Sex Offenders The Internet allows sex offenders to communicate with and learn from other sex offenders worldwide, including tips for luring victims and, sharing of fantasies, and actual access to potential victims (Davidson & Gottschalk, 2011)
Research is increasingly revealing the value of education and community interventions in teaching children about what warning signs to look out for when using the Internet (Davidson & Gottschalk, 2011). Some research also shows that prevention efforts that help young people use the internet more responsibly are also more effective when coupled with anti-bullying and other mental health interventions that target the psychosocial problems related to vulnerability (Ybarra & Mitchell, 2008)
As social networking has continued to proliferate, Dell actually had a head start on using online initiatives to listen to customers, as their decision in 2007 to initiate customer listening systems in each of the market segments they compete in continued to gather momentum and interest. This aspect of customer listening and now through social networks, interacting and communicating in real time with customers, continues to be one of the core strengths of Dell and is also evidenced by the many social media integration points through their website (Bernoff, Li, 2008)
Dell has also taken their customer listening systems and strategy to a best practices level on the current site, according to industry experts at Inc. Magazine who wrote that Dell is one of the few high tech manufacturers who can successfully deliver a unified experience across Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr (Chafkin, 2010)
Dell Quoting, Pricing, Product Configuration and Services Applications The Dell business model is considered one of the most disruptive due to its state-of-the-art online quoting, pricing, product configuration and services applications that are accessible from their website in any of the languages supported. Dell is considered a pioneer in the development of these systems, having been the first company to successfully integrate quote-to-order, product configuration, pricing and real-time supply chain integration onto their websites (Foreman, Gallien, Alspaugh, Lopez, Bhatnagar, Teo, Dubois, 2010)
Figure 2 shows the analysis completed where the Dell online ordering applications on their website are analysed by their breadth of functionality. Figure 2: Analyzing the Dell Online Ordering Applications By Breadth of Functionality Sources of categories: (AMR Research, 2005) (AMR Research, 2006) (Gunasekaran
com Over the last two decades, Dell has been one of the most disruptive innovators of e-commerce there has been in the high technology industry, relying heavily on their website and electronic channels to launch, sell and support a wide variety of PCs, laptops, servers and complete systems. Dell's level of disruptive innovation spans from e-marketing, e-commerce, product configuration, guided selling and the integration of all these Web-based systems to their supply chain operations, which are designed to optimize inventory turns over time (Liu, Mackie, 2008)
As the configuration of the laptop was changed and recalculated for a new price, availability was automatically changed. This availability component of the quote reflects the real-time integration of these systems to supply chain systems in the Enterprise Resourcing Planning (ERP) systems the company runs on (Mandal, Gunasekaran, 2003)
This aspect of customer listening and now through social networks, interacting and communicating in real time with customers, continues to be one of the core strengths of Dell and is also evidenced by the many social media integration points through their website (Bernoff, Li, 2008). Dell has successfully used social networking and broadcast service Twitter for example in both service and selling strategies very successfully (McCormick, 2009)
Hence while one author could consider such changes positive, another one could still regard the same as being negative. With than in mind, the authors conclude that "history suggests that technology does not change the brain's fundamental abilities" (Bavelier and Green 38)
Several times, I found myself clicking hyperlinks that had nothing to do with my research. According to Carr, this constant distraction that is characteristic of surfing is what is slowly altering our minds (Carr, n
Further, as GreenBlatt notes, were individuals to be asked to choose between living without the internet and living without a television set, most would prefer living without the latter (787). These were indeed the findings of a poll undertaken by Arbitron and Edison Media Research (GreenBlatt 787)
p). To highlight this assertion, the author points out that from a structural perspective, the brains of those individuals who can read largely differ from those of illiterate individuals (Naughton n
note, earlier research studies seem to have concentrated more on how video games and other computer related activities affect the brains of children and young adults (117). Further, the authors point out that some of the areas research studies have avoided so far include the functioning of the brain when browsing using a search engine and the differences in the level of brain activation between those who are used to browsing and those considered internet novices (Small et al
One such study was carried out by Patricia Tun and Margie Lachman. According to their findings, "frequent computer use is associated with better overall cognitive performance across adulthood, from younger adults through middle-aged and older adults" (Tun and Lachman 565)
As there is a wide range of material available on the Internet, debates on whether some information should be censored have continued to rise with varying arguments and counter arguments. The controversies have been accelerated by the development of legislation like the Protect IP Act and the Stop Online Privacy Act (Cafferty par, 3)
Generally, there is a genuine need for censorship of information on the Internet, especially with regards to illegal and unsuitable content. As an adopted methodology, Internet censorship helps in securing personal information related to confidential work of a country as it is used to provide limit access to unnecessary or confidential information (Jyotsna, Kapil & Aayush, p
Opponents of this claim or Internet censorship argue that such initiatives are unconstitutional because of their likelihood to infringe the right to freedom of expression, which is guaranteed in the constitution. This opposition is based on the fact that the consideration of Internet censorship generates a conflict between individual rights and the government's obligation to protect its citizens (Peace, p
The argument that it could result in infringement of freedom of speech or expression should not be the basis of avoiding this initiative despite being a logical reason. Every reasonable individual agrees that this freedom is qualified and is a contingent right that is tied to other rights (Pontin, p
com has no physical presence outside of where its computers and warehouses are located, no sales taxes need be charged on most of its sales." (Bartlett) A look at the history of Internet tax legislation helps to show which of the groups has had the stronger influence over the past few years