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Top 10 Search Terms by Category, Four Weeks Ending September 30, 2006
A look at the month's top search terms in IT and Internet; automotive; movies; Internet advertising; food and beverage; pharmaceuticals and medical; blogs and personal Web sites; broadcast media; shopping; and travel. From ClickZ Stats on October 6, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Various authors - The Medium is the Massage
Because it's never a bad time to listen to Marshall McLuhan. "Marshall McLuhan appeared on the Dick Cavett Show in December of 1970 along with Truman Capote and Chicago Bears running back, Gayle Sayers. Both Capote and Sayers participated in the discussion with McLuhan. This recording was made on reel-to-reel audio tape in 1970 and directly transferred to computer in 2005." Via Brent on FLNW. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 6, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Mary Madden and Susannah Fox - Riding the Waves of Web 2.0 - Pew
Another report from Pew, thiks time looking at everyone's favorite, Web 2.0. I like how the authors almost immediately strips Tim O'Reilly of the credit for having coined the term ("coined by Dale Dougherty and popularized by O'Reilly Media and MediaLive International"). And I like the way the authors deal with the definition of Web 2.0: "That the term has enjoyed such a constant morphing of meaning and interpretation is, in many ways, the clearest sign of its usefulness. This is the nature of the conceptual beast in the digital age, and one of the most telling examples of what From OLDaily on October 6, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Gayle Duncan - The Networking Instinct - The Empire Club of Canada Speeches
On reading some of my recent work on networks John Duncan from Regina set me this speech by his brother to the Empire Club in 2001. The speech looks at some of the early achievements - such as Schoolnet's witing of the last school on Pictou Island - and embraces the network philosophy explicitly: "Like Brockman, I fervently believe that what he calls distributed networked intelligence is the greatest monument to our species' experiment with civilisationbuilding so far. It is perfectly reasonable to call it the greatest invention not just of the past 2,000 years, but of all our histor From OLDaily on October 6, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Dave Cormier - Rhizomes, Deleuze and Collaborative Models - Dave's Educational Blog
More reflections on networks. I'm looking forward to part 2, as Dave and I had a Skype conversation in the interim. "We are committed... to thinking our way through building things in linear ways to answer specific problems. When things build up on their own however... we see a more rhizomatic structure poking through the rigid structures of linear, enlightenment style thought." [Link] [Tags: Networks] [OLDaily on October 6, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Mark Wagner - The Infinite Thinking Machine - Educational Technology and Life
Ummm.... OK. This looks weird interesting. "The blog and podcast (or Internet TV show as they're calling it) are meant to share a 'bazillion practical ideas' for turning the infinite universe of information into knowledge." [Link] [Tags: Web Logs, Podcasting] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 6, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Stuart Yeates - New JISC website - EDUCAUSE Connect
Haven't looked yet but I don't want to miss this. "The JISC have refreshed their website, introducing RSS goodness and greatly increasing the ability to find information about programmes, projects and services." [Link] [Tags: Project Based Learning, Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)] [Comment] From OLDaily on October 6, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Various authors - Brandon Hall Network - Brandon Halll
DoesBbrandon hall read OLDaily? Can't say for sure, but it is pleasing to note that only a few days after criticizing the subscription based Brandon Hall Network, I read in my email of the new, totally free, Brandon Hall Network. Makes me feel warm inside - and I think I might join, now. [Link] [Tags: Subscription Services] [Comment From OLDaily on October 6, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes, et.al. - LearnNB - Stephen's Web
I am in Fredericton today for the LearnNB meeting - LearnNB is the local e-learning industry group, associated with CSTD and ASTD. I was pleased to be able to sit on a panel chaired by Ken Reimer looking at government and industry collaboration in the sector. Here's a link to the audio recording of the panel session (about 8 mB). [Link] [Tags: Audio Chat and Conferencing, OLDaily on October 6, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Message from Bob
I just received a very sweet email from Robert Anton Wilson's daughter, Christina. Here's an excerpt from what she wrote to me, along with a message for all of you that Bob dictated to her. ...We are all overjoyed as it now means that we can continue to celebrate this phase of his life in the comfort of his own home, with all the care he needs, until his passing, honored by the loving support of so, so many wondrous folks. Just last week I was sick with heartache as we were faced with giving his notice and now, the world has simply and completely - transformed. L From rushkoff.blog on October 6, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

Music: Log on, Learn to Play (Without Reading a Note)
As informal online learning democratizes the musical experience, it also challenges the norms of musical education and raises questions about creativity itself. From New York Times: Education on October 6, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Zero tolerance for innovation
Someone please help me out with this dilemma. How can one balance thinking that pushes the envelope with regulators’ penchant for confusing speculation with corporate policy? How can you speak your mind when a couple of sentences played back in court could destory your reputation? One email can put you behind bars. Investment banker Frank Quattrone [...] From Internet Time Blog on October 6, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..