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Thursday, May 06, 2004 During breaks in my workday, I managed to update my iTunes Library Viewer. From RHPT.com on May 17, 2004 at 10:07 p.m..


Wednesday, May 12, 2004 Site Meter reports that I have had 600+ visits and counting this week. From RHPT.com on May 17, 2004 at 10:07 p.m..


Thursday, May 13, 2004 Speaking of Las Vegas, the following quote - which I believe sums up the essence of Vegas - comes from David LaChapelle, from the latest issues of Blender. From RHPT.com on May 17, 2004 at 10:07 p.m..


Saturday, May 15, 2004 Apparently, one of Counselor's law school friends also plans a wedding on November 13, 2004. From RHPT.com on May 17, 2004 at 10:07 p.m..


Monday, May 17, 2004 I was supposed to have jury duty this week, but when I realized that I had not received any word about the impending obligation, I knew something was wrong, and I called the courthouse and inquired about it. From RHPT.com on May 17, 2004 at 10:07 p.m..


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XML in Website Management. There is rising prominence of Extensible Markup Language (XML) as the vehicle of choice for website management and as the indispensable ingredient for learning technology standards. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Wireless Learning/ Mobile Learning/ M-Learning. Insofar as students have traditionally used their time on public transport to catch up on required reading or last-minute revision, Mobile Learning has been with us for quite a while From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Why Some Education Dotcoms Fail Many start-up education Internet companies fail. Many Internet initiatives by established companies are shelved. What lessons can be learnt from these failures? From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


What's the point in discussion? Donald Bligh has written another book - What's the point in discussion. In "what's the use of lectures" he says most lectures are not as effective as discussion to promote thought. In the new book he says discussion is usually as effective as other methods to teach information From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Websites for Learning - Awards and Honourable Mentions, 2003. Reflecting the importance of educational Websites as learning tools, award systems continued to promote excellence in the genre throughout 2003 From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Webpublishing Web publishing is a large field. Previous newsletters have examined web publishing. The Open Doc initiative for publishing academic papers. A general discussion on publishing on the InternetOnline text books From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Weblogs in Education - Edublogs For people at groundlevel in education, the Weblog is becoming the Web-presence of choice; educators and students alike are taken by the blog's advantages over the traditional Website From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Weblogs for Learning 2004. Edublogs and their associated literature now constitute some of the richest lodes of online learning resources available. This edition of WWWTools for Education can do no more than sketch a mud-map of the current territory, scratch the surface a little, and point to some tools for delving deeper. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Web-based Resources in Sports Education. Learning resources to promote a broader understanding of the role of spectator/team sports in society and in personal development. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Web-based Plagiarism, Cheating and Academic Integrity. In the preface to Academic Practices, School Culture and Cheating Behavior Gary Niels lists newspaper headlines attesting to how cheating has become institutionalised over the last decade or so. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Web-based Learner Support. This week in Web Tools Newsletter, we look at what is being done to provide Web-based self-access support for students with learning issues - or just needing to learn how to learn . From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Web-based Language Education The WWW is a powerful tool in the service of global communication; however, the Web depends on a much more ancient and basic device: the written word. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Web Tools for Deaf Literacy. The Web is an important medium for education, and its content is predominantly visual and textual, hence it should be of use in the education of the Deaf. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Voice Recognition Tools for Learning. The terms 'voice recognition' and 'speech recognition' are used interchangeably to describe software/hardware systems capable of transliterating the spoken word as digitised text and/or using voice commands to manipulate computer functions From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Visions of XANEDU let's explore the highways and byways of Bell & Howell's impressive contribution to the developing realm of courseware: ALL ABOARD, for... XANEDU From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Virtual Laboratories-Frog Dissection One of the success stories in the use of computers in education is in simulation From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Virtual Field Trips. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) enable institutions and individual educators to generate Web-based Virtual Field Trips (VFTs) to otherwise inaccessible places in space and time. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Validating Web-based Information. Without delving too deeply into the nature of Truth , we may make a few generalisations: that information is not necessarily true just because it's 'on the Net'; that most of us could use some help in distinguishing Web-based fact from fiction; From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Using the Internet to Enhance Professional Collaboration. Can Web-Based Collaboration Reform Education is the challenging issue aired in the Technos Quarterly For Education and Technology From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Users' Views on Digital Textbooks Although the demise of the book is not imminent, a convergence of elements is conspiring to ultimately deliver the digital textbook as a viable educational resource. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Usability and Education Software The last 20 years has seen a massive increase in the volume, diversity and sophistication of education software. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


USA - Public BroadCasting Service American public broadcasting's commitment to educational television programming was mandated by the Children's Television Act of 1990 and strengthened in 1996 From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Update on the General Search Engines. After at least 20 years of development (see Justin Jaffe's Happy Birthday, Dear Internet (Wired News/ December 31, 2002), the Internet is finally beginning to fade into the furniture as a commonplace tool of everyday life. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Trouble with Telecommuting? We originally intended to explore the effects of appraisal and reward processes on the morale and retention of telecommuters, and on the uptake rate of telecommuting in business and distance teaching in education. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Trends in Visual Arts Education. Many of the common misconceptions about Art Education are still widespread: From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Trends in Teaching Literature and Music. The development of a common digital language capable of expressing text, audio, pictures and video has wrought even more profound changes in those disciplines concerned primarily with human interaction - Languages, Literature and the Arts. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Trends in Teaching Geography and History. Educators in Geography and History have been quick to embrace the Internet not only as tools for input and access, but also to deliver learning in innovative and effective ways. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Trends in Music Education. Music is an instinctive mode of human expression, endemic across all cultures and pervasive in daily life. Music Education is commonly held to be a Good Thing... until budgetary considerations arise From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Trends in Civil and Structural Engineering Education. This week's Web Tools Newsletter looks at how educational practices in Civil/ Structural Engineering are responding to stakeholders' expectations and other drivers derived from social and environmental issues, economic imperatives, and the impact of ICT uptake. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Trends in Architecture Education. In this week's Web Tools Newsletter we look at some of the more interesting eddies and swirls in the changing currents of Architecture Education. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Transforming Classrooms. How have technological advances changed our basic classroom tools and infrastructure, and what future developments can we expect From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Towards Economic Viability in Online Resource Provision. Many worthwhile educational projects begin their lives under the protective umbrella of institutional sponsorship; over the course of such initiatives, they may proceed to develop useful services providing unique content free of charge to a growing body of grateful clients. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Tools for Web-based Presentations. Presentations have a basic element in common - the aim in each case is to create an effective learning environment using the high-impact attributes of Web-based multimedia. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Tools for Organised Teachers Teachers loved the slow quiet monochrome magic of early computer applications because, despite their clunkiness, they did reduce the time required to do some of the boring bits - alphabetising lists, averaging marks, writing reports. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


To Build a Syllabus The literatureof syllabus-building tends to extend the dictionary definitionof "syllabus" ("An outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study.") to include aims and objectives, rationale, outcomes and other elements of syllabus design. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


To Archive the Web. Archiving the Web may at first sight seem to be an impossible dream, given the sheer size , the rate of growth, the ephemeral and shapeshifting nature of the beast From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Themes and Trends for 2004. Every January, gurus and pundits offer their best guesses on likely themes, trends, developments and scenarios in the realm of ICTs and Education for the coming year. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


The Value of Technology in Learning. Research can be quoted both for and against the implementation of IT in education From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


The Trouble with Teaching Teaching used to be different - ask any teacher of a certain age; most will also add that it used to be better... From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


The Teaching-Research Nexus in Higher Education. In Scholarship Reconsidered (1990), Ernest Boyer wrote, "the most important obligation now confronting the nation's colleges and universities is to break out of the tired old teaching versus research debate and define, in more creative ways, what it means to be a scholar." From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


The Role of the Web in Primary School Libraries. The last five years have seen accelerated efforts throughout school systems to apply the World Wide Web to resource and service requirements in school libraries. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


The Open Knowledge Initiative. Last year we ran a newsletter promoting MIT's OpenCourseWare initiative , which continues to develop on schedule; it's important to note that while OCW will be an invaluable collection of freely available content, it is not intended to be a Learning Management System From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


The Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Awards. Teaching award systems aimed at recognising, encouraging and rewarding teaching excellence have been established by numerous organisations and educational institutions around the world From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


The Education Business Globalisation, Corporatisation, Publicly funded, Privatised, Education as a Business are all perennial issues. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


The Best Education Sites in 2000 The title above is interesting but misleading. What we have is a list of sites that some people say were the best education sites in the year 2000. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


The BBC - Educational Resources. Though many public broadcasters profess varying degrees of commitment to an educational vision, none matches the British Broadcasting Corporation's steadfast purpose in this direction From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Technology for Protecting People in Schools. To many, the surveillance of people going about their everyday activities is anathema, smacking of Big Brotherism and the trappings of the totalitarian state From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Technologies for Protecting Schools. Although school safety and security issues are by no means unique to the USA, American figures provide a useful point of entry in considerating the roles of surveillance technologies in education. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Teaching the War. In the backwash of the latest wave of student protests, it is urged that 'teachers should not indoctrinate' From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Teaching Portfolios in Higher Education. As part of the trend towards enhanced accountability, it is now commonplace for institutions of higher education to clearly flag a commitment to teaching quality From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Teacher Training in Technology. Professional development for preK-12 teachers ... and school administrators is the critical ingredient for effective use of technology in the classroom. However, not enough is being done to assure that today's educators have the skills and knowledge From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Surveillance Cameras for Education Educators have generally been prompt in adapting ICTs to their own purposes, and the tools of surveillance have in turn come under consideration From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Supporting Peer to Peer Interaction in Web-based Courses. In face-to-face classrooms, the value of peer-to-peer interaction in enhancing educational outcomes is generally recognised and supported From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Student Resources: Issues in The Ethics of Animal Experimentation. This newsletter is an example of how to create a webbased text book for a topic where there are few written texts. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Strategies for English Communication Classes. Although we sometimes touch on English language teaching in treatments of topics such as Games for Literacy and Numeracy (June 21, 2003), the last newsletter we really dedicated to the topic was IT in ESL (June 2001). From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Specifications and Standards for Administrative Software. The pursuit of learning and research in our educational institutions is supported by a complex array of administrative functions From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Some of the Best of 2001: People, Ideas, Sites. In this last issue for 2001, we examine some marks of excellence and present selections of 'best' chosen across a variety of categories which bear on IT in education From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Some Ideas This week I wish to tell you about a site which I think is an important model for how we might develop educational content on the Web. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Some Holiday Reading This week rather than discuss an issue here is some holiday reading and viewing. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


SMS and Wireless Devices Interesting events happen near edges, and peripheral phenomena in education are no exception - in Syllabus Magazine, Judith Boettcher identifies wireless and mobile computing as one such area From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Search Tools Update, Part1 Information retrieval from the Web can be rewarding, providing almost instant gratification at some level; it can also be very frustrating... From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Search Tools Update, Part 2 Sometimes our search seems doomed to failure - the best standard search engines deliver vast volumes of material, without quite hitting the spot... From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


School / Parent / School Communication Within the span of just a few decades, school-parent-school communication has undergone major transformations in both content and modes of delivery From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


RSS and Education. Some of the best information about RSS comes from Weblogs and the RSS feeds they draw upon; many of the items referenced in this edition of WWWTools for Education have their origins in such sources. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Resources for Preschoolers. The Aladdin's Cave of preschool resources is so heaped and littered with glittering, brightly coloured, and thoroughly attractive items that initially we may wonder how to begin to select from the pile. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Reputation Management Revisited In the world of e-commerce, user interest profiles are extended through personal evaluations to become the collaborative rating systems and reputation mechanisms which broker trustworthy matches between clients and commodities. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:06 p.m..


Remote Participation in Inquiry Learning. The tools used to facilitate remote observation and participation have been adapted to the task of delivering learning across the entire spectrum of educational endeavour. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Remote Observation Tools and Strategies. The excitement of using telescopes, microscopes and aerial photography to provide images otherwise unavailable to the naked eye took a quantum leap with the arrival of computer-assisted remote imaging and video technologies, From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Quality Control and Standards for Instructional Design. Hhigh-quality, engaging content can be created in a reasonable amount of time; that a team is required, consisting of a faculty/subject matter expert, a graphic artist, a curricula designer, and a programmer or instructional technology professional; and that there are available tools From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Public Libraries, the Web and the Digital Divide. Library professionals are redefining the role of public libraries and playing and an important role in bridging the Digital Divide. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Plagiarism Revisited With the current flurry of emphasis on standards and assessment, it's appropriate to re-examine what can be done to address the plagiarism, dishonesty and downright cheating From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Plagiarism and Cheating: Prevention and Detection. The strategies are numerous and diverse - Google yields 635 hits on our title; the variety in the mix reflects the many complexities, anomalies and uncertainties confronting anyone seriously determined to deal with these problems From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Perennial Plagiarism. This is an issue that just won't go away. Since we last looked at plagiarism, cases in the public arenas of international affairs , journalism and academic publishing have forcefully brought home how easily plagiarism can be used to warp communication in convenient ways From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Outsourcing Courses The Internet gives new ways to do old things. Parts of courses have always been outsourced - whether through the use of text books, defined curriculum, visiting lecturers or external examinations. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Other Sites World Lecture Hall From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Organising and disseminating information on teaching What are best ways to organize and disseminate of information on teaching and learning? From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Options for the Homebased Helpdesk Consumer critics of ecommerce sometimes snipe at what they see as a lack of the human touch in online transactions From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Open Resources for Schools. Some of the more engaging features of IT, the Internet and the World Wide Web stem from variations on the theme of freedom - the free flow of information and opinion, and free access to it; From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Open Access, Content, Publishing, Learning. Over the last few weeks we've been looking at aspects of intellectual freedom, largely from ethical and legal standpoints . From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Online Viewing in Art Museums, Galleries and Virtual Collections. This week in WWWTools for Education, we invite you to visit with us some of the best and most interesting online exhibitions. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Online Resources for Learning Japanese. Learning a language online must surely be the way to avoid those embarrassing silences in dialogue sessions, and the more boring bits of Balzac From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Online Quizzes Previous newsletters have discussed online quizzes and I expect future ones will as well. Quizzes are an excellent learning tool. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Online Communities for Professional Development As Information and Communication Technologies become inextricably bound to the way things work, educators find themselves caught up in a continuing cycle of keeping up with new developments and developing ways of making best use of them in their professional practices From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Online Assessment Tools - Quizzes Task - to create online quizzes for students to answer online. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Online Assessment Tools - Essays Online tools to help with the collection, grading and distribution of feedback on essays. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


New Technologies, New Ways to Learn. Is the availability of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) changing the ways in which people acquire knowledge and skills? From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


National and International Student Competitions. Student competitions pose something of a conundrum when considered purely as educational strategies. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Museums for Online Edutainment. Museums have always been good value, both as essential viewing for tourists, and as a last resort for locals on a wet weekend From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


MIT OpenCourseWare - Soon Free on Your PC MIT simply proposes to digitise its entire collection of course materials - lecture notes, assignments, outlines, and reading lists from 2,000+ courses - and make them freely accessible on the WWW From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Meetings A reader asked me about software to arrange meetings. There is a bewildering array of meetings software. Most is complex and requires some cooperation on the part of users either to register or to use the same software platforms. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Measures of Learning in Higher Education. Comprehensive review processes inevitably entail the examination and restatement of evaluation/assessment regimes, as it is through these that instituitions demonstrate accountability to stakeholders - that they are in fact making a difference in terms of learning outcomes and the greater good. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Measures of Institutional Performance. Important assumptions in the delivery of education are, on the one hand, that quality performance in educational institutions is desirable and necessary, and that the quality of educational services can be measured/assessed From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Management Systems for Institutions of Higher Education. Over the past five years or so, Institutions of Higher Education have been increasingly keen to adopt various combinations of technically-advanced management systems to deal with the growing complexities of modern educational delivery. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Local Information Storage and Retrieval. Although ICTs have extended their scope considerably beyond the basic functions of Information Storage and Retrieval, good data management and document retrieval tools and practices are still critical to the success of the task at hand. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Literacy Education in Early Childhood. In 1998, the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children presented their joint position statement, Overview of Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children, outlining issues, reviewing research From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Library Services for Remote Learners. The ongoing development of online and distributed learning courses across most of the educational spectrum presents unprecedented challenges to the library's traditional role From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Learning with Role-Playing Games. Whereas teachers, parents and other educators will concede the educational roles of traditional board games and some purpose-built, browser-based, curriculum-specific entertainments, they may at first glance question the value of Role-Playing Games as learning tools From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Learning to Unlearn and Relearn. 'The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.' From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Learning Style Profiles Online Our aim this week is to identify and explore existing Web-based resources for creating and interpreting personality/learning style profiles From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Learning Objects 2004. Links to learning objects, how to use them, what they are and where to find them. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Learning Object Repositories. A Learning Object Repository is a searchable database that houses digital resources and/or metadata that can be reused to mediate learning From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Just-in-Time Professional Development. The systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skill and the development of personal qualities necessary for the execution of professional and technical duties throughout the individual's working life From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Junk Email, Spam and Antispam. Though traditional avenues for direct marketing strategies appear to be narrowing, many operators have seized upon the mass-mailing capacity of email From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


IT in ESL The current phase of Web development is characterised by a steady uptake of languages other than English as alternatives for Internet communication, and by a dramatic increase in the proportion of non-English-speaking users From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Introduction This is our first newsletter and we hope you find it useful. With your help we hope to produce a newsletter every two weeks on items of interest. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Interschool Online Collaborative Projects. Last week we looked at the use of Epals and Keypals for Interschool Collaboration , concentrating on the role of email in projects which require timely transmission of text and pictures. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Internet Search Skills: Tutorials and Courses. Using the Internet is easy, isn't it? All you have to do is type the query where it says 'search', and press the button From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Interesting links Interesting links we "come across" in our research that either relates to previous topics or to topics we have yet to cover. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Intellectual Property in Education. In this week's Web Tools Newsletter, we look at the ideas involved in Intellectual Property rights, and the implications for education. Next week we'll cover the practical aspects of IP rights in education, with particular attention to the impact of Copyright laws and practices. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Institutional Education Sites for Teaching A previous newsletter featured general websites on organizing and disseminating information on teaching.This week continues the theme and shows a few institutional teaching websites. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Identifying Things in Schools - Barcodes and RFID. We have become so used to the way barcodes identify the commodities of life - our groceries, our ID cards, our library books - that their more subtle and sophisticated RFID cousins had begun to creep into our lives unnoticed From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


ICTs Enhance School Excursions. School excursions can be lots of fun and highly educational - especially for the teacher supervising the back end of the bus. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Homeschooling in the Digital Age. Parents who choose to homeschool their children face most of the same challenges as those experienced by all distance educators From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Has word processing improved the quality of writing? It is difficult for me to imagine writing without a computer. When I am deprived of my computer I am reduced to short notes, scribbling ideas, sketching points. Serious composition waits until a computer is available. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


GIS, Mapping and Education There's something about a map...who could go past a site subtitled 'The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping ' From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Games for Literacy and Numeracy. These topics on games as learning tools were sparked by someone's suggestion of a link between playing chess and enhanced reading skills. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Funding Technology in Education. Despite the absence of a comprehensive body of elearning pedagogy,?there is now a broadly based consensus that computers in classrooms are A Good Thing. However, the perennial question concerning budgetary constraints remains: where will the money come from? From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Funding Sources for Distance Learning Projects. This edition of WWWTools for Education presents a collection of resources which should make the quest for funding for Distance Learning projects just a little easier; however, there are no magic bullets here - as it says on the box, "some assembly required". From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Freedom of Expression. Until quite recently, we took our civil rights pretty much for granted - the battles for basic freedoms had been fought and won, and were taught in school as History and Civics. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Freedom of Access to Information. The danger posed by free access to information seems to have been a recurring theme from earliest times: the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden for knowing too much; From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Favourite Technology in Teaching Sites - 2. Continuing the theme of favourite IT in Education sites, this week we look at sites covering news and current awareness?sources, articles and reviews, practical portals and distance education From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Favourite Technology in Teaching Sites This week we'd like to share some of our favourite IT in Education sites - the great thing is that we are not concerned so much with absolute best of breed, which can easily lead into the sticky byways of criteria and the relativities of value judgments. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Factors Inhibiting Change. The implementation of technological changes in educational processes continues to involve the slow resolution of a range of personal and institutional factors which conspire to inhibit change - in this week's Web Tools Newsletter, we look at these factors. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Epals and Keypals for Interschool Collaboration. Penpalship is a time-honoured way of pursuing the romantic notion of interaction with culturally diverse people in far-flung regions of the world From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Embracing Technology? Are you ready to embrace the next wave of information technology? Current NUA Internet Surveys indicate healthy uptake rates across most IT sectors, and a deepening digital involvement in our pursuit of 'progress' From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Email Management and Education The IT Revolution began with email, and through it were woven the first strands of the World Wide Web - since then, email has become the beginner's application for most Internet users. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Elementary Mathematics How effective is the WWW as a tool for teaching elementary mathematics? From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Electronic Student Portfolios Webfolios Student portfolios are recognised as formative reflections of progress, and also play an increasingly important role in summative assessment procedures. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Elections, Edemocracy, and Educational Institutions. Our freedoms of speech and access to information find their fullest and most natural expression in the processes that deliver the personnel, procedures and structures of democratic government From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Elearning's Bottom Line - Costing, Pricing, Payment. As in education generally, a large proportion of electronically mediated learning is available free of charge. However, the application of ICT in this compelling new learning paradigm involves costs at many levels From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Effects of Globalisation on Education. Globalisation means different things to different people From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Educational Website Awards 2002. In 1994 Brandon Plewe ran the first Best of the Web Awards : the first award-winning educational Websites From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Educational Software Awards 2002. The search for Website Award winners last week highlighted the continuity that exists between Educational Websites and Educational Software From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Education Records - Privacy and Disclosure We often hear concerns that personal privacy is jeopardised by the Internet's easy storage and retrieval of information; these issues have been highlighted recently by claims from Statewatch that EU governments will archive all telecommunications for at least seven years From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


ED-MEDIA '97 PAPERS Summary of papers from Ed-media 97 conference From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


E-Mentoring and Telecoaching Professional codes traditionally urge colleagues to help one another achieve standards of best practice, and experienced teachers have always helped others, particularly beginning and emergency-credential teachers, and those expected to teach "crossfield" in unfamiliar content areas. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Donating Computers What to do with your old computer? Take it to the dump. Try to sell it or perhaps give it away to someone who can use it. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Do You Own Your Online Courseware? The commercialisation of distance education using Internet technology has led many tertiary institutions to believe that they can generate significant income by using on-campus technical facilities and staff to develop online courses from digitised versions of institutional content holdings. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Do Teachers Really Use Teaching Tips? The cornucopia of web-based tips for teachers now delivers a massive diversity of choice, leaving us wondering how much is actually put into practice. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Diversity in Educational Software. The case for diversity across many fields is generally put in terms of positive outcomes - From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Distance Education and ELearning Associations The value of professional associations to educators in supporting their Continuing Professional Development is undeniable, and is nowhere more obvious than in the distance education/elearning field. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Discussion Lists This newsletter has touched upon this topic before under collaborative learning, and rules of behaviour in the on-line classroom. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Digital Photography in Education. The creation and display of visual imagery have always been considered effective in reinforcing learning processes From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Digital Divide 2: the Developing Economies. To the casual observer in a developed economy, the dimensions of the Digital Divide throughout the developing world may not be immediately apparent From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Digital Divide 1: the Developed Economies. Definitions of the Digital Divide depend on the agenda - compare for example the Australian Government's relatively low-key statement From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Designing Learner-centred Schools. Sooner or later every teacher dreams of designing a school from scratch - or at least of redesigning the incumbent system from the ground up. For a fortunate minority, the dream becomes reality From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Current Awareness Update. A selection of items in the interests of continuing current awareness. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Courses in E-Commerce This newsletter outlines resources on the Internet to help an instructor develop a course in e-commerce. Some of the resources and ideas are transferrable to other subjects. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Costs of Online Education Attempts to use the Internet to reduce the amount of time instructors spend interacting with students will almost certainly fail. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Copyright in Education. Some readers of last week's newsletter on Intellectual Property in Education thought we gave too much weight to mainstream sources, with not enough regard for alternative thinking in the field. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Connectivity for Education. In educational environments, however, connectivity is seen almost exclusively in terms of levels of Internet connection: the faster the connection, the more effective it is in delivering and manipulating sophisticated elearning tools and resources. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Computing Courses - Testing for Student Aptitude. The challenge for educators is to identify those aptitudes which can be shown to contribute to success in ICT courses, so that appropriate instruments can be developed for pretesting candidates. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Computer Literacy for the Workplace. In developed economies, most jobs now require some degree of computer literacy: a 1998 Capital Wire reported critical shortages of skilled IT workers; the government response was to set up a computer skills training program for laid-off workers, along with a Website carrying job openings and resumes From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Computer Games in Education. 92% of Americans aged 2-17 play computer games. National Institute on Media and the Family Report Card 2001 From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:05 p.m..


Computer Games - Is there a problem? More computers, including game machines, are sold for playing games than sold for business and education. Computer games is a bigger industry than the movie business. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Competitions to motivate students This week we look at the educational values intrinsic to competitions, with a particular emphasis on motivation.. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Classroom Technology Problems The clear message is that technology in the classroom is here to stay, and teachers are expected to come to grips with the many problems arising in consequence. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Class Size Reduction and Student Outcomes. The class size debate has been around for as long as most teachers care to remember - most will look back with fond memories to a particularly special class, and it will probably have been a small one. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Christmas Learning Resources. Resources to help teachers find appropriate classroom activities. A good set of references about Christmas. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Cheating and Academic Integrity. According to Christine Frey in her story Chips and Cheating (Los Angeles Times: August 30, 2001), the punishment for academic dishonesty in Imperial China was death. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Cheap Degrees and Web-based Fraud The Web lends itself well to fraudulent marketing and the promotion of dubious goods. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Career/Portfolio Sites What functionality is needed in a website to assist people organise their work and career portfolios? From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Canadian Public Broadcasters - Online Educational Resources. In this week's Web Tools Newsletter, we continue our examination of educational resources provided by public broadcasters with a look at the Canadian scene. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Can Technology Reduce Education Expenditures Without Compromising Teaching This week's topic was prompted by issues raised in Farhad Saba's article Connecting the Dots: Cost of Higher Education, Reduced Resources and Distance Education From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Calculators in the Classroom Calculators first appeared in classrooms in the late 1970's; debate has raged ever since, at first within the ranks of maths teachers themselves, followed by extension to the public arena, characterised by this excerpt from "Strategies for Improving the Schools" (1995)?:- From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Board Games for Learning. Games are educational, aren't they? Everybody says so, though there's always the lurking suspicion that it's really only a justification for indulging in something enjoyable From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Blogs, Bloggers, Blogging, and the Blogosphere. The Weblog is arguably one of the most interesting Web-based genres to have emerged from the hothouse development of the Internet and the World Wide Web From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Beyond the General Search Engines. This week in Web Tools Newsletter we look at the nature of the problem, and some of the improved tools now available for working beyond the reach of a single general search engine From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Best Practices: Course/Teaching Evaluation. As teachers, whether or not we are getting it right is a major concern; as much as we may enjoy the warm fuzzies of positive feedback, we also need to know about what isn't working, identify possible solutions and implement remedial action From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Best Practice Processes for Better Teaching. In 1994 about 1000 Business and Engineering undergraduates at Penn State University were asked to rank ten nominated best teaching practices - unambiguously in first place was 'Giving lectures that are clear and well-organized'. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Basic Computer Literacy for K-20. By the 1980s, it was obvious that ICTs were set to play an increasingly important role in most areas of our lives, and educators began to concern themselves with defining responses to growing demands for computer literacy. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Banner2000, Inference Find, How to Write a PhD. Thesis, and Delivering Instruction on the Web. Miscellaneous sites From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Bandwidth, Education and Internet2 In the face of competing commercial and private demands the academic community became increasingly concerned to maintain a fair share of bandwidth for educational and research purposes; this led to the inception of Internet2 From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Automated Essay Grading Grading essays is necessary but tedious and time-intensivework ; marking just a few can be pleasant enough, but after that... . From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Authentication in Distance Education Assessment. Problem: how to authenticate the identity of students submitting assessment responses in distance education From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Australian Public Broadcasters - Educational Resources. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has a long and honourable tradition of providing educational resources for use in schools From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Assignments and Quizzes - WebAssign A promotion for a product called WebAssign from North Carolina State University. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Assignment Management An area where computers and the Internet can assist lecturers is in assignment management From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


An Exploration of Adventure and Discovery Projects. Travel to far-off lands, explore unknown frontiers, experience the thrill of danger and discovery... not a tourist brochure, but the highly motivating appeal of yet another genre of Online Collaborative Projects. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Alternatives in Academic Publishing This edition of WWWTools for Education is dedicated to Open Access Publishing, recognising the importance of its role in knowledge generation and career-path formation. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Accredited Online Courses in Education. In this issue of WTN we look at examples of accredited online courses in Education, along with a few tools to help in finding the right course for you. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Accessibility Issues. It probably can't hurt to quote Tim Berners Lee just one more time: he said 'The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone, regardless of disability, is an essential aspect.' From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


About wwwtools About this magazine. From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


A Good Digital Read. This week we explore the ways and means to a good digital read for those whose needs are not met by local library resources - or for tourists stuck at some holiday destination From wwwtools on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


ASTIC solicita al gobierno que profesionalice los altos cargos TIC La Asociación del Cuerpo Superior de Sistemas y Tecnologías de la Información de la Administración del Estado (ASTIC), en respuesta a la solicitud de colaboración realiazada por el nuevo gobierno español, ha participado en varias comisiones de estudio en las que ha dado su punto de vista y ha presentado propuestas concretas para impulsar el desarrollo de la Sociedad de la Información y la e-administración. El nuevo presidente de la asociación para el periodo 2004-06, Rafael (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


Paternidad, castración y muerte Estos días anda el mundo cargado de justa indignación ante las torturas cometidas por el ejército estadounidense en Iraq. Ha sorprendido y llenado de rabia comprobar cómo nuevamente asalta al mundo (y esta vez bajo la supuesta bandera de la libertad) la violencia sistemática del vencedor hacia el vencido. Los humanos, como se ha recordado, somos la única especie animal que infringe daño gratuitamente. Somos los únicos que no (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


El azar y el error Para que el azar exista, debe haber igualdad de oportunidades. Y esto no lo dice ningún peligroso comunista, no, sino la comunidad científica frente a las prácticas poco rigurosas de determinadas empresas que, bajo la protección de la fórmula "ante notario", realizan sorteos con pocas garantías objetivas. Desconocimiento, falta de interés, de presupuesto o de ambas cosas, hacen que a veces se defraude la confianza de los clientes o usuarios, a los que se prometió un sorteo "por (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


York UPG Commercial Products Trailer Hits the Road York International Corporations Unitary Products Group (UPG) has launched a commercial products trailer that will visit York, Coleman, and Luxaire, distributors and their customers throughout the United States. From Contracting Business Interactive on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


What's New In Vaccines Nina Livingston, M.D., explains some important new developments in vaccines and how they could affect your child. From Your Baby Today on May 17, 2004 at 10:04 p.m..


StumblingUpon the del.icio.us MemeStream of Furl n' Spurl I've been trying to get a better understanding of these social bookmark managers (+) that have been popping up recently. I finally took the plunge and tried a few (relatively) new ones out. The following services do not all fit... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


This Web Search Needs "More Cowbell" OK, this is a little off topic from most of my posts, but I think I have found the ultimate database - a list of songs featuring the cowbell: http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/data_search.pl And to think that I chose this profession because I... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Dutch regulator to focus on anti-spam fight in 2004 OPTA, the Dutch telecom regulator, is considering various anti-spam initiatives, such as charging for delivering 'legitimate' e-mail, and requiring e-mailers to make a 'good- behaviour' deposit that is forfeited if they are subsequently caught spamming. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Sunrise picks Alcatel service assurance solution Alcatel's solution allows Sunrise customers to retrieve information about performance and availability of their service via secure web access. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


BT interconnection appeal successful The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has found that backhaul circuits connecting base stations to mobile operators' switches were not an example of interconnection, and thus fell outside Oftel's interconnection protections. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Hungarian ICT market overtakes Ireland Telecommunications dominate Hungary's ICT market, which has an expected 2004 market valuation of €6.4bn. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Sony Vaio portable digital video player to come to market this year The product - a video counterpart to the recently announced Sony Vaio Pocket portable digital music player - will be able to play video and beam it to a TV using 802.11G wi-fi technology. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


BT to partner with, (Shock!), Vodafone In an agreement expected to be announced later this week, Vodafone is to deliver BT's own-branded customer and enterprise mobile telephony services, and the incumbent telco is to drop its current wholesale mobile agreements with T-Mobile and MmO2. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Wi-LAN and Fujitsu Microelectronics aim to produce WiMAX-certified system The two companies have announced they expect to have system-on-chip engineering samples by fall this year. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Film execs hold anti-piracy summit in Cannes Film industry Big Kahunas from the US, France, India, China and Russia met over the weekend at the Cannes Film Festival to discuss anti-piracy strategy. The execs also used the occasion to criticize those directors and actors who have expressed support for piracy in the past. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Infinium unveils Phantom gaming console The service offers PC gaming, but not as we know it. Phantom is a so-called games receiver. It looks a bit like a traditional games console, but delivers a subscription service for PC games that are downloaded over the internet and played on a TV screen. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


BT losing some 150,000 customers each month Despite the company's advertising claims that 100,000 customers a month are returning to BT, out of the last twelve months, at only one point did the numbers defecting from the telco come in under 150,000. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Short message writers proliferate in China via Smart Mobs: The huge popularity of cell phones and their and multi functions have made for the creation of new professions, think of ringtone composers and now, China is experiencing a proliferation of text message writers, according to an article in China View. [...] Like Hallmark Cards, some telecom and Internet firms in China have hired professional writers to churn out more polished messages that fit a variety of moods and occasions. It is estimated that Beijing has over 100 short message writers, the highest numbe From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Samsung's satellite TV phone Samsung is coming out with a cellphone that can receive satellite TV broadcasts, which means better coverage and more channels than you could get with a regular broadcast TV tuner. The first Digital Multimedia Broadcasting phone should be out sometime during the third quarter of this year, but the bad news is that it&a From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


O'Reilly Open Books Project "Over the years, O'Reilly Media has published a number of "Open Books"--books with various forms of "open" copyright".... In addition to the books (with their various open licenses) listed here, O'Reilly has adopted the Creative Commons Founders' Copyright, which we'll apply to hundreds of out-of-print and current titles, pending author approval. From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


NTT's home IP videophone Fusty old Japanese telecoms monopoly NTT is straining to go all cool and IP as its conventional phone and dialup businesses wane, and it's come up with its vision for the home phone of the future: a touch-panel VoIP videophone that hooks up to a DSL or fibre connection. The only shortcoming, apart from an unfashionable lack of portability, is the price; about US$600. Too expensive for PC-less From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Eye-contact-sensing goggles Connor Dickie, a student at Queen's University's Human Media Lab, has developed these video-shooting glasses with an eye-contact sensor, and a companion app called eyeBlog that allows the wearer to videoblog her/his PoV. From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


American Idol voting 'seriously flawed' Only a relative few votes get recorded, reports a Broadcasting &amp Cable investigation. Tens of millions haven't gotten through because no phone system can handle the volume of calls. Exception: AT&ampT's text messages, which are transmitted digitally and cost callers 10¢ a piece. From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


'First free VOD channel' launches RipeTV is debuting with 11 shows (with commercials) via video-on-demand. From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


jMax, Max for Java freesoftware@ircam A new version of jMax was recently released. For those of you who don't know, jMax is a version of the Max family of sofware (Max/MSP, PD and so on) that uses a Java front end. From the site: jMax is a visual programming environment for building interactive real-time music From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


"Koreans will Kill TV"... ...with broadband. That's what George Guilder recently said in Seoul. From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


XVID 1.0 Released "The 1.0 version of XVID codec is available. XviD is an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec like DIVX codec. It's an open source project which is developed and maintained by lots of people from all over the world. On the 31st December, Doom9 has made a codec comparison and XVID was at this time, one of the best codecs." From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Opera Sings RSS' Praises Opera (last week) introduced a new browser that integrates RSS reading capabilities. Users can subscribe to feeds and have new items arrive regularly as individual messages in Opera's mail client, which is packaged with the browser. AP says "The decision by a major browser maker to include RSS is a sign of the technology's rapid adoption." RSS has clearly passed the tipping point. Everyone I show it to From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


TV over IM My dream of distributing couch potato behavior has been realized by Simon Thornton: Sending Live Television Via iChat. Simon says: However, if you just so happen to be someone that has purchased an analogue video -> DV (firewire) converter box in the past, such as the Formac Studio, you might be suprised to learn that when it's plugged in it is presented to the Mac (and specifically the iC From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Blogbuzz In today's New York Times James Fallows has an article titled "The Twilight of the Information Middlemen": As he introduces blogs to a readership not necessarily familiar with him, he writes: "the Internet's most fascinating impact has been on those who have decided not to charge for their work." Fallows grasps a key point about weblogs, one worth emphasizing as this medium grows more mainstream: blogging was born out of the d From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Blog reader survey Over at Blogads, Henry Copeland has posted a 22-question online survey to help improve the service. By getting a snapshot of blog readers, he says, the aggregate data could be good PR for blog advertising. Henry, who is writing about the survey on the Blogads blog, also points out that of 6,000 responses so far, 80% have come from men. "This shocks me, but the percentage has been true From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


Japanese Trend: Millions Get News Via Their Phones I had dinner last week with Shayne Bowman as we planned for the Exploring the Fusion Power of Public and Participatory Journalism Conference on Aug. 3 in Toronto. We were talking about the potential of wireless, and he said pay attention to Smart Mobs because its founder Howard Reinghold says look to what is happening around the world. Eventually it will happen here in the USA. So From unmediated on May 17, 2004 at 10:03 p.m..


NetWeaver linchpin of SAP's SOA strategy Rochelle Garner reports for CRN that SAP, Microsoft Collaborate On Cross-Platform Tools. ...sometime "early next year," Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft will deliver repository managers that integrate SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. Some industry observers said the collaboration will have little immediate benefit. "Other than declaring eter From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


TVRadioWorld Directory of radio and TV stations. Lists radio stations by their number. Includes shortwave listings. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Truth Out -- IRC Iraq Report TruthOut provides a copy of the text of the International Red Cross Report on the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


The Tornado Project The Tornado project sets itself apart by providing the folklore and myth surrounding tornadoes in addition to the weather facts. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Taguba Report from The Memory Hole and MSNBC Read the text of the U.S. Army report on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners as taken from MSNBC. MPL will be receiving the print document on or around May 21, and will receive succeeding reports and documents. Check back for more on this developing story. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


School Results Check how states, and specific schools are doing according to the No Child Left Behind initiative. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Polling Report A selection of recently completed public opinion polls for a range of sources are available at this site. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


NPR Listen to news, testimony and commentary related to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition Advocacy group for restoring and protecting the upper Mississippi River in Minneapolis. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Minneapolis Clear Sky Clock Shows a forecast of sky conditions in Minneapolis for the next two days, for planning astronomical observations. Info from Environment Canada. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Minneapolis Census 2000 Information Minneapolis census data citywide, by census tract and by neighborhood. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


The Memory Hole A source for photos of flag draped caskets of soldiers' remains returning to Dover AFB. Many were released in response to a FOIA request. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Maporama Online, worldwide map service with an emphasis on Europe. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Linden Hills District Colorful photograph from annual block parties, festivals and parades enliven this guide to Linden Hills and its businesses. Includes a directory of local businesses and links to their web sites. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Joy of Hockey What Minnesota web site could be complete without a fan's hockey web site? Get player information and statistics as well as league information on this compact site. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Ireland On Line Updated information from the Red Cross on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Searchable database of world place names, with alternate spellings and citations. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


The Geneva Convention -- Poynter Online Poynter Online provides web links to the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners as well as links related to the conditions at Abu Ghraib. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


FuelEconomy.gov Everything you want to know about gas mileage, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings and safety information for new and used cars and trucks, from the U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency. Includes links to gas price data and information. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Food Safety Inspection Service Visit this USDA site to see current food recalls issued after federal or state action. Also search on the topic of food safety. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Fact Check As Campaign 2004 rolls on, visit this site for a reality check on the facts coming out of presidential press releases, speeches and talks. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Economic History Services Access to historical economic information such as exchange rates, purchasing power over time etc. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


DPChallenge In addition to lots of great help and articles about digital photography, this site also poses weekly challenges for those wanting to improve their skills. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


CNN Latest Latest news and links related to abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Includes video links to public statements by Rumsfeld and other public figures. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Center for Victims of Torture Minnesota-based organization offering programs for victims of torture and working for the elimination of torture worldwide. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


BBC The BBC reports on the International Red Cross Report on prisons in Iraq under US and coalition control. Locate links to hear and read more about the story. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


At Abu Ghraib New Yorker Fact on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Amnesty International Amnesty International tirelessly promotes its cause and raises awareness of issues related to justice across the world. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


American Rhetoric Rhetoric is the art of persuasive speaking. Listen to thousands of speeches and excerpts, including some of the most famous in U.S. political history. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Agony Booth There are bad movies and then there are b-a-a-a-d movies. This site looks at the latter. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Access Middle East Access Middle East is a comprehensive resource for news and information related to the Middle East, with an emphasis on Israel. Links to academic institutions, research organizations, and more complement the breaking news and news archive features. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 17, 2004 at 10:02 p.m..


Soundrangers Makes Downloading Royalty-Free Sound Effects And Music Easy From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School on May 17, 2004 at 10:01 p.m..


XP Audio Tweaks From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on May 17, 2004 at 10:01 p.m..


Great Book From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on May 17, 2004 at 10:01 p.m..


KISS/ Poison Tour From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on May 17, 2004 at 10:01 p.m..


A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT AMPLIFIER From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on May 17, 2004 at 10:01 p.m..


News About Free E-Books If you're looking for a good book, and if your taste runs toward the classics, and if you're into getting great free stuff, you might have heard of Project Gutenberg – a volunteer effort to digitize, archive, and distribute out-of-copyright cultural works. Fairly recently, Project Gutenberg began publishing its own webfeed (RSS format) with daily updates of newly added or changed e-books. However, something's funky about the way they formatted the link to that feed on their site. If you have trouble subscribing, here&apo From Contentious Weblog on May 17, 2004 at 10:01 p.m..


Website We're still working on getting the community of practice tools up and running on the LearnNB website. Hope to have everything set up this week. From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on May 17, 2004 at 10:01 p.m..


Blogging as Performance Support Last week, blogs were being discussed on CBC Radio One and Tod Maffin suggested that blogging was on its way out. A different perspective from Kathleen is that blogs help you get what you need done. She needed help and posted it on a blog, and the right person, with the right experience contacted her. I absolutely love how the peer-to-peer network in the blogging world led me directly to the right person From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on May 17, 2004 at 10:01 p.m..


PBS Kids (Webby Award winner) This site was the the webby award winners for kids. PBS Kids... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Another Webby award winner National Geographic Education Guide--teachers, lesson plans... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Another webby award winner...Human Body and Mind. BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Welcome Welcome to my new web site. It is still in a major state of development and new features will be added over the coming weeks. In the meantime, it gives me space to write about all sorts of things and have them available worldwide... From Andy Merrett Online on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Brambles caught out by an unpalatable quirk of the law FIRST it "mislaid" 14 million of them. Now Brambles, the accident-prone support services company, has lost an unpalatable custody battle in the US after a wood recycling firm caught hoarding 30,000 of the company's trademark blue storage pallets refused to give them back. From Andy Merrett Online on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


An Original Argument If you are going to have an argument in a place where you can be overheard, it is worth taking the time to hone your "heated communication" skills... From Andy Merrett Online on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Why Anti-sweatshop Campaigners Should be Pro-logo If you are an intelligent, thoughtful person who cares about the developing world, there are two possible opinions for you to hold about brands and sweatshops... From Andy Merrett Online on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


It's my station and I'll be quiet if I want to What qualifications does it take to be a modern station guard? Silence is a good one; and ignorance HYPHEN preferably with a good measure of pleading it... From Andy Merrett Online on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Look darling, I bought some porn Is there a convincing argument to use when telling your partner that you bought pornography? From Andy Merrett Online on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Automotive sex drive Drivers of high-performance Porsche sports cars are more likely to have extra-marital sex, a poll reveals... From Andy Merrett Online on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Mini-photo essay The rigors of the school year do tend to wear you down. This Mini-photo essay shows how dramatic the change can be. From Brain Frieze on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Kaplan Expanding On-Line Course Offerings Kaplan College and Kaplan Higher Education Online are headquartered a few miles down the road from me in Boca Raton, so as I was sifting through the local newspaper the news that Kaplan will be expanding their course offerings and hiring more folks caught my eye. Wonder if they have a position for a connected teacher who needs a bigger income? The full story is at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. From Brain Frieze on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Scholarly Research on Blogging By way of jill/text comes a link to one of the first "scholarly" takes on blogging and the future of this kind of hyper-textual technology. (By scholarly we mean peer-reviewed with all the footnotes and the like.) A quick read-through of the article, titled A Personal Information and Knowledge Infrastructure Integrator shows that the authors have given thought to some of the more far-ranging implications of blogging technology. While not geared for the education field per... From Brain Frieze on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Higher Learning Opportunities I recently explained string theory to a co-worker in a way that (hopefully) her young son could understand, so I took great interest in this article about scientists trying to explain some of the more recent advances in technology to the layperson. The technologies discovered and developed today are increasingly important to everyday life. It is important not only for people to make informed decisions on things like stem-cell research, but to spark the From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Lessons Learned From 9/11 to 3/11 From September 11, 2001, to March 11, 2004 (the Spanish 9/11, when terrorists bombed commuter trains), online journalism has learned some good lessons. Those tragic events have proved the performance and maturity of digital media, according to Ramn Salaverra, director of the Multimedia Lab of Universidad de Navarra. September 11 put many newspaper websites in trouble due to overwhelming demand, but nowadays they have better technological platforms and did not experience this problem during the Spanish terror attacks. News coverage also was more solid -- with strong multimedia as part of From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Blog Readers: Take This Survey Over at BlogAds, Henry Copeland is conducting a survey of blog readers. He explains why: "With luck, we'll get a fun and semi-useful snapshot of blog readers. If blog readers portray themselves accurately, the aggregate data could be good PR for blog advertising." If you'd like a demographic snapshot of the readers of your own blog, Copeland says he's happy to oblige. Just tell your blog's readers to take the survey and for question No. 22 (Referral), type in the name o From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Fallows: End of the Info Middlemen? In the yesterday's New York Times, James Fallows explores how the rise of the Internet is transforming the business of content by making it possible to eliminate "info middlemen." In particular, he discusses journals that publish professional, scientific, and medical papers -- which complain of being undermined by free online clearinghouses such as the U.S. National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central site. He also ponders the fate of services From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m..


Videogames--Fun & Educational Well, here's something from Wired that's not news to us gamers: Videogames can be a valuable teaching tool. Brenda Laurel is quoted in the article: "I've been involved in trying to insert games into schools since 1976, and I've come to the conclusion it doesn't work." Laurel's plan is to bypass the degenerate school system and work to get games incorporated into school and public libraries. Ultimately, she said, new forms of learning are about new ways of thinking. And some game designers are wo From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on May 17, 2004 at 9:59 p.m..


New Economic Model for Digital Arts I just read this Wired article about a new economic plan to financially compensate artists for their work. It goes something like this: (a) Artists register their works with the copyright office. (b) Track music downloads. (c) Pay artists from a public fund generated by a tax on MP3 players and Internet use. Popular artists will receive a larger cut depending on how many times their works are downloaded. Terry Fisher, the Harvard Law Professor who is proposing this scheme, points out that this method From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on May 17, 2004 at 9:59 p.m..


Scholars Discover Weblogs Pass Test as Mode of Communication USC Annenberg's Online Journalism Review's Mark Glaser has a group interview/discussion with 4 academic "blogologists" (not sure I like that term): Cori Dauber, Alex Halavais, Kaye Trammell, and Jill Walker. Alex has setup a wiki page, the OJR Roundtable Remix, so that others can join in the discussion. While I agree with Stephen Downes's observations regarding the text about blog From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on May 17, 2004 at 9:59 p.m..


Now appearing:The Spring 2004 issue of Computers and Composition Online I'm excited--the second part of Computers and Composition Online's celebration of Computers and Composition's Twentieth Anniversary is up and ready to dive into. This issue includes pieces by Kara Poe Alexander, Barclay Barrios, Michael J. Cripps, Ellen Cushman, L. Lennie Irvin, Christine Tulley,and a review of The Flickering Mind: The False Promise of Technology in the Classroom by Todd Oppenheimer written by Steven D. Krause. I guess partially because the editing process leads to deep reading over time, I have From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on May 17, 2004 at 9:59 p.m..


Plogs I saw the word plog on /. today and felt compelled to investigate. I followed the links to this article about the plogging phenomenon. In shrot, a "plog" is geekspeak for "project log," which works rather like a blog--but for IT professionals. The article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of plogging for IT companies. On the one hand, the "internal" info that can be generated by plogging is extremely valuable for management and employees. On the other hand, information leakage could potentially damage compan From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on May 17, 2004 at 9:59 p.m..


Discovery of the gene for Cornelia de Lange syndrome An international team of researchers has discovered the gene for Cornelia de Lange syndrome, a disabling, multisystem genetic disease that affects an estimated one in 10,000 children. The finding is expected to lead to a genetic test, enabling rapid and definitive diagnosis of the syndrome, as well as prenatal testing for families who already have one child with the disease. From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


Study examines impact of cochlear implants Cochlear implants are small electronic devices that are surgically implanted in the ear, aiding those deaf people not helped by traditional hearing aids. Approximately 90 percent of parents who have deaf children are not deaf, and generally have had little, if any, experience with deaf persons or understanding of deafness. However, perceptions may be changing, partially due to new research on the implants, the article states. From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


New joint UK-Slovak health collaboration A new joint UK-Slovak programme to boost collaboration into a range of medical conditions was announced by Health Minister John Huttontoday.Mr Hutton signed a joint agreement between the UK and Slovak Republic covering medicine and public health. From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


Steps to tackle bed-blocking have led to a big reduction in delayed discharges Health Secretary John Reid said that the 4,000 beds that have been freed up since the ‘Cash for Change’ programme was introduced in 2001 was equivalent to adding eight extra hospitals to the NHS. The scheme provided £300m to local councils to ensure that people leaving hospital would get the care they needed. From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


British cancer charities call for improved lung cancer care Today, MPs are being urged to support cancer charities' call for the provision of modern equipment vital to the treatment of people living with lung cancer, six months after the Government first promised to produce a national framework. From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


Research into sleeping disorder drug may help multiple sclerosis patients A University of Nottingham academic is leading a research project looking at whether a drug produced for a sleeping disorder could improve the quality of life for thousands of multiple sclerosis patients. From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


Interventional radiologists now are able to treat using minimally invasive procedures Interventional radiologists at Temple University Hospital now are able to treat many patients with minimally invasive procedures not available only a few years ago. “Conditions that used to require extensive surgery now take an hour or less, and patients leave with a bandaid and walk home,” says Gary Cohen, M.D., Section Chief of Interventional Radiology and Vice Chairman of Radiology. “How can you beat that?” From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


$1.4 million to investigate how strokes and other events that cut off blood flow to the brain disrupt the blood-brain barrier The Cleveland Clinic has been awarded a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how strokes and other events that cut off blood flow to the brain disrupt the blood-brain barrier. Researchers hope to use their findings to develop new methods to limit the damage caused by such events. From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


FDA today alerted consumers not to purchase or use a recalled lot of DU brand nasal decongestant spray FDA today alerted consumers not to purchase or use a recalled lot of DU brand nasal decongestant spray (distributed by Drugs Unlimited, of Puerto Rico) because it may be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia – a bacterium that could cause serious, potentially life-threatening infections in some patients. Individuals with compromised immune systems, especially those with cystic fibrosis, could be at risk. From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


FDA to determine health significance of low furan levels in foods The Food and Drug Administration today announced that it will embark on a thorough scientific assessment of the health significance of very low levels of furan -- a chemical that is produced through the heating process - in certain foods. FDA has initiated this process through a notice on display today at the Office of the Federal Register. From News-Medical News Feed on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


PhD: experiential research and everyday grounded theory [This text was drafted a couple of weeks back, but I didn't have time to finish it…] Recent discussion on weblog research ethics made me thinking more about my own ways of researching weblogs. The first thing is pretty obvious: I'm not an observer, I'm a participant. Not sure what would be the best "research methodology label" for it. I would think about action research, but I'm far from From Mathemagenic on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


Finding in-house knowledge: patterns and implications And one more paper for I-KNOW04 :) Finding in-house knowledge: patterns and implications written with Janine Swaak, Masja Kempen and Mark Graner Abstract. In this paper we present the results of two studies aimed at understanding how employees find knowledge available in their organisation. Data about knowledge aware From Mathemagenic on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


How far from activity theory? I've got a very scary feeling that with my personal KM model I reinvent activity theory... This wouldn't be a big surprise since both activity theory and my (mainly tacit) understanding of how people learn and develop have the same roots in the work of Vygotsky. Just a result of simple exercise of thinki From Mathemagenic on May 17, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..


LORNET Website http://www.lornet.org/eng/index.htm While this project was announced last fall, it seems to be up an running now and has this website. For those who missed the announcement last October, this is the NSERC-funded $7.5 million/5 year project that, as far as I know, represents the largest ongoing learning object repository research initiative in Canada. The project has 6 themes and stretches across 6 Canadian research Universi From EdTechPost on May 17, 2004 at 9:57 p.m..


Wiki for Retreat on Mellon Open Source Projects http://rit.mellon.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome Who knows if this was meant to be public, but as the link isn't password protected and I stumbled across it on the web, I'm assuming it's open for viewing. This wiki was built in support of meetings held this past February concerning higher ed open source projects funded by the Mellon Foundation. The notes are worth perusing to glean some insight int From EdTechPost on May 17, 2004 at 9:57 p.m..


Verfassungsschutzbericht 2003 BMI-Chef Schily hat heute gemeinsam mit dem Präsidenten des Bundesamtes für Verfassungsschutz, Heinz Fromm, den Verfassungsschutzbericht 2003 (280 S. PDF)... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..


St. Galler Internationale Kartellrechtsforum Das Elfte St. Galler Internationale Kartellrechtsforum IKF unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Carl Baudenbacher, Präsident des EFTA-Gerichtshofs, fand Mitte April... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..


EU Software Patents Legislation Threatens Small Software Companies, Linux And Open Source Initiatives Mandrakesoft, a major Linux software distributor has issued an alert through its newsletter in which it informs all its users and the software community at large about a recent clandestine attack by proprietary interests through covert adoption of EU Software... From Robin Good's Latest News on May 17, 2004 at 9:55 p.m..


News for Today, May 18 Today's news on shared spaces: On justifying IM in a business, Michael Osterman writes: "The bottom line is that for IM to be justified on the basis of hard costs alone, it must provide changes in business processes that are... From Kolabora.com on May 17, 2004 at 9:55 p.m..


Multi-Party Videoconferencing Solutions Selected And Compared The number of cost-effective videoconferencing solutions available to Internet users keeps increasing while demonstrating that quality solutions do not require the type of large investments required until two years ago. In his latest live Buyer's Review Robin Good reviews nine best of breed sol... From Kolabora.com on May 17, 2004 at 9:55 p.m..


Frontier kernel will go open source Great news. Hopefully this will provide the basis for a re-energizing of Radio, Manila and Frontier. If not, at least it will be out there for others to build from and learn if nothing else! From Scripting News: 5/17/2004: QUOTEAt some point in the next few months, there will be an open source release of the Frontier kernel. Not sure what license it'll use. There won't be any grand expectations of what kind of community will develop. Even if no bugs get fixed, From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on May 17, 2004 at 9:54 p.m..


Edith this Page comes to PHP Excellent re-invention of the 1999 Manila prior art. Now if this meme would spread to other blog systems! From Life With Alacrity: Simple Yet Sophisticated Group Page Editing: QUOTEAt the fundamental level, EditThisPagePHP basically just let you remotely edit a single page. There are many situations where existing Wiki or Blog software is too complicated, or imposes too much structure. EditThisPagePHP lets you have total control over the HTML -- you can use sophistic From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on May 17, 2004 at 9:54 p.m..


Number 35 - May 17th From Seb Schmoller's Fortnightly Mailing Home Page on May 17, 2004 at 9:52 p.m..


British Association for American Studies - Cultural Artefacts and American Studies - A one day confe ... British Association for American Studies - Cultural Artefacts and American Studies - A one day conference for Librarians, Researchers and students of American Studies - 15 June 2004 - Oxford, UK From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 17, 2004 at 9:51 p.m..


InfoCommons-L, a listserv for the discussion of issues relating to the planning, implementation, ass ... InfoCommons-L, a listserv for the discussion of issues relating to the planning, implementation, assessment, and support of information commons facilities that integrate the resources and services of libraries with enhanced information technology From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 17, 2004 at 9:51 p.m..


Group Communication Tools: Big Multi-tools? Pliers and Screwdriver? I've been in a number of collaboration initiatives that aim to use online collaboration tools or "virtual community building" and sometimes it feels like the frustration of combing through one of those 90 function multi-tools when all you really need is a basic knife. While not convinced the tools make or break the projects (it has more to do with the people, the motivation, a shared purpose, the gravitational pull of Saturn ;-), it sure seems like the tools often get in the way rather than enabling. The creaky 1990s vintage "Worktools--> From cogdogblog on May 17, 2004 at 9:50 p.m..


Anarchists, Libraries and Freedom Siva Vaidhyanathan is in town today to promote his new book, The Anarchist in the Library, which I've read and highly recommend. I'll explain why in an upcoming posting. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 17, 2004 at 9:49 p.m..


Scholarships Offered to Rural and Regional Aged Care Nurses Nurses in rural and regional aged care homes are being encouraged to apply for Australian Government Aged Care Nursing Continuing Professional Development Scholarships. Providing high quality care for older Australians depends on having a skilled, professional and dedicated workforce of nurses and aged care workers, Ms Bishop said. The Continuing Professional Development Scholarships enable aged care nurses living outside major cities to undertake a broad range of professional development opportunities. From EdNA Online on May 17, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..


Remix Contest: Jim's Big Ego Check out some of the entries in the comments. You've still got till May 28th to make your remix! Post your entry to the comments on the blog, or send email to us. Here is the original call for entries: Take a crack at remixing, or making a video for Jim's Big Ego's song Mix Tape. You've got three weeks and we'll feature the best entries on the front page of our site for a week. Entries will be taken till May 28th, 20 From Creative Commons: weblog on May 17, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..


New Intenrational Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Management The Australian Government has today announced that it will provide $6.7 million for a new International Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Management to be based at the University of Adelaide in South Australia. The centre will be established by the Water Australia Group, a collaboration between sixteen institutions including six universities, TAFE South Australia, the CSIRO, key water research centres, South Australian government agencies and key industry partners. This new Centre will showcase Australian excellence in science and innovation and will play a key role in strengthening unde From EdNA Online on May 17, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..


Microsoft wins delay in Eolas appeal A federal court extends Microsoft's deadline to file an appeal against a judgment that found it had infringed on a Web browser patent. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..


House requests e-vote probe More than a dozen House members ask the General Accounting Office to investigate electronic voting security, as Congress considers legislation to restrict e-voting machine usage. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..


eBay Enhancements Aplenty for Sellers Changes include search-engine friendly Store listings for search engines, improved picture options in listings, and efforts to address some problems in billing. From E-Commerce Guide on May 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Want a job? Hand over your SAT results While more colleges limit standardized testing, Wall Street firms ask for SAT scores. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Only the best for Fluffy and Scruffy As more owners treat their pets as family members, vet schools start teaching 'people skills.' From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


This is school? Welcome to Fairhaven - a school with no set hours, no required classes, and no grades. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Motorola chooses IBM veteran to run chip division Michel Mayer, a 20-year veteran of Big Blue, becomes the new chairman and CEO of Motorola's Freescale Semiconductor division, which is scheduled to be spun off as a separate company. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Rebound seen for resource management software Expected growth in sales of ERP applications--7 percent this year--will leave the leading vendors with a bigger piece of the market, analysts at IDC report. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Salesforce's stock debut delayed The highly anticipated initial public offering of Salesforce.com stock, which had been slated for next week, has been delayed after a New York Times profile raised the concern of securities regulators over "quiet period" rules, according to sources. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..


Danger to bring Yahoo Messenger to handhelds The company is adding a second instant messaging client to wireless devices that are based on its software and services, following positive buzz about its efforts with America Online. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..


Security experts play down Cisco leak The leak of a significant amount of the company's latest source code will not result in a large number of vulnerabilities being found, security researchers say. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..


DoubleClick jumps into search The online ad specialist has bought search-engine marketer Performics, in a bid to profit from the fast-growing sector. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..


Good Technology receives funding The company has received $45 million in funding, which it will funnel into areas such as sales and marketing. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


Vonage cuts Net phoning prices The company drops $5 from its unlimited North American Net phone dialing plans, as Net phone service providers battle for customers. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..


Another Worrisome, Anti-Liberty Legal Precedent

  • NY Times: Case Expands Type of Lies Prosecutors Will Pursue. Until last month, lying to your own company's lawyers was not a crime. Now it is. Defense lawyers and civil libertarians are expressing alarm at the government's aggressive use of obstruction of justice laws in its investigation of accounting improprieties at Computer Associates, the giant software company. Everyone who's applauding the cra From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 17, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..


    Personas and plogs A couple of years ago, after I heard Alan Cooper speak about his company's ethnographic approach to interaction design, the word persona first appeared in this blog. Last Friday, "persona" popped up in back-to-back phone interviews, and made me realize that Cooper's From Jon's Radio on May 17, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..


    Thomas Keller and Per Se Big article in New York about my favorite chef Thomas Keller and his new restaurant in New York City, The Perfectionist Gets Burned: How Thomas Keller survived the fire that almost took down Per Se. "Just the other day, Thomas was so proud to show me how they use painter's tape in the kitchen," [The French Laundry Cookbook co-author Michael] Ruhlman says, visiting the Per S From megnut on May 17, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..


    SubEthaEdit 2.0 Released The guys at CodingMonkeys have just announced the release of SubEthaEdit 2.0 It looks basically the same (after a 30-second tryout), but has code completion, and the ability to invite folks to a shared document. Looks like a good release (more info here: SubEthaEdit - Features), but it's got a new network protocol which isn't compatible with 1.0 From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on May 17, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


    Transmeta to add antivirus feature to chips Following in the footsteps of rival chipmakers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, Transmeta is working to make its microprocessors capable of protecting computers from virus and worm attacks. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


    BMC signs system integrator, reseller Wipro Wipro, based in Bangalore, India, has entered a global partnership with enterprise software maker BMC. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


    IBM to fill out provisioning tools IBM's June update of its Tivoli provisioning software will be able to manage more hardware servers, storage and software products. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..


    Selbstgesteuertes Lernen mit Weblogs vs. institutionelles Lernen? Im BildungsBlog versuche ich in 'Offene Weblogs versus institutionelle Hierarchien?' der Frage nachzugehen, wie sich selbstgesteuertes Lernen mit Weblogs mit einer durch institutionelle Hierarchien geprägten Lernkultur, wie sie in Universitäten oft vorzufinden ist, unter einen Hut bringen lässt. Manch alteingessene(r) BloggerIn mag ob der Fragestellung nur müde lächeln, wer des Themas aber nicht müde wird ist herzlich eingeladen sich einzubringen :) Ich überlege mir gerade, ob die Ausgang From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on May 17, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..


    Offene Weblogs versus institutionelle... Ein Hinweis quasi 'in eigener Sache': Mein Beitrag 'Warum Weblogs die Universitäten (nicht?) revolutionieren werden' scheint mancherorts einige Irritationen ausgelöst zu haben, deswegen möchte ich hier nochmal auf den Konflikt eingehen, welchen ich zwischen offenem, selbstgesteuertem Lernen mit Weblogs und dem institutionellen Lernen wie es in Universitäten oder Schulen stattfindet sehe. Über manche meiner subjektiven Erfahrungen an der Uni Giessen, welche hier als Verallgemeinerun From BildungsBlog on May 17, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..


    'E-Learning goes the Wiki... Wiki - das virtuelle Gruppengedächtnis auf dem Weg in die E-Learning-Szene Wikis gelten in Insiderkreisen als "Großer Bruder" der populären Weblogs. Weitgehend unbeachtet von der breiten Öffentlichkeit hat sich dieses Tool seit Mitte der 90er eine große Fangemeinde erobert. Auch im E-Learning zeichnen sich vielseitige Anwendungsmöglichkeiten ab. Der Name Wiki erscheint auf den ersten Blick etwas unseriös und lässt eher an eine jugendliche Castingprominenz als an eine etablierte Internetgemeinde denken. Dabei handelt es s From BildungsBlog on May 17, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..


    Homepage und Berufsrecht Listenkollege RA Carsten Hoenig teilt mit, dass die RAK Berlin seine Anwaltsseite zu prüfen, jedoch im Ergebnis aus berufsrechtlicher Sicht... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..


    Data Mining-Bericht Ein vom US-Verteidigungsministerium eingesetzter Untersuchungsausschuss zum Themenkomplex "Data Mining und Datenschutz" legt in zwei Wochen seinen Abschlussbericht vor, berichtet intern.... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..


    Barrierefreiheit im Internet JurPC nimmt zu den technischen Fragen der Barrierefreiheit im Internet Stellung, die durch die zu erwartende Umsetzung der Rechtsverordnung des... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..


    Blogs and the Mainstream Dan Gillmor schreibt heute bei SiliconValley zum Thema: Cameron Marlow has done a useful study of how mentions of blogs... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..


    (re) Descubriendo blogs Afriblog: AFRIBLOG Africa Información tazon.org Apuntes a vuelapluma: Notas rápidas escritas a mano, sin revisar. Impresiones de un sobrevuelo BajoDemanda: blog dedicado al apasionante mundo de lo nuevos modelos de negocios Cajón de prensa: Donde encontrar viejos recortes de prensa... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 17, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..


    ID Change Agency Papers Our research team (we need a name) is presenting two papers at CAUCE 04 in a couple of weeks. These are brief summaries for the proceedings, but they should give you a taste of our work if you're interested. Instructional... From Rick's Café Canadien on May 17, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..


    Best Multi-Party Videoconferencing Tools Take The Podium At Buyer's Review The second Buyer's Review live event went online last Thursday with quite a few interested buyers attending, and a large group of videoconferencing companies and industry analysts checking how their products and preferred services stack up against emerging new... From Kolabora.com on May 17, 2004 at 2:55 p.m..


    Same Sex Marriage in MA, Part 2 A flautist and violinist played Baroque duets ("Music courtesy of the Brookline Music School") in the front corner of the lobby of the Brookline Town Hall. "Let me get rid of that for you," said a woman wearing an orange GLAD t-shirt, taking an orange rind from the tiny hand of a four year old on the shoulder of one of his fathers. GLAD was there to hand out roses, serve pastries, and applaud. There were no crowds of anonymous well-wishers, unlike last night's festival in Cambridge, just clusters of couples with their family and best friends. Terry, the mother... From Joho the Blog on May 17, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..


    in just                in just      in Just- spring      when the world is mud- luscious the little lame baloonman whistles       far       and wee and eddieandbill come running from marbles and piracies and it's spring when the world is puddle-wonderful the queer old baloonman whistles far       and       wee and bettyandisbel come dancing from hop-scotch and jump-rope and it's spring and         the           &nb From Joho the Blog on May 17, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..


    Why I'm weepy This issue has had me on the verge of tears for days. And sometimes I've gone over the verge. Why? The feeling is immediate. I don't have to think myself into it by imaginging that I'd been prevented from marrying my wife for 25 years. The feeling isn't connected to any particular friends who are getting married. Yet it's got a direct line to my heart. The best I can figure, it's about hope. Here is something I never thought would happen in my lifetime. And it isn't just an issue like legalizing marijuana. This is about a deep cultural... From Joho the Blog on May 17, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..


    Frontier Goes Open Source Interesting, in light of our recent discussions, that Frontier, the server software that Manila runs on, will be released as open source. Dave Winer says: And that's what I want to announce today. At some point in the next few months, there will be an open source release of the Frontier kernel. Not sure what license it'll use. The From weblogged News on May 17, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..


    Computers in the Classroom Debate If you have about five hours with nothing to do, head on over to Slashdot and check out this thread on the value of computers in the classroom. It stems from a review of Todd Oppenheimer's The Flickering Mind, which, from everything I've heard, deals a stinging blow to the whole technology in the classroom model. The stories of success and failure go back and forth, and the debate is as passionate as they come. But one theme that seems to run through most is that teachers are just not prepared to make good use o From weblogged News on May 17, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..


    noFrontier Now this is interesting and hopefully inspiring to a future community of Frontier developers. As good a time as any ... I persuaded my fellow board members that it would be in the company's interest to let the kernel d... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on May 17, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..


    News 'Judgment' and the Berg Murder Jay Rosen does his typically in-depth best at dissecting the "should we or shouldn't we" questions in the major media over whether to show the Nick Berg murder in all its evil detail. Jeff Jarvis ably summarizes and dissects Jay's piece. Read both. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 17, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..


    Discussion about computer science careers For all you Bay Area readers who are interested in a Computer Science career, here's a lecture you may be interested in: It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Google are pleased to co-sponsor an all-star female panel on education options for entering and re-entering Computer Science and IT on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:00pm at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA. At From megnut on May 17, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..


    IBM lands Qantas outsourcing deal The computing and services giant's Global Services wing announces a $450 million contract to manage the Australian airline's data center and handle other information technology needs. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..


    Software AG focuses on integration The company introduces a repackaging of its product line designed to take advantage of corporate spending on integration software. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..


    Microsoft retools for small business The software giant releases a slew of new and updated products meant to help small businesses in the retail market. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..


    Web services start-up revamps Systinet names a new CEO, introduces a product designed to expand its reach in the market for Web services tools, and renames its product line. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


    Cisco, IBM to team on Internet telephony The two companies are expected to announce this week a partnership to provide Internet voice services to corporate customers. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


    Indian groups join Intel's PlanetLab The chipmaker's research project, which uses centers at 156 sites around the globe, is getting even bigger, with the addition of labs in Bangalore and Roorkee. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..


    A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections About more than just collections, this framework is a very nice document describing principles for collections, objects, metadata and projects. Nothing in here I would disagree with, quite a bit I would enthusiastically support, and dozens of references to frameworks, metadata schemas, and more. If you work with digital repositories or collections, have a look at this one. This document was originally prepared for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and released in 2001. This is the 2004 version. By Various Authors, NISO, February 1, 2004 [OLDaily on May 17, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


    The Semio-grads Nice article with (of course) hidden layers of meaning and a lesson. When Ira Glass graduated in 1982 with a degree in Semiotics, his parents took out an ad in the classifieds: Corporate office seeks semiotics grad for high paying position." Funny. But though it rapidly became arcane, Semiotics - the study of meaning - has had a lasting influence on culture and its graduates have obtained well-paying positions. It goes to show that academic work may not have an instant - or even obvious - payoff and yet still be important. Something to consider when we make programming decisions based on the c From OLDaily on May 17, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


    Relevancy One of my little pet peeves is that 'relevancy' is not a word, or at least, not a word that should be used - the proper word to use is 'relevance'. That said, Lisa Galarneau wrote to me to inform of her new blog, Relevancy, which looks at "things that promote relevancy, including recommender systems (under the category relevancy apps)." Included in her note was this link to a paper about her experiences working at Towerrecords.com and about a faceted classification system called --> From OLDaily on May 17, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


    Ignou Makes Mark Worldwide in Distant Learning You might be hearing more about Ignou (the Indira Gandhi National Open University) as time goes by. As this article notes, the university "has taken the world of academic sphere by storm... With expansion in 26 nations, including the Commonwealth ones, the University by far has touched all continents and has become an Indian symbol in open and distance education." Via ADL Co-Lab News Report. By Surojit Mahalanobis, The Times of India, May 10, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on May 17, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


    Education Arcade From Water Cooler Games (via WWWEDU), an interesting blog in itself, comes coverage of the two-day Education Arcade, a conference at MIT held to discuss the use of games in learning. Some good - and sometimes controversial - content here, such as this, from Brenda Laurel: "Laurel argued that the teaching of hierarchy is the primary function of public education in America -- designed to create an efficient underclass (even if there's not a conspiracy to do so). School trains kids to be good workers and buyers, which is, in Laurel's opinion, bad news." Coverage from --> From OLDaily on May 17, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


    Science.gov 2.0 Launches This new version of the governmentwide Web portal for science and technology information is a significant improvement over the first. Still a federated search (which means searches may take, as the site says, 'up to 30 seconds'), the site has an improved search engine and now accesses 30 resource portals and 47 million pages in real time. It's not perfect, though: when I searched for 'Downes' (as I always do with services such as this) it decided that I was searching for 'down' and, of course, returned hundreds of useless results. I also think that the site i From OLDaily on May 17, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


    Freedom 0 Movable Type has launched version 3.0 of its blogging software and is getting a bit of a rough ride from the blogging community. Chief among their concerns is its new pricing policy, which as Mark Pilgrim reports in this item, may result in people paying hundreds of dollars to maintain their blogs. Writes Pilgrim, "Movable Type 3.0 changes the rules, and prices me right out of the market. I do not have the freedom to run the program for any purpose; I only have the limited set of freedoms that Six Apart chooses to bestow upon me, and every new version seems to bestow fewer and fewer freedoms." From OLDaily on May 17, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..


    Folter Light Wie aus dem Pentagon verlautete, werde der Oberkommandierende in Irak, General Ricardo Sanchez, einige "Techniken" nicht mehr gestatten, ist im... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..


    Gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe Als erster US-Bundesstaat erlaubt Massachussetts ab heute die sog. Eheschließungen unter Gleichgeschlechtlichen, berichtet die tagesschau. Vor allem Amerikas Konservativen ist... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..


    Wahl des Bundespräsidenten Eines der aus der Mitte vom Landtag Rheinland-Pfalz gewählten Mitglieder der Bundesversammlung zur Wahl des Bundespräsidenten möge im Wege einer... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..


    Semantische Suche Über ein weiteres Projekt, das riskiert, an der semantischen Suche die Zähne stumpfzubeissen, obwohl hinter dem Projekt eine Reihe heller... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..


    E-Money Mit der Frage der Anwendbarkeit der sog. "E-Money"-Verordnung (auch) auf Mobilfunkbetreiber beschäftigt sich jetzt erstmals dieses Arbeitspapier (18 S. PDF)... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..


    Netiquette Auf der Netiquette Home Page findet sich die vollständige Online-Ausgabe des Buches von Virginia Shea. Nur, falls es einmal erforderlich... From Handakte WebLAWg on May 17, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..


    Edu_RSS Ticker En Stephen's Web se ofrece el Edu_RSS Ticker: Una amplia selección de noticias sobre tecnología educativa basada en más de 200 fuentes.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 17, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..


    Cobertura informativa de la Boda Real Más de 5.600 medios darán cobertura a la Boda Real del sábado, cuya retransmisión televisiva será seguida por unos 1.200 millones de espectadores en todo el mundo. El sitio oficial de la Boda Real ofrece estas Instrucciones generales para la... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 17, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..


    Media Ownership Chart: Who Owns Your News? Who controls what we watch, read and listen to? Though four years old, here is a great map that visualizes the world largest six media moguls and their specific properties in television, book publishing, entertainment, movies and music. The map... From Robin Good's Latest News on May 17, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..


    Better Than Glance: Easy Screen Sharing And Remote Control With GoToMeeting It looks beautifully easy! better than glance.net, Try it out!. This is what my friend and colleague Gillian Kerr wrote me about GoToMeeting the other day. Nonetheless I am a long time GoToMyPC customer and proud supporter, I had not received any internal news announcing this new exciting service fr... From Kolabora.com on May 17, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..


    Blog: Your Social PortalMany talks recently on blo ... Blog: Your Social PortalMany talks recently on blog's social functions in blogshpere, e.g. Ton talks about the Blog as a Personal Presence Portal, Elmine's "The strength of blogging", as well Ming's reflection on them. Actually, I'm thinking of blog's social functions for a long time, too. The Wego(codename) can be designed to target th From Meta on May 17, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..


    Employer Support for Learning Sharon Daugherty writes, "In considering going back to school, exploring tuition reimbursement as an option is an important thing to do. Many people with a strong desire to complete their education even seek employment with certain companies specifically for this... From Adult/Continuing Education on May 17, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..


    More on the Google and Yahoo efforts to index OA scholarship Jeffrey Young, Libraries Aim to Widen Google's Eyes, Chronicle of Higher Education, May 21, 2004 (access limited to subscribers). Excerpt: "Experts say the reason for the sudden interest in academic content by search-engine makers is simple: competition. Google's addition of features to its search tool coincides with the initial public stock offering for which it filed last month. Microsoft has announced plans to build a new search engine of its own, and Yahoo has renewed its focus on searching, making search engine From FOS News on May 17, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..


    More on the trade embargo on scientific editing Peter Givler, The Defendant is Charged with Good Editing, Chronicle of Higher Education, May 21, 2004 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: "A warning: Publishing may still be hazardous to your health. A lot of angry ink has been spilled over the U.S. Treasury Department's bizarre ruling last fall that a publisher who corrected the spelling in a manuscript from Iran could be guilty of trading with the enemy and subject to serious criminal penalties -- up to $500,000 in fines and 10 years in prison. Publishers and wri From Seb's Open Research on May 17, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..


    UserLand to Open-Source Frontier Kernel Dave Winer has interesting news about Frontier, the core product of the company he founded, UserLand: "At some point in... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 17, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..


    Blogs and the Mainstream Press Cameron Marlow has done a useful study of how mentions of blogs have gotten increasingly commonplace in the mainstream media. The word "weblog," he writes, is "slowly becoming part of our vernacular." From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 17, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..


    Feds Rethinking Data Privacy?

  • NY Times: Panel Urges New Protection on Federal 'Data Mining'. A federal advisory committee says Congress should pass laws to protect the civil liberties of Americans when the government sifts through computer records and data files for information about terrorists. This is a positive sign, but it's far too early to believe a panel recommendation will turn into concrete protection of anyone's pr From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 17, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..


    Testing.. Testing draft feature... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 17, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..


    Freedom 0 - Mark Pilgrim Alan just sent me a link to Mark Pilgrim's Freedom 0 [dive into mark] post on the whole MovableType3 thing. It's a really good read, and is pretty much in sync with my thoughts on the matter. I've been thinking about this for a while (even before MT3). What we've got now in "blogspace" is essentially a monoculture. Just about everyone runs MovableType. It makes a nice, big, juicy target for spamroaches/rat-bastards. Same problem in th From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on May 17, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..


    South Korea's cat-and-mouse with piracy Residents with pirated software have resorted to an old-fashioned method for skirting Microsoft and the authorities. They scram. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..


    Samsung to unveil satellite TV for phones The company's upcoming handset and service package will mean that customers can watch up to 40 stations for a flat monthly fee. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..


    A Battle Over Race A California regent's campaign against "comprehensive review" in admissions is misguided and could undermine opportunities for all students, write William Kidder Susan Kiyomi Serrano and Angelo J. Ancheta. From Chronicle: free on May 17, 2004 at 8:54 a.m..


    Don't Touch That Dial Media scholars are tuning in to the cultural signals of radio's golden era, writes Thomas Doherty, an associate professor of film studies at Brandeis University. From Chronicle: free on May 17, 2004 at 8:54 a.m..


    International Workshop on Visual Artifacts for the Organization of Information and Knowledge I spent two days at the Knowledge Media Research Center (KMRC) in Tübingen where an international group of researchers met to discuss and present topics of information and knowledge visualization. My presentation Integrating Personal Webpublishing Practices and Visual Mapping Tools outlined some ideas about why and how we might connect the world of visual mapping with personal Webpublishing practices as we know them today. The presentations of and conversations with Alberto J. Cañas and John W. Coffey from the From Seblogging News on May 17, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..


    Introducing technologies and practices for supporting self-organized learning in a hybrid environment Here is the abstract of the paper Priya Sharma and I will present at I-KNOW 04:Higher education is supposed to prepare its graduates to enter the workplace and apply and adapt their knowledge to the specific requirements of the setting. However, by adhering to traditional instructional models and to a view of learning that is very different from that required within the workplace, higher education fails to adequately prepare students to deal with rapid changes and emergent demands that require ind From Seblogging News on May 17, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..


    Zeppelin University: "Studiengebühren: Sozialverträglich... Privatuniversität ["an einem für eine Hochschule einzigartigen Standort (Campus mit Strand)"] entwickelt innovatives Vorfinanzierungsmodell mit Sparkasse Bodensee (...) "Die Intelligenz der Bewerber steht nicht zwingend im Zusammenhang mit dem Vermögenshintergrund der Eltern", das weiß Stephan A. Jansen, Gründungspräsident der privaten Zeppelin University (ZU) und selbst BAföG-Empfänger, aus eigener Erfahrung mit der Auswahl Studierender an privaten Hochschulen... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on May 17, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..


    Learn how to implement an effective web style guide Gerry McGovern writes on how to implement an effective web style guide. To quote: A style guide helps you quickly and cost-effectively publish content that is of a consistent quality. It is particularly important when there are lots of editors... From Column Two on May 17, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..


    Programs protected as they're written - Dan Lee, Mercury News Hackers love stabbing at the soft spots in software. They exploit vulnerabilities deep within source code -- the blueprint for a piece of software -- to steal information, to crash or seize control of a computer, or just for a challenge. Fortify Softwa From Techno-News Blog on May 17, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..


    Google's success not making ad industry friends Google's success in Web advertising is fast becoming bittersweet for other companies that rely on ads to pay the bills. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..


    Political spam as national pastime CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why when it comes to political spam, many folks running for elected office don't think the law applies to them. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..


    Stop skirting network security Abe Kleinfeld, CEO of nCircle Network Security, says corporations need to be responsible for their own protection. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..


    Study supports controversial offshore numbers A new report by Forrester Research repeats its controversial assertion that more than 3 million U.S. jobs will move overseas by 2015, an estimate that contributed to the political firestorm surrounding the offshoring issue. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..


    TrackBacklash Liz, Chuq von Rospach, and Dan Bricklin offer wisdom following Six Apart's bruising TrackBacklash. I worry that the terms they've proposed threatens the vitality of the developer community that helped get Movable Type this far. I doubt that From Seb's Open Research on May 17, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..


    Colleges Offering Video Game Studies - Holly McKenna, Reuters Playing video games is no longer just a pastime of young boys. Now it's also homework for American college students. Thanks to the growing place of games in mainstream entertainment, universities across the nation are now offering classes in video game From Techno-News Blog on May 17, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    Science.gov 2.0 launches - Sara Michael, FCW The governmentwide Web portal for science and technology information has been upgraded. Energy Department officials heralding new features and more advanced search capabilities launched Science.gov 2.0, a collaboration among 12 major science agencies, From Techno-News Blog on May 17, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    Eight Tips for Successful Team Leadership - Vasilios Fevgas, techLearning You've just been chosen team leader " and no matter whether it is a subject-orientated, grade-level, school-wide, or district-wide team, as leader it is your responsibility to make sure it runs effectively and performs its tasks. You're the leader, and From Educational Technology on May 17, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    Worksheets and Templates - Carol Holzberg, techLearning Skillful teachers enrich conventional instruction in many ways. They pepper the learning environment with challenging and meaningful stimuli. They immerse learners in real-time, hands-on, content rich activities. Finally, they allow time for reflective From Educational Technology on May 17, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    Broadband Helps Bring Learning to Life Outside the Classroom - Telephony World Education is seeing significant benefits through broadband technology. Learning is no longer restricted to the classroom but can be carried out in a virtual environment where students, irrespective of age or class, can access experts and information fr From Online Learning Update on May 17, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    UND deletes Pick-A-Prof critique program - David Dodds, Grand Forks Herald A controversial Web site that let UND students critique courses and professors has been deleted from use on campus. Jordan Schuetzle, student body president, said a contract with Texas-based Web service Pick-A-Prof has not been renewed for next semeste From Online Learning Update on May 17, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    Kaplan poised to be online leader - Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinal A student might be snacking, but there's no napping in a Kaplan online education class. That's because students, in online classroom "chats" with professors, can be called upon at any moment to answer a question. Today's online professor "has a lot mor From Online Learning Update on May 17, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..


    The one when Ben realises the whole grand plan Here's an idea, and a small internal revelation, that I don't personally have enough time to do something with, but...well, Hello Lazyweb. I, like many people, have spent a good part of the past few years trying to make sure... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..


    How to get chewing gum off the street. How to get chewing gum off the street: Celebrities used as gum targets - Genius. Genius. Genius. (via Los Spoolistas) and just the sort of thing for Beyond Brilliance or City Comforts (spreading memes by referrer tracking. shameless, really). New... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..


    Gov't Just Says No to Stem Cells In a letter to Congress, the U.S. National Institutes of Health defends federal policy on stem cells, saying plenty of work can be done within the restrictions laid down by the Bush administration. From Wired News on May 17, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    Microsoft Focuses on Research Recognizing that computing is about more than creating work documents, sending e-mail messages or putting a photo online, the software giant gears up to make the best tools for users to find things online. From Wired News on May 17, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    Did Rumsfeld OK Prison Tactics? New Yorker reporter Seymour Hersh writes that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized expanding a secret interrogation program employing abuse and humiliation of prisoners from Afghanistan to Iraqi prisons. From Wired News on May 17, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    UK Scientist Fears Genetic Bias What if insurance companies and employers use genetic tests to discriminate against people with an increased risk for certain diseases? A Nobel laureate wants laws in place to protect people. From Wired News on May 17, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    Hy-Wire Driving Is a Gas Taking a ride in a hydrogen-powered car of the future can be a bit disconcerting, unless you like driving with no steering wheel or floor pedals. A product review by Kari Lynn Dean. From Wired News on May 17, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    Data Scant for Watchlist Usage Nearly six months after the CIA and FBI made a watchlist of 120,000 suspected terrorists available to law enforcement agencies and airline screeners, little is known about its use or how a name can be removed. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on May 17, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    OS X Makes Slow Debut on PC German students develop the first emulator for running Mac OS X on a Windows machine. It's incomplete, buggy and horribly slow, but PC geeks are rushing to try it out. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on May 17, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    Rome: First a Game, Now on TV The History Channel is teaming up with a British video-game developer to create a series depicting the battles of Ancient Rome. Show producers say it's probably the first of many such partnerships. By John Gaudiosi. From Wired News on May 17, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    Getting Naked for Big Brother People are willing to strip for Uncle Sam and accept surveillance technologies to protect them from terrorists, though the privacy invasions won't make them any safer. Kim Zetter interviews the author of The Naked Crowd. From Wired News on May 17, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..


    "Woe is Me" and MT3 But just a minute-- It is not like any of our beautifully running installations of MT 2.6 and earlier will suddenly blink out or self-destruct in 5 minutes, Mr. Phelps. This insane rush to upgrade or jump seems awfully.... hasty. Sure down the road, there are going to perhaps be compelling technical, feature reasons to upgrade or switch blog platforms, but there is nothing wrong with staying where you are at. MT 2.X still works, eh? It's not broken, eh? [cogdogblog] Alan Levine sums up very well the whole MT 3.0 bloodletting.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    Not Dave Kingman The Dave Kingman Web Site Tonight my son and I were playing catch, or as some folks say... having catch. Anyway he wanted popups. So i start to throw him popups. As he catches them he asks which of the Chicago Cubs he caught it like. So as he made catches he'd ask... "Which one?" I'd say..."Andre Dawson"... "Billy Williams"... "Adolfo Phillips"... "Sammy Sosa"... "Jim Hickman"... and the game would continue. When he would drop one, or not quite get to it he's ask, "Which One?" and for some reason I said ...."Dave Kingman" Now Kingman did hit a lot... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    Haughey on Burgerville My new favorite fast food joint | A Whole Lotta Nothing Matt Haughey, a recently arrived Oregonian, talks of Burgerville, a very unique Northwest fast food outlet. Not only is the food good and very unlike most fast food places, but their kids' meals include things lilke garden tools and seeds instead of the standard plastic toy junk.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    28% OF AMERICAN ADULTS ARE WIRELESS READY From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    Skyscrapers in Cyberspace: Maps and History Online From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    CMC [Colorado Mountain College] professor a leader in distance teaching From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    More Youths Opt for G.E.D. [general equivalency diploma], Skirting High-School Hurdle From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    Diploma takes 40 years From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    Kaua'i Community College Class of 2004 ; Longtime student receives distance education Master's degree From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    ReadyGo Web Course Builder quickly and efficiently lets you produce web based training From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    White Paper Examines Effective Use of Assessments in Learning From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    Internet Pomp, Distance Learning Circumstance @ USC Viterbi School From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    What the Research Says About Virtual Learning Environments in Teaching and Learning From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    Research Literature on VLEs Catchy title: "A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON THE USE OF MANAGED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN EDUCATION, AND A CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM" (.pdf) [BECTA] But well worth a read I think! Hey... I got this from the news ticker :o))) From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    An Argumentation Analysis of Weblog Conversations Cool! They just keep on coming, from Aldo de Moor & Lilia Efimova we have An Argumentation Analysis of Weblog Conversations: Abstract: "Weblogs are important new components of the Internet. They provide individual users with an easy way to publish online and others to comment on these views. Furthermore, there is a From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    A Personal Information and Knowledge Infrastructure Integrator What's that thing about waiting for busses and then 3 come at once...via Jill who says "It's one of the first papers on blogs to be published in a peer-reviewed academic journal" comes this article: "The Next Big Thing is being grown organically, cultivated by software developers and pruned by personal Weblog publishers. The rising Weblogging space of the Internet is looking mo From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on May 17, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..


    OA progress in Europe David Prosser, The view from Europe: Creating international change, College & Research Libraries News, May 2004. On recent European steps toward OA, including the UK inquiry, the BOAI, the Berlin Declaration, the several Wellcome Trust contributions, and the DOAJ. Excerpt: "Any attempt to fundamentally change a well-embedded system with such large degrees of inertia as those of scholarly communication will be difficult. These difficulties are compounded by the worldwide, international nature of th From FOS News on May 17, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    The serials crisis at Stanford Linda Cicero, At What Cost?, Stanford Magazine, June 2004. How the serials pricing crisis looks from Stanford. Excerpt: "The Faculty Senate approved a resolution that encourages faculty and University libraries to support 'affordable' scholarly journals. It calls on the libraries to refuse bundled subscription plans and to scrutinize the pricing of for-profit journals in general, and 'those published by Elsevier in particular.' Finally, the four-part resolution encourages senior From FOS News on May 17, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    "We are legal" "We're giving them the street." So the police officer said say as my daughter and I arrived at Central Square in Cambridge at11:30 this evening. The police pulled back the restraining fences and the crowd packed Massachusetts Ave. solid where we watched couples enter the Town Hall — the first same-sex couples in America to be issued marriage licenses fully legal according to state law. (Oh, stop your quibbling! We're the first state to make it legal and I'm going to enjoy that.) WOOHOO! The crowd was enormous. We were crammed together from the street all the way up the... From Joho the Blog on May 17, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..


    I coöperate with my rôle in the hôtel Back here in the mists of old blog post time, I pondered the use of accents in English. Not just foreign loan words like hôtel or rôle, but actual genuine English words with necessary diacritics. coöperate, for example. This morning... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    And I still can't find any Swan Vestas here. Uncouth lot, that they are. The South Kensington branch of Christies is having perhaps one of the two sales ever that I would die to be in with someone else's cash, viz the "Furniture and Decorative Objects including The Private Collection of Pipes, Tobacco Jars... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. E.B.White had it right: If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world, and a... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    The Collective Deep Breath Jay Allen, as ever, has much wisdom on l'affair du Type Movable. Those who strop and sigh should read his essay on The Collective Deep Breath. And to repeat what Jay says: MT-Blacklist is NOT compatible with MT 3.0.... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    Real men use metric Geek Out! It's a Geek Out! From this Slashdot article pointing to this paper on Metric Paper Sizesby Markus Kuhn, we find out this: Technical drawing pens follow the same size-ratio principle. The standard sizes differ by a factor sqrt(2):... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    ICRC and Taguba reports online Redundant political commentary, mostly in order to feed the noösphere. "The ICRC Report on the Treatment by the Coalition Forces of Prisoners of War and other protected persons in Iraq" is online. That link is a transcript of the scan... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    Ten points go to Albania. Albania dix points. War by any other name. The Eurovision Song Contest is tonight. Good evening Istanbul, this is Italy calling. There are so many aspects to the whole thing, it begs something like this Call for Papers: The event is replete with... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    Taglish and Konyo Lost in the mists of Wikipedia, I'm propped up on the entry for Taglish"an informal dialect of Tagalog that infuses English terms" used in the Philippines. From there comes this: Konyo English - A type of Englog"English with some Tagalog... From Ben Hammersley.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    Cisco investigates source code leak The technology giant confirms that some of the proprietary source code that drives its networking hardware has appeared on the Internet. From CNET News.com on May 17, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..


    RestaurantEdge.com and School Hot Links Announce Spring 2004 Scholarship Recipients RestaurantEdge.com and School Hot Links Announce Spring 2004 Scholarship RecipientsRestaurantEdge.com and School Hot Links, (www.wrcnewsletter.com), are proud to announce the Spring 2004 Joint Scholarship recipients: Dominick Mirabile from Glendora, CA and Larry Martin from Kingwood, TX. [PRWEB May 17, 2004] From PR Web on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    Sierra Vista Software offers a free CD to qualified educators. Sierra Vista Software announces availability of a free CD containing trial and free versions of educational software.To request the free CD please visit www.quiz-buddy.com and click on the "For Schools" navigation link. [PRWEB May 17, 2004] From PR Web on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    Graduation Isn't Just for Kids; 20 Adults Complete English Language Program Celebrating its 10th Year East Dallas Cooperative Parish will hold graduation ceremonies this week for 20 women who have completed its English language course conducted at East Dallas Christian Church. The English Language Ministry is in its 10th year and each term helps about 120 participants, mostly immigrant women, learn English-language skills. [PRWEB May 17, 2004] From PR Web on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    2004 National Story Writing Contest for At-Risk YouthPOSITIVELY NEGATIVE:Close Encounters and other tales of HIV/AIDSWITH SPIKE LEE, MORGAN FREEMAN, & ROBERT RODRIGUEZ Spike Lee, Morgan Freeman, writer/director Robert Rodriguez, Jesse L. Martin, Jasmine Guy, among other notable celebrities, filmmakers and playwrights will judge Select Media's national HIV/AIDS prevention story-writing contest for youth at-risk. [PRWEB May 17, 2004] From PR Web on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    CarbWire Presses Quiznos for Nutritional Info Low-carb news website CarbWire is putting pressure on Quiznos to release information on its "low-carb" Toasty Flatbread line of products. [PRWEB May 17, 2004] From PR Web on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    Mount Sinai School of Medicine Announces the Release of Command Performance Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Department of Educational Technology today announces the release of Command Performance, Mount Sinai's full screen, full motion presentation on demand (POD) video jukebox system - capable of playing back an unlimited number of video clips from virtually any Windows 2000 or XP computer, via local hard drive, CD, DVD-ROM or LAN. [PRWEB May 17, 2004] From PR Web on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    Google IPO Spawns Search Engine Marketing Training Industry With Google's IPO on the horizon, more companies are turning to search engine marketing as a way to increase their web presence. Many companies will outsource for a premium, however they should also consider in-house training as a cost effective and long term solution. [PRWEB May 17, 2004] From PR Web on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    Cosmetic Enhancement from A to Z: Industry Experts Meet in Los Angeles for Three Day Consumer Educational Event The 3 day Cosmetic Enhancement Expo (CEE) will convene in Los Angeles, CA Nov 5th 2004 where 10,000 to 15,000 Cosmetic Enhancement consumers will meet with the CEE medical and industry professionals to attend educational sessions, to see live demonstrations and to participate in one-on-one discussions. An illustrious Cosmetic Enhancement Advisory Board has been hand picked ensuring the quality and objectivity of the CEE educational sessions, and overseeing that the curriculum is comprehensive in the key areas: Cosmetic Surgery, Skin Treatments and Procedures, Cosmetic Vision Correction, Cosmet From PR Web on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    Ms. Gloria Steinem Joins Dr. Pat Baccili on KKNW 1150 Seattle - Tune in to Find Out Five Words Ms. Steinem Said to Dr. Pat That Changed Her Life Feminist activist, co-founder of the National Women's Political Caucus and Ms. magazine, Gloria Steinem will join Dr. Pat Baccili on KKNW 1150 and across the Internet. Tune in on May 20th at 11:00 am PST to KKNW 1150 AM or on the Internet at www.crustbusting.com to find out five words Ms. Steinem said to Dr. Pat several years ago that changed her life.Today's interview with Gloria Steinem is exclusively sponsored by Mary Foley, author of Bodacious! Woman: Outrageously in Charge of Your Life and Lovin' It! [PRWEB May 17, 2004] From PR Web on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    50 Years After Brown, the Issue Is Often Money As the clamor for integration wanes, the fight for opportunity in the nation's public schools has largely been about money. From New York Times: Education on May 17, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..


    Virtual Learning Environments In Education: A Review Of The Literature From ScotFEICT on May 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..


    ComuNET lanza cursos on-line sobre aspectos jurídicos y Nuevas Tecnologías ComuNET, empresa especializada en servicios integrales de teleformación, ha lanzado una oferta de varios cursos on-line en los que se tratan algunos de los temas má... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..


    El Fórum de Barcelona acogerá la V edición de Virtual Educa La educación en la era de la globalización será el tema principal de la V edición de la Conferencia sobre Educación, Capacitación Profesional y Tecnología de la Información, --> From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..


    Cursos virtuales para producir sin contaminar La Confederación de Empresarios de Albacete (Feda) ha firmado un convenio de colaboración con la Fundación Biodiversidad para el desarrollo de actuacio... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..


    Educación a distancia de la Universidad del Litoral Se trata de la especialización en Comercialización Internacional. Tiene tres cuatrimestres de duración y se cursa a través de la modalidad a distancia de la U... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..


    Universidad Católica lanza diploma a distancia de actualización profesional para ingenieros agrónomos y forestales El programa de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile busca satisfacer las necesidades de perfeccionamiento de una comunidad de profesionales de América Latina, qu... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on May 16, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..


    Make Long URLs Short With BittyURL BittyURL.com is a new service that lets you take long URLs and turn them into very short ones. How many times have you received an email with a huge link to a URL or had to send one to someone... From Robin Good's Latest News on May 16, 2004 at 11:54 p.m..


    News for Today, May 17 A number of interesting happenings in the world of shared spaces: InternetNews asks if innovation in public IM services has peaked, and suggesting that it has, further suggests that the big three IM providers should do more to open their... From Kolabora.com on May 16, 2004 at 11:54 p.m..


    Jeff Jarvis: Hosted Service and Software Business invariably conflict I agree with Jeff that it's difficult to keep both a hosted weblog business and a weblog software business viable. We only need to look at the other blog (and other software) companies that have tried to walk the same line with mixed success. Don't know if divesting is the answer but that definitely would allow each unit to focus on their business. From The SixApart solution: Divest TypePad - BuzzMachine... by Jeff Jarvis: QUOTEBut what has irked -- to say From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on May 16, 2004 at 11:53 p.m..


    Another aggregation of writing on weblogs Here's another decent list of publications on weblogs from Elmine Wijnia. I reckon my contribution to this... if I can ever get round to it, would be a 'Articles about personal and collaborative webpublishing that you would feel comfortable citing for refereed academic publication'... how's that for a catchy title :o) From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on May 16, 2004 at 11:52 p.m..


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