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Search Fears Spark Interest in Web Anonymizers - Ben Charny, eWeek
In the blink of a few recent news reports, using an Internet search engine has lost its innocence. For entrepreneurs like Roger Dingledine and others making Web anonymity software, that means basking in newfound attention. In the last week, traffic to D From Techno-News Blog on January 31, 2006 at 10:49 p.m..

Blazing Wi-Fi Zips Toward Reality - Michael Grebb, Wired
Yeah ... you know you want it. Blazing-fast Wi-Fi speeds with the kind of stability and range that will let audio and video (even HDTV signals) cut through the air like butter. No more A/V cables. No more fuss. And no more stutters, pops or lost connectio From Techno-News Blog on January 31, 2006 at 10:49 p.m..

Microsoft Mulling Possible iPod Alternative - Ed Sutherland, Internet News
Tired of being an also-ran in the digital music arena, software giant Microsoft is reportedly considering offering its own device. Redmond won't confirm it is discussing a new device, telling publications like Business Week that no decision has been made. From Techno-News Blog on January 31, 2006 at 10:49 p.m..

Wikis test students' research skills
Wikipedia and other reference sites that allow users to submit and edit content themselves are creating new challenges for educators. Experts say the rise of these kinds of web sites underscores the need for educators to teach students strong information-literacy skills. From ScotFEICT on January 31, 2006 at 9:52 p.m..

Intranet managers must be managers
While intranets often have someone appointed as the intranet 'manager', do they spend their time actually managing the site, or publishing pages? Observing many organisations and intranets, one of the critical success factors is to have an intranet manager who... From Column Two on January 31, 2006 at 9:47 p.m..

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Taking a business-centric approach to portals
Enterprise portals (generally known as just 'portals') rose to prominence several years ago. Complementing or replacing earlier technologies, portals promise to deliver a more coherent information management platform, and a more seamless user experience for staff. Now that the early... From Column Two on January 31, 2006 at 8:47 p.m..

Search should work like magic
Thanks to Google, intranet users expect to be able to type in a word (or two) and find the page they are looking for, preferably in the first few results. This is not an unreasonable expectation. At the most fundamental... From Column Two on January 31, 2006 at 8:47 p.m..

The lazy IA's guide to making sitemaps
Stephen Turbek has written an article on creating site maps, for use during information architecture activities. To quote: Sitemaps are common deliverables, desired by clients who want a visual representation of a site. Since they are rarely used to make... From Column Two on January 31, 2006 at 7:47 p.m..

Fortune cookies and blogging
Even my fortune cookie at the Chinese restaurant this weekend seemed to be about blogging. It said: A human being is a deciding being. As I read it, the friends around the table were talking about what it takes to help young people engage with their educations. They were talking about the ones most in trouble, the ones who couldn't connect with what schools offer. As I read the fortune I recalled the years of high school as a time of delayed gratification, a... From Weblogs in Higher Education on January 31, 2006 at 6:52 p.m..

Ecuador: Premio de la Unión Nacional de Periodistas a un blog
Merecido reconocimiento de la Unión Nacional de Periodistas de Ecuador al trabajo de divulgación que viene realizando Christian Espinosa en el weblog Cobertura Digital. Ver también del mismo autor: Internet en Ecuador. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on January 31, 2006 at 6:52 p.m..

Guías de Internet para periodistas
Una guía práctica sobre Internet para periodistas promovida por la UNESCO: Martin Huckerby, The Net for Journalists. A practical guide to the internet for journalists in developing countries, The Thomson Foundation - Commonwealth Broadcasting Association - The Communication and Information Sector of UNESCO, 2005, pp. 141 (PDF). Vía: IFEX Una famosa guía en ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on January 31, 2006 at 6:52 p.m..

Congreso Internacional de Blogs y Periodismo en la Red
Congreso Internacional de Blogs y Periodismo en la Red. Organizado por la Facultad de Ciencias de la Información de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Se celebrará los días 26 y 27 de abril de 2006. Web y Blog del Congreso. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on January 31, 2006 at 6:52 p.m..

Trend: Podcasting in Academic and Corporate Learning
Podcasting. You may have heard the term and wondered what it meant. Or you may already be listening to podcasts and pondering how they might be used with learners. This article will provide a basic explanation of podcasting, highlight some uses in learning, offer a Q+A from a corporate supplier, and then provide links to more information. From ScotFEICT on January 31, 2006 at 6:52 p.m..

I Congreso Internacional del IUP: La Formación como motor del cambio
El Instituto Universitario de Posgrado (IUP), consolidado ya como Escuela de Negocios con dimensión internacional, organiza por primera vez su Congreso Internacional "D... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 31, 2006 at 6:51 p.m..

Proyecto EFELCREN
Efelcren es un proyecto educativo financiado por la Comisión Europea en el marco del programa Sócrates-Comenius 2.1. Esta iniciativa tiene una duración aproximada de 36 meses y está coordinada por la ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 31, 2006 at 6:51 p.m..

Keep Your Learning and Employment Records!
Trust me, I know what I'm talking about! I just spent three days assembling an application for certification by TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) Ontario. Although I hold a TESL Certificate obtained from a Canadian college in 1993/4,... From Adult/Continuing Education on January 31, 2006 at 6:50 p.m..

Two Black Education Leaders
This February, celebrate Black History Month. Two significant figures in the history of black education are Elbert Frank Cox and Malcolm X. While Dr. Cox was the first African American to secure a Ph.D., in 1925; Malcolm X educated himself... From Adult/Continuing Education on January 31, 2006 at 6:50 p.m..

The Strength of Internet Ties - Pew Charitable Trusts Internet and American Life Project
The Pew Internet American Life Project today released a report describing how the internet improves Americans' capacity to maintain their social networks and how they gain a big payoff when they use the internet to activate those networks to solicit help From Techno-News Blog on January 31, 2006 at 6:50 p.m..

Why Google Won't Give In - Chris Kraeuter, Forbes
Microsoft has a message for consumers who use its search engine: Don't worry, your stuff is safe. Any information the computer giant hands over as a result of a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena will contain "absolutely no personal data," according to a From Techno-News Blog on January 31, 2006 at 6:50 p.m..

The Pentop Computer - Michael Simkins, techLearning
As Moore's Law works its seemingly inexhaustible magic, more and more (no pun intended) computing power can be crammed into smaller and smaller spaces. One result? The pen as computer. We're not talking about handheld computers or tablet PCs, in which the From Techno-News Blog on January 31, 2006 at 6:50 p.m..

XFree86 License Change ()
The XFree86 project is changing its license, slightly, for the upcoming 4.4.0 release. The purpose of these changes is to strengthen the "except claim you wrote it" clause of the Project's licensing philosophy regarding binary distributions of XFree86. While the... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:50 p.m..

UN Report Says FOSS is Better ()
Groklaw takes a look at the U.N.'s E-Commerce and Development Report 2003: UN Report Says FOSS is Better. Pretty much hits the points that I've been hitting here and elsewhere for years now: There are a lot of upsides to... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:50 p.m..

KDE 3.2 released ()
The long and eagerly-awaited (at least by some) KDE 3.2 has been released. I previewed the 3.2 release for LWN (subscription required until Thursday), and I'm really impressed with the improvements in 3.2. For those who are interested in trying... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:50 p.m..

What a brilliant strategy... ()
I hope that Microsoft customers take note of the gyrations Microsoft is going through to maintain their price structure. The message is clear, "we could sell the software more cheaply, but we'd rather prop up the price by shaving features." The only "innovation" here seems to be coming from Microsoft's bean-counters, rather than from Microsoft's software developers. From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:50 p.m..

Sodipodi 0.34 released ()
Just grabbed the latest release of Sodipodi, an open source vector-based drawing application similar to Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator. Despite the low version number, Sodipodi seems very usable and is pretty full-featured. Check out the gallery for examples of... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Groklaw's Jones Looks Beyond SCO ()
Wired has an interview with Pamela Jones, the creator of Groklaw. Groklaw is a great resource for anyone interested in following the SCO shenanigans  and has done a fine job debunking SCO's public comments about their alleged ownership of... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

NASA's Open Source License ()
The more the merrier, I suppose... NASA is apparently getting ready to release some software under their own open source license. It would seem that NASA couldn't use any of the existing licenses because they didn't meet NASA's requirements. For... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Microsoft's code leakage ()
The news that some of Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 2000 codebase has been "leaked" onto the 'Net is getting widespread coverage. Now some pundits are asking whether the leak is going to compromise the already questionable security of those... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Six percent by 2007 ()
According to this article from BusinessWeek, IDC is predicting that Linux will have 6 percent of the desktop market by 2007. Right now, IDC pegs Linux desktop usage at 3.2 percent in 2003. That puts Linux ahead of Apple desktops... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Making the wrong connection ()
Caught a link to this misguided piece in The Globe and Mail titled, "Why some people want MyDoom and your doom." Author Ken Wiwa tries to draw a connection between Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the authors of the... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

You get what you pay for? ()
I couldn't resist posting a link to this piece about Microsoft's "Software Assurance" program. Organizations that bought into Microsoft's new licensing scheme, are finding that they're getting very little for their money: Scott Matthews, CTO for Digitech Systems in Greenwood... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

And now for something... ()
just plain silly. Fun little parody of Apple's "switch" ads.... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Copyfight re-launches ()
When you have a few spare cycles, be sure to click over to the newly "remixed" Copyfight, which is now a group blog. Plenty of good stuff over there.... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Be sure to wipe ()
This isn't open source specific, but it certainly is of interest to anyone who may sell their old computer or hard drive. Simson Garfinkel writes that most people don't do a very good job of erasing data off of hard... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Nailed it ()
Just reading an entry over at Groklaw on Senator Patty Murry asking Bush to "engage" the EU, and found a little nugget that pretty well sums up my objections to proprietary software  and why I prefer open source: In... From Corante: Open Source on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

I don't trust your attention
I’ve been meaning to blog about a simply great article in the NY Times, Meet the Life Hackers, as I am a fan of the interruption tax, but I keep getting interrupted. When [Gloria] Mark [from UCI] crunched the data, a picture of 21st-century office work emerged that was, she says, “far worse than I could ever have imagined.” Each employee spent only 11 minutes on any given proj From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Social Verbs
Social verbs in online gaming are gestures that do not change the meaning of a object. When someone’s WoW Mage waves to your Paladin, you choose how object’s meaning will change because of the gesture. Language is power, just as an emoticon can get your out of trouble for telling a borderline joke. I’m paying particular attention to verbs these days as they seem to have greater meaning than nouns, especially places (which are Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Friendster publications
Various folks have been asking me about my Friendster publications and i thought i’d do a simple round-up for anyone who is trying to learn about Friendster. Below are directly relevant papers and their abstracts (or a brief excerpt); full citations can be found on my papers page. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. “None of this is Real: Networked Participation in Friendster” by danah boyd - currently in From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Social Software Critic
A slew of social software startups have arisen as of late, and while we don’t cover the news here, it’s a good time to be a culture critic. Ning — Social Apps Ning is the latest entry into the social applications space, aiming to be the mother of all social software. Aiming to be a platform from the get go is a tough haul, the prize is admirable, but most platforms start as apps first. I’ve never heard someone utter the words “killer platform.” As a result, the applicatio From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Programmer's Definition of Social Software
Jimmy Wales: “I think, partly because of the personality types who become programmers… I don’t know what it is exactly… a lot of programmers, seem to me to think that the whole point of social software is to replace the social with the software. Which is not really what you want to do, right? Social Software should exist to empower us to be human… to interact… in all the normal ways that humans do.” Via a correction in danah’s Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

round-up on MySpace and culture of fear
I’ve been thinking a lot about how anti-MySpace propaganda has been rooted in the culture of fear. Given that youth play a critical, but different, role in social software, i suspect that folks might be interested in how MySpace is getting perceived as a scary, scary place. Growing up in a culture of fear: from Columbine to banning of MySpace looks at how mainstream media is inciting moral panic around From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

The End of Process
If a knowledge worker has the organization’s information in a social context at their finger tips, and the organization is sufficiently connected to tap experts and form groups instantly to resolve exceptions — is there a role for business process as we know it? Post continues over here… From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Sanger on Seigenthaler
Larry Sanger, in regards to John Seigenthaler’s criticism of Wikipedia: I have long worried that something like this would happen—from the very start of Wikipedia, in fact. Last year I wrote a paper, “Why Collaborative Free Works Should Be Protected by the Law” (here’s another copy). When Seigenthaler intervie From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Freedom of Anonymous Speech
Assume that John Seigenthaler gets what he wants from his criticism of Wikipedia.  He very well may gain congressional hearings on anonymity.  Purportedly in comments to a post by Larry Sanger that begs the question, his intent is to have the private se From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Tag, you're gay!
The Guardian has a story by Mark Honigsbaum about an attempt to identify gay-related items: Backed by the museums documentation watchdog, MDA, the group Proud Heritage this week began sending out a two-page survey requesting that institutions throughout the country list the gay and lesbian documents and artefacts in their collections. “For the first time ever, we are asking museums, libraries and archives throughout Britain to revisit their holdings and reveal what they have that is queer,” said Proud Heritage’s director Jack Gilb From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Wikipedia, academia and Seigenthaler
For the last couple of weeks, i’ve been watching the Wikipedia bru-ha-ha. As folks probably know, i got really upset a while back when folks were talking about Wikipedia being the essential collection of knowledge, meant to replace school books and other refereed knowledge containers. I still strongly believe that Wikipedia will not be that. But Jimmy Wales reminded me that Wikipedia is meant to be an encyclopedia, not a library replacement. It should be the first source of informati From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

blurring boundaries between virtual and real worlds
Ted Castranova has a fascinating post up on Terra Nova entitled “The Horde is Evil,” in which he argues that the Horde races on World of Warcraft are “on the whole evil,” and that this has moral implications for avatar choices: I’ve advanced two controversial positions: that avatar choice is not a neutral thing from the standpoint of personal integrity, and that the Horde, in World of Warcraft, is evil. Nobody agrees, but it’s been suggested that the communit From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

The Business Blogging 500
Chris Anderson (Wired/Long Tail Blog) kicks off an open research project:Short Form: In collaboration with Socialtext, we’ve created a wiki that tracks which of the Fortune 500 is blogging. Check it out here. Jason Calacanis already did by contributing Time Warner Inc (he should know), increasing the count From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

Social Software Top 10
Ev: …With the caveats that Alexa’s data is not comprehensive"and even if they had perfect stats, “Alexa Rank” is still just one definition of popularity (a combination of reach and pageviews)"here’s the 10 most popular social media sites (with corresponding Alexa 100 rank): 1. MySpace (8)2. Blogger From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

The Bottom-Up $100,000 Pyramid
Zephyr Teachout and Britt Blaser, both veterans of the Howard Dean Internet campaign, reflect on how to fix what’s going wrong at the well-intentioned Since Sliced Bread contest. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is sponsoring the contest, offering $100,000 to the person who comes up with the best idea for improving the lives of working women and men. 22,000 ideas were submitted which “a group of di From Corante: Social Software on January 31, 2006 at 6:49 p.m..

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[berkman] Wikipedia's lawyer
Brad Patrick is giving a Tuesday lunchtime talk at the Berkman. He's outside counsel to the Wikimedia Foundation, the group that owns Wikipedia. (Brad reminds us that Wikipedia needs a &ampreg;, which means I'd rather not use it.) Wikipedia is heading towards having its millionth article. [The millionth article ought to be "The Millionth Wikipedia Article."] Wikipedia volunteers include: users, editors, administrators, stewards, arbCom (arbitration committee) and OTRS (Open-source Ticket Request System?). A global but small team of lawyers handles the legal issues. Some questions and From Joho the Blog on January 31, 2006 at 6:48 p.m..

tiananmen and the capital of China
David Isenberg points out that if you do an image search on "tiananmen" at Google.cn, you get tourist photos, while if you search on "tiananmen" at non-Chinese Google, you get the uncensored images we expect...and, most surprisingly, if you search Google.cn for "Tiananmen" (note the initial capital) you get the uncensored photos. Fascinating. (David acknowledges Sid Karin and Sam Smith.) [Tags: china google politics digital rights]... From Joho the Blog on January 31, 2006 at 6:48 p.m..

List of features of models
Idiagram has published an excellent list of features that all conceptual models should share. To quote: Broadly speaking we use the term 'model' to refer to any structured knowledge that accurately reflects and enables us to make sense of the... From Column Two on January 31, 2006 at 6:47 p.m..

2 Plead Guilty in School Case on Long Island
Two former employees of the William Floyd School District pleaded guilty to grand larceny charges yesterday in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead. From New York Times: Education on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

N.A.A.C.P. Contests Connecticut Lawsuit
The Connecticut State N.A.A.C.P. wants to intervene in a lawsuit over the No Child Left Behind law on the side of the Bush administration. From New York Times: Education on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Making Artists: At U.S.C., a Practical Emphasis in Film
Rather than a breeding ground for auteurs, film school has become a path to a professional career in Hollywood, a foot in the door and a place to make connections. From New York Times: Education on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Instant Messenger A Target for Malicious Attacks
Threats to instant messenger programs pose a problem for consumer and enterprise users over multiple networks. From ClickZ Stats on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Michael Feldstein - Why Mashups Make the LMOS - E-Literate
I have been sort of sympathetic to the concept of the learningmanagement operating system (LMOS) because, after all, the concept includes things that I favour: distributed resources, user access to the underlying system. But I began to falter when Michael Feldstein said "We don't just want to offer many different affordances. we want to orchestrate them." And following his link to Bernie Durfee has sketched out a first use case implementation sent me over the edge. I' From OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Henry E. Schaffer - Online Material Decreases Class Attendance? - EDUCAUSE Blogs
As usual, poor and incomplete research results in contradictory reports about the impact of technology in the classroom; one study says the use of iPods caused no change, while another (consisting apparently of a reporter asking some friends) draws the opposite conclusion. If we look at the reporter's 'data', though, what we find is a communications professor who, even with no resources posted online, could only attract 60 to 70 percent of his students (yes, apparently 30 percent of his students decided that seeing nothing was better than sitting through one of his From OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Fran Lewitter - Welcome to PLoS Computational Biology Education - PLoS Computational Biology
The Public Library of Science journal Computational Biology announces a new column on education. They write, "Tutorials and reviews are only the beginning. Over time, we will explore ways to present educational information in this digital age that can take advantage of technological innovation. In addition to text-based information, we are considering multimedia presentations and other media to enhance the written word. On this front, in particular, we welcome any comments and suggestions from the community." Via Gol From OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

James Farmer - Supporting edublogs.org - Incorporated Subversion
James Farmer - now the operator of a service that is a runaway success - is seeking donations. Fair enough. But he needs to tell us how much he needs, what it's for, and how much an individual donor should give. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Leigh Blackall - North Korea and South Australia Agree on Censorship: Web 2 Banned - Teach and Learn Online
The only consolation - if there is any - is that North Korea and South Australia are by no means alone in their dislike for new web technologies. Still. Leigh Blackall comments, "Some might say, 'take it to the media Bill, blow the lid off it' - but from what I've seen and heard on the mainstream media toilet papers, teleblindness and radio monotony, they're buying into the fear frenzy and are not interested in representing a range of views on Internet censorship in schools." Perhaps if we set a better OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Tim Stahmer - Public Schools Win! (Maybe) - Assorted Stuff
As Tim Stahmer cites, "A large-scale government-financed study has concluded that when it comes to math, students in regular public schools do as well as or significantly better than comparable students in private schools." As Tim Stahmer comments, "But itxTMs certainly not enough to force the death of NCLB and declare victory over the charter/voucher concept." Maybe because the facts don't matter. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Christopher D. Sessums - Design&Social Software: How to Decide What Works Best for Teaching and Learning - Christopher D. Sessums : Weblog
Interesting look at software design with respect to social software and learning, drawing on the perspective offered by Donald Norman (worth following up on). I like this line: "Design matters, but which design is preferable depends upon the occasion, the context, and above all, upon my mood." [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Jim Ridgway, Sean McCusker and Daniel Pead - Literature Review of E-assessment - NESTA Futurelab
Funny how things work in the blogosphere. This report has been out for more than a year (I hadn't seen it, though; I don't really follow assessment issues). It's quite well written, and packs some zingers (like: "In the worst case, to be able to invent and create something of value is taken to be a sure sign of feeble-mindedness; where as to opine on the work of others shows towering intellectual power"). Anyhow, this item was reviewed today in OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Lanny Arvan - They're Changing Guard (with apologies to A. A. Milne) - Lanny on Learning Technology
There's a lot of blog coverage today of the current ELI conference, most of it by the new guard Lanny Arvan writes of, but it is interesting to look at it in the light of his reflections. "Presnky (and others at this conference) seemingly argue that there needs to be immediate response that progress is being made and that must come from external sources (moving from one level to a higher one in a video game). This I think is wrong and pernicious and will actually be quite limiting for the generation if it becomes the norm in behavior." This is a very good point. [OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Harold Jarche - Controlling Chaos? - Jarche Consulting
This has been sitting in my 'maybe' tray for more than a week (oh yes, I actually do have a system for selecting links). This comment deserves to be echoed: "I'm not an expert on ontologies, the semantic web, metadata or controlled vocabularies, but I've had enough conversations with enough experts to know that more control will not address our information management needs... trying to control chaos is a losing game. Instead of asking how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, it's time for the learning industry as a whole to shift its effort to more pragmatic sol From OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Ulises Ali Mejias - The Blog as Dissertation Literature Review? - Ideant
I thought this was a pretty good paper. The premise is straightfoward: Ulises Ali Mejias argues that the posts in his blog, over the long run, constitute a literature review, as defined by Boote et al. in Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation. I think he succeeds uiin showing that blogging satisfies the criteria, but I have to ask, is the resulting literature review a good literature review? My response? No. Consider: he includes Barabasi but not Watt. Turkle but neither Rushkoff nor Rheingold. Habermas but not Foucault. Ma From OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Unknown - CEO Speak: Brainvisa&Hurix Systems - The Learned Man!
Discussion of the state of e-learning in India. "The Indian companies are as competitive, creative, innovative and focused as their foreign counterparts. Right now India is shining and would continue to shine, as more and more work would flow in." Some discussion about the difficulties serving the domestic Indian market. "The traditional learning method is not an option, as we do not have that kind of infrastructure, e-learning will democraticize education in India." See, this is why I'm in this field. Don't miss the links to the full interviews at the bottom of the article. [OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Michael Feldstein - OK, So Stephen Downes Doesn't Like the LMOS - E-Literate
Michael Feldstein wasn't too happy with my post from yesterday. He writes, "I think language like 'ridiculous' and 'absurd' is unnecessarily hyperbolic... It's also not terribly collegial or respectful. And finally, it doesn't reflect a grasp of the problems we are trying to solve." The problem they are trying to solve is this: "SUNY has 64 campuses with 414,000 students... Somebody has to provision all of those courses from a server, make sure it all scales, and support all of those applications." But if you try to build one system that will automate everyth From OLDaily on January 31, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..