Washington: A new research has suggested that incorporating social media in classes can be an attention-grabbing and effective teaching method. Dr. Mia Moody, an assistant professor of journalism and media arts at Baylor University, said that social media in lectures, textbooks and traditional discussion groups not only prepares students for current and future communication trends, but it gives those who are too shy to talk in front of their classmates an opportunity to open up via the Web.

Students can "create, swap and manipulate information on many levels and in real time," Moody said in her article Teaching Twitter and Beyond: Tips for Incorporating Social Media into Traditional Courses.

Social media also can provide quick, easy access to instructors outside the classroom, Moody said.

"One exercise, for example, might encourage students to discuss the prevalence of hate groups in social media or compare and contrast the goals and objectives of race-related groups on Facebook.

Europe: To prevent online shopping fraus, US global payments technology company which is Visa's European Concern has designed a brand new credit card which has been designed with inbuilt keypad and a digital display. According to Daily Mail, this new Visa CodeSure card is of the same size as a conventional credit card. But, its features are great with miniature keyboard and screen which is used to generate constantly changing series of unique security passwords required to authorized purchases over the Internet. The head of Innovation at visa Europe, Sandra Alzetta explained that this exclusive Visa solution is an extremely convenient way to bring a similar level of security to payments online as we enjoy on the high-street. The solution goes beoynd online and remote shopping but also allows organizations to use the card in place of other online login systems to access.

The card includes a 12-button keypad, a screen and a mini battery which gives power to the security systems for approximately 3 years. Isn't that amazing!

NEW DELHI: In keeping with India growing economic might and its status as a major investment destination, the hitherto humble rupee is all set to get a distinct identity in the form of a new symbol. The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to the symbol which combines the Roman letter R with the Devnagri Ra.

The symbol will catapult the rupee into the company of four elite currencies which have similarly distinct identities — the US dollar, Euro, Yen and British pound.

The symbol has been designed by D. Udaya Kumar, an IIT Bombay Post-Graduate , who has just joined as a teacher at IIT Guwahati. Kumar will receive a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh for his efforts. The symbol will standardize the expression for the Indian rupee in different languages, both within and outside the country.