Monday, April 29, 2013

Technology Bellringer


Twitter Speaks, Markets Listen, and Fears Rise

That is the question the financial industry and government regulators are trying to answer after a Twitter hoax on Tuesday that claimed President Obama was injured in an explosion at the White House. They claimed that President Obama was injured.That report caused the Dow Jones industrial average to drop temporarily by 150 points, erasing $136 billion in market value.The vulnerability, in part, stems from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision this month to let companies and executives use social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to broadcast market-moving news.


Sunday, April 28, 2013

Technology Bellringer

After Boston: The pros and cons of surveillance cameras

 After the Boston bombing, Boston set more cameras outside, city streets, and public places. To increase the chance of capturing a criminal on the video. It would give police more evidence and it would be quicker to captured them. The cameras give clear shots of the people and made it easier to identified the suspect, much better quality. It took police three days to release the shot of the suspects who bomb Boston, yet the shot were not clear enough, the shot were blurry. It made it difficult for the police to identified the suspects. 

See more at:http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/26/tech/innovation/security-cameras-boston-bombings/index.html?hpt=te_t1