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Moveable Type history
Salon is running a background piece on blogging application Moveable Type. It's a good history, and a solid introduction for the newcomer.... From
MANE IT Network on August 11, 2004 at 11:07 p.m..
oneworld.tv
A public space on the internet for individuals and organisations to get their voice heard in video."OneWorld TV involves many layers HYPHEN you can watch, explore or create stories, join the discussion forums, share ideas and tips and help build a vibrant online video community. Please tell us what you think so we can make these help pages as useful as possible." From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 11:07 p.m..
What Makes Independent Media Tick?
Political journalist Kirsten Anderberg rounded up a small array of independent media makers
for some Q & A on what motivates them, and what they think can be done to improve the state of independent and alternative media.
My pal Aj's zine gets mad props from one of the interviewees:1. What are your three favorite alternative media sources in general?: ... Christa (Ladyfriend): "I like Bust and Venus a lot. I don't know how "alternative" From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 11:07 p.m..
Must-Download TV
Salon.com
on latest developments in TV-show-trading technology, aka BitTorrent+RSS, something I've mentioned here before. Forget Tivo, or even TivoToGo... "It's conceivable that the trading of standard-definition shows online may even slow the adoption of digital TV. After all, who will want a digital TV device locked down by copy protection when people can stick with standard TV and experience the sheer joy of doing what they want." From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 11:07 p.m..
When Piracy Becomes Promotion
Another excellent
article by Henry Jenkins at MIT Technology Review, on the fan-driven grey-market spread of anime. Copyright cartels take note:Japanese corporations have sought to collaborate with fan clubs, subcultures, and other consumption communities, seeing them as important allies in developing compelling new content or broadening markets. In courting such fans, the companies helped to construct a "moral economy" that aligned their interests in re From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 11:07 p.m..
what is a database?...
That is, what does the word 'database' mean to you, today? Is it that series of repositories that you and your corporation access to run your day to day business--containing very structured items like product names, numbers, descriptions, and customer names, ids, etc.? Or does it perhaps extend to your desktop--to your personal knowledge management hopes and dreams? A virtual repository of all of those emails you have been squirreling away for days, months, perhaps years? And all of those nifty documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, and the plethora of other forms of bits and byte From
judith meskill's knowledge notes... on August 11, 2004 at 11:06 p.m..
The Changing Economics of Internet Video
Here's a new term for your conversations about the future of media: "Internet bypass." I first came across it in a fascinating report, "Pipe Dreams: Media's Exploding Capacity," prepared for investors by Tom Wolzien of Bernstein Research (
wolzientr@bernstein.com). His report focuses on the economics of video distribution, and his conclusion is a little startling: We are nearing the day when Internet-delivered video can be delivered at prices -- and video quality -- competitive with cable. Wolzien finds that a 300Kbps video stream ( From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 11:05 p.m..
Pointcast, Revisited?
Having worked in the interactive news field for more than a decade, I watched many failed Internet ideas resulting from the dot-com crash of a few years ago. And I've watched some of those ideas resurrected as the economy improved and the Internet became truly mainstream. Here's another resurrection, of sorts. Remember
Pointcast? Well, this
Online News Screensaver will give you deja vu. It uses
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More Big Pictures
If you want to see one strong vision of the future of multimedia news, go to
MSNBC.com to see its "The Big Picture" series. These are ambitious projects, typically reserved for covering big stories (War on Iraq, the Oscars, etc.). MSNBC.com senior producer for broadband productions Ashley Wells reports that his team has been on a roll lately, publishing two Big Pictures within a few weeks of each other. Newest is one about the
Olympics of Tomorrow, released this week. It was preceded by a
- From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 11:05 p.m..
It's Our 10th Anniversary ... So Hang the Important Stuff
Celebrations are one thing -- but sometimes they ought to give way to common sense. Two tropical
storms, Bonnie and Charley, are bearing down on the west coast of Florida. At least one is likely to become a hurricane. Both are expected to hit during the next few days. So I visited
TBO.com, the celebrated Tampa Tribune/WFLA-TV/web converged operation, to check on Bonnie and Charley. What& From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 11:05 p.m..
Local Search: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Not Us!
Newspaper executives perceive the search companies Google and Overture as a "moderate threat" of a 3.5 on a scale of 1-5, according to a new study, but don't believe that local search will have as much impact as classifieds verticals like
Monster.com has had. The study, released Wednesday, said newspapers reported a generally positive impact from Google, rather than a negative one, since many papers are receiving payments from Google for participating in its advertising programs. The conclusions were based on interviews with executives at 27 newspaper From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on August 11, 2004 at 11:04 p.m..
SSHRC cluster grants
SSHRC is promoting a program of small grants (30K) to develop position papers and identify strategic research priorities for the organization. I have a couple of ideas I'd like to pursue with this, notably the investigation of virtual learning environments... From
Rick's Café Canadien on August 11, 2004 at 11:01 p.m..
Usability Test Data Logger
Todd Zazelenchuk has developed a usability test data logger, a customised spreadsheet for recording and presenting the results of usability tests. To quote: Most people use Microsoft Excel to analyse the results of usability tests, but did you know you... From
Column Two on August 11, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..
The Secret Life of the Brain
This collection of online educational resources utilizes dynamic visual imagery and compelling human stories to help a general audience understand otherwise difficult scientific concepts. From
eLearnopedia on August 11, 2004 at 7:27 p.m..
In 20 Stunden eine neue Sprache lernen
Die Meldung ist bereits ein paar Tage alt, aber - wenn's funktioniert - dann haben wir hier mal "rapid e-learning" aus anderer, nämlich Lernerperspektive. Leider kann ich es nicht ausprobieren, weil mir die Kenntnis der notwendigen Transfersprache Französisch fehlt. Für... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 11, 2004 at 7:27 p.m..
Who benefits from the digital divide?
Der Titel führt definitiv auf ein falsches Gleis. Er müsste heissen: Wer profitiert davon, dass die digital divide aktuell auf der politischen Agenda ist? Die Antwort des Autors: ,,information capital, developing country governments, the development ,industry', and global civil society".... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 11, 2004 at 7:27 p.m..
Aufruf an den deutschen Adel!
Es ist aber nicht allein damit gethan, dass jeder, je nach seinen Verhältnissen, sei es Einen, mehrere oder viele Gulden oder Thaler als jährlichen Zuschuss in die Kasse des Museums lege, sondern dass auch die Geschichtsquellen und die ehrwürdigen Reliquien der Adelsfamilien erhalten werden. Wer daher von meinen sehr verehrten Standesgenossen in seinen Schlössern, Burgen oder Häusern dergleichen Dinge hat, die entweder entbehrlich oder einer spätern Gefahr der Zerstörung und Missachtung ausgesetzt sind, möge sie dem germanischen Museum überlassenArchivalia on August 11, 2004 at 7:26 p.m..
Shared Spaces Briefing, Aug 12
Today's highlights: Cincinnati Bell Mobile Office; Stalker CommuniGate Pro wins award; Cincinnati Bell released Mobile Office, a suite of wireless messaging, voice mail, and network access services for mobile professionals. Based on the JP Mobile SureWave Enterprise Server, for delivering... From
Kolabora.com on August 11, 2004 at 7:25 p.m..
Business blogs as a communication tool
Communication at Work by Robert Holland (Richmond.com, August 10, 2004) discusses blogs and other electronic communication tools, and how corporate trust factors into their use. It's nice to see business blogs getting referenced more - and respected more. '... One indication that blogs ar... From
Kolabora.com on August 11, 2004 at 7:25 p.m..
Recovering Alcoholic in College
Twenty years ago, Carl's alcoholism caused him to drop out of university. Now 38 and recovering, Carl expects to complete a degree by his 40th birthday. For a closer look at college drinking issues, visit About.com's Alcoholism / Substance Abuse... From
Adult/Continuing Education on August 11, 2004 at 7:24 p.m..
Jeopardy - The stupid cheat
Although I hadn't watched Jeopardy in maybe 20 years, a couple of weeks ago I watched a few featuring Ken Jennings, the million-dollar smart guy. Very impressive. And it struck me how they're cheating... Watch some reruns before Jennings was on. The questions were much easier. Having dumber questions favors any contestant who is outlandishly smarter than the others. So, while it's not quite cheating, it does tilt the board toward Jennings and lets him run up $50,000 daily totals leaving the other contestants with nothing but a snapshot of Alex Trebeck and a tune they can't From
Joho the Blog on August 11, 2004 at 7:21 p.m..
Two more images of summer
Our 13-yr-old son and I climbed to the top of Monument Mountain in the Berkshires a couple of days ago, despite my sloth and fear of heights, and I have the photographical evidence to prove it! My son at the summit of Monument Mountain Me at the summit of Monument Mountain... From
Joho the Blog on August 11, 2004 at 7:21 p.m..
Why don't we care about the Sudan?
According to an interview with International Crisis Group's John Prendergast, via EthanZ's blog, we will care. Just not in time: In Somalia, there were stick-thin figures on our nightly television when former President Bush decided to send in American troops [in December 1992]. In Darfur, the pictures aren't as graphic yet... What's going to start killing them in large numbers, which will then create the dramatic graphics that will - three months from now - instill the kind of emotion necessary for sufficiently robust action, are the diseases that are going to rip through t From
Joho the Blog on August 11, 2004 at 7:21 p.m..
How not to be a copyright putz
Dan Gillmor lists the ways his book is making its way into our intellectual bloodstream. Go Dan! Go We the Media! Here's an interview of Dan by Xeni Jardin.... From
Joho the Blog on August 11, 2004 at 7:21 p.m..
Figuring Out What's True
"It's hard to know what's true online." --
Dan GillmorNot exactly sure why, but as the rest of the carload slept yesterday during our drive home through the Berkshires, I decided to indulge in an hour of
Sean Hannity and
Bill O'Reilly on the radio and the experience was, in a word, unsettling. Not because of the politics; spinning is a f From
weblogged News on August 11, 2004 at 7:20 p.m..
'Push to talk' meets Wi-Fi
FCC says cellular carriers are working on extending the walkie-talkie feature to Wi-Fi networks--which could mean to VoIP phones. From
CNET News.com on August 11, 2004 at 7:17 p.m..
Expertise Finders: Pollard Goes Looking for Answers
George Siemens points to this item by Dave Pollard in which he asks, "How can we ever hope to produce effective Expertise Finders when we can't even get people in our own organizations to keep their personal information up to date?" It's what I try to convince people of in my own projects, that input is critical, and everything else is gravy. Right now the most effective input system is the blog, and Pollard writes, "I envisioned an Expertise Finder that would work by crawling people's blog content, penetrating corporate firewalls to find the best people in the world who had the From
OLDaily on August 11, 2004 at 7:16 p.m..
Olympian Struggle
"I don't see why, after all the money that Greek taxpayers will end up paying to host the games, McDonald's should dictate what I can eat in my own city." ... "Staff will also be on the lookout for T-shirts, hats and bags displaying the unwelcome logos of non-sponsors. Stewards have been trained to detect people who may be wearing merchandise from the sponsors' rivals in the hope of catching the eyes of television audiences. Those arousing suspicion will be required to wear their T-shirts inside out." By Mark Franchetti, Halifax Herald, August 9, 2004 [
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Politics on the Net: The Three-way Digital Divide
It's a presidential election year in the US, and the hot topic at dinner tables, on the front pages of newspapers and on television and weblogs is politics. Among the technology set, however, the hot topic is not only politics; it's how to use the efficiencies, communication capabilities and distributed power of software and the Net to implement and ultimately affect the political process in a useful way. Thanks to blogging software and a variety of Web-based tools that support online and offline meetings and political activity, individual participation in politics has become easi From
Release 1.0 on August 11, 2004 at 12:38 p.m..
PACmeter - Popularity, Authority, Credibility Online: How To Measure Them?
Popularity The quality of being widely accepted, sought after or admired. www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn Authority Power of influence, either granted to or developed by individuals, that leads to others doing what those individuals direct. www.dhs.state.or.us/admin/ois/pmo/publications/pmo_glossary.html A measure of how reliable a source of information is. Is the article wriitten by a recognized expert in the field? Is it based on research? www.mc.cc.md.us/library/libtp/glossary.htm Credibility The quality of being believable or trustworthy. www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn The q From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on August 11, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..
UB Heidelberg digitalisiert...
http://www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/helios/digi/rechtsquellen.html Titelliste Beier, Adrian : Boethus peregre redux conspectibus et indice conspicuus. Jenae 1690 Carpzov, Benedict : Practica nova imperialis Saxonica rerum criminalium, Pars 1. Wittebergae 1670 Carpzov, Benedict : Practica nova imperialis Saxonica rerum criminalium, Pars 2. Wittebergae 1684 Carpzov, Benedict : Practica nova imperialis Saxonica rerum criminalium, Pars 3. Wittebergae 1670 Goldast, Melchior From
Archivalia on August 11, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..
Computer setup fun!
My new Thinkpad X40 just arrived, so I have many , many happy hours of computer set-up to look forward to, including trying to figure out how to move onto my new laptop the stupid !@#$%-ing programs that only allow themselves to be registered to one computer, oh how I hate them. I've just started the Windows File and Settings Transfer Wizard, a splendid utility that moves all your, well, files and settings to your new computer, which has never been known to work. On the plus side, the X40 is lovely. Light 'n' loaded. And, while the keyboard of... From
Joho the Blog on August 11, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..
Google and Mob Behavior
(This is also
today's column in the
San Jose Mercury News.) Suddenly, Google Mania has turned into Google Depression. In the past few weeks, healthy skepticism about the upcoming Google public stock offering has morphed into fear and loathing. This is not exactly a surprise, given the rare hypefest that prevailed through the first half of 2004. The prospective initial public offering of an excellent company with amazing profit margins and a valuable brand captured im From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on August 11, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..
Why I'll never be a fast runner
An interesting article in the New York Times yesterday examines Why Joggers Labor and Olympians Fly. Apparently elite atheletes (like we know from cyclist Lance Armstrong) possess physiological traits that "normal" people don't have, such as larger hearts. Exercise physiologists say there are three components to great running: A high VO2 max, the volume of oxygen an athlete can consume at maximum exertion; great running efficiency, a measurement of the energy used to run at a particular pace; and an ability to keep going at a high level of exertion for a long time, expressed as the perce From
Lessig Blog on August 11, 2004 at 11:46 a.m..
Tighter integration of wiki and weblog
When I write on my blog, I often use WikiWords for names of people and concepts. This behavior is quite natural and usually requires little thought. If those WikiWords exist as pages on my Wiki, then the words link to the appropriate page. If no page exists, I can create the page, just as I would from the Wiki itself. Over time, I may use the same WikiWord in several different entries. If that page exists on the Wiki, and if I look at the BackLinks to that page, it will list all of the blog entries mentioning that WikiWord. In other words, it maintains a li From
Open Artifact on August 11, 2004 at 10:22 a.m..
Virtual Worlds are Real Worlds
In the last few years online communities have emerged as some of the strongest and far-reaching social structures of the 21st century. There is still a huge stigma associated with them, however, that I believe is derived largely from the judgment heaped on such communities by those who are ... From
Relevancy on August 11, 2004 at 10:21 a.m..
PhD Proposal: Spontaneous Communities of Learning
Here's the lit review stuff for my PhD proposal, for all those who are interested... Basically, I'm going to be studying social gaming practices in massively multiplayer games to study how people learn from each other and bolster each other's mastery of the game, or in other words, studying ... From
Relevancy on August 11, 2004 at 10:21 a.m..
Port-based authentication with IEEE 802.1x
You have probably already heard of IEEE 802.1x; it is one of the security buzzwords that we hear about often. Many people associate 802.1x with securing 802.11 wireless LAN's, but 802.1x has the ability to do more, including securing IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and even IEEE 802.5 Token Ring network ports. So what exactly is the IEEE 802.1x Standard? What does 802.1x attempt to accomplish? How does it work? And can it be considered secure? From
Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers on August 11, 2004 at 10:21 a.m..
Web Tools for Educational Leadership.
In this issue of WWWTools for Education, we consider the changing nature of educational administration, and the ways in which the technology itself is being used to meet the challenges it has engendered. From
wwwtools on August 11, 2004 at 10:20 a.m..
New "Price" Virus Multiplying
A virus that contains "price" in the message and an executable attachment "price.exe" is spreading rapidly in Indiana. At this time, Symantec AntiVirus is not detecting this virus, although no doubt an update will be available soon. The virus appears... From
Indiana IT on August 11, 2004 at 10:20 a.m..
Lucha contra la piraterÃa (o la fábula del cazador cazado )
Hace un año, la policÃa española realizó la que dijo que era "mayor operación contra la piraterÃa de Europa". Se incautaron medio millón de CD y DVD vÃrgenes y algún otro material informático. Un año después, según informa Europa Press, la empresa implicada ha presentado una querella contra dos altos cargos del Cuerpo Nacional de PolicÃa por un delito de calumnias. La policÃa informó en su momento de que se habÃan aprehendido medio millón de CD y DVD vÃrgenes ’ilegales’. (...) From
martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
China, loca por Internet
Hace poco hablábamos de China, a cuenta del nuevo sistema de control que el gobieno chino habÃa implantado para intentar controlar los mensajes SMS que se intercambia su población con cada vez mayor intensidad. Pero mucho nos tememos (en realidad, mucho nos alegramos) que estos esfuerzos del gobierno chino, como los de controlar la interred, son inútiles a medio o largo plazo. Es un nuevo intento de ponerle puertas al campo (es curioso: en China es el partido comunista quien (...) From
martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
RFID and libraries
The Library Law blog points to a recent article on libraries and RFID chips. (via LibraryLaw)... From
MANE IT Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Newsmap: visual information for Google news
Newsmap visualizes stories aggregated by Google News, offering an alternative way to consider events and information. Compare with the IBM project we blogged earlier this year. (thanks to Sarah Lohnes)... From
MANE IT Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Best practices for user stats: upcoming NFAIS event
The National Federation of Science Abstracting and Indexing Services (NFAIS) will be offering a meeting on best practices for gathering digital material usage information. The NFAIS Committee on Best Practices/Usage Statistics is organizing a forum that will provide an overview... From
MANE IT Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Project management using concept mapping applications
Chuck Frey's "How to use mind mapping software for project management" offers a new way to visualize and share information about projects. Frey argues that concept maps allow the full range of traditional project management functions, while adding some new... From
MANE IT Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
OKI releases new SIDs
The Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) released version 2.0 of its Open Service Interface Definitions (SIDs) this week. You can find them, and other downloads, along with documentation, on the OKI SourceForge site.... From
MANE IT Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
New research on blogs
Two new papers on blogs as collaborative applications have appeared. In "Moving to the Public: Weblogs in the Writing Classroom", Charles Lowe and Terra Williams explore the pedagogical value of blogs for writing classes. Lowe and Williams cover a series... From
MANE IT Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Emotions: Anger, Ranting and Weblogs
In Are brainy people allowed to rant? Johnnie Moore has written a very sensible piece on the importance and necessity of anger. It's an interesting and unavoidable issue. When I wrote about my son's experiences in first-year university there was... From
Experience Designer Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Entrepreneur: Pat Kahnert Interview
I shared Pat Kahnert's 30 Tips for the Class of 2004 in which he outlined the key principles for being a successful entrepreneur. As I read through them I realized they represented precisely how he ran his own independent business... From
Experience Designer Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Humour: The Useful Golf Book
From an anonymous source comes the Useful Golf Book. Being a golfer myself, that is, someone that tends to discover uncharted territory in unexpected yet unique ways, I found myself laughing until I realized just how many of the articles... From
Experience Designer Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Culture: Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants?
Sometimes the conclusions about the use of technology in business leave me wondering... well, just wondering. In strategy-business ezine an article entitled Capturing the Value of "Generation Tech" Employees appeared that outlined differences between two fictional entities called digital natives... From
Experience Designer Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Community: An Antidote to Human Capital
In the Tamarack Learning Centre an interesting article is available called From Information to Application: How Communities Learn written by the Caledon Institute of Social Policy. The purpose of this article is to summarize key findings about how people learn... From
Experience Designer Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
David L. Miller: Nothing to Teach!
Here is a wonderful essay by David L. Miller, university professor, that I found both insightful and entertaining. The essay carries the lengthy title "Nothing to Teach! No Way to Teach It! Together with the Obligation to Teach!" Dilemmas in... From
Experience Designer Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Design Strategy: Network Learning Environments
Networks are an important way to frame design ideas for learning environments. Ideas about networks as viewed through the lens of current practice in distance education or e-Learning are technologically biased and limited in scope. However, a more comprehensive understanding... From
Experience Designer Network on August 11, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Open-Media.org
So here's today's architectual design. It's for
an effort we're calling Open-Media.org which would enable folks to access the HUGE repositories of public domain and Creative Commons content - that's out there. And to help build our own huge repository of CC content. First we'll start off with upload sites - which will enable folks to start getting their stuff into the 'archives'. Then we'll provide Jukeboxes and Image Albums (much like what's in the gutter of m From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 10:18 a.m..
Goggles to be in several places at the same time
Anesthesiologists working at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, are routinely responsible for four operating rooms at once. Unable to be in several places at once, they developed a pilot program that let them literally keep an eye on more than one room at the same time. Attached to an anesthesiologist's goggles
are a tiny screen, and a video-panel from each of the four on-going surgeries, displaying real-time images of his patients and their vital signs. Besides, information can instantly From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 10:18 a.m..
Where will all the videoblogs go??
Rob in Wales asked a good question: "An issue that has just been raised is the question of storage - it's going to be impossible to store every single vblog on my webspace. Plus if we're going to archive everything for future generations, replacing files isn't really going to work.  How do you get around this?" Our group has just started videoblogging since May of 2004. If I videoblog for 10+ years, Ill have gigs of videos. Where will they all go? How safe will they be on the web? Will (ISPs) have an obligation to store them even if they go out of business? Isn&apo From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 10:18 a.m..
This is a first
I think this is historic: the first videoblog by a deaf person. Ben Fletcher in England gives us this:
Ben's first video So what's the big deal? Well, as Ive learned videoblogging is good for the deaf community because they can speak their own language since written english is not natural to them. If I understand correctly, you must have "heard" words spoken to really read them well. So now the deaf community has a way to create documents of their culture with archived videoblogs. It starts From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 10:18 a.m..
Home-brew media sites (More Open Media)
As part of the
Open Media project, we're looking to collaborate with sites that work primarily in the area of grassroots video. In addition to participatory media sites like unmediated (see the "open media" blogroll) and efforts like Creative Commons, here are a few of the home-brew media sites that we know about. * The
Center for Digital Storytelling in Berkeley, Calif., has pioneered the digital storytelling space for the past decade.< From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 10:18 a.m..
The Unexpected Future of Open Access Publishing
A research paper in First Monday
on the open-access publishing movement... While there are many hopes embedded in this view (lower costs, wider access, etc.), it appears more likely that Open Access will come about not through a revolution in the world of legacy publishing, but through upstart media built with the innate characteristics of the Internet in mind. An unanticipated outcome of this situation will be that the overall cost of research publications will rise, though the costs will be borne by different plaunmediated on August 11, 2004 at 10:18 a.m..
Decentralized power is THE issue of the new millennium
The idea that technology is increasingly enabling people to have more control over their lives threatens every institution that makes up the status quo, not just the media. Since the Internet first came on the scene, life as we know it has been fighting a life-and-death battle with a force it simply cannot control. Jeff Jarvis provided a taste of this force in a morning Buzzmachine entry:At the journalism confab from which I just returned, one media exec raised what has become a standard complaint about all this new media: Fragmentation. It's said as if that is an ill of From
unmediated on August 11, 2004 at 10:18 a.m..
bubbling business blogs...
Linda Rosencrance, Computerworld (US), originally wrote:
Blogs bubble into business, back in the end of January for Computerworld here in the US. But this article just 'bubbled' into my newsreader with a new publishing date of 2 August - 6 September for Computerworld Malaysia. Everything old is new again. (-:= Since this article speaks at the intersection of weblog From
judith meskill's knowledge notes... on August 11, 2004 at 10:18 a.m..
Get the facts on the facts
Microsoft doesn't want you to defect to Linux. However, instead of pointing out Windows's obvious strengths, they have decided to harp about total cost of ownership, a metric that is debateable and non-consistent at best. It doesn't help that their proof - in the form of Microsoft-funded studies - seem to be stacking the deck in MS's favour. Take this excerpt from a Microsoft "Get The Facts" anti-Linux advertisement seen in InfoWorld: Wow. Imagine that. A mainframe costs more to purchase and maintain than a personal computer. As always, the best way to check the validity of From
silentblue | Quantified on August 11, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..
Theory of establishment
If you see a pawnshop, church and karate dojo in close vicinity, it's a bad neighbourhood. If you see a furniture store, Buddhist temple and yoga studio, it's a good neighbourhood. From
silentblue | Quantified on August 11, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..
Intellectual cold war
Like most companies with a clue these days, Microsoft is filing patents. And why not, it's essentially free money, plus you build up a defensive litigation portfolio. Microsoft has filed over 2,000 patents for consideration in 2004, and plan to break that record in 2005. New York Times points out that Microsoft patents are cited as prior art "in other patent filings somewhat more often than the patents of other technology companies," including patent-lovin' IBM. Patently Obvious points out that MS employs 29 patent attorneys and 2 patent agents - a respectable amount of IP firepower. From
silentblue | Quantified on August 11, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..
General Zuo's Rooster
Intrepid ABC reporter heads to China to uncover the origins of General Tso's Chicken, a so-called Chinese dish served in North America that Caucasians love and Chinese have no clue what on earth it is. It turns out that Cantonese, Hunan and Sichuan immigrants brought their peasant dishes to the New World, where it evolved into what you see today. General Tso's Chicken has as much in common with Chinese cuisine as Pizza Hut has with Italian cooking. Real Chinese food is nothing like what you see at Mandarin or Ho-Lee-Chow's (geddit?). It's like walking into an "English" rest From
silentblue | Quantified on August 11, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..
Anatomy of a political thread
Shocking news article accusing one politician of something bad A "Here, Here" agreement with a call for resignation, court-martial, imprisonment, or impeachment The article is dismissed as being "taken out of context" or "a pack of lies" The author of the article is accused of bias The author is attacked on a personal level ("He's a fat slob") Someone quotes the dictionary Someone brings up some wrongdoing (real or perceived) of a politician from the opposing party, arguing "at least he's not as bad as this guy" Someone copies and pastes a 5 page op-ed piece into the thread Someone s From
silentblue | Quantified on August 11, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..
Phone bashing is my calling
Kyocera 7135: I had to laugh at this photo collage of some frustrated user busting a few caps in his Kyocera 7135's ass. I have two coworkers with the 7135 Palm phone, and besides the fact you look like a geek toting around this monstrous phone, its problems are legion. One coworker had his crash several times a week, and even considered asking Bell Mobility to let him just keep the cheapo loaner Nokia 3865. My other colleague seems to have a patched version, although he doesn't like the interface. It seems like the Palm UI was grafted onto the phone's UI, so sometimes you can u From
silentblue | Quantified on August 11, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..
Please call me back, puleeeze
We finally replaced Silverlotus's Harmony phone (complete with malfunctioning Hold button) and answering machine with a shiny new Panasonic 2.4GHz (damn, it's faster than my PC! :D) cordless phone set. It was a bit more expensive than I would have been totally comfortable with (it was $135), but we had a Bell World gift card so there you go. I'll consider it an investment against future dropped calls and missed messages. Hopefully people who call us by mistake looking for York University will stop leaving retarded messages on our digital answering system. Our old answering machi From
silentblue | Quantified on August 11, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..
Higher, faster, stronger advertising
"I don't see why, after all the money that Greek taxpayers will end up paying to host the games, McDonald's should dictate what I can eat in my own city." Spectators that try to bring in non-Coca Cola and non-McDonald's food and beverages into the Athens 2004 Olympics will be turned away at the gate. Staff have also been instructed to make people take off clothing or apparel with competitor's logos on them. All US athletes at the winner's podium must wear Adidas outfits. It's all part of the IOC's "clean venue policy", designed to stop competitors that haven& From
silentblue | Quantified on August 11, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..
Critical Thinking: How to talk like a politician
Take a gander at Conversational Terrorism, a selection of bon-mot assaults and oratory tricks to siderail a topic. And then don't do them. "I would like to answer your question directly, but considering your past reactions / ability to cope with the truth / emotional instability, I feel that to do so would be a disservice to you at this time." [Other person gets (justifiably) upset.] "See, what did I tell you. You are flying off the handle already!" From
silentblue | Quantified on August 11, 2004 at 10:17 a.m..
Carti eLearning - resurse online
6 august: In weblog-ul Timsoft apare o lista de carti din domeniul eLearning, pentru care sunt publicate resurse online; lista va fi actualizata; sugestii sunt binevenite From
Timsoft on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Evaluarea calitatii Learning Objects
8 august: In weblog-ul Timsoft apare o prezentare legata de Evaluarea calitatii Learning Objects; comentarii, completari sunt binevenite From
Timsoft on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Resurse - Jurnale
9 august: A fost actualizata pagina de Jurnale de la Resursele Timsoft From
Timsoft on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Valuable Gmail Tip: Removing Labels
One thing that's been bugging me about Google's Gmail is that, because of some usability problems with the interface, at least once a day I mistakenly add an unintended label to one or more messages. Until now, I haven't been able to figure out how to remove a label. But indeed, it is possible... (
Read more...) From
Contentious Weblog on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Artistic Aside: Brainstorming, KM, and Dada
My husband
Tom Vilot is an artist, so he often looks at the world in his own unique way. After reading my recent ramblings about
arranging ideas, particularly my posting on
context, he remarked that the types of random-element and juxtaposition-focused tools I'd like to see in knowledge management software remind him of the artistic movement Dadaism. Having looked into this just a bit, I think it might be useful for From
Contentious Weblog on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Special Grab Bag: Brainstorming & Creativity
I've been learning more about tools and processes that support brainstorming and creativity. Here are a few articles that recently caught my attention: TOP OF THE LIST:
How to run a brainstorming meeting, by Scott Berkun, UIweb. Brainstorming doesn't happen in a vacuum. Ultimately, the point is to affect your personal or group decisions and actions. Berkun writes, "The most important thing about a brainstorming session is what happens after it ends. No matter how poorly you run a brainsto From
Contentious Weblog on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
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Contentious Weblog on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Notable Web Pages
I use
FURL as another tool to make comments on web pages of interest. Furl is much simpler, and easier, than blogging. It allows you to create a searchable archive of web pages that have been ranked by you, and put into categories, which is accessible from any browser. I have made my
archive publicly viewable and any entries from the past six days will be shown below. From
jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Med students practice on 'virtual' patients
The days of medical and nursing school students practicing on real patients might be numbered. Today, many doctors and nurses in training are making their first diagnoses--and their first mistakes--on plastic, wires, and computer circuits rather than flesh and blood.... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Virtual Worlds Meet the Real One
Replicating real life in a computer game can be fun, as anyone who's made the virtual characters in The Sims do horrible things to each other already knows. Even when a virtual world crumbles, or a vicious Sim makes another... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Review Analysis of WebCT
Current to March 02. As part of a website devoted to "helping educators evaluate and select online delivery software", this page for WebCT analysis is chock full of information for those considering purchasing it. Reviews everything from design and pedagogy... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
HotKeyz
HotKeyz is a keyboard utility with hotkey control for executing other files, folders or RUN commands. Launch applications in a Normal, Minimized or Maximized State. The Parameter option gives you parameter control when launching another application like Internet Explorer and... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
PestWorld for Kids
What are pests? Think of them as animals out of place. Out in nature, they're just doing their jobs. But when they move into our homes and yards, then we call them pests. So come explore the world of pests.... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Spelling Bee research???
The key to winning a spelling bee has always been pretty straightforward. Spell the most words right, you win. Misspell a word, kiss the trophy goodbye. But times are changing, and a team of researchers at Brandeis University has put... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Redesigning the World Wildlife Federation site
Redesigning the WWF UK Store: This article by Andy Clarke at Stuff and Nonsense caught my eye as it describes the process he went through to redesign a major site, and some of the processes that he and his shop worked through. With some nice screen shots of the various stages of the project, this will be a good case study to look back on for tips on getting god valid markup in an attractive package. via Digital Media Minute From
Brain Frieze on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Usability Mistakes of the Big Boys
Top 10 Usability Blunders of the Big Players: Trenton Moss writes at Sitepoint on the Top 10 blunders of usability made by major players on the Web. Even with huge budgets these sites exhibit some major problems that make life as a member of the viewing public more difficult. I agree with the Number 1 item on the list in particular--no search function. Trenton points to the NBA website where there is indeed no way to search the site. My own experience shows that I will spend a total of... From
Brain Frieze on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
The First Day of School
For the first time in 8 years I won't be standing at a classroom door this morning, welcoming students back to school. This may be the roughest day of all, knowing that I won't be there to meet those bright and shining faces, flushed with excitement about the new school year and the new beginning it represents in their lives. I won't be able to chuckle to myself at the high-octane and yet oh-so serious social dance that takes place in middle schools (I suspect) all over the world as the... From
Brain Frieze on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Knoxnews.com Blogs the News
You might have noticed that a bunch of people from
Poynter are at the big Unity journalism conference in Washington, D.C., and are
blogging the event. Well, we're not the only ones who thought of this. The website of the Knoxville News Sentinel has six people at the conference, and they are writing for a
Unity blog that's being promoted on the site's homepage. News Sentinel editor Jack McElroy reports that his people have From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Forbes.com Isn't Trying Anything New
The firestorm that has erupted in reaction to
Forbes.com's ad-within-editorial text summer experiment would benefit from a little history lesson. The advertising technique, if you're not familiar with it from personal experience or any of the many articles and reactions it has elicited, uses a technology called
IntelliTxt that turns words in articles into ads when you mouse over them. "We want to be trailblazers, whether from an advertising standpoint or an editorial standpoint," said Jim From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Blogging Is for Fun and Freedom
Bloggers watch less TV and sleep less than they used to in order to keep their online diaries. This is possible because they have the energy of youth (the typical blogger is between 20 and 26 years old), have fun with it, and, above all, because personal blogs are for them a way of freedom of speech, creativity, and knowledge sharing. The Spanish weblog Tirachina.com has
published the results of an online survey conducted in order to know more about authors and readers of weblogs written in Spanish. The answers of more t From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
All Redskins, All the Time
The big news in the metro Washington, D.C., area on any given day in any given season isn't what most people think it is. With the return of Joe Gibbs as coach of the Washington Redskins, the Washington media's preoccupation with the National Football League team rivals coverage of Capitol Hill and the White House (or maybe that should be the other way around). The Washington Post, not to be outdone when it comes to the 'Skins, offers several online options for the fan who can't get enough coverage in print (which is kind of hard to believe) or can't (... From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
NY Times Drives Classified Advertisers Online
There's a surprise on
NYTimes.com for those, like me, who understand that newspapers can increase revenue, improve customer service, and cut costs by encouraging their classified advertisers to place their own ads online, instead of calling the phone room. When I hit the site today, I saw a button ad in the upper left-hand dogear (for us old newspaper hounds). In rotation, it said: "Create your own classified newspaper ad / / Work at your own pace / / Preview your ad up front // Place your classified ad in the New York Times (and) nytimes.com ." From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
The Personalized Cookie
The debate about user registration at news websites continues to rage on at Poynter's
Online-News discussion list. (It's been going on for several weeks, and shows no signs of abating.) The main arguing point: Should website registration for free-access news sites be mandatory or forced? One thing that strikes me about this situation is that we just can't get to a situation where at most every website, visitors are forced to enter a log-in or go through a sign-up procedure. That would ruin the web experience as we know it today. From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
I Can't Read This Page!
I just went to
this story at NYPost.com, but was pretty much unable to read the text. The reason: a right-column "skyscraper" ad that flashes black and white at the speed of a strobe light, with the message, "WINNER WINNER WINNER - YOU JUST WON A DIGITAL CAMERA!" (Because the ad is on a rotation, you may have to hit "reload" a few times to see what I just saw.) And the strobe effect doesn't stop after a few seconds; it just keeps on flashing. News website publishers: Please keep your advertisers in check. No site should permit From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
A World of Citizen Digital Content
New-media pundit and author J.D. Lasica and software pioneer Marc Canter have come up with what looks like an interesting and worthwhile endeavor: the Open Source Media Project, which
they announced on Monday. The quick explanation: It's an open-source repository of digital media projects -- especially video, but all sorts of multimedia content. The idea is that we're coming out of a media world where a few moneyed players From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
Freecycle: Why Aren't Local Media Sites Doing This?
A
search on Google News reveals that news media across the country are scrambling to report on
Freecycle.org, which describes itself as "a grassroots movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns." It's positioned as an eco-friendly alternative to throwing your junk out in the trash.Let's set aside the recurring issue of reporters recycling each others' story ideas. The question in my mind is: Why aren't local media websites doing th From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on August 11, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
e-Portfolio Thinking
Paul Stacey from BCCampus has written this article giving his account of e-portfolios. The article presents some interesting questions. Paul recently attended the OPSI conference in San Francisco and talks through the system. E-Learning - April 30th, 2004... From
ERADC Blog on August 11, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
E-portfolio webcast
This e-portfolio webcast may be worth listening to. Tune In To Free E-Portfolio Webcast :: DEC Daily News :: Distance education news from around the world!... From
ERADC Blog on August 11, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
The future of show and tell
This short article discusses the idea of project-based learning. The future of show and tell - InTraining - theage.com.au I think education needs to be better structured to fit the needs of people fitting into today's society Here is another... From
ERADC Blog on August 11, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
PhD research data
As many of you will know I am currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Edinburgh. My research centres on e-portfolios and how they effect students' understanding of their learning. I am now looking for data to use within... From
ERADC Blog on August 11, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
CSCW Chicago 2004 Interactive Poster: The Ellis Auditorium
Thanks to the hard work and vigilance of my colleague and collaborator Carlos Olguin, we submitted two Interactive Posters to the upcoming
CSCW Chicago 2004 Conference, to be held November 6-10 just down the road (OK, far down the road!) from our offices. The first paper, "Ellis Auditorium: The Design of a Scalable, Fun and Beautiful, Socializing Webcast Experience," describes our recent work to develop a new type of "soc From
The Electric Lyceum on August 11, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
CSCW Chicago 2004 Interactive Poster: The MOOD
Here (as a pdf download in this entry's body) is the second interactive poster submitted to CSCW Chicago 2004, "MOOD: From Bucket Based Learning to Socially Mediated, Highly Contextual Learning Experiences."(08/10 Update: We just got word that both posters were accepted. We need to incorporate reveiwers' feedback, and will post an updated (final) copy when ready.) From
The Electric Lyceum on August 11, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
At last ...
Hello everyone! I decided it's finally time to rev up my blog and join my esteemed colleagues from USF: Patricia Roy, William Toms and, of course, my favorite Matt Barton. I am joining, partly to offer Patricia an ally on the Literature side (I mean that lightheartedly of course), but mostly to share my experiences, frustrations, joys, and hallucinations about rhetoric and composition. I am in my third year of attempting my MA in Lit at USF, but I have been teaching Comp I and II with some success for all the semesters I've been here in lovely Tampa. I was From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on August 11, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..
Emergent Popularity
So far, my most popular post (by far) has been
Emergent Learning is an Oxymoron. This post has gotten more than five times as many hits as the next most popular one. And more people keep coming to it. The trouble is, I have no idea what people are actually… From
e-Literate on August 11, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..
Despre comunitati online
Merita citite: rap... Online Communities in Business: Past Progress, Future Directions, publicat sub egida 7th International Conference on Virtual Communities - via Full ... From
WeBlog.ro feeds on August 11, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..
IBM's Business Construction Set (2)
Yesterday we wrote about Business Construction Sets. Today IBM announced one: WebSphere® Business Integration Modeler V5.1, a BPM modeling tool. IBM says, "Business Performance Management allows an organization to understand the status of business processes across business and IT, put that understanding in context against goals and trends, and then take action to improve execution.... Line-of-business managers as well as business analysts can more easily design and develop process flows that improve how you do business."... From
The Workflow Institute Blog on August 11, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..
E-Learning: Allianz führt globale Plattform ein
Da es nicht allzu häufig passiert, dass ein deutsches DAX-Unternehmen auf seinen Internet-Seiten etwas über e-Learning oder Learning Management Systeme erzählt, bin ich dieser Spur gefolgt: Man erfährt, dass die Allianz Group aktuell eine einheitliche globale Lernplattform einführt (leider nicht... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 11, 2004 at 10:12 a.m..
Weblogs en catalán
Según el Weblog Census hay 7.869 bitácoras en catalán, una lengua cuya lectura resulta bastante comprensible para un hispanohablante que se lo proponga. Para explorar la blogosfera catalana pueden comenzar por alguno de estos directorios: Barcelona Weblogs: Weblogs de Barcelona... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on August 11, 2004 at 10:11 a.m..
RSS could transform online communication
RSS could transform online communication by By Dan David, Online Editor, eSchool News Technology in plain English for RSS in education Simply put, RSS allows you to follow information from multiple online sources, such as news web sites or "blogs" (web logs), without having to surf all over the web to find it. RSS takes advantage of Extensible Markup Language (XML)--a code for web content that can be handled easily by a wide range of operating systems and communications devices--to "feed" new content directly to your desktop. elearnspace... From
soulsoup on August 11, 2004 at 10:11 a.m..
Design is Easy- Organizational Politics is Hard
Design is Easy; Organizational Politics is Hard by Peter Merholz In my experience, the problem is not with design or design processes. In fact, design practitioners have figured out a lot about what works, and what doesn’t. For those in the design field, design is easy – developing solutions to problems is a pretty straightforward endeavor. The problem isn’t with design or designers – it’s with organizations whose fundamental structures prevent the good ideas from getting out.... From
soulsoup on August 11, 2004 at 10:11 a.m..
Start from the root
The trouble with TNA from Dusk and Dawn Very much valid and important and rhetoric question about the basic assumption of Training Needs Analysis. TNA start with an euclidean assumption that you need training! What's the root problem? What are your business needs? To quote Mark Cavender - the business world is not about learning. It is about doing business. Elearning supports business processes; it's not a process unto itself. The problem with traditional Training Needs Analysis is that it begs the question. Before the investigation has begun, you already know the answer...training. From
soulsoup on August 11, 2004 at 10:11 a.m..
A successful blog (or blogger) is
A Successful Blog by D. Keith Robinson According to Keith - A successful blog (or blogger) is… * Well written. Good content will make or break your blog. Period. This it the #1 thing that makes a blog successful in my book. * Frequently updated. Unless you're a guru of some sort you really need to stay on top of it. This can be a real challenge. * Consistent. This is kind of a combination of the first two. I like sites that are able to maintain quality and frequency overtime. * Open. I like to read people who are... From
soulsoup on August 11, 2004 at 10:11 a.m..
Decentralized Intelligence
What Toyota can teach the 9/11 commission about intelligence gathering.from MSN Slate Collective intelligence in action. the secret to their success was not so much that any individual had anticipated the need to build up emergency problem-solving capacities or was able to design and implement these capacities in response to the particular disaster that struck. Rather, the collective ability of firms and individuals alike to react quickly and flexibly was a result of unintentional capabilities, based on informal and often accidental networks that they had developed over years of socializing to From
soulsoup on August 11, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
Feast or Famine for Broadband (in Loudoun County, VA)
Feast or Famine for Broadband New Task Force To Study Options By Bill Brubaker (Washington Post, Thursday, July 8, 2004) highlights the mission of the newly formed Loudoun Broadband Coalition, composed of about 50 business executives and government leaders. The coalition plans to hold a summit ... From
Kolabora.com on August 11, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
Shared Spaces Briefing, Aug 11
Today's highlights: HyperOffice; Exchange 5.5 Hole Patched; Notes and Domino 5 End of Service Date; AIM Flaw Fixed; Riverbed White Paper on Exchange's Chatty Protocol; FirstClass 8.0; HyperOffice released a browser-based online workspace solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Key... From
Kolabora.com on August 11, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
New Expression Engine features
I see that the new 1.1 beta version of Expression Engine has dozens of new developments, but the one that really catches my eye is the ability to launch a new weblog and copy a set of templates and change the variables in a single operation. That means that a school can set up twenty blogs for a class full of students in a few minutes, working from a master set of templates. That means that this software is getting ready to enter the school market, where, based on my happy experience with... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on August 11, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
Affidavits
After this whole thing is over I hope I never see, have to write or encounter another affidavit again. Or then again I'm not to old to do a law conversion course... feels like I'm halfway there!!! From
James Farmer's Radio Weblog on August 11, 2004 at 10:09 a.m..
So that's why...
... there's so little activity here at the moment... normal service to resume shortly! I'm also off my aggregator for a week (sooooooo many "annexed hereto"s!) so that'll be why I've not responded to or written about, well, anything (bar every difficult issue that's come up in the last three years... but that's in point form for the court). From
James Farmer's Radio Weblog on August 11, 2004 at 10:09 a.m..
Trusting Josh K
I'm on vacation, dialup, and my way out the door to go bowling with my son, but this msg came from Josh Koenig of Music for America. I haven't taken a look at where the links leads, so the management disclaims any responsibility, etc... http://www.musicforamerica.org/dickcheney Back home. Viewed the video. It's "Dick Cheney's Alive." Josh hasn't let us down. Durn funny, IMO.... From
Joho the Blog on August 11, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..
Optical illusion
This one's good. Click on the thumbnail below to see the fullsize, operational version (232K).... From
Joho the Blog on August 11, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..
Help Build a Free MediaSources Wiki? Please?
Taking some blindfolded tosses into the wiki pond, I am going to see if this stuff really works. It comes up in many circles, discussions of online course development, learning objects, and just today in the digital storytelling workshop: Where can I find sources of free media (images, audio, video)? This is usually in the context of having to provide vague answers to questions about "what I can or cannot do" in terms of copyright. Our usual advice is where-ever possible, go for original acquired assets or use the free stuff that is "out there". The From
cogdogblog on August 11, 2004 at 10:06 a.m..
Deleting Comments in Manila
This is good news for educators who use
Manila: Managing editors can now easily delete comments and TrackBack pings from comment and TrackBack pop-up windows in Manila sites. To delete a comment or a ping, check the box below it, and then click the Delete Checked Comments button at the bottom of the comment pop-up window. In addition, each comment and TrackBack ping now has its own permalink, displayed next to its post-time, which can be used to link to the individual item. One thing that I've always worried about i From
weblogged News on August 11, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..
Educators Corner
I just added this resource site to the EduResources Portal (
http://sage.eou.edu/SPT); the Educators Corner is a worthwhile collection of resources for teaching about high technology entrepreneurship. JH___ "The STVP Educators Corner is a free online archive of entrepreneurship resources for teaching and learning in engineering and the sciences. The mission of the project is to support and encourage faculty around the world who teach entrepreneurship to future scientists and eng From
EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on August 11, 2004 at 10:05 a.m..
Seeking an educational commons: The promise of open source development models
The educational
commons meme is spreading: "Schools are hindered by cost and flexibility problems as they try to obtain resources such as software and textbooks. Open source development processes are producing products that can address many of these problems and, as importantly, provide a better alignment with core educational values. Indeed, open source products potentially encourage the development of an educational commons." From
elearningpost on August 11, 2004 at 10:04 a.m..
The Good Brand
A company's Web presence is increasingly
being seen as an extension of the holistic brand experience. This article from Fast Company lists
some trends to watch out for in the branding world. From
elearningpost on August 11, 2004 at 10:04 a.m..
Why Trust Registration Data?
Online news sites say we should just believe their claims that information in their user-registration databases is accurate. But given the circulation scandals among their print brethren, why should we? Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. From
Wired News on August 11, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..
An Original Way to Go Postal
The Postal Service has approved a three-month trial allowing consumers to design their own stamps. So if you're sick of flags and toy cars, now's your chance to make a change. By Daniel Terdiman. From
Wired News on August 11, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..
A Role Best Left Unplayed
The Xbox needs a solid role-playing game, but Sudeki is not it. A unique combat engine just doesn't make up for an unengaging story and otherwise blasé gameplay. A review by Chris Kohler. From
Wired News on August 11, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..
We're All Journalists Now
Dan Gillmor argues in his new book We the Media that journalism is stronger than ever because of the Web. But Hollywood is strengthening its grasp on copyrights, threatening speech and freedom. Xeni Jardin interviews the author. From
Wired News on August 11, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..
FCC Pulls Blinds on Wireless Data
New rules will force wireless telecommunications companies to disclose serious network outages, but the public won't have access to the information for fear that terrorists may read it. By Ryan Singel. From
Wired News on August 11, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..
Google IPO Sets Odd Precedent
Google's offbeat approach to its upcoming stock offering is creating plenty of headaches for Wall Street underwriters. But if all ends well, the complex, auction-style offering will represent Google's most profitable option. By Joanna Glasner. From
Wired News on August 11, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..
Nukes Still Take Toll on Workers
Workers who made the U.S. nuclear arsenal handled many dangerous materials, but one was largely overlooked -- beryllium. Now the DOE is trying to track down those who may have been exposed. First of a two-part series by John Gartner. From
Wired News on August 11, 2004 at 10:03 a.m..
Visionlearning
Funded by the National Science Foundation and written by educators, "Visionlearning is an innovative educational resource designed for students, teachers, parents, or anyone interested in learning science." The Library link contains excellent learning From
Educational Technology on August 11, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..
Michelle Georgilas Selected For Art Institute Curriculum Panel
Michelle Georgilas, Senior Designer at Creative Dynamics, Inc (CDI) -- an integrated communications design agency -- was pleasantly surprised, yet very pleased when she was selected to serve as a panel member for the national Designing a Curriculum (DACUM) forum for Art Institute. [PRWEB Aug 11, 2004] From
PR Web on August 11, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..
Global photo community provides pro equipment
The global photography community Nikonians provides more pro items for photographers. Products from Kirk now available both in the USA and in Europe. [PRWEB Aug 11, 2004] From
PR Web on August 11, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..
Everyone's buzzing about "the Bleep." Special Guest William Arntz, Producer, Director and Screenwriter of the Award Winning Film "What the Bleep Do We Know" joins Dr. Pat Baccili on the radio on VoiceAmerica.com - Aug. 12th at 8:00 am PST.
"WHAT THE #$*! DO WE KNOW?!" is a new type of film. It is part documentary, part story, and part elaborate and inspiring visual effects and animations. The protagonist, Amanda, played by Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the uncertain world of the quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our normal, waking reality. Join Dr. Pat and William Arntz on Thursday August 12th at 8:00 a.m. and again at 8:00 p.m for this premier interview on VoiceAmerica.com. Call in toll free at 1- From
PR Web on August 11, 2004 at 10:02 a.m..
Brain Versus Brawn
The National Press Club was the scene of a totemic battle today regarding 'Brain vs Brawn - whether the 21st century Australian is a scientist or sports star?' Team Science was strongly represented by Australian Government Science Minister Peter McGauran, Nobel Prize laureate Professor Peter Doherty and ABC Science communicator Bernie Hobbs. Team Sport was represented by Senator Kate Lundy, ex-WNBL star Lucille Bailie and ABC Sports presenter Warwick Hadfield. From
EdNA Online on August 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
New Version of the Australian Development Gateway is Now Online!
The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) was created to improve access to quality development-related information by people engaged on development issues. It covers six key sectors: agriculture; education; governance; health; information and communication technologies; and water and sanitation. The Gateway was established under the umbrella of the global Development Gateway Foundation, and is part of an international network of over fifty country gateways. The new look site has been developed with ease of use, speed of access (particularly from low bandwidth locations), and with user participa From
EdNA Online on August 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
Sponsorship Opportunity - Australian Schools Calendar
education.au and myinternet are calling for sponsorship for the 2005 Calendar for Australian Schools - produced and distributed to all schools, education departments and selected kindergartens and childcare centres in Australia. The A1 wall calendar provides a unique opportunity to provide your message and branding to schools, teachers and students in Australia, for a full calendar year. To discuss your requirements or offer sponsorship, please contact:Kerrie Smith or Mark Tranthim-Fryer ksmith@educationau.edu.aumtranthim-fryer@educationau.edu.au education.au limited Phon From
EdNA Online on August 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
E-commerce turns 10
After a decade, even your mom buys books online. But are secure transactions secure enough yet? From
CNET News.com on August 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
Security's disorderly mess
Jon Oltsik explains why a new computing security conundrum presents CIOs with a problem that's not given to an easy solution. From
CNET News.com on August 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
A Blueprint for Better Copyright Law
Criticism of a recent initiative by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) that would have ISPs terminate Canadian internet accounts where users are suspected of file sharing activities. Not only is the proposal bereft of anything like due process, as the author points out the American experience shows that numerous mistakes in take-down orders are common and that innocent third parties would be impacted. The author also notes that internet access is a vital service to Canadians, used not only to surf the web but also to access government services, including (the most popular use a From
OLDaily on August 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
Access All Areas
Summary report on the push toward open access publishing with an emphasis on Europe. An interesting statistic to note: 41% of scientific papers originate in Europe, compared with 31% in America (not sure whether that latter figure includes Canada). The focus of the article is on governments' increasing - and quite reasonable - displeasure about paying skyrocketing fees to access materials they paid to produce in the first place. By Unknown, The Economist, August 5, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
First Look at MSN Blogs
Robert Scoble, of Microsoft fame, offers readers a glimpse at his
still empty blog (in Japanese) at what is being called 'MSN Spaces' and has it taken apart line by line in this critical article. While the author has some praise for MSN's RSS output, the critique of the HTML - authored in Microsoft's typically gibbled style - is scathing, and deservedly so. By Phil Ringnalda, phil ringnalda dot com, August 8, 2004 [
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Blinkx
Some people are saying that Blinkx is the next Google. I downloaded and installed the application this morening, and despite some usability issues, found that it does as promised: it searches both my personal files and the web in a single pass. No sign of the embedded application features, though, possibly because I'm using Firefox. Still, there's a lot of promise in this application, and Google will certainly be forced to respond. The implications for learning are understood by Blinkx programmers, too; take a look at the animated introduction to Blinkx on the home page to see a lear From
OLDaily on August 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
Word Circle
Open source online learning community software (in PHP). Pretty basic functionality, allowing instructors to add thoughts, calendar items, discussions and files. That said, the foundation seems firm and the code could easily be expanded to do more. Code is available at
Sourceforge. By Matt Reider, August 8, 2004 [
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Impact on Students of Flexible Teaching & Learning - Quantitative Report
This item popped up in my DLORN Ticker this morning, via EdNA, and while most definitely not a learning object (properly so-called), it is a useful and well-structured study of student reactions to flexible learning in Tasmania. Conducted by telephone interviews with more than a thousand students, this survey reports a general satisfaction with flexible learning and a recognition of its benefits (a fair sample said flexible learning offered opportunities that would not otherwise have been available, and a good number in the north and north-west (relatively isolated regions of Tasmania) said th From
OLDaily on August 11, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..
There's One Born Every Minute
Brief report about eReader's offer of 250 public domain ebooks for $995 (for $1,495 you can get 500 titles). The author points out, quite rightly, that you can obtain these titles for free online at the Gutenberg Project. And he offers a most useful link to Gutenberg's
proof a page project, a system where you compare the optical character recognition with the original scan and many any corrections necessary. Via Kairosnews. By Ernest Miller, Corante Copyfight, August 4, 2004 [
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OnCore
A derivative of CanCore, OnCore is a learning object metadata (LOM) application profile developed by TV Ontario, an educational access network "to catalogue its video resources in relation to the Ontario Curriculum." By Various Authors, TV Ontario, August, 2004 [
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Random Walk in E-Learning
Well-known e-learning researcher Albert Ip has given in to the inevitable ;) and launched a blog. He writes, "Why I start a blog? Well quite difficult to answer this one. Partly because I feel I like to join the bloggers, partly as a mechanism to market my wares and partly as a record of my personal journey in eLearning. Anyway, it has to have a start." Absolutely right; I've known and read Albert for many years and he has a fantastic contribution to make to the blogosphere. By Albert Ip, August, 2004 [
OLDaily on August 11, 2004 at 10:00 a.m..