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Yahoo 'Strictest' Censor in China
Reporters Without Borders lambastes the Chinese version of the Yahoo search engine, saying it is worse than either Google or MSN when it comes to complying with Chinese censorship laws. By Eli Milchman. From
Wired News on June 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..
Gates Easing Out at Microsoft
Motivated by a desire to spend more time with his philanthropic foundation, Bill Gates says he'll begin pulling away from his day-to-day role at Microsoft, a process expected to take about two years. From
Wired News on June 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..
Good for you, Bill!
Bill Gates to leave Microsoft. He says he wants to spend more time working with his charitable foundation. Finally, he's setting an example. Now let's see if he gets the big picture idea: that he could actually do the most good by figuring out a way for Microsoft, itself, to be an ideal global citizen rather than a monopolistic corporation based on the ruthless, chartered behemoths of the early 1500's. From
rushkoff.blog on June 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..
Scott Jaschik - In Whose Interest? - Inside Higher Ed
I think this is a very good question. As the article notes, scholarly groups in the U.S. are lining up against legislation that would require open access to publicly funded research within six months of publication. Why this opposition? Open access, if it helps anyone, helps the reserachers these groups represent. So why are these groups opposed? My view echoes Peter Suber's. "[He] said that these criticisms showed that the anthropology association (and others like it) have a conflict of interest. 'They pretend to be speaking in the interests of scholarship, but they are really speak From
OLDaily on June 15, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
T.J. Medrek - Classical Music Goes New-School on Web - Boston Herald
Can educators learn from classicial musicians? "But savvy classical music marketers are discovering that if you want to attract young people, you've got to go where they are. Thus MySpace is becoming a valuable marketing tool for some of today's biggest classical stars - and is poised to be even more important as young musicians promote their own careers." Or can they learn from
Hollywood movie producers? Why is it so hard - and so controversial - to tell educators to take learning From
OLDaily on June 15, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Jared Spool - Eyetracking: Worth The Expense? - UIE Brain Sparks
Nothing like a good dose of healthy scepticism, this time about using eye-tracking to measure how people read websites. This is the bit that really gives me pause: "Participants would orally tell us they couldn't see something their gaze was focused on... the inability to see something right in front of you." Yes, I have certainly experienced that! Via
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ExperienceOLDaily on June 15, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Terry Anderson - Open Access in Action!
The most recent issue of IRRODL launches using the
Open Journal System, an open source journal management system developed at the University of British Columbia. In the lead editorial, Terry Anderson observes that "clearly the Open Access journals have (on average) greater number of citations and impact than closed publications." Also in this issue, I enjoyed
Krista Pocente's review of Knud Illeris's 2003 book, Three Dimensions of Learning: Contemporary learning theory in t From
OLDaily on June 15, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
David J. Solomon - Strategies for Developing Sustainable Open Access Scholarly Journals - First Monday
The intent of this article is clear from the title, though you will have to read through the first third to get to it. The advice is sound though not really comprehensive - sure, enlisting volunteers and sympathetic librarians is a good idea, but there is more to launching an open access journal than that - isn't there? In the same issue of First Monday readers
will also find an interesting analysis of 'gifting' in the academic publishing community, with a specific emphasis on the Public Library of Science. "While a From
OLDaily on June 15, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Tim O'Reilly - Web 2.0 Service Mark Controversy - O'Reilly Radar
Tim O'Reilly has responded to the many critics of the trademarking of 'Web 2.0' - in fact, he responded a couple weeks ago, but being on the road I only saw it today. As I note in
my response, the fact that people are still commenting even today indicates that the response was not satisfactory. I certainly did not find it so. And - I might add - let's be clear that this isn't something O'Reilly invented; here's a usage of the term Web 2.0
OLDaily on June 15, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Wesley Fryer - Digital kids, School Relevancy, Poverty, and School Reform - Moving at the Speed of Creativity
When I go on speaking tours such as the one I have just completed I am often regarded as a radical theorist. But the theories and technologies I advocate are not simply made up; they are based in my best knowledge of how people think and learn. This article links to a number of resources from the Apple digital disconnect site, most of which I have read over the years. I think that what amazes me most of all is that this sort of thinking continues to be thought of as radical thinking. And that the issues we face, the barriers we must surmount, are not scientific and technical, but moral and pol From
OLDaily on June 15, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Millennium Prize Sees the Light
This year's recipient of the Millennium Technology Prize developed a new light source that may replace the lightbulb, but just as importantly successfully challenged a Japanese corporation over the matter of intellectual property rights. From
Wired News on June 15, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..
Netscape Reinvents Self, Again
Having failed as a browser company and an "internet community," Netscape hopes to finally hit paydirt as the next-generation news service. From
Wired News on June 15, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..
Whiskey Fans Order High-End Hooch
From small-batch bourbons and rip-snortin' rye to Japanese firewater and extremely rare Scotch, boozehounds go on a big-ticket binge. From Forbes.com. From
Wired News on June 15, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
The Scariest Terror Threat of All
Invite the public to dream up frightening terrorist attacks for an internet competition, and you'll get some spectacular recipes for destruction. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. From
Wired News on June 15, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
GPS Guides Marathon Book Tour
J.A. Konrath's sexy GPS assistant will accompany him this summer on what is perhaps the most ambitious book tour ever. By Kathleen Craig. From
Wired News on June 15, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
Gallery: Nerd Fight Club
Twice a month, somewhere in Silicon Valley, geeks gather at the Gentlemen's Fight Club to pummel each other. And they enjoy it. Griffin Wright reports from the underground slugfest -- with pictures. From
Wired News on June 15, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
How to Foil Identity Thieves
A confused Congress is poised to make things easier for the crooks, but you can take steps to protect yourself from becoming a statistic. By Ryan Singel. From
Wired News on June 15, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..