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A College Dean Should Know Better
Quote of the WeekIn an article about dorm rooms and the "housing crunch" at several universities in New Jersey the following quote:"The library is really in their room, on their computer."----Nancy Mackin, Dean of Students, Ramapo CollegeElectronic resources are crucial and a major focus of what we talk about on ResourceShelf.
From ResourceShelf on May 21, 2003 at 10:47 p.m..

Stomp Click Here
One of my major, growling rotweiler pet peeves are the millions, no billions, or web pages that have "click here" links for hypertext. It completely defeats the entire concept of hypertext as an in-context connection to related content. Well-written hypertext...
From cogdogblog on May 21, 2003 at 10:46 p.m..

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Jack Balkin, Yale law professor and blogger: "I was walking out of the Law School building a little before five o'clock in the afternoon with Jim Ryan to get some coffee when we both heard a big explosion from the Yale Law School buliding..."[Corante: Corante on Blogging]
From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 10:45 p.m..

Amazon.com, Microsoft in streaming deal
The e-tail giant is expected to announce a deal Thursday to use the latest version of the software giant's digital media technology to stream music samples from its Web site.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 10:45 p.m..

Ethernet and Bob Metcalfe
Alright, now that I have to find someone else to debate, here is a neat interview with Bob Metcalfe, the creator of Ethernet. His creation turns 30 this year (Mosaic turned 10). And you might remember Mr. Metcalfe as the...
From Tim Swanson on May 21, 2003 at 9:47 p.m..

IBM: Tackling "messy knowledge": Combining the best of Knowledge Management with Learning and Development
IBM: Tackling "messy knowledge": Combining the best of Knowledge Management with Learning and Development "Having knowledge on demand HYPHEN precisely what's needed, when it's needed HYPHEN is critical for firms to function optimally in a demanding business environment. The overall economic objec tive is to get work done faster and more accurately, with individuals and groups making decisions more quickly...
From elearningpost on May 21, 2003 at 9:46 p.m..

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Bryan Bell is just the man.
From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 p.m..

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NY Times: "Eight years ago, when Carnegie Mellon first discovered that the number of men named Dave outstripped women, the university decided to tackle its Dave-to-Girl ratio head on, with surprisingly good results."
From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 p.m..

Yikes
Pray for the folks at Yale.
From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 p.m..

House panel OKs Net gambling bill
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 p.m..

HP puts Windows server back on top
After further optimization, Hewlett-Packard reclaims its top rank from IBM on a server speed test using a machine with 64 Itanium 2 6M processors and Microsoft Windows.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 p.m..

SCO Group drops old Caldera name
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 p.m..

IBM opens design center in Bangalore
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 p.m..

Blogs, chaos, and neural nets
Testing guru Brian Marick thought that yesterday's item kind of muddles together several issues -- Ward Cunningham's FIT framework, testing, and the phenomenon of Windows rot. I agree. The distance from the opening point to the conclusion was, in retrospect, more than a comfortable stretch. The editor who lives inside my head told me that too, but not quite loudly enough. As I've mentioned elsewhere, amplification of that internal voice wit
From Jon's Radio on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 p.m..

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Limon is a photo sequence captioner and uploader.
From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 p.m..

Opera wails about MSN problem
About a third of Opera's users are getting an error message when they try to access Microsoft's MSN, the browser upstart says. MSN says the problem, if any, is perfectly innocent.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 p.m..

Agilent to outsource to HP
The Hewlett-Packard spinoff will send a large part of its IT services to its former parent, CNET News.com has learned.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 p.m..

Microsoft takes spam plan to Washington
Chairman Bill Gates writes a letter advocating a combination of law and self-regulation by the industry to stop unwanted e-mail.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 p.m..

HP: Put your old PCs out to pasture
Hewlett-Packard tells business they're going to have to upgrade their aging computers sooner or later, as it trots out a line of new desktop machines.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 p.m..

The story meat is not Apple
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 p.m..

Design consistency and user tasks
Jared Spool writes about The Quiet Death of the Major Re-Launch, promoting continuous design improvements over the big-bang all-or-nothing redesign of a site. Towards the end of the article he talks about how task success is key for users - and how it influences users' perception of the design: "Our findings show that consistency in the design plays second fiddle to completing the task. When users are complaining about the consistency of a site, we've
From Making Connections on May 21, 2003 at 7:46 p.m..

Ben Edelman digs into Gator Web advertising
Documentation of Gator Advertisements and Targeting: "The Gator Corporation designs software to display advertisements on users' computer screens, triggered in part by the specific web sites users visit. The author has developed an automated method of determining which specific advertisements Gator has associated with which web sites, data that may be helpful to web site operators, policy-makers, and others in assessing Gator's practices. This article offers listi
From Weblogs At Harvard on May 21, 2003 at 7:46 p.m..

Yale explosion
Witnesses report explosion at Yale law school -->
From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..

Yale explosion
Explosion Reported at Yale Law SchoolBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EW HAVEN, Conn. -- An explosion damaged part of the Yale University law school on Wednesday. A city spokesman said the blast apparently occurred in a mail room. James Foye, a spokesman for Mayor John DeStefano, said he had no information about injuries. A fire department dispatcher said crews
From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..

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No current terror threats have related to Yale according to MSNBC.
From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..

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There appears to be damage to portions of the first floor, but not the exterior of the law school building.
From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..

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MSNBC: "A bomb exploded Wednesday in a mail room at the Yale University law school."
From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..

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Ben Edelman, a Harvard Law student and fellow at Berkman, has been studying Gator, one of the leading advertising servers. He's got a Web app that simulates a Gator client, and sends messages back to Gator asking for ads to di
From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..

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Susan Kitchens: Photos from the Lunar Eclipse.
From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..

Gator-Aid
Just as earlier hinted by the little bird, Ben Edelman, about whom I tend to write quite a bit, has released a new study. Its raison d'etre: to reveal what's happening when an Internet user visits a website and finds him or herself prey to targeted pop-up ads. Like Ben's work w
From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..

Playboy photos to bed down in phones
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 p.m..

PIDT 2003 photos
Photos from the annual PIDT retreat. Good work and fun....
From IDT Matrix on May 21, 2003 at 6:46 p.m..

New ERIC Search Engine Debuts
Web Resources of the WeekTwo entries for you this week!--Canada--Web DirectoriesSource: Micromedia/ProQuest1) HOTLinks from Several Well-Known Canadian Directories (Free)Four Directories of urls and e-mail addresses. The full-text of each directory is a fee-based product.
From ResourceShelf on May 21, 2003 at 6:46 p.m..

Wi-Fly
Why Wi-Fi Can't Fly (but Will...One Day) "A couple of years ago, Intel researchers turned a grounded airliner into a temporary lab. They flooded the plane with Bluetooth-band frequencies, using power levels many times those of a typical wireless device. They set up transmitters in the plane's radio bay. The outcome? 'We were not able to cause any malfunctions or anomalies in the aircraft we tested,' said Jeffrey Schiffer, the Intel lab
From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 6:46 p.m..

XPath 2.0 sequences
One of the new features of XSLT 2.0 are the new sequences in the data model. A sequence is "``"an ordered collection of zero or more items"''". So no surprise here, just like arrays or lists in any other programming language. But sequences are special: Sequences are "``"flat"''", they may not contain other sequences. …
From Sjoerd Visscher's weblog on May 21, 2003 at 6:46 p.m..

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Explosion Reported in Mail Room at Yale. An explosion was reported in a mail room at the Yale University law school, a city spokesman said. James Foye, a spokesman for Mayor John DeStefano, said he had no immediate information about any injuries. The FBI in New Haven said members of the agency's terrorism task force were sent to the scene. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..

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Explosion at a first floor classroom at Yale Law School. Smoke is visible from outside the building.
From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..

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Hey the cute little load balancing thing works. Now we can do 11000 queries a day. Each search can make as many as five calls via SOAP to the Google API. I've wired the search
From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..

(E) Act: Locating Congress-critters
Here's a better link to locate Congress-critters who you can write to about the Eldred Act. And here's a description of the proposal and its purposes.
From Lessig Blog on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..

Words back from Congress
So I've gotten tons of mail from people who have taken up the challenge to spread the idea of the Eldred Act. I'll be reporting on this feedback over time. Christopher Kantarjiev sent a letter to Congresswoman Eshoo (CA, Democrat) who represents Stanford. Here's her reply: > Thank you for your e-mail about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to > uphold the constitutionality of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension > Act (CTEA), which adds 20 years to the terms of existing and future > copyrights. > > The case of Eldred v. Ashcroft challenge
From Lessig Blog on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..

A Hello Goodbye
Derek Slater's latest post is a goodbye of sorts, but just the kind I was hoping to see: it opens up a new chapter as it closes the old. When Derek first started A Copyfighter's Musings, I was delighted alone to see the copyfight meme spread. He has since contributed quite a bit more than that. Derek interned at EFF, became an affiliate at Berkman, and is now moving on to summer work at -->
From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..

Report: Nokia's CDMA effort falters
The handset maker--king of phones based on the dominant GSM standard--has been pushing to sell product based on CDMA, popular in North America and Asia. Bad luck, a report says.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..

W3C makes patent ban final
Patent foes applaud the Web standards group's policy--which prohibits the use of most royalty-bearing technology in setting standards--but warn against "submarine patents."
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..

Does the Web really spread sales?
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 p.m..

The Cost of the E-Mail Hoax
Reading ListE-MailSource: ComputerworldThe Cost of an E-Mail HoaxDouglas Schweitzer attempts to monetize in a coporate setting. --Information OverloadSource: Sydney Morning Herald"Spinning Around"A look at info overload.
From ResourceShelf on May 21, 2003 at 5:47 p.m..

Ms. Van Allen's Reply
Sorry to disappoint you ladies and germs, but my Aggie Alumnus does not wish to continue this past this point. Below is a response to her non-response....
From Tim Swanson on May 21, 2003 at 5:47 p.m..

law and blawgs
Jerry Lawson has a great piece for lawyers about weblogs, or bLAWgs as I've seen them referred to.
From Lessig Blog on May 21, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..

E-Commerce Wholesalers Show Healthy Growth
New Census Bureau stats show that e-commerce sales by wholesalers, a majority of which are small businesses, grew at a healthy 13 percent clip between 2000-2001.
From E-Commerce Guide on May 21, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..

Calif. official in Oracle mess quits
Gov. Gray Davis' policy director, Kari Dohn, resigns to pursue "new challenges." Dohn was among those at the center of a controversy over a $95 million software deal.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..

802.11g headed for standards approval
An industry standards group approves the latest version of the wireless networking specification--which could be the final form of 802.11g before standardization.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..

Mac Opera escapes limbo
Opera on Thursday will update its browser for the Mac, months after threatening to end development after Apple bypassed it for open-source competitor KHTML.
From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 5:45 p.m..

Weblogs and Discourse
weblogs and discourse , a paper about blogs in higher ed....
From IDT Matrix on May 21, 2003 at 4:47 p.m..

PIDT 2003 retrospective
The Professors of Instructional Design and Technology (PIDT) retreat in Estes Park, CO has just concluded, and it’s a unique experience....
From IDT Matrix on May 21, 2003 at 4:47 p.m..

PIDT Blog Presentation
Thanks to everyone for participating in this session, and to the many who just created their first blog. I look forward to seeing those, hopefully in syndication. Just as a reminder: blogger.com to set up your own free blog. Also...
From IDT Matrix on May 21, 2003 at 4:47 p.m..

blogging resources
The links below are related to use of weblogs in education, for knowledge management, and as a sort of “mental filing cabinet”. These articles helped me get a handle on how blogs work and how they might benefit our faculty...
From IDT Matrix on May 21, 2003 at 4:47 p.m..

blog begins
And so the blog begins. This experimental blog might really turn into something......
From IDT Matrix on May 21, 2003 at 4:47 p.m..

As I Was Saying...
Things are going to slow down a bit over the next two weeks.  I have my last exam Friday, then I head to my step-brother's graduation from Middlebury, then to New York to spend some time with my dad and brother, and finally to beautiful San Francisco, where I'll spend the rest of my summer.  Hopefully, you'll see some posts next week.  If you start to suffer from withdrawl, use the blogroll or my news aggregator. If any of you live in the Bay Area and wa
From A Copyfighter's Musings on May 21, 2003 at 4:46 p.m..

Marketing Profs: Adapting Blog Technologies to Corporate e-Newsletters
"Blogs offer the human voice, which can be loud, controversial, and even wacky. But the realness of the blog inspires trust and piques people’s curiosity. A blog can create a community and a dynamic discussion."
From Weblogs At Harvard on May 21, 2003 at 4:46 p.m..

Examples of RSS Headlines on Library Sites
There's another RSS discussion brewing on the WEB4LIB list today, and coming out of it are some good examples of libraries using it to display headlines on their pages!
  • The Hartford Public Library is displaying general news in a sidebar.
  • The University of Bristol explains how to include an RSS feed in Blackboard, and this inspired folks at -->
    • From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 4:46 p.m..

    Dynamics of a Blogosphere Story
    This article discusses typical patterns of how a weblog story is echoed in blogsphere and mainstream media. The author writes that he has analyzed ten stories.
    From owrede_log on May 21, 2003 at 4:46 p.m..

    BlogTalk presentations
    There is a page with all the presentation files from the BlogTalk conference. Very good. I didn't know if I liked it to see my presentation published without my actual presentation - but I think it gives people an idea what is going on. If I had to vote for openess or against I would vote for (no matter how lousy the slides are without the words...).
    From owrede_log on May 21, 2003 at 4:46 p.m..

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    New ERIC Search Engine Debuts. ERIC (Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse)New Search Interface to ERIC Database is Now OnlineThe engine offers four search options:(Direct to Search Options)1) Basic Search"Conduct a simple keyword search of the ERIC Database. [ResourceShelf]
    From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..

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    Marketing Profs: "Blogs offer the human voice, which can be loud, controversial, and even wacky. But the realness of the blog inspires trust and piques people's curiosity. A blog can create a community and a dynamic discussion."
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..

    A Case of the Business Traveler Blues
    Internet hotel and travel sites can be a big help to corporate execs who can afford to book reservations at 5-star hotels, but they have a long way to go to please small business owners. Beth Cox reports from the trenches.
    From E-Commerce Guide on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..

    'Free' Linux movement should end
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..

    MSN Calendar goes from free to fee
    Microsoft is roping off yet another free service and asking for subscription fees, its latest attempt to encourage people to sign up for its MSN 8 Internet service.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 p.m..

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    Waypath has an XML-RPC interface for keyword searches on weblog content.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

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    A few people have suggested asking people to send Google API keys they aren't using and rotate them to work around the fatal flaw. It's probably a good idea. But I'd rather not ask, I'd rather have people send them to me voluntarily. Then I'll add some code to do some "load balancing" among the keys. How does that sound?
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

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    Lilacs and wisteria are in bloom in Cambridge. I guess the snow is finished for now?
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

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    BTW, some people said the Nikon took better pics than the Sony I use now, but I don't think so. The lilacs pics today came out great. And the camera is smaller so it goes more places. And the lens cover works automatically so it doesn't get scratched. It takes better pictures than the Nikon if I actually have it with me when I see something photo-worthy. And scratches tend to screw things up pr
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

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    Edd Dumbill: "I'm in Budapest, Hungary, attending the Twelfth International World Wide Web Conference."
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

    You Can't Make Money in Open Source
    Nope, that's not my argument. It's the name of a panel discussion I will be blogging at OSCOM next week. Also on the roster for blogging:
  • Intellectual Property, a panel moderated by John Palfrey and featuring Aaron Swartz among others;
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    • From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

    U.S. Army moves operations center
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

    AOL offers entertainment alerts
    Subscribers can receive free e-mails with the latest entertainment news--the company's most recent move in the campaign to keep its users onboard.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

    VeriSign grabs Merrill Lynch deal
    The company, a relative newcomer to general network security, wins a multiyear contract to safeguard the investment bank's worldwide computer systems from attack.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

    Nvidia bets on budget chip
    The graphics chip leader hopes to convert more graphics professionals with a new low-end processor for workstations.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 p.m..

    New ERIC Search Engine Debuts
    ERICA New Web-Based Search Interface to ERIC Database is Now OnlineThe engine offers four search options:1) Basic Search"Conduct a simple keyword search of the ERIC Database. Searches may be further limited by publication type, target audience, record type (RIE/CIJE), EDRS electronic availability, and year added.
    From ResourceShelf on May 21, 2003 at 2:47 p.m..

    "bl" is getting closer
    From thomas n. burg | randgänge on May 21, 2003 at 2:46 p.m..

    Commentary: HP's integration success
    Defying huge challenges--and conventional wisdom--Hewlett-Packard has mostly been successful in digesting Compaq. While there are hurdles ahead in services and middleware, enterprise buyers should feel comfortable putting it on their shortlist.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 2:45 p.m..

    Analyst: SARS may lift China PC sales
    The severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in China may carry a silver lining for PC sellers, according to Taiwan-based analysts.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 2:45 p.m..

    GPS - SD Cards
    GPS on an SD card. Matsushita is working on a GPS receiver for Pocket PCs that will fit onto a postage stamp-sized SD cards. No word on when this might actually be released though. Read[Gizmodo]
    From Handheld Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 1:46 p.m..

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    A few people have suggested asking people to send Google API keys they aren't usiing and rotate them to work around the fatal flaw. It's probably a good idea. But I'd rather not ask, I'd rather have people send them to me voluntarily. Then I'll add some code to do some "load balancing" among the keys. How does that sound?
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Lilacs and wisteria are in bloom in Cambridge. I guess the snow is finished for now?
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    BTW, some people said the Nikon took better pics than the Sony I use now, but I don't think so. The lilacs pics today came out great. And the camera is smaller so it goes more places. And the lens cover works automatically so it doesn't get scratched. It takes better pictures than the Nikon if I actually have it with me when I see something photo-worthy. And scratches tend to screw things up pr
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Edd Dumbill: "I'm in Budapest, Hungary, attending the Twelfth International World Wide Web Conference."
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Evan Hansen: "Paralyzed by fears of piracy, the record labels have taken years to get their act together for online distribution. In that time, they have nearly squandered their biggest sales opportunity ever by demanding complex digital rights management features that hinder copying at the expense of turning off paying customers."
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Bloki is "a Web site on which you can create Web pages, right in your browser, with no additional software required. Think of it as a word processor for the Web."
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Microsoft's decision to support RSS without arguing over what it is looks smarter every day. Somehow MS has taught its people not to care about issues that are not related to success or failure of products. Here's how I like to look at it -- formats and protocols are tools, details; the important thing is functionality delivered to users. For HTML it's the page. With OPML it's the outliner. In RSS it's the aggregator.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Scoble, who works at Microsoft now, says he likes using a desktop app to write his internal weblog. Right on. I've been using a desktop app to write Scripting News for years. The browser is not a great writing tool. Ironically, MS is the best company to solve that problem. They don't want to do it, clearly.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Microsoft's top developer guy, Eric Rudder, has a weblog.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Tom Watson is a Labour MP with a weblog.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Well the fatal flaw in yesterday's killer app is Google's limit of 1000 queries per day. Now all the sample queries display Google's error message. 1000 queries per day is nothing. If there are any busdev people I need to talk with at Google, I guess now's the time to do that. Unfortunately I don't have any money to pay them for this, but I'm afraid that's what they're going to want to talk about.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    On this day in Y2K I was leaving Amsterdam for Italy. In 2001, I was leaving Amsterdam for Denmark. On this day in this year I'm looking for a rental in Boston. Then I give two speeches and then I gotta get out of here. ";->"
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

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    Meet The Berkmans: Wendy Koslow. First in a series.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

    Apropos Quote
    ...attributed to George Bernard Shaw, and stolen--thief that I am--from an email sent to me by Copyfight reader Adolfo Estelella: "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange our apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
    From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

    Microsoft makes gains in database arena
    Cost-conscious buyers help boost Microsoft's database revenue last year, despite a 7 percent slide in the overall market, a new study says.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 p.m..

    Archive of Material Written by Jayson Blair
    Resources, Reports, Tools, and Full-Text DocumentsJournalismThe New York TimesFull-Text Access to Jayson Blair ArchiveFrom the page, A team of Times editors, reporters and researchers have reviewed 73 articles by Jayson Blair since late October and are continuing to examine his work.
    From ResourceShelf on May 21, 2003 at 12:47 p.m..

    Meet The Berkmans: Wendy Koslow
    This is the first in a series of pictures and links of people who work at Berkman Center on the Harvard Law School campus. We kick it off with the nerve center, Wendy Koslow, also known as the Redhead Who Wears Crimson. "Wendy Koslow" First in a series.  Collect them all!
    From Weblogs At Harvard on May 21, 2003 at 12:46 p.m..

    Clueless International Music Industry
    Music Industry Goes on Offensive to Push Downloads "The music industry on Wednesday launched a new Web site aimed at informing consumers where to look on the Internet to buy music downloads, its latest effort to win over fans from free file-sharing networks. The Web site, http://www.Pro-Music.org/, was designed by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a
    From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 12:46 p.m..

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    Meet The Berkmans: Wendy Koslow. First in a series.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 12:45 p.m..

    Consumers Still Wary of Online Security
    In the wake of the high-profile security vulnerability discovered in Microsoft's Passport service earlier this month, MasterCard International says U.S. consumers still site enhanced security and privacy features as key factors in their decisions on whether to spend online. Learn how security factors into your customers' online buying tendencies.
    From E-Commerce Guide on May 21, 2003 at 12:45 p.m..

    BEA gains ally in battle with IBM
    The software maker gets a boost in its ongoing application server fight with IBM through a bundling deal with Hewlett-Packard.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 12:45 p.m..

    Newspapers employ Web for job ads
    According to a study, newspapers are embracing online help-wanted ads in hopes of preventing readers from defecting to Net-based providers.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 12:45 p.m..

    30 years of Ethernet gains
    As a key technology behind the Internet hits a milestone birthday, its inventor, Bob Metcalfe, says the protocol faces a new generation of "Godzillas" to conquer.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 12:45 p.m..

    Student Publishing and Privacy
    Amazing. If I'd had a laptop with wifi this morning I might have blogged from the coffee shop that I was thinking about privacy issues related to Will Richardson's post last week of the online peer review his students are...
    From Ten Reasons Why on May 21, 2003 at 11:46 a.m..

    "Now what do I do?"
    A friend wrote to me this week to ask, after a fashion, "I've got a weblog.  Now what do I do?"  It's not often that a blank page gives me a start, but in many ways, hers does (in a good way).  I'm tickled that she's started and I'm a little envious too.  Sometimes I wish I had a blank slate on which to start again.  This site (SiT) now has a track record, a history, a good number of incoming links, and it has allowed me to build something of a reputat
    From Serious Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 11:45 a.m..

    National Semi cuts cellular unit
    National Semiconductor is immediately closing a cell-phone chip unit it earlier put up for sale but added that it is continuing talks to sell the division.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 11:45 a.m..

    Overture launches in Italy
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 11:45 a.m..

    Oooh, Pretty Wiki
    Bloki (the name comes from blog + wiki) allows collaborative editing of documents, much like a wiki.  However, the ability to import web pages from an outside source and then work on them in Bloki means that it becomes a lot easier to have collaboratively-created pages that use layout and format in intelligent ways (and look good while they're at it).  It also has an editing tool rather than just expecting all users to be comfortable with markup languages, which makes adding formatting and contributing easier for th
    From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 10:46 a.m..

    BlogTalk Paper: Weblogs and Discourse
    Quote: "This paper discusses different questions of weblogs in context of higher education. It is focussing on three loosly coupled questions: 1. How can the weblog format improve discourse? 2. How it can weblogs support teaching at universities? 3. What are the insitutional benefits of weblogs in universities? It seems obvious that these questions relate to each other and probably should be discussed in context of each other. The document grew out of a wild collection of speculative thoughts and notes. It is also based on some daily experience with we
    From Serious Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 10:45 a.m..

    Student Information System Usability
    We didn't send grade reports to students this Spring.  Instead we sent a letter indicating that they could get them online.  It also included a trifold pamphlet and a link to the page above.  Unfortunately, I didn't have any input on the pamphlet, but I am responsible for the help site.  I have previously indicated that the version of PeopleSoft we have is a usability disaster, so the challenge for me was to design a site that got students into the system and to their
    From Serious Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 10:45 a.m..

    Jeremy Zawodny: E-mailing myself
    Quote: "Am I the only one who does this? I get an idea (sometimes via browsing or a suggestion from someone on IM) and don't want to lose it. But I also don't want to be interrupted by taking my hands off the keyboard. So I just send myself a quick e-mail."Comment: I do it all the time too.  I also send email to myself when I check my phone messages.  My out box becomes a record of who I interacted with in the past week (I have to write a weekly report on my activity - don't ask).
    From Serious Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 a.m..

    Shirky: Grid Supercomputing: The Next Push
    Quote: "We have historically overestimated the value of connecting machines to one another, and underestimated the value of connecting people, and by emphasizing supercomputing on tap, the proponents of Grids are making that classic mistake anew"Comment: via elearnspace.  Great quote.
    From Serious Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 a.m..

    LibraryLookup for the Library of Congress
    So, given Raymond's discovery, the librarylookup is: Bookmarklet text: javascript:var%20re=/([/-]|is[bs]n=)(d{7,9}[dX])/i;if(re.test(location.href)==true){var%20isbn=RegExp.$2;void(win=window.open('http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v3=1&DB=local&CMD=020a+'+isbn + '&CNT=10+records+per+page','LibraryLookup','scrollbars=1,resizable=1,location=1,width=575,height=500'))}
    From Serious Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 a.m..

    Microdoc News: Dynamics of a Blogosphere Story
    Quote: "Perhaps the last conclusions we came to in this study is that blogs cannot be read in isolation from each other. Blog stories are understood and appreciated in aggregate and not in isolation. On the other hand, mainstream media stories tend to be read in isolation rather than read and compared."Comment: Nice analysis of story propagation.
    From Serious Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 a.m..

    Untitled
    Evan Hansen: "Paralyzed by fears of piracy, the record labels have taken years to get their act together for online distribution. In that time, they have nearly squandered their biggest sales opportunity ever by demanding complex digital rights management features that hinder copying at the expense of turning off paying customers."
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 a.m..

    Untitled
    Bloki is "a Web site on which you can create Web pages, right in your browser, with no additional software required. Think of it as a word processor for the Web."
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 a.m..

    Untitled
    Tom Watson is a Labour MP with a weblog.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 a.m..

    Consumers Lose Themselves Online
    The growing problem of identity theft could create worldwide losses of up to $2 trillion by 2005, spurring government initiatives and warnings to online merchants.
    From CyberAtlas on May 21, 2003 at 9:45 a.m..

    A-a-a-a-nd We're Back...
    We seem to be live again, after our little day-long DOS-induced outage. We will resume our regularly scheduled programming shortly...
    From Corante: Social Software on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    Library SIG - a Special Interest Group formed to e ...
    Library SIG - a Special Interest Group formed to enable publishers, eBook resellers, DRM, software and hardware members of The Open eBook Forum to better appreciate the opportunities and challenges of service for libraries and their patrons
    From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    Collect Britain is the British Library's largest d ...
    Collect Britain is the British Library's largest digitisation project to date. The site goes live on May 21 2003. By summer 2004 you can view and hear 100,000 images and sounds from the world-renowned collections without ever needing to visit the prestigious building in London
    From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    Presentations given at the ALADN Conference 2003 a ...
    Presentations given at the ALADN Conference 2003 are now available online. ALADN is the Academic Library Advancement and Development Network
    From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    A new library agency should be created to rescue a ...
    A new library agency should be created to rescue a public service which is in terminal decline, according to a new report called Overdue: How to create a modern public library service, published by Demos in partnership with the Laser Foundation. Written by Charles Leadbeater
    From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    Feed Your Head: Keeping Up by Using RSS by Roy Ten ...
    Feed Your Head: Keeping Up by Using RSS by Roy Tennant - Library Journal - May 15, 2003
    From Peter Scott'apos;s Library Blog on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    Legal Issues of Student Publishing
    The point where I have to take a serious look at the privacy issues surrounding my students' Web logs has arrived as we've begun to rewrite our AUP to include aspects of student publishing. The nuance between teachers publishing student work on the Internet and students publishing their own work is an important one as to me, at least, there is a higher degree of ownership when content decisions are being made by the author. But, of course, it also opens up some potential problem areas that deal with appropriateness, correctness, etc. In having students publish and write in their Web
    From weblogged News on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    LLRX: It's Alive!
    One of the great things about reading sites through an RSS news aggregator is that they can go on hiatus and pleasantly surprise you when they reappear out of thin air. When I saw Sabrina Pacifici a couple of months ago, I was sure LLRX was six feet under. Turns out I was wrong. Hooray! If you're looking for the RSS feed, it's here. Pssst... hey, Bruce - check out their article Web Logs for Law
    From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    Hey, Your Blog Is In My Wiki! No, Your Wiki Is In My Blog!
    Bloki.com, a New Blog-wiki Service for Collaborative Content Management "Got notified by e-mail today from a staff member at Bloki.com about their new free blog-wiki (hence, "bloki") authoring-hosting service. You'll find my home page at http://knoall.bloki.com&nbsp;(not much there) and the blog part of my site at <
    From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    Social Network Fragments
    Danah Boyd and Jeff Potter have collaborated on some research into something they are calling Social Network Fragments. These use e-mail conversations to identify social relationships, and to visualise them. To quote: Social Network Fragments is interested in exploring the...
    From Column Two on May 21, 2003 at 8:46 a.m..

    What about the cow?
    Woke up this AM to a newscast concerning recent Mad Cow in Canada. Everyone is concerned about the US banning import in Canada beef, discussing how the one cow with Mad Cow was discovered and isolated from the food chain, discussing the drop in the stock market, etc. There was no discussion about the anaimals who are suffering with the disease, how they are treating the disease, or the research into a cure. All of the discussion was based on the meat industry lies revolving around a "protected food chain." Comment: Meat eaters are refusing to accept the facts
    From carvingCode on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    Microsoft Blogs
    The content is perhaps less interesting than the url.
    From Serious Instructional Technology on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    Linux a Top Concern at Microsoft Meeting - Associated Press
    It doesn't top the official agenda, but as government leaders converge at Microsoft Corp. for an annual conference, one of the company's major competitors Linux is likely to be on executives' minds. Microsoft had representatives from 61 countries Monday and Tuesday at its Redmond, Wash.
    From Techno-News Blog on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    BLOG SPACE: Public Storage For Wisdom, Ignorance, and Everything in Between - Steven Johnson, Wired
    We've lived so long under the notion of the Web as a space of connected documents, it seems almost unthinkable that it could be organized any other way. But it could just as easily be assembled around a different axis: not pages but minds..
    From Techno-News Blog on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    Keepers of the Crumbling Culture: What Digital Preservation Can Learn from Library History - Deanna Marcum and Amy Friedlander
    .... Preservation of new media is even more problematic than preservation of earlier ones. By one estimate, as much as half of the global motion picture library may become inaccessible in 10 to 15 years because the storage media have degraded [1].
    From Techno-News Blog on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    Statewide cyber school approved - Martha Woodall, Philadelphia Inquirer
    Two days after pulling the plug of one of Pennsylvania's eight online charter schools, the state Department of Education has given a new cyber school permission to open in the fall. Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School will be based in Harrisburg but will admit up to 400 students kindergarten though eighth grade from across the state.
    From Educational Technology on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    Gates Foundation and OCLC Announce WebJunction - Marylaine Block, Infotoday
    On May 12, representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and OCLC announced the creation of WebJunction (http://www.webjunction.org/), a Web site developed by OCLC through a three-year, $9 million grant from the Foundation "to support anyone working to provide successful and sustainable public access to information and technology.
    From Online Learning Update on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    Strayer University Announces Agreement with AT&T; AT&T Employees Nationwide Can Earn College Degrees Through Strayer University Online
    Strayer University, an institution dedicated to making post-secondary education achievable for working adults, today announced an agreement with AT&T that offers eligible AT&T employees nationwide the opportunity to earn college degrees through Strayer University Online.
    From Online Learning Update on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    A Framework for Open, Flexible and Distributed E-Learning - Badrul H. Khan, eLearn Magazine
    To stay viable in this global competitive market, providers of education and training must develop efficient and effective learning systems to meet the society's needs. Learners expect on-demand, anytime/anywhere high-quality instruction with good support services.
    From Online Learning Update on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    Steve Jobs' half note
    CNET News.com's Evan Hansen says the hype surrounding Apple's new iTunes store obscures the more modest truth that it's only a music fulfillment service.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    P2P file swapping going legit?
    A music service claims to take advantage of a loophole in Spanish copyright law. Also: Will Napster be reborn with Pressplay purchase?
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    Desktop drive
    New PCs are on the horizon as IBM makes business push and Sony seeks jump start. Also: Intel details new Springdale.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 8:45 a.m..

    TIU to open Blended Charter School - TABITHA GOODLING, Lewistown, Pennsylvania Sentinel
    As of July 1, students in kindergarten through 12th grade who reside within the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 have an option as to how they can get their education.The TIU, with the support of eight of its nine school districts, is quite possibly the first in the state to offer a charter school that is run by and overseen by the school districts.
    From Educational Technology on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 a.m..

    Untitled
    Microsoft's decision to support RSS without arguing over what it is looks smarter every day. Somehow MS has taught its people not to care about issues that are not related to success or failure of products. Here's how I like to look at it -- formats and protocols are tools, details; the important thing is functionality delivered to users. For HTML it's the page. With OPML it's the outliner. In RSS it's the aggregator.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 a.m..

    Untitled
    Scoble, who works at Microsoft now, says he likes using a desktop app to write his internal weblog. Right on. I've been using a desktop app to write Scripting News for years. The browser is not a great writing tool. Ironically, MS is the best company to solve that problem. They don't want to do it, clearly.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 a.m..

    Untitled
    Microsoft's top developer guy, Eric Rudder, has a weblog.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 7:45 a.m..

    Untitled
    Well the fatal flaw in yesterday's killer app is Google's limit of 1000 queries per day. Now all the sample queries display Google's error message. 1000 queries per day is nothing. If there are any busdev people I need to talk with at Google, I guess now's the time to do that. Unfortunately I don't have any money to pay them for this, but I'm afraid that's what they're going to want to talk about.
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 a.m..

    Untitled
    On this day in Y2K I was leaving Amsterdam for Italy. In 2001, I was leaving Amsterdam for Denmark. On this day in this year I'm looking for a rental in Boston. Then I give two speeches and then I gotta get out of here. ";->"
    From Scripting News on May 21, 2003 at 6:45 a.m..

    NY Times: Business Is Toying With a Web Tool
    NY Times: Business Is Toying With a Web Tool "The creative anarchy of the wiki is the philosophical inverse of conventional corporate groupware software. Groupware's highly structured rules and processes do not always reflect the way people really work. Employees often ignore costly corporate-sanctioned software and revert to informal social networks -- whether simply e-mail or impromptu water-cooler discussions."...
    From elearningpost on May 21, 2003 at 5:46 a.m..

    On the Road
    I'm on my way to Vienna for the BlogTalk conference, where I'm speaking (and hope to do a lot of...
    From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 21, 2003 at 5:46 a.m..

    Bloogle's Progress
    I stopped by Google the other day to visit with a few folks involved in news, blogs and overall strategy....
    From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on May 21, 2003 at 4:46 a.m..

    GPL Legal Battle Coming?
    The free software movement has surmounted all kinds of obstacles in its short history, moving from a political statement to...
    From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on May 21, 2003 at 4:46 a.m..

    Eliminate Time Reading Business Books With "Quick Coaches" for CEOs Who Sell
    Fast Action Roadmaps for CEOs of Emerging Companies Who Lead Their b2B Sales [PRWEB May 21, 2003]
    From PR Web on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..

    MyABCD instructions and help files available in seven languages
    MyABCD is an animated educational software program for pre-school children which includes the alphabet, numbers, games, original music, sound effects and animation. In the download version of MyABCD, the instructions and comprehensive help files are offered in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portugese and Spanish and you can change between these languages with one click. The graphics and sound remain in English. The authors of the program have received feedback from parents and teachers telling them that they have used MyABCD with children who have developmental difficulties and with
    From PR Web on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..

    Innovative tech-ed system teaches teachers how to instruct HTML without computers in the classroom.
    The new system, created by Thomas F. Ghoreyeb of Madison Pixl llc., isolates the concept of creating web pages with HTML in classroom lessons and activities. The concepts are then applied using independent lab time. The advantage of this is reduced lab and equipment expenses at a higher rate of learning and retention. [PRWEB May 21, 2003]
    From PR Web on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..

    Ten Tips Parents Can Give Their College-Bound Children
    Parents of high school seniors can help their college-bound teens make school a success by following some simple tips from University of Kentucky Professor Richard Labunski. These tips are adapted from his new book, The Educated Student: Getting the Most Out of Your College Years. [PRWEB May 21, 2003]
    From PR Web on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..

    THE ENCHANTED SELF televises 'The VALUES THE STORIES OF OUR LIVES'
    Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, Positive Psychologist and originator of THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy, focuses on her television show this week on the inherent value of the stories of our lives. Through storytelling from her own life, combined with sharing the benefits of personal scrapbooks, she teaches how to find the heroine in each of our life stories. [PRWEB May 21, 2003]
    From PR Web on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..

    Carolina Stands Tall for Education
    Carolina Biological Supply Company and Governor Mike Easley lead businesses to improve education in North Carolina. [PRWEB May 21, 2003]
    From PR Web on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..

    Alamance-Burlington School System Recognizes Carolina
    The Thank You for Teaching Program provides an opportunity for business members of the Chamber to recognize the contribution that employees of the local educational systems make to the local community. [PRWEB May 21, 2003]
    From PR Web on May 21, 2003 at 4:45 a.m..

    3 Interesting Posts on Reputation Systems
    From Web Dawn, three interesting posts on reputation systems:
  • Technorati as a Reputation System
  • Using the Technorati API to calculate a reputation score
  • Market Reputation Systems
    • From Corante: Social Software on May 21, 2003 at 3:47 a.m..

    Positive Examples of Journalism Sites
    Positive Examples of Journalism Sites Doc Searls is looking for examples of "real" journalism sites that get the web, using friendly URLS, persistent links, etc.&nbsp; Newspapers for the most part don't get the web, though free weeklies tend to do a better job. My old stomping groups, CNN Interactive is better than most (which is probably why their Technorati cosmos lists almost 5000 inbound blogs).&nbsp; The directory structure has been consistent since 1995 whe
    From Corante: Amateur Hour on May 21, 2003 at 3:45 a.m..

    My Kingdom For A Reese's Outlet!
    Heavens to Reese's mergatroid! Apparently I've already missed Dark Chocolate REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups, and I'm running out of time to find White Chocolate REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups. Somehow, I will also have to find REESE'S Big Cup, Honey Roasted REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups, and REESE'S Inside Out Cups. Clear my schedule now!&nbsp;Admittedly,&nbsp;most Reese's spin-off products don't have the correct peanut butter to chocolate ratio, r
    From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 1:46 a.m..

    Avoiding RIAA Products Like The Plague
    RIAA Radar: Know Whose CD You're Buying "RIAA Radar is a bookmarklet that will tell you whether a CD for sale on Amazon was produced by an RIAA member-company or an independent. Just as people can currently find out where some products come from and who made them (Is this banana organic? Does this milk contain GMOs? Were these clothes made in a sweatshop?), it is important to have that knowledge for as many consumer goods as
    From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 1:46 a.m..

    Shackling New Media
    MediaCon: Glenn Reynolds into the Breach "Glenn has a great column on the 'internet will save us' meme. The final paragraph captures it perfectly: So, Michael, here's the deal: if you think that concentration in Old Media is okay because New Media will provide the discipline, then stand up for freeing the New Media from the shackles that the Old Media
    From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 1:46 a.m..

    Reader Submission of Library-related Links Roundup
  • Will Cox noted to me that there is an RSS feed for the questions appearing on Ask Yahoo. Interesting reading, especially from a librarian point-of-view. I'm tempted to ask them to quantify the value of libraries.&nbsp;
  • Steven Vore found the online video for the Ad Council's chilling commerc
    • From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 1:46 a.m..

    Let's Hope This One Goes Somewhere
    Special Interest Group About Library Use of eBooks "From the announcement, 'The Open eBook Forum (www.openebook.org), the trade and standards association for the eBook industry, today announced the creation of a Library Special Interest Group (SIG). The group was formed to enable publishers, eBook resellers, DRM, software and hardware companies to communicate direct
    From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 1:46 a.m..

    Libraries and RSS Roundup
    Roy Tennant drinks the RSS kool aid in an article in this month's LJ called Feed Your Head: Keeping Up by Using RSS, and he has the [overall] same idea as Steven Cohen about highlighting Library Purchases Via RSS. Curiously, an RSS feed is not listed as one of the --
    From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 1:46 a.m..

    W3C Approves Patent Policy
    21 May 2003: The World Wide Web Consortium has approved the W3C Patent Policy based on review by the W3C Advisory Committee and the public. Written by the Patent Policy Working Group, the policy received more support from the Membership than any Recommendation in recent history. The policy encourages royalty-free Web standards. It governs the handling of patents in the process of producing and implementing W3C Recommendations. Read the public Director's decision and the press release and visit the patent policy home page. (News archive)
    From World Wide Web Consortium on May 21, 2003 at 1:46 a.m..

    Brandeis Scholarships Create Unlikely Partners in Peace Program
    Maisa Khshaibon, a Palestinian and her best friend, Marina Pevzner, an Israeli Jew, met through a scholarship program to foster ties between Jews and Palestinians.
    From New York Times: Education on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..

    Driven by What He Wishes He'd Learned
    Nicholas Lemann, the New Yorker correspondent who recently agreed to become dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, never attended journalism school himself.
    From New York Times: Education on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..

    Tutu Is Awarded Medal in Ceremony at Cathedral
    The Most Rev. Desmond M. Tutu, archbishop emeritus of Capetown may be known for his politics, but he had education on his mind at Columbia University.
    From New York Times: Education on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..

    Charities Pledge $19 Million to Jesuit Model Schools
    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and another major charity will help fund the expansion of a network of Jesuit high schools successful in working with urban teenagers.
    From New York Times: Education on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..

    Mayoral Control Changes the Politics of the Schools
    Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott visits Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein several times a day, evidence of the new relationship between City Hall and the chancellor's office.
    From New York Times: Education on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..

    City English Scores in Statewide Testing Show Marked Gain
    New York City schools students posted gains in the state's reading and writing standardized tests with strong results among poor and lower-performing schools.
    From New York Times: Education on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..

    College President's R&#233;sum&#233; Fails Student Exam
    A student reporting assignment at a small evangelical college in Toccoa, Ga., resulted in the resignation of the college president.
    From New York Times: Education on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..

    IBM unites clusters with blade servers
    The computing giant is creating a standard system that it says will be easy for businesses and research institutions to install and manage.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..

    New PCs debut with latest Intel chipset
    Dell Computer, Gateway and others will release PCs on Wednesday featuring new chipsets and processors from Intel that are expected to enhance the desktop experience.
    From CNET News.com on May 21, 2003 at 1:45 a.m..

    WiFi in Libraries Roundup
  • We're in Kansas, More"As goes Kansas, so goes communities nationwide: Seattle writer Brian Chin shows how a local Kansas cable operator is expanding its cable customer base into Wi-Fi by partnering with the right local businesses, and offering a small flat rate add-on to the cable bill. $9.95 per month gets you unlimited Wi-Fi; makes sense, as many costs involve billing, collection, and marketing...." [Wi-Fi Networking News]&nbsp;
  • "So,&nbsp;we've got -->
    • From The Shifted Librarian on May 21, 2003 at 12:46 a.m..

    Untitled
    Weblogs in Education by David Carraher. David Carraher presents some valuable ideas; his Quicktime map attempts to integrate a number of players into an educational feedback matrix. JH _______ Weblogs In Education - Part II. There are barriers separating teacher education, curriculum development, and research about learning and teaching. When I wrote about this a
    From Blogging from the Barrio on May 21, 2003 at 12:45 a.m..

    Untitled
    Cetis - Pedagogy. Good list of presentations from the Cetis Pedagogy Forum launch meeting in April. [elearnspace blog]
    From Blogging from the Barrio on May 21, 2003 at 12:45 a.m..

    Senate Scraps Low-Yield Nuke Weapons Ban
    I suppose I should just create a "Nuclear Watch" blog, as I've reported various clandestine events surrounding The Bomb of late. I was surprised to see the following individual make these remarks:"This issue is as clear as any issue ever...
    From Tim Swanson on May 20, 2003 at 11:46 p.m..

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