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Behind Yahoo’s push to open up Web search and advertising is software powerful enough to sort through the entire Library of Congress in less than half a minute. The software, called “Hadoop,” is part of Yahoo’s massive computing grid and is transforming the way that Yahoo and corporate giants like IBM extract meaning from enormous streams of data. Universities are also using the code — an open source version of software Google relies on for daily operation — to train a new generation of computer scientists and engineers.

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Behind Yahoo’s push to open up Web search and advertising is software powerful enough to sort through the entire Library of Congress in less than half a minute. The software, called “Hadoop,” is part of Yahoo’s massive computing grid and is transforming the way that Yahoo and corporate giants like IBM extract meaning from enormous streams of data. Universities are also using the code — an open source version of software Google relies on for daily operation — to train a new generation of computer scientists and engineers.

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Online learning is evolving into much more than discussions via Blackboard. Today’s online learners are spending time engaged in discussions, meeting in virtual classrooms, and combining online and on-the-ground learning, even if they live time zones away from campus. In response, universities are adjusting their curriculum, learning expectations, and changing how instructors approach topics online. One major challenge, creating and maintaining learning communities in virtual space, is testing both existing and emerging online tools.

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Online learning is evolving into much more than discussions via Blackboard. Today’s online learners are spending time engaged in discussions, meeting in virtual classrooms, and combining online and on-the-ground learning, even if they live time zones away from campus. In response, universities are adjusting their curriculum, learning expectations, and changing how instructors approach topics online. One major challenge, creating and maintaining learning communities in virtual space, is testing both existing and emerging online tools.

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Behind Yahoo’s push to open up Web search and advertising is software powerful enough to sort through the entire Library of Congress in less than half a minute. The software, called “Hadoop,” is part of Yahoo’s massive computing grid and is transforming the way that Yahoo and corporate giants like IBM extract meaning from enormous streams of data. Universities are also using the code — an open source version of software Google relies on for daily operation — to train a new generation of computer scientists and engineers.

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