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China Abandons Encryption Talks
The Chinese walk out of international talks on a standard encryption technology. Plus: Qualcomm accuses Nokia of patent infringement.... A data theft in the Energy Department goes unreported for eight months.... and more. From Wired News on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Dawn of the Gig-Stained Wretch
Newspapers struggling to thrive have been hamstrung for years by the enormous production costs associated with printing on paper. New technology may turn the news all digital -- and you can still roll it up and stick it in your back pocket. From Wired News on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Joachim Niemeier - The Co-Evolution of SOA and Web 2.0 - 7 Days and More
I like the diagram, showing clearly what parts of a service oriented architecture (SOA) fit into web 2.0, and what parts don't. [Link] [Tags: Web 2.0] [Comment] From OLDaily on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Eilif Trondsen - eLearning 2.0: A Broad Perspective - SRI Consulting Business Intelligence
PowerPoint presentation describing "eLearning 2.0 characteristics, issues and questions." The presentation mostly looks at web 2.0 and shows some acquaintancew with e-learning 2.0 but doesn't look at it in a whole lot of detail. It's interesting to me because it shows that e-learning 2.0 as a meme has enterd the business intelligence consulting set (which means there's no hope for it now). [Link] [Tags: Online Learning] [OLDaily on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Susan Smith Nash - Apocalypse in Academia, or Brave New Mega-College - E-Learning Queen
Susan Smith Nash considers: "Imagine being in the middle of your junior year and your college suddenly announces it's going belly-up. This is a scenario is increasingly likely to happen as nimble private colleges and aggressive for-profits pull enrollments away from traditional brick-and-mortar campuses." As usual, a podcast accompanied by a short article. [Link] [Tags: Push versus Pull, From OLDaily on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Miles Berry - XChange06 - the Challenge of Innovation - Miles Berry : Weblog
Miles Berry is blogging Xchange06. This post caught my attention, and in particular: "...chaired by Becta's Vanessa Prittard, who acknowledged that innovation was a 'bottom-up' process, although it also served 'top-down' agendas." And another speaker says, "the logic of education systems should be reversed so that it is the system that conforms to the learnerm rather than the learner to the system." We hear these so frequently, and yet things still remain unchanged... [OLDaily on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Monika Andergassen - Microlearning 2006, Speed Geeking - monikaÃ¢x
Coverage of Microlearning from Monika Andergassen, including this item on Speed Geeking, which I missed (but which would have been a lot of fun). See also more coverage from Daniel Molnar, who was nice enough to give me an unofficial best presentation award ("I want to thank the academy...."). [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Tony Hirst - VC's Forum - Towards a Global Online University (Raw) - OUseful Info
Blog coverage of the Vice-Chancellor's Forum at the Open University, which I addressed last week. The notes are pretty point-form, but the post as a whole is an accurate reflection of the event. This extract from the discussion captures the flavour of the event: "MR - with 1 million alumni and 200k students, the OU should turn itself into a business... CY - HE sector is likely to have individual institutions failing. HE has the desire to do everything in a vertical organisation. If you can't be world class in a particular area, get someone else to it. SD - what's the goal? To ge From OLDaily on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Kathy Sierra - Mosh Pit as Innovation Model - Creating Passionate Users
Nothing that hasn't been said before (except maybe including 'bravery' as an essential web 2.0 trait - an astute and courageous observation), but you have to admire the way Kathy Sierra is taking some of the essential ideas of new media and making them accessible. Via Leigh Blackall. [Link] [Tags: Accessibility, OLDaily on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes - Innsbruck, Austria - Stephen's Web
So today is the last day of my trip to Austria, an interesting discussion with the good people at the Centre for Social Innovation in Vienna. Sadly FTP issues are preventing me from uploading slides or audio, but I'll get both online when I return to the office later this week. Tomorrow morning it's off to the airport and back home to Moncton. My thanks to everyone in London, Milton Keynes, Manchester, Innsbruck and Vienna f From OLDaily on June 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Microsoft Loses Some Mojo
Robert Scoble helped the Redmond behemoth lose a little of its uptightness. Who will play the role of in-house conscience now, with the "world's most famous corporate blogger" moving on to greener pastures? From Wired News on June 12, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Blogging for Dollars
Web 2.0 startups that deliver the goods don't need ad agencies' brand-building hype machines. Instead, they harness the power of the new buzz builders. By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine. From Wired News on June 12, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Celestial Jukebox Falls to Earth
Cell-phone carriers and satellite radio services want to give you all the music ever made, anywhere, anytime. But a better solution promises to beat them both. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk. From Wired News on June 12, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Hottest Family Cars 2006
When thinking of station wagons and minivans, the term "hot rod" doesn't usually spring to mind. But automakers are working to give the family car an image makeover. From Forbes.com. From Wired News on June 12, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

A World Cup for Gearheads
Two soccer worlds convene simultaneously in Germany to celebrate their favorite sport. The world is very familiar with one of them. Here's the other one. John Borland reports from Berlin. From Wired News on June 12, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Verizon Bets Big on Fiber
A network of copper wires has provided phone service since the 19th century and Verizon is staking a lot on replacing it with fiber, which can also deliver TV and super-fast internet. From Wired News on June 12, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..

Prosecutor's Silence on Duke Rape Case Leaves Public With Plenty of Questions
People in Durham, N.C., are asking what the district attorney is up to, whether his prosecution was influenced by politics and what other evidence he might have. From New York Times: Education on June 12, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..

A Ring Tone Meant to Fall on Deaf Ears
For classrooms where cellphone use is forbidden, students have found a ring tone that many adults cannot hear. From New York Times: Education on June 12, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..