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Search analytics survey results
Lou Rosenfeld has published the results of their search analytics survey. To quote: To help us (Lou Rosenfeld and Rich Wiggins) gather information for our forthcoming book on local site search analytics, we invited 206 people to complete a brief... From Column Two on September 12, 2006 at 9:46 p.m..

Ultrasound Scans for Hidden Oil
Scientists search for "sweet spots" -- pockets of natural gas and crude nestled deep beneath the Earth's surface -- using technology similar to that used to sneak peeks at babies in their mothers' wombs. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..

TiVo Series3 Delivers HD at Last
The new THX-certified digital media recorder may wallop your wallet. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 6:46 p.m..

Pope's Stargazer: I Wasn't Sacked
The director of the Vatican Observatory says he wasn't fired for his controversial views on the origin of life. In Bodyhack. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 6:46 p.m..

Apple Sees Gold in Silver Screen
As music growth shows signs of slowing, Steve Jobs looks to extend the iTunes formula to movies and the living room. By Pete Mortensen. Plus: Check out our Apple blog. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Backstory: College life by the numbers
As colleges reopen, here's a statistical snapshot of life on campus - without any calculus thrown in. Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 12, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Marc Meola - Facebook News Feed Backlash Reveals Student Privacy Concerns - ACRLog
Two lessons from this item. First, you can't just change terms of service without a backlash, not even if you are Facebook. And second, things you think are private online, aren't. [Link] [Tags: Books and eBooks] [Comment] From OLDaily on September 12, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Unattributed - Will Wikipedia Mean the End Of Traditional Encyclopedias? - Wall Street Journal
A bit like WWF Smackdown (oh, sorry, WWE now), Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales and Britannica's Dale Hoiberg engage in a back and forth debate on the relative merits of each other's product. "Artificially excluding good people from the process is not the best way to gather accurate knowledge. Britannica has acknowledged the value of having multiple contributors, although of course because they are proprietary rather than freely licensed they would have a very hard time attracting the kind of talent that we have." Via Br From OLDaily on September 12, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Konrad Glogowski - On Commenting and Readerly Voice - Blog of Proximal Development
In 1980 I was sent to Austin, texas, for three months of training by Texas Instruments. After completing the self-study course (video and workbook) on MVS/JES3 operations, and the extra course I took on the JES3 Job Control Language (all fascinating stuff, believe me) I took another optional course, 'On the Way Up', on effective communication in the corporate environment. The course advocated the methodology of 'feel - want - willing' - that is, express how something makes you feel, state what you want, and show what you are willing to do in return. It was effective, and it From OLDaily on September 12, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes - Learning in Web 2.0 - Stephen's Web
So anyhow. Suppose you are in the heart of Africa and you have lost your airline tickets and passport. Do you (a) go straight to the Canadian embassy (assume you are Canadian) and get emergency tranportation home? (b) sit tight and wait for news from the authorities, not taking any risks? Or (c) go on safari? It's not the sort of question you expect to come up a lot. Nonetheless, I faced it this week. And the winning answer was... c! Yes, I went on safari, came back several days later, and it looks like all will be well and that by this time tomorrow I will be halfway over the IOLDaily on September 12, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Buying an XM Radio? Think Pink
The special edition Pink Pioneer inno receiver/player benefits breast cancer research. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

New IPod Details Revealed
Steve Jobs unveils the new Apple iPods -- turns out they're a lot like the old iPods, with a few nifty refinements such as gapless playback (finally), longer battery life and new color options. In Listening Post. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Write Yourself into Existence
Konrad Glogowski and Barbara Ganley should get together and write the “Blogging as Writing Genre” book (or at least an article.) Konrad’s post today begins to bring to light the findings of his classroom research about blogging, and it’s a fascinating read. There is much here that makes me long for the writing classroom once [...] From weblogged News on September 12, 2006 at 3:49 p.m..

Greening Cars May Do Harm
Could making cars eco-friendly change buying habits and hurt the planet? Researchers are investigating. In Autopia. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

Buying an XM Radio? Think Pink.
Pioneer's Special Edition inno receiver/player benefits breast cancer research. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

New iPod Details Revealed
Steve Jobs has announced the new Apple iPods; they're a lot like the old iPods, with a few nifty refinements such as gapless playback (finally), longer battery life, and new color options. In Listening Post. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

Another File Sharer Toes the Line
The company behind eDonkey will pay $30 million to avoid the legal wrath of the recording industry. It's also disappearing from the scene. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

Gallery: Apple Keynote
What's Apple got up its sleeve? Live photo updates from the Apple announcement in San Francisco. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

Facebook Grants Access to All
The social networking site -- once the exclusive domain of students and nonprofits -- will offer membership to everyone on the internet next week. In Monkey Bites. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

The True Story of LonelyGirl15
Not sure how many have been following the LonelyGirl15 story…I’ve been catching snippets here and there…but Danah Boyd has the lowdown on yet another example of what’s happening on the Web that we educators might want to get our brains around. To really break it down, it’s a story of the power of digital storytelling, [...] From weblogged News on September 12, 2006 at 1:47 p.m..

Hair Club for Geeks
The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists is all about finding the best formula for luscious locks. By Rebecca Milzoff from Wired magazine. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

HP's Dunn Takes the Fall
Patricia Dunn is out as Hewlett-Packard's chairwoman and another board member quits as the investigation into the company fraudulently obtaining personal phone records widens. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 1:45 p.m..

Free Wikis for Educators
Adam Frey and the gang at Wikispaces want to give away 100,000 free wikis to educators and I think we should help them meet their goal, don’t you? You can create a public space that is open to anyone, a protected space where anyone can see the work but only members can edit, or a [...] From weblogged News on September 12, 2006 at 10:45 a.m..

Every Computer Poops
An invitation to a conference on the politics of waste leads to thoughts on the relationship of dirt and technology -- thoughts that lead inexorably to the trash-can icon on personal computers. Commentary by Momus. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

What's the Play, Robo-Coach?
Software transforms brainy games like chess and backgammon. Why not the brawny sport of the pigskin? By Sam Jaffe. From Wired News on September 12, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

ALA 222: wraparounds and wordsmithing
Write better text. Then wrap images around it. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

[massnetcomms] Randall Boes of AOL on Net Neutrality
[massnetcomms] Randall Boes of AOL on Net Neutrality I'm at the Massachusetts Network Communications Council's annual meeting. MassNetComms is an industry association with members rom the full chain of network companies, from chip makers to "content providers" to security companies to telcos. (I was invited at the last minute to be the only non-telco on a panel talking about Net neutrality.) Randall Boe, general council of AOL, in his keynote wants to set the record straight about Net neutrality. [I'm taking notes and paraphrasing. Accuracy is not guaranteed, although I'm d From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

[massnetcomms] Jonathan Frankel from WilmerHale on Net neutrality
Jonathan Frankel, a lawyer with WilmerHale (which seems to be related to Hale and Dorr)wants to let us know what the Net neutrality debate looks like to Congress.He says there isn't much room for learning or for advocates to educate lawmakers. Most of the discussion is hollow on all sides. Platitudes and slogans. There isn't even a consensus in DC about what Net neutrality means, because it's a theoretical debate at this point. There's one instance of a rural provider blocking VOIP but the FCC came down on them like a ton of bricks and he hasn't seen other... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

[massnetcomms] Net neutrality panel
The panel consists of me, Brent Olson (ass't vp, regulatory policy, AT&T) and Link Hoewing (ass't vp, Internet and tech issues, Verizon). Paul Deninger of Jeffries Broadview and TechNet (yay) is the moderator. [I'm typing this while on the panel so my coverage will be worse than spotty. BTW, I'm the only one in the room with a laptop open.] [There was one exchange I found particular clarifying. Click here to jump to it.] Brent from AT&T says that Net neutrality is an elusive concept but it generally means "how to respond to the changing nature of the Internet." It... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

DOEP - The Daily Open-Ended Puzzle (one time only)
Say a city decides to put its public bus stops on the sides of the intersection immediately after the traffic lights rather than immediately before the lights. Will this: a. Decrease the overall transit time from one side of the city to another b. Increase the overall transit time c. Have no consistent effect on overall transit time d. Go away you boring git (Note: I'm not claiming to have an answer to this.) [Tags: puzzle quiz doep]... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

One Web Day at the Berkman Center
September 22 is the first annual One Web Day celebration of the Web. We'll be cheering it on at the Berkman Center with an especially festive session in my "Web of Ideas" series. I'm not sure exactly what we're going to talk about, other than what we love about the Web, but there will be pizza. Exact time and place are not yet set. It'll be open to all, although we may have to set up an RSVP line. Details to follow. And what are you going to do on One Web Day? [Tags: onewebday berkman ]... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

The Net neutrality give-away
At the MassNetComms meeting yesterday, I thought Link Hoewing (ass't vp of Internet and tech issues at Verizon) gave a telling example he intended to support the case against Net neutrality. (I mentioned this in my live blogging of the event, but I want to call it out here.) Link said that Verizon might want to offer a service that connects a community with its local hospital for medical help. Verizon would prioritize this vital medical traffic. Community members could choose to pay for the service if they wanted it. Surely this is a valuable offering—medical help, voluntary, commun From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

Ethanz on the road
Ethan is heading out on the road, which means we can expect some especially good blogging from him (assuming he's within Net range). In fact, today Ethan unpacks the Wonga Coup, which "sounds like the plot of a spy novel. And it is..." [Tags: ethan_zuckerman global_voices]... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

Go to Harvard in Second Life
Charlie and Rebecca Nesson (Charlie's a founder of the Berkman Center) will be offering "the first Harvard course to be open to the public as well as the the first Harvard course to be offered as an Extension/Distance education through virtual world Second Life." It's called "CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion." More info here. Be sure to make your avatar look smart. Or at least interested :) [Tags: berkman education secondlife]... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

Go, Ross! Go, Adina!
From Jeneane Sessum: In a manly move, Ross has given up his Office 2.0 podium spot to his Social Text partner and co-founder Adina Levin. Well done, Ross. Of course, it helps that Adina is so freaking smart and a great representative of SocialText. [See Disclosure] You may also want to see the comments on my post about Foo, especially the back and forth around Tim O'Reilly's frank and thoughtful replies towards the end of the long thread. And Shelley has spun Tim's reply off into its own thread on her site, which is gathering comment steam. [Tags: ross_mayfield adina_levin... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

My kid's book on Amazon
My Hundred Million Dollar Secret, the young adult novel I self-published through lulu.com is now listed on Amazon. Cool! (It's cheaper through lulu, though. And it's online for free.) (I posted step-by-step instructions on getting an ISBN through lulu.)... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

The WorldGame
I can't say as I understand this, but Hanan Cohen has set up a "WorldGame" page, the point of which is to get one visitor from each country to visit it and sign in. Just one. It's not too thrilling at the moment, but I can see a certain excitement building as we head toward the last couple of dozen countries... [Tags: worldgame games hanan_cohen] Related only in the Wittgensteinian family resemblance way, at CreatureBreeder you can engineer your own virtual pets in a shared environment. Aim: Pass along the genes.... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

DOEP ( Daily Open-Ended Puzzle) (one time only): - mirror room
Imagine a cube 2 meters square on every side. Imagine all six inner surfaces are lined with high quality mirrors, with no seams. Imagine that in the center of the room there is a small light bulb of the 60W variety. There is a tiny light sensor that leads to a meter on the oustide. The light is on. Now flick it off. What happens inside the cube? a. It goes dark as quickly as when you turn off the light in a sealed closet. b. It goes dark imperceptibly slower than in the sealed closet. c. It stays lit... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

Globe endorses Patrick...but why?
The Boston Globe today endorsed Deval Patrick for governor of Massachusetts so strongly that it ignored the customary writings-off of the other candidates, as in: "Chris Gabrieli has shown himself to be a straightforward leader with some new ideas, and we remain impressed by the precision and resilience of Thomas Reilly's comb-over." I'm glad. I'm a Deval Patrick supporter, too, and have the lawn sign to prove it. But I don't understand why newspapers take editorial positions. Doesn't that contradict everything newspapers believe about the value of a neutral point of v From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

DOEP - Daily Open-Ended Puzzle (one time only): Facing front
Name some things that can be seen and photographed from the front but that have no top down view and no view from the back. For extra credit: Of the three available spatial dimensions (string theorists need not apply), how many would you say that thing occupies? My suggested answers are in the comments. And yours? [Tags: doep puzzle quiz]... From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

9/11 + 5: Fear and pride
We're more than halfway through 9/11/06 and I'm feeling like we've fetishized it. Thousands of innocent citizens were murdered, and they deserve remembrance. But listening to the public voices chattering without pause, today seems to have become about something else: Justifying the sacrifice of American ideals and values in the name of our fear. On 9/10/01, if someone had told you that in response to a terrorist attack, a majority of Americans would back preemptive war and torture, would you have believed it? For five minutes forget whether or not we're safer now, five year From Joho the Blog on September 12, 2006 at 4:46 a.m..

Presentation: Enhancing the potential of your taxonomy (Sydney)
I gave a presentation today at the Enhancing the potential of your taxonomy conference in Sydney. This was on "Understanding and evaluating your taxonomy", covering: Three goals of a taxonomy Records management case study Information architecture Card-based classification evaluation Understanding... From Column Two on September 12, 2006 at 4:45 a.m..

College Life 101: Dramatically Stark Orientation
The musical The Reality Show: NYU is a theatrical orientation for entering students at New York University. From New York Times: Education on September 12, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

After Steps to Desegregate, Plaintiffs Drop Tennessee Suit
The announcement signified the conclusion of a civil rights case that sought to erase vestiges of segregation that lingered long after Brown v. Board of Education. From New York Times: Education on September 12, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Harvard Ends Early Admission, Citing Barrier to Disadvantaged
University officials argued that such programs put low-income and minority applicants at a distinct disadvantage. From New York Times: Education on September 12, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..