A new Web revolution is picking up steam, and the next Google or Microsoft could emerge from the companies that are in the vanguard. SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) – Things are really crackling in Silicon Valley these days. There’s the frenzied startup action, the rising rivers of VC cash, even the occasional bubble-icious long-term stock prediction (Google $2,000, anyone?). There’s so much happening that the buzzword recently employed to try to encapsulate the era — “Web 2.0” — now seems hopelessly inadequate, defined and redefined into near meaninglessness by…

5 Free Annotation Tools For Teachers Diigo: It’s one of the most commonly used free web annotation tools which lets you bookmark and tag web pages. In addition to that, you would also be able to highlight a part of a webpage if you wish to emphasize something and attach sticky notes to it. Its advanced search allows you to rummage through the text of pages you have bookmarked which includes tags, titles, URLs and even your own comments and highlights. One of the best features of Diigo is your ability…

15 Free Web Conferencing Tools For Teachers AnyMeeting: AnyMeeting is free with ads. It allows for meetings of up to 200 people, and has essential functionality like screen sharing, VoIP and phone conferencing, meeting recording and it even has a follow-up functionality. BigBlueButton: BigBlueButton enables universities and colleges to deliver a high-quality learning experience to remote students. Google+ Hangout: Would you like to see, hear, and share information to your online learners. With Google+ Hangouts you can have a video group chat for up to 10 people for free! It…

Expect court challenges and a possible blacklash in Congress, if the agency regulates broadband as a utility Advocates of strong net neutrality rules are calling for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reclassify broadband as a regulated utility, but such a move would trigger a lengthy court fight between the agency and broadband providers, some telecom law experts say. With net neutrality back on the FCC’s agenda in recent weeks, many net neutrality advocates — including digital rights groups Free Press and Public Knowledge — have resurrected their long-time push…

 According to a recently published mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC)Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, worldwide smartphone shipments will reach a total of 1.2 billion units in 2014, marking a 23.1% increase from the 1.0 billion units shipped in 2013. From there, total volumes will reach 1.8 billion units in 2018, resulting in a 12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2013–2018. “What makes smartphone growth so amazing is where the growth will be taking place,” said Ramon Llamas, Research Manager with IDC’s Mobile Phone team. “Smartphone shipments will more…

With our constant internet usage and plethora of devices, there is more information being generated and shared online than ever before. As a result, the focus of cybercriminals has shifted and antivirus is no longer enough to protect against their sophisticated attacks. Symantec led the first era of security with antivirus, and it continues to be an important part of our portfolio, but the internet security landscape has changed a lot since then, and you must implement more than antivirus to meet the challenges of today’s threats. AV software, which…