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Big steps for little feet
South African dancer introduces township children to the world of ballet, while running an academy and professional troupe near Johannesburg. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on August 6, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Roll your own
ROLLYO ("Roll your own") is both a very handy software tool and a symbol of where web 2.0 is heading. Go ahead, try the new ROLLYO search box in the left column on this page. Search for something on internettime.com. Very fast search of nearly 2 GB of content stretching back more than ten years. I put [...] From Internet Time Blog on August 6, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

This feed has been discontinued, please unsubscribe. [2006-08-06]
This feed has been discontinued and you should unsubscribe. The feed reader you are using does not support standard HTTP mechanisms for announcing that a feed has been discontinued so you will receive this message until you manually unsubscribe. Please contact the provider of your feed reader and encourage them to support the use of HTTP 410 response codes. Your feed reader identified itself as "Edu_RSS/0.2 libwww-perl/5.79" From Seb Schmoller's Fortnightly Mailing Home Page on August 6, 2006 at 4:53 a.m..

Blackboard Patenting Educational Groupware
The reaction continues: Interesting Article. Blackboard Patenting Educational Groupware... From Teaching and Developing Online. on August 6, 2006 at 4:05 a.m..

Review of Teaching and Developing Online (page boost)
"I just saw TADO. The underlying source is standards-compliant. Seeing Teaching and Developing Online, I'm simply out of words. Cool. Really, really cool! Well, I expected the creator to achieve only the best. The page contains 130 links, a balanced... From Teaching and Developing Online. on August 6, 2006 at 4:05 a.m..

More reaction to Blackboard
I think it's a break with end-user confidence. Knowledge as an entity has changed. Some organizations don't seem to understand that, and continue to function as if they can bully competitors and end users (even Microsoft has seen the light... From Teaching and Developing Online. on August 6, 2006 at 4:05 a.m..

Courses are dead
When I tell training vendors oecourses are dead, they look at me as if I From Teaching and Developing Online. on August 6, 2006 at 4:05 a.m..

The 150 day schedule.
The Greater Saskatoon Catholic School System has been a frontier in the development of education in the cyber world. Various teachers in the division have created subject curriculums online and ultimately taught these subjects as accredited courses. Having the opportunity... From Teaching and Developing Online. on August 6, 2006 at 4:05 a.m..

Blackboard Awarded Patent on e-Learning Technology
As I commented earlier today, it was like poking a stick into an anthill. The Blackboard patent and subsequent action has prompted a furious reaction, one they must have anticipated (which is probably at least part of the reason for... From Teaching and Developing Online. on August 6, 2006 at 4:05 a.m..

Like Father, Like Son: Updated to the 21st Century
I spent endless hours as a(n only) child building with Legos.Forty-four years later, my son is doing the same.While a Lego brick is a brick is (still) a brick, some things have changed. Radically changed. Kind of makes me wish I was 8 years old! From The Electric Lyceum on August 6, 2006 at 4:04 a.m..

New Year's Resolutions: Eating Less and Learning More
Well, it's the New Year, which means time to make -- and try to keep -- a set of New Year's resolutions. And tops among those resolutions is a perennial favorite: losing weight. But this year, the Internet may provide help to the 97% of dieters who say they will need some assistance to keep their resolution. A recent CNet articleThe Electric Lyceum on August 6, 2006 at 4:04 a.m..

Why aren't there more Albert Einsteins (and Ted Williams)?
A recent editorial in the New York Times by John Horgan asks "will there ever be another Einstein?" In the article, James Gleick (author of the Richard Feynman biography "Genius") provides one answer why the answer is "no." From the Times article, Horgan reports Gleick's view that "there are so many brilliant physicists alive today that it has become harder for any individual to stand apart from the pack." "In other words," say Horgan, "our perception of Einstein as a towering figure is, well, relative."Horgan goes on to add his own "corollary" to support why Einstein was the last of his From The Electric Lyceum on August 6, 2006 at 4:04 a.m..

More White(paper)Outs
For some (investor) folks interested in what we do, I put together a short but sweet, Web-2.0 buzzword-filled white paper. Please be gentle. :) From The Electric Lyceum on August 6, 2006 at 4:04 a.m..

Time to move on...
... move my blog on to a new environment, that is! Yes, after running my blog off the quite unconventional (but rather full featured and easy to use) iBlog application, I've decided to move the virtual homestead to a 21st century platform. From The Electric Lyceum on August 6, 2006 at 4:04 a.m..

Off to LA
I'm doing my last minute preparations for a trip out to LA to attend the 2006 Milken Institute Global Conference. Yes, along with Lance Armstrong and Leonard Nimoy , I&apos From The Electric Lyceum on August 6, 2006 at 4:04 a.m..

Come on Over!
It's official: my new blog site is up and running. From here on out, please point your webrowsers and newsreaders to:http://kruper.org/blogSee you at the new, improved eLyceum! :) From The Electric Lyceum on August 6, 2006 at 4:04 a.m..

NS vs NNS
David has written a lengthy post comparing NS teachers and NNS teachers He says he has read a number of blog posts recently on this topic and is responding to them there. However there are no links and I cannot recall reading anything on this subject recently so clearly David is reading blogs I am not and I feel left out I am currently busier than I have ever been and am barely able to keep up on my blog reading so I am not going to write an in depth response other than to say I feel that my view is about 90% the same as David's. I encourage you to go read it there. From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

Jeopardy
I just spent some time creating a Jeopardy game in powerpoint for my class on Monday. It works pretty good and I thought I'd share the blank template with everyone. I added an eflgeek icon in the top right - feel free to change it if you want, you'll need to edit the master slide file. jeopardy.zip From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

Elementary ESL Advice
Yesterday I recieved an Email form Adam asking questions about teaching English to Korean children in the U.S. However I don't teach children and have no desire to do so and consequently am at a loss as to what kind of advice to offer him. Adams letter is in the extended entry and I encourage readers who teach children to help Adam out either in comments or in the forums. I removed his surname but did not edit any more in the letter. From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

touchgraph
You may recall that I posted a picture of a webgraph on June 9 that looked pretty cool. While that looked cool, the touchgraph is much cooler in that it gives you a graphical representation of all sites linking to your blog and if you double click one of those links it will further expand the cloud. hat tip to Marco Polo. From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

Multimedia Listening
I'm teaching a multimedia listening course this summer that is going very well. So far we did 14 minutes of smallville, three music videos (with three more to come), parts of an audio book and part of Stand by Me. I'll also be using one or two TV commercials. This one below, because I think it is hilarious and then the I am Canadian commercial since it lends itself well to a followup activity of having students create there I am Korean commercial. (I am Canadian is in the extended entry) I am however also considering this one as well. From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

Star Wars: ASCII movie version
Yes, you can now watch Star Wars in ASCII - very very cool if you are an ultra uber geek. Anyhow for all the details see this Cnet news video or visit Star Wars ASCIIMATION From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

Billy’s Dad is a Fudgepacker
This video has so many double meanings and innuendos it's really amazing. The script writers did a really good job and it's damn funny too. A little long (7:08) but definitely worth watching. From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

Presentation Skills
In fall semester I will be teaching a presentation skills course that will meet once a week for two hours over a sixteen week period. I have a number of thoughts and opinions on what makes a good successful presentation and feel that they are correct since the presentations I have given went well and I recieved loads of positive feedback. However I'm a little unsure of where to begin when teaching this. I'll be heading to the bookstore later today to get some ideas for course materials, but would appreciate any help that readers would be able to offer. Websites, resource books, mat From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

Why I’ve quit
Since I wrote my post about closing the blog I've recieved a number of emails asking why and wishing me well. Thankyou for your emails and comments. My primary reason for quitting is that I am no longer enjoying blogging in the same way that I used to. It's not just the writing of entries but even reading other blogs no longer interests me at the same level. Additionally I find that I no longer have very much to say and what I have written recently, in my opinion, is fluff. It's there just so that there is a recent entry. For me to blog I feel that I should be able to write From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

Blog Closed
I've decided to stop blogging. Comments are closed. Blog will remain up for a short while, but no more posting or commenting. I am now an ex-blogger. reasons for quitting here. From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on August 6, 2006 at 4:03 a.m..

What is Web 2.0
What is Web 2.0? There has been a lot of chatter lately about Web 2.0, as if the Internet is a versioned software application. So what is Web 2.0? Simply put, Web 2.0 is a perceived transition of the web to web applications. Web 2.0 is the next generation of technology solutions where interactive content is the norm. There is no agreement on exactly what Web 2.0 means, depending on who you are speaking with, you may receive different explanations. What is Web 2.0? From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Pros and Cons of Web Applications and Desktop Applications
Webware vs Desktop Applications There has been a long running debate about web applications replacing desktop software applications. While some functions are better suited to web applications. It is my belief that security concerns and legacy systems will prevent desktop software from becoming obsolete. Some argue that the debate between web applications and desktop applications is pointless; as their is no clear answer. While still others argue that the issue at hand is as much a business and marketing issue, as it is a technological issue. Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Website Resolutions
Website Resolutions As all of us view the new year, we determine various ways to improve ourselves. Whether its eliminating bad habits, or improving quality of life, January 1st is seen as a new beginning and starting point. Your website too, can use a new look. Consider taking the website to task with these down and dirty quick improvement tips for the new year. New Year's Resolutions for Your Website From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Technology Predictions for 2006 and Reflections for 2005
2005 Took the World By Storm 2005 literally took the world by storm. The tragedies of the Asian Tsunami, the Hurricanes that blew through the US Gulf Coast and the earthquakes that swallowed parts of Pakistan have left an indelible mark on 2005. While mother nature cast a shadow on 2005, it was technology that delivered the impact that resulted in a huge outpouring of donations. The world was touched by the human element seen real-time in pictures and videos. Today's technology was able to deliver the graphical grittiness that portrayed the nightmares occurring half a world awa From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Press Release Distribution: Before and After
Our company has been working in the area of press release distribution for two years. Since then we have performed a great number of projects for different types of software. Our clients come to us for various purposes and with different requests. To meet their expectations with maximum efficiency, we have developed a number of methods. We ascertained the editors requirements for press releases, perfected our skills of solving various issues underlying the process of press release distribution, and realized which methods in our business are particularly effective. Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Great Online Resources for Webmasters
As the web becomes increasingly more crowded, it is important for webmasters to take the extra step to make their web sites user friendly. There are a number of free resources available to webmasters: Great Online Resources for Webmasters From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

What is Google Base?
In order for Google Base to succeed, it will need the support of both publishers and users. Quite frankly, most are having difficulty seeing the value in Google Base. Google Base, is a new service in beta, from Google that requests that publishers add their information to the "Google Base". What is Google Base From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Top 10 Unique Content Creation Tips
A website is more than just merging photos and graphics. Webmasters must also integrate quality themed content into their website. A "sticky" website is one that attracts individuals and encourages them to return. "Sticky websites" contains content that is related and of interest to the prospective customers. A sticky site is a place people will visit again and again. By creating an atmosphere people like to revisit, will increase their exposure to your product or service. Top 10 Unique Cont From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

AdSense Tips
AdSense allows website publishers to display contextually relevant advertisements on their website. If a web visitor "clicks" on an advertisement, the web publisher will earn a percentage of the advertising revenue generated as a result of the click. Many webmasters have built content websites around the Google AdSense model. In many cases the specific intent of the webmaster is to profit from Google AdSense. Other webmasters use Google AdSense to supplement their revenue. Regardless of the webmaster's intent, the following tips will help webmasters looking to profit from AdSense From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Press Release Tips
While controversial issues frequently attract attention they can also alienate potential customers. Sometimes it is better to put a positive spin on public relations. A typical press release announces new leadership, products or services, but consider mixing it up a bit. A well written press release can be published increasing brand recognition and exposure. Press Release Tips From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Organic Search Engine Optimization
The fabled tales of successfully tricking search engines into high rankings have given way to a new truth, to achieve decent consistent ranking you cannot engage in tricks but on focused optimization done in a professional ethical manner. According to search sources, with the latest Google update, there is no longer an even playing field when it comes to search placement. Organic SEO From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Google Paranoia
While any of that information independent of other data, might be non-threatening or irrelevant to someone doing analysis, when combined with other data Google has access to, it can paint a very clear picture of how, not only individual companies are performing, but the aggregate data could possibly paint a picture of how entire business sectors or industries are performing. Google Paranoia From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

The Tipping Point
I recently attended the PubCon conference in Boston. Malcolm Gladwell the author of The Tipping Point and Blink was the keynote speaker. He was very engaging and raised some very interesting points. The book, The Tipping Point, in part discusses the concept of connectors and mavens, and how they bring about change. Connectors are those unique individuals who have an uncanny connection to an unbelievable number of other people. They typically cultivate relationships and grow extensive networks in a variety of different social circles. Connectors have extremely diverse social networks, From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

What is The Long Tail?
The phrase "The Long Tail" was first used in 2004 by Chris Anderson a writer for Wired Magazine. Anderson used the phrase to describe business models. The article initially referencing The Long Tail referred to the fact that a small handful of blogs have a large number of links pointing to them, while millions of smaller blogs have only a handful of links. Chris Anderson described the effects of the long tail on business models and argued that products that are in a low demand can effectively and collectively make up a market share that exceeds the few of those that are in high demand. From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

Everything You Need To Know About Linking
Websites that are able to amass a large number of links from related websites that contain relevant content, tend to have an advantage when attempting to rank well in the large search engines. The tricky part is understanding how to build a large quantity of quality links. With the growth of the web and increased competition, search engines are weighing link relevance, and link authority as part of their ranking algorithm Everything You Need to Know About Linking From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on August 6, 2006 at 4:02 a.m..

E-Learning 2.0 - Why the New Tools
Stephen Downes hat präsentiert, aber ich will nur kurz auf zwei seiner Referenzen hinweisen. Zum einen geht er in seiner Präsentation ausführlich auf Konrad Glogowski ein, der jüngst ("Unending Conversations") zusammengefasst hat, wie die neuen Möglichkeiten des Web sein Selbstverständnis... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

The Democratization of Content
Wenn Elliott Masie, einer der führenden e-Learning-Experten nicht gerade Beiträge für seinen 400. Newsletter sammelt, verfasst er selbst kleine Statements zur Lage von "Corporate Learning". Im vorliegenden geht es ihm um die "democratization of content", die er über die letzten... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Know It All. Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?
Viel ist bei dieser Hitze nicht mehr drin. Gerade noch der Hinweis auf diesen unterhaltsamen Artikel über - ja, schon wieder! - Wikipedia. Die Autorin hat sich richtig in die Entstehungsgeschichte einzelner Artikel gegraben, daraus einige schöne Stories entwickelt und... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Vibrierende Pädagogen
Ist es nicht an der Zeit, unsere alten Web-based Trainings ins Regal zu stellen, diese 90-Minuten Klassiker, die den Lerner an die Hand nehmen und ihn, zwar modular, interaktiv, multimedial, aber eben doch schrittweise mit einer Sache, einem neuen Service... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Web 2.0: Where will the next generation Web take libraries?
Ich schaue jetzt lieber nicht nach, wie oft ich diesen Satz schon gesagt habe: Wer wissen will, welche Herausforderungen das Internet und Web 2.0 für Bildung und ihre Institutionen mit sich bringen, der lese, was über die Zukunft von... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

The World Is Flat - Podcasting the experts' views
Die Online Educa hat ihr Marketing gestartet und kommt gleich mit einem sehr interessanten Angebot daher: Ted Cocheu und Eilif Trondsen haben eine Reihe von Bildungsexperten interviewt und daraus eine "Executive Podcast Series" zusammengestellt. Eilif Trondsen ist selbst kein Unbekannter,... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Revisiting Communities of Practice: from fishermen guilds to the global village
Es ist schon einige Wochen her, dass mich Martin Röll auf diesen Artikel aufmerksam gemacht hat. Zu einer gründlichen Auseinandersetzung bin ich leider bis heute nicht gekommen, deshalb stelle ich ihn jetzt auf die Bühne. Ziel dieses Artikels ist... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Status des E-Learning an deutschen Hochschulen
Wenn ich es richtig überblicke, bieten die Seiten von e-teaching.org zum Thema zweierlei: Zum einen einige Fallbeispiele für e-Learning-Implementierungsstrategien von Hochschulen im deutschsprachigen Raum, wobei sich die Darstellung eng an die Arbeit von Sabine Seufert und Dieter Euler ("Nachhaltigkeit von... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Vermarktung von E-Learning als Herausforderung an Hochschulen
Ein interessantes Thema! Nach einem Jahrzehnt intensiver e-Learning-Förderung und -Entwicklung sitzen die Hochschulen auf einem Schatz, den sie gerne heben möchten. Es scheint attraktiv: Mit e-Learning-Angeboten lassen sich neue Kooperationen denken, der Weiterbildungsmarkt öffnet sich, neue Zielgruppen können bedient werden,... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Blackboard Patents the LMS
Auch das ist eine Facette von e-Learning 2006: Blackboard, weltweit Lernplattform-Marktführer im Hochschulbereich, hat die "Einladung" des amerikanischen Patentamtes angenommen und sich offensichtlich dort die Rechte an so ziemlich allem sichern lassen, was mit Online-Lernen zu tun hat (siehe die... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Managing Courses, Defining Learning: What Faculty, Students, and Administrators Want
Nun, sie wollen natürlich nicht alle das Gleiche, aber die Richtung scheint eindeutig. Aber von Anfang an: Die Autoren haben Interviews geführt, um herauszubekommen, wie "the next generation of e-learning environments" aussehen könnte bzw. sollte. Die Antworten haben sie zusammengefasst... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Podcasting, wikis and blogs: Learning at the BBC
Nach einer kurzen Einführung in Podcasts, Wikis und Blogs spricht Nigel Paine über die Bedeutung des informellen Lernens in der BBC. Und wie sie dort versuchen, eine Atmosphäre zu schaffen, die jeden ermutigt, diese Tools einzusetzen und sein Wissen... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Overview of Problem-based Learning: Deﬁnitions and Distinctions
Problembasiertes Lernen gehört wie entdeckendes Lernen oder fallbasiertes Lernen zu den Stichworten, die man häufiger mal schnell aus der Schublade zieht, um einem Konzept den notwendigen pädagogischen Anstrich zu verpassen. Aber wer kann es schon beschreiben oder gar von anderen,... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Web 2.0 - Was ist dran? (II)
Z_punkt hat gestern den zweiten Teil seiner Antwort auf diese bewegende Frage freigegeben. Wie schon im ersten Teil kommen die Autoren sehr unterhaltsam daher. Natürlich steht Web 2.0 für eine "Transformation, die das Business tangiert, vielleicht sogar umformt". Auf dieser... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Social software and learning
Futurelab, eine englische Non-Profit-Organisation, die sich der Entwicklung innovativer Bildungskonzepte verschrieben hat, hat diesen Report herausgebracht. In vier Kapiteln suchen die Autoren nach Zusammenhängen zwischen aktuellen Bildungs- und Technologietrends - und werden fündig: "1. Introduction: How do we learn... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 6, 2006 at 3:56 a.m..

Premios eLearning 2006
La European Schoolnet -organización internacional de más de veinte Ministerios de Educación europeos que desarrolla sistemas de aprendizaje para escuelas, profesores y alumnos en toda Europa- y Young ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on August 6, 2006 at 3:55 a.m..

El Imserso ofrece cursos de Teleformación gratuitos para personas con discapacidad física y/o sensorial
El Imserso, desde el CRMF de Salamanca realiza una detección de necesidades y demandas formativas de sus usuarios y organiza cursos de Teleforma... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on August 6, 2006 at 3:55 a.m..

Blackboard patenta tecnología utilizada en métodos y sistemas de apoyo en e-learning
Blackboard, empresa que tiene previsto unificar sus dos plataformas de e-learning WebCT y Blackboard en una: Blackboard Academic Suite, ha Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on August 6, 2006 at 3:55 a.m..

Disponibles les ponencias Virtual Educa Bilbao 2006
Gracias a la colaboración de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), quienes no tuvieron ocasión de asistir al Virtual Educa 2006, tienen accesibles las Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on August 6, 2006 at 3:55 a.m..

La Educación Superior en América Latina y el Caribe 2000-2005 - La metamorfosis de la educación superior
El Instituto Internacional de la UNESCO para la Educación Superior en América Latina y el Caribe (IESALC) ha realizado el Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on August 6, 2006 at 3:55 a.m..

Inside Higher Ed :: Rallying Behind Open Access
Inside Higher Ed :: Rallying Behind Open Access: If universities pay the salaries of researchers and provide them with labs, and the federal government provides those researchers with grants for their studies, why should those same universities feel they can’t afford to have access to research findings?Why indeed? I’m glad to see the provosts from several [...] From Martindale Matrix on August 6, 2006 at 3:54 a.m..

Blackboard patents the LMS?
Via Michael Feldstein, this story about Blackboard announcing a very broad patent. This looks like a bad patent, all the way around. Discussion on Slashdot. Technorati Tags: open source, teaching, software From Martindale Matrix on August 6, 2006 at 3:54 a.m..

The Blackboard Patent Claims in Plain English
Michael Feldstein translates Blackboard’s recent patent into plain English, and it appears to be a very broad patent which just about any course management system would infringe upon. e-Literate: The Blackboard Patent Claims in Plain English: The Blackboard Patent Claims in Plain English Here are my plain English interpretations of the 44 Blackboard patent claims. From what I [...] From Martindale Matrix on August 6, 2006 at 3:54 a.m..

What Will Microsoft Morph Behind Zune? - Andy Patrizio, Internet News
When Microsoft launches its Zune music and gaming device, it may also merge it with two of the Web's most popular ways of enjoying new music. The speculation goes something like this: The entertainment device would combine music services like iTunes and From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:54 a.m..

Smart phones pick up the pace - Jo Best, CNET News
The smart-phone market appears to be gaining some ground, with several handset companies reporting strong growth in the segment, according to research company Canalys. Nokia remains top dog in converged devices, Canalys said in a report released Tuesday. From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:54 a.m..

It's Core 2 Duo Time For Intel - David Needle, Internet News
The wait for Intel is over. At an event at the company's headquarters today, it will formally unveil its Core 2 Duo family for desktop and mobile systems.... Reviewers and analysts have given Conroe top marks in early benchmark and product evaluation test From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:54 a.m..

Wireless overtakes local service - CATHERINE MCLEAN, Globe and Mail
Cellphones and other wireless devices now rule the Canadian telecommunications industry after leapfrogging the old-fashioned local telephone last year. For the first time, phone companies generated more revenue in 2005 from wireless products than from loc From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Google launches open-source repository - Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
In its latest effort to further the open-source programming movement, Google opened a site Thursday where programmers can host their software projects. As expected, Google engineering manager Greg Stein announced the project hosting site during a talk at From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Microsoft's busy multitasking - Benjamin J. Romano and Kim Peterson, Seattle Times
When Microsoft announced plans in April to spend billions more than expected on its business, the top Wall Street analyst following the company said, "It sounds like you're building a Google or building a Yahoo! inside the company." Chief Executive Steve From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

DVR Households: Heavy Media Users - Enid Burns, ClickZ Stats
The number of households with Digital Video Recorders (DVR), and video-on-demand (VoD) is on the rise according to "On-Demand TV 2006: A Nationwide Study on Vod and DVRs" from Leichtman Research Group. A second study released by Mediamark Research (MRI) f From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

U.K. Consumers Check Travel on Web - Enid Burns, ClickZ Stats
Online search is the starting point for many consumers in-market to travel, but most initial searches take up to 90 days to return purchase activity. That's according to data released by comScore Media Metrix; Yahoo Search Marketing; and Media Contacts th From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Can 'Spiritual Computing' Drive Web 3.0? - Michael Hickins, Internet News
Computer scientists and visionaries today see a future in which Web 3.0 will help us engage in virtual battles with cancer cells, keep us physically independent as we age, and achieve a deeper emotional connection to things that matter most to us. Dana Pa From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Intel promises 5 hours of battery life with its new line of notebooks
CNET News.com's Neha Tiwari spoke with Craig Raymond of Intel about his cross-country flight with an Intel Core 2 Duo laptop at the company's launch event in Santa Clara, Calif., campus. The battery life of the notebook lasted the whole trip on a single c From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Week in pictures: PC art - CNET News
Psychedelic screensavers and spam plants bloom on the desktop. Screensaver project taps users' spare processing power for art, while computer artist creates "organic" images out of Viagra ads and Nigerian scams. From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Citizens Pony Up for Green Energy - Associated Press
The Rev. Francis Galles lives on a retired priest's income, but he doesn't mind paying an extra 60 bucks a year to make sure some of the energy he uses comes from the wind turbines churning across southern Minnesota. "It's not much. I'd pay more," he said From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Aptana - Michael Kalore, Monkey Bites
Aptana is a new integrated development environment for building interactive web pages. It's likely to be a big hit among Web 2.0 developers since it facilitates speedy coding of JavaScript behaviors and CSS styles. Aptana has a nice code assistant that's From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Powering Up, One Step at a Time - Eliza Barclay, Wired
British engineers are converting street vibrations into electricity and predict a working prototype by Christmas capable of powering facility lights in the busiest areas of a city. "We can harvest between 5 to 7 watts of energy per footstep that is curren From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

The rise of the cyber-children - Katie Ledger, BBC
Computer literacy is increasingly seen as an essential skill for children. But what is the best age to introduce them to computers and does it give them a head-start? Good computer literacy is seen by many to be an essential skill There are plenty of s From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

anti-social networks legislation
Earlier, i spoke about how the MySpace panic was likely to cause legislation proposals. Today, Congressperson Fitzpatrick proposed legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 “to require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms.” This legislation broadly defines social network sites as anything that includes a Profi From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Social Science and Design Questions
Last week Liz organized the Microsoft Research Social Computing Symposium. I shared some raw notes here, and here is a good gaming summary, but most of the activity was in a private Socialtext wiki. Among other things, Clay and danah held a session on the lingering questions in our field. This should tease out what work is already done or in progress, but I thought they may be thought provoking at the least: Social Science Que From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Enterprise 2.0, SoA and the Freeform Advantage
Andrew McAfee, who first mentioned the term Enterprise 2.0 to me on December 1st 2005, provides a definition:Now, since I was the first to write extensively about Enterprise 2.01 I feel I’m entitled to define it: Enterprise 2.0 is the use of freeform social software within companies. ‘Freeform’ in this case means that the software is Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

News of Wikipedia's Death Greatly Exaggerated
Nicholas Carr has an odd piece up, reacting to the ongoing question of Wikipedia governance as if it is the death of Wikipedia. In Carr’s viewWhere once we had a commitment to open democracy, we now have a commitment to “making sure things are not excessively semi-protected.” Where once we had a commune, we now have a gated community, “policed” by “good editors.” So let’s pause and shed a tear for the old Wikipedia, the true Wikipedia. Rest in peace, d From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

MySpace and Deleting Online Predators Act (with Henry Jenkins)
Henry Jenkins (Co-Director of Comparative Media Studies at MIT) and i were interviewed by Sarah Wright of the MIT News Office about the proposed Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA). Although they only used a fraction of our interview in the MIT Tech Talk, we decided to publish the extended version online. We feel as though our response provides valuable information for parents, legislators, jou From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Reactions to Digital Maoism
Last5 week, Edge.org published Jaron Lanier’s Digital Maoism piece, warning of the dangers of new collectivism, and singling out Wikipedia for criticism. Today, Edge has several reactions to Lanier’s warnings, from people who think about social software from a variety of perspectives, including Douglas Rushkoff, Quentin Hardy, Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

PennTags - When card catalogs meet tags
University of Pennsylvania’s del.icio.us-like PennTags project allows readers to tag catalogued items. It’s a great way to track resources for a research project and simultaneously make the results of your forays available to future researchers. In fact, it seems just plain selfish not to do so. Integrating tagging with the book catalogue (and therefore with the book taxonomy) instantaneously provides the best of both worlds: Structured browsing leads you to nodes with jumping off points into the connections mad From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Wiki Symposium 2006
The international symposium on wikis is taking place in Denmark in August this year. The invited talk lineup is excellent: there will be talks by the Wikimedia Foundation’s Angela Beesley (“How and Why Wikipedia Works”), Doug Engelbart and Eugene Eri From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Wiki Case Study: DrKW
Socialtext released an update to the Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) case study on enterprise wiki and blog use.  Based on the usability interviews performed by Suw Charman, the case addresses ease of use and adoption issues that lead to wiki traffic outperforming the intranet within six months.  Specific use cases such as managing meetings, brainstorming and publishing and creating presentations collaboratively are explo From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Dandelife
I’m advising a new startup called Dandelife, which is a Social Biography Network.  TechCrunch has the scoop, but let me tell you why I think they will be successful. Ever get that feeling why you are blogging and flickring your life away that you have lost something?  That you are telling your life’s story, but it is lost in the archives and in the minds of people who are really paying attention? There is a gap in social software f From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Twttr
Prepare to be spammed globally.  Twttr just launched, a mobile social software app for SMSing your social network developed by Odeo.  It’s slightly simpler than Dodgeball, not location centric and a bit more viral.  Biz Stone calls it present-tense blogging. Ev notes you might want to upgrade your SMS plan and they are working on compat From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

from architecture to urban planning: technology development in a networked age
Last week, i had drinks with Ian Rogers and Kareem Mayan and we were talking about shifts in the development of technology. Although all of us have made these arguments before in different forms, we hit upon a set of metaphors that i feel the need to highlight. Complete with references to engineering, technology development was originally seen as a type of formalized production. You design, build and ship products. And then they’re out in the wild, removed from the production cycle until yo From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

The Power of Conversation Redux
In September of 2005, I posted “The Power of Conversation” in which I suggested: “The real value of communicative technologies like social software is that they re-enable and enhance our ability to use a time-tested means of information processing, i.e. the conversation, in new and interesting ways!” Now, today I caught “The role of conv From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Shameless Plug
It is without shame that I can share the release of Socialtext Open, an Open Source distribution of Socialtext. I figure this is in demand by M2M readers, and, well, we are quite proud of it. For your downloading pleasure. Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Culture Jams, Culture Preserves
This post is via my Paul B. Hartzog blog, but I realized that I should’ve posted it here, so here goes….I recently read The Rise of Crowdsourcing over at Wired (the author, Jeff Howe, has a blog on the topic at http://www.crowdsourcing.com).The article mentions that iStockphoto (cheap stock photography From Corante: Social Software on August 6, 2006 at 3:53 a.m..

Who aggregates
A cool whiff of reality has apparently blown through the Washington Post offices. They announced yesterday that they're going to start including links to other sources in their online articles, even to competitors. That's great. It brings real value to their pages, value that users otherwise will seek elsewhere. So, hats off to the WaPo. Long term, though, I wonder if we're going to look to the newspapers, third parties, or one another as our aggregators. In any case, we're going to want newspapers to recognize that their stories, no matter how good they are, gain yet more From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
David Quammen's The Reluctant Mr. Darwin puts Darwin into his personal and intellectual context so we can see exactly what he started with and what he gave us. Quammen is particularly interested in the many years between Darwin's basic insight and the publication of his basic insight. He vividly tells the story of Wallace's coincident insight and how that prompted Darwin at last to let his idea out. Quammen contextualizes the ideas superbly and he tells the story engagingly. It's a page turner and a surprisingly good summer read. [Tags: darwin science david_quammen evolutio From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

Is this a story? Is this a front page story?
The Boston Globe today has a story by Brian MacQuarrie about a local boy who went to Iraq as a tank commander and came back with nothing below his knees. Well-done story. But what put it on the front page, presumably, is that Sgt. Walter Fountaine "now considers the war a military quagmire..." And a week ago, Pres. Bush chatted with Fountaine at the hospital, although the issue of the war did not arise. Why is this a story at all? There are elements of a war that can only be understood by telling individual stories. The Globe, like all... From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

What I'd do with Mel
Mel, Mel, Mel. What are we going to do with you, my boy? I do appreciate your apology and your offer to meet with leaders of the Jewish community. But I think you've got it wrong. But so do the leaders of the Jewish comunity cited by the newspapers who say they first want Mel to go visit some death camps. Here's what I would do. First, Mel, get yourself sober. Do the Twelve Steps. Keep them up. I have trust in your ability to do this. I know you love your family. dlo it for them. (The cited Jewish... From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

[wikimedia] Jimmy Wales
I'm at Wikimania, the Wikipedian convention/conference. Wikipedians are the core group of somehwere under 1,000 people who put in enormous amounts of time writing and editing. The conference is being held at Harvard Law (thank you, Berkman Center!) Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, starts with the hilarious clip from The Colbert Report where he edits Wikipedia on air because "when enough people agree with something, it's true." [As always, all my quotations are likely to be wrong. Which would make me a terrible Wikipedian. Also, I'm posting without re-reading. Be prepared f From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

[wikimedia] Donath and Ma
Judith Donath begins by recommending Orality and Literacy by Walter Ong. [As always, I'm at best paraphrasing. I didn't do a good job with either of these presentations.] In oral cultures, you have to be part of a community to get information. Now, the last bastion of information that required connections is being moved into the public. What had been personal information — "Do I like you?" — is becoming public. And we're building out indentities on line. We need to think about the different types of designs we want for this information. The nature of authority is cha From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

[wikimedia] Lessig
Larry Lessig begins by citing John Philip Sousa's concern in 1906 that the phonograph would end kids hanging around, singing the old songs together. Larry says he was right. A read-write culture was displaced by a read-only culture. [Paraphrasing, of course.] [The audio of LEssig's talk is here.] This is not just about cullture, he says. The Republican party started out believing in free labor. Not unpaid, but free to engage its capabilities as it wants. The return of read-write labor is key to Benkler's Wealth of Networks and also to Wikipedia. Same for politics where broadcast From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

[wikimedia] Semantic Web
It's a series of speakers. I'm in the back and can't hear names. The first points to WiktionaryZ, a multilingual dictionary, in alpha. The second points out how hard it is to find and reuse info in Wikipedia. E.g., try to find a list of all the large cities with female mayors. For this, the information in the articles would have to be encoded in predictable ways. At ontoworld.org, they have a experiment going where facts are related to one another using a standard set of relationships (= ontology). This works well [but requires a lot of set-up]. E.g., the... From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

[wikimania] Wikis and libraries
Mary Chimato who works in a medical library at SUNY Stonybrook gave a terrific presentation on how she introduced a wiki into her millieu. She reassured people that they could make no mistakes that couldn't easily be undone. Sounds totally human. E.g., the staff training sessions — which everyone dreads — were Hawaiian themed parties. As people started using the "sandbox," experimenting with the wiki, others read what they were writing. People discovered interests. People who hadn't ever spoken found each other. Sounds just perfect. (They use twiki.) Maureen Clements of N From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

General IP shrinks in the spotlight
Brian Oberkirch has an extended parable about General IP at Little Big Horn. SPOILER: What if they held a war and nobody watched? [Tags: media brian_oberkirch]... From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

[wikimania] Lightning Talks
Very spotty coverage of five-minute presentations... OpenWetWare.org "is an effort to promote the sharing of information, know-how, and wisdom among researchers and groups who are working in biology & biological engineering." Callie B. Carroll (Hylaweb) talks about accessiblity and MediaWiki. Yurik shows an add on that pops up a page when you hover over the link. It uses Query API, a read-only interface to Wikipedia. It gives back lots of info. A troll claims that Wikipedia contains all knowledge. Someone (sorry) talks about AboutUs.org, a wiki about Web sites. [Tags: wikimania2006 wikipedia]. From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

A Nobel for Jimbo Wales?
Ed Yourdon has a long, thoughtful posting about Jimmy Wales' keynote, proposing him for a Nobel Peace Prize, not entirely jokingly. (He suggests putting him on a stamp as an alternative.) I think Wikipedia is important enough that the suggestion is only somewhat absurd.We need one more milestone before we take the idea seriously. Maybe international editions of Wikipedia will get together and try to work out their differences. Hell, if they could even agree on how to draw the maps, Jimmy should get the prize. [Tags: wikipedia wikimania2006]... From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

Anarchist AKMA
AKMA outlines a talk he gave about anarchism and education. E.g., My concern about learning ecology impels me to press the question of "What do we want to say with the ways we teach?" When we assign our children to institutional structures that divide them into manageable divisions of age and, sometimes, alleged "ability," of differentiated fields of knowledge, and then tell them that nine months of this experience are compulsory, but that three months constitute a libeation from learning " what are we teaching them? AKMA in full, glorious, plummage... [Tags: akma education anarchism]... From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

What everyone knows about bloggers vs. journalists
Steve Johnson has a great piece, stating the five things we all agree about in the blogging vs. journalism controversy. So, says Steve, if you're a journalist about to write an article pointing out one of those propositions, get yourself a new topic. Steve is responding to Nicholas Lemann's article in the New Yorker. Jay Rosen responds, of course, with lots of links. [Tags: media steve_johnson jay_rosen journalism blogging]... From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

[wikimania] Arbitration Committee
SimonP, MindSpillage, Raul654, KellyMartin and Jdforrester are on the 15-person Wikipedia Arbitration Committee. (Well, Kelly used to be on it.) It was established because there people who want to make Wikipedia worse, and there needs to be a way to deal with them. In 2003, Jimbo Wales put a message on the mailing list looking for volunteers. The initial volunteers came up with a policy. Jimbo accepted it, and the community liked it. It becomes a Q&A session... The committee usually accepts cases when there have been other attempts at resolving it. By the time it gets to arbitration, it's From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2006 at 3:51 a.m..

Keep DOPA Out of Schools
SethF sets the Deleting Online Predators Act in historical context.  Like CIPA, this bill would condition certain government funding for schools and libraries on the adoption of censorware -- but this bill goes even further, targeting myriad communication tools including but not exclusively social networking. In its rece From A Copyfighter's Musings on August 6, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..

Ars: "Activism makes a difference in California copyright fight"
As a former California public school student, working to improve this bill was especially fulfilling and fun.  Here's hoping that the curriculum turns out alright. Stay tuned.... From A Copyfighter's Musings on August 6, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..

The DMCA's Deserved Rap
In the comments of a post about Urs Gasser's new paper on anti-circumvention laws, Tim Armstrong made this rather peculiar statement: "[M]y paper on fair use and digital rights management (linked from the A Copyfighter's Musings on August 6, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..

OMG Licensed P2P!!!
This week, Mashboxx announced a licensing deal with EMI. Over a year ago, it announced its first licensing deal with Sony.  The service is still not even in its first beta.  After many laudatory articles and nearly a year after a Snocap rep contacted me because I had A Copyfighter's Musings on August 6, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..

All DRM Under the DMCA is Bad DRM
Tim responds to me here.The principal -- practically the sole -- reason to use DRM is to restrict lawful uses and get a veto over innovation by third parties.  Certainly, Hollywood and content intermediaries today only use DRM for this purpose, but I cannot imagine what other purposes they would seriously seek to use it for.  It doesn't stop the only illegal use that matters -- "Internet piracy"; all the other illegal us From A Copyfighter's Musings on August 6, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..

DRM and the DMCA: Principles and Pragmatism
Here's Tim Armstrong's lengthy response to me. Tim's right that you can "draw a distinction between objections to the types of digital rights management (DRM) measures that are deployed to protect copyrighted works, and objections to the legal regime that protects those DRM measures against circumvention." But what he concludes from that distinction and other related notions is From A Copyfighter's Musings on August 6, 2006 at 3:50 a.m..

More about Scott Berkun
I suspect that many have not come across Scott Berkun before, and are wondering why we've chosen to bring him out for a workshop tour. Let me first say that I've been following Scott's writings for some time now, and... From Column Two on August 6, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

Using 'guides' as a supplemental navigation technique
Maish Nichani has written an article on writing guides, to help users familiarise themselves with a site. To quote: Supplemental navigation techniques provide an alternative, complementary or adjunct view to seeking out information on large websites and intranets. This article... From Column Two on August 6, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

Intranet structures: it's not easy to be in the middle
Jane McConnell has written a blog entry about the role of divisional intranet sites. To quote: The challenge in these projects will be to define solutions that are user-oriented, yet let the different stake-holders provide their vision and content. Both... From Column Two on August 6, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

Utilising the cut-off look to encourage users to scroll
Jared Spool has written an article on how to encourage users to scroll long pages. To quote: If our clients are finding their users aren't scrolling, we suggest they look for a reason beyond "Users don't expect to scroll" and... From Column Two on August 6, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

Sunset over the Perfume River
Sunset over the Perfume River One evening we hired motorbikes to take us out to a temple near Hue in time for the sunset. The view out over the Perfume River was spectacular, especially as the rays up into... From Column Two on August 6, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

Disgraceful portals "article"
Ok, normally I'm pretty mild-mannered on my blog, focusing just on practical articles and (hopefully) useful thoughts. But I've just come across something that makes me really mad. It's this supposed article on portals published by Portals Magazine. I just... From Column Two on August 6, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

Writing for translation: Don't miss the opportunity!
Susan Harkus and Tomoko Gondow have written an article on how to write for translation, focusing on how to assist automated translation tools. To quote: Most people think that a good translation depends on using the correct words of the... From Column Two on August 6, 2006 at 3:49 a.m..

More Students in New York Will Take Regular English Test
New York State said that all children enrolled in school in the U.S. for at least a year would be required to take the states regular English Language Arts exam. From New York Times: Education on August 6, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..

National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation (4)
A basic tenet of informal, intentional learning is to get out of people's way. Clear the obstacles. Find paths to authenticity. Build natural communities. And that's what this event is all about. You'd expect people in this field to craft moving events and they don't disappoint. If you're wondering what this field is, here are responses [...] From New York Times: Education on August 6, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..