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Dave Rogers' dream
Dave is dreaming of what social tags could do for us. (I'm liking his site overall.)... From Joho the Blog on February 3, 2005 at 10:48 p.m..

The Really Big Media Story
Here's an excerpt from IWantMedia.com's interview with Patrick Reilly, communications director for Sirius Radio (and former Wall Street Journal reporter):Q: "If you were to put your media reporter hat back on, what do you see as the big media story right now -- besides satellite radio?"A: "The big story, I think, is a long-running one: Are we about to enter an era where old media falls off the cliff? For example, it's alarming that young people From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 3, 2005 at 9:54 p.m..

Branded RSS Reader
The Guardian has launched a branded RSS reader called NewsPoint in conjunction with Consenda, a software company based in the United States and Switzerland. The Windows XP application requires a username and password -- separate from the Guardian's somewhat disjointed registration system -- and comes preloaded with Guardian RSS news and adver From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 3, 2005 at 9:54 p.m..

Embanet supports a million enrollments in 2004
(2/3/05) Toronto, February 3, 2005 - Embanet's support of over 1,000,000 enrollments in 2004 exceeds projections and sets the stage for a banner year in 2005. Embanet provides hosting of online courses in its Tier 1 Data Center and 24/7/365 live help desk support for Instructors and learners. From Edutools News: Course Management Systems on February 3, 2005 at 9:49 p.m..

Blog Your Way to a Book Deal?
http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=25570679&brk=1 From Investors.com: "Cox... [[ This is a content summary only. ]] From RSS Latest News on February 3, 2005 at 7:00 p.m..

Cross-Platform Support For Conferencing And Collaboration Tools Must Be A Top Priority
Dear Robin, I am indeed very happy with the focus on Kolabora.com, and most of the time it almost frightens me to see a lot of my own views reflected in many of your articles and reviews. :-) I indeed... From Kolabora.com on February 3, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Granny D's voice
Doris "Granny D" Haddock, 95, is in a Lebanon, New Hampshire hospital today. She is in surgery at this moment to remove a tumor in her throat. The surgery is expected to cost her her normal voice, though she said before surgery that she will find ways to continue to communicate her political message of reform and democracy. "Sometimes you speak loudest just by standing there," she said, remembering her several arrests in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for standing up for the Bill of Rights and democratic reforms. For friends wishing to send cards, her address for the next five... From Joho the Blog on February 3, 2005 at 6:48 p.m..

Traffic, Congestion and Information Flows
On a possible mathematical basis for the cost-benefit of connections. From Monkeymagic on February 3, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

Two More Blades For the Marklet Maker
From suggestions, I've added two more sites to the web site submission multi tool, what was once blogged the DeliciousFurlBagConnotea Marklet Maker is now... DeliciousFurlBagConnoteaFrassleSiteULike Marklet Maker-- having added posting tools for CiteULike and Frassle. Check it out, your mileage may vary given my tendency for programming typos: cogdogblog on February 3, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Tagging's power law (David Weinberger)
Ben Hyde looks at four popular bookmarks at del.icio.us and plots how many times each is tagged with the same word. E.g, BoingBoing is tagged as “blog” 200 times and as “news” 90 times. The curve is that of a... From Corante: Social Software on February 3, 2005 at 4:49 p.m..

Tagging's power law
Ben Hyde looks at four popular bookmarks at del.icio.us and plots how many times each is tagged with the same word. E.g, BoingBoing is tagged as "blog" 200 times and as "news" 90 times. The curve is that of a classic power law: The most frequently used tags are used waaaay more frequently than lesser-used tags. Ben stresses that four bookmarks don't constitute a significant sample, but wouldn't we expect a folksonomy to assume the shape of a power law distribution? [Technorati tags: tags taxonomy]... From Joho the Blog on February 3, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..

Tagging's power law
Ben Hyde looks at four popular bookmarks at del.icio.us and plots how many times each is tagged with the same word. E.g, BoingBoing is tagged as "blog" 200 times and as "news" 90 times. The curve is that of a classic power law: The most frequently used tags are used waaaay more frequently than lesser-used tags. Ben stresses that four bookmarks don't constitute a significant sample, but wouldn we expect a folksonomy to assume the shape of a power law distribution? [Technorati tags: tags taxonomy]... From Joho the Blog on February 3, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..

Software Uses Math to Identify Future Hit Songs
A Barcelona-based company, Polyphonic HMI , founded in 2002, predicted the success of Nora Jones with its software, Hit Song Science, which "analyzes the underlying mathematical patterns in unreleased music and compares them to the patterns in recent hit songs." From NITLE Tech News on February 3, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..

As Drop-off Stores Struggle, Opportunity for Newspapers
According to a report in MarketWatch's Internet Daily, the eBay drop-off store model is in trouble. AuctionDrop has closed four of its five stand-alone stores as well as closed its drop-off locations in Circuit City stores due to disappointing business. With these drop-off stores, instead of selling an item on eBay yourself, you can drop it off and have someone else handle the auction, right down to delivering the item to the buyer.My theory for this is that consumers didn't like the high commis From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 3, 2005 at 3:53 p.m..

The Timeless Internet
The Dutch newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad has a strong religious (protestant) background, and puts value on Sunday as the day of the Lord, to be observed as a day of rest. And indeed, until now, the newspaper really CLOSED its website every Sunday, and just put up a small message explaining its adherence to this principle. Until this week, that is. The newspaper gets 25-30 percent of its visitors from abroad, mostly U.S. and Canadian citizens of Dutch descent, and on their requ From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 3, 2005 at 3:53 p.m..

Today's Links
RatcliffeBlog"Mitch's Open Notebook: PeoPLe Radio: Personally programmed listening "Personally Programmed Listening" I like it! - "Personally programmed listening (PPL) is what we are talking about, not how the metaphorical transmitter is erected. It is the configuration of the receivers that is most telling. We've entered the era of PeoPLe Radio." From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 3, 2005 at 2:47 p.m..

Copyrights on RSS Feeds
Interesting discussion on forum that picks up the debate on copyrights related to syndication of RSS feeds. What are your thoughts does really simple syndication give free reprint rights? What about fair use? What about feeds that are scraped from copywritten web content? Share your thoughts. From RSS Blog on February 3, 2005 at 1:00 p.m..

SUNCAT is the pilot Serials UNion CATalogue for the UK. The pilot service includes records from 22 o ...
SUNCAT is the pilot Serials UNion CATalogue for the UK. The pilot service includes records from 22 of the largest UK research libraries and the databases of the CONSER programme and the ISSN International network. Further libraries will be added continuously over the next two years. A full service will be launched in Autumn 2006. SUNCAT can be used to locate serials in contributing libraries. SUNCAT will also provide links to the web pages of contributing libraries so that users of this service ca From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 3, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..

Curriculum as Conversation
Welcome Scott Moore to the ed-blogger list from the University of Michigan whose blog already has me learning. He's thinking big blog ideas...like over 1,000 students in a section big. Oy. At least he's thinking like Barbara Ganley in terms of highlighting the best posts from him mini blogosphere in his own course blog. But 1,000 students. Sheesh. Hope he has a lot of teaching assistants... Anyway From weblogged News on February 3, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

Adults Better Than Teens When Using the Web
Score one for the immigrants. Teens ages 13 to 17 were able to complete assigned tasks on the Web 55 percent of the time, compared with 66 percent for adults, according to Nielsen Norman in Fremont, a firm known for studying how consumers use technology. The teens were hampered by poor reading and research skills and were more prone to leave a site after encountering difficulties. This goes to the heart of what I've been saying about modeling and teaching effective use of the technology From weblogged News on February 3, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

The Diversity in Publishing Network has been established to promote the status and contribution of d ...
The Diversity in Publishing Network has been established to promote the status and contribution of diverse ethnic groups within all areas of publishing, as well as support those seeking to enter the industry. The network will provide a forum for discussion, sharing of information, mutual support and practical advice From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 3, 2005 at 11:48 a.m..

Cape Town will host the first ever international book fair to be held in South Africa in June 2006. ...
Cape Town will host the first ever international book fair to be held in South Africa in June 2006. With the signing of a joint venture agreement between the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Publishers' Association of South Africa, Cape Town will be partnering with the largest and most successful book fair organisation in the world From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 3, 2005 at 11:48 a.m..

Usability in e-learning
Michael J. Miller has written an article on the importance of usability in e-learning. To quote: While a large number of organizations have adopted e-learning programs, far fewer have addressed the usability of their learning applications. More attention should be... From Column Two on February 3, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Folksonomy
D. Keith Robinson has written a blog entry providing a very simple introduction to folksonomy. To quote: I've been thinking about folksonomies lately and it seems like so have many of you. Since I mentioned them a few weeks back... From Column Two on February 3, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

2nd CFP ext.: IADIS e-Learning 2005 Conference
-- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions (2nd CFP extended): 28 February 2005 --... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on February 3, 2005 at 10:49 a.m..

Contenidos digitales y formación on-line
Junto a plataformas apropiadas y recursos tecnológicos adecuados, los contenidos adquieren especial relevancia al convertirse en pieza esencial de toda solución de e-learning: son elementos claves que... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on February 3, 2005 at 10:49 a.m..

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience presents more than 16,500 pages of texts, 8,300 ...
In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience presents more than 16,500 pages of texts, 8,300 illustrations, and more than 60 maps. The Web site is organized around thirteen defining migrations that have formed and transformed African America and the nation. Supported, in part, by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in accordance with P.L. 107-116, with special thanks to the Congressional Black Caucus From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 3, 2005 at 10:47 a.m..

Jinfo is the place to find information and library jobs in the UK. Pronounced 'Jin-fo', the service ...
Jinfo is the place to find information and library jobs in the UK. Pronounced 'Jin-fo', the service was previously called 'FreePint Jobs' From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 3, 2005 at 10:47 a.m..

Land Register Online provides easy access to details of more than 19 million registered properties i ...
Land Register Online provides easy access to details of more than 19 million registered properties in England and Wales. Copies of title plans and registers held in electronic format can be downloaded in PDF format for 2 pounds each. The register includes ownership details and where available property price information. We are unable to provide details of any properties that are not registered From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 3, 2005 at 10:47 a.m..

Eldis is a gateway to information on development issues, providing free and easy access to wide rang ...
Eldis is a gateway to information on development issues, providing free and easy access to wide range of high quality online resources. It provides summaries and links to over 14,000 online documents, and offers a directory of websites, databases, library catalogues and email discussion lists From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 3, 2005 at 10:47 a.m..

Ovid Technologies has announced its new statistical reporting tool, Ovid Stats, for the Ovid Web Gat ...
Ovid Technologies has announced its new statistical reporting tool, Ovid Stats, for the Ovid Web Gateway interface. It will provide administrators with a reporting tool that allows for quick and efficient usage monitoring of their Ovid databases, books, and journals From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 3, 2005 at 10:47 a.m..

Congress Balks at Hubble Repairs
Should NASA spend $2 billion to fix and upgrade the space telescope, possibly leading to images even more amazing than those the orbiting device has sent back already? Lawmakers eye a cheap alternative: letting the aging Hubble plunge into the sea. From Wired News on February 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

New Take on Winchester Mystery
Artist Jeremy Blake sets his sights on the tormented life -- and afterlife -- of rifle heiress Sarah Winchester. By Elizabeth Bard from Wired magazine. From Wired News on February 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Games Join Space Race
Vision Videogames is about to publish a space-themed game, but it's not just for enthusiasts -- NASA contractors are using it to help design vehicles. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on February 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Car Chase Tech That's Really Hot
A researcher in car-dominated Los Angeles is working on a device that could stop vehicles by zapping them with microwaves. By Cyrus Farivar. From Wired News on February 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Googling the Bottom Line
Ranking high on a Google search is advantageous for businesses, but how much is it really worth? Depends on who's tailoring the results. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. From Wired News on February 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Napster Goes Mobile
A new feature lets subscribers fill up their portable music players with as many songs as they want for 15 bucks a month. But will the technology seduce iPod lovers? By Katie Dean. From Wired News on February 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Scientists Find Missing Matter
Astrophysicists have been unable to find half the 'normal' matter of the universe. But a look into space with the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals it is probably hiding several hundred million miles away. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on February 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Do People Really Pay Attention During Online Meetings?
More than 50% percent of the people surveyed in a recent study conducted by Russell Research found that meetings are worth neither the preparation nor the travel they demand. "A survey sponsored by Raindance Communications, Inc., a premier provider of... From Kolabora.com on February 3, 2005 at 8:53 a.m..

Evolution Takes a Back Seat in U.S. Classes
In districts around the country, even when evolution is in the curriculum it may not be in the classroom. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Small Schools in City Program to Grow by 52 in September
Fifty-two new small middle and high schools, many with themes like sports management, coastal studies and "arts, imagination and inquiry," will open in September. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

CUNY Takes Steps to Draw Better Students to Teaching
The City University of New York is trying to redesign the way it prepares teachers by creating a teachers' academy for undergraduates. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Public School Stakes Its Future on the Montessori Way
A "failing urban school" in Springfield, Mass., owes its improvement to the methods developed by the Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Newly Desirable: Dormfront Property
For some families, a child in boarding school is an occasion to move. There. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Professor Is Assailed by Legislature and Vandals
Colorado lawmakers Wednesday denounced an embattled professor whose scheduled appearance at an upstate New York college was canceled amid protests over his writings. From New York Times: Education on February 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Blog aggregator and social software
Pito talks about the way the blog aggregator he's building, BlogBridge, has some tagging and social software capabilities. (BlogBridge, even in its current state of development - alpha - has become my regular aggregator. Disclosure: I'm on its board of advisors.)... From Joho the Blog on February 3, 2005 at 4:48 a.m..

Wednesday, February 02, 2005
As previously mentioned, my grandmother and mother visited last weekend, and I literally had a house full of people, as Emily's parents and her sister's family also visited (Apparently, it is not polite to hide in your bedroom when you have six guests eating in your kitchen. From RHPT.com on February 3, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Educational Games Don't Have to Stink!
Nice article on the misconceptions that link gameplay to teaching: My heretical view is simply this: computer games don't teach. I think the idea that you can teach using computer games is based on a flawed analogy between gameplay and learning. Here's how the analogy goes. Players of games have to overcome obstacles in order to achieve victory. They do this by learning the weaknesses, or limitations, of the opponents they face. Similarly, students learn knowledge in order to From elearningpost on February 3, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Feed2JS Feature Testers Wanted
Following a recent a brief server outage I have been tinkering with an approach to solve problems that might occur on external sites using our Feed2JS service. I'm lookng for some folks willing to test some extra JavaScript aimed at preventing page hangs should we blink out on you. Here is the issue. The whole magic works because your web pages are looking to link to an extneral file of JavaScript commands that output the content. Typically this is done as a link toa file, sa From cogdogblog on February 3, 2005 at 12:47 a.m..

Best Practices in E-learing
Stephen Downes points to this newsletter from the University of Calgary. Nice list of articles. But, where are the archives? From elearningpost on February 3, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..

Does the First Amendment go 'too far'?
The First Amendment grants too many freedoms, according to more than a third of US high school children. This is the disturbing conclusion of a new report by the Knight Foundation. From kuro5hin.org on February 3, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..