Make it new James Moore points out the new map/poster of Africa from the Boston University African Studies Center that helps people understand the size of the continent. It's a good example of the ways clever maps that help us see freshly. I recall working in the Writing Lab at the University of Iowa, where Lou Kelly had installed an upside-down map of the western hemisphere as one of the attractive and challenging wall-hangings. Then there is the Global Attention Profiles site that maps how much... From Weblogs in Higher Education on June 2, 2004 at 11:53 a.m..

IMS revs Meta-data spec But hang on, wasn't IMS Meta-Data supposed to be succeeded by the IEEE LOM standard? Indeed it is, and that is exactly what the new revision of IMS Meta-Data is mostly about: how to get to IEEE LOM 1.0 from IMS Meta-data 1.1.2. More than that, it is a pretty comprehensive, up to date and accessible guide for anyone who wants to implement the LOM. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on June 2, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

Distributed Social Networking Software Tools "For many years email and usenet news constituted the majority of the Internet's use as a tool to facilitate communication among individuals. The last five years have given rise to a number of novel applications in this domain--which has come... From Robin Good's Latest News on June 2, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

Find Out Who You Really Are: The Vanity of Googlism Tired: Doing a google on your own name. Wired: Reading a Googlism on your own name. Expired: Looking up your name in a phone book. What is Googlism? The best why to find out is to explore, but more or less, it uses the "collective" wisdom of the Google API to extract a list of statements found about a given name. (--> From cogdogblog on June 2, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Future of the Palm OS The name of the conference room at PalmSource was "Absolute Panic"' -- but the Sunnyvale company's chief executive was a picture of calm when I stopped by a couple of weeks ago. Dave Nagel's confidence may have been shaken a bit since then, especially given Tuesday's announcement that Sony, one of the company's important customers, was on its way toward abandoning the arrangement (Mercury News). But it would be premature, at best, to assume that the Sony m From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on June 2, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Churchill Club Blogging Panel: Date Change The Churchill Club panel discussion on blogging and social networking, which I'm co-moderating, has been moved to June 17. It was originally scheduled for tomorrow. Details here. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on June 2, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Smartphone market up 115%, handhelds static year-on-year Nokia remains the overall leader, but its EMEA smartphone dominance is not mirrored in other major regions. PalmOne, second overall worldwide and top in the US, still enjoys a substantial share advantage over third-place HP. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on June 2, 2004 at 10:57 a.m..

Sony pulls out of European, US PDA markets Company to focus on multimedia wireless devices that can run high-premium content such as movies, games and music. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on June 2, 2004 at 10:57 a.m..

Learning from the past Rob Paterson offers the example of the New Bedford whaling community as a successful community of practice. The entire community was financially behind the trip. All contributed to ensuring that the investment was safe by offering the very best equipment from the boat to the rigging. All crew members were paid on a share basis - all had a vested interest in supporting all the others on the ship. It was considered bad form to sail with the same crew so experience was continually spread ar From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on June 2, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

RSS for the Masses Dave Winer, one of the pioneers of blogging and RSS, has started a new blog intended to reach the average Internet user. He kicks things off with a post titled RSS IS... and lists a number of things that explain what RSS does rahter than any of the technical aspects of the technology. The initial comments are a bit techno-intensive, but here's hoping that as time goes on the focus will remain on what Dave hopes to do--promote and explain the benefits of RSS to the average Joe and Jane on... From Brain Frieze on June 2, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

Teaching Flash Gaming Last week I received an e-mail from a teacher in Australia who wanted some more information on the approach I take when teaching Flash gaming to my students. I promised to post my resources and methodology here, so off we go. First of all, let me be clear that I am not an ActionScript expert. Far from it in fact, as my decidedly right-brained way of thinking makes it difficult for me to retain much of the things that code-oriented folks take for granted. Still, I began teaching Flash... From Brain Frieze on June 2, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

Who owns a weblog's content? (Seb Paquet) For a year or so the Invisible Adjunct weblog has provided a forum for academics to (mostly) discuss issues relating to campus politics and working conditions in academia. Last March the anonymous author decided to leave the profession and sign... From Corante: Social Software on June 2, 2004 at 10:50 a.m..

Swarming Works: Italy Steps Back! Pressed by public opinion, the independent media and a large number of online journalists, reporters and independent thinkers, the Italian Government has finally decided to modify the draconic laws it had just passed that criminalized anyone caught with the evidence... From Robin Good's Latest News on June 2, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Dream groaners I woke up this morning from a vivid dream. Someone had been talking about a philosopher who liked to fast before he thought. Not for me, I replied, or else, Rene a la Carte would have written "I think, therefore I yam." Look, it was just a dream, ok? At least I didn't have Jean Paul Sartre writing Being and Muffinness. Nor did Sartre say "Hell is other Peeps." Nor did Kant issue his Categorical Aperitif. So just leave me alone.... From Joho the Blog on June 2, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Modified MT-Blacklist URL finder I've modified the Outlook script I posted so that now it finds all (?) the urls in a selected set of messages in your inbox. This is useful if you receive dozens or hundreds of comment spams and want to paste all the offensive links into Jay Allen's mahvelous MT-Blacklist utility for MovableType. The copy-and-paste version is here. Please note the warnings listed in my original blogpost.... From Joho the Blog on June 2, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Who owns a weblog's content? For a year or so the Invisible Adjunct weblog has provided a forum for academics to (mostly) discuss issues relating to campus politics and working conditions in academia. Last March the anonymous author decided to leave the profession and sign off from her weblog. The only problem is that over time a real community has gathered around that weblog, and those people clearly want to continue talking - as the 200-odd comments on the sign-off post attest. I figured some of the From CNET News.com on June 2, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

IBM lands business services deals From CNET News.com on June 2, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Internet Literacies (Con't) "From my perspective, probably the most important digital divide is not access to a box. It's the ability to be empowered with the language that that box works in. Otherwise only a very few people can write with this language, and all the rest of us are reduced to being read-only. " --Elizabeth DaleyI added a new "Literacy" department today as it seems like this concept is getting more an more of my attention. Part of it is due to La From weblogged News on June 2, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

Labels to dampen CD burning? From CNET News.com on June 2, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

BlockWalk 2.0 impressions via Seblogging: "BW 2.0 morning conversations" more photos from "BlogWalk 2.0" ... From Topic Exchange: Channel 'blogwalk' on June 2, 2004 at 8:00 a.m..

Eclipse Internet launches variable speed broadband FLEX Broadband allows users to change the speed of their connection at the touch of a button for an hour, a week or permanently. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on June 2, 2004 at 7:58 a.m..

UTStarcom signs up Tiscali for DSLAM network Tiscali's first multiservice broadband networks will be deployed initially in Italy and France. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on June 2, 2004 at 7:58 a.m..

Groupe SEB awards AT&T E2.6m global networking contract AT&T will provide the French-based company with a global managed VPN, which allows secure data transmission through both the AT&T Global Network (AGN) and over the public internet. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on June 2, 2004 at 7:58 a.m..

The Naskapi and the Caribou On how unlearning can help you to hunt From Monkeymagic on June 2, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Curso: Integración de las nuevas tecnologías en el aula La Universitat Internacional de Menorca Illa del Rei (UIMIR) organiza el curso de verano «Integración de las nuevas tecnologías en el aula», coordinado por el profesor Jordi Adell. El programa incluye ponencias sobre las Webquest, objetos de aprendizaje y diseño de materiales didácticos en red, entre otros temas. From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on June 2, 2004 at 7:55 a.m..

Independent Newsmakers Make Italy Think Again Pressed by public opinion, the independent media and a large number of online journalists, reporters and independent thinkers, the Italian Government has finally decided to modify the draconic laws it had just passed that criminalized anyone caught with the evidence of downloaded copyrighted material from the Web. The new laws had been passed in the last week without major coverage from major newspapers and television channels. Only the people of the Web were informed enough about this to mobilize themselves and to create a drum beat of phenomenal proportions just in the arc of a few days. In From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on June 2, 2004 at 7:54 a.m..

Studiengebühren in NRW... Erstmals seit dem Sommersemester hält der Staat bei den Studenten die Hand auf - und die Zahl der Studenten wird plötzlich sichtbar weniger. In Zahlen: 4743. Die seit diesem Sommersemester fälligen Studiengebühren für Langzeit-Studenten bringen es an den Tag: Jeder zehnte Student in Duisburg ist gar keiner (mehr). Am Essener Standort der neuen Uni ist es gar jeder sechster Student, der sich jetzt zum Sommersemester 2004 nicht mehr an seiner Hochschule zurückgemeldet hat. Seit Einführung der Studiengebühren (650 Euro für Studenten, From BildungsBlog on June 2, 2004 at 7:54 a.m..

Masters de Guión y Producción Audiovisual Una selección de programas de posgrado en España orientados a la formación de guionistas de ficción para cine y televisión, análisis de historias y producción audiovisual: ECAM: Mastercam Internacional FIA-UIMP: Master en guión de cine UAB: Master de Escritura para... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on June 2, 2004 at 7:54 a.m..

Crece la comunidad Córdoba Weblogs La comunidad de los bloggers de Córdoba (Argentina) Córdoba Weblogs ya alcanza los 24 miembros y estrena logo: Los cordobeses acaban de celebrar su tercera reunión en torno a un buen asado, como corresponde.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on June 2, 2004 at 7:54 a.m..

BlockWalk 2.0 impressions more photos from BlogWalk 2.0 ... From Seblogging News on June 2, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

The Civil War Home Page From DEC Daily News on June 2, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: World War I From DEC Daily News on June 2, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

WW II Online From DEC Daily News on June 2, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page From DEC Daily News on June 2, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

National WWII Memorial From DEC Daily News on June 2, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

Message from the Editor From DEC Daily News on June 2, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

Dyson on user-generated content Esther Dyson: "All joking aside, the rise of user-generated content marks a huge shift in the media business." Why pay people to produce content, when you can get tons of users to do it for free? From Seb's Open Research on June 2, 2004 at 7:48 a.m..

Do You Really Need That Next Upgrade? - Nicholas G. Carr Interview Nicholas G. Carr talks about capitalizing on the commoditization trend by spending less on technology but getting better, more reliable systems. His suggestion that CEOs step away from the cutting edge has defenders and detractors in the IT community. From Techno-News Blog on June 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Microsoft slows to support customers' pace - David Becker and Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com For Microsoft's customers, the latest isn't always the greatest. The software maker's decision to extend support for many of its products reflects a new reality: Customers are increasingly reluctant to update major software components every few years From Techno-News Blog on June 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Many wireless networks lack security - MATTHEW FORDAHL, Associated Press With a laptop perched in the passenger seat of his Toyota 4Runner and a special antenna on the roof, Mike Outmesguine ventured off to sniff out wireless networks between Los Angeles and San Francisco. He got a big whiff of insecurity. While his 800-mil From Techno-News Blog on June 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Microsoft offers peek at new Media Player - John Borland, CNET News.com Microsoft is expected to release the first test version of its new Windows Media Player software Wednesday, marking a significant upgrade aimed squarely at the burgeoning portable device market. The revamped Windows Media Player 10, which will be rele From Techno-News Blog on June 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

NEWSHOUR Extra: Teacher Resources - techLearning Brief Description of the Site: Just as the PBS-sponsored NEWSHOUR is an exemplary piece of television journalism, this site, keyed to stories done by that program, is an excellent teacher resource. Look first at the frame on the left side to find the l From Educational Technology on June 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Microsoft launches $35M tech training program for U.S. schools - Corey Murray, eSchool News Students and teachers in Washington state will be among the first to reap the benefits of a multimillion-dollar nationwide initiative sponsored by software giant Microsoft Corp. The project will develop curricula and build a collection of best practice From Educational Technology on June 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

12 Steps to Successful E-Learning - George Eybers, ITWeb (Johannesburg) Introducing the concept of life-long learning is a massive undertaking for most organisations. It needs a major shift in culture, requiring commitment, careful implementation and ongoing support to be successful. George Eybers, chairman of Skills2learn From Online Learning Update on June 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

The Tablet: Big Machine on Campus? - Diana Middleton, Business Week Microsoft and Thomson Learning hope that a giveaway of the nifty notebooks will spark demand among students -- and teachers. This September, some University of Virginia students will be lugging more than course outlines, gargantuan textbooks, and stan From Online Learning Update on June 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Latin set for schools comeback - Katherine Sellgren, BBC News Did Julius Caesar prove a turn-off for schoolchildren? Latin is being made available to thousands of pupils across the UK, even if there is no specialist teacher in their school. And gone are the days of wading through Julius Caesar's accounts of his From Online Learning Update on June 2, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Big Bucks for Biometric Screening The Department of Homeland Security awards a $10 billion contract to a group of companies, led by Accenture, to build a system to screen and track foreign visitors to the United States. From Wired News on June 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Putting Dollar Signs on Solutions Bjørn Lomborg has a brain trust and a blueprint to solve the world's problems. He also has (heresy!) a bottom line. By Spencer Reiss from Wired magazine. From Wired News on June 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Phishers Put Surfers on the Hook Trolling for credit card numbers with phony websites and e-mails is becoming more and more popular, but enforcement is still playing catch-up. By John Brandon. From Wired News on June 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Scientists Try to Trump Politics The top stem-cell and cloning scientists around the globe will treat the United Nations to its very own scientific conference on Wednesday, hoping to prevent a U.N. cloning ban. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on June 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Wi-Fi TV Not Ready for Prime Time Sharp's Aquos Wi-Fi TV is a neat gadget for television fanatics who just can't bear to miss one second of their favorite programs. But its cost and glitches offset the cool factor. A review by Elisa Batista. From Wired News on June 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Taking Stock of a Dot-Com Freebie Travelzoo, the discount travel website, engineered its 15 minutes of fame back in 1998 by giving away free stock to all who visited. Today -- with shares trading above $20 -- only a small fraction have succeeded in claiming their loot. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on June 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Wanted: Drugs to Fight Bioterror Armed with $5.6 billion, the U.S. government wants to woo pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs and vaccines to combat bioterrorism. But the money may be just a drop in the bucket. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on June 2, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Pilot Group presents Pilot Elearning Software Solution Pilot Group informs of a release of «Pilot Elearning Software Solution» - new ready-made solution, dedicated to distance education. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2004] From PR Web on June 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

ATP Introduces World's First 512MB miniSD at Computex. Targeted at High Growth Next Generation Cell Phone Markets. ATP Electronics Inc., a leading manufacturer of memory products, announced today that it will introduce world's first 512MB miniSD at Computex 2004 where ATP is demonstrating products in Hall 1, Booth #B626, 628, 725, and 727. ATP miniSD cards mainly target at the next-generation smart mobile phones with built-in cameras, video recorders, MP3 players, video games, personal information management (PIM), email and voicemail functions which require intensive storage. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2004] From PR Web on June 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

ATP Introduces World's First 512MB RS-MMC (Reduced-Sized MultiMediaCard) at Computex. Providing Highest Density Small Form Factor Flash Cards Enable Mobile Revolution ATP Electronics Inc., a leading manufacturer of memory products, announced today that it will introduce world's first 512MB RS-MMC at Computex 2004 where ATP is demonstrating products in Hall 1, Booth #B626, 628, 725, and 727. ATP RS-MMC cards mainly target at the next-generation smart mobile phones with built-in cameras, video recorders, MP3 players, video games, personal information management (PIM), email and voicemail functions where high memory capacity in a small form factor is critical. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2004] From PR Web on June 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Knowledge Management Solutions, Inc. Announces "KMx Knowledge Management Solutions, Inc. (KMSI), a leader in Web-Based Training and E-Learning Solutions, today announced its "KMx Competitive Upgrade Program for Plateau 4 LMS From PR Web on June 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Using Language to Demote and Destroy the Family While the country is focused on the terrorism that led to the 9/11 World Trade Center incident, there is another form of domestic terrorism in the United States that is not being addressed. Americans are losing their sons, daughters, grandchildren and siblings to the combined actions of Child Protective Services and the US court system. Designating those who foster and adopt as "parents" and demoting the real parents to "birth" parents, enables social workers to tear families apart. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2004] From PR Web on June 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Report Cites Consumer Education as Key to Phishing Scam Prevention FraudWatch International, the Internet's high profile fraud prevention and education website (www.fraudwatchinternational.com), has today released a report examining the trends of phishing scams, citing education as the key to the reduction of phishing scam victims. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2004] From PR Web on June 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

"Your Company Sucks!" CustomInk.com publishes uncensored customer satisfaction reviews to create a sales bonanza [PRWEB Jun 2, 2004] From PR Web on June 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Supercharge Summer Storytime - 4 Activities Guaranteed to Make Young Kids Race for a Book HOT TOPICS*4 Ways You Can MOTIVATE Your Child to PICK UP A BOOK this summer*5 Ways to Beat Bedtime Story Boredom*Top 10 Ways to FOSTER your child's IMAGINATION*3 Ways You Can Improve Literacy in Your Area*Why Reading Helps Your Child COMMUNICATE more CLEARLY*4 Ways to Make the Most of Your Child's "Window of Opportunity to Learn" [PRWEB Jun 2, 2004] From PR Web on June 2, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Plagiarist sues University From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on June 2, 2004 at 3:55 a.m..

New blog about eLearning Greetings. I am new to the site and quite new to blogging. Though i have some experience about eLearning and i am now managing my development through a new blog i just started. Feel free to go there and check out my blogg. eLearning Blogg Yours Bengt From Weblogs in Higher Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:53 a.m..

City to Help Curb Harassment of Asian Students at High School After reports that students at a high school in Brooklyn were harassed by fellow students, the City has agreed to curb harassment and enhance services for non-English-speakers at the school. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Taking Candy From Pupils? School Vending Bill Says Yes The State Assembly has passed a bill that would severely limit what could be sold in school vending machines. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Money Trouble and Shooting Shut a School Drake Business School, which opened in New York City 131 years ago, will close permanently because of financial hardship. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Combining Coursework and Views of Emus Millbrook School is a community of 240 students, 100 faculty and staff members and 150 wild animals. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Ex-Long Island School Official Pleads Not Guilty in Larceny Case A former Long Island school official pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree grand larceny charges, almost two years after she resigned when $250,000 in school funds went missing. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Good Teachers + Small Classes = Quality Education The secret to quality public education has never been a mystery. You need good teachers and small enough classes so those teachers can do their work. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Bruno Issues Statewide Plan for School Aid Joseph Bruno, the State Senate majority leader, called for increasing education spending statewide by $6.3 billion over the next five years. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Body Found in City Park Is Believed to Be Missing Student A body believed to be that of a missing 21-year-old drama student at the Juilliard School was found Tuesday near a jogging path at the northern tip of Manhattan. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

CUNY Board Approves Three for Presidencies at Its Colleges The board of the City University of New York approved the appointments of three new college presidents. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Schools Told Translators Are Needed for Parents A coalition of advocacy groups called for the Department of Education to provide a more centralized system of translation services to help the large number of parents who do not speak English. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

As Cars Become More Intricate, Automotive Tech Class Is Junked A program that for a long time, has led John F. Kennedy High School students into skilled jobs with dealerships and service centers could soon be shut down. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Graduating Into the Real World, and Preparing to Take Up Arms In seeking out the military, the graduating R.O.T.C. cadets had defied the ideological conventions of campus life and refused the privilege of the highly educated. From New York Times: Education on June 2, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..

Sun heats up expansions From CNET News.com on June 2, 2004 at 3:45 a.m..

Sure, let's raise test scores As usual, Will Richardson is rightly and keenly aware of the contraints faced by K-12 advocates of blogging, noting that the best chance for getting weblogs into wide use there is the unlikely discovery that the blessed things raise standardized test scores. But I want to play the devil's advocate for a moment. Let's assume that the state standards reflect some real values and that the tests, while not perfect, have some relationship to the standards. Let's take a look at a real... From Weblogs in Higher Education on June 2, 2004 at 2:52 a.m..

Our Decentralized Future I'll be speaking later this month at Kevin Werbach's Supernova conference in Silicon Valley. Looks like the usual intriguing event. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on June 2, 2004 at 2:47 a.m..

Providence Portland Center For Medically Fragile Children PortlandTribune.com | Some enchanted evening There are 18 residents at the prom this evening, out of a total of 58 who live full time at the Center for Medically Fragile Children. Part of the Providence Portland Child Center, it From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on June 2, 2004 at 1:51 a.m..

Desktop to Go Keep Your Desktop in Your Pocket "If you’re really hardcore about traveling light, you might want to become the ultimate road warrior and dispense with your laptop or PDA altogether and get M-System’s Xkey 2.0, a USB key drive with a 32-bit processor inside it that lets you run programs right off of it. The idea is to have everything you need for work (email, databases, Java applets) stored on the portable drive, and then you can just plug it into any PC you can find (maybe From The Shifted Librarian on June 2, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Pondering "Pride and Prejudice" Purposes of Blogs in the Classroom "(via Rick Barter) Samantha Blackmon at Purdue offers this reasoning behind her use of Weblogs with her students... She has a class blogging about Pride and From The Shifted Librarian on June 2, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Short-sighted Music Industry Tactics Sony and McDonalds Do Download Deal "Burger behemoth McDonalds is doing a marketing deal with Sony to promote its download music service. Under the terms of the agreement buyers of Big Macs will receive a voucher for a free download, according to the Financial Times." [The Register] It slays me that these online music services are willing to give away music for free, From The Shifted Librarian on June 2, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Microsoft offers peek at new Media Player From CNET News.com on June 2, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Google updates enterprise search appliance From CNET News.com on June 2, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

La BBC liberará este otoño sus archivos de imagen y sonido con licencias Creative Commons Antesdeayer hablábamos de un modelo de negocio, el de la industria editorial-informativa (basado de forma rigurosa en el copyright), que hacía aguas debido a la aparición de una tecnología disruptiva que facilitaba hasta lo inverosimil la creación, reproducción y distribución de contenidos. Hoy, a través de Clarin.com, nos enteramos de que la BBC ratifica el anuncio que hizo el pasado agosto de liberar sus archivos (50 años de historia en imágenes) bajo el modelo Creative (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on June 2, 2004 at 12:58 a.m..

Flash feature I've recently created flash bbcode for the journal enabling both Jess and visitors to be able to add flash files within comments and threads. Please keep your widths at 250 or below. From Jessica's Journal on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

Helpful Info For those of you who are trying to break into the "biz", whether it be film, music, tv, acting....check out the following sites: Mandy Entertainment Careers Playbill My best friend Emily is due to give birth next month, and I am so excited. She is such a good friend. Emily is truly a great spirit who has seem me through my worst and best and always can make me laugh. Especially when she would s From Jessica's Journal on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

Hectic Schedule Sorry everybody for not keeping up with the journal. I am working insane hours to make sure I have enough money for when I move July 1st. I am also trying to enroll fall term and am putting away money for that. We went to see Troy last week. My opinion was it was totally overated. I thought Brad Pitt was as hot as ever, but to many blah blah blah love stuff. That is not what that movie needed nor was it the correct story. So I finally spoke with my friend Emily in Alabama who is due next month to give birth to a baby girl named Madison. I can not wait to see the bab From Jessica's Journal on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

Anyone here?? Hey guys, I hope to get some feedback from you, so post away!! I love it when you reply to my threads and maybe spark up a topic or two. Keep in mind your replies inspire me. So, Don´t be shy, reply! From Jessica's Journal on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

Tonight Tonight I am heading into work yet again. Wednesday will be my only day off this week. I am hoping that we will close early. I am so tired and feel a cold coming on. To prevent myself from getting sick I try and plug as much vitamin C as possible. I drink those Odwalla drinks and take my muli-vitamin and drink plenty of fluids. I never went to get my S.S.C because I do not have the proper ID that they need. I am enjoying work, but it wears me out. I haven't really been looking this week for an apartment because I don't have a deposit yet, the second I get my money t From Jessica's Journal on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

My Thesis Hi everyone! It is 1am and I am an insomniac. It is more like I am a vampire I tend to rest and recharge my batteries during the day and am up working all night. I appreciate you all checking out the journal. With every entry it tends to be as long as a thesis. Thanks for taking the time and effort to read, but post me comments. It is no fun sharing my soul without a response. Ask me questions if you like, make me think a little. lol!! I have had a few people check out the site and wonder "what is the point?" Well, this is another outlet for me to ch From Jessica's Journal on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

Bad Day Hello there! It has been a long day already. I get a bit of relief though with my good friend Anna. We are going to get Pedicures. She is my therapy. Anna is one of the most beautiful people I have ever met and the most honest. She has an eastern-european look with long gorgous black-brown hair, dark features. She is so exotic looking. Not to mention a brilliant performer and very witty. Congrats to ger as she just graduated from NYU in Theatre. I am proud of the fact that I pay my own bills, rent and can have the means to take out my friends. My parents nor other family memb From Jessica's Journal on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

Crazy Weekend I worked really hard in the bar and made awesome money last night. I got home around 1am and Simon and I went out for pizza. We never did hook up with his sister to go to that party in Park Slope last night. I was very tired and am trying to save money. My sister called me last night and said that my parents are having a real tough time back home. I feel bad that they are having it rough. My family always has this "spell" cast that we can never "get ahead." Meaning, if something great happens, something horrible has to happen. I wish I could help out more. From Jessica's Journal on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

New Artist Interview - Just posted a recent interview we did with Bethany Dillon. Check it out! Congratulations to Bethany! - Her debut album is the #2 most downloaded full Christian music CD on Apple's iTunes web site - along with her single "Beautiful" being among ... From Thought Quotient on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

Doors open Sunday was a perfect day for stomping around Toronto and peering into interesting buildings normally blocked from public eyes. And peering and appreciating Toronto's architecture is what the Doors Open event is all about. It only runs for one weekend in May every year, and with over 150 buildings to choose from - everything from churches to City Hall - you basically have to pick your favourites, and hope for the best. We got to see three buildings: The CBC Broadcasting Centre. They have a neat children's museum on the ground floor, with video clips and memorabilia from Mr. Dressup, T From silentblue | Quantified on June 2, 2004 at 12:57 a.m..

The Killer Library App? How to Make Money with Digital Lifestyle Aggregators - Part I "We call it digital lifestyle aggregation and it's based upon a number of assumptions - first and foremost being 'provide compelling experiences to your end-users.' That said - here's what you can do to deliver these oft sought after compelling experiences.... 1. Integration. The secret to making things easy to use is in providing an integrated environment where built-in const From The Shifted Librarian on June 2, 2004 at 12:48 a.m..

SCO buyout settles BayStar investment spat From CNET News.com on June 2, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

Responsibility to advocate Open Source The following quote caught my attention, not only for the context of the article in which it is included, but also because it’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about recently: (363.1) The educational community has a responsibility to advocate Open Source as it emulates the openness of learning with a shared community vision for technological improvement. From Open Artifact on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

¡Bienvenidos! Well since everybody online seems to have a blog, I thought it was time for Spanish Online to have one. I don't know exactly what I'll post here... probably links to cool sites I find, as well as news articles, music links, etc. More importantly, this is a nice place to interact with readers of my weekly teaching newsletters, which you can find archived to your left. From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

View of Northern Cascades, in Washington where Spa... View of Northern Cascades, in Washington where Spanish Online resides From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

Forbes.com: High oil prices bitter-sweet for Venezuela, Mexico MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A recent surge in oil prices to 21-year peaks will mean a windfall for Latin American exporters Venezuela and Mexico but may also stoke inflation, taking the sparkle off any economic gains, analysts said. State revenues in Venezuela, heavily dependent on oil, should jump between 19 percent and 27 percent this year, while Mexico's coffers stand to swell by 4 percent, From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

Today's lead story in Spanish....Al Qaeda attack in the works?... article from Argentina Time to practice your Spanish with current events! Read the following paragraphs and see the definitions of key vocabulary below: El ministro de Justicia estadounidense, John Ashcroft, afirmó esta tarde que informes de inteligencia norteamericana indican que Al Qaeda "está casi lista para atacar a Estados Unidos". La red terrorista planea un ataque "en los próximos meses" con el propósito de From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

How long will it take me to learn Spanish?! This is a question I still get nearly every day. While nobody can tell you exactly how long it will take you to learn...I did try to tackle that subject in an article a while back. One of my key points was that not being afraid to make mistakes, or in other words, JUMPING RIGHT IN AND SPEAKING, is one of the keys to learning quickly. You can find the article here. From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

The latest Spanish news articles - no translations though.... Google News in Spanish Thanks for all of the emails & great suggestions - I think this blog is going to really enhance my newsletter! Several of you asked for translations for the Spanish news articles, and I'm currently searching for a good source. In the meantime I did find a fantastic resource for Spanish only news - the Spanish version of the Google News page. From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

BBC News in Spanish with audio BBC Spanish News Here is another all Spanish news site with pictures & Spanish speaking audio links down at the bottom right hand side. Also try the BBC's "Learn Spanish" section which has some nice activities From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

Great Kids Site (Spanish Only) - Cartoon Network, Latin America Spanish Cartoon Network Flash games, audio, video, & cartoons in Spanish. No English,....but kids are good at figuring things out when presented in such a fun way. For those looking for kid friendly Spanish sites this is one to bookmark. From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

Found it! News source w/ Spanish and English translations Fidel denuncia a México Histórica relación pende de un hilo: Tras 102 años de buenas e ininterrumpidas relaciones, que dieron a México la fama de ser uno de los países más solidarios y afectuosos con Cuba, el presidente mexicano Vicente Fox decidió enfriar esos vínculos al máximo posible, provocando, entre otras reacciones, el abucheo generalizado de partidos locales de izquierda y From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

How to post a message here Hi guys, Feliz Viernes. several of you have emailed to ask how you can post a message without a username. When you click on "post a comment" just look for the "post anonymously" button underneath the sign in. When you click there, you can leave a message without creating a username & password. If you'd like to sign your post just leave a name after whatever your write. Feel free to include a URL, From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

Some Spanish reading for the day...article about the Bush twins from a Chilean paper Vamos a leer un poco! Read the following article, and see if you can get the gist without looking up any words. You'll find some vocabulary translated below. WASHINGTON.- A sus 22 años y recién salidas de la universidad, Jenna y Barbara, las hijas de George y Laura Bush, lo tienen todo por delante. Y a juzgar por la cobertura que les está dando la prensa, buena parte del público norteamericano From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

Top 10 Reasons to Learn Spanish Just in case there's anybody out there still wondering "why should I learn Spanish?" - here are some razones buenas! To speak with over 320 million people around the globe who speak Spanish To enjoy traveling throughout Mexico, Spain, a skill that can help you in many areas To make new friends who don't speak English - imagine all From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

Short read about the frustrations of learning Spanish... Difficulty with Spanish? Read this guy's take Here's a funny little article about struggling with Spanish, written by a guy who writes computer books. For anybody who is frustrated with learning this is a comforting read! From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

Spanish Reading for today...Venus Passing in Front of the Sun Here's a little reading in Spanish for the day, with some vocabulary words below. Por primera vez en 122 años, Venus pasará frente al Sol Por primera vez en 122 años, Venus pasará entre el Sol y la Tierra, y muchos habitantes de nuestro planeta se aprestan ávidamente a observar el espectáculo. El 8 de junio, la silueta de Venus pasará delante del Sol en un fenómeno llamado "tránsito de From Spanish Learning Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..

Need a Max object, look here: Max Objects Database From the site: We all waste time in looking for objects and unless having the memory of a genius, it's impossible to keep in mind all of them and what they are designed for. From unmediated on June 1, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

ISWC 04 Wearables conference ISWC '04 Colocated with IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality. ISWC 2004, the eighth annual IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers, will bring together researchers, product vendors, fashion designers, textile manufacturers, users, and all other interested parties to share information and advances in wearable computing. We invite you to attend ISWC 2004 and submit to one or more of the following categories: papers, posters, demonstrations, tutorials, and exh From unmediated on June 1, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Keep your desktop in your pocket If you're really hardcore about traveling light, you might want to become the ultimate road warrior and dispense with your laptop or PDA altogether and get M-System's Xkey 2.0, a USB key drive with a 32-bit processor inside it that lets you run programs right off of it. The idea is to have everything you need for work (ema From unmediated on June 1, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

The Language of a Bothered Conscience: Here's an article covering the recent Federal Abortion Trial... >The government often used "dismemberment" where Planned Parenthood said "disarticulation," used "head" instead of "calvarium," and used "kill," while many doctors prefer "cause fetal demise." It's human nature to not want to deal with the things that make us uncomfortable. We are ... From Thought Quotient on June 1, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

On Open Source I re-read Thomas Goetz's article "Open Source is Everwhere" in last November's Wired Magazine, to try to focus on the real reasons for favouring open source. I want to reassure myself that I'm not becoming dogmatic in my support of OS systems. This quote from the end of the article resonated with me: Open source is often framed as an attack on the corporate world at large. But in fact, the open source approach can be a boon for companies. From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on June 1, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Internet takes blame for increase in cheating. The number of students found guilty of academic misconduct is on the rise despite UCSB's efforts to end plagiarism Daily Nexus Online :: Internet Takes Blame for Increase in Cheating... From Teaching and Developing Online. on June 1, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Website may catch, deter plagiarized work. Although the Internet has been an easy source for collegiate plagiarism, it is now the remedy as well. Daily Nexus Online :: Website May Catch, Deter Plagiarized Work... From Teaching and Developing Online. on June 1, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

How to use weblogs to create engaging learning experiences Why are weblogs so successful? Apart from being very easy to use, I feel that there are three key attributes that have contributed to its success: 1) personal point of view, 2) chronological nature and 3) byte-sized posts. Together, these... From Teaching and Developing Online. on June 1, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

How do you handle software piracy? In another group that I participate in the question of software piracy has been bounced around a bit lately. Specifically, do teachers have an obligation to instruct students in the ethical issues around software piracy? Do you cover this topic in your classes? In my classes, where we depend on the full suite of web design products from Macromedia (Fireworks, Flash, Freehand and Dreamweaver) many of my students want to get their own copies to use at home, which runs about $200 for... From Brain Frieze on June 1, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

8 years From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on June 1, 2004 at 11:53 p.m..

Swearing Corrupts Language? From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on June 1, 2004 at 11:53 p.m..

Broadband for all Scotland From ScotFEICT on June 1, 2004 at 11:53 p.m..

Mintzberg & Cooperider This is the second in a series of reports on the 2004 ASTD Conference. Henry Mintzberg Henry Mintzberg is a professor of management at McGill, well known for his books and articles (Here is his 23-page CV.) He earned both his PhD and his MS... From Internet Time Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:52 p.m..

OA to images and image metadata The W3photo Project is creating photo archives with OA images and OA image metadata. The OA metadata will include semantic-web information designed to make the images "more available to the visually impaired". From Open Access News on June 1, 2004 at 11:51 p.m..

More on DOAJI Search Eric Lease Morgan's DOAJI Search (first blogged here May 5) was just named nice web site of the month by the June issue of Internet Resources Newsletter. Congratulations Eric! From Open Access News on June 1, 2004 at 11:51 p.m..

More Bloggin' Research Via Anne comes some more blogging research... haven't had a chance to look at these in detail yet but these look like interesting ones first up: Blog, Blog, Blog: Experiences with web logs in journalism classesWhen the Audience is the Producer: The Art of the Collaborative WeblogWeblo From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on June 1, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..

The backchannel and conference design (Clay Shirky) The use of attendee backchannels at conferences, a a favorite theme here, is part of a larger trend, towards ad hoc organization, or even ad hoc creation of value. You can see the context backchannels are happening in by looking... From Corante: Social Software on June 1, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..

Web services stuff we can nick From an education sector point of view, one of the nice things about a service oriented architecture (SOA) is that the commercial world is heading the same way. IT vendors have seen the signs and have been huddling together in a range of acronyms to bash out service specifications for all sorts of things- and implementing them too. We have a look at some of the latest specs that we could help ourselves to. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on June 1, 2004 at 11:49 p.m..

Aggregated news Memeorandum aggregates news and the blogs that talk about the news. I've only tried it once, so I don't have a sense yet of how useful it is, but I like the concept. (Thanks to Pito for the link. BTW, Pito is selling a spare ticket to the always-excellent PopTech conference.)... From Joho the Blog on June 1, 2004 at 11:49 p.m..

Art Against Iraq Abuse Earns Black Eye The story was first reported by the media on May 28 at 9:58 p.m. according to Google News. Lori Haigh, an art gallery owner in San Francisco's North Beach, started receiving threats after displaying a painting called "The Abuse" by East Bay artist Guy Colwell. The painting depicts Pfc. Lynndie England and another soldier smiling gleefully in front of naked Iraqis. After receiving threats, she moved the painting from the front window of her shop to the inside. It didn't pacify certain segment of the population who, in an outrage, attacked and gave her a black eye. Pakistan is r From kuro5hin.org on June 1, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

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