Rising impact of worms, flaws Security experts upgrade the threat level of the NetSky variant, while Symantec battles code that attacks IOS software vulnerabilities. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Vonage to offer portable Wi-Fi phones The broadband phone service provider will make available portable Wi-Fi phones later this year to help defend itself against AT&T's expansion into its market. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Roger McGuinn of the Byrds uses Music Sharing License Legendary musician Roger McGuinn of the Byrds is using the new Creative Commons Music Sharing License for all the songs in his Folkden project. You can see the Share Music tag at the bottom of each song's page, as it's displayed here for the song --> From Creative Commons: weblog on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Holy Cow -- a CC PSA!!! Filmmaker Andy Pavis has made an eight-minute-long public service announcement about Creative Commons and our mission, entitled Some Rights Reserved. Andy cleverly frames the copyright debate between two extremes in the context of a talk show hosted by "Larry Commons." The PSA then explores an example of Aaron, a musician who goes through the process of choosing a license to put his song into the commons. The PSA ends on an inspiring note when a filmmaker, a dancer, and a musician find Aaron From Creative Commons: weblog on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

CC Remix Music -- Lisa Rein Lisa Rein is one of the earliest adopters of Creative Commons. Wander is one of my favorite CC licensed songs and is licensed under an Attribution license -- free to copy, remix, or even synch to a movie, as long as you give Lisa attribution. From Creative Commons: weblog on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

SNS Picking & Parsing... This list isn't complete (missing Orkut and Flickr), but it's still a pretty good set of links to a wide variety of social software and networking sites. Via e-clippings. By Judith Meskill, The Social Software Weblog, January 31, 2004 [Refer][Research][--> From OLDaily on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

University Hits PeopleSoft with $510M Lawsuit People who use PeopleSoft, rejoice! A university is taking the software company to court, arguing that "the student administration applications were 'vaporware' when the project began" and never did work properly. It would be interesting if the Ohio Attorney General, who filed the suit on behalf of Cleveland State, were to win the case. Could vendors of enterprise systems be liable if product features do not work as claimed? It's enough to make the whole industry shiver in its boots. Via e-clippings. By Marc L. Songini , Computer World, March 26, 2004 [--> From OLDaily on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Postini Antispam Patent Could Cause Headaches So how would you feel if you could not block spam because some company received a wide-rranging patent for email filtering. Such a possibility is in the cards after the U.S. patent office granted (as usual, well after such systems were widely deployed) just such a patent. "Different methods of message preprocessing are addressed in the patent, including forwarding based on instructions stored in user profiles, forwarding parts of the e-mail message content, forwarding e-mail to wireless devices, junk e-mail filtering and virus detection." It would have been nice had they developed and sold suc From OLDaily on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

The Staggering Price of World's Best Research Evidence that the journal pricing issue is reaching the mainstream consciousness, as this article notes that "Something's gone terribly wrong, frustrated scholars say, when scientific journals cost as much as new cars and diamond rings." I just love this response from Elsevier: "There is no serials crisis," said Elsevier spokesman Eric Merkel-Sobotta. "What there is, is a library funding crisis." Gosh, can I live in that fantasy land too? By Charles Burress, San Francisco Chronicle, March 28, 2004 [OLDaily on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Making the Decision to Decentralize This article constantly reminds readers that things are more complex than depicted, and although a good discussion of decentralization this caution is probably the key thing to keep in mind. The discussion of making effective decisions in decentralization, for example, does not address numerous failure points, such as gaming the system (eg., false customer reports), misplaced valuation (promoting brand over product), etc. That said, and with this caution in place, the article is recommended as a good discussion of decentralization as applied to business practice. Via elearnspace. By Thomas W. From OLDaily on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Google Personalized Search George Siemens points to this new service from Google, personalized search. I'll link to some reviews as they come in. I did fill out the profile, which seems (I guess) to store as a cookie. One odd thing - you cannot select Canada or Mexico as a region: you can select any continent but North America, and North American listing are comprised of U.S. states only. Weird. Tried a search - and the 'personalize' slidebar is something else. Fascinating. But what was really odd (because I searched on 'Downes', naturally) is that when I set 'personalize' to ma From OLDaily on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

e e learning George Siemens - who came through with a really good issue of ERN today - digs up this blog on corporate e-learning. By Dave Lee, March, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Music sharing doesn't kill CD sales, study says Researchers at Harvard and the University of North Carolina say music swapping isn't to blame for falling music revenue, and might even help sell CDs. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Hitachi toughens up its laptop drives The company's new 40GB drive for notebook computers promises greater reliability and ruggedness at an increasingly popular size. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Kurant StoreSense Adds Built-in eBay Management E-tailers can create and oversee auctions via their online storefront interface, and integrate them with inventory, accounting, and supply chain tools. From E-Commerce Guide on March 29, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Mandatory Careers Education for Secondary Students The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Report on Learning to Work has highlighted Australias successful VET in schools system which now provides vocational education to more than 185,000 students each year. The Report recognises the value of formal vocational education in schools as well as structured workplace learning and School-based New Apprenticeships. The Report outlines Australias significant progress in developing vocational education as a legitimate pathway for students from school to work. From EdNA Online on March 29, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Translating Creative Commons animations Several of our iCommons partner groups have asked if they could translate our movies, Get Creative and Reticulum Rex into other languages. Thanks to the licenses we applied on each movie, those are definitely allowed and we'd like to encourage others to contribute to this effort. Towards that end, we've put up all the raw From Creative Commons: weblog on March 29, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Study: IT spending looking better Forrester Research raises its forecast for 2004 U.S. IT spending growth from 4 percent to 5 percent. But the company says a CIO survey shows just 20 percent plan to spend more than budgeted this year. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

NetSky variant a greater threat than thought Symantec raises NetSky.Q from a level 2 to level 3 threat, marking the second consecutive time the severity of the worm has been upgraded. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Code attacks Cisco vulnerabilities The software code, written by a group of Italian teenagers, targets flaws in Cisco Systems' IOS software. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Chalk talk Learning news briefs. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Books empower kids in Ethiopia A new reading center gets books into the hands of the children of Addis Ababa. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Fundamentalists rush in A rise of religious fundamentalism is terrorizing the Iraqi academic community. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Paid on a curve Denver schoolteachers approve a compensation package linking pay to performance. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Another love TCO There are a handful of Windows vs. Linux TCO studies available. IBM and Opensource.org usually cites this one by the Robert Frances Group that was published in September 2002. The rest of them, unfortunately, are all bankrolled by Microsoft. In the same way cancer studies funded by the tobacco industry always seem to put cigarettes in a favourable light, the majority of IT staff take these MS-funded TCO studies with a chunk of salt. So when Yankee Group and Sunbelt Software claimed to have released the first-ever independent Windows TCO vs. Linux TCO study, I was intrigued. Even more intriguin From silentblue | Quantified on March 29, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Leave a message. Beep. Wow, where has USA Today been for the past five years? They trumpet the discovery clever IM away messages like capri pants. Sorry USA Today, people have been writing silly away messages since the invention of the answering machine. In my freshman year, my roommate and I recorded fascinating answering machine messages. Once he played "Flying Bee" on his violin as I frantically claimed we were being chased by bats. We eventually stopped doing it due to time constraints and the fact we were looking for summer employment. Bomberman once wrote in his ICQ Away message: "I am meditating with Tibetan From silentblue | Quantified on March 29, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Performance Improvement Certificate There is finally some formal training/education in the field of performance improvement available in Canada. From CSTD news feed is this article on a program being offered by Fanshawe College and Seneca College, both in Ontario. From the joint course description: Training can be the most expensive of performance improvement options. It is also among the most frequently and inappropriately used, and without performance support in the workplace, i From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on March 29, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Kids Know Their H-T-M-Ls Need to build a website? Find a kid. Many youngsters are building their own websites, and some are even turning that skillset into a business, according to an article by Ellen Edwards in the Washington Post. Most of the sites, writes Edwards, are about my-topics: my favorite band, my favorite sports team, my music, my friends. Peter Grunwald, who has his own Internet research firm, estimates there are about 2 million sites created by youngs From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on March 29, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Government Opens Free Online Job Market The Internet job-market may be about to change yet again, according to Computer World Denmark. In the late '90s, the major newspapers lost a huge share of the job market to newcomers like StepStone. Subsequently, hundreds of journalists lost their jobs when job advertisement revenues plunged. Since then newspapers have struggled to regain their position in a new market with new alliances and new products. And right when they were about to gain control, a new challenge li From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on March 29, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Internet Defamation and Forum Guidelines Every once in a while the question about moderated and unmoderated discussion forums on news sites pops up. What if people misbehave? And how can guidelines be established so they are followed? The London Free Press of Canada describes two recent libel cases that have the courts sending clear messages that defamation on the Internet is no different than defamation in print -- and hence can be very costly. Maybe a good dose of reminding readers that e-mails and discus From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on March 29, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

The Future of Music The Chicago Tribune has two interesting articles today about copyright and the music industry. The first article, by pop music writer Greg Kot, finds evidence that "the music industry has begun turning the corner in its contentious relationship with the Internet." In a second article, law professor Lawrence Lessig and Ken Waagner, who oversees the Web operation for the band Wilco From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on March 29, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Live TV on Your Cell Phone The new service of Telefnica Mvil -- live TV on your cell phone -- was introduced in Chile with full print ad pages in major Chilean newspapers. The TV signal belongs to Televisin Nacional, and it is coded in RealONE. The cost of download videos is about 1 cent per Kb; in cases of live streaming it's a half-cent. The only phone that can handle i From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on March 29, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

A friend of mine has recently started a company th ... A friend of mine has recently started a company that produces and markets courses for collectors of military artifacts. They've obviously done a top-notch job of the production and the marketing (PDF) looks really solid. When he first floated this idea, I was pretty skeptical. My advice to him was to try to move --> From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on March 29, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

Everyone's favourite search engine now has a Unive ... Everyone's favourite search engine now has a University Search that lets you browse all (or most in North America, I'm guessing) universities, then search within their sites for admissions information or whatever tickles your fancy. I popped into Auburn University and found that they have a news feed, which could be a nice addition to my planning portfolio if I was a high school student planning to go there next year. From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on March 29, 2004 at 5:54 p.m..

'E-Mail-Auskunft zu Wissensfragen' Gütersloh (pte) - Die "Deutsche Internet-Bibliothek" http://www.internetbibliothek.de ist um die Hamburger Öffentliche Bücherhalle, eines der größten Bibliotheksysteme Deutschlands, erweitert worden. Damit haben sich an der Online-Plattform der Bertelsmann Stiftung http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de und des Deutschen Bibliotheksverbandes (DBV) http://www.bibliotheksverband.de mittlerwei From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

E-Mail-Auskunft zu Wissensfragen Die "Deutsche Internet-Bibliothek" ist um die Hamburger Öffentliche Bücherhalle, eines der größten Bibliotheksysteme Deutschlands, erweitert worden. Damit haben sich an... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Urkunden-XML Der Lehrstuhl für Geschichtliche Hilfswissenschaften in München hat Experten der Urkundendigitalisierung mit XML zusammengerufen, um mit ihnen Anfang April über eine gemeinsame DTD zu beraten. Gäste sind auf diesem Workshop willkommen, deshalb hier das Programm: Workshop "Ein Standard für die Ditigalisierung mittelalterlicher Urkunden" 5./6. April 2004, München LMU-Historicum (Schellingstr. 12) HS 201. Mo. 5.4.2004 9-13 Uhr: öffentliche Vorträge Dr. Karsten UHDE (Instit. f. Archi From Archivalia on March 29, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Buch: Archive von Unten Bernd Hüttner teilt in der Archivliste mit: Zu meinem Buch sind neue Texte (genauer: zwei Rezensionen) online, u.a. eine kritische Rezension von Herrn Kreter vom Stadtarchiv Hannover. Direkt unter http://archiv.gesellschaftsanalyse.de/btexte/kreter.htm bzw. der zweite Texte unter http://archiv.gesellschaftsanalyse.de/btexte/mitteil.htm Eine weitere Besprechung und ein inh From Archivalia on March 29, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Schindluder mit dem Archiv-Begriff Mein werter Kurskollege Dr. Kreter vom Stadtarchiv Hannover schreibt in seiner Hüttner-Rezension Klartext: Die Öffnung von Archiven, verstanden als Herrschaftswissensspeicher, ist ein Akt der Reife für die Errungenschaften und Zivilisation eines Landes (s. Deutschland 1989) oder seine Überwältigung (s. Irak 2003). Die Neugründung von Archiven ist Ausdruck der Reife und Kultur von bis dahin organisatorisch nicht gefestigten Bewegungen und Initiativen in der Gesellschaft. Archiv From Archivalia on March 29, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Film und Geschichte http://www.geschichte.uni-hannover.de/~kultarch/ Die Einführung in die Arbeit mit Filmen als Geschichtsquellen enthält auch einen Teil über Filmarchive. Das Angebot wird in H-SOZ-U-KULT besprochen. From Archivalia on March 29, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..

Comment Watcher tool first release I've put together a simple tool for Radio Userland weblog owners that allows them to track comments on other people's weblogs. Basically, the tool uses a bookmarklet to capture the URL of a weblog comment window, subscribes to it and checks it every hour. If the comment thread has been updated since the last check you get a notification email. Simple as that. This first version is pretty basic but seems to work. The next version will be a little more sophisticated and I'll try to incorporate comments/suggestions from users. I also have a Manila version From Seblogging News on March 29, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

New Democracy Corps Poll Shows Tight Race, Opportunities for Kerry The economic critique is powerful, but has to be framed right to have the most effect From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 29, 2004 at 5:50 p.m..

Number 32 - March 29th From Seb Schmoller's Fortnightly Mailing Home Page on March 29, 2004 at 5:50 p.m..

K-Collector Analysis A colleague and student of mine did a brief analysis (PDF, 400KB) of the K-Collector . The latter is an attempt to bring the culture of blogging to corporate settings. The focus is on aggregating topics given by the indivi... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on March 29, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..

The social enterprise We are social animals for whom networked software is creating a new kind of habitat. Social software can be defined as whatever supports or amplifies our social behavior as we colonize the virtual realm. The category includes familiar things such as groupware and knowledge management, and extends to the new breed of relationship power tools that have brought the venture capitalists out of hibernation. [Full story at InfoWorld.com] This story touched on too many themes for the allotted space, bu From Jon's Radio on March 29, 2004 at 5:47 p.m..

IBM tightens knot with Eclipse Big Blue's plan to use Eclipse open-source software as the link for better integration of its own development tools gets off to a start with a rewrite of its Rational products. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Sun to hand out Web-ready Java tool Java Studio Creator, a tool designed to appeal to Microsoft developers, will enter a broad testing program next month, in a version with added Web application features. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Politically correct sign languages The Telegraph in the UK has a story about agitation against some of the British Sign Language gestures. (Thanks to danah for the link)... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 4:49 p.m..

Are Students Really Blogging? I'm still muddling through this whole "can K-12 students REALLY blog?" question, and Ken Smith at Indiana University has some great posts this week about student blogging that get the crux of many of my issues and difficulties. His reflections on the 4Cs conference are well worth the read, but I want to note one comment that I find particularly relevant to what I've been experiencing: I have a hunch that half the problem with student blogs is From weblogged News on March 29, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..

W3C Launches XML Binary Characterization Working Group 2004-03-29: W3C is pleased to announce the creation of the XML Binary Characterization Working Group in the XML Activity. Robin Berjon (Expway) chairs. Chartered for a year, the group will analyze and develop use cases and measurements for alternate encodings of XML. Its goal is to determine if serialized binary XML transmission and formats are feasible. Participation is open to W3C Members. Read about the XML Activity. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on March 29, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..

File-Sharing Isn't Killing Music Sales Cory points to a study by a conservative economist who suggests -- with evidence -- that file-sharing isn't harming record sales. In fact, file sharing may be helping. What the music industry doesn't like to talk about is the more likely reason for slowing sales: lousy music and the cartelization of record distribution and radio airplay. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 29, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

WinSCP - SFTP and SCP client for Windows Quote: "WinSCP is an open source SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and SCP (Secure CoPy) client for Windows using SSH (Secure SHell). Its main function is safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this basic function, WinSCP manages some other actions with files."Comment: WinSCP just worked out of the box.  I toyed with Unison, but couldn't quite get there.  I had to change permissions in my /var/www/html/ directory to enable my userid to read/write to it, but I think I've done this successfully (and without danger). From Serious Instructional Technology on March 29, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

HGTV Move Over for Your Big Brother TreeTV The worlds first TV show on the internet about trees and tree care in the urban environment @ TreeTV.com [PRWEB Mar 28, 2004] From PR Web on March 29, 2004 at 4:46 p.m..

Future talk So you may have heard about Future Me, the website that lets you write emails to your future self, and set a delivery date years from now. The possible conversations are fascinating, and yet email is so clunky and leads to such asynchronous exchanges. I want immediacy in my future me chats! Thus it was with trepidation that I began an AIM conversation this afternoon with my future self. megnut: you there? megnut2012: yeah, what's up? megnut: well, i'm just wonderi From megnut on March 29, 2004 at 4:46 p.m..

Free Culture class Lawrence Solum (who has entered an elite status after Vint Cerf gave a paper praising his Layers Principle paper) is running a blog-class this week on Free Culture. Follow along (as I will be) and learn. From Lessig Blog on March 29, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

An extremely beautiful Free Culture eBook There is an extremely beautiful ebook version of Free Culture here. I continue to be astonished at the creativity free culture (the idea, not the book) inspires. From Lessig Blog on March 29, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Direct deposit I managed to get myself to and from Philadelphia this weekend while unwittingly avoiding two flaming balls of fire. (823 words) From dive into mark on March 29, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Internet helping record sales? Ran across a couple interesting bits related to musicians having their songs online and record sales. In a roundtable interview with the Chicago Tribune (registration required to view), Creative Commons chairman Lawrence Lessig and the online manager of the band Wilco talk about the internet and music. The gist of is that putting Wilco's music online helped them sell more records and greatly increase attendance at From Creative Commons: weblog on March 29, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Commentary: Keeping developers out of security Companies selling XML security gateways are spreading some misinformation about the layers--and the labor--needed to keep applications safe and secure. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Intel to reunite notebook, desktop chip architectures In the past, notebook chips derived from desktops. But with power consumption a growing problem, the desktop family will now come out of notebook designs. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Linux-based handheld debuts in India The Amida Simputer, originally developed as a "poor man's computer," is being pitched as a device that can handle a wide range of business and personal computing requirements. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Google Ads and Evil Businessweek writes about Google's refusing to run ads from an environmental group...... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Google Ads and Evil Businessweek writes about Google's refusing to run ads from an environmental group...... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Patriotic response I just learned from David Silver that in 2002 the White House declared Sept. 11 as "Patriot Day." Why do I find this distasteful?... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Hyenas on leashes Joi just pointed the backchannel at the Microsoft conference I'm at to Boing Boing's photo of hyenas. All around the table, the jaws of those of us connected to IRC are dropping.... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Hyenas on leashes Joi just pointed the backchannel at the Microsoft conference I'm at to Boing Boing's photo of hyenas. All around the table, the jaws of those of us connected to IRC are dropping.... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Hyenas on leashes Joi just pointed the backchannel at the Microsoft conference I'm at to Boing Boing's photo of hyenas. All around the table, the jaws of those of us connected to IRC are dropping.... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Hyenas on leashes Joi just pointed the backchannel at the Microsoft conference I'm at to Boing Boing's photo of hyenas. All around the table, the jaws of those of us connected to IRC are dropping.... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Hyenas on leashes Joi just pointed the backchannel at the Microsoft conference I'm at to Boing Boing's photo of hyenas. All around the table, the jaws of those of us connected to IRC are dropping.... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Another Backdoor Privacy Invasion

Pot, Meet Kettle

Update to OpenOffice released OpenOffice.org has launched a new version of its OpenOffice productivity suite. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

IBM to beef up integration software Big Blue plans to augment its WebSphere Java-based server software, creating an "enterprise service bus" that can translate among different communications methods. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Office add-on tackles accounting rules Microsoft has release a new add-on for its Office package, targeting corporate compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act financial reporting rules. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Catching Up on Blog Research Last week was pretty hectic with the conference, so I didn't get a chance to blog a couple of new items on blogs:

Demos & Free Trials This is the place to sample training software, calculators, cool Web services, and other helpful workplace tools. All demos, trials, and tools are free, so check them out and come back often to see what's new. Some of the tools require registration. From Elearnopedia on March 29, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..

Winged Sandals This excellent interactive site lets learners study the history of Ancient Greece and Greek culture, playing games and watching animations that teach about Greek history, styles of art and thought, and mythology. From Elearnopedia on March 29, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..

Metadata? Thesauri? Taxonomies? Topic Maps! Making Sense of it all. To be faced with a document collection and not to be able to find the information you know exists somewhere within it is a problem as old as the existence of document collections. Information Architecture is the discipline dealing with the modern version of this problem: how to organize web sites so that users actually can find what they are looking for. This paper argues that topic maps go beyond the traditional solutions in the sense that they provide a framework within which they can be represented as they are, but also extended in ways which significantly improve information retrieval. From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 29, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..

Robin Good Offenbar war Marcus Zillman selbst überrascht davon, dass sein Interview mit Robin Good über "The Future of News" unter den... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

Diplomordnung der Universität des Saarlandes nichtig Seit dem 30.08.2002 dürfen sich Studenten der Universität des Saarlandes, die das Erste Juristische Staatsexamen bestanden haben, Diplom-Juristen nennen. Nach... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

Bußgeldkatalog, Stand: 01.04.2004 Die "Bußgeldkatalog-Verordnung" (61 S. PDF), Stand: 01.04.2004, informiert über Bußgelder, Geldstrafen, Punkte und Fahrverbot - um nur einige Beispiele zu... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

e-Learning Blogs Blogs aus aller Welt, die sich mit dem Thema "e-Learning" beschäftigen, findet man auf dieser Seite, die Bestandteil des Portals... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

Immunität - wofür? Beim Weblog May It Please The Court macht man sich zu Recht Gedanken über Sinn oder Unsinn der Immunität.... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

Porträtfoto im Internet Nach Ansicht des OLG Köln greift § 60 UrhG bei öffentlicher Wiedergabe des Fotos nicht ein, sondern nur bei natürlichen... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

Así se hace una revista Caso de estudio de Sports Illustrated. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on March 29, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

I Congreso Internacional, eLearning e Inclusión Social En este primer Congreso Internacional queremos explorar las posibilidades de un nuevo paradigma: el e-learning social, que permite complementar las solucion... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on March 29, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

Level3 Goes Home Level3 has announced they want to go home. To your home with their announcement at VON today. This is no surprise as a few weeks ago they announced services for ISP's and cable company's. What this means is better infrastructure... From Kolabora.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Who Makes What Light Reading released a "Who Makes What" directory. While not a big deal for consumers, the directory is a boon to network professionals thinking of adding voice to their data network as it will enable them to locate the software... From Kolabora.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

VoiceGlo Gets Retail Partner VoiceGlo, another player in the VoIP space has made what could be a bright move in going after wireless retailers. Think about it. Mobile phone users are more likely to want to know about alternatives to landline telephony from the... From Kolabora.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Global Crossing Takes on The Enterprise Global Crossing, which has a Phoenix like rising from the ashes quality has announced their moves and expansion within the category they know best. The enterprise. Always a Level3 follower type of company, their international termination capabilities, high quality fiber,... From Kolabora.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

AT&T Stays In the Race AT&ampT not wanting to be left behind announced more comapatability and interoperability. Much of this has already been in their network or on the IP roadmap for a few years. What is so concerning is if they have the ability... From Kolabora.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Deliver Online Presentations Across Platforms, Browsers And Cost-Effectively:... InstaPresenter is a new live cross-platform (PC &amp Mac) presentation technology that allows non-technical users to upload and deliver PowerPoint presentations online, supported by VoIP, video and maximum ease of use. InstaPresenter integrates audio and videoconferencing technology based on the... From Kolabora.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Not actually blogging Richard Long of 2River makes a good point in his post-CCCC post about using blogging software simply to carry out assignments that we used to do other ways: Throughout the conference I went to several sessions on blogging. I'm not convinced, however, the presenters who claimed to be blogging are actually blogging. They're using blogging software, their students use blogging software, but I'm not convinced that using the software is the same as blogging. For example, does posting... From Weblogs in Higher Education on March 29, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Cops missing out on IP benefits Emergency-call operators could have life-saving information at their fingertips, but tight state budgets and technological inertia will delay needed upgrades. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Turning online privacy into a joke When it comes to cyberprivacy, Donal Daly, CEO of The Customer Respect Group, says many businesses are dangerously out of tune with the concerns of their customers. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Journalism 2 Stories My Journalism 2 kids have been working hard all quarter on stories that they are trying to sell to real magazines, and as the quarter is coming to an end this week, I thought I'd post links here and ask for some feedback on their behalf. So, if you have a few moments, and one of the topics below piques your interest, I'm sure they'd appreciate a constructive comment or two via their blogs. When you get there, just scroll down to the bottom of their Weblogs and "Join Now" and then click 'discuss' below the post.

Outsourcing anecdotes The pro-outsourcing arguments advanced by economist Daniel Drezner, writing in Foreign Affairs, break no new ground. I was struck, though, by this comment about anecdotal evidence: When forced to choose between statistical evidence showing that trade is good for the economy and anecdotal evidence of job losses due to import competition, Americans go with the anecdotes. [ForeignAffairs.org, via --> From Jon's Radio on March 29, 2004 at 12:47 p.m..

Hello, hypertext! Former NY Times restaurant critics William Grimes and Ruth Reichl select eateries for A Quick Guide to the Best Restaurants in New York. Handy, but why aren't these restaurant names linked to the Times' reviews? From megnut on March 29, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Google takes searching personally In its latest move in the intensifying search wars, the company launches tools designed to let users tailor their searches and receive daily or weekly e-mails on the latest results. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Apple wants patent on iPod interface The company got bitten once when trying to protect its user interfaces from competitors. Now it's turning to patents in an effort to protect its diminutive music player. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Tadpole takes leap to Opteron The company, which makes portable workstations, plans to use an Advanced Micro Devices Opteron chip normally found in servers and desktop workstations. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Atten-shun Not the kind of troop movement the Administration was hoping for From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 29, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

Pants On Fire Why Condoleezza Rice won't raise her right hand and swear to tell the truth From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 29, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

Ghost Town Talk about eerie. Elena rides her motorcycle through Chernobyl, equipped with a camera and dosemeter. (Thanks to Joi, with whom I got to hang out with last night, for the link)... From Joho the Blog on March 29, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Corporations Cutting Retiree Benefits In this Wall Street Journal story (paid registration req.) about Lucent's financial trickery with its pension plan, a paragraph near the end stood out: "Last September, as Lucent faced the need to spend cash on retiree health benefits for the first time, the company chose to cut them. It eliminated Medicare "part B" and dental coverage, death benefits, and spousal benefits for management retirees who made more than $87,700 a year. The effect was to rescind some of the heal From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 29, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Legal Downloads; Will Congress Kill These, Too? LegalTorrents is "a collection of legally downloadable, freely distributable files, both net.label electronic MP3s and other media items, which we've made available via BitTorrent." Very cool. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 29, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Microsoft cuts Xbox price by $30 The game console will drop to $149.99 in the United States on Tuesday, but one analyst says that's still $20 too expensive. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

How Blogs Work in 7 Easy Pieces Much linked post by Roland Tanglao on the RSS way vs. the "old" way of reading Weblogs. I love piece #7 which states that "Joe Surfer (who is not related to Joe Blogger) still can access blogs the old fashioned, slow and less efficient way using his web browser and search engines." Amen to that... From weblogged News on March 29, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..

Another View on Valenti Ernie Miller wishes I'd just said a simple goodbye to Jack Valenti. By the way, Ernie has joined with Elizabeth Rader, Jason Schultz, Aaron Swartz, and Wendy Seltzer to make the already fine Copyfight blog an even more excellent group blog.. Must reading. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 29, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

Patrick Leahy Rides to Aid of Copyright Cartel It's stunning, and disheartening, to see U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who has been one of the champions of civil liberties on Capitol Hill, become a water-carrier for Hollywood and the music industry. But there's no other interpretation for his co-sponsorship of what's being called the PIRATE Act, a chillingly bad bill that would give the copyright cartel a gift for the ages. The basics of this legislation are fairly simple: In a time when there are truly serious things on the minds of law enfor From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 29, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

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No OpenURL Toolbar for You! Google Deskbar "One idea that has kicked around the SFX community is an 'OpenURL' toolbar/deskbar to help locate full-text online from a citation. Ex Libris, the company which sells SFX has actually created one for their development team to use, but seem unwilling or unable to distribute it to SFX customers. There is also the question of whether our library users will actually be interested..." [--> From The Shifted Librarian on March 29, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

How Do We Move Beyond Baby Steps? Big Ideas and Small Solutions "Innovations are sorely needed for libraries to compete with Google and Amazon. Big ideas can sketch out the future, while small solutions can—in building block fashion—help develop that future. By 'small solution' I don't mean trivial. Small solutions solve discrete, well-bounded problems and can be pieces of larger solutions. They can move us forward by mixing and matching avail From The Shifted Librarian on March 29, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

Users Thinking More about Searching Next Presentation "Then I chatted with Kevin Marks about a cool Technorati feature request: what if you could run a conventional web search, but that the results were weighted by comparison to a particular site’s links (or a collective of sites’). That is, what if I wanted a dishwasher like David Weinberger’s? I could call David and a From The Shifted Librarian on March 29, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

Legal Online Music Available to Everyone (Except Libraries?...) Drop a Quarter in the Internet "Ready to kick the habit of downloading pirated music? Here are nine online services that can make an honest listener out of you. 'Extraordinary how potent cheap music is,' Noel Coward wrote. Sure enough, the 99-cent legal song download is having a potent effect on the music industry as we near the first anniversary of the Apple iTunes Music Store. Apple says it has sold more than 30 million songs at 99 cent From The Shifted Librarian on March 29, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

I'll Let Him Explain the Title After much cajoling, Aaron Schmidt has finally started a non-photoblog! Aaron works at a public library within SLS, and he's one of those hip, young, upstarts who likes reference work, people, technology, and the intersection between the three. That's what he'll be writing about over on Walking Papers, where he's already musing about IM, virtual reference, and technology etiquette. Naturally, there is an RSS From The Shifted Librarian on March 29, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

New Uses for RSS in Education Two Rivers Mix: RSS and E-Portfolios "I do not want to go out on a limb, but I think we have done something for the first time- a combination of two technologiies I have had my paws in this year, electronic portfolios and RSS.... Please do not give me an credit, this is all the creative programming of Audree Thurman, who was developed the Chandler-Gilbert MyEport tool that she has also i From The Shifted Librarian on March 29, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

Making Free Culture Even More Free! Let's Start Something "Anyone feel like recording a chapter of Lawrence Lessig’s new book? The license pretty clearly indicates that, so long as we’re not making a commercial venture of it, we can make a recording of (“perform”) the text. There are a Preface, Introduction, fifteen chapters, a conclusion and an afterword. If you’re willing to contribute an MP3 recording of a chapter (ideally, hosting it on your own server — but I’ From The Shifted Librarian on March 29, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

Garden ahoy! One bitterly cold weekend day in January, I sat on my bed with McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container at my side and began sketching my plans for this year's fire escape garden. The goals: everything (or nearly everything) would be edible so I could cook with it; good smelly flowers, so cuttings could be brought indoor From megnut on March 29, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Bush touts high-speed Internet access plan - SCOTT LINDLAW, ASSOCIATED PRESS President Bush, hunting for votes in hotly contested Sun Belt states, said Friday his administration is working toward wiring homes throughout America with high-speed Internet access by 2007. "We've got to make sure this country's on the leading edge o From Techno-News Blog on March 29, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Techies say Google, others only scratch Web's surface - ANICK JESDANUN, AP One company has an idea for how search engines can catalogue the Web more completely. Another believes it can better divine what a searcher wants. Yet another is trying to synch all that with how the human brain works. Startups and leading tech compani From Techno-News Blog on March 29, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Richard Clarke talks up academic cybersecurity - STEVE HERMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS Former presidential adviser Richard A. Clarke on Friday praised Indiana University as the leader among American colleges in protecting vast stores of information in its computer networks from hackers. Clarke, who has drawn widespread attention this mon From Techno-News Blog on March 29, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

How To: Back Up Your Files - Jeffrey Branzburg, techLearning Oops, I need to start this article again. It seems I accidentally deleted it and didn't back it up ... If this hasn't happened to you yet, just wait. It will. But if you'd rather take a proactive approach, read on. From Educational Technology on March 29, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

'Child-centric' schools - Neal Peirce, Seattle Times "Child-centric" is the name that developer William Gietema applies to the new elementary school being built in Hometown, a New Urbanist community northeast of Fort Worth.... So many new schools look alike, asserts Prakash Nair, international school-bui From Educational Technology on March 29, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Extra headaches of securing XML XML and Web services applications are becoming widely used, creating a fresh target for malicious attacks. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Will India price itself out of offshoring market? Growing demand from the United States for offshore services in India is raising the cost of labor there, causing U.S. firms to begin eyeing China, Romania and other options. But India has some tricks up its sleeve. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

You can type NanoAging.com now From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Protein Folding on a Chip From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Einstein's Institute for Aging Research: collaborative and programmatic approach From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

RNA interference bank promises to improve the study of gene function From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Researchers say adult stem cells could help against diabetes From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Therapeutic cloning may be banned in Brazil From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Distinctly Human Brain Gene Found From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Tacket had role in national progeria research From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Centenarians offer advice for a long life From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Initiative promotes collective research From NanoAging on March 29, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Weblogs: a contributory element to the research dissemination process. ERADC Working Series Report #1 has been posted. Titled 'Weblogs: a contributory element to the research dissemination process' this report starts to explore the idea of using weblogs as a means of research dissemination. The purpose of the ERADC working... From ERADC Blog on March 29, 2004 at 7:55 a.m..

Putting the pieces together Satellite Strike isnt playable yet, but its getting closer. If you click the link you will see the latest screenshot which will help confirm this. It still needs work on the AI (Ive started the finite state machine code which will drive the brain of the in-game computer player), and I really need to get research and development into it too. Im hoping to get it somewhere close to playability this week. From Spectre Software on March 29, 2004 at 7:55 a.m..

The Ultimate Survival Skill for The Information Age Ich bin sehr vorsichtig bei Artikeln, die in der Einleitung ausführlich ,,the rapid rate of change" betonen und mir vorrechnen, dass im Jahr 2020 ,,the rate of knowledge will double every 35 days". Das sind Bedrohungsszenarien, die in dieser verkürzten... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 29, 2004 at 7:53 a.m..

Zum Schweigen verurteilt Recherchieren in Hamburgs Gefängnissen ist seit Kuschs Regime nahezu unmöglich worden, berichtet die FR-Online. In der Regel ist von "Sicherheitsbedenken"... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

freifunk-net Ãœber das Projekt "freifunk-net", das von dem Kollegen Koglin ins Leben gerufen wurde, ist in diesem Weblog ja schon berichtet... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

Aufenthaltsbefugnis für Zweitehefrau Die Zweitehefrau eines Irakers, über deren Fall das OVG Rheinland-Pfalz am 12.03.2004 verhandelt hat, kann eine Aufenthaltsbefugnis in Deutschland verlangen.... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

Blogs y marketing universitario La universidad canadiense de Waterloo en Ontario, utiliza weblogs de alumnos como estrategia de marketing: UW Blogs. Seis alumnos de diferentes carreras escriben semanalmente acerca de sus estudios y de su vida universitaria, en una iniciativa que ha sido premiada... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on March 29, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

Create, Share and Navigate Chunks of Knowledge This is what I'm thinking about versus free classification - the context is project on using weblogs for information- and knowledgemanagement. How to Make a Faceted Classification and... How to Make a Faceted Classific... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on March 29, 2004 at 7:47 a.m..

The Fall of the Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment protects US citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. In Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, however, the requirement that police obtain warrants before searching a building is under attack. From kuro5hin.org on March 29, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..

Internet Time Outbound Subscribers are receiving this as email right about now. Sign up if you'd like to hear from us every month or two or maybe three. We're not very pushy. Join our spam-free mailing list Email:       Outbound Psst! The economy is coming back.... From Internet Time Blog on March 29, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..

Cultivating Colleges After years of neglecting its public universities, New Jersey tries to persuade more students to stay in the state for a higher education. From Chronicle: free on March 29, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..

Bound For Rip-offs Textbook piracy runs rampant in developing countries, costing publishers and authors hundreds of millions of dollars in lost sales. From Chronicle: free on March 29, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..

Talking the Talk Bush campaign decides only GOP allowed to quote Bible verses From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 29, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

MS-BlogBot Microsoft had announced its interest in the searchengine market quite often in the last months, here is another clue: Microsoft to create search site for Weblogs By Michael Bazeley,Mercury News Microsoft became the fir... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on March 29, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

"r" Advisory Board I was asked to by a member of the Radio advisory board. So if you read this an have ideas what has to be done to make Radio competitive and fun using it, please send me an email or leave a comment. I will report from time to t... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on March 29, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Wireless Deals Focus on Tunes Licensing agreements that will enable carriers to sell ring tunes to consumers or third-party distributors are evolving along with the expansion of the wireless music market. From Wired News on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

What's New in Video Games? The high cost of game development means game companies are doing more safe spin-offs and new titles are few and far between. Developers wonder if a creative transfusion is possible. From Wired News on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

NASA Test Jet Hits 5,000 Mph An experimental unpiloted jet reaches seven times the speed of sound during an 11-second flight, before gliding to its finale and plunging into the Pacific Ocean off the California coast. The first test flight ended in an explosion. From Wired News on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Online Security: Who's Liable? Legal experts say companies that don't make efforts to secure their networks could face civil and criminal penalties under existing laws and court decisions. From Wired News on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

16,000 Things to Do with GPS A project to collect digital photographs of 16,000 points on the globe is gaining momentum. It's also giving thousands of people who shelled out for GPS devices something to do with them. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Virtual Peace for Middle East It may sound crazy, but an Israeli cybernetics expert believes a hologram, a blimp and a massively multiplayer game could bring peace to the Holy Land. By Joshua Davis from Wired magazine. From Wired News on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Playas Pay to Spread the Luv FunHi's role-playing gangstas are spending big bucks to shower each other with virtual geegaws, and they don't seem to mind spending the money. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Designing Drugs to Swat Addiction What do drug addicts want? More drugs! New research shows that's just what they need to kick the habit. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

How E-Voting Threatens Democracy Nobody wants another Florida election debacle. Electronic voting is supposed to be the answer, but a growing body of evidence suggests the technology, at least in its current form, cannot be trusted. A Wired News special report by Kim Zetter. From Wired News on March 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Steuerprivileg der Lebensversicherung fällt Das steuerliche Privileg der Kapitallebensversicherung fällt. Das steht nach den bisherigen Verhandlungen zum Alterseinkünftegesetz (102 S. PDF) fest, wie der... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 4:52 a.m..

Skype Für die Nutzer von Skype (vgl. auch hier, hier, hier und hier) dürfte dieser Artikel im VoIP Daily von Interesse... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 4:52 a.m..

Comienzan Nuevos weblogs. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on March 29, 2004 at 4:52 a.m..

LliureX, Software Libre para el sistema educativo valenciano La Conselleria de Cultura, Educación y Deporte de la Generalitat Valenciana presentó la pasada semana el proyecto LliureX. E... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on March 29, 2004 at 4:52 a.m..

How Important Is To Test Your Web Site For Compatibility? In an interesting Web Site Compatibility Test, MarketingExperiments tested five different Web sites on 14 different computer systems and discovered how to improve the conversion ratio for these sites by 42% without changing a single word of copy. Though their specific solution is hidden under a paid subscription access request(though a free 15-day trial is available, you are still required to submit your credit card info beforehand; An unfriendly approach to secure your purchase which From Robin Good's Latest News on March 29, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..

Microsoft Office vs OpenOffice: Independent Review Contradicts Redmond "Microsoft used to have an advertisement asking where you wanted to go today; this is more true of OpenOffice since it allows you more control of your data through vendors and even inhouse staff who can help with it. Microsoft is dictating a future; this is why they do not allow Open Standards. This is also why Microsoft spends so much time in courts around the world." A fine rebuttal of the Microsoft 2-page PDF comparison of Microsoft Office versus Open Office. The article covers each and every point covered in the original Microsoft PR work, and adds lots of more detailed info. The comments From Robin Good's Latest News on March 29, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..

Yahoo's Own PageRank: Web Rank In a move that may further thrill the professionals working in SEO and SEM areas, Yahoo has quitely rolled out something very similar to the famous Google PageRank. This is a system that allows Yahoo to calculate the rank of any Web site by leveraging the browsing habits when using the new Yahoo!'s Web Rank Toolbar. The ranking mechanism places any individual W From on March 29, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..

Family Forest® Discoveries Delay Release The recent discovery of fascinating new materials has Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc.(MPC) announcing today that the next quantum leap release of the highly acclaimed Family Forest® ...a publication sale at http://www.familyforest.com/special.html ...due to a backlog of terrific ancestral history relating to the 2004 Presidential Election, Disney's "The Alamo," Mel Gibson's "The Passion of The Christ," and Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" waiting to be lineage-linked will... [PRWEB Mar 29, 2004] From PR Web on March 29, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

New website for UK learner drivers A new website has been launched in the UK to help learner drivers with any problems they come across whilst learning to drive. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2004] From PR Web on March 29, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Lean Enterprise Training to Deliver Certification Workshop in Reno Nevada Shingo Prize Recipient Gary Conner will deliver a 5-day Lean Certification program designed to assist small to medium sized companies apply the principles adopted by World Class companies like Toyota, John Deere, General Electric and Harley Davidson. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2004] From PR Web on March 29, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Pinch Me Films Launches 'Breaking the Silence of Sex' Events in Support of the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, May 5, 2004 BREAKING THE SILENCE OF SEX: On May 5th, 2004, Pinch Me Films joins the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy to focus the attention of teens on the importance of avoiding pregnancy and other serious consequences of sex. Pinch Me Films is promoting open dialogue between young people, parents, and educators by organizing local events across the country featuring our innovative documentary "Silence Ain't Sexy". Using the film and a Leader Guide, participants will explore attitudes and feelings about sex through an interactive, thought-provoking discussion, and sustain the momentum by From PR Web on March 29, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Human Wisdom Award for Contributions to a Better World This is an invitation to people worldwide to participate in the Human Wisdom Award Program which is being granted to people, companies and organizations throughout the world who distinguish themselves in various fields of human activity and deserve recognition for their contribution to a better world. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2004] From PR Web on March 29, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

It's a boy! Healthy baby boy delivered at 1:50 a.m.Saturday! More at www.barbandroland.com soon. I will be off until April 12th. Email, blogging, etc. will take a back seat until then! From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on March 29, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Congress Moves to Criminalize P2P From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

VCampus Corporation Completes $5.3 Million Financing From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

I2-NEWS: Students around the World to Gather at International Megaconference From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

An Information Thirsty University From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

Gilat Brings VSAT Connection For Russia's First Distance Education Project From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

How to Be an Educated E-Learning Consumer From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

Logging on for a degree From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

Collaboration or community in unpaced online courses From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

Susan Patrick Named Director of Office of Educational Technology From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

Managing Faculty Data at the University of Tennessee: The SEDONA Project From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 29, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

SciencePORT: Scientists Get Fed Here I think that SciencePORT is a directory/search site of RSS feeds in the sciences. It is hard to tell since the "About" link is just a bunch of links to RSS aggregator downloads. Well it does have "bugs" on the logo and a BETA stamp. Nuff said. But they have a directory structure that lists feeds, and for each they pull top 5 headlines. Lora is sad that there are no Geology feeds, though she knows of a few. Talk about a --> From cogdogblog on March 29, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..

Tell John about Do Not Call About every three-four works, my non-friend John leaves a message offering his services from "Credit Foundation of America". His recorded voice has a faux concern about why I have not called him back regarding their debt consolidation services (did I ever tell anyone I needed this? noooooo. Do I now John? Noooooo. Why does he call me? I do not knoooooooow. Well, "John", I did not call you but registered 4 -5 complaints on the DoNotCall site which has gotten me nowhere, nor has a web complaint to the FTC. Now I find from some digging that "John From cogdogblog on March 29, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..

Council Sends Loud Message on Schools The Council is bellowing a message to the mayor that he is taking the wrong approach on the issue of social promotion, the most controversial of his education initiatives. From New York Times: Education on March 29, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Leader of Schools, Ever in Shadow Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made clear that he is the boss when it comes to educating the city's schoolchildren, and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein has made clear he works for the mayor. From New York Times: Education on March 29, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

How Public High School Students Fared in Five Subjects New York City students still trail far behind students in the rest of the state in meeting graduation requirements, Regents exam scores released last week show. From New York Times: Education on March 29, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Klein Is Said to Oppose Delay in 3rd-Grade Retention Plan An official said that it was unlikely that Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein would endorse a proposal to delay the mayor's new promotion requirements for third graders. From New York Times: Education on March 29, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Unerwünschte Newsletter sind illegal Jeder hat das Recht, von unaufgefordert zugesandten Werbemails verschont zu bleiben. Solche Werbemails stellen einen Eingriff in den geschützten Gewerbebetrieb... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 29, 2004 at 1:52 a.m..

The Lost Art of Reading Directions We are coming into Week 7 of our 12 week faculty course, Web Based Teaching, and thanks to the return of my co-teacher, we are mostly caught up on back grading of assignments. We had to provide some mea-culpas as our stated turn around on grading had lapsed-- a good part as I had to learn how to fumble my way through the WebCT grading. This seems to me a whole lot of clicking. Click Manage Course. Click View Some Students. Click Deselect All Students. Click the 3 students I need to enter grades on. Scroll 3-4 screen widths to the right to find the item. Click Edit. Enter scores. Cli From cogdogblog on March 29, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Macromedia flexes Flash muscle The software maker is set to release Flex, a server tool aimed creating slick interfaces for Web applications. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Microsoft to preview new mobile Windows The software giant plans to release a beta version of the new Windows CE 5.0 operating system for mobile devices. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Controlling your Language - Links to Metadata Vocabularies http://www.tasi.ac.uk/resources/vocabs.html In searching out existing controlled vocabularies for a project you could do far worse as a starting point than this extensive collection from the 'Technical Advisory Service for Images,' another JISC-funded service. Hats off to David Mattison for the pointer. - SWL From EdTechPost on March 29, 2004 at 12:54 a.m..

serendipitously over-prepared Today my classes were extremely over-prepared though I actually thought the timing was going to be just about exactly right. I ended up not doing an activity that was scheduled for 30 minutes and truncating another one and using the... From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on March 29, 2004 at 12:53 a.m..

News for Today, Mar 29 Key happenings of recent days: RIM and Good Technology brought an end to their legal disputes, with the broad terms being an upfront one-off and ongoing royalty payments from Good to RIM. Both develop wireless email servers and devices, and... From Kolabora.com on March 29, 2004 at 12:51 a.m..

An Oval Office Meeting A cartoon From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 29, 2004 at 12:49 a.m..

The 9/11 Commission An illustration From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 29, 2004 at 12:49 a.m..

Beach Blanket Bushy The president's support is declining in the really deep South From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on March 29, 2004 at 12:49 a.m..

Debate rages over Internet phone fees A rewrite of federal telephone regulations used to collect $25 billion annually has the "highest priority" at the Federal Communications Commission, its chief of policy development says. From CNET News.com on March 29, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

How Blogs Work in 7 Easy Pieces Here is a nice outline of the weblog process, from entering a new post to RSS aggregation to search engines finding the entry to users finding the entry. Has a nice graphic, too. From carvingCode on March 28, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

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