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SUNDAY, AUGUST 01, 2010

The Online Mom Blog - The highs (and lows) of back-to-school



Last night we hosted a Twitter chat about back-to-school. Yes, it’s that time of year already – a time that a lot of parents look forward to but which kids regard with decidedly mixed emotions.

Some of the tweets emphasized the fun and adventure of a new school year – buying school supplies (love that!), packing a brand new backpack, or the chance of meeting new friends. Others talked about the need to get our kids’ brains working again after they have spent the summer trading books for way too much screen time.



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Amazon unveils its latest Kindle



In a move that clearly states they are in the e-reader business for the long haul, Amazon this week unveiled the third generation Kindle, which includes a Wi-Fi-only model that will sell for the eye-popping price of just $139. This comes just weeks after lowering the price of the previous Kindle from $259 to $189.

The new Kindle is smaller by 21 percent and is 15 percent lighter. It has much improved contrast – Amazon claims 50 percent better than before – responding to complaints that the e-ink screen of previous versions wasn’t sharp enough.



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How women are shaping the Web



It’s ten years since USA Today published an article stating that the number of women on the Web in the U.S. had surpassed the number of men. However, back then, the U.S. Internet audience was only 76 million, and men and women used the Web in very different ways.

Since then, Internet use has exploded around the globe and a host of new web-based technologies have emerged, including social networking, blogging, photo and video-sharing, and many other collaborative activities. Has this further changed the balance between women and men? Yes, says a new study by market research company comScore, and women are leading the way!



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Tech Report – the new iMac



By Paul O’Reilly

You might be forgiven if you had forgotten that Apple makes computers. With the launch of the iPad and all the publicity – good and bad – surrounding  the iPhone 4, it’s understandable that the Mac has taken a back seat when it comes to the latest fortunes of the ever-expanding Apple empire.

However, despite the fact that it may no longer be Apple’s flagship product – that description must surely go to the iPhone – the Mac is alive and well. To underscore the point, Apple this week unveiled an updated version of its iMac desktop line.



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Got a question? Ask the Web!



The search engine Ask.com today launched a community of users that will be specifically tasked with asking and answering questions. Although Ask will continue to respond to traditional search queries, answers from both its search engine technology and the new community will now pop up on the results page.

There’s nothing new about posing questions on web sites and waiting for answers. Yahoo! Answers has done this for years and other sites like WikiAnswers and AnswerBag have been around almost as long. However, the answers are usually provided by random visitors and the person asking the question has little or no guarantee that the answers are accurate or even serious attempts to provide a legitimate response.



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