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Pitcairn
By now, most people will have heard of the rather sordid tale of the Pitcairn Islands. For those who haven't, it is a tale of sex, scandals, infamy, mutineers, fights for survival and all sorts of other stuff that tabloid newspapers love. From
kuro5hin.org on October 27, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..
Why categorize?
Good primer on the need to
categorize digital information and the different types of categorization. "As collections of information have grown, it has become imperative to figure out how to improve information finding. And that is why you see the ferment of activity today that surrounds taxonomy building, categorization and faceted navigation. Classification and categorization projects, however, come with some significant costs attached to them. Therefore, From
elearningpost on October 27, 2004 at 9:47 p.m..
Out with the old at EDS
Electronic Data Systems' early-retirement plan aims to save hundreds of millions of dollars, but saying goodbye to veteran employees could be hard on the firm. From
CNET News.com on October 27, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Top 10 ways to lose your intranet users
Paul Chin has written an article on ways of losing intranet users. His list: Too many "under construction" signs Content clutter Too much flash, not enough substance Lack of consistent design Shifting URLs Overly secured site Poor search engine Repetitious... From
Column Two on October 27, 2004 at 8:48 p.m..
Blogging may be bad for your career
Ellen Simonetti aka
Queen of the Sky has lost her job because of posting to her weblog. It was allegedly because she posted pictures of herself in her work uniform and presumably her employer didn't like that kind of publicity. Although this is the first example that I've seen of someone losing their job because of their weblog, I expect it won't be the last. As employers begin to realize that their employees are publishing comments about their work to a wider audience, including potential customers and competitors, then we can e From
David Davies: Edtech on October 27, 2004 at 8:46 p.m..
Indymedia server seizure: Now it's a story
In early October, a
story came out that two
Rackspace servers that contained
Indymedia websites had been seized in the UK, and many bloggers and Indymedia writers wondered why there was no pickup on this story by traditional media sources. After a few days, the discussion grew to a few Internet-focused publications, but that was about it. Today, the Associated Press' Ellen Simon
unmediated on October 27, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Nintendo DS as Flash Mob Tool
Sean Savage, flash mob connoisseur and proprieter of
cheesebikini.com, posits the possible use of the soon to be released (November 21)
Nintendo DS as social hardware. He makes the point that the devices will have built in Wi-Fi and the ability to operate in both ad-hoc and infrastructure mode. This means that they can communicate with each other and with Internet access points. This would be perfect for organizing a flash mob, but there's one problem... From
unmediated on October 27, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
ESPN.com testing video for handhelds
The sports site is
experimenting with several wireless providers to automatically preload video onto wireless devices -- much like ESPN Motion on the web. The end result would be faster, higher quality video. From
unmediated on October 27, 2004 at 7:57 p.m..
Amy’s Grab Bag, Oct. 26
I'm finally back home in Colorado after two weeks on the east coast. While playing catch-up, I checked the CONTENTIOUS to-do folder of my Furl archive (that's all the stuff I've saved to blog about). Wow, there's a whopping 93 items in there! Guess it's time for another grab bag posting to starting clearing these out of the way. TOP OF THIS LIST: "Write Right: Polishing Your E-Learning Prose," by Laura Francis, Learning Circuits, April 2001: This article isn't new, but it's incredibly practical. I'm sad to say that the e-learning field truly needs all th From
Contentious Weblog on October 27, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Cyber Smart
The CyberSmart! Education Company is built on the simple notion that using the Internet effectively, responsible and securely is a 21st Century core competency that can and must be taught. A non-profit 501 C (3) corporation, we are a national... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
GetNetWise
The Internet is an increasingly important place to work, play and learn for both adults and children. At the same time, we are concerned about the risks we face online. The challenge is to stay "one-click" ahead of would-be pornographers,... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
WiredKids.org
WiredSafety, Is A 501(c)(3) Program and the largest online safety, education and help group in the world. We are a cyber-neighborhood watch and operate worldwide in cyberspace through our more than 9,000 volunteers worldwide. (WiredSafety is run entirely by volunteers.)... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Blog flow
One of the gems that I found this morning was from Darren Cannell who has a pretty interesting post titled "Are we entering a dark age of information?" In it, he paints a picture of the potential changes that these... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Podcasting and the Rise of Personal Media
I've been looking at podcasting these last few days. Podcasting is a rip/mix/burn term -- ripped from iPod, mixed with broadcasting, and burned into new types of RSS readers such as
iPodder,
Doppler, and for Mac users,
iPodderX.Podcasting, like RSS, is simple. RSS2.0 feeds can contain "enclosures," which are little more than the URL of a downloadable media file. A reader who knows about enclosures can automatically download audio (or potentially video) files From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 27, 2004 at 7:56 p.m..
Blogging Glossary
Some good fun, this blogging vocabulary passes the accuracy test, being in my perspective a good overview of blogging terminology. Words will probably be added. Via peter MacKay's
Teacher List. By Various Authors, samizdata.net, October, 2004 [
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OLDaily on October 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Defining Business Rules ~ What Are They Really?
We sometimes forget the work that was published in pre-history (ie., the 1990s). This paper is an example of the sort of thing that should be in our archives, a detailed and concise description and explanation of the concept of 'business rules' (I don't like the name, but the clarity is refreshing). By GUIDE Business Rules Project, after 1993 [
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OLDaily on October 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Increasing Learner Retention in a Simulated Learning Network using Indirect Social Interaction
I'll leave my disagreements (and there are some) with this article for another day, and highlight the important new concepts being explored in this paper presented last week in Alberta. First is the concept of the learning network itself, according to the author, "a network of persons who create, share, support and study learning resources ('units of learning') in a specific knowledge domain." Second, it is important to note how major features of the model differ from the traditional approach - "putting the learner centre-stage means that the learner and not a teacher or an inst From
OLDaily on October 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Learning Object (The Buntine Oration - Reflection 2)
Albert Ip continues his reflections on my paper, this time looking at the (long forgotten) origins of learning objects, exploring what he argues are essential features of the object oriented paradign. Only SCORM objects, he notes, are really like learning objects - and those aren't even learning objects, but 'sharable content objects'. "Should we put the term 'learning object' to rest and return back to use the more accurate and appropriate terms such as learning resource, teaching resource or just resource?" he asks. "If we truly believe in the value offered by the OO From
OLDaily on October 27, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Staysafeonline.info
Securing your personal computer plays a crucial role in protecting our nation's Internet infrastructure. The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is a public-private partnership focused on promoting cyber security and safe behavior online. We drive awareness and response to pressing... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..
Practicing Good Cyber Netiquette
The lessons presented in Practicing Good Cyber Netiquette are intended to be integrated into elementary school lessons on Stranger Danger. Hopefully the children will share what they have learned with their older siblings, parents and friends. The lessons use a... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..
CyberNetiquette Comix
Welcome to CyberNetiquette Comix, an entertaining, interactive way for families to learn valuable lessons about online safety. Join classic Disney characters for adventure, fun, and online awareness tips. We encourage parents and children to enjoy and discuss these interactive fables... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..
Surf Swell Island
Surf Swell Island is a place on the Internet where kids and parents can learn about Internet safety. We at The Walt Disney Company believe that children of all ages learn best when they are relaxed and having a good... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..
AOL@school
While virtually all schools in the U.S. are now wired for the Internet, studies clearly indicate that educators are not certain how best to make use of the medium's vast educational resources. AOL@SCHOOL applies America Online's hallmark focus on convenience... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..
Kidz Privacy
Whether playing, shopping, studying or just surfing, today's kids are taking advantage of all that the web has to offer. But when it comes to their personal information, who's in charge? The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, enforced by the... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 6:55 p.m..
IngentaConnect went live today, replacing Ingenta.com and IngentaSelect. It lists 17,073,554 article ...
IngentaConnect went live today, replacing Ingenta.com and IngentaSelect. It lists 17,073,554 articles, chapters, reports, etc in 28,737 publications From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on October 27, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..
Spreaf Firefox
Today, I donated for the spread-
Firfox-campaign. You should do it too. It starts with just $ 10 that is roughly 8 Euros. Nothing for an excellent proof of concept and realization and great web-browser. From
thomas n. burg | randgänge on October 27, 2004 at 6:47 p.m..
No, broadband's doing fine, thanks
Yesterday consumer groups released a study saying broadband policy in the U.S. was failing. Here's a counterpoint from the conservative Heritage Foundation. [Broadband blog] From
CNET News.com on October 27, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Using MP3 players in the classroom
I broke down this past weekend and bought a cheap MP3 player ($70 Canadian for 128MB flash based player which doubles as a USB drive), mainly to listen to all the podcasts I've been listening to. This has made me a much more productive person, since I can now walk ... From
Just Another Ant on October 27, 2004 at 5:59 p.m..
Opera on my 7610 occasionally decides that I have no license
On two occasions, Opera on my 7610, which is as far as I know, is free with the phone, has decided that I have no license and exits. The only way to fix this has been to reboot the phone. If anybody has any insight as to why this occurs or how to prevent it from happening, please leave a comment. From
Roland Tanglao's Weblog on October 27, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..
Reisezeit
Diese Woche bin ich unterwegs - heute auf dem Learning Management Congress der imc in Saarbrücken, Donnerstag und Freitag auf einem ABWF-Workshop in Berlin. Ob ich zum Bloggen komme, ist unsicher. Aber spätestens Ende der Woche werden alle News nachgeliefert.... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 27, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..
The WIRED CD: On the Air Right Now
Neal Conan, of NPR's Talk of the Nation, is interviewing WIRED editor-in-chief Chris Anderson and Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna at this very moment. Tune in to NPR to catch it (88.5 in the Bay Area); you can even call into the show and sound off. One caller just now, from Waco, Texas: "I have remixed the Beastie Boys before, but never exactly legally. . . . To me this is very exciting, and I want to let them know that it's a great first step." UPDATE: Show's over. But knowing NPR's programming habits, it'll come back on again today. It also looks li From
Creative Commons: weblog on October 27, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Google's Windows-Centric Stance
Google, one of first of the truly Web companies, is increasingly a Windows-Web company. Consider: In July, Google
acquired Picasa, a digital photo management company. The application only runs on Windows PCs. Google's
Desktop Search application, launched earlier this month, is Windows-only. Today, the company announced it had acquired
keyhole, which does digital mapping in amazing ways. You guessed it: Windows or nothing. Actually, thi From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 27, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..
Teens and Media
This comes as no surprise whatsoever, but it's worth noting as another data point in convincing newspaper executives to put more effort into their online publishing efforts.
Editor & Publisher reports on a new Gallup poll that suggests that "newspapers rank pretty far down the totem pole when (American) teens have a few minutes of down time."When asked what they had done in terms of media consumption the previous day, 9 of 10 said they watched TV; 60 percent used the From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 27, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
Guardian's 'My Fellow Non-Americans ...' Backfires
The gossip among journalists in London this week is about The Guardian's perhaps well-intentioned but misguided
attempt last week to influence the U.S. presidential election.The liberal daily in London asked its readers to write to unaffiliated American voters in Clark County, Ohio, an electoral battleground this year, and ask them to vote for John Kerry. As Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian
explained From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 27, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
Copyright Verdict Affects Publishing Photographers' Work Online
Copyright issues are one of the most sensitive topics for online editions of newspapers. In many companies, when journalists and photographers are hired they sign a contract that allows the reproduction of their work in any format. This way, newspapers can republish their material on websites, for example. In the case of freelance contributors, this legal coverage does not always exist, so newspapers cannot reuse their material without permission.Now, the verdict of a Spanish judge supports the copyrights of some photographers of La Vanguardia, who went to court because their pi From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 27, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
The mighty coalition
US elections being so close I watch far more CNN Europe these days than usual. Only recently I saw another discussion round at Washington University where some of the Bush campaign folks kept harping on the coalition of 30 nations that the current administration had assembled for their invasion of Iraq.What drives me nuts is the fact that none of these so-called journalists ever inserts a few facts here or questions this claim in the first place. The size and capabilities of the Coalition forces involved in operations in Iraq has been a subject of much debate, conf From
Seblogging News on October 27, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..
Kitchen tales and pranks
I've found Waiter Rant through Jason the other day and I've been enjoying reading his tales from the front of the house. Working in a restaurant provides a lot of fodder for stories. Recently we were discussing kitchen pranks, tasks our chef has asked some of our more gullible employees to undertake. Highlights include asking one woman to, "drain the espresso machine" and sending another to, "get the rice stretcher out of storage." I love pranks that sound slightly plausible. There are lots of kitchen gadgets, who knows, maybe somewhere there is a rice stretcher? We had a good one From
megnut on October 27, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..
George W. Butt Out!
Apparantly the US elections are none of our business, who live outside the US. Of course that's true, as an European I am not allowed to vote. However I do have an interest in the outcome of this election, and consequently in where the two presidential candidates stand on different issues. For one of those candidates
I can go directly to the source, the campaign site, for
the other candidate I cannot: Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http: From
Seblogging News on October 27, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..
Middlespace (Ross Mayfield)
Bottom-up phenomena has accelerated in recent years because of social software. A relatively simple decentralized pattern of enabling more connections and groups to form has complex results. These results (for example: open source, the long tail, heterarchical organization, emergent... From
Corante: Social Software on October 27, 2004 at 1:50 p.m..
GeorgeWBush.com rejects non-American visitors
Bush's official campaign site seems to be rejecting visitors from outside North America. Yeah, way to build a coalition, George. [Thanks to Paolo for the link. Paolo comments: "This must be the most stupid move in the short Internet history."]... From
Joho the Blog on October 27, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..
Business Week on RSS
Always good to see
Bloglines getting some good ink in big media, such as "All The News You Choose -- On One Page" in
Business Week. While I'm not sure the story gets it quite right about RSS, there are a couple of choice quotes that resonated: "We believe the world is moving from mass media to 'my media,"' says Daniel L. Rosensweig, chief operating officer at Yahoo Inc., which last month began testing feeds to the 20 million subscribers of i From
weblogged News on October 27, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..
Fear of Bloggers in Business and Journalism
I just got an e-mail PR pitch for a company that's monitoring online discussions on behalf of corporate clients. Here's part of the pitch:"(PR client) is a market intelligence and media analysis services firm. (PR client) is working with F1000 companies who are using our services to Manage and Monitor Digital Influencers (such as blogs, message boards, user groups, complaint sites, etc.) as an intelligence and threat awareness tool. (Person's name), CEO could talk to you about 'What F1000 Companies are doing to take action against bloggers' and ' From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 27, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..
A Final Comment on ACS and an Initial Discussion of Other Options
From the last set of interesting reactions to my proposal for an Alternative Compensation System, I've culled a few especially sharp-edged objections. After trying to address them, I turn to the difficult question of what sort of regime is likely to emerge in the entertainment industry if we don't move toward an ACS. From
Lessig Blog on October 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Common Gnomes
Another goodie from the elves in the CC Geek Workshop, this time for our friends using Linux; in particular,
Gnome users. The new tool, as of yet unnamed (suggestions?) adds a Creative Commons tab to the file properties of any MP3 file. For example, a track from
Copy Me/Remix Me :
From Creative Commons: weblog on October 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
E-voting jitters abound
Security expert Herbert Thompson says secure e-voting depends on further advances in software engineering. Until then--keep your fingers crossed. From
CNET News.com on October 27, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Apple's DRM stymies my personal use
The other day I bought the Neville Brothers fine funky new album
Walkin' in the Shadow of Life from the iTunes Music Store, putting it on my iMac at work to listen to while I worked. That evening while at home, I wanted to finish listening to the album. So I mounted my work computer's disk onto my iMac at home and dragged and dropped the song files over into iTunes and happily listened away. Yesterday morning I decided I'd burn the album onto a CD to listen to in the car on the way to From
Oren Sreebny's Weblog on October 27, 2004 at 1:03 p.m..
Salon Looks to TV for Subscribers
It feels like forever that I've been writing about
Salon.com's struggle for survival. Yet somehow the scrappy news and culture website always continued to hang on. As Rafat Ali notes today, Salon is now advertising on TV in the U.S. -- appearing on Bravo and Cablevision, in a
spot narrated by "West Wing" star Bradley Whitford.Salon reports that it has 85,000
Premium subscribers and 2.6 million unique visitors each mon From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 27, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..
Halfbrain's DNA
In this week's column,
Under Gmail's hood, I mention Johnvey Hwang's nod to Oddpost as a Gmail forerunner. I left out part of the story because, well, I'd forgotten -- it's been a while. But a pair of
excellent postings from Koranteng Ofosu-Amaah, a Lotus/IBM developer, refreshed my memory. Almost five yea From
Jon's Radio on October 27, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..
Feeling Safer Yet?
The simple conclusion.If the past informs the future, four more years of the Bush Administration will be a tragic period in the history of the United States and the world. 100 facts behind the conclusion. Here's a bit on how Bush's invasion plan failed to secure weapons that can cause mass destruction.WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP) - A Pentagon spokesman said Monday it was unclear whether 380 tons of high explosives reported missing from a weapons facility in Iraq disappeared before or after it fell under control of US forces. The Iraqi government this month reported the disappearance of From
kuro5hin.org on October 27, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Rip Mix Feed: Learning Objects And Their Future
Thanks to Stephen Downes who has been promptly pointing at this very interesting resource brought together by Brian Lamb and Alan Levine. I truly like their open-ended approach to popularizing these new concepts and ideas as they start to emerge in the academic world. Unless you have already been... From
Learning Educational Technologies on October 27, 2004 at 11:00 a.m..
Skype To Build A Cottage Industry Around Its API?
I love when the media get sucked or suckered into a news story. Take this story that recently broke about Skype. This is clearly what the PR trade calls a leak or teaser strategy, and what is less newsworthy about... From
Kolabora.com on October 27, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..
The Information Designer: Who is He?
Information Design is the ability to arrange, organize, chunk and format information according to a specifically defined audience, timing, medium and message to be conveyed while maintaining the highest degree of access efficiency (legibility, consistency, preservation, compatibility). Information Design is not based on the achievement of aesthetic beauty, but considers it a natural consequence of the effective application of information design methodology. The Information Designer is the person who is responsible for making information accessible. Making information accessible means making su From
MasterViews on October 27, 2004 at 10:52 a.m..
Wall Street Journal on K-12 Classroom Blogs
Here's the bad news about today's Journal article...the title: "Classroom Use of Web Logs Raises Concerns" Here's the good news...the article paints a much better picture of classroom blogging than the title suggests. The WSJ is subscription only, so here are some snippets that I found interesting and relevant: But the school's experience highlights some of the issues that educators and parents face as blogs -- simple Web sites that follow a diary-like format -- gain entry into the nation's classrooms. While most agree on blogs' value for pro From
weblogged News on October 27, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..
ICQ offers video chat - Eva Hansen, CNET News
America Online's ICQ instant messaging software now supports video chat, one of the first tangible results of the ICQ unit's recently launched developer program. ICQ in April began providing partners with access to the software's application programmin From
Techno-News Blog on October 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..
Kerry, Bush Split on Broadband - Roy Mark, Internet News
A John Kerry administration would use federal subsidies to help spur broadband deployment while President Bush would continue his policy of deregulation to spread the technology, two think tank officials said Tuesday. Thomas Lenard of the conservative From
Techno-News Blog on October 27, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..
Three from Trippi
I got to hang out with Joe Trippi yesterday. Here are three miscellaneous snippets: Waiting for Hawaii. Hawaii, which went for Gore by 20 points, is now in play. Trippi's latest count of electoral votes puts the two candidates even...which means that the deciding votes may come from an archipelago where the polls don't close until 2pm on Wednesday, East Coast time.* Both sides think they're going to lose. Apparently (= borderline rumor ahead), the mood on both campaign planes is dismal. Both sides think they're going to lose. Tracking polls soften the blow. Tracking polls a From
Joho the Blog on October 27, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..
High Oil Prices Might Be A Blessing In Disguise
The absolute price of oil has reached a new high. The growth of the economies in China, India and the rest of Asia are increasing the demand for oil. There are production problems in Venezuela (strikes and sabotage), Norway (strikes), Nigeria (civil war), Iraq (sabotage) and Russia (internal politics). Hurricane Ivan and other hurricanes this year disrupted production in the Gulf of Mexico and transportation of oil in the Atlantic. In the next decade Eastern Europe will also require more oil to feed its growing economies. The price of crude oil has led to prices of above $5 From
kuro5hin.org on October 27, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..
M-Learning from Canada
Local company,
Engage Interactive, is bringing e-learning to handhelds. With its PDA courseware, Engage is looking at
expanding its markets: oeWe expect our PDA courseware technology to be especially popular outside North America, said Mr. Heinstein [VP Software Development]. oeAccording to the market firm IDC, China has become the second largest market in the world for handheld computers. Mark Perki From
jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on October 27, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..
StepNewz Submit RSS
Submit your RSS news feed to StepNewz. StepNewz has a number of related features including: Read the latest news, articles, blogs, job offers, scientific papers,... Manage your news feeds in your personal account Send interesting news feeds or articles to friends and colleagues. Display any News feed on your own site using simple and short HTML code From
RSS Blog on October 27, 2004 at 7:59 a.m..
Dax-Devlon Ross: Outside The Box
Dax-Devlon Ross is clearly an author with momentum. In My Imagination Is My Refuge I commented on the important insights he shared about his own powerful learning experiences. These insights fully embrace the question, How do we learn the things... From
Experience Designer Network on October 27, 2004 at 7:58 a.m..
Lifting the Veil on Titan
NASA scientists and their colleagues at the European Space Agency await the first reports from their spacecraft and probe, which will pass closer to Saturn's icy moon than ever before. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Lexmark Injunction Overturned
An appeals court orders additional hearings in a case that pits the printer company against a competitor that makes chips that allow replacement ink cartridges to work in Lexmark devices. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
E-Vote Vendors Hand Over Software
To help increase voter confidence in electronic voting systems, a federal agency establishes a voting software library. All of the major voting-equipment makers are submitting their software. The hope is the library will help ensure that no one alters voting code without it being detected. By Kim Zetter. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
IPod Bloody IPod
At a special event with two U2 band members, Apple introduces a U2-branded iPod and a color photo iPod. Leander Kahney and Katie Dean report from San Jose, California. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Advent of the Robotic Monkeys
Researchers train a monkey to feed itself by guiding a mechanical arm with its mind. It could be a big step forward for prosthetics. By David Cohn. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
The Remix Masters
Hip-hop pranksters. Pop culture giants. Digital music pioneers. A conversation with the Beastie Boys. By Eric Steuer from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Voter Polls Don't Count for Much
Pollsters missed the mark in predicting the outcome of the 2000 presidential election. This year, with major polling groups forecasting significantly different results in the race for president, expect more of the same. By Adam L. Penenberg. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Boomboxes Are Hip Again
The portable stereos that ruled city streets in the 1980s aren't shipping in high volumes anymore. But some sound artists are finding new ways to incorporate the devices into performances and ad-hoc radio networks. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Phone Choices May Affect Polls
Political polling outfits exclude cell phone users from this year's presidential surveys. But a new survey indicates that mobile phone users are a distinct voting group whose ballot preferences might not be reflected in traditional polls. By Elisa Batista. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Missouri Home to Seismic Hot Spot
Nearly 200 years ago, a Mississippi River town experienced some of the most powerful earthquakes in U.S. history. Today, scientists say it's hard convincing people that major shakers can hit anywhere but the West Coast. Michelle Delio reports from New Madrid, Missouri. From
Wired News on October 27, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Quaderns Digitals: Monográfico sobre Educación a Distancia
QuadernsDigitals.NET acaba de publicar la nueva edición de la revista trimestral Quaderns Digitals - Revista de Nuevas TecnologÃas y Sociedad, dedicada de forma monográfica a la Educación a Distancia. La revista incluye un texto que hemos elaborado con MarÃa Luisa... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 27, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..
W3C Spanish Office's Standards Tour Visits Ten Cities in Spain
2004-10-27: The W3C Spanish Office brings its first W3C Standards Tour to ten universities in Spain from 3 to 26 November. The environment-friendly tour bus with disability access, video conferencing and Internet connectivity via satellite will visit Gijón, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Salamanca, A Coruña and Oviedo and make a Multimodal Web Seminar stop in Madrid. The W3C Spanish Office Prize for Web Standardization will be launched during the tour. Read the press release and visit the W3C Offices home page. (News archive) From
World Wide Web Consortium on October 27, 2004 at 5:47 a.m..
Conference Hangover: Low Information Density in Conference Presentations
Actually, my vacation time in Colorado did wonders to revive my spirits after 4 days at the EDUCAUSE 2004 conference. I've grumbled before about the sour irony that the dominant mode of communication in our field of instructional technology (or pretty much all other conference gatherings) is the very unwired, tired.... 50 minute lecture to a passive audience. I have reached my saturation point with the format. <disclaimer>This is not to say I have any brilliant alternative ideas hanging around nor that I could better plan a professional From
cogdogblog on October 27, 2004 at 4:48 a.m..
Putting Performance Into Business Coaching with Business NLP
Whether you are an experienced coach or a senior manager looking to develop a 'coaching' management style the 3-Day NLP coaching master-class provides a unique development opportunity. PPI Business NLP's course will enable you to make a step change in your coaching performance. The course will prepare you to undertake challenging assignements and provide you with greater understanding of the needs of senior clients. [PRWEB Oct 27, 2004] From
PR Web on October 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
INTOTHEBEST Takes the Stress Out of College Applications
Another college application season is heating up and one million high-school seniors are putting their best foot forward and competing for the same spots. After buying a house, paying for their children's education is the largest investment most parents make. It is critical to tap all the resources necessary to ensure their acceptance at the best school for them. [PRWEB Oct 27, 2004] From
PR Web on October 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
Auditions for Talented Singers, Dancers and Actors to Pursue their Dreams
The Australian College of Entertainment is now accepting applications to audition for 2005 entry into its one year, Certificate IV in Performing Arts Vocational Course, in Sydney and Canberra, Australia, with Majors in Singing, Dancing and Acting HYPHEN to equip you to achieve your dreams! [PRWEB Oct 27, 2004] From
PR Web on October 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
Intel to Join in a Project to Extend Wireless Use
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25 - In an effort to create a global wireless alternative to cable and telephone Internet service, Intel said on Monday that it would collaborate with Clearwire, a wireless broadband company, in developing and deploying the new technology. From
DEC Daily News on October 27, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
Survey cites top 25 connected colleges
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) of Troy, N.Y., tops a list of the 25 most connected colleges and universities in the United States, according to a survey by The Princeton Review. From
DEC Daily News on October 27, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
Latest thinking in usability & IA (Brisbane, November)
Just a quick reminder that it's only three weeks until the half-day Latest thinking in usability & IA seminar, being run in Brisbane on 18 November 2005. This will be covering: Faceted classification Shape of information Card-based classification evaluation Personas... From
Column Two on October 27, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
I recently acquired the entire Guns N' Roses catalog, and even though it has been over a decade since I last listened to Appetite for Destruction, I can still sing-along to every song on the album. From
RHPT.com on October 27, 2004 at 2:57 a.m..
Back in Action (the photos are 404 for now)
Just returned home from 5 days of being a sightseeing fool up and down the Rocky Mountains following last week's EDUCAUSE conference in Denver. I've got a big of pile photos to flickr up, but it will be delayed following a harrowing experience having accidently leaving my digital camera at a restaurant in Colorado Springs, and not hearing from the restaurant until we were way up in Boulder. Thankfully, a friend there is express mailing the camera to my office. I'd given up for lost photos from Idaho Springs, the Tommyknocker brewery tour, the "Oh My Gawd Road From
cogdogblog on October 27, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..
Help with the Shifted Wiki!
Unfortunately, many issues and ideas got lost during this last month's downtime. Some of them made it online, but only a couple of people were able to find them. I'll try to highlight the ones I think were most important, starting with
The Shifted Wiki.
Here's the original introduction of it, but basically it's a place to put your ideas for RSS feeds you think different types of librarians could benefit from reading in an aggregator. If we can From
The Shifted Librarian on October 27, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..
Challenges of Online Teaching
As an educator with many years of classroom experience, I take pleasure in my quest for new opportunities and the direction that online teaching has taken my students and me. A cup of coffee at my workstation, casual attire, and... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 27, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..
Kerry’s Senate record
CSPAN has video up on its site from a 10/25/04 program which discussed, in detail over 2 hours, John Kerry’s 20 year Senate record. Unfortunately there’s no direct link; look under “Recent programs.”
¶ Sen. Kerry has served in the U.S. Senate since 1985. Using material from the C-SPAN archives, we are airing a special on Kerry’s record in the From
Open Artifact on October 26, 2004 at 11:59 p.m..
Justifying interdisciplinary work
I ran across the National Book Award site, which contains lists of all winners since 1950 and speeches by some of them. If you ever need a lovely justification for the border-crossing work you do as a blogger, the speech in which Rachel Carson accepted the 1952 Nonfiction Award for The Sea Around Us might give you some ideas. Here it is in full: Many people have commented with surprise on the fact that a work of science should have a large popular sale. But this notion... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on October 26, 2004 at 11:53 p.m..
How not to watch a Red Sox game
Every time a ball fails to clear the fence, assume that the players are already giving 110% and calculate exactly how many more percentage points were needed to make it a home run. Supply the answer in the form, "If baseball player had only given ___%, that would have been a homer." Repeat until your wife and son go upstairs to watch in your bedroom.... From
Joho the Blog on October 26, 2004 at 11:49 p.m..