Wireless called key to global development Speakers at a conference on using technology to solve social and economic problems stressed that wireless communications can play a critical role in improving the lives of people living in poverty. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Yahoo promotion upgrades e-mail for some Storage giveaway to subscribers comes in the same week that rival Google announces a big leap into e-mail services. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

U.S. E-Commerce Market Maturing New data suggests most online Americans are willing to spend money online -- and that there's room to grow, as well. Also, good news from U.K. e-tailers. From E-Commerce Guide on April 2, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Nature Open Access Debate Nature is hosting a debate on open access science publishing. At the center of the debate are Public Library of Science and BioMed Central, two open access journal publishers using the Creative Commons Attribution License. The PLoS evidence paper presents a good summary of what is wrong with the current scholarly publishing From Creative Commons: weblog on April 2, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

From jabs to chuckles Seemingly transitioning from adversaries to partners, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy discuss both shtick and their mutual focus on IBM. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

What's on their mind? Linux and IBM CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the Microsoft-Sun deal boils down to a simple formula: the enemy of my enemy is my friend From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Gateway eyes net gear for small business The computer maker plans to begin selling networking equipment to small and midsize businesses, in a move to tap into a new market. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

He said what? McNealy's war of words Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy has launched so many wicked verbal attacks on Microsoft over the years that Microsoft's nearly $2 billion settlement could be considered hush money. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Week in review: Swap away, eh? File swappers find a little shelter in Canada from the Net's copyright storm, but they may not feel as welcome in other parts of the world. Also: Ballmer and McNealy--best buddies? From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

All About Wikis A wiki is a set of software tools that allow the creation and publication of a web-based database. The resulting web pages can then be freely edited by anyone (unless the wiki designer has restricted access with passwords). See What... From IDT Matrix on April 2, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..

Letterman Angers White House; Spin Machine Spins Wildly Watch the video From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 2, 2004 at 4:50 p.m..

Article on Georgia State University Libraries' OA efforts Beth Flanningan, Libraries join fight for greater research access, Georgia State University Villager, March 23, 2004. Flannigan reports on initiatives at GSU, including the libraries' scholarly communication issues website, opting for inexpensive journal subscriptions, and moving towards centralized online repositories of the university's intellectual output, especially theses. University librarian Charlene Hurt is quoted: Libraries From FOS News on April 2, 2004 at 4:49 p.m..

2004 EduTech conferences Here is a thorough listing of ed tech conferences scheduled for 2004. [via Grant MacEwan College] From carvingCode on April 2, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

RSS Guide for Educators A .doc file containing information on finding RSS feeds, setting up a feedreader, and using them in the classrooms. [via George] From carvingCode on April 2, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

Unemployment level of college grads surpasses that of high-school dropouts The Economic Policy Instutute's March 17, 2004 report shows unemployment among college grads is now greater than high school grads. From carvingCode on April 2, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

The horror! Gina's posted a photo of the Kinja development team, minus me and Matt, as Kinja prepares to go live. You can see the fear in their eyes, and yet everything went smoothly. It's nice when some much planning and testing actually pays off. From megnut on April 2, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Friend and foe Long-time enemies Sun Microsystems and Microsoft on Friday reached a broad agreement that will result in Sun receiving nearly $2 billion. Nevertheless, the companies say they will remain fierce competitors. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Settling down? Microsoft's top attorney, Brad Smith, says the software giant's recent antitrust settlements reflect its "very committed" stance on industry collaboration. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Microsoft reveals a softer side The software giant's decision to settle with Sun Microsystems over antitrust and patent issues underscores a change in attitude that has been building through a series of rancorous legal disputes. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Microsoft-Sun deal signals respect for patents The two companies said a complex legal framework and "patent regime" protecting intellectual property were necessary to not only settle past disputes but also pave the way for deep technical collaboration. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Teaching Journalism With Blogs Now that I'm "done" teaching, I want to go back to school and be in Christopher Allbritton's class at NYU. Here are the latest assignments he's given his students: Assignment: How the Bush and Kerry campaigns use their own blogs. How do they view the blogs of their supporters? Interview people from both campaigns, preferably the person in charge of the official campaign blog. Then find some high-profile blogs that support each candidate and interview them. Show me how the official blogs and supporter b From weblogged News on April 2, 2004 at 3:47 p.m..

MIT OCW--New Courses This is the latest course announcement information from MIT. JH _____ MIT PUBLISHES 200 NEW COURSES ON OPENCOURSEWARE 200 new courses bring total to 700, including richer, deeper course content and more video CAMBRIDGE, MA (April 1, 2004) - MIT announced today that the OpenCourseWare initiative has published 200 new courses to bring to 701 th From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on April 2, 2004 at 3:47 p.m..

Google's Web mail no joke Gmail, based on massive storage and search, represents a radical new approach to free e-mail, but the service raises privacy concerns. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Siemens phones to carry RIM service Research In Motion announces that Siemens mobile phones will be able to wirelessly access BlackBerry services, such as e-mail, calendar and browser applications. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Avaya increases Indian investment The IP phone maker's $18 million deal increases its holding in New Dehli's Tata Telecom, but the company says no U.S. jobs will follow the investment overseas. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Chip shipment numbers jibe with growth forecast A report by the Semiconductor Industry Association shows that sales of semiconductors in the wireline, wireless and other markets are keeping pace with industry expectations of a better showing in 2004. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

ISO Approves MPEG REL ISO has formally approved the MPEG Rights Expression Language (MPEG REL), formerly known as ContentGuard's XrML, the cumulation of what this short article calls an "inevitable" processs. This is by no means the end of the story, however, as the competing ODRL has also been widely adopted, including by the Open Mobile Alliance and our own eduSource project. In my view, what this development does is put into question the industry domination of the standards process, which, because of the cost of full participation, tends not to take into account non-industry points of view. ContentGuard is From OLDaily on April 2, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Videoconferencing Vendors Embrace H.350 If you want to look suave when discussing new videoconferencing technology, throw in a phrase like, "We will have to make sure we're up to H.350 standards with out next system" at the next board of staff meeting. What will you have just said? You will have said that you want a system that uses the new IEEE specification for storing IP video and audio contact information in a central directory. This is not a communications protocol (like, say, H.323) but rather "a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) schema that standardizes the way endpoint information such as IP address, H.323 ID From OLDaily on April 2, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Learning Objects Summit Video, photos and interwise archives are now available from the Learning Object Summit (that was fast work!). See the column on the left hand side of the page. By Various Authors, TeleEducation, April 2, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on April 2, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

China banks on B2B exchange The country is building an online procurement exchange called e-Hub to support its $80 billion electronics industry. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

PalmSource looks to raise additional cash The handheld-software developer plans to offer 3 million shares at $18 each. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Dialup Users REALLY Should Use RSS Feeds I'm writing to you today from my cozy one-room cabin in the mountains west of Boulder, Colorado. Yesterday, I finally had a phone line installed so I can work from up here, which means I get to enjoy my cabin a lot more than in previous years. (Oh, admit it, you'd do it too if you could...) However, this does mean that I'm forced back to the painfully slow world of dialup Internet access, at least part of the time. Yes, I've definitely been spoiled badly by having wireless broadband at my home office. But now I get to see how most of the world gets around From Contentious Weblog on April 2, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..

Less for Publishers From Google Here's some bad news for publishers from Google. This was inevitable. Google has decided to make the contextual text ads that it includes on its own search results more expensive than contextual ads placed on participating content sites through its AdSense program. (Reuters has the story.) Put another way, publishers will get less money from Google, because contextual ads placed adjacent to content are not as valuable as contextual From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 12:52 p.m..

Zugriffsstatistik ARCHIVALIA-Beiträge 1 4683 17.12.03 Deutsche Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts im WWW 2 3905 06.03.03 Bildersuchmaschinen 3 2571 04.04.03 Die geheimen Tagebücher der Nibelungen aus Zwettl 4 2285 04.09.03 Linkliste Lateinische Texte im Internet 5 1501 03.04.03 Deutsche Archivbibliotheken mit Internetkatalogen 6 1402 26.02.03 Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 7 1209 14.03.03 Gefahren durch Schimmelpilze 8 981 08.04.03 Geheimschriften 9 817 10.04.03 Schweizer Archivbibliotheken im Internet 10 817 02.05.03 Übersicht der von Gallica faksimilierten B&auml From Archivalia on April 2, 2004 at 12:52 p.m..

New Player; More Feaatures; Lower Price BroadVoice has entered the fray of VoIP with what looks like a killer package at a killer price. $19.95 and tons more features than Vonage or Packet 8, plus options for more that make it a higher grade of SIP... From Kolabora.com on April 2, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..

Passover blog You want to see what Jews are like when we're not dominating Hollywood, cheering crucifixions, and plotting the takeover of the global economy? Take a look Mark Federman's Passover blog where he thinks out loud about his annual wrestling with the holiday's story and traditions. (Mark is more familiar to most of us as the author of a McLuhan-themed blog.)... From Joho the Blog on April 2, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..

Last Teaching Day Today may have been my last day in the classroom...my new supervisory duties will definitely preclude my teaching next year, and the prospects after that are mixed, as are my feelings. I have really loved working with kids in the classroom for the past 20 years. They never cease to amaze me in ways good and bad. But while I'm sincerely going to miss the interaction and the fun and the honor of teaching them, there are a few things I'm not going to miss, like the time investment needed to do a good job (and the little voice at the end of each term that the job wasn't good enough, From weblogged News on April 2, 2004 at 12:48 p.m..

How to sell a KM-project! How to sell a KM-project sucessfully. Here are some quotes from the introduction of that IBM-paper. It's based on interviews, a case study, and on literature review. An additional challenge of KM projects is that they... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 2, 2004 at 12:47 p.m..

Sybase goes mobile with XcelleNet buy The database company says the $95 million buyout brings both expertise in management of remote devices and highly sought after mobile data security technology. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

MSNBC.com Was Right, All Along As Romenesko also noted today, a CBS Marketwatch article by Jon Friedman demonstrates how successful MSNBC.com has become, compared to how the MSNBC cable news network has struggled to find an audience. First observation: It's a sign of the times when a media enterprise has greater success with the web than television. Second observation: Friedman attributes MSNBC.com's success at attract From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 2, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..

DocMorris steht zum Verkauf Wie ein Vertreter der Beteiligungsgesellschaft 3i Group dem Handelsblatt sagte, werden Verkaufsgespräche mit strategischen als auch mit Finanzinvestoren geführt. Interessenten... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Spammer in USA zu Haftstrafe verurteilt In New York ist ein Mann wegen Identitätsdiebstahls und der massenweisen Versendung von Werbe-E-Mails verurteilt worden, teilt das IUM unter... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Einigung bei Luxair Auf Druck von Piloten der Luxair will die luxemburgische Regierung mögliche technische Ursachen für einen Flugzeugabsturz mit 20 Toten im... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Immunität aufgehoben! In einem bislang einmaligen Vorgang hat das Parlament heute die Immunität des Berliner Senators Peter Strieder als Mitglied der Bundesversammlung... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Behördenbibliotheken Memorandum: Die Behördenbibliothek im Zeitalter der elektronischen Bibliothek http://www.apbb.de/memorandum.htm From Archivalia on April 2, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Topicmaps: bon appetit! Starting with an interest in blogs and knowledge management I came to topic maps. It all began with the (idea) need to assign metadata (topics) to posts. The question is always do you use free given topics, or a taxonomy (... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on April 2, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

Ten Words or Less Here's how I would describe syndication in 10 words: "Smart bookmarks that tell you when your favorite sites change." (877 words) From dive into mark on April 2, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

The TiVo on Your Wrist I wasn't really in an April Fool's mood yesterday (my kids in Colorado, me in Florida), but I did really like this spoof, reported by photo-phone guru Alan Reiter: "Samsung has unveiled an amazing -- though somewhat bulky -- six megapixel wristwatch camera phone that also includes the personal video recording capabilities from TiVo and Direct TV satellite capabilities." (The item even includes a photo of the device.) Given what we're expected to put on our wrists these days, this "product" i From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 2, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..

Signals, Noise and Blogs Ton has written an extremely clear, thoughtful and original piece on blogs, information overload and signal to noise ratios. It's really well worth a look. Briefly, his argument seems to be this: We have always had a lot of stuff... From Monkeymagic on April 2, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..

Erbe geworden - wie geht's weiter? Unter diesem Titel hat RRef Michael Neubert soeben einen umfangreichen Beitrag bei 123recht fertiggestellt, der zumindest die drängensten Fragen (Sterbefallanzeige,... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..

Personal Broadcasting: Commuting Thoughts WATCH this video Here's my thoughts recorded on the new Nokia 7610 loaned to me by Christian Lindholm (THANKS!). It's a 6MB video in 3GP format - you'll need the latest version of Quicktime to view it. [Russell Beattie Notebook] Russell Beattie posts from a new Nokia 7610. A Quicktime video of Russell driving to work and discussing phone cameras and moblogging. This new cameraphone from Nokia looks pretty nice. The video quality is really pretty amazing.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on April 2, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..

Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs The company says that it will cut 3,300 jobs after an earnings warning and that it has reached a deal with Microsoft involving a payment of $1.95 billion to Sun. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

A lesson from SCHOLAR Here's an interesting e-learning initiative from Heriot-Watt University. The SCHOLAR programme was initially developed to help students progress between school, college and university but SCHOLAR now appears to be contributing to a number of Heriot-Watt's first year offerings. So despite being developed, initially, for use in schools it implements a pedagogical model that we could all learn from. If you want to know more read on. From Auricle on April 2, 2004 at 8:54 a.m..

Affiliate Communication When building an affiliate network communicating with affiliates is important for merchants to maintain a good relationship. An affiliate's web site targets visitors, who may not necessarily view a merchant's web site, and therefore expands a merchants market. From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on April 2, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..

Kinja: un portal de weblogs amigable Presentado como The weblog guide, Kinja aspira a convertirse en el gran puente entre los bloggers y los usuarios medios de la Web, no familiarizados con la blogosfera. Mi rápida versión española del About Kinja: Kinja es un portal de... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 2, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..

"Augmented reality" researchers are using location-aware handhelds - Henry Jenkins, Technology Review You've seen them. Maybe you're one of them. They're the zombies of the New Media Era: the unthinking, the unseeing, the undead. They are all around us. The man who sits on the subway, his headphones obscuring his hearing, so closed off from the people From Techno-News Blog on April 2, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

E-mail, VoIP Span Net Activities List - Robyn Greenspan, Clickz Stats Online communication methods made the very top and the very bottom of the list of Internet activities, as measured by Harris Interactive. According to the poll of U.S. Internet users, conducted during December 2003, the majority of respondents use e-ma From Techno-News Blog on April 2, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Refining Paperless News - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Special to The Washington Post Overwhelmed by online news? Instead of wearing out your Web Browser's "refresh" command to check for the latest updates, a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) program can fetch the news for you. RSS lets Web sites publish free "feeds" of their content, wh From Techno-News Blog on April 2, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

eLearning to Benefit Schools - David Farquhar, eLearning Scotland Distributed elearning specialist, Interactive University has unveiled plans to take the Heriot-Watt SCHOLAR programme south of the border. SCHOLAR, the worlds largest single online learning programme, which is currently used in all 432 Scottish seconda From Educational Technology on April 2, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Summer Workshops Make the Difference - Karen Vitek, techLearning As a busy educator, it isn't easy to find meaningful high-quality professional development. I'm a K-5 Resource Room teacher for the Nassau-Spackenkill School in Poughkeepsie, New York who always wondered what it would be like to have enough time to col From Educational Technology on April 2, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Internet-based tools could bridge gap in chemistry education, reports Carnegie Mellon Univ. High school textbooks fail to reflect real-world activities of chemists as reported in the popular press and as honored by Nobel Prizes, found a Carnegie Mellon University team. This educational pitfall could be remedied by Internet-based tools that ch From Online Learning Update on April 2, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Sheffield University joins e-learning converts - James Mortleman, VnuNet Huge surge in demand sees more than 12,000 students accessing courses online. Sheffield has joined the growing list of universities deciding to invest in a major expansion of e-learning. The university is upgrading its WebCT virtual learning environ From Online Learning Update on April 2, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Microsoft's iPod killer? Long-delayed technology is close that could help fill portable music players with thousands of songs for as little as $10 a month. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Why Gmail gives me the creeps CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the big thinkers at Google should go back to the drawing board and correct a big mistake before it's too late. From CNET News.com on April 2, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Sinrazones de la vida Mientras la serena figura de la luna permanece trazada en el cielo como un círculo de pálido marfil, sobre una mesa rústica, en una pequeña taberna del casco antiguo descansan dos copas y una botella de champagne. Dos manos entrelazadas... From on April 2, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Another two year lag As I should have guessd from the koinoi topoi mention in her commonplace post, Lisa was talking about rhetoric two years before me. Maybe it's an arts faculty thing ... IT: Instructional Technology: The Rhetoric of Web Logs "Ms. Hourihan... From Monkeymagic on April 2, 2004 at 7:55 a.m..

Auricle has new clothes! Back at the end of January when we first started Auricle I suggested that we would pay greater attention to its 'look-and-feel' if Auricle proved to be useful and interesting to its intended global audience. The feedback I've been getting plus the growing reader stats suggests Auricle is valued so in the 'quiet' moments of my recent vacation I've revamped the 'look-and-feel' as promised. For the rationale to the redesign, a discussion of issues, and an orientation to the features read on! From Auricle on April 2, 2004 at 7:54 a.m..

OKLC04: PhD workshop notes My notes from OKLC04 PhD workshop. Three out of four workshop facilitators (Sue Newell, Maxine Robertson & Jacky Swan) are the authors of Managing Knowledge Work book, which I consider one of the best introductory textbooks on KM. See also Innovation, Knowledge and Organisational Networks research group and Knowledge & Innovation Network practitioner comm From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on April 2, 2004 at 7:53 a.m..

Why Content Management Systems Work (When Given To The Right People) Jeffrey Veen offers an excellent overview of why many content management system solutions fail inside large organizations: "All publications require editorial expertise. Few companies are publishing companies; most provide other kinds of goods and services. Yet over the last few years, every company has found that it must build and maintain what is essentially a constantly updated publication: a corporate Web site. a) Publishing is a skill set that most organizations have never needed, but one that's integral to producing a quality s From Online Learning Update on April 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

The Digital Medievalist Browsing around last night and found Lisa Spangenberg's interesting blog, Instructional Technology. What caught my eye was her perspective: she writes with "particular attention to Instructional Technology and the humanities, from the perspective of a Digital Medievalist". Anyway, needless to... From Monkeymagic on April 2, 2004 at 6:55 a.m..

DJ Alchemi: E-Learning Archives " ... DJ Alchemi: E-Learning Archives "This site contains a series of bulletins and essays that deliberately mix up my business activities — as DJ Alchemi Ltd — and the stuff that excites me as a consumer, punter or amateur." Added: 2 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: This is the e-learning archives of David Jenning's  "Individual brew of learning, culture and tec From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 2, 2004 at 6:54 a.m..

RSS Ideas Will's recent compliation, RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators, came just at the right time, as we're beginning to discover ways of using RSS to meet our learning needs.   We've started out intent on finding feeds of interest through keyword searches on Feedster and post analysis on Waypath.  Gosh, none of us even realized that we could subscribe to search results!  That certainly opens up new possibilties for staying notified of resources as they From apcampbell News on April 2, 2004 at 6:54 a.m..

I Jornadas Novadors: Fórum aula y TIC El Fórum Novadors, un grupo de trabajo para el desarrollo de las nuevas tecnologías en la educación en la Comunidad Valenciana, organiza las I Jornadas Novadors: Fórum aula y TIC. Este encuentro nace con los siguientes objetivos: - Descubrir las posibilidades didácticas de las TIC en el aula de educación infantil, primaria y secundaria. - Aprender a implementar las TIC a partir de experiencias prácticas. - Reflexionar sobre la importancia que tienen y adquirirán las TIC respecto a la en From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on April 2, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..

Free online journals I am drawing up a list of ways to access free academic content - suitable for students participating in our psychological research colloboration space. Below are places I know of. Additional pointers would be appreciated.

Why Training Spending Levels Don't Matter Anymore Der Autor argumentiert, dass die Ausgaben für Weiterbildung, die viele Unternehmen in ihren jährlichen Geschäftsberichten ausweisen, immer weniger aussagen. "Therefore, I argue that training expenditure should no longer be used for providing a value comparison without looking at other effectiveness... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 2, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Emergent Learning Wer kann mir bei der Ãœbersetzung des Begriffes "emergent" helfen? Was passt im Deutschen? Jay Cross jedenfalls sucht nach einer Beschreibung, die aktuellen Trends und Anforderungen gerecht wird: "Learning has become a core business process. Emergent learning enables us to... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 2, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

e-Learning Tax Considered by Congress Diese Meldung aus den USA klingt so ungeheuerlich, dass ich sie lieber im Original zitiere: "The MASIE Center has learned that several members of the U.S. Congress are considering a proposal to add an e-Learning Tax. As the use of... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 2, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

E-Learning in Unternehmen Ich habe es aus zeitlichen Gründen noch nicht geschafft, die vorliegenden 141 Seiten komplett zu lesen, trotzdem möchte ich auf diese Publikation hinweisen: Der Arbeitskreis "E-Learning" des DGFP hat nicht nur getagt, sondern seine Erkenntnisse in einem "PraxisPapier", dem... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 2, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Kündigungsausschluss bis zum Lebensende nicht sittenwidrig Nach einem Urteil (PM) des BAG ist ein Arbeitsvertrag, in dem eine ordentliche Kündigung durch den Arbeitgeber bis zu dessen... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

Anwälte ermitteln gegen Manager Die New Yorker Agentur Elite erfand einst die Supermodels HYPHEN jetzt hat sie Insolvenz angemeldet, berichtet die ZEIT gestern. Auch... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

Rechtsberatungsgesetz Nach langem Zerren ist das BMJ bereit, eine Reform des RBerG zu erwägen, ist bei 123recht zu lesen. Dies jedenfalls... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

TOP 100 Law Schools Das "Ranking" der US TOP 100 Law Schools 2005 ist gerade, mit einigen erheblichen Veränderungen zum Vorjahr, veröffentlicht worden. Einzelheiten... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

Kinia Die NYT widmet dem BETA-Aggregator in ihrer heutigen Ausgabe einen ganzen Artikel (wohl doch kein "Aprilscherz!"); das Onlineblog titelt bescheiden:... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

Ebenbürtigkeit und Eheschließungsfreiheit Die Verfassungsbeschwerde beim BVerfG betrifft ein Erbscheinsverfahren, das die Erbfolge nach dem im Jahre 1951 verstorbenen ehemaligen Kronprinzen Wilhelm von... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 2, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

11-M: Correos emite un sello en homenaje a las víctimas Ver: Sociedad Estatal Correos y Telégrafos, Correos emite un sello en homenaje y solidaridad con las víctimas del 11 de marzo y El Mundo, Correos pone en circulación 30 millones de sellos en homenaje a las víctimas del 11-M.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 2, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

ADL publica los requerimientos de conformidad con SCORM 2004 ADL ha publicado los requerimientos para la conformidad con SCORM 2004. Se trata de ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 2, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

Context-Based Advertising: Through RSS, Highly Targeted Opt-In Is Just Around The Corner One-Shot Searching Is Over: Publish And Subscribe Approach To Gain Momentum. This is a must-read essay from one of the few players in this field that shows to see and well understand where we are actually headed. Bob Wyman writes in his blog: ".."online advertising, especially contextual advertising, is evolving rapidly." Because a subscription to a search-based RSS feed implies a "persistent" personal interest in some kind of content, whatever targeted and relevant contextual info promoting products or services in that niche, can only be seen as a valuable and useful addition. "Publish From Robin Good's Latest News on April 2, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..

Two New Reports Urge That Policy Makers Critically Examine Virtual Schools and Their Curriculum From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 2, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

7. Providing Access to Students with Disabilities in Online Distance Education: Legal, Technical, and Practical Considerations From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 2, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

A Fine Year for April Foolery Online pranksters provided plenty of fodder for the gullible this April Fool's Day, offering everything from automatic hunger eliminators to Web development jobs on the moon. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Tech Industry Begs for Oversight Leading software companies release a 250-page report to the Bush administration containing recommendations for improving the security of computer networks. They say the government might need to take matters into its own hands. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

E-Vote Critics Demand Paper Trail Fearing troublesome glitches or even stolen elections, state officials want ATM-style voting machines to generate paper receipts. The machines' manufacturers call the concerns misguided. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Florida Court Sends RIAA Away Another federal judge tells the music industry it can't sue a bunch of unidentified file swappers with a single lawsuit. It's the second time a judge has told the Recording Industry Association of America to track each suspect down and sue individually. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Bioethics Panel Nudges Lawmakers The President's Council on Bioethics releases a report that many hope will break a legislative logjam that makes the United States one of the only developed countries without human cloning regulations. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Forming a Fashion Apocalypse Issey Miyake, who gave up haute couture to become a softwear engineer, designs a revolutionary process to create clothing that doesn't need to be sewn, and a fabric that's as strong as steel. By Jessie Scanlon from Wired magazine. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Lots of Money Hooked on Brackets Think you have a lot of cash riding on your office's NCAA basketball pool? It's chump change. For the biggest sports sites, online bracket tournaments are now a huge source of traffic -- and advertising dollars. By Michael Myser. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Lawn Mowing for Lazybones Bad back? Allergies? Just plain hate cutting the grass? Robotic mowers may be the answer -- and they'll entertain Rover, to boot. By Mark Baard. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Free E-Mail With a Steep Price? Sure it costs nothing and offers 1 GB of storage, but Google's newly announced Gmail service gives some privacy advocates the creeps. A program would scan missives for keywords and serve ads based on the content. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Electronic Snoops Tackle Copiers Newspapers, attorneys and police use software that detects writers who steal content, as 'text piracy' threatens to become the next digital bugaboo. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on April 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

The Annual Pigasus Awards Every year, the James Randi Educational Foundation gives out Flying Pig (Piagasus)awards to worthy recipients. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2004] From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Learning in the Limelight Students Shine Creating Movies at Summer Technology Camps You won't hear movie directors Sam Miller or Brittany Rydlewski mentioned at the Academy Awards HYPHEN yet. But given some time, these talented students just might make it big. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2004] From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

New Members Inducted Into Music Educators Hall of Fame Three Chosen by MENC: The National Association for Music Education to Receive Prestigious Recognition [PRWEB Apr 2, 2004] From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

MENC: The National Association for Music Education and The ASCAP Foundation Partner for "Creativity in the Classroom" ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn Bergman to Launch Program at MENC Conference [PRWEB Apr 2, 2004] From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Three Life-Saving Tests You Won't Love -- Until Later You find them all over the Internet, lighthearted tests multiplying like spring bunnies. "Test Your IQ" "Rate Your Relationship" "What's Your Color?" But there are three important tests you won't enjoy -- until later. Each is a true lifesaver. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2004] From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Quiz-Buddy 3.6 for Windows responds to user feedback by adding a new quiz mode and other new features. In response to numerous requests from users, a new quiz mode has been added to Quiz-Buddy. The Type-in quiz mode complements the two existing modes: Multiple-choice and Yes/No. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2004] From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Graduate Program in Futures Studies to be Discontinued The Association of Professional Futurists has learned that the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) has begun a process to discontinue its graduate program in Studies of the Future due to budgetary cutbacks. Founded 30 years ago, the Futures Program currently enrolls about 30 students, all of whom will be given the opportunity to graduate in a reasonable amount of time. It is the only stand-alone degree in Future Studies offered in the United States, and one of only a few in the world. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2004] From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

AOS-Hagenuk teams with SCB Solutions, Inc. for smart card and secure identity systems deployment in North America AOS-Hagenuk B.V., a leading worldwide innovator of security-based Internet appliances and secure smart card readers, appoints SCB Solutions, Inc. as a reseller of its secure smart card readers for North American market. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2004] From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Empyrean Management Group, Announces Promotion of Jermaine Williamson to Vice President of East Coast Operations Empyrean Management Group, Inc. a leading provider of HR, Training, and Recruiting services to Fortune 500 companies has promoted Jermaine Williamson to Vice President of East Coast Operations. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2004] From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

FREESTYLE Tool Source Warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia uses new FreeStyle From PR Web on April 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Online Advertisers And Publishers Watch Out For Norton Security: Your Newest Enemy I don't know you, but I was pretty mesmerized when I saw the following just a few hours ago: on a normal Windows PC, running Internet Explorer, I accessed my Kolabora site. On the home page, the top banner, which normally showcases the famous fresco from the Sixteenth Chapel, shows only a small section of the banner image repeated several times horizontally in the banner area. In all other areas of the site the top banner area appears as if completely empty (normally the Directory area sports a banner from our one of our sponsors, Communicast, From Robin Good's Latest News on April 2, 2004 at 3:52 a.m..

SMARTHINKING Adds Live Online Tutoring for Biology and Physics From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 2, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Pathlore Achieves Leader Status in METAspectrum From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 2, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Database-protection bill raises copyright concerns From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 2, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

District considers Advanced Placement courses From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 2, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. Enters International Online Higher Education Market From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 2, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Virtual-School Costs Under Siege From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 2, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Search refinements at PubMed Annette M. Nahin, Entrez Programming Redesign Improves PubMed, NLM Technical Bulletin, April 1, 2004. Summarizing new search syntax at PubMed, including a range operator, implicit conjunction, and hyphens to indicate phrase searching. From FOS News on April 2, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

April issue of SOAN I just mailed the April issue of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter. In addition to the usual round-up of news and bibliography from the past month, it catalogs the recent university actions against high journal prices and reflects on the DC Principles for Free Access to Science. From FOS News on April 2, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

IM RSS When RSS gets sorted with IM we'll be laughin' From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on April 2, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Friday Conspiracy Theory Software manafactureres... especially, for example, those involved with 'courseware management systems' make their software just easy enough to make them 'usable' but hard and complex enough so that the thought of changing providers is so awful that they can hang onto their licenses forever. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on April 2, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

W3C Link Checker Released 2004-04-01: W3C is pleased to announce the first standalone release of the W3C Link Checker. Started by Hugo Haas in 1999, the project is now managed by Ville Skyttä and the W3C Quality Assurance (QA) Activity. Documentation and source code are available. Comments are welcome on the www-validator@w3.org mailing list (archive). Read about W3C's free software and visit the QA home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 2, 2004 at 2:47 a.m..

An example of helpful guidance A reader took me to task for suggesting, in this week's column, that we need to do a better job of spelling out the user-interface implications of Internet standards. Robb Beal agreed with me, though, and today I found another example of the kind of guidance that his functional annotations provide. ... From Jon's Radio on April 2, 2004 at 2:47 a.m..

Going random 1) So my boss and I are driving to a meeting, and some twit cuts us off near Yorkville. My boss swore, threw his hands in the air, and exclaimed, "I wish I had a gun!" "No you don't," I replied evenly. "I wish I had a gun and diplomatic immunity!" he replied. He will make a fine lawyer. :) 2) Sometimes arranging to have dinner with Juice is like directing a Broadway musical. Wish I remembered that my cellphone supported three-way calling. It was a good dinner in Chinatown though. 3) One of the most upstanding, long running April Fool's jokes: Bungie's Pimps at Sea. From silentblue | Quantified on April 2, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Will computers make teachers obsolete? From Holly's Research Journal on April 2, 2004 at 1:55 a.m..

Oh, For Shame GOP to Dems: Choose between child care or living wage From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 2, 2004 at 1:50 a.m..

More on the UK inquiry Richard Poynder, The Inevitable and the Optimal, Information Today, April 1, 2004. Poynder's detailed observations of the oral testimony. Excerpt: "Certainly, many of the 80-plus people attending on the first day had come to see publishers called to account for their part in the ongoing journal price-inflation crisis. They wanted to see the school bullies given a bloody nose....Uppermost in the politicians' minds, however, was the knowledge that there's now an alternative to traditional publishing: open access. The From FOS News on April 2, 2004 at 1:49 a.m..

Intranets when organisations merge Our KM Column article for this month looks at what to do with existing intranets when organisations merge. This was brainstormed at a recent Intranet Peers in Government workshop, and the results may surprise. To quote: Tackling the corporate intranet... From Column Two on April 2, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

After the CMS implementation project The first of the two CM Briefings looks at what needs to occur after the CMS implementation project. To quote: Much effort is focused, on the selection and subsequent implementation of a content management system (CMS). While it is obviously... From Column Two on April 2, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Using narrative in a CMS tender The second CM Briefing covers the use of narrative in a CMS tender. To quote: Tender documents typically consist of long lists of 'functional' requirements to be responded to by the CMS vendor. Experience has shown, however, that these are... From Column Two on April 2, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Blog poetry Over at Earth Wide Moth, Dmueller (Derek?) waxes poetic and reminds me somehow of Ezra Pound's little poem about the Metro: CCCC. But that was last week, and all the fine comp bloggers have dispersed the conference far and wide, floating notes and observations like so many generous leaflets into the blog-blowing wind. # From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 2, 2004 at 12:49 a.m..

Money Makes the World Go 'Round Business news moves on up at Washington Post From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 2, 2004 at 12:47 a.m..

UC joins PLoS The University of California has joined the Public Library of Science. Excerpt from today's press release: "Traditional scholarly publishing models --especially commercial publisher business models-- have limited the ability to maintain, much less increase the breadth and depth of library collections, because they are unsustainable for library budgets. 'The decision to join PLoS --clearly one of the leaders in the internatio From FOS News on April 2, 2004 at 12:47 a.m..

April Fools Are there any good April Fool's jokes about open access? Decide for yourself. (Thanks to Jamie Boyle, who swears he didn't write it himself.) From FOS News on April 2, 2004 at 12:47 a.m..

Two new contributions to the Nature debate Today, Nature posted two new contributions to its OA debate.

More on OA to CRS reports Steve Stoft has rigged up a custom Google search to search "just about every CRS report available on the web". If you remember, these are taxpayer-funded research reports, famous for their thoroughness and objectivity, commissioned by members of Congress but rarely released to the public. A private sector publisher, however, somehow gets access to them and sells them at a profit to the public and even to other branches of the federal government. In my gradebook of governm From FOS News on April 2, 2004 at 12:46 a.m..

More on the OSI grants for PLoS memberships David Dickson and Christina Scott, Soros scheme provides grants for scientists to publish research in open-access journal, Cape Times, April 2, 2004. More on last week's announcement from OSI that it was funding memberships in PLoS for research institutions in developing countries. Excerpt: "Biologists and medical scientists in Cape Town have until April 15 to apply for the first batch of funding to cover From The Shifted Librarian on April 2, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

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