semi-developed opinion, but my opinion is not important. Opinions don’t reattach heads.

Filed under Life, Work, and Society, Media

Tags used: Drug Cartel, Mexico —

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Thriv’Ability: Internet of Things (IoT)

Contributed by Rick DeVan on at 8:00 pm ET

Resource: Internet of things: Should you worry if your jeans go smart? via the BBC.

This is when not only your PC, tablet and smartphone can connect to the web, but also your car, your home, your baseball cap and even the sheep and cows on a farm.

I am all for cars, homes, and domesticated animals to be connected to the Internet. The dining room table, maybe not so much.

Filed under Life, Work, and Society, Thrivability

Tags used: Internet of Things —

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October is National Stop Bullying Month

Contributed by Rick DeVan on at 8:00 pm ET

Resources: The Great American No Bull Challenge.

Just one of many anti-bullying and anti-cyberbullying resources available online.

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Tags used: Bullying, Cyberbullying —

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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Contributed by Rick DeVan on at 8:00 pm ET

Resource: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month at U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The most serious economic and national security challenges we face are cyber threats. America’s economic prosperity and competitiveness in the 21st Century depends on effective cybersecurity. Every Internet user has a role to play in securing cyberspace and ensuring the safety of themselves and their families online.

Take security seriously.

Filed under Life, Work, and Society, Technology

Tags used: Cyber Crime, Cyber Security —

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