The iPad
The iPad is a multifunction tablet launched by Steve Jobs. It looks like a big iPhone. It proposes software particular to Apple (iWork) like spreadsheets and word-processing and it offers 3 principal skills:
- It requires an application programme to read books. We buy a book in iBook Store and then it appears in a fake bookshelf on the screen.
- We can surf on the Internet. Steve Jobs thinks it's much more intimate than a laptop but it is still comfortable because the screen is not as small as a mobile's. It works with a wi-fi connection.
- We have also access to videos and movies, we can download them on iTunes or watch them on Youtube or Dailymotion.
It costs from $500 to $830 to get one. The price depends on the size of the memory which can go from 16 Gigabytes to 64 Gigabytes. The iPad will be available in the USA in April and at the beginning of summer 2010 for other countries.
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Alienware
Alienware is an American computer hardware company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell. It mainly assembles third party components into desktops with custom enclosures for high-performance gaming. These products also support graphically intense applications such as video editing, simulation, and audio editing. Alienware also offers for sale laptops and computer peripherals, such as headsets, computer mice, monitors and keyboards. Alienware was founded in 1996 by Nelson Gonzalez and Alex Aguila. Alienware's corporate headquarters is located in Kendall, Florida.
Established in 1996, Alienware assembles high performance desktops, notebooks, and workstations. According to employees, the Alienware name was chosen because of the founders' fondness for the hit television series The X-Files, hence the theme to their products, with names such as Area-51 and Aurora.
Dell had been considering buying Alienware since the year 2002, but did not take any action until March 2006. The new subsidiary maintained its autonomy in terms of design and marketing. However, Alienware's access to Dell's supply chain, purchasing power, and economies of scale would lower its operating costs.
Extract chosen by Dimitrien Bilien from Wikipedia.
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Myspace
MySpace MySpace is a social networking website. Its headquarters are situated in Los Angeles, California. MySpace became one of the most popular social networking sites in the United States in 2006. MySpace employs 1000 employees and the 100 millionth account was created in the Netherlands in 2006.
After the launch of Friendster in 2002, several eUniverse employees saw its potential and decided to mimic the more popular features. In 2003, the first version of MySpace was ready for launch. Some team members decided shortly after launching the site to keep it free and open in order to make it a large and successful community. MySpace operates on revenues generated by advertising. MySpace is second only to yahoo in its capacity to collect data about its users. In 2008, MySpace decided to redesign many of the features in both layout and in function.
Wikipedia & Antoine Fauvel
YouTube
YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos. The company is based in San Bruno, California and was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim.
It displays a wide variety of videos including music clips and original videos. Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by individuals. Unregistered users can watch the videos, while registered users are permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos. Videos that are considered to contain potentially offensive content are available only to registered users over the age of 18. The uploading of videos containing defamation, pornography, copyright violations, and material encouraging criminal conduct is prohibited by YouTube's terms of service.
YouTube has been criticized for failing to ensure that its videos respect the law of copyright. It has also faced criticism over the offensive content in some of its videos because it doesn’t check every video before it goes online. For example some videos have included Holocaust denial.
Wikipedia & Alexis Leon
Online betting sites
Nowadays, many betting sites are flourishing on the net, covering every subject. These betting sites take their roots from Great Britain. In fact, bookmaking has been authorized there since 1961, when Harold Macmillan's government legalized betting shops. In Great Britain, everybody can bet on everything, even on mad things.
In France, these betting sites have only been authorized since 1st January of this year, but they are for the most part setting aside for sport, and above all football. And using such a site is something really simple !
Online betting sites are quite new on the internet, but have a promising future. Indeed, these sites will be used all over the world during the world cup!
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Fashion Social Networks
Social Networks are spreading over the net (Facebook, MySpace). A social network is an online community of internet users wherein they can share common interests. So, on a fashion social the common interest is fashion (members post their latest looks, share opinions, join virtual fashion groups).
There are some well-known fashion networks: Chictopia, famous for its blog: the everybodyisugly blog run by a fashion editor who edited articles about fashion shows, creators and events; LookBook, an international fashion community. You can vote and determine if looks are "hype" or not. If people hype your looks, you gain "karma" which builds your reputation as a stylist and you win the mention “stylist” above your photos; StyleCaster, run by fashion professionals, it’s marketing-oriented because brands can put advertising on it.
Fashion social networks are useful to promote your stuff if you're a designer and be inspired by styles from every corner of the globe. But you should be careful because the internet is a huge free area and everybody can see you.
Clémence Pomiès
Pupils' Websites 2009 |
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| Fanny | Looney Tunes |
| Richard | Guild Wars 2 |
| Lucie | Bollywood |
| Maxence | Dr House |
| Clément | Cinema |
| Antoine | Colorado |
| Céline | Cooking |
| Quentin | King of Pizzas |
| Anne | Jane Austen |
| Victor | Xtrem Sports |
| Ghiwan | Nigel Kennedy |
| Jérémy | Counter Strike |
| Alexis | Guild Wars |
| Claire-Elisabeth | Skiing |
| Dimitri | Rock 'n' Roll |
| Xavier | Japanese Lessons |
| Daphné | Chocolate |
| Valentin P | Walt Disney |
| Valentin T | NBA |
| Audrey | Girls' Website |
| Julien | American Football |
| François | Legends |
| Solène | Vancouver |
| Mary | Visiting Toronto |
| Clémence | Be a Yogi |
| Théo | Jazz |
| Timour | USSR |
| Valentin LF | Barak Obama |
| Luc | Ireland |
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