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Feedback on Ping
Kathleen Gilroy is asking for feedback on the Otter Group's new business venture - Ping. This service will help to foster blogging communities of practice. Here is the intro to the executive summary:After ten years of running successful online learning communities and programs, the Otter Group is introducing a new service for deve From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on September 30, 2004 at 10:56 p.m..

Open Access Culture
The traditional academic journal publishing model has readers pay very steep fees for access. Open access publishers are challenging this model with a new one that allows free public access, with costs paid by submission fees. The sustainability of the open access has been the subject of much debate. We've linked to a Nature forum on the topic twice. (Public Library From Creative Commons: weblog on September 30, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

David Byrne's Journal
David Byrne's tour jounral now has an entry for last week's WIRED concert and Creative Commons benefit. Byrne on the songs he and Gilberto Gil played together: Over the last few weeks I've been E-mailing his people regarding the possibilities of us doing a song or 2 together. We've exchanged ideas and MP3s via Email, as we only have the afternoon soundcheck to rehearse together. It's been kind of crazy, but it works. From Creative Commons: weblog on September 30, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Yes, I Said “internet.” So Did NPR!
Back on Aug. 16, I announced that I'd decided to stop capitalizing "internet," "web," and "net." Not surprisingly, a bunch of readers complained. How dare I oppose the most popular editorial approach to this issue? Well, it turns out that I'm not alone in this opinion. NPR's show "Fresh Air" show just weighed in on my side... From Contentious Weblog on September 30, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..

Non-profit Blogs
I came across an article on blogs in the non-profit sector, written in December 2003, for the Non-Profit Quarterly. The article discusses internal and external blogs, and also gives some how-to's, (but I'd still do some more reading on the subject, before starting your first one):More typically, an externally focused blog can transform informal knowledge sharing into a new asset for an organization. Blogs can enliven your group's Web pre From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on September 30, 2004 at 9:56 p.m..

Chilling
Want to see the chilling effect in action? Read AKMA: ...I can see it now: "CD sales plummet, sheet music profits disappear, as musicians buy copies of a critic's scholarly essay on theological education and pop culture."... From Joho the Blog on September 30, 2004 at 9:49 p.m..

TiVo, Netflix sign movies-on-demand deal
And Mike Ramsay, TiVo's CEO, resigns from his board position at Netflix to avoid conflicts of interest. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Norah Jonestown: A cautionary tale (David Weinberger)
Bill McCloskey tells how Blue Note Records managed to destroy a loyal community of customers and fans - with a little help from the community itself - by not recognizing the community’s value. In short, there had been an active,... From Corante: Social Software on September 30, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..

Rebecca Romijn (sans Stamos) ad for MoveOn.org
I enjoyed the new MoveOn.org ad. Will it convert any Republicans? I doubt it. But I can still have my little moment, can't I? Please?... From Joho the Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:49 p.m..

Diebold Must Pay Damages, Costs for Abuse of DMCA
After all this, I can't tell you how happy I am to read this.  Thank you EFF, Stanford Clinic, OPG, Nelson and Luke, et. al.  Not only was (at least most) of the posting fair use, but it was so obviously fair use that Diebold has to pay for its use of the DMCA.  The court A Copyfighter's Musings on September 30, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..

Blogs put real-time spin on debate coverage
As voters await Thursday's key presidential debate, Web loggers and e-mail commentators get ready to fire off their perspectives. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Sun pushes OpenOffice standard
Sun backs an EU standards push for interoperability between office software. Microsoft says it's already there. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Dell green-lights photo printers
PC maker expanding printer business with new photo printers. Digital cameras also a possibility. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Challenge 3
Here is the third in the series of eLearning Design Challenges! This Challenge will be familiar to those of you involved in change management. A large manufacturer with national distribution is implementing a new computer system to handle all its business functions and transactions. This system will have an ... From eLearning Design Challenge on September 30, 2004 at 8:01 p.m..

P2P usage stats you can rely on
Cory Doctorow: Cachelogic has posted a very good, in-depth study of network traffic using data gathered from a variety of large ISPs. They conclude that P2P use has not dwindled; that P2P systems are the main use of bandwidth today ("the killer app for broadband")l that P2P is used to move lots of kinds of files, including ones that are noninfringing (strong market-demand for symmetrical connectivity From unmediated on September 30, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..

Shared Spaces Briefing, Oct 1
Today's highlights: MSN Messenger 7.0; New customer for Genesys; Gupta on Real-Time Collaboration; Top 5 IT Myths; MSN Messenger 7.0 is coming. New features: ability to sign in as away or offline, integration with 3Degrees, and integrated gaming. Beta due... From Kolabora.com on September 30, 2004 at 7:55 p.m..

META Stands By Its TCO Study, Oct 1
META Group is on the record stating that they "stand by the TCO study comparing Microsoft Exchange 2003 to Lotus Notes/Domino various". See searchDomino. I list some major flaws in the report, and that's available for reading. Those flaws have... From Kolabora.com on September 30, 2004 at 7:55 p.m..

digital xenophobia (danah boyd)
In checking my email this morning, i was really disturbed by a message on a mailing list that i lurk. The question was simple: Is anyone worried about the del.icio.us community being diluted with non-geeky type people? My first reaction... From Corante: Social Software on September 30, 2004 at 7:50 p.m..

At Hewlett
I'm at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation today and tomorrow for an "open knowledge" grantees' meeting. It's striking (1) how large the group is this year and (2) how many other grantees are close friends of and collaborators with Creative Commons: The Internet Archive, Connexions, MIT OpenCourseware, David Wiley , Foothill-De Anza Community College, From Creative Commons: weblog on September 30, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

In nieuwe tekens, die overigens de taal niet vervangen
http://www.neerlandistiek.nl/publish/04.05.html Recent verschenen in neerlandistiek.nl: "In nieuwe tekens, die overigens de taal niet vervangen. De totstandkoming van een digitale onderzoeksdocumentatie bij de Volledige Werken van Willem Frederik Hermans", door Peter Kegel en Bert Van Elsacker (CHI). Het artikel beschrijft het proces van totstandkoming van de Volledige Werken van W.F. Hermans. Gezien de omvang van het materiaal wordt in de voorbereiding een groot beroep gedaan op digitale technieken. Het artikel gaat in op de inrichting van het proces en de onderzoeksmogelijkheden die daardo From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on September 30, 2004 at 7:00 p.m..

Posting Rate About to Slow Down for a Bit
Believe it or not, I do occasionally go out and work for a living. I’m going to be tied up for a while and expect my posting rate to drop of quite a bit. I will still post on weekends at the very least, but I don’t know know if… From e-Literate on September 30, 2004 at 7:00 p.m..

Thursday, September 30, 2004
I finally saw a chiropractor for my back, and he diagnosed me with sciatica. From RHPT.com on September 30, 2004 at 6:59 p.m..

Math TV Problem Solving Videos
Math TV is an innovative learning project for middle school students. Each week Infinity Quick (IQ), the host of Math TV, introduces a new math problem. Students follow along as IQ works through the solution. Whole numbers, fractions, percentages, ratios, probability, algebra and geometry are among the math topics explored. From eLearnopedia on September 30, 2004 at 6:53 p.m..

Teachers' Domain
Teachers' Domain is a multimedia digital library for the classroom that provides learning experiences in ways no textbook can. Teachers' Domain offers video, audio, interactives, images, and documents, explanatory background articles for each resource, correlations to national and state curriculum standards, media-rich lesson plans, and resource management tools. From eLearnopedia on September 30, 2004 at 6:53 p.m..

Partisan merriment
The actually-funny Hank Blakely has written a version of the Battle Hymn of the Republic that will amuse Kerryists and annoy Busholians. Here's the chorus: Glory, glory hallelujah. Glory, glory, how they fooled ya. From Florida to bloody Fallujah, Their lies go marching on.... From Joho the Blog on September 30, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..

Press bonanza
While we've been plugging away at copyright licensing it appears, at least according to our recent press hits, that Creative Commons is starting to hit a critical mass. Two high profile features came out today: one about legal downloads at the Internet Archive released under a Creative Commons license (in next month's PC World Magazine), and another from eWeek, about how well our licensing is catching on. Creative Commons: weblog on September 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

TiVo, Netflix sign development deal
TiVo CEO Mike Ramsay resigns from his board position at Netflix to avoid conflicts of interest. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Sun's Schwartz guns for patent glories
As tech industry focuses in on patents, Sun files a claim over per-employee pricing plan, News.com has learned. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

'Wardriving' conviction is first under Can-Spam
Man pleads guilty to spamming people through unprotected hot spots, again raising concerns about risks of open-access Wi-Fi. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

AT&T, Vonage slash Net telephony rates
The Internet phone service providers try to win over consumers who now have a host of options when it comes to making calls. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Study: Consumers take cyberattacks lightly
More than a third of those surveyed said they had a greater chance of being struck by lightning than of being hit by malicious code. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Open Office XML Formaat wordt ISO Standaard?
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/09/24/SmartEC OpenOffice is het belangrijkste open source office pakket. Open Office wordt ondersteund door Sun, dat onder de naam Star Office een versie van OpenOffice verkoopt. Open Office slaat bestanden op in een publiek vastgelegd XML formaat. Er is al enige tijd sprake van dat dit formaat zou worden gestandaardiseerd door een comité bij OASIS. Inmiddels heeft de Europese Commissie aangegeven dit streven te ondersteunen. De Commissie zal bevorderen dat de standaard wordt ingebracht bij de ISO. Als het proces doorgaat, zullen we, eindelijk, ee From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on September 30, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

Organization of News Ombudsmen
An international organization for the promotion of media ethics and the discussion of news practices. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on September 30, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Minnesota News Council
Minnesota organization for the promotion of standards and fairness in journalism. Accepts complaints from the public about issues with the news media. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on September 30, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
A national media watchdog group. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on September 30, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Is the Internet Infrastructure?
The Danish Department of State has decided that municipalities are not allowed to support or help build Internet access. Not even in remote areas, where the private sector is only required to secure basic phone lines (but not ADSL), the Danish edition of Computer World Online reports. A group of private citizens in the Eastern part of Jutland (Nr. Djurs), planned to build a huge wireless network which would cover the entire municipality with Broadband Wi-Fi access. The European Union even supported the pr From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 30, 2004 at 5:56 p.m..

Windows Update confusion
Nelson Minar's experience with MS04-028 (the JPEG trojan) mirrors my own: Windows Update is one of the great unheralded Microsoft technologies. It really works. Well, mostly. I downloaded the various JPEG fixes from them and thought I was safe until I ran GDI Scan, a deep scan tool that tries to find vulnerable versions of the DLL. And it found a vulnerable version, C:WINDOWSsystem32gdiplus.dll. Now what do I do? I don't know where to get an update. Do I have to install S From Jon's Radio on September 30, 2004 at 5:47 p.m..

Image virus spreads via chat
A note sent through AOL's popular instant-messaging software directs victims to Web sites that host the dangerous graphics. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Feds fund secure ID project
Security company Digimarc gets $1 million to push state drivers' licenses with "covert watermarks." From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

European judge probes Microsoft antitrust case
Day one of a two-day hearing focuses on whether the software juggernaut should have to share information with rivals. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Campus Community: new undergrad social software application
Campus Community is a social software service aimed at American undergraduates. It's launched by a group from Barnard College and Columbia University. There's a site tutorial to start the user going. (thanks to Bryna Lieberman!)... From MANE IT Network on September 30, 2004 at 4:59 p.m..

Difference between weblogs and message boards
Lee LeFever wrote an interesting article, which includes a feature table, listing and comparing the main feature sets of weblogs and message boards. Part of a series of articles at his weblog. ¶ From Open Artifact on September 30, 2004 at 4:58 p.m..

Reality Video Gameshows
Ponderance links to Artemis Software's new reality video gameshow, Sim-ply Reality, a reality dating game where 7 women vie for a date with a guy. I believe voting takes place by fellow Sims. Episodes will be available for download (since The Sims 2 let's you export gameplay as an AVI file). Fun! From unmediated on September 30, 2004 at 4:56 p.m..

Sousveillance: call for submissions
A Gathering of the Tribes (tribes.org) magazine seeks submissions for a special issue focused on the evolving Sousveillance art movement. We are looking for contributions reflective of how the arts are affected by monitoring and surveillance (socially pervasive computing) that are affecting human liberties. More info here. Submissions are due: Feb 1, 2005 From unmediated on September 30, 2004 at 4:56 p.m..

Lessons Learned Teaching Online
Teaching online is a unique experience in a unique medium. Many of the skills and attributes of effective instruction in a classroom translate well to effective instruction online. At the risk of sounding fairly absurd - teaching online is very... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 30, 2004 at 4:56 p.m..

Political Coverage, a Step Forward
UPDATED I'll be watching tonight's political event, featuring George Bush and John Kerry. Everyone who cares about our future should watch. I'll also be reading the coverage tonight and tomorrow. And it looks like we'll see a minor innovation -- actually a step back to the future by the New York Times. As Jay Rosen notes in his current PressThink colu From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 30, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

Briefly: Cisco CEO's salary shoots up from $1
roundup Plus: SanDisk ups capacity on flash memory cards...Google tests Froogle in U.K....Senate postpones vote on file-swapping bill...HP may expand Puerto Rican research. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Privacy questions arise as RFID hits stores
Companies brace for privacy debate as potentially intrusive applications arrive faster than expected. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Tracking RFID--it's everywhere
roundupThere's no question retailers love RFID. But will unreliability and threats to privacy become roadblocks? From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

JPEG virus found circulating via IM program
AOL Instant Messenger message directs victims to Web sites that host the dangerous images. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Cancelan el contrato de colaboración entre Arcplan y WorldNet Consulting
En un comunicado de prensa urgente, ARCPLAN informa a los clientes usuarios de la plataforma de Business Intelligence (BI) dynaSight que el contrato de colaboración suscrito entre Arcplan y WorldNet Consulting ha sido cancelado con fecha 1 de Octubre de 2004. Para garantizar el servicio a los clientes que adquirieron licencias de dynaSight a través de WorldNet Consulting, contratando así mismo el servicio de mantenimiento, Arcplan informa que ha suscrito un acuerdo de (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on September 30, 2004 at 3:57 p.m..

Skype Hype?
Can Skype live up to the Net phone hype? Skype has turned heads for its unique blend of technology and rapid grassroots adoption. The company claims more than 22 million downloads since the software was first made available in August... From Kolabora.com on September 30, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..

e-voting and EFF
EFF is hosting an event about e-voting. As they post: BayFF Event - "E-voting and the Upcoming Election" on Tuesday, October 12 at 7pm: Come join EFF at the 111 Minna Gallery in downtown San Francisco to talk about e-voting and the upcoming election, as well as share food and drink and listen to live music by talented local artist Samantha. This event is free and open to the public, so be sure to invite your friends and colleagues! More information here. From Lessig Blog on September 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

iPac: bravo
A group of good sorts have put together a PAC to frame and push IP-related policies. Here's the site with the list of candidates they're supporting. Cool if they could find some marginal sorts who have been totally obtuse about these issues to target as well. From Lessig Blog on September 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Rumsfeld's oath and the forgotten constitution
Bruce Ackerman has an interesting piece in the American Prospect about the oath Rumsfeld asked the civilians sworn to review the judgments reaching by the Guantanamo Bay commission: "Does each one of you swear that you will faithfully and impartially perform according to your conscience and the rules applicable to the review filed by a military commission all the duties incumbent upon you as a member of the review panel, so help you God?" "God" is central; the Cons From Lessig Blog on September 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Bill O'Reilly remixed
The band "The Politnix" has remixed Bill O'Reilly to produce this (mp3) song. The song is written by John Amato and the vocals are by Donny Daley. More at Crooks and Liars. this From Lessig Blog on September 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

INDUCING gun control legislation
So maybe the silver lining to the INDUCE Act will be effective gun control legislation? After all, as the American Conservative Union puts it so nicely, "[a]n important principle is at stake. If this bill became law, it would set a precedent for holding innocent Americans liable for indirectly "inducing" criminal acts by others. The implications are staggering." E.g., how many "non-infringing uses" are there for cop-killing bullets? Shouldn't gun manufacturers be liable for inducing the criminal behavior their From Lessig Blog on September 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

What's wrong with the CBC
Up until recently I have been a staunch supporter of the CBC, it's ideals, the reason for it's existence. However, recent events have made me question whether or not this once fine institution has fallen victim to the ruthless grasp of corperate greed in North America. From kuro5hin.org on September 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Disney, Intel to launch Net content service in Japan
"Mickey Symphony" will let PC users with a broadband connection customize animated Disney films. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

SanDisk ups capacity on flash memory cards
Company quadruples the amount of storage on its Ultra II line of cards. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Microsoft wins Smart Tags case
A jury decides the Office technology doesn't impose on another software maker's patent. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Separate text-only version? No thanks!
The ironic thing about text-only versions, is that often they don't even offer full accessibility, says internet accessibility expert Trenton Moss. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..

Briefly: Google tests Froogle in U.K.
roundup Plus: Senate postpones vote on file-swapping bill...HP may expand Puerto Rican research...HP also uses Hitachi drives in servers, storage...Microsoft boosts reporting tools. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Oracle, AMD and Sun to woo Asian developers
Will invest $30 million on bringing software developers in five Asian countries into their fold. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Microsoft FAT patent falls flat
Patent office rejects one of four patents on File Allocation Table format for Windows, though Microsoft can appeal. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Fuel cell's got the power for 3G handsets
NTT DoCoMo unveils a prototype micro fuel cell that recharges mobile phones. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

AT&T slashes Net telephony rates
In an attempt to spark growth in its Net phone offer, the company reduces rates and offers new customers a month free. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

UCLA will not monitor student network traffic
The University of California at Los Angeles has decided that it will not monitor student internet traffic to check for copyright violations. While UCLA does run its own Automated Copyright Notice System, it will not adopt Audible or otherwise check content. "That technology is not attractive to us, because what students are doing is private. But we're encouraging a behavioral shift," Jonathan Curtiss, of UCLA St From NITLE Tech News on September 30, 2004 at 2:01 p.m..

Comcast Execs: TV Upheaval Coming Fast
Television is "right where the world was when the Internet really took off," says Stephen Burke, chief operating officer for Comcast. In an interview with The Seattle Times, Burke and Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts say their company is preparing for a world where, within 5 years, half of all homes have personal video recorders and access to video-on-demand services. Noting that their fathers worked in TV and cable going back to the 1960s, Roberts says, "We think it' From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on September 30, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..

Crawford on the FCC...
Susan Crawford of Cardoza Law, who organized the Bellhead/Nethead conference I blogged on Tuesday, writes her own "take-away" from the event: What I wanted to do with Bellhead/Nethead was focus attention on a hard question: who should be in charge of the internet? I emerged with the sense that it is time to stop being incrementalist about this question. It's apparent that the FCC's current statute doesn't fit internet services well. On the other hand, it's not clear to me that we should rewrite the act to fit the internet better. And tweaking around the edges of the act jus From Joho the Blog on September 30, 2004 at 1:50 p.m..

New Java looks to shake up desktop
Sun releases Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0, intended to make Java programs run faster and take less time to build. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

European supermarket chain extends RFID push
Tesco will use the technology in more stores, focusing this time on tracking cases and pallets, rather than individual items. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Senate postpones vote on file-swapping bill
The Induce Act, which was scheduled for a markup in the Senate Judiciary committee, is touted as a way to ban file-swapping networks. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Google tests Froogle in U.K.
The Internet star quietly experiments with a U.K. version of its comparative shopping service. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

BT provides Freedom of Information Act CRM solution
British telco BT, along with business applications software provider Siebel Systems and European consulting firm Princeton Consulting, have developed a solution that aims to help public bodies comply with the British Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 1:00 p.m..

BT doubles broadband speed, cuts costs
British telco BT is to enable access to more advanced broadband services over the web. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 1:00 p.m..

HP signs €81m outsourcing deal with Nokia
US technology solutions provider HP has signed a pact with Finnish mobile handset maker Nokia that extends an existing IT infrastructure services collaboration between the two companies. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 1:00 p.m..

Mobile subscriptions overtake number of residents in Portugal
Mobile penetration in Portugal continues to increase even as the subscription numbers have passed the number of inhabitants. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 1:00 p.m..

A Q&A&Q Wiki: Whadya Think?
For a little while now, in my rare spare minutes, I've been playing with the demo version of a cool and very user-friendly hosted wiki tool called EditMe. I'm getting to the point that I want to do a public wiki project. But I don't want it to be too narrowly focused – I don't want to end up with an insular group preaching to the choir or arguing about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. So I had an idea. Tell me what you think... From Contentious Weblog on September 30, 2004 at 12:59 p.m..

10 usability principles of web design.
It is always nice to have a few tips. Human Factors International--10 Web design tips... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 30, 2004 at 12:59 p.m..

Tips and Tricks on Using Chat in WebCT
Recently, a WebCT user wrote to the WebCT Users List to ask for tips/tricks/best practices on using the chat tool in WebCT. Ken Masters of the University of Cape Town sent an excellent response and has kindly allowed us to... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 30, 2004 at 12:59 p.m..

The Seven Two Pieces Social Software Must Have (Clay Shirky)
Last year Matt Phillips at drupal posted Incentives for online software: the 7 pieces social software must have…, riffing on Stewart Butterfield’s earlier post on the same subject. The list of attributes as posted at drupal was Identity, Presence, Relationships,... From Corante: Social Software on September 30, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..

Nortel trims layoff plan
Networking equipment maker reduces layoffs by 250, as it details plans to cut expenses From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Net firms: Don't tax Internet calling
A century-old tariff should not be extended to Internet phone calls, the companies say. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Red Hat taps Netscape to broaden its landscape
Linux seller plans to release Netscape Enterprise Suite as open-source software in a bid to expand beyond its core product. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Weblog as Online Class Management Tool
Lee Lefever’s Common Craft site has an excellent piece on how to use weblogs with discussion boards in an online community. Many of his points translate directly into an educational environment. Here are a few examples: "With the community manager [teacher] having complete control of the weblog, they can use… From e-Literate on September 30, 2004 at 12:02 p.m..

White Paper: Open Source is Good for Education
For those of you out there fighting the good fight to bring Open Source software into your institutions to stave off the extortion of some of the proprietary vendors, here’s a white paper [PDF] that will give you some ammunition. From e-Literate on September 30, 2004 at 12:02 p.m..

Peer-to-Peer
If you are an ISP, or your clients are ISP's then you might need to know what is keeping them up at night. Here is an interesting analysis of what uses up an ISP's bandwidth, produced by CacheLogic. It appears that most bandwidth is used by peer-to-peer (P2P) services - remember Napster? The rest of the web's traffic is negligible compared to P2P file-sharing, much of which is legal, so it's not just music and videos. The following myths are debunked in CacheLogic's anal From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on September 30, 2004 at 11:58 a.m..

First CfP: ECDL 2005 - Vienna / Austria
[Apologies for cross postings. Please, re-distribute] *************************** * CALL FOR PAPERS * *************************** ECDL European Conference on Digital Libraries ( http://www.ecdl2005.org ) September 18-23, 2005, Vienna, Austria ************* Introduction: ECDL 2005 is the 9th conference in the series of European Digital Library conferences. ECDL has become the major European c From Archivalia on September 30, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

ICL conference in Villach, Austria
I am currently in Villach, Austria, attending the ICL international conference. Tomorrow we will have a session on Weblogs in Education, chaired by Peter Baumgartner whom I had the pleasure to finally meet in person yesterday evening. This is the line up for tomorrow... Peter Baumgartner: The Zen Art of Teaching - Communication and Interactions in eEducation. (PDF, 304 KB). The theoretical background of our hypothesis. Seblogging News on September 30, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

XInclude Is a W3C Proposed Recommendation
2004-09-30: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of XML Inclusions (XInclude) Version 1.0 to Proposed Recommendation. XInclude introduces a generic mechanism for merging XML documents (information sets) using existing XML constructs"elements, attributes and URI references. Comments are welcome through 29 October. Visit the XML home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on September 30, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Citizen Journalist Captures Government Seizure at Radio Station
Sean Gilligan has posted mobile phone pictures of an FCC bust at an unlicensed radio station in Santa Cruz. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 30, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Indianapolis Martial Arts School Holds Karate Tournament for Adults and Children
Local martial arts school held an interschool martial arts championship on Saturday, September 24th. [PRWEB Sep 28, 2004] From PR Web on September 30, 2004 at 11:46 a.m..

UK, Australia Web Usage and Traffic, August 2004
Nielsen//NetRatings examined where Internet users in the United Kingdom and Australia were going and how long they were staying during August 2004. From ClickZ Stats on September 30, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Cyprus to introduce new online gambling regulations
The Republic of Cyprus is to table a bill addressing online gambling sometime in October as part of a broader revamping of the country's gambling laws. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 10:57 a.m..

Carphone Warehouse to launch residential broadband service
The service, to be branded Talk Talk Broadband, will be launched on 1 November and targeted at residential customers. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 10:57 a.m..

Apple to launch Western Europe iTunes in October
Apple has announced it will expand its European digital music download operation to a further five Western European countries sometime next month. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 10:57 a.m..

Researchers develop terabyte disk
British researchers have developed new optical data storage technology that could allow the storage of up to a terabyte of data on a disk the size of a DVD. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 10:57 a.m..

Sifting out the gold from user-generated content
Derrick Oien writes up a great post describing his successful data mining experiences at MP3.com (800,000 unique visitors, 4 million downloads, and 4 mil page views a day). His findings included spotting local bands that were as searched for locally as the major acts. 1. These bands were generally pre-Soundscan (they didn't show up on local retail sales figures because they only sold their CDs at shows.) 2. They were organized online usin From unmediated on September 30, 2004 at 10:57 a.m..

ERPANET-Workshop: Workflow in Digital Preservation
ERPANET Workshop on "Workflow in Digital Preservation" *** PROGRAMME INFORMATION *** ERPANET is pleased to release additional programme information for its workshop on "Workflow in Digital Preservation", to be held on 13-15 October, 2004, at Open Society Archives, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. Registration is ongoing at www.erpanet.org. Opening: Wednesday, 13 October, 10 am SESSION ONE: Introduction and Generalities Stephan Heuscher, ikeep Ltd, Switzerland SESSION TWO: Life-cycle Workflow in the Digital Library From Archivalia on September 30, 2004 at 10:53 a.m..

Call for Participation: Public Workshop on W3C's Mobile Web Initiative
2004-09-29: Position papers are due 15 October for the W3C "Mobile Web Initiative" Workshop to be held in Barcelona, Spain on 18-19 November. Attendees will discuss how a W3C initiative could help to make Web access from a mobile device as simple, easy and convenient as Web access from a desktop device. Read about workshops and W3C's mobile Web work. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on September 30, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

California Governor Endorses Spyware, Whacks Privacy
Reuters: Schwarzenegger Signs California Anti-Spyware Bill . California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an anti-spyware bill on Tuesday banning unauthorized installation of deceptive software that hides in personal computers and secretly monitors user activity. The bill clears the way for consumers to sue responsible parties for actual damages, said state Sen. Kevin Murray, a Democrat who introduced the legislation in February. Critics of the bill said it lacke From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 30, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

Wealth in America
In what has become an annual ritual, Forbes Magazine has released its "400 Richest in America", a list of the wealthiest in a land which is simultaneously revered and reviled for its wealth. Between the lines are some suprisingly revealing truths about what it takes to be rich in America. From kuro5hin.org on September 30, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Gateway to offer customized PCs again
The company on Thursday will take the wraps off three new configurable desktops. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Tele2 increases bid for Song Networks
Tele2 is now offering SKr85 a share - some ten Swedish Krona higher than its bid of a week ago - for Swedish broadband provider Song Networks in its attempt to outbid Danish telecoms group TDC. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 9:57 a.m..

Swets Information Services has announced the launch of SwetsWise Linker as part of its far-reaching ...
Swets Information Services has announced the launch of SwetsWise Linker as part of its far-reaching e-journals management drive. SwetsWise Linker is an OpenURL link resolver providing users with a cohesive search environment for over 9,000 e-journals and 500 e-journal aggregators and secondary databases From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 30, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

Dialog is now offering streaming live news to subscribers of its Dialog NewsEdge service. Dialog New ...
Dialog is now offering streaming live news to subscribers of its Dialog NewsEdge service. Dialog NewsEdge users can now monitor breaking news stories throughout the day without disrupting their workflow. Based on individual user profiles, Dialog NewsEdge filters thousands of wire services, pre-publication newspapers and other sources of news reporting from around the world, delivering relevant stories to a user's desktop instantly From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 30, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

Eroding decency
I grew up in the sort of household that defended unions (my father was a labor lawyer), sang protest songs (my mother taught folk guitar well before it was trendy), felt personally disgraced by the institutionalizing of racism (my brother registered Black voters in the south in the early '60s) and watched the rise of Congressman Nixon with disbelief. Yet, my parents' indignation was aimed at what they perceived as our country's failure to live up to its own values. I was brought up on those values. I still believe in them. To me, an America that doesn't welcome the... From Joho the Blog on September 30, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

Fear and voting in Florida
Want to read something that's simultaneously entertaining and scary? Go visit Andrew Gumbel's article in the UK Independent about the upcoming nightmare about voting procedures in Florida. Oy veh, with a side order of chads.... From Joho the Blog on September 30, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

House Bill HR 10 permits sending certain suspects abroad for torture?
Tucked away in Section 3032 and 3033 of H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004, is an "anti-terrorist" provision that was never recommended by the 9/11 Commission. Indeed, it is the very opposite of a Commission recommendation - as noted in a critical press release about the bill from Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), quoted here. The bill was introduced by House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL). This provision retroactively establishes a loophole legitimising the practice of extraditing "suspected terrorists" to another country where torture is legal or unprosecuted, for the pu From kuro5hin.org on September 30, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

A glimpse of SpaceShipOne's historic flight
Despite a literally screwy launch, the spacecraft pulls off a successful flight, leaving one more between it and $10 million. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Global lessons in e-voting
India reports success, while Venezuela fears fraud. What can the United States learn? From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Nieuws van het Geheugen van Nederland
http://www.geheugenvannederland.nl/ Nieuw in het Geheugen van Nederland: * er is een RSS nieuwsfeed beschikbaar (voor de afkorting RSS zijn meerdere verklaringen gangbaar. RSS is een formaat waarmee het mogelijk is nieuwsberichten van een grote verzameling van sites te lezen zonder de sites daadwerkelijk te bezoeken) * een vernieuwde onderwijssite met nieuwe lessen * een collectie pioniersfotografie uit voormalig Nederlands-Indië, met veel foto's die nog stammen uit de negentiende eeuw. From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on September 30, 2004 at 9:01 a.m..

Commission ruling will hurt consumers - Microsoft
Microsoft's general counsel has said that the Commission ruling against his client will result in higher prices for consumers. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 8:57 a.m..

Ofcom publishes wireless licence pricing change proposals
Later this year, Ofcom will outline its overall approach to spectrum management in the Spectrum Framework Review and it has already made clear its intention to adopt a more dynamic, market-oriented approach. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 8:57 a.m..

Digital music 'niche' market for foreseeable future, won't replace CDs - report
Digital music may climb to eight per cent of European music revenues by the end of the decade, but CDs are more than safe for the time being, according to a new report. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 8:57 a.m..

Call for papers
This is a call for papers for a special issue of CJLT on Electronic Portfolios to be published in Volume 31, Issue 3 (Fall 2005). This special issue will examine, from scholarly, practical, and technical perspectives, critical issues in the... From ERADC Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..

Bloglines Tackles RSS Bandwidth Issue - Matt Hicks, eWeek
A Weblog aggregation startup is partnering with some of the leading news reader applications to address the bandwidth consumption of XML syndication feeds. Bloglines announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its Web services program so that news reade From Techno-News Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Broadband hits new high in the UK - BBC
Broadband in the UK has hit a new milestone, with more than five million people now having high-speed net connections, say broadband analysts. It will surpass eight million by the end of next year, according to figures compiled by Telecom Markets' Broa From Techno-News Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

IBM Says Blue Gene Breaks Speed Record - Ellen Simon, AP
IBM Corp. claimed unofficial bragging rights Tuesday as owner of the world's fastest supercomputer. For three years running, the fastest supercomputer has been NEC's Earth Simulator in Japan."The fact that non-U.S. vendor like NEC had the fastest compu From Techno-News Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

The Role of Scaffolding in a Learner-centered Tutoring System for Business English at a Distance - Elena Bárcena & Timothy Read, EJODL
This paper considers some of the key theoretical frameworks and concepts in the field of learning and their application to a system for the tuition of business English. A critical overview of learner-centered technology is undertaken from the perspecti From Online Learning Update on September 30, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

When metadata becomes content, and authoring learning
and the result an assessment method and part of a learner's/learning profile, you have something like Topic Maps. One of a number of emerging semantic web standards, it is the subject of quite a bit of research and development. The Norwegian estandard project and its members are busy working on educational applications of the technology. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on September 30, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

National Seminars on Internet information and research skills, organised by SOSIG, the Social Scienc ...
National Seminars on Internet information and research skills, organised by SOSIG, the Social Science Information Gateway - Using the Internet effectively for research and information retrieval requires a high level of skill and knowledge. These seminars aim to help lecturers and researchers develop their skills in this area, and look at ways of teaching eLiteracy to students From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the US federal agency that supports the nation's museu ...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the US federal agency that supports the nation's museums and libraries, awarded $32,447,480 to 517 museums and libraries across the country last week. This is the third and final round of IMLS grants for FY2004. IMLS received 1,040 grant applications requesting over $67 million. Many recipients will match the grants for an additional $44,122,410 to America's libraries and museums From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Journal of Digital Information has announced a special issue on Digital Libraries and User Needs: Ne ...
Journal of Digital Information has announced a special issue on Digital Libraries and User Needs: Negotiating the Future (Volume 5, issue 3, September 2004) From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

ALPSP and SSP Jointly Organised Seminar - Open Access: does it really work in practice? - Washington ...
ALPSP and SSP Jointly Organised Seminar - Open Access: does it really work in practice? - Washington DC - 8 November 2004 - The Open Access journal publishing model is being strongly hyped by its supporters. But many learned societies and other publishers are anxious about its effects. Will they be forced to go down this path? And if they do, what will the consequences be? From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

The American Library Association is seeking nominees for the sixth annual Virginia Boucher/OCLC Dist ...
The American Library Association is seeking nominees for the sixth annual Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian award which recognizes and honors a librarian for outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and contributions to interlibrary loan and document delivery through publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional associations, and/or innovative appr From Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 30, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

An Editor on Your Behalf
I still love to read about the emerging influence of bloggers in the political sphere. (Wonder when that will happen in the education world...) An article titled "Bloggers Become Weapon in US Presidential Election" from Agence France-Presse says that bloggers have become a vital source of information and commentary, and an alternative to traditional newspapers and television. And yesterday as I was weblogged News on September 30, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

IE--embraced, extended, extinct?
Forget Microsoft's glaring neglect of Internet Explorer. Browser technology remains key to the future of Windows. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Planning to dump IE? Think again
Web sites that cater to Microsoft's browser continue to make life hard for switchers to other software. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

What's missing in Microsoft IE?
Surfers and developers say Internet Explorer lacks some must-have features and standards. These requests top the wish list. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Views of IE's competition
Microsoft's Internet Explorer may be the browser of choice for many Web surfers, but the browser still lags in new features. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Satan's little helper drinks Diet Coke
Former MP3 impresario Michael Robertson tells CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos why "free" need not be a dirty word. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Google News still in beta
Wired has an interesting analysis of Google's news site, which remains in beta despite years of extensive usage. The author argues that copyright is blocking monetization.... From MANE IT Network on September 30, 2004 at 7:59 a.m..

Forced Normalization
Yesteday wa back-to-work day for many of us here in South Florida. Some went back on Tuesday, but for others the wait for work and school to return will be a bit longer. Schools here in Palm Beach County will be closed through Friday, which will make a total of 13 days that we're missed--nearly 3 weeks of instructional time. To our north where effects of Frances and then Jeanne were much worse, school has been out for 5 weeks already in one district. School officials there simply can't say... From Brain Frieze on September 30, 2004 at 7:57 a.m..

Norway has 96% mobile penetration, leads broadband growth in Europe
Norway’s post and telecoms authority Post and Teletilsynet (PT) has reported growth in mobile phone and broadband penetration as well as in mobile phone revenue. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Blair: Broadband access to all UK homes by 2008
In laying out the Labour Party manifesto for a third term, the British Prime Minister, has said that every home that wants a broadband connection should have one by 2008. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on September 30, 2004 at 7:56 a.m..

Blinkx: llega la nueva generación de buscadores
Los límites de los motores de búsqueda al uso comienzan a topar con la creciente exigencia de los usuarios de una mayor efectividad: "Google is as good as it gets - and, like Yahoo and Microsoft, it has immense resources.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 30, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..

UK Study: Computers 'do not boost learning' - Justin Parkinson, BBC
Efforts to promote "lifelong learning" using computers have done little to increase the number of adults in education, a survey says. People were more likely to use the internet for hobbies such as music-making and compiling a family tree, research at From Online Learning Update on September 30, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Online learning Wave Of The Future - New Zealand Scoop
From primary school children accessing information on the internet through to university students attending lectures - it's increasingly happening online. So it's crucial for New Zealand's e-learning leaders in the tertiary sector to share information From Online Learning Update on September 30, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..

Bloglines & Bandwith Issues
Bloglines announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its Web services program so that news readers can connect to its free online service for searching and subscribing to RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Atom feeds. Bloglines, which started in June 2003 under the umbrella of technology incubator Trustic Inc., aggregates RSS and Atom feed subscriptions from its users, then checks once an hour for an updated feed from a publisher, said Mark Fletcher, CEO of the Redwood City, Calif., company. From RSS Blog on September 30, 2004 at 7:01 a.m..

MP3 Creator Warns on Format Wars
The dizzying array of file formats and anti-piracy options will hobble the burgeoning digital music business, says one of the developers behind the format that sparked the download revolution. From Wired News on September 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

SpaceShipOne Rolls Toward Victory
Despite a spectacular series of unplanned barrel rolls, SpaceShipOne completes the first of two compulsory flights that could net its developers the $10 million Ansari X Prize. Dan Brekke reports from Mojave, California. From Wired News on September 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

We Know You Like Michael Bolton
A proud nerd puts her prefrontal cortex on the line to discover whether she's really a closet cool cat. By Jennifer Kahn from Wired magazine. From Wired News on September 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Bandwidth Glut Lives On
Nearly four years have passed since the peak of the fiber-optic boom, but overcapacity continues to plague carriers, and prices for bandwidth continue to fall. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on September 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Stem Cell Debate Hits Senate
A committee hears testimony on the possible usefulness of stem cells and current research restrictions, but it's an argument that boils down to when human life begins. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on September 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Music Videos Tap Video Games
MTV -- whose videos killed the radio star -- knows a threat when it sees one. To keep people from abandoning TV for video games, it's making music videos with popular game characters strutting their stuff to the latest tracks. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on September 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Diebold Rep Now Runs Elections
A former sales rep for Diebold Election Systems becomes a county election official in California. She sold the state millions of dollars worth of untested machines, which led to a scandal. Critics are asking, 'What's wrong with this picture?' By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on September 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Bush Team Prepares Net Assault
The Bush campaign is setting up an extensive war room to monitor Thursday's debate with John Kerry. The plan? Pounce on Kerry misstatements or exaggerations and send responses to thousands of partisan websites through a live feed. By Louise Witt. From Wired News on September 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

De Blogger a WordPress
Un práctico tutorial en imágenes explica el modo de importar a WordPress las entradas de una bitácora de Blogger: Importing Blogger Entries Into Wordpress. Vía: mediaTIC... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 30, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

Wikipedia and WOMII
A while ago I wrote something about the journey from WIIFFM to WOMII. Having used Wikipedia a fair bit recently, it occured to me that Wikipedia is pretty much the ultimate in WOMII. Just a thought...   From Viral-learning.net on September 30, 2004 at 5:50 a.m..

Designing blogs for education
Designing blogs for education by: Jonathan Briggs This presentation looks at the blogging work that I have done so far and at the design of www.jonathanbriggs.com to incorporate the lessons learned from previous experiments. What is an educational blog? An additional communication channel between teacher and learner A searchable archive of notes and handouts including downloadable worksheets and document From soulsoup on September 30, 2004 at 4:59 a.m..

BBC and DR TV Documentaries Expose Sathya Sai Baba, India's Most (In)Famous Guru
Internationally powerful and influential Indian mult-billionaire guru Sathya Sai Baba faces shocking allegations by two national broadcasters, BBC (UK) and DR (Denmark) [PRWEB Sep 30, 2004] From PR Web on September 30, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Book Title: CHURCH PEOPLE WILL KILL YOU - If you let them! Sub-title: "Woe unto the world because of offences"
A Christian author asks the questions... "Have you ever been offended by someone in the church?" "Is Matthew 18:6 a license to be offensive without accountability?" "What are the spiritual, physical, and emotional consequences of being offensive, according to the Word of God?" [PRWEB Sep 30, 2004] From PR Web on September 30, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Online Education Portal - SupportEducation.com
New web portal community devoted entirely to education now available online. A "must see" site for Educators, Parents, Faculty, Students, and Business Owners. [PRWEB Sep 30, 2004] From PR Web on September 30, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

An Army of Cats Can Hurt and Not Necessarily Help the Villagers of Atascaderos Mexico with Their Rodent Problem.
Pet Expert Charlotte Reed offers her insights on the Associated Press article that stated Mexico is drafting an Army of Cats to combat Rodent Problem in Chihuahua state. [PRWEB Sep 30, 2004] From PR Web on September 30, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

IntraLearn Donates Learning Management System to Habitat for Humanity. Cites need for learning technologies to play a greater role in addressing social issues
IntraLearn Software Corporation, the leading supplier of configurable turnkey e-learning software applications, announced today that it has donated IntraLearn XE to Habitat for Humanity University so it may use online learning to help quickly train people to teach volunteers around the world how to build homes. [PRWEB Sep 30, 2004] From PR Web on September 30, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Michael Jackson Yale Conference Media Coverage Inaccurate
"Regarding Michael Jackson: Performing Racial, Gender, and Sexual Difference Center Stage" a conference at Yale University that brought together scholars from many disciplines for two days, Sept. 23-24. The A.P. report by Diane Scarponi was inaccurate in saying that the legal case against Michael Jackson was not discussed. [PRWEB Sep 30, 2004] From PR Web on September 30, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Blogging style: The basic posting formats
Blogging style: The basic posting formats : index of the great 7part series by Amy Gahran The format of a blog posting, if chosen consciously and carefully, enhance communication - particularly the delivery of certain types of content. Consequently, some formats work best for commentary or explanation, others for alerts and references, etc. Here are the seven basic blog posting formats: soulsoup on September 30, 2004 at 3:59 a.m..

Farewell the Expos
Expos administration announced early yesterday that that the Montreal Expos will be moving to Washington D.C. The Expos have always been my team, and I will truly miss them. See the full story at the CBC.... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on September 30, 2004 at 3:56 a.m..

Heading to Youth Media Fest on Thursday
On Thursday I'll be driving into San Francisco to attend the 2nd International Youth Media Festival at the Herbst Theatre. Young people will be showing off their movies, music, digital artwork and Web sites. The event is "created, produced and edited by teens across the globe." (unmediated on September 30, 2004 at 2:57 a.m..

Broadband Dreams and Multicast 'Beams'
: Vint Cerf says that the Internet is not ready to be a true entertainment medium. It cannot provide the instant gratification and quality consumers have come to expect from DVDs... But then he says that something like Disney's Moviebeam would be a better alternative..Today's Internet simply cannot compete with MovieBeam's efficiencies, he writes. But then, Disney itself is not that sure and has stalled the expansion of the project... Vint goes on to From unmediated on September 30, 2004 at 2:57 a.m..

Penn State and Internet2(r) release source code for LionShare.
LionShare - an academic project that will "create legitimate file-sharing among individuals and educational institutions" has announced the release of its source code in an open format. The announcement was made formally at the Internet2 fall members meeting in Austin, TX. This week's LionShare source code release will provide all interested programmers From unmediated on September 30, 2004 at 2:56 a.m..

Blogging style: The basic posting formats
Amy Gahran has written an excellent series of articles exploring common blogging styles. She identifies seven basic blog posting formats: Link-only Link blurb Brief remark List Short article Long article Series postings [Thanks to Bill Ives.]... From Column Two on September 30, 2004 at 2:48 a.m..

Who Should be on Your E-Learning Selection Committee?
Karl Knapp on who should be on your e-learning committee. IMHO, all of these different people mentioned below should definitely be part of the e-learning committee, but the authoritarian role of the IT members should be limited or handled with care. More often than not, an e-learning implementation is seen as an IT project rather than as a HR initiative. From elearningpost on September 30, 2004 at 2:47 a.m..

RSS : Yahoo!
Yahoo's Redesign Embraces RSS By Matt Hicks from eWEEK.com The Sunnyvale, Calif., company unveiled a beta of the next generation of its personalized home-page service that includes RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Atom feeds as part of a search and directory feature for finding content to add to My Yahoo. Yahoo started an RSS beta service in January that allowed users to aggregate feeds on their My Yahoo pages, but it was segregated in a section dedicated to RSS. From soulsoup on September 30, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Weblog as Online Community Management Tool
Weblog as Online Community Management Tool from Common Craft Weblogs are built for the purpose of an individual (or small group) presenting news and information to a larger group. Inside an online community, a weblog is a better fit than a message board topic (i.e. Announcements) for relating information to the community. Weblogs are built for news, message boards are for discussions. With the community manager having complete control of the weblog, they can use it to develop a From soulsoup on September 30, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Nigerian Email Scam as Quicktime Soliloquy
I found this little spamologue on BoingBoing. It's basically a video soliloquy based on the infamous Nigerian 419 email scam. Most of you will find the dialogue familiar ... well at least the first few sentences, as that's where most... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on September 30, 2004 at 1:57 a.m..

Yet Another Super Disc: The Terabyte DVD
Running out of digital storage space? It looks like the latest breakthroughs are going to make sure that storage space isn't a huge problem for many going forward. The latest in optical disc technology is a disc the size of a DVD, but which holds a terabyte of data -- which means your entire movie collection could probably sit on one disc. The article notes this should hold 472 hours worth of "broadcast quality" video -- or "all 350 episodes of The Simpsons or each of Star Trek: The Next Generation&apos From unmediated on September 30, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Weblogs as an online community management tool
Lee LeFever has written a blog entry on weblogs as an online community management tool. To quote: Aside from participation in discussions, the community manager often needs a consistent and accessible place to have an independent voice to relate community... From Column Two on September 30, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..

Tim's Cook-For-Yourself Diet Plan: Save money and lose weight
My weight has been up and down over the past several years. I'd lose weight, but I'd have trouble keeping it off, and all the other problems that many people have. Looking back on it, I find that one of my biggest problems is lack of discipline. While I could keep myself under control for a while, that control would slip, and the weight would come back. Over the past year, however, I have managed to find a diet plan which I have been successful with. As with anything that works well, the progress has been slow, but it has been steady. This diet plan is of my own devising, so From kuro5hin.org on September 30, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Free Net phone upstart sues Vonage, Fry's
Net phone service and retailer push misleading products on consumers, Sipphone charges. From CNET News.com on September 30, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Rapid E-Learning
Rapid E-Learning: A New Approach to Courseware by Josh Bersin at Macromedia Edge Newsletter [Non-Flash Version - Here] ...the number-one challenge that e-learning developers face: It takes too long to develop a course. Time is often the enemy of a training program. As time marches on, the business challenge continues to grow — and often t From soulsoup on September 30, 2004 at 12:58 a.m..

Federal Election Commission: Search Campaign Finance Data
Search for campaign contributions and contributors reported to the FEC, by name, date, amount, state and zip code. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on September 30, 2004 at 12:54 a.m..

Making your content management system work for you
Christine Perfetti has published an interview with Jeffrey Veen on content management challenges and solutions. To quote: Content management isn't a software problem at all. It's a process problem. By solving process problems, you often find you don't even need... From Column Two on September 30, 2004 at 12:45 a.m..

Samsung working on tiny drive
The 0.85-inch diameter drive is a candidate for cell phone storage, but can the product compete against flash memory? From CNET News.com on September 29, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

Red Hat acquires AOL's Netscape server software
The Linux seller plans to release the Netscape Enterprise Suite as open-source software in a bid to expand beyond its core product. From CNET News.com on September 29, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..