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Smart Car Goes Electric
DaimlerChrysler unveils an electric version of its tiny two-seater. In Autopia. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 10:46 p.m..

Blog for Netscape; Earn Big Bucks
The man at Netscape's helm trawls for fresh, but experienced, bloggers. By Eli Milchman From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

To take the yawn out of math equations, teach the teachers
To boost student achievement, the US Department of Education sends star teachers on tour to share their ideas. Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 19, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

On your mark, get set: Science!
Inspired by a Japanese cooking show, the 'Iron Science Teacher' aims for comprehension, not cuisine. Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 19, 2006 at 9:45 p.m..

Gallery: Tesla's Rad Roadster
See exclusive photos of Tesla Motors' new battery-powered speed demon, which goes zero to 60 in four seconds. By Mark Robinson from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 6:46 p.m..

Bluetooth Vulnerabilities Spell Risk
The rise in Bluetooth-enabled devices creates potential for a mobile virus to propagate almost on contact, like a biological threat. From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Top U.S. Parent Companies and Stickiest Brands on the Web, May 2006
The most-visited corporations and brands on the Web. From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Digital Opportunity Increases Worldwide
Fixed and mobile Internet connections continue to increase worldwide, while security concerns linger. From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Top 50 Advertisers by Media Value in May, 2006
Top 50 Advertisers by Media Value in May, 2006 From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Mobile Gaming Market Hot on Downloadable Titles
On-portal game downloads account for 71 percent of mobile game revenues. From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

MySpace Rules the Web
Social networking site MySpace wins the most market share, not just among other sites of its category in the U.S., but the entire Web. From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Slow Adoption for Mobile Video
Over half of mobile video equipped consumers don't bother to watch. From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, June 2006
The industry breakdown of ad placements and unit types and top 25 companies placing sponsored links. From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

To Each Search Engine Its Own Algorithms
Search engines weigh similar characteristics differently to determine organic rankings. From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Active Home Web Use by Country, June 2006
After growth in May, the number of active home Internet users fell a quarter of a percent in a combined 10 countries. From ClickZ Stats on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

In Europe, universities struggle to compete and adapt
Although many countries agree reform is needed, they are finding it is not easy to implement. Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Backstory: 'Ringing' in the school year
New York City is fighting over whether to allow cellphones in schools, echoing a debate nationwide. Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Knights of the Trek Table
It had to happen sooner or later: Kirk and crew sing Monty Python. In Table of Malcontents. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 5:46 p.m..

Bush Vetoes Stem-Cell Bill
In the first veto of his presidency, President Bush bars a bill to allow government funding for limited research on embryos destined for the trash. In Bodyhack. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 5:46 p.m..

A Wiretapping Revolution
News accounts misdescribe the White House-Specter bill as a "compromise." It's actually a White House power grab, and Senator Specter is folding like an umbrella. In 27B Stroke 6. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 5:46 p.m..

Battery-Fueled Car Will Smoke You
The world's first lithium-ion supercar is here. Zero emissions never looked so hot. By Joshua Davis from Wired magazine. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 5:46 p.m..

Charles W. Bailey, Jr. - What Is Open Access? - Eprints.org
This is a very good overview of open access, moving through subsequent definitions of open access beginning with the Budapest and Berlin declarations, describing different open access practices, including Suber's definitions of 'Green' and 'Gold' journal OA policies, licensing, and more. For readers unfamiliar with the landscape this paper is an essential read. For those looking for more depth, the paper introduces a book on the subject, From OLDaily on July 19, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Unattributed - Open University's Links to HE Open Education Sites - Open University
Useful list of sites providing open access to higher-ed open educational resources. Via EdResources. [Link] [Tags: Open Access, Web Logs] [Comment] From OLDaily on July 19, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Various authors - Home, School and College Podcasts - RECAP Limited
UK-based directory of education related podcasts. The listings can be found in the left column; news and events in the main centre column. [Link] [Tags: Podcasting] [Comment] From OLDaily on July 19, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes - Hellodeo - Stephen's Web
I'm not sure whether this will work - but I'll certainly give it a try. This is a test recording from a n ew service from the people at Odeo: Hellodeo. From OLDaily on July 19, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

John Thackara - Power Laws Of Innovation - Doors of Perception
Teemu Leinonen links to this list of 'Power Laws' (the reasoning for the name escapes me, as the principles have nothing to do with power laws) for innovation in education. If I had to summarize: fill actual social needs, empower people to speak to each other, remix and reuse, encourage openness. Leinonen's analysis is more interesting, and raises (in me) the qujestion of whether we should be "selling" social value or recognizing it. [OLDaily on July 19, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Scott Crumpler - IBM's DeveloperWorks Site is Publishing a Series on Open Source Website Development - Kairosnews
Scott Crumpler reports: "The series adopts a fake organization as a client for whom to develop a collaborative website using only open source software. The goal of the series is to give developers some guidance in developing similar solutions." In the first installment they look at content mmanagement systems and select Drupal. Good start. [Link] [Tags: Open Source] [Comment] From OLDaily on July 19, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Terry Anderson - An Educator Discovers his SecondLife - Virtual Canuck
Nice breezy description of Second Life from an educator's point of view. Terry Anderson notes that it requires a lot of computer power (he had to shut down other applications) and may require more bandwidth than some users have. he also comments, "Creating an educational environment in close proximity to enterprise focused on sex, rock and roll and gambling, presents a host of moral and ethical concerns." Of course, my thinking is a bit different: why would the emphasis be on 'creating an educational environment'? Why do people always want to build a 'campus' or ' From OLDaily on July 19, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Elliotte Rusty Harold - Must Ignore vs. Microformats - The Cafes
Article comparing microformats to plain ordinary XML markup and concluding that microformats come out on the short end. "Microformats bring exactly nothing to the table. All they do is complexify the markup and make it far harder to address with XPath and other XML tools." Well, maybe. Browsers mostly read XML (there are some issues) but content creators don't mostly write XML. At least, so the proponents of microformats - who happen to be the people behind Technorati, which reads HTML, and not XML - would argue (Update: and in fact OLDaily on July 19, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Joan Vinall-Cox - Inquiry-Based Learning: What Does That Mean? - Joan Vinall-Cox : Weblog
On the day before my hiatus last spring I responded testily to John Clare, who asked, in essence, how we know all this online learning mumbo jumbo actually works. Over the last couple of days I've linked to some similar questioning from Tony Karrar about informal learning (or as it is sometimes styled, free-range learning (which always leads me to think of that cannibalistic Simpsons Halloween episode - but I digress). And pedagogical scepticism seems all the rage. Wit From OLDaily on July 19, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Download Get-Fit Workouts
iTrain audio files combine Hollywood personal trainer programs and music. Grab your iPod and work out like a star. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

India: Militant E-Mail Is Hoax
E-mails purportedly from an Islamic "army of terror" claiming responsibility for the July 11 Bombay train bombings are actually from a boy posing as a spokesman for the militant group Lashkar-e-Qahar, according to Indian police. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

Alzheimer's Skin Patch on Horizon
Delivering a drug that helps ward off the onset of Alzheimer's through the skin instead of orally may have fewer side effects. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 12:46 p.m..

Toyota Plugs In
The automaker wants to cut the gas-electric vehicle premium by half -- it says it will build a plug-in hybrid. In Autopia. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..

Transhumanism + Nerve Magazine = Sex Fiction
The folks at Nerve Magazine asked me to write a short story about sex in the year 2033. it didn't really feel like it was enough in the future to go full sci-fi fantasy, but it wasn't quite near enough to now to just keep everything as it is. So, I went with the slogan "70 is the new 30" and created the email inbox for a future, sex-postiive geriatric. There's some other great stuff up there and even more coming, by some fine writers including Jay McInirney, Ana Marie Cox, and my best friend fro From rushkoff.blog on July 19, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Comic-Con Schedule
I'll be at San Diego Comic-Con from Thursday through Saturday. For those who have been inquiring, here's my signing and panel schedule: Thursday, 7/20 1-2:30pm, sign at DC boothFriday, 7/21 12:30-1:30 pm, Vital Vertigo Panel, Room 5AB 1:30-3 pm, signing at DC booth 5:30-7 pm, signing at DC booth Saturday, 7/22 11:30am-1pm, signing at DC booth 3:30-5 pm, signing at DC booth From rushkoff.blog on July 19, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Punish Spying? I Must be Abroad
South Korea's high-tech eavesdropping scandal offers proof that democratic countries aren't immune to government-surveillance abuses. But the Koreans are actually holding the perpetrators accountable. Commentary by Jennifer Granick. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Video Killed the Video Star
Desperate for an audience of millions yet don't have anything to offer? Fortunately, shame and notoriety can be yours just as quickly as you can make your own music video and say the word "YouTube." Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

After the Veto: Placental Cells?
Congress passes a bill that would open up federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, but President Bush promises to veto it. Some researchers say placental stem cells could be a good alternative. By Gretchen Cuda. From Wired News on July 19, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

On Education : Muzzling Sex Education on Anything but Abstinence
For much of this spring, a sex education bill called the Healthy Teens Act was sailing through the New York State Legislature. Yet the bill never became law. From New York Times: Education on July 19, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Republicans Propose National School Voucher Program
A new bill would provide $100 million in vouchers for 28,000 low-income students in chronically failing public schools to attend private and religious schools. From New York Times: Education on July 19, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Colleges Make Way for Internships
College administrators nationwide have become concerned about access to internships at all socioeconomic levels. The solution, they say, is to provide financial assistance. From New York Times: Education on July 19, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

New Clinic Treats Game Addicts
An Amsterdam center opens to help those who say they can't kick video games. But is it truly necessary? In Game|Life. From Wired News on July 18, 2006 at 11:46 p.m..