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DigitalOcean, a virtual commons being developed by UCSB's Environmental Media Initiative, is working to create global communities using new media to advance ocean sustainability and protect ocean ecosystems.

UCTV recently featured DigitalOcean. Click here to watch the video and learn more.

After researchers at the University of Washington concluded that young children who watch television are at greater risk for attention problems and language delays, the creators of the popular infant and toddler video series "Baby Einstein" asked a judge to order the university to release the data used in the studies.

Google recently launched "PowerMeter," a free software utility that monitors home electricity usage. PowerMeter works with the TED 5000 smart meter to transmit real time utility usage data, which can then be displayed on your Smartphone. This was paid for in part with governmental stimulus funds.

In 2006 online movie rental company Netflix announced a contest called The Netflix Prize. The company's challenge? Beat its in-house movie recommendation system by 10%. Prize? $1 million.

More than 50,000 teams participated, but recently one team (a combination of four of the front running teams) announced that it reached 10.05% improvement.

Ethnography of Rock Band Bar Night. The Rock Band video game (and the similar Guitar Hero) are more than video games where players try to earn points and some are exploring the deeper meaning of such games.