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Last week, the big news in all the papers and all the blogs was CES, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There was an amazing array of new gadgets and gizmos, and an equally impressive roster of big-name speakers. Wednesday night, Bill Gates was the keynote, and the format was an interview with Conan O'Brien. As EDUCAUSE Blogs - on January 8, 2005 at 9:50 p.m..

Clay and Matt
Clay Shirky responds to Louis Rosenberg's piece on taxonomies vs. folksonomies. Lou argues that folksonomies aren't as searchable and may not scale, but, he writes, treating both "as major parts of a single metadata ecology might expose a useful symbiosis." Clay responds that economics weighs heavily on the side of folksonomies, since taxonomies and controlled vocabularies are so expensive to build and maintain. And Clay points to what I think is the most important point: We are just at the beginning of inventing folksonomies. Del.icio.us, for example, doesn't yet show us how ot From Joho the Blog on January 8, 2005 at 8:48 p.m..

On a Vetted Wikipedia, Reflexivity and Investment in Quality (a.k.a. more responses to Clay) (danah boyd)
In response to Clay, i definitely do not believe that Wikipedia should be ignored and i definitely do not believe that Britannica is better - just different. When i said that Wikipedia will never be an encyclopedia, i am definitely... From Corante: Social Software on January 8, 2005 at 7:49 p.m..

More Women in Podcasting
Back on Dec. 22, 2004, I started a list of podcasts that are hosted or co-hosted by women. I've been updating that list each time I discover a new woman-created podcast. So far, I've found 25 woman-created podcasts -- including my own. Check out the list, and also learn how you can subscribe to the feeds for all of these shows at once... From Contentious Weblog on January 8, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

As I think I've mentioned before, I'm not much int ...
As I think I've mentioned before, I'm not much into New Year's resolutions, but I am in to Quarterly Resolutions. OSU is still on a 10-week quarter system, and I figure that if I can hold to something for at least 10 weeks, I'm ahead of the pack. Then I can choose to renew that resolution, if needed.So, in honor of the new year and my new graduate position, I'm posting my Winter Quarter Resolutions...Eat more all-veggie meals. I'm not a vegetarian, I have no plans to become a full vegetarian, but it seems silly not to use thos From blog.IT on January 8, 2005 at 5:59 p.m..

Has got to be Bad Mother... She is brutally hones ...
Has got to be Bad Mother... She is brutally honest, and funny as hell. She always makes me laugh out loud, because the stories she tells are ones at the very least I relate to, if not have direct experiencs with myself. And, I recently realized she's married to one of my favorite authors, which was not how I found her, but makes her oh-so-much cooler. From blog.IT on January 8, 2005 at 5:59 p.m..

Attention as a Social Fact (Ross Mayfield)
In the context of the Wikipedia debate, Clay asserted that trust and authority are social facts. What is worth your attention is increasingly a social fact as well. Part of the debate is really just media literacy in an evolving... From Corante: Social Software on January 8, 2005 at 5:50 p.m..

Never doubt the value of fiction
Frank Rich reminds us: By common consent, 2004 was the year that Jon Stewart's fake news became more reliable for many viewers than real news. As 2005 begins, we must confront the prospect that a fictional TV action hero is more engaged with the war on terror than those in Washington who actually have his job. From homoLudens III on January 8, 2005 at 5:46 p.m..

Mr. Mayo's Magazine Podcast
So a few months ago I noted a new school magazine blog in Viginia started by first-year teacher George Mayo. The kids have loved it. Well, guess what? Now there is a podcast to go along with the magazine. And it is FANTASTIC! How cool is that? This is the kind of constructivist, shared learning experience that the Read/Write Web makes possible. George says that it's "amazing to be able to have a reletively high quality radiweblogged News on January 8, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..

Virtuelle Organisationsentwicklung
Has anybody of you ever heard or read the German term "Virtuelle Organisationsentwicklung". I use it for consulting and project roll-outs in the field of Social Software and Virtual Communities. It denotes the goal of a process. I consult etc. in order to help organizations to build up a virtual organization as a complimentary to onland processes and presences. I googled this one for the English speaking world Virtual Organizational Development 2004 sounds interesting. If you are aware of further usage of the term in German or English, please notif From thomas n. burg | randgänge on January 8, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Tagged
Spring's here. Delicious and the culture of distributed classification (folksonomy, ethnoclassification) sparked a real change of seasons. CiteULike connotea> From thomas n. burg | randgänge on January 8, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

For Computer Games Let's Hear it for the Underdogs (And Another Long Tail?)
Here is a CDB "web good dog" nod to "Home of the Underdogs" a site devoted to preserving "underrated" computer games many, but not all of the being "ambandonware" or titles no longer available: Home of the Underdogs is a non-profit site dedicated to the preservation and promotion of underrated PC games (and a few non-PC games) of all ages: good games that deserve a second chance after dismal sales or critical reviews that we feel are unwarranted. By nature, our criteria for cho From cogdogblog on January 8, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

Bad 60s films are the worst bad films
I woke up last night and couldn't fall back to sleep, leading me to be able to declare with some authority that "Cult of the Damned" is the worst movie ever made. But this is an honor it shares we several other films, including "Head," starring the Monkees and written by Jack Nicholson. In fact, there's a cluster of bad films made in the 60s and embodying the 60s ethos. No surprise, for the properties of that epoch — a drug-assisted sense of humor that insisted that any random juxtaposition must be funny, an unshakable belief in one's own profundity,... From Joho the Blog on January 8, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..

Improving Employability
By Ron Gross - The Essential Skills Certificate program enables low-income people to successfully move from welfare to work.... From Adult/Continuing Education on January 8, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

Latest Linux Kernel Hits - Sean Michael Kerner, Internet News
A great gift was left under the Christmas tree for the Linux community this past weekend. Referred to by its creator Linus Torvalds as "Woozy Numbat," the present is otherwise known as the 2.6.10 Linux Kernel release. The tenth stable version of the From Techno-News Blog on January 8, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

It's official: storage is the new chips - Andrew Orlowski, the Register
As the world's largest gadget show opens in Las Vegas this week, the storage announcements will be more eagerly awaited than usual. In the past it used to be the semiconductor designers who were the physicists of IT, the scientists supreme. With good From Techno-News Blog on January 8, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

SanDisk unveils SD flash card with USB connectivity - Dinesh C. Sharma, CNET News
SanDisk introduced on Friday an SD flash memory card with built-in USB connectivity. The card can be plugged into any Secure Digital card slot, such as those used in digital cameras, and then plugged in to any Universal Serial Bus port without needin From Techno-News Blog on January 8, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

Bob Martens of Vienna University Of Technology has created a database that provides ...
Bob Martens of Vienna University Of Technology has created a database that providesaccess to all of the conference papers presented at the ELPUB (Electronic Publishing) conferences from 1997 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on January 8, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

Internet threat to libraries analyzed - A major national study conducted by the School of Informatic ...
Internet threat to libraries analyzed - A major national study conducted by the School of Informatics and the Urban Libraries Council found five years ago that increased Internet use in the U.S. had not produced a reduction in the public use of libraries... With Internet use continuing to grow by leaps and bounds, the UB researchers now are poised to undertake a much larger national study to see what, if any, changes have taken place over the past fiv From Peter Scott's Library Blog on January 8, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

The Public Library of Science (PLoS) has embarked on a new phase of its ambitious plan to transform ...
The Public Library of Science (PLoS) has embarked on a new phase of its ambitious plan to transform scientific publishing, announcing the 2005 launch of three new open-access journals: PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Genetics, and PLoS Pathogens. These PLoS Community Journals answer the increasing calls of scientists, scientific societies, and governments around the world for the free and open sha From Peter Scott's Library Blog on January 8, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

CES Celebrates Gadget Gluttony
The annual Consumer Electronics Show has grown into a monster that overwhelms even the most seasoned conventioneer. But if you lust for gadgets, it's the place to be. Michael Grebb reports from Las Vegas. From Wired News on January 8, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

We're Creative Commonists, Bill
When Bill Gates calls those in favor of copyright reform communists, the Microsoft chief's comments provoke a tongue-in-cheek embrace of the insult and some awesome logos for a growing movement. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on January 8, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

At Queens Middle Schools, Something to Cheer About
St. Joseph's Parish Day School and Allen Christian School started their own basketball teams, became competitive partners and formed their own league. From New York Times: Education on January 8, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Fewer New York Schools Are Cited for Poor Performance
Fewer city schools are in danger of being shut down by the state for poor performance this year than in previous years, officials said. From New York Times: Education on January 8, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Audit Faults Accountant in Roslyn School Scandal
A state audit concludes that the accounting firm chosen by the Roslyn school district as its fiscal watchdog failed to catch rampant multimillion-dollar corruption. From New York Times: Education on January 8, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

SUNY Plan Limits Increases in Tuition
The chancellor of the State University of New York proposed that each class of entering students would not face tuition increases for four years. From New York Times: Education on January 8, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Hundreds May Lose Tuition Aid Under Ruling
Hundreds of special education students who attend private school at New York City's expense could lose city financing, at least temporarily, under a ruling this week. From New York Times: Education on January 8, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

TV Host Says U.S. Paid Him to Back Policy
A conservative commentator said Friday that he was paid by the Department of Education to promote its initiatives in the news media. From New York Times: Education on January 8, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Microsoft releases anti-spyware tool
Microsoft has released an application to help users resist viruses and spyware. From NITLE Tech News on January 8, 2005 at 2:55 a.m..

Paving the way for simpler document management
James Till has written an article on document management, focusing on the value of WebDAV. To quote: Although ECM applications are likely to continue to support processes such as financial records management or drug development protocols, organizations are also seeking... From Column Two on January 8, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Tsunami Infographics
I'm no tsunami expert, but I think that some infographics designed to help readers understand how the Asia tsunami was formed are giving the wrong picture. Take this one from India Today magazine. It shows a nuclear-size mushroom wave at the source (notice the ship on the wave). Experts, however, say that the height of the wave at the source is almost imperceptible. Guess that's why we need special equ From elearningpost on January 8, 2005 at 12:47 a.m..

Knowledge management and social bookmarking
Knowledge management guru Denham Gray http://denham.typepad.com/km/2005/01/social_bookmark.html">analyzes the social bookmarking service del.icio.us in terms of collaboration, network information storage, and ontologies. Bright insights!... From MANE IT Network on January 7, 2005 at 11:56 p.m..

BBC Tsunami Timeline
This BBC Tsunami timeline shows how the disaster unfolded. It also shows the sequence of events that shed light into the extent of the damage and loss of life in this tragedy. From elearningpost on January 7, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..