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I-Podding Along
I know this whole I-Pod/Podcasting thing kind of strays away from the main focus of this blog, but it's just been so interesting to watch the ways in which this particular little piece of hardware has exploded. And, I just can't resist when I see people finding ways to adopt any of these tools into the classroom. Hence this link to an
article in Campus Technology about the ways that some professors are bringing the I-Pod into their teaching. Several members of GC&SUÂ’s faculty quickly rose to the ch From
weblogged News on November 5, 2004 at 10:47 p.m..
The Tragedy of the Comments (Kevin Marks)
Clay's essay on the difference between the social dynamics of mailing lists and blogs expresses well something I've been trying to say for a while - that blogs work better for discussion than mailing lists, because the blogs are... From
Corante: Social Software on November 5, 2004 at 9:50 p.m..
The Failure of the American Experiment
A lot of Bush haters are United States citizens. Many feel they must now leave their country and renounce their citizenship, and feel trapped that they can't. Many Bush supporters are taking glee in encouraging them to do so, knowing full well many have no options for emigration. The problem is both "liberals" and "conservatives" have forgotten the United States is about much more than "democracy". It is about a laboratory of the States within which migration and eminent domain support the pursuit of happiness by providing a mutual defense system for peoples experimenting with their o From
kuro5hin.org on November 5, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Dell and the definition of 'is'
Dell CEO Kevin Rollins came out swinging against overseas outsourcing in a speech delivered Friday at a conference in Boston. [Outsourcing Blog] From
CNET News.com on November 5, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Can You Handle the Public Competition?
When a Danish fireworks factory exploded two days ago, the blast killed one fireman, sent 85 people to the hospital, and leveled a dozen houses in the neighborhood. Schools were closed, 2,000 people were evacuated, and both police and hospitals received more phone calls than they could handle.I checked the homepages of both the police and the local hospital and found no information that could help the public. Two examples, which prove that some institutions still have a long way to go when it comes to understanding the Web.But one institution showed what could be done. The loca From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 5, 2004 at 7:55 p.m..
Symposium goes online
We're getting too many requests for presentations from last month's Symposium to hold up the show any longer. Click the Symposium button to get to the Beta documentation page. The keynote video is in the final stages of preparation. A few of the interview links are dead. Otherwise, things should be ready for viewing.... From
The Workflow Institute Blog on November 5, 2004 at 7:54 p.m..
Glitch gave Bush extra votes in Ohio
The Ohio glitch is among a handful of computer troubles that have emerged since Tuesday's elections. (Touchscreen voting troubles reported) In one North Carolina county, more than 4,500 votes were lost because officials mistakenly believed a computer that stored ballots electronically could hold more data than it did. And in San Francisco, a malfunction with custom voting software could delay efforts to declare the winners of four races for county supervisor. In the Ohio precinct in question, the votes are recorded onto a cartridge. On one of the three machi From
Seblogging News on November 5, 2004 at 7:51 p.m..
Blogs and International Relations
Daniel Drezner and Henry Farrell have written a
well-reasoned piece in Foreign Affairs about the intersection of grassroots media and international affairs. Summary:Every day, millions of online diarists, or oebloggers, share their opinions with a global audience. Drawing upon the content of the international media and the World Wide Web, they weave together an elaborate network with agenda-setting power on issues ranging from human rights in China to From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 5, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..
Experiences from the Use of Skolelinux: Use of OpenSource Software at Four Norwegian Schools
The nice thing about open source is that you can adapt it to your own needs. Hence the emergence of
Skolelinux, a Linux distribution for Norwegian schools. This article describes the deployment of the softare in four schools. Overall, "Skolelinux in a school environment is less expensive to acquire and operate than different Windows versions. The schools having picked Skolelinux are satisfied with the choice, and would do it again." Don't miss the links at the bottom of the article, including interviews with Knut Yrvin, Project Lea From
OLDaily on November 5, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Perl 6 Grammars and Regular Expressions
Articles like this constitute a fun read for me, but unless you are one of the many developers awaiting Perl 6 you won't get a lot from it. For me, though, there's nothing like a good regular expression parser, the topic of this surface look at one of Perl 6's central features. The arrival of Perl 6 will be big news for a lot of people; the previous version was new in the mid-90s and has stood the test of time. By Teodor Zlatanov, IBM developerWorks, November 2, 2004 [
Refer] From
OLDaily on November 5, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Group as User: Flaming and the Design of Social Software
Interesting look at the problem of designing social software for groups (as opposed to for collections of individuals). Most of the discussion looks at means of addressing flaming - of course, my interest these days is in squelching spam. I am still not convinced that push technologies - such as emails, discussion boards, and the like - can withstand the influence of these pests. Sure, if you have a large enough group, like Wikipedia or Slashdot, you can stamp out abuse. But who has a group that size? By Clay Shirkey, November 5, 2004 [
OLDaily on November 5, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
More on Blogging Referee Reports and Hacking Peer Review
Just to be clear - I am in the camp that believes that we should do away with prior-to-publication peer review. That said, Seb Paquet explores the concept of blogging peer reviews in this short item. As
this item argues, "Because they are so busy, referees often do a lousy job of reviewing submitted papers, and they often get away with it because they act under the cover of anonymity."Seb links to
a discussion on David Wiley's site, and one of the comentators th From
OLDaily on November 5, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
1) Yahoo Directory
Free non-commercial site submission http://add.yahoo.com/fast/add?17051064 How To Suggest Your Site on Yahoo http://docs.yahoo.com/info/suggest/... From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on November 5, 2004 at 6:51 p.m..
Terry Fisher live!
Terry Fisher is reading from his book, Promises to Keep on Monday, Nov. 8, 7pm at the Harvard Coop. Chapter 6, in which Terry proposes his solution to the copyright nightmare, is online. Would people put up with a tax-and-royalty scheme? I'll bet you can ask him exactly that — along with the usual briefs or bvd questions, of course — on Monday. See you there.... From
Joho the Blog on November 5, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..
Fiscal Recklessness and Its Consequences
Slate:
Why Democrats Should Be Thankful. The only solace for sullen Democrats is that now Republicans might have to clean up their own fiscal mess. The fiscal record of the past four years has been one of unmitigated -- and seemingly intentional -- irresponsibility. A Republican Congress working with a Republican president created the massive new Medicare prescription-drug entitlement, passed a new, subsidy-crammed farm bill, committed hundreds of billions of dollars to war efforts, and loaded up on pork-barrel spending. Meanwhi From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 5, 2004 at 6:47 p.m..
Monasterium.net macht das Archiv des Neuklosters zugänglich
Herzliche Einladung zur Präsentation des virtuellen Klosterarchivs von Neukloster, Wiener Neustadt Zisterzienser-Priorat Neukloster, 11. November 2004, 17.30 Uhr www.monasterium.net Wertvolle historische Schriftstücke des Zisterzienser-Priorats Neukloster werden am 11. November 2004 der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert. Mit dieser feierlichen Veranstaltung wird nach den Archiven der Stifte Geras, Altenburg, Baden und Herzogenburg ein weiteres der etwa zwanzig Stifts- und Klosterarchive Niederösterreichs dank des Mediums Interne From
Archivalia on November 5, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..
My car
Nov. 1, 2004 Nov. 4, 2004 (No kidding. This hurt.)... From
Joho the Blog on November 5, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..
This week in open-source news
Adobe quietly begins testing the waters to increase its involvement in desktop Linux. Also: Open-source Web browsers Mozilla and Firefox post gains over Microsoft's Internet Explorer. From
CNET News.com on November 5, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Barcelona's big blade
A Spanish supercomputer built by IBM has captured the world speed record for a machine using standard blade servers. From
CNET News.com on November 5, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Learning Objects: A Practical Definition
Learning objects make it unnecessary to have thousands of iterations of the same teaching point. Metadata makes it possible to select and integrate relevant learning experiences from a relatively small library of learning objects. Reusable learning objects permit lessons to be generated and customized for specific groups or even for individuals. Extensive research and development has led to a vocabulary of specialized terms to define learning objects. Rory McGreal provides a rationale to relate variations in terminology into a single practical definition of Learning Objects. From
eLearnopedia on November 5, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
E-encyclopedia
e.encyclopedia combines the best of a traditional encyclopedia with an extra digital dimension. The book's dedicated website has been created with Google. It guides the reader to helpful educational sites on the web. From
eLearnopedia on November 5, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
How To: PowerPoint E-Books
Most teachers have exhausted PowerPoint and are tired of creating the same old slide shows. So what else can you create with PowerPoint software? You can use it to create an interactive PowerPoint e-book! The following lesson plan will teach you step-by-step just how to create a storyboard, interactive hyperlinks, record voice-overs, and develop cooperative group strategies. You can use the lesson plan to create group e-books that your students can use to publish their original stories. The e-books can be published on Web sites or Emailed to parents. From
eLearnopedia on November 5, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
Online Debate: A Case Study Combining Traditional Strategy and Online Technology
Good teaching practices normally transfer from traditional to distance learning environments. In some instances there are opportunities to accomplish what cannot be done in synchronous face-to-face communication. This study takes the opposing case. Dr. Love attempts to replicate a successful face-to-face model, a debate, in cyberspace. His class experienced technical and communication difficulties that influenced the time required and student motivation. From
eLearnopedia on November 5, 2004 at 4:53 p.m..
Outsourcing: What It Can Do to Your Job
Das IT-Training outsourcen? Das Learning Management System extern hosten lassen? Und am besten gleich die gesamte Administration der Trainingsmaßnahmen? Das ist schon fast Unternehmensalltag hierzulande. Aber die gesamte Weiterbildung an einen externen Partner geben? Hier gibt es fast nur internationale... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 5, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..
What not to say
Wow. I just gave a talk to 30 editors of trade journals. Even though the title of my talk was "Bloggers Are Not Journalists (But Blogging Will Change Journalism)," the session taught me that one should not say say, imply or gesture that the community of bloggers could provide a depth of expertise that might come close to that which professional journals offer. I also learned that pointing at the window and saying "Look over there!" will not distract them long enough, especially the second time. There were, in truth, a couple of people who were vocal in their contempt... From
Joho the Blog on November 5, 2004 at 4:49 p.m..
48 hours till M-Day
The marathon is looming on the horizon. I've been eating lots of carbs and went for my final short run this morning. I feel ready! And I can't wait to just get out there and run and have it done with. One of my running mates David has created a course map in Flickr for folks to annotate with their location. If you'll be cheering and have a Flickr account, please post your location on the Marathon Course Map. If you don't have a Flickr account and plan on watching and cheering, tell me your location in the comments so I can listen/look for you. I'll need all the support From
megnut on November 5, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Tech services jobs keep rising
The U.S. economy added another 6,900 jobs in computer systems design and related services in October, but tech manufacturing posts fell again. From
CNET News.com on November 5, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Teaching Kids the Importance of History
by David Russell, PhD. I come from a long line of history conscious Russells and I have to say that growing up in Ken Russell's house was a daily journey down our family's memory lane as well as journeys into historical facts. My father remembers more historical facts than most people have forgotten. He can tell you the exact number of years from the death of, let's say, Abraham Lincoln to the birth of Richard Nixon. He knows facts, dates, and names that will boggle your mind. I credit him to a large degree for From
HSAdvisor.com Featured Articles on November 5, 2004 at 4:00 p.m..
Destruction
by Teresa Bondora I've been without power for a week since we were hit by Hurricane Ivan. While we had it good compared to most, being without power wasn't fun. But as a scientist, I couldn't help but love the experience. And it got me to thinking about nature's awesome power and destructive forces and why they're so necessary and the wonderful benefits of these destructive events. Just like humans spring clean (well, some of us anyway) Mother Nature cleans out as well. From the microscopic to the global, what seems like destructio From
HSAdvisor.com Featured Articles on November 5, 2004 at 4:00 p.m..
Independent Rethinks Its Website
London's
The Independent has debuted a website redesign that's worth pondering.
This article by the site's editors explains the rationale behind the changes.One departure from the norm is having articles be presented in two-column (newspaper-like) format, which the editors say is "easier to read." Only a few news sites worldwide (
IHT.com being the most well known) do this sort of thing.I think this is a great From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 5, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
Those 'Unethical' Bloggers
Plenty of journalists and pundits have, since election day, weighed in on the ethics of bloggers -- some of whom got access to leaked early exit-poll results and published them, leading the world for a while to believe that John Kerry was going to win the U.S. presidency.Owen Youngman, a VP and interactive pioneer for the Tribune Co., has
written an essay chastising bloggers. "I shake my head in disappointment at how, in taking advantage of the Web's fr From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 5, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
Broadband in the UK growing fast - BBC
High-speed net connections in the UK are proving more popular than ever. BT reports that more people signed up for broadband in the last three months than in any other quarter. The 600,000 connections take the total number of people in the UK signing u From
Techno-News Blog on November 5, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..
Coated Nanotubes Record Light - Technology Review
Researchers from Nanomix and the University of California, Los Angeles have combined minuscule carbon nanotube transistors and photosensitive polymer to make a fast optoelectronic memory device that promises to speed digital photography and provide hig From
Techno-News Blog on November 5, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..
Book Notes
My
publisher tells me that rights have been sold for Japanese, Portuguese and Korean editions of
We the Media. Grassroots media in Asia is getting big, and Brazil is a hotbed of blogging and other media work, so I'm naturally pleased to see these thoughts get into their native languages. From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 5, 2004 at 3:47 p.m..
Open Thread
I'll be at an off-the-record session sponsored by a local tech company this afternoon, at a location where I doubt there will be connectivity in any event. Talk below, but please be polite to each other. From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 5, 2004 at 3:47 p.m..
EduCommons Update
As many of you know, EduCommons is the open source software the OSLO Group is developing to support USU's OpenContent in Education initiative (and as many other opencourseware initiatives as we can convince to adopt it!). EduCommons lands somewhere between
Connexions (in that all content is stored as independent modules and is easily reusable in multiple courses) and a more workflow-oriented CMS (with workflows that support moving content through copyright clearance and quality assurance to open access from the same repository). We hit a major developm From
autounfocus on November 5, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
CNN/Money
Check stock quotes and see detailed snapshot of company information, financial ratios, charts and analyst ratings. Historical stock quotes also available. From
Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on November 5, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..
In celebration of Family History Month, The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. has anno ...
In celebration of Family History Month,
The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. has announced the official re-launch of its award-winning website www.ellisisland.org, featuring improved navigation, retooled and advanced search capabilities, as well as family history research tips and forms, free to all users. The newly revamped site, which contains 25 million ships' passenger records covering entry through the Port of New York and Ellis Island from 1892-1924, first launched on Ap From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 5, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..
Still got something to say about the election?
Join us for a (free) conference on December 9 - 11 on the Harvard campus, entitled
Votes, Bits and Bytes. The point is to take a hard, skeptical look at whether the internet has an impact on politics, in the US and around the world.
Registration is now open, but space is limited and going fast. Sponsors include eBay, the Omidyar Foundation, the Institute of Politics, the Labor and Worklife Program, and the Open Society Institute (whose ge From
Weblogs At Harvard on November 5, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..
Big Companies Can Spam? Ask Microsoft
Washington Post:
Microsoft E-Mail Looks Like Spam to Some Recipients. Like many anti-spam activists, Poortinga, a Bloomington, Ind., programmer, has never been a fan of the Can-Spam Act. He said it is as much an effort to protect corporate marketers' ability to send unwanted e-mail as it is to block unsavory spam. He said he never gave Microsoft the e-mail address to which Ballmer's note was sent. Poortinga said he primarily used that address to register Internet domains for hos From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 5, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..
Blogs: the spam cancer spreads
Auricle seems to have attracted the attention of a few spammers who seem to believe that readers want nothing better than to find the comments section of Auricle offering to consolidate their debts or sell really cheap DVDs of questionnable themes or parentage. I really don't want to force registration or turn-off comments but, as life gets more difficult for these sociopaths (or their minions) elsewhere, they seem to be migrating in the direction of blogs. We perhaps need a few... From
Auricle on November 5, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..
fear and loathing in the academy (Liz Lawley)
Last month, I moderated a workshop on “social software in the academy” at USC’s Annenberg Center for Communication. The attendees were primarily Annenberg faculty and graduate students, along with a few industry representatives and some academics from other institutions who... From
Corante: Social Software on November 5, 2004 at 1:50 p.m..
Room service for iPods
Music player is now standard issue at some posh hotels. Also: Apple store looks out for No. 1. Photo: Preloaded iPod in your next hotel room? From
CNET News.com on November 5, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
More on Hart InterCivic
The Austin Chronicle has a fairly
lengthy piece on e-voting in general and Hart’s machines in particular. If the article is presenting the situation accurately (and I have no reason to doubt that it is) then it looks like Hart InterCivic may be one of the good guys. There’s some… From
e-Literate on November 5, 2004 at 12:59 p.m..
Transtats
A wealth of statistics on all types of transportation can be found on this site. It includes freight shipments, passenger miles, traffic fatalities, fuel efficiency ratings and much more. From
Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on November 5, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..
Polymorph - Knowhere
If you like puzzles or suffered from "Lego-mania" or think fondly of your tinker toy set, you need to look at this site! You will discover,"how the structure of space determines the shape of things." Starting with how atoms combine to form stable structures and continuing on to how buildings stand up, this is a piquant primer in geometry and mechanical engineering. From
Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on November 5, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..
One Problem With News-Website Registration
In my in-box this morning I found an e-mail from the
Standard-Examiner in Ogden, Utah -- a promotional announcement for "Holiday Savings From the Standard-Examiner." Included were a list of display-style ads for: Warrens/Dylan's, Harvest Health, Speedi Pack, Jimmy's Flowers Shop, Roy Ace Hardware, and Sunplay Pools & Spas (all Utah businesses; alas, I live several hundred miles away in Colorado).The reason I got this e-mail, of course, was that at some point I registered with the site in order to read an articl From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 5, 2004 at 12:55 p.m..
Contradiction in Terms : How to make beer
It's been around for thousands of years. It has been worshiped, reviled, banned, and made the cornerstone of economies. It has helped us celebrate, weep, relax, and get laid. And now we're going to make some. A pint, a glass, an ale, a lager, a beer. From
kuro5hin.org on November 5, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Life With Alacrity
The title alone is worth the price of admission. This fall I have been gripped by Vannevar Bush's essay "As We Might Think" and by Doug Engelbart's essays over at Bootstrap.Org. Reestablishing contact with Brian Lamb and Bryan Alexander (who led me to this essential chapter on Doug ... From
Gardner Writes on November 5, 2004 at 12:02 p.m..
Comment spam
It looks like the spam bots have finally discovered WordPress; I've been inundated with comment spam the last couple of weeks, most of which gets left in the queue. Even so, I still have to deal with it. There are a couple of things I did to fight back, and ... From
Big IDEA on November 5, 2004 at 11:59 a.m..
Slogger cache
I wrote earlier about using Slogger with Firefox to save my browsing history so I could search it with Google Desktop. My concern was about how much Slogger kept, and since October 25, my Slogger folder is 518 MB. That's pretty big, I think. Nevertheless, it is awfully handy to ... From
Big IDEA on November 5, 2004 at 11:59 a.m..
An Update from the Digital World
"Getting news / information when you want it is getting easier and easier... The Internet has become a leading source for news and information over the past decade, but we believe the emerging acceptance (by users and publishers) of Web... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 5, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..
Group as User (Clay Shirky)
A year and a half ago, I hypothesized, in a speech at Etech called A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy, that… It has to be hard to do at least some things on the system for some users, or... From
Corante: Social Software on November 5, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..
Designing engaging activities
Michael Burke
lists different types of activities that can be used in an e-learning course. Nothing out of the ordinary here, but at least he gives some examples. From
elearningpost on November 5, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..
Time for a new Dem agenda
Whoever officially wins this election—at the time of this writing, it’s technically still a squeaker that could conceivably go either way, though it’s looking like Bush’s first election to office—what is clear is that the Republicans owned the political agenda. I’m not talking about Iraq or terrorism, though those were significant issues. What I’m talking about is what got so many people to turn out and vote Republican on Tuesday: values. From
kuro5hin.org on November 5, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Hart InterCivic Responds
I sent an email yesterday to Hart InterCivic with the same tone and some of the same words that I used in my
rant yesterday. I did so hoping that I would get a reply; I don’t think it’s fair to attack somebody publicly without giving them a chance to… From
e-Literate on November 5, 2004 at 10:59 a.m..
RSS Is Bad For Online Publishers?
ConferencingNews.com publisher John Rourke has written me to manifest his dismay caused by my having announced the creation of a free RSS newsfeed for the aggregated news headlines published on ConferencingNews.com home page. In a public comment to my post... From
Kolabora.com on November 5, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..
Mr. Mayo's Blog Magazine
George Mayo is a first year English teacher in Virginia Beach, Va. who has his sixth graders blogging in the "
M & M Online Magazine." It's basically a series of 15 individual student blogs connected by a magazine homepage. It's just coming together, but the best part of it is that his kids are obviously blogging about their passions:
fashion,
the NFL,
skateboarding,
weblogged News on November 5, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..
How To: PowerPoint E-Books
Most teachers have exhausted PowerPoint and are tired of creating the same old slide shows. So what else can you create with PowerPoint software? You can use it to create an interactive PowerPoint e-book! The following lesson plan will teach... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on November 5, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..
Ersatzüberlieferung vernichtet
Heinrich Marquardt aus Ovelgönne und sein Bruder Wilhelm Marquardt aus Bendestorf haben gestern im Hanstedter Geidenhof eine einzigartige Sammlung mit zigtausenden Karteikarten und Zetteln aus dem Nachlaß ihres Vaters, des Heimat- und Ahnenforschers Wilhelm Marquardt [...] an die Gemeinde-Archivare aus dem Landkreis übergeben. Die nach Orten sortierte Sammlung umfaßt nach Heinrich Marquardts Angaben Daten von rund 56 000 Personen aus insgesamt 1410 Familien aus dem Westteil des Landkreises Harburg. [...] Zahlreiche Karteikarten enthalten auf der Rückseite Au From
Archivalia on November 5, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..
(re) Descubriendo blogs
Comienza su andadura el esperado xataca: blog de gadgets y electrónica de consumo y nace un nuevo directorio bitadir: directorio de weblogs clasificados. Wanadoo incorpora un agregador editado: La Red Opina y el programa de televisión Generación Red pone en... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 5, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..
study: dramatics good for mathematics
According to
ic Newcastle, Acting up pays off: Dr Fleming said: "Most people agree that drama has considerable value in the primary curriculum. It enriches pupils' lives, teaches important skills and develops personal qualities. Despite this, teachers know they will be largely judged by their pupils' progress in basic numeracy and literacy. Many teachers From
unmediated on November 5, 2004 at 8:56 a.m..
Cynical perspective on defining weblog communities
Struggling with thinking on
finding who belongs to a weblog community for a paper: there is no good way to define weblog community boundaries. A very cynical perspective - what is included or not in a particular weblog community depends on: Definition of a community used. There are all kinds of problems here, especially those about distingushing group - community - social network. Dataset analysed. Including all weblogs in the analysis is almost i From
Mathemagenic on November 5, 2004 at 8:52 a.m..
Los que saben qué pasará
Resumen de la implantación del eLearning en un ámbito fundamental: las escuelas de negocio de todo el Mundo, las que forman a los directivos del mañana y jugarán un papel esencial en introducirlo (o n... (Sigue) From
Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on November 5, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..
E-learning's increasing popularity - CNN
At the height of the dotcom boom, e-learning was tipped as the next big thing in workplace education, with experts predicting that the future was online. In 2001, with companies scrambling to jump on the bandwagon, market research company IDC wildly p From
Online Learning Update on November 5, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..
Out of sight, out of mind?
It fell off the election radar, but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper writes that the offshoring controversy is more radioactive than ever. From
CNET News.com on November 5, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Blogger Gets Secret Service Visit
Blogger Gets Secret Service Visit 11.05.04 A writer on popular blog-site LiveJournal has posted of her nightmare ordeal with the US Secret Service, an event spurred by a posting she made to her blog criticising George Bush prior to the Presidential Election earlier this week. Whilst the offending post has been removed - to spare other users further Federal interference, according to author 'anniesj' - you can see her account of events in full, which has been left as a word to the wise. Secret Service came a-knockin' on Annie at 9:45 PM, but arrived qu From
RSS Blog on November 5, 2004 at 8:00 a.m..
Finalistas Premios BOBs
Para completar la información que está circulando acerca de Bitácoras hispanas finalistas de los premios BOBs (Best Of the Blogs), donde se mencionan las categorÃas mejor weblog y mejor weblog periodÃstico, hay que incluir los blogs en español que han... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 5, 2004 at 7:53 a.m..
Open Source for Open Minds
Die Online Educa wirft ihre Schatten voraus, was man immer daran erkennt, dass Global Learning plötzlich seine Schlagzahl erhöht und eine Reihe interessanter Interviews veröffentlicht: Unter anderem zwei zum Thema "Open Source". Das erste enthält abgewogene Statements der Art ,,es... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 5, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..
What the flickr is going on?
Here I
talked about loving flickr and a few hour later I cannot log in- all attempts are bounced back to the home, un-logged in screen. Flushed the cache, cookies, been tried another browser. Where is the love back? Unrequited? Is it just me? Does it hate my latest pictures? Sigh.... love is so complex. From
cogdogblog on November 5, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Movie Lawsuits on the Way
The movie industry plans to sue people who share movies online. Starting Nov. 16, people who trade copyright films online could be sued for thousands of dollars. By Katie Dean. From
Wired News on November 5, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Computer Loses 4,500 Votes
UniLect gives bogus information to North Carolina counties about the capacity of the company's electronic voting machines, and some voters' picks go ignored as a result. From
Wired News on November 5, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Brand Names Take a Beating
Sure, there are more brands than ever. But their value is plummeting as consumer loyalty evaporates. Who's to blame? A new breed of hyperinformed superconsumers. By James Surowiecki from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on November 5, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Progress in an Ancient Tongue
Research advances could bring Ethiopic characters -- hundreds of them -- to text messaging, and maybe help modernize the country. Andrew Heavens reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. From
Wired News on November 5, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Incredibles: Another Pixar Winner
Some filmgoers still snub animation, but it's their loss if they miss The Incredibles. This movie is an example of great filmmaking: gorgeous cinematography, smart writing and genuine feeling for the characters. Jason Silverman reviews Pixar's latest wonder. From
Wired News on November 5, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Phone Sex Is Better Than Porn
Why look at pictures when you can have the real thing? All it takes is a telephone -- and the ability to give good voice. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From
Wired News on November 5, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Hardest Tech-Support Job on Earth
When U.S. soldiers need expert engineering advice -- like how to gauge the structural integrity of a bombed-out bridge in a battle zone -- they contact the Army's crack squad for quick answers. Michelle Delio reports from Vicksburg, Mississippi. From
Wired News on November 5, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Intelligent Agents power Student Support 'Chat-bots'
The South Orange County Commuity College District has put intelligent agents to work fielding questions from students through instant messaging. Students are able to ask questions about classes,their college and resources available to students in From
EDUCAUSE Blogs - on November 5, 2004 at 5:00 a.m..
Dale Carnegie Training Wins E-Learning Gold Medal
The Dale Carnegie Training website- has won the gold medal at the 10th annual Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards ceremony held recently. The Awards showcase exceptional work in the E-Learning industry world-wide. [PRWEB Nov 5, 2004] From
PR Web on November 5, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
PrincessCrafts Makes Scrapbooking Easier for Seniors and the Disabled
Cheryl Stephens, of Camarillo California, credits PrincessCrafts.com with making scrapbooking possible again. As she puts it: "I am disable and this site is the only way that I can scrapbook." Mary Wittlock from Cullman, Alabama says "Please don't ever stop your website, we handicappers love you doing the work for us." [PRWEB Nov 5, 2004] From
PR Web on November 5, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
Students with disabilities gain an advocate
Shohreh Hadian is hoping to help UVic operate with its eyes closed. By concentrating on visually impaired students, she researched how universities offer Web-based courses and identified important barriers to accessibility. From
DEC Daily News on November 5, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..
Gateway Launched at CU [Columbia University] Libraries
The Libraries at Columbia University recently launched the Libraries Alumni and Friends Gateway, an interactive Web site featuring electronic resources, a compilation of searchable databases developed specifically for alumni and members of Friends of the Columbia Libraries. From
DEC Daily News on November 5, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..
Holt Releases Middle School Science Curriculum for North Carolina Aligned to State Science Standards
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Holt, Rinehart and Winston-- a leading publisher of textbooks and educational materials for grades six through 12 -- announced today the release of Holt Science & Technology, North Carolina Edition, which is specifically developed for North Carolina's middle school science curriculum and meets the North Carolina academic standards prescribed in the Standard Course of Study. From
DEC Daily News on November 5, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..
HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative
HP believes that technology, when used effectively in teaching, can have a positive impact on student learning. We are inviting educators in the U.S. and Puerto Rico who share this belief, and have the vision and desire to make it a reality, to apply for the HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative. From
DEC Daily News on November 5, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..
CoSN profiles 'must-have' technologies
Datacasting, radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, student web logs (blogs), and intelligent essay graders are among a dozen technologies likely to emerge as must-have commodities in the nation's schools, according to a report unveiled Nov. 3 by the Washington, D.C.-based Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). From
DEC Daily News on November 5, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..
flicktion
I like the way this author thinks... Like this concept of "flicktion" where you post pictures to flickr and then write a few fictitious paragraphs to go with it. What a great concept, and I'm sure creative writing teachers will... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on November 5, 2004 at 1:47 a.m..
COMPUTERS AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION Conference
The Eighth IASTED International Conference on COMPUTERS AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION ~ CATE 2005 ~ August 29-31, 2005 Oranjestad, Aruba CONFERENCE CHAIR Dr. Vladimir Uskov - Bradley University, USA IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submissions due March 1, 2005 Notification of Acceptance... From
Rick's Café Canadien on November 5, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
It’s starting - It’s ending
Already, the Master Plan is being unfolded. The “mandate"; the “capital won"; the Selective Service which isn’t selective. It’s going to be a long 4 years watching Freedom unravel.
¶ Sorry, but not at all feeling good about the results of 11/2/04.
¶ From Open Artifact on November 4, 2004 at 11:58 p.m..
Can Netflix survive the movie rental wars?
the buzz After years with little competition, Netflix is facing a price war with Blockbuster and Wal-Mart. Now it looks like Amazon.com is likely to enter the fray. Can Netflix hold its ground against the big boys? From
CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
Fed-up Americans eyeing Canada?
Canadian officials are reporting that their government's immigration Web site has been swamped with traffic since George W. Bush gave his acceptance speech on Wednesday. [Missing Links] From
CNET News.com on November 4, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..