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Uptake of tagging
Coelomic has written a blog post discussing some of the challenges with tagging that may restrict it to an "early adopter" phenonominon. To quote: Here in the following paragraphs I shall try and put forth an argument why the concept... From
Column Two on January 1, 2006 at 7:47 p.m..
Back on the Blog
I have to say that it felt kind of weird not blogging for a couple of weeks. I think that might be the longest break from the blog that I've taken in the almost five years that I've been doing this. It's become such a big part of who I am these days that something definitely feels amiss when I'm not in here trying document my thinking and learning. I didn't stop reading, however, and one of the posts that resonated a few days ago was Jon Udell
writing about the literary form of a blog as a resume and an From weblogged News on January 1, 2006 at 3:47 p.m..
Holiday Haiku Challenge
Feeling inspired by the beauty of winter, or the promise of a new year? Take a haiku break: compose some Japanese nature poetry-inspired writings. Send your best creations to adulted.guide@about.com, with "Haiku Challenge" in the subject line for possible publication... From
Adult/Continuing Education on January 1, 2006 at 12:50 p.m..
Break the Ice
Get your classes off to a great start for the new year. Check out Denise Ruggieri's new "Chatter Bugs Icebreaker", or choose from the extensive selection of icebreakers on this site.... From
Adult/Continuing Education on January 1, 2006 at 12:50 p.m..
A Watershed for Open Source - Sarah Lacy, Business Week
Open-source software isn't a new phenomenon. It has been winding its way through the tech world for decades, starting with Richard Stallman's Free Software movement in 1980s. But only in recent years have businesses warmed to the promise of low-cost, open From
Techno-News Blog on January 1, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..
Looking Back at 2005 - Internet News
If 1995 is considered the arrival of the browser and the rise of the Web, then 2005 was the year to take stock of what those 10 years hath wrought -- the browser, the Web, the impact of the Internet across all walks of life. But more than 10-year birthda From
Techno-News Blog on January 1, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..
Business in a nutshell
This is CliffsNotes for business, a free synopsis of every article that appeared in Harvard Business Review last year. Reader's Guide to Harvard Business Review 2005. A few hours ago I sent the manuscript of Informal Learning to my publisher. Whew! Over on my informal learning blog, I summarize a McKinsey Quarterly piece on, well, [...] From
Internet Time Blog on January 1, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..