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Free technology for teachers posts a link to the BBC showing how the web works & has grown.   The BBC did a nice job explaining in clear easy to understand language.
TWSJ posts that google and the dish network are teaming up to provide TV searching.   This will also enable you to pull internet content ex youtube videos and more to your TV.  It will require the a set top box however.
PHYSORG.com posts about Google public explorer.  Need to get real time statistical data?  This is the place.