Interesting Reads on Educational Semantic Web and Metadata-as-statements Stephen Downes just posted 2 links that might be useful... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on May 28, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Flames Games Sold Out A bunch of here in the Learning Commons were poised above our keyboards at precisely noon today - when the available Saddledome seats were released to ticketmaster... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on May 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Clear Channel Limits Live CDs Selling a CD of a concert right after the show - seems pretty obvious, right? Not to the U.S. Patent Office, which granted a patent for it, and not to Clear Channel, which now intends to enforce this patent. This sort of action is what prompts a general and widespread contempt for the concept of intellectual property. By Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, May 24, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on May 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

PeopleSoft a Focus of Budget Fight at Calif. University This is the other shoe that will begin dropping with increasing frequency as people look at expenses like $15 million for software and ask whether they are receiving value for their money. Via University Business. By Todd R. Weiss , Computer World, May 21, 2004 [Refer][Research][R From OLDaily on May 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Elsevier Gives Authors Green Light for Open Access Self-Archiving The details are not yet completely clear, but this move by Elsevier is a significant step forward. Writes Stevan Harnad, "Authors have the publisher's official green light to self-archive both their pre-refereeing preprints and their refereed postprints." It's a bold move by Elsevier, putting the ball squarely in the authors' court. "Let researchers and their employers and funders now all rise to the occasion by adopting and implementing institutional OA provision policies." By Stevan Harnad, BOAI, May 27, 2004 [--> From OLDaily on May 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Improving Metadata Quality: Augmentation and Recombination Nice paper looking at some of the issues faced by the National Science Digital Library in the process of incorporating from diverse sources. The problems encountered are typical of those documented elsewhere: missing data, incorrect data, confusing data and insufficient data. One way to address these is to perform 'transforms' from the original source, producing a standardized data set. But another, more effective way, is to think of metadata in a different way. "If a metadata record can be seen as a series of statements about resources, then it should be possible to manage the metad From OLDaily on May 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

The Educational Semantic Web I haven't had time to write summaries for each of the papers in this issue, though they certainly deserve that (maybe next week). But I don't want to delay announcement of this special issue of JIME, featuring some of the major writers in the field, including Diana Oblinger, Rob Koper, and yes, myself. Each of the nine essays is commented upon by such people as David Wiley, Rory McGreal and Robin Mason. This volume is a must-read, and a great way to spend your weekend. By Terry Anderson and Denise Whitelock, JIME, May, 2004 [--> From OLDaily on May 28, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Inside the Courtroom of an RIAA v. P2P User Case Berkmanite Mary Bridges was at yesterday's court proceeding for Capitol Records et. al. v. Alujan, one of the RIAA's suits against P2P users.  She filed this excellent report.  See also the Berkman Center's amicus brief in the case. From A Copyfighter's Musings on May 28, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..

Crawford Paper on the Broadcast Flag Ernest's link to Susan Crawford's post Chimps and Copyrights made me remember to point to her new paper available at SSRN: The Biology of the Broadcast Flag. "We should pay attention to the evolutionary ecosystem of the law as the background medium in which innovation occurs, business models ev From A Copyfighter's Musings on May 28, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..

A few more Webjayists A few of my favorite west coast bloggers have enthusiastically jumped aboard the Webjay train! Here are Chris Corrigan's playlists, including lots of delightful music of the world, and here are Jeremy Hiebert's, including a set of good songs he found on Webjay itself. All of it streamed to you with a sing From Seb's Open Research on May 28, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..

Data Mining by Government Rampant The General Accounting Office, Congress' investigative arm, has issued a new report showing that government agencies are using data-mining in all kinds of ways and without any serious scrutiny for abuse. It's all in the name of protecting against terrorism, but the wider use of these techniques is blatantly obvious, and dangerous. And this report doesn't have anything about what the CIA and NSA are doing, because they didn't bother to respond to Congress on this question. Secrecy rule From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 28, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..

Having fun at Langara Doing this… http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?IntroToRSS... From Object Learning on May 28, 2004 at 5:47 p.m..

Metadata Tuneup Upgrading to one of our version 2.0 licenses or selecting one for the first time? Consider providing optional metadata about your work via the choose license process. Specifying a format will help people find your work via format-specific searches (e.g., a picture of the From Creative Commons: weblog on May 28, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Bells loosen their grip From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Gardens cool and trendy now "The Blog Generation Takes Up Its Trowels" is a New York Times article on young urban gardners, many of whom are artists. The article describes, "a passion that is blossoming among a certain segment of culturally plugged-in urban 20-somethings and early-30-somethings. They may not own backyards, but they are determined to make things grow." Why that sounds just like me! Alas, I found the article annoying and hipstery, but I'm happy that more people are discoverying the joys of gardening. Also, what? "The Blog Generation"? Egad. From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Personal Democracy conference On Monday, May 24th in New York City there will be a Personal Democracy Forum to, "bring together political figures, grassroots leaders, journalists and technology professionals to discuss the questions that lie at the intersection of technology and politics -- to take a realistic look at where we are now and where we are headed." Alas, democracy as we know is not free. The one-day forum costs between $50 (student) - $195 (general admission) to attend. Ouch, that's a lot! I wish more things in the US were like the way they are in Europe, where unemployed people can get in for free, or at From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Bosox commentary as cartoon It was Lock who first pointed me towards Soxaholix, a daily comic strip about the Red Sox, complete with links. And I am very grateful, for this site makes me laugh even in the depths of my sorrow. Yesterday's frame following Boston's 10-6 loss to Cleveland begins with, "This team named after the indigenous peoples of the Americas is starting me on a trail of tears." If you love the Olde Towne Team, this is the site for you. From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Meanwhile... How broken is email? It's so broken. It's so so overwhelming destroyed by spam that I may give it up entirely. After less than 72 hours away from my computer, I have over 5,000 messages, and it took three hours to download them all. A week away from the computer could mean a full-day of downloading and digging out. And anything more time off than that could be an irrecoverable situation, where I could just never get through all the old crap and get back on track. Argh. (And yes, I'm using SpamAssasin and all kinds of complicated filtering, etc.) From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Better betting Back before I left Kinja, Gina and I made a bet about the ads on the Kinja site -- how long before non-text ads appear? Advertising has never been one of my favorite revenue models for a web site, and when we made the decision to go down that road at Kinja, it was with reservation that I agreed. Too often web sites allow the ads to run amok, ruining the experience of the site. But in discussing the ad approach, we agreed that we'd use text ads, and limit their placement. It sounded like a way that ads could work without ruining the experience of Kinja: reading. But all you have to do is From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Discussion about computer science careers For all you Bay Area readers who are interested in a Computer Science career, here's a lecture you may be interested in: It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Google are pleased to co-sponsor an all-star female panel on education options for entering and re-entering Computer Science and IT on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:00pm at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Attendance is free but space is limited and you must pre-register. Look like it should be interesting. From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Thomas Keller and Per Se Big article in New York about my favorite chef Thomas Keller and his new restaurant in New York City, The Perfectionist Gets Burned: How Thomas Keller survived the fire that almost took down Per Se. "Just the other day, Thomas was so proud to show me how they use painter's tape in the kitchen," [The French Laundry Cookbook co-author Michael] Ruhlman says, visiting the Per Se kitchen one afternoon. Instead of tearing the tape from the roll to, say, label the plastic deli cups that hold the ingredients at each mise en place, every strip of tape at Per Se is cut with scissors, every edge pe From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Amazing dining at Eleven Madison Park I've had my share of tasting menus but last night's six-course tasting menu at Eleven Madison Park was one of the best. With wonderful big windows looking onto the lush Madison Square Park, and an interior filled with flowers of all kinds, Eleven Madison Park's atmosphere got the evening off to a great start. The champagne that followed continued the thrill. Usually the tasting menu is a series of small plates, demonstrating the breadth and depth of the kitchen. At Eleven Madison Park, the breadth is more visible because they don't serve everyone the same dish. So each cour From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

The wedding march 2004 I haven't had a chance to post how proud I am of Massachusetts right now as legal gay marriages get underway in my home state. It's an issue I haven't written about much but is very close to my heart and important to me. Sunday May 23 at 11 AM The Wedding March will cross the Brooklyn Bridge to demand the right for same-sex couples to marry everywhere else. Marriage is the bridge to 1,138 federal rights and more than 700 New York State rights, ranging from access to Social Security benefits and the ability to make health care decisions to inheritance, immigration, and protectio From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

I'm on sabbatical I've never been one to slow down, let alone stop. When I wrapped up my work on Kinja in late April, I assumed I'd take a week or two to think about stuff and then dive back into work: write some articles, hit a conference or two, and pick up some consulting projects. And of course, at the same time, I'd be planning what big thing to do next: start another company or maybe develop a non-profit aimed at getting blogging into public schools. And the I realized a few things. I was exhausted and still hadn't shaken a throat infection I've had since early March. I had no per From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Things I have done on my sabbatical so far Gotten my shellfish permit so I can go clamming. Made a roaring fire with only one match. Planted lots of alyssum and petunias. Eaten many cups of clam chowder, not all at the same time. Slept with four blankets and still been cold. Read one Nantucket-based murder mystery which has made me scared at night. Set-up my internet connection and downloaded 10,000 emails. So far, so good. From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Siebel: Orders rolling in for software rentals From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Sony casts Audible Magic for antipiracy push From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Briefly: Sony casts Audible Magic for antipiracy From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

HP, Iomega unveil low-end storage systems From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Gardens cool and trendy now "The Blog Generation Takes Up Its Trowels" is a New York Times article on young urban gardners, many of whom are artists. The article describes, "a passion that is blossoming among a certain segment of culturally plugged-in urban 20-somethings and early-30-somethings. They may not own backyards, but they are determined to make things grow." Why that sounds just like me! Alas, I found the article annoying and hipstery, but I'm happy that more people are discoverying the joys of gardening. Also, what? "The Blog Generation"? Egad. From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

Personal Democracy conference On Monday, May 24th in New York City there will be a Personal Democracy Forum to, "bring together political figures, grassroots leaders, journalists and technology professionals to discuss the questions that lie at the intersection of technology and politics -- to take a realistic look at where we are now and where we are headed." Alas, democracy as we know is not free. The one-day forum costs between $50 (student) - $195 (general admission) to attend. Ouch, that's a lot! I wish more things in the US were like the way they are in Europe, where unemployed people can get in for free, or at From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

Bosox commentary as cartoon It was Lock who first pointed me towards Soxaholix, a daily comic strip about the Red Sox, complete with links. And I am very grateful, for this site makes me laugh even in the depths of my sorrow. Yesterday's frame following Boston's 10-6 loss to Cleveland begins with, "This team named after the indigenous peoples of the Americas is starting me on a trail of tears." If you love the Olde Towne Team, this is the site for you. From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

Meanwhile... How broken is email? It's so broken. It's so so overwhelming destroyed by spam that I may give it up entirely. After less than 72 hours away from my computer, I have over 5,000 messages, and it took three hours to download them all. A week away from the computer could mean a full-day of downloading and digging out. And anything more time off than that could be an irrecoverable situation, where I could just never get through all the old crap and get back on track. Argh. (And yes, I'm using SpamAssasin and all kinds of complicated filtering, etc.) From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

Better betting Back before I left Kinja, Gina and I made a bet about the ads on the Kinja site -- how long before non-text ads appear? Advertising has never been one of my favorite revenue models for a web site, and when we made the decision to go down that road at Kinja, it was with reservation that I agreed. Too often web sites allow the ads to run amok, ruining the experience of the site. But in discussing the ad approach, we agreed that we'd use text ads, and limit their placement. It sounded like a way that ads could work without ruining the experience of Kinja: reading. But all you have to do is From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

Discussion about computer science careers For all you Bay Area readers who are interested in a Computer Science career, here's a lecture you may be interested in: It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Google are pleased to co-sponsor an all-star female panel on education options for entering and re-entering Computer Science and IT on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:00pm at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Attendance is free but space is limited and you must pre-register. Look like it should be interesting. From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

Thomas Keller and Per Se Big article in New York about my favorite chef Thomas Keller and his new restaurant in New York City, The Perfectionist Gets Burned: How Thomas Keller survived the fire that almost took down Per Se. "Just the other day, Thomas was so proud to show me how they use painter's tape in the kitchen," [The French Laundry Cookbook co-author Michael] Ruhlman says, visiting the Per Se kitchen one afternoon. Instead of tearing the tape from the roll to, say, label the plastic deli cups that hold the ingredients at each mise en place, every strip of tape at Per Se is cut with scissors, every edge pe From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

Amazing dining at Eleven Madison Park I've had my share of tasting menus but last night's six-course tasting menu at Eleven Madison Park was one of the best. With wonderful big windows looking onto the lush Madison Square Park, and an interior filled with flowers of all kinds, Eleven Madison Park's atmosphere got the evening off to a great start. The champagne that followed continued the thrill. Usually the tasting menu is a series of small plates, demonstrating the breadth and depth of the kitchen. At Eleven Madison Park, the breadth is more visible because they don't serve everyone the same dish. So each cour From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

The wedding march 2004 I haven't had a chance to post how proud I am of Massachusetts right now as legal gay marriages get underway in my home state. It's an issue I haven't written about much but is very close to my heart and important to me. Sunday May 23 at 11 AM The Wedding March will cross the Brooklyn Bridge to demand the right for same-sex couples to marry everywhere else. Marriage is the bridge to 1,138 federal rights and more than 700 New York State rights, ranging from access to Social Security benefits and the ability to make health care decisions to inheritance, immigration, and protectio From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..

I'm on sabbatical I've never been one to slow down, let alone stop. When I wrapped up my work on Kinja in late April, I assumed I'd take a week or two to think about stuff and then dive back into work: write some articles, hit a conference or two, and pick up some consulting projects. And of course, at the same time, I'd be planning what big thing to do next: start another company or maybe develop a non-profit aimed at getting blogging into public schools. And the I realized a few things. I was exhausted and still hadn't shaken a throat infection I've had since early March. I had no per From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Things I have done on my sabbatical so far Gotten my shellfish permit so I can go clamming. Made a roaring fire with only one match. Planted lots of alyssum and petunias. Eaten many cups of clam chowder, not all at the same time. Slept with four blankets and still been cold. Read one Nantucket-based murder mystery which has made me scared at night. Set-up my internet connection and downloaded 10,000 emails. So far, so good. From megnut on May 28, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Week in review: Net threats From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

India spices up 'push to talk' campaign From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Sun to upgrade Linux desktop software From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Motorola, Ericsson step up 3G efforts in China From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Networked homes move closer to reality From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Symantec eyes Thais with cut-rate software From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Homes Getting Ready for Self-Serve Movies Video on demand is picking up momentum as household deployments increase, but unbeknownst to many viewers, they are already using variations of of the service. From ClickZ Stats on May 28, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Open-source Eclipse names first director From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Briefly: News Corp. drops Net-by-satellite plans From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Phone House to launch MVNO services in Brittany, Loire The French phone retail subsidiary of Carphone Warehouse has signed and agreement with Orange France for the mobile operator to host its mobile virtual network operation in four regions in the Brittany and Loire-Atlantique area of the country. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 28, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

Regulator excludes Telenor from WiMAX auction Norway's Post and Teletilsynet has excluded Telenor from bidding as it says that the firm currently uses the 3.6 to 3.8 GHz band for internal radio communications which could be used for the WiMAX next-generation wireless internet offering. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 28, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

France Telecom rolls out enterprise VoIP For small corporate sites connected to Equant IP VPN in France and SMEs, France Telecom has created the e-Telephony on Equant IP VPN Service, available from 1 June, 2004. This solution provides access to private telephone services without there being the need to invest in a PABX. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 28, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

Macromedia releases Flash Player 7 for Linux Available for Windows and Macintosh platforms since September last year, the latest Flash Player is now available for Linux users. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 28, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

Webraska powers Orange UK's Find Nearest' SMS LBS Webraska, provider of GPS wireless navigation applications and location-based services (LBS) solutions, has developed the "2 WAY SMS" service to provide customers with a text-based interface to the Orange "Find Nearest" Service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 28, 2004 at 11:57 a.m..

Ontario Department of Education Signs with Star Office As a follow-up from a previous post on open source in government, it's good to see the Ontario Department of Education has signed an agreement with Sun Microsystems to use Star Office. Star Office and its open source (free) version Open Office provide Microsoft compatible desktop applications for documents, spreadsheets, presentations and PDF export. Star Office retails for $(CA)79.95 but, according to the jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on May 28, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Web Design from Scratch This one's a personal bookmark as much as anything else. A series of tutorials on designing a web site from the ground-up at Web Design from Scratch. I like the concept of a structured treatment of this topic, so I'll want to come back and take a closer look as time permits. From Brain Frieze on May 28, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Faceless colleagues sparking office mistrust For an interesting angle on the need for video presence to advance the adoption of telework, read Faceless colleagues sparking office mistrust by Jo Best (Silicon.com, May 17 2004) that highlights a survey from effectiveness consultancy Priority Management for Microsoft. Acc... From Kolabora.com on May 28, 2004 at 11:53 a.m..

Template party I've been working for a few hours to learn about the templates for the snazzy new Expression Engine (EE), which I'll be switching to shortly from this worthy pMachine software. The most important element I attended to today was the subtemplate feature, which allows a site to reuse portions of code on different pages without having to reenter it. For example, different portions of one's site might have a search or archives link in the sidebar, and if you need to revise one of those... From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 28, 2004 at 11:53 a.m..

Nancy White gets blogging (Seb Paquet) Long-time online community expert Nancy White has finally started her own weblog (did she hear my plea ?). The online community toolkit that she’s been building for years is chock-full of great material, which I suppose she’ll do us the... From Corante: Social Software on May 28, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Usability-Grounded How-To Web Design Guide: 'Web Design from Scratch' Ben Hunt has just released a new interesting online resource devoted to Web design. Called 'Web Design from Scratch', the site gives a refreshing look at designing Web sites with the end user in mind and it provides a great... From Robin Good's Latest News on May 28, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

Digital Lifestyle Aggregation "We're all used to the notion of integrated productivity software (like Microsoft Office) but we're still waiting for media editors, like music or sound sampling, graphics or photo editing and simple presentation tools - to be integrated with IM, email,... From Robin Good's Latest News on May 28, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

A List Apart 182 Onion skinned drop shadows! Plus user style sheets for people who don't consider themselves "users." From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on May 28, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

The Andy Kaufman Effect On the Internet, no one knows you're not the dog you claim to be. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on May 28, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

Sopranos finale spoiler Over at Blogcritics.org I've just posted my guess about how the season ends. (Don't worry, not only am I just making stuff up, but I'm pretty much batting 0 with my previous predictions.) Hint: I hope you're not too emotionally attached to the bear. I think it's been a good season. I love the ambiguity of Steve Buscemi's character. The episode featuring Meadow's boyfriend was difficult to watch, in the best sense, as was Adriana's big episode. My biggest disappointment, though, has been that I don't believe how the relationship with Carmella has dev From Joho the Blog on May 28, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Book your blog At the Personal Democracy Forum on Monday, Mathew Gross told me about LJBook, a tool that turns your blog into a printable PDF book. Then Stephen Fraser of LuLu.com sent me an email recommending LJBook; Lulu publishes and sells anyone's book. So I gave LJBook a try. It works. And it's free. It was designed initially for LiveJournal users, but there's a beta that works with MovableType. You have to entrust it with your MT name and password (it says it forgets the pwd after 30 mins), but if you're willing, you point it at your MT directory and... From Joho the Blog on May 28, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Untitled "In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists."  - Eric Hoffer (via Harold) From Seb's Open Research on May 28, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Welcome, Nancy! Woo-friggin-hoo! Long-time online facilitation expert Nancy White has finally started her own weblog (did she hear my plea?). The online community toolkit that she’s been building for years is chock-full of great material, which I suppose she’ll do us the pleasure of introducing bi From Seb's Open Research on May 28, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Rodeohead A Radiohead fan, you are? Then attention you must pay! Do not miss this fantastic bluegrass rendition of Radiohead hits. Explosive. From Seb's Open Research on May 28, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

La révolution des crabes Fun short about a species of crabs who can't turn. From Seb's Open Research on May 28, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Open Thread Within reasonable bounds, you can discuss what you want here. Please behave.... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 28, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Stupid Movies I'm glad to see that "The Day After Tomorrow" -- a disaster movie about climate change -- is getting bad reviews. Much of science in this picture, by almost every account, is ludicrous. There's almost no doubt that we're heading toward serious global consequences due to our prolificacy in the use of energy and other things that affect climate, but stupid movies shouldn't be moving the discussion in either direction. And when otherwise From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on May 28, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Symantec eyes Thais with cut-rate antivirus software From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Paradigmes de diplomation L'incohérence entre les paradigmes de notre école québécoise mine la réforme. Rappelons, d'entrée de jeu, que la mission de notre système scolaire est d'éduquer, socialiser et qualifier. Or, si on a largement débattu du changement de paradigme au regard de... From Osmoze on May 28, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..

Emergent Decision Making in Modern Virtual Societies via brain off: Academics have clearly established webs of communication, and everyone is very busy, so there's not a lot of time to set up these tools and learn about them. One way to spread their use is through top-down initiatives -- with a university providing tools in a coordinated manner. But usually that initiative needs to be inspired by some leading work from within the university. This was true of the spread of course webpages and readings at UC Santa Cruz. EASy would be an ideal incubator at Sussex, but where to start exactly. Something I'm thinking about. Als From Topic Exchange: Channel 'blogwalk' on May 28, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..

Blogwalker spazieren wieder! via WeblogNews: Das kommende Wochenende wird für die BloggerInnen bei BlogWalk 2.0 wohl kein einfacher Spaziergang, doch sicher sehr bewegend! Wie bereits bei BlogWalk 1 geht es weniger ums Frischluft tanken als um einen ThinkTank einiger jener, die sich hauptberuflich oder einfach nur so ihre Gedanken über das Bloggen machen! Was herrscht während der Spaziergänge in den durchwegs recht prominenten Blogs der TeilnehmerInnen? Kontemplative Stille oder tiefschürfender Konferenz-Bloggerism? Wir werden es erleben! Eigentlich unwesentlich für die rein virtuellen Zaungäste im Inter From RHPT.com on May 28, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..

Nifty Blogging Experiment (NMC2004) I'm going to try and participate in the 'Small PiecesLooselyJoined' experiment. (from Stephen Downes, who always has the best links!) I'm all about decentrilization, so I'll have to take that position... More later. From Relevancy on May 28, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..

Travel Agents Rock I'm a big do-it-yourself shopper and usually love sites that let me do things without human intervention... but something is changing. I've come to hate booking travel using travel sites. I can never get good prices, I never understand all the fine print, and they make you ... From Relevancy on May 28, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..

Should an Internet Service Provider be Required by Law To Monitor the Use of Its Services By Users? - The Pros and the Cons Says Randy Stauber: "To implement the tracking of its user requires significant costs to the provider of internet services...however, some would argue that the long term costs of not regulating how service providers track their users will be far higher to society and the information industry itself." From Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers on May 28, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..

Centralized Center... or Just What the ____ is This? (NMC 2004) Welcome to the home of the Cult of Centralism. Just kidding! There are no cults, we are all level headed, un-emotional professionals! Okay, what this blog really exists for is the purposes of a presentation I am doing June 15 with colleagues Brian Lamb and D'Arcy Norman for the 2004 New Media Consortium Summer Conference. Our session, --> From Technology Centralists on May 28, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

What to Blog and What to Wiki? (NMC 2004) One of the interesting grey areas of these small pieces is figuring out what goes in a blog versus what goes in a wiki. Formal answers will elude us. But for the purposes of this presentation and demo, only a few, or perhaps only one person will have the keys for creating entries in the weblog. Sure we could keep more, but blogs have this individual or small group perspective. So this Centralist blog will be the announcements, the calls for action, the posting of ideas/resources we found, more or less the group publishing arm. The --> From Technology Centralists on May 28, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

DoCoMo pulls out of Hutch, in talks with UK operators over i-mode NTT DoCoMo has sold its 20 per cent holding in British 3G mobile operator Hutchison 3G UK and is now in talks with Orange, T-Mobile and Mmo2 over the introduction of its i-mode mobile internet service to the UK. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 28, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

Make Every PC a Server "JXTA provides us speed and flexibility because the physical network will no longer be a bottleneck in our design and applications. It will also allow us to do things that the designers of the network don''t want us to do or can''t do. By bypassing these constraints, we might actually do something cool along the way. The power of JXTA is at the network level, not the application level...." More From unmediated on May 28, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

Crayola website. This website has lots of activities for young people and teachers. Crayola Creativity Central... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..

Scavenger hunts Making scavenger hunts for students is a great way for them to practice their searching skills. Mine the Internet... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..

The connected classroom This website is where I found the scavenger hunt, check out some of the other things they offer. Connected Classroom Home... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 28, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..

A Better Technique for Enlarge-This Web Photos? I've been thinking about website design issues lately, and I'm still bothered by how most of the online news industry treats editorial photos. A common technique used by many news sites is to run a photo small sized with a little clickable tab that says "Enlarge This Image," which brings up a new browser window with the larger photo. (An example can be found on this article page at NYTimes.com.) But why does that have to be a click? More and more I'm liking the idea of using mouseover techniques to e From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 28, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..

Coping before e-mail On coping with overload in the 1960s From Monkeymagic on May 28, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..

Dimensions of Communication On dimension of communication (asynchronous/synchronous etc) and why user experience should be one of them From Monkeymagic on May 28, 2004 at 9:55 a.m..

Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo 2004 Ha comenzado la campaña de las Elecciones Europeas 2004. En España votaremos el 13 de junio (de 9 a 20 hs.) para elegir a 54 diputados de los 732 que compondrán la nueva eurocámara. Algunas fuentes de información: Parlamento Europeo:... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 28, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..

Nomic World (Clay Shirky) A transcript of a talk I gave called Nomic World, at the fantastic State of Play conference last fall. It oncerns the possible use of MMOs as experiments in letting the players own and operate the environment, thus modeling the... From Corante: Social Software on May 28, 2004 at 9:50 a.m..

Free Pint Newsletter 160 - 27 May 2004 - now available ... Free Pint Newsletter 160 - 27 May 2004 - now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on May 28, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

This week's Friday Brain-teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of the year 1984. Answers here: ... This week's Friday Brain-teaser from xrefer tests your knowledge of the year 1984. Answers here:1. In October 1984 at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton, an IRA bomb almost killed which prime minister?2. Who was re-elected as American president in 1984?3. In 1984, which American tennis player was singles and doubles champion at Wimbledon?4. In 1984, Pierre Trudeau suddenly announced his retirement as prime minister of which country?5. In which Indian city was there a From carvingCode on May 28, 2004 at 8:47 a.m..

How to: Sort and Organize Your E-mail - Jeffrey Branzburg, techLearning Inbox overloaded? After signing up for all those e-mail lists (see last month's column, "How to Use an E-Mail List," what can you do to organize the messages you do keep? Folders: Create folders in your e-mail program. You can store your e-mails in s From Educational Technology on May 28, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

The IT Guy: Backup Outlook Email - techLearning Question: How can I back up all the Emails in Outlook's inbox? The IT Guy says: There are several options for backing up your Windows-based Microsoft Outlook Email. I recommend the instructions below for users of Outlook 2002 for Windows. From Educational Technology on May 28, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..

Digital home redux From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

BEA's growing pains From CNET News.com on May 28, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

NMC 2004 and the shibboleth approach to collaboration The irrepressible trio of Alan Levine, Brian Lamb and D'Arcy Norman are inviting people to participate in the June 2004 New Media Consortium Summer Conference in Vancouver. The technique they're using is something I've been thinking of as the shibboleth approach to radically distributed collaboration. Suzanne Kemmer defines a shibboleth rather nicely as "a kind of linguistic password: A way of speaking (a pronunciation, or the use of a particular expression) that identifies one as a member From Collaborative Learning on May 28, 2004 at 7:54 a.m..

For Some, the Blogging Never Stops - KATIE HAFNER, New York Times Blogging is a pastime for many, even a livelihood for a few. For some, it becomes an obsession. Such bloggers often feel compelled to write several times daily and feel anxious if they don't keep up. As they spend more time hunkered over their computer From Techno-News Blog on May 28, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

The Penguin That Ate Microsoft - Cynthia L. Webb, Washingtonpost.com Microsoft's Windows operating system runs on more than 90 percent of the world's computers, a market share that many believe is so overwhelming that no other company can ever hope to challenge it. But maybe a little penguin with roots in Scandinavia is From Techno-News Blog on May 28, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

The fellowship of the 1GB storage lockers - Evan Hansen, CNET News.com Move over Google, here comes Middle Earth. British-based Planet-Tolkien.com is the latest company to offer a Web-based e-mail product with 1 gigabyte of storage--a trend that kicked off in late March with the test release of Google's Gmail se From Techno-News Blog on May 28, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

More students trying online courses as a summer option - Kathy Walsh Nufer, Appleton Post-Crescent With the deadline looming for area high school students to enroll in summer online courses available through Appleton eSchool, Stephen Now can think of several reasons to sign up. For starters, the Hortonville 15-year-old said, oeIt From Online Learning Update on May 28, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

'Plagiarist' to sue university - BBC A student who admits down-loading material from the internet for his degree plans to sue his university for negligence. Michael Gunn claims his university should have warned him his actions were against the regulations. The Times Higher Education Sup From Online Learning Update on May 28, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Accessibility goal: Tear down barriers to virtual schooling - Corey Murray, eSchool News For hundreds of thousands of students across the United States, virtual schooling--instruction that takes place entirely online--has opened educational doors previously inaccessible. But for students who are blind, visually impaired, or who have certai From Online Learning Update on May 28, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Experience-Enabling Design: An approach to elearning design My friends Venkat and Ravi have written an in-depth and thought provoking article on what they refer to as experience-enabling design in elearning. They contend that elearning design has to move beyond just providing functional learning and start providing a more holistic and memorable experience. They build their case by synthesizing research from diverse fields such as architecture, product design and media design. From elearningpost on May 28, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..

MIT World Fantastic stuff here: "MIT World is a free and open site that provides on-demand video of significant public events at MIT." At the moment I am relishing some of Steven Pinker's videos. From elearningpost on May 28, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..

Tightening the Reins on Gmail Amid growing concerns about Google's free e-mail service, California's state Senate votes in favor of a law designed to protect the privacy of its users. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Earth Shines Its Bright Light Scientists say the planet reflected more light into space from 2001 to 2003 after a dim period between 1984 and 2001. The shift could be proof of climate change, although more research is needed. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Microsoft Eyes Master Search Tool Looking to ease consumers' digital overload, the software giant readies a new technology designed to help computer users find any type of file, anywhere. The 'end-to-end system' -- coming soon to a PC near you -- could help Microsoft in its battle with Google. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

'Buffalo Spammer' Sent to Slammer Notorious junk e-mailer Harold Carmack will spend at least three-and-a-half years behind bars for violating New York's forgery and identity-theft laws. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

GAO: Fed Data Mining Extensive In a new report, the investigative arm of the government finds that data mining by federal agencies is ubiquitous. A watchdog group offers a second report suggesting ways to protect privacy. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Online Gaming's Wrinkled Future Call it Nice City: No hard-core blood and guts, just low-tech checkers and bridge -- rated G for grandma and played eight hours a day. By David Kushner from Wired magazine. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Arctic Getting Warmer Faster Melting icecaps trigger a vicious cycle, making the Arctic heat up quicker than the rest of the planet. Also: Fresh water supplies shrink ... male fertility drops ... and formaldehyde is unleashed. By Stephen Leahy. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Europe Braces for Patent Rules The European Union wants a unified set of rules governing software patents. Independent programmers fear the regulations will help big companies monopolize everyday programs and algorithms, so they're organizing to defeat them. Robert Andrews reports from Cardiff, Wales. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

A Feel-Good Disaster Movie The Day After Tomorrow features spectacular scenes where hundreds of millions die because of sudden climate change. But the movie dodges deep questions about humanity's relationship with nature to focus on a hokey father-son reunion story. By Jason Silverman. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Navy Floats High-Tech Arsenal A boatload of gadgets -- including remote-controlled gunners, long-range underwater drones and spray-on armor -- helps the Navy in fights around the world. Noah Shachtman reports from New York. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Slow Going for Linux in Iraq With more than 24 million people, most of whom can't afford to buy a copy of Microsoft Windows, Iraq seems like the ideal place for open-source software to take root. But a variety of challenges may keep that from happening. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on May 28, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..

Escriben los lectores Argentina Fabio lanzó el kSensei Blog sobre knowledge management. Artículo Rogério prepara un artículo sobre weblogs para la revista Media XXI de Lisboa. Aventuras conversacionales Daniel me invita a visitar el portal del Club de Aventuras Conversacionales. Cine Esher me... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 28, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..

Archiv "APO und soziale Bewegungen"... Das Archiv "APO und soziale Bewegungen" an der Freien Universität Berlin ( Link) hat seine Online-Präsenz stark ausgebaut. "Das Archiv "APO und soziale Bewegungen", kurz: "APO-Archiv", verfügt über eine der umfangreichsten Sammlungen zum Themengebiet. Es ist eine geschätzte Ressource journalistischer Hintergrundrecherchen und zudem ein Reservoir ikonographischer Zeitzeugnisse und symbolträchtiger Reliquien für diverse größere und kleinere Ausstellungen." Die Website b From Archivalia on May 28, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..

Apple Superstore in San Francisco I'm in San Francisco for my son's graduation (see how that keeps coming up?). Anyway, he trotted me downtown to the new Mac Superstore -- Oh my, oh my! They have every kind of setup you can imagine, and an... From Rick's Café Canadien on May 28, 2004 at 5:53 a.m..

Sonic Foundry Announces First Managed Hosting Service for Mediasite From DEC Daily News on May 28, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

E-learning uncovers big outsourcing niche From DEC Daily News on May 28, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

Special Report: New e-learning tools From DEC Daily News on May 28, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

IntraLearn e-Learning Application Awarded Microsoft Premier .NET Certification From DEC Daily News on May 28, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

District to launch virtual high school in fall 2005 From DEC Daily News on May 28, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System granted broad authority to launch new online education programs From DEC Daily News on May 28, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

Education Community Opposition Grows to FCC Plan for Displacing Educational Use of Spectrum From DEC Daily News on May 28, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

Instructors' Adaptation to Online Graduate Education in Health Promotion: A Qualitative Study From DEC Daily News on May 28, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

NMC 2004: Small Technologies Loosely Joined: "Fast, Cheap and Out of Control" Most excellent... rock along to the Small Pieces Loosely Joined wiki to participate in the development of and (if you're up for it) the actual 'presentation' of Small Technologies Loosely Joined: "Fast, Cheap and Out of Control"... the latest Lamb, Levine and Norman production! The last one was good... darn good, this looks like it's going to From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on May 28, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..

watch the qualifiers "Add digital rights management and the story becomes more complex." From Lessig Blog on May 28, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..

The DMCA, Is-Oughts, and Piracy Rhetoric EFF's Fred von Lohmann posted recently on the iTunes-iPod tie, as I did two weeks back.  Hopefully you didn't miss this exchange between Ernest and a commentor at Copyfight.  This post isn't so much about the particulars of Ernest's and Brad's argument, as it is a way of tying together what I see going on there with the bigger picture and a few From A Copyfighter's Musings on May 28, 2004 at 4:48 a.m..

Media West Announces 3rd DVD Program on Digital Photography New instructional DVD program on digital photography. This 100 minute program is the third DVD in a series of three. [PRWEB May 28, 2004] From PR Web on May 28, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Handgun Carry Permit Training for Missourians Available in Minneapolis Joel Rosenberg's Twin Cities Carry Course now enables his students to get handgun carry permits valid in thirty states across the country, from Florida in the south and east to Alaska, in the north and west. This should be of particular interest to those in Missouri who can't, because of age or resistance from their local sheriffs to comply with the new Missouri law, get their Missouri permit. [PRWEB May 28, 2004] From PR Web on May 28, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Memorial Day SaleThe Family Forest® Project pays unique tribute to those who have served our country in many ways, including those who served at key times in the military. The Family Forest® Project pays unique tribute to those who have served our country in many ways, including those who served at key times in the military. Now, for Memorial Day, Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc. is offering a special introductory opportunity to discover American and family history through a People-Centered Approach to History®. [PRWEB May 28, 2004] From PR Web on May 28, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Tutornet.com Group (TTNP) Signs Marketing and Licensing Agreement with Harvest Consulting Tutornet.com Group, Inc. (Pink Sheet:TTNP), an online provider of educational services is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive five-year marketing agreement with Harvest Consulting Inc, of Orem, Utah. The agreement permits Tutornet Group to integrate its interactive software with Harvest's search engine and develop an interactive search service focused on Education ("Tutornet INSIGHT From PR Web on May 28, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Public School - Private Money North High Boosters Club, Hagerstown, Maryland announces leadership to raise $2.3 million dollars for an athletic stadium at North Hagerstown High School. [PRWEB May 28, 2004] From PR Web on May 28, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Would You Hire a Blind Woman to Design Your Web Site? "To understand a technology, perhaps one should not only hear from the inventors, but also from the individuals whose lives are forever altered." In Liberation: One Writer's Adventures and Misadventures on the Digital Playground, Sarah Mankowski reveals how computers and the Internet provided mobility, expanding opportunities for expression. Look for Sarah at Book Expo America in Chicago, June 4, 5, 6. Please contact in advance to arrange an interview."Yes, people actually pay this legally blind gal to design web sites. As I like to say, I have to design web sites because I don't kno From PR Web on May 28, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

A Lot More People Are Going to Be Using MP3 Players This Year Business Week: iPod Not the Titan It's Said to Be? "If you're at all interested in the business aspect of the MP3 player market, you should by all means read the Business Week article iPod: Leader, but Not Ruler. What drives the article is the common notion that Apple has a 25% market share. While all the data to build an iron-clad case on Apple's worldwide market shar From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..

Still More Uses for Cell Phones Cellphone as Virtual Mouse, Keyboard "stab writes 'Check this out! High Energy Magic have announced a public beta of software to let you use your camera-phone as a physical mouse by just pointing and clicking and rotating it in the air. Some very cool videos available--> From The Shifted Librarian on May 28, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..

¿Contenidos? ¿O emoción? Con frecuencia se viene insistiendo en la importacia de los contenidos en la nueva economía digital. La inversión en aplicaciones de Gestión de Contenidos es creciente, pero muy a menudo se obvia un paso previo pero no por ello menos importante: ¿es realmente importante el contenido para nuestro negocio? Aquí conviene no precipitarse. A primera vista, el contenido es el rey. "Nuestra empresa son sus contenidos" se ha llegado a decir. Pero esta no es una afirmación evidente por (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

CMC 2004 - Primer Congreso Internacional Sobre Mapas Conceptuales El Primer Congreso Internacional Sobre Mapas Conceptuales tiene como objetivo reunir a académicos y practicantes interesados en el uso de esta herramienta en educación, gestión del conocimiento, lluvias de ideas, resolución de problemas, captura de conocimiento, planeamiento de investigación, y muchas otras áreas de aplicación. Septiembre 14-17 de 2004 Pamplona, Navarra, España cmc2004@ihmc.us (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

Plan de Comunicación Interna - Seminario Aprenda todas las claves prácticas para diseñar y poner en marcha su Plan de Comunicación Interna Madrid, 29 y 30 de Junio de 2004 Organiza: IIR España c/Fortuny,6 28010 Madrid Teléfono: 91 700 48 70 Fax: 91 319 62 18 Convertirá la Comunicación Interna en una herramienta de gestión Establecerá un diagnóstico de la situación de su empresa y elegir la estrategia de Comunicación Interna más adecuada Conseguirá que la Comunicación sea un instrumento de (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

Gestión de la innovación y la tecnología desde la Gestión del Conocimiento Organiza: Universidad de Salamanca Lugar: Salón de Actos de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia. C/ Cervantes, 3. Salamanca. España. Fechas: 7, 8, 9 y 10 de Julio de 2004 Más información: (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

Radiografía de la blogosfera A través de baquia.com conozco la encuesta que ha realizado Henry Copeland, de blogads.com, entre los lectores de bitácoras de todo el mundo. Ha obtenido 17.159 respuestas, lo que hace que el estudio tenga que ser tenido obligatoriamente en cuenta. Claro está que tiene sus limitaciones. Por ejemplo, sólo el 4,3 por ciento de los encuestados son de un país distinto a los EEUU. Un 0,1 por ciento son españoles (¿alguno de vosotros ha participado?). Los resultados de la encuesta, (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

Napster.ca Launched ... to a tune by the Dayglo Abortions? Napster has finally launched it's music subscription service in Canada. While I didn't download the service interface (and don't have any plans to), it looks like the service will charge a minimum of $1.19 per song, and is also offering... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

Yahoo launches anti-spyware toolbar Yahoo's toolbar allows users identify, then disable, remove or keep spyware on their computers. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

Sky launches YooPlay interactive TV games channel The channel features six interactive TV games on the four digital TV channels, including football, golf, Wheel of Fortune, Tetris and Jackie Chan. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

European enterprise broadband cheaper that US Some operators have slashed their prices, with cuts of up to 70 per cent. Probably for the first time ever, some business broadband services are cheaper in Europe than they are in America, according to new research from market analysts Point Topic. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

VoIP worth 12 per cent of all telephony revenues by 2009 Out of an expected 2009 telephony market of €215bn, voice-over-IP will be worth some €26.5bn, according to findings from market analysts Juniper Research. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

TiVo subscriptions double Digital video recorder TiVo has reported its subscriptions has grown to roughly 1.6m, more than double its subscription base reported a year ago. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

Austrian consortium buys Bulgaria's Mobiltel The €1.2bn acquisition of Bulgaria's largest mobile operator is the largest ever leveraged-buy-out in Central and Eastern Europe. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

FindWhat to deliver white-label paid listings service to Europe American pay-per-click internet search firm FindWhat has said it aims to set up a white-label partnership operation in Europe, offering online directories and telcos own-branded paid listing services. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

VeriSign purchases Jamba Jamba, which delivers mobile content to Europe's major operators, including around 80 per cent of the music and graphic content on Vodafone Live, has been purchased by US telco VeriSign as part of its European expansion. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

Nokia ships N-Gage QD, slashes price to €50 Nokia has announced that the street price for the re-designed mobile handset/gaming console will start at €49.99, with contract, in certain markets. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 27, 2004 at 11:57 p.m..

BBC to use Creative Commons licenses Digital Lifestyles is reporting that Larry Lessig has been named to a BBC advisory board and that the BBC's Creative Archive project (which aims to put the BBC's archives online for non-commercial re-use) will use Creative Commons licenses: Professor Lawrence Lessig, chair of the Creative Commons project was clearly excited: "The announcement by the BBC of its intent to develop a Creative Archive has been the single most important event in getting people to understa From unmediated on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Iranian Blog Meetup Hoder sends word of a Weblog Festival in Tehran, Iran on June 8-10 (damn, don't you wish you could be there?). Here's a photo from the last big gathering of bloggers there at Hoder's photoblog. Iit was Hoder's photos from that session -- just folks, just eating lunch -- that first impressed upon me how blogs and the Internet can connect folks across any boundaries; this, too, is why I'm so glad to see photos showing up on Iraqi blogs. Here's --> From unmediated on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Illegal film downloads on increase Following a number of months where the average number of film download files had been on the decline, the number files and their average size increased in April, according to digital tracking firm BayTSP. The firm suggests that this means that although people are still happily downloading video content over peer-to-peer networks such as Kazaa, a smaller number of them are sharing those files. BayTSP said that 2.9m people a day made use of such services in April, and that the most popular download for the month was Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. From unmediated on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Auto-focusing camera for phones Atsana Semiconductor and the briefly-named 1 have formed a partnership to deliver auto-focus-capable cameras to mobile phone manufacturers. The new camera technology, dubbed "Helimorph", is able to function within the confined space of a mobile phone because it differs from traditional focus technology. Most auto-focus cameras use electromagnetic transducers, which are bulky and power-hungry. The Helimorph, by contrast, is an actuator made out of a new piezoelectric ceramic material called PZT that changes shape when voltage is applied. That material is shaped into a helical struc From unmediated on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

TV viewers don't just watch TV Duh. A new study found 59 percent of TV viewers regularly or occasionally spend time online while watching primetime TV. The researchers say that's just one more reason for advertisers to question why TV is still demanding premium ad rates. From unmediated on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Video Playlists Lucas Gonze has an interesting post on broadcatching with video playlists (On the topic of broadcatching). He points to the Webjay video playlists of Brett Singer: Playlists by webjaybs. According to Lucas: Since I don't have a television in Montreal, I watched the news last night via his [Brett's] compilation of BBC and NY1 clips. It was e From unmediated on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

The New Folk Collective The New Folk Collective is a non-profit Twin Cities organization that produces concerts by folk or acoustic singer-songwriters. Website includes a great list of links and calendar for the local acoustic and folk scene. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Air farce Saw this in the Toronto 24 Hours newspaper: Apparently there's an unofficial bit of a Canadian election tradition for reporters to nickname the campaign jets used to shuttle the political parties around. Liberal Party candidate and current Prime Minister Paul Martin's Boeing has been christened the "Minoritair", winning out among other popular monikers, such as "Millionair". There is some word that reporters have assigned NDP Party leader Jack Layton's plane the "Hi Jack", but everyone is afraid to say the word out loud. From silentblue | Quantified on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

If You Had Problems Accessing this Blog Recently... Sorry about that. My husband/sysadmin recently moved a bunch of sites (including this one) over to a new server, and we experienced a few unexpected domain-name server (DNS) glitches. That appears to be fixed now. Apparently, over the last several hours the site that was appearing at this weblog's address was my husband Tom Vilot's digital fine art site. If you like the work (or if you missed it but are intrigued), you can check it out at vilot.com. It's lovely work, I'm very proud of it. (NOTE: Several pieces feature nud From Contentious Weblog on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Steve Rubel Accepts My Eco-News Challenge --> From Contentious Weblog on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Allbritton's Blog Revives the Correspondent Tradition In case you missed it, freelance journalist and noted blogger Christopher Allbritton has returned to Iraq. He arrived May 19. I've been following his reports through his blog Back to Iraq. His report yesterday, "A Day in Hell," was stunning. At 8:20 am, a car bomb exploded just down the block from Allbritton's hotel. Four people were injured. Killed was Ali Abbas: a chatty 11-year old boy who had brought Allbritton water on his first night back in Baghdad. This, in my opinion, exemplifies From Contentious Weblog on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Improve Your Search Engine Placement Your Web presence means very little if people can't find you easily – especially people who didn't know they were looking for you in the first place. Therefore, how high a site ranks in search engine results can spell its success or failure. There are many ways to optimize your site's search engine placement – and some of the most important ones concern content. Nick Usborne, a true content/copy genius, recently added to his Excess Voice site a collect From Contentious Weblog on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Searching for Audio Here's some good news for die-hard National Public Radio (NPR) fans like me. According to this CNet article, "Search engines try to find their sound, NPR recentlhy began using StreamSage technology to transcribe audio content as it is broadcast. This enables search engines like Google to index NPR's content more quickly. This process is not 100% accurate, of course, but apparently it works well enough for the search engine From Contentious Weblog on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

More on ASTD 2004 The best coverage so far on ASTD 2004 is from e-Clippings. These posts include an overview of Harold Stolovitch's session, quoting Harold on the definition of "technology": Technology is the application of organized and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems. This is the correct definition of technology when applied to Human P From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Students in Favour of Laptops in Schools Via Seb is this discussion (in French) about laptops in schools. The students at this northern New Brunswick school were asked on the Haut-Madawaska Learning Centre blog - what do you think of the Education Minister's request for schools to participtae in a laptops in schools project and should we participate? The responses, which seem to be all from students, range from "computers will enrich our IT skills and increase communication in class" to "access to more computers would help us to From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on May 27, 2004 at 11:56 p.m..

Ten Things We Got Wrong in Iraq You may have caught the interview that Gen. Anthony Zinni, former commander of the U.S. Central Command gave to 60 Minutes this past Sunday, but this transcript of the speech he gave to The Center for Defense Information provides a more in-depth review of the mistakes that were made by the Bush Adminstration in its ramp up to war. Gen. Zinni lists these 10 mistakes that were made: 1. The belief that containment (of Saddam Hussein) as a policy doesn't work. 2. The strategy was... From Brain Frieze on May 27, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Trends in Blog Searching Interesting information about how to effectively search within blogs is provided by Christina K. Pikas from John Hopkins University. In ther article titled Trends in Blog Searching she points out that a Google search can be restircted to blogs (more or less) by appending ~blog inurl:archives to your search tems. Via anil dash's daily links. From Brain Frieze on May 27, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

The Al Gore We Wished For in 2000 I already posted this as an update to yesterday's note about Gen. Zinni's speech but wanted to link it independently here. Al Gore gave an incredibly eloquent and fiery speech--the kind of thing I wish he'd done in 2000--as he spoke out against the mishandling of the war in Iraq by the current administration. You can download the full Quicktime speech, or view selected excerpts, at MoveOn.org. From Brain Frieze on May 27, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Do Not Leave This Page! Why browse? Software developer Backbase, winner of the prestigious Dutch Broos van Erp Award this week for most promising new technology, aims to change the way we use websites -- by making us browse a lot less. Instead of the linear process of request-and-respond HTML pages, Backbase helps create a single-page interface. Within this interface, end users can activate the right content with applications directly into their screen, without the need to flip through multiple pages.How does From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 27, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

On the Internet, No One Knows You're a Dog Teenager You probably remember this cartoon from the New Yorker in the Internet's early days. Well, it still strikes a chord, as I was reminded by today's New York Times story about the person behind the cable-news industry blog Cablenewser: He's an 18-year-old college student. Brian Stelter has, until this profile of him, stayed anonymous, not wanting to identify himself as From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 27, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

The Retail Challenge Newspaper websites have done quite well this year by embracing the movement of classified advertising to the Internet. But they have not done nearly as well with local retail advertising. This issue is about to become even more important. A Borrell Associates report says that in the last four years, department stores have sliced their newspaper ad budgets by 24 percent, shifting the money to broadcast and direct mail. Loss of local retail advertising is already top-of-mind with newspaper publishers these days and was Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 27, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Abundance and the Wish to be Spoon-Fed On yearning to be spoonfed, despite the little grey cells still working. From Monkeymagic on May 27, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Memes aren't the only "memes" On one of the best comments left on a blog I've ever seen. From Monkeymagic on May 27, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

Matt Whyndham/Double Loop On Matt Whyndham's Double Loop From Monkeymagic on May 27, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..

The £62m challenges UKeU failed to meet From ScotFEICT on May 27, 2004 at 11:52 p.m..

Write blog... get fired... oh dear Harvard :o( OK OK OK... get this... (if true) one Harvard supervisor [found here] acting like a prat: "A social studies office worker said she was fired this week after administrators discovered provocative posts in her online journal, including threats to fellow workers and superiors...." Um... reading the 'worst' posts (as quoted in this article) is more funny than anything els From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on May 27, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..

"How to make friends by telephone" (Clay Shirky) Amazing mid-last-century document explaining how to use the telephone. Some of it is technical — transferring calls, holding the receiver, but a lot of it is, well, tele-quette, like why the receiving party should answer first, and why the calling... From Corante: Social Software on May 27, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..

IT market and social software in China () Thanks for Ross' invitation for being a guest blogger here. I will start with sharing two news items I have found today. The first one is an Chinese official from the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) was quoted saying "in... From Corante: Social Software on May 27, 2004 at 11:50 p.m..

Five years of Cluetrain Giles Turnbull writes in The Guardian on how that Cluetrain stuff worked out now that it's been five years since the site went up. Good article. I'm always a bit awkward talking about Cluetrain. I think it was basically right about the value of the Net at a time when the media and most businesses were (IMO) insistently wrong. But, for example, the other day at a conference someone very sweetly thanked me, crediting Cluetrain as the inspiration for the company he'd founded. That's great to hear, but it also invokes my Flight or Polite instinct. Cluetrain tried to articulate. From Joho the Blog on May 27, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..

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