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Global Blogger Action Day
The BBC is reporting an effort by the Committee To Protect Bloggers to mobilize the "blogsphere" (or as some call it, the "blogosphere") in support of two imprisoned Iranian bloggers. (The article calls them "cyber-dissidents.") I'm wary of supporting a cause I know so little about, but when Amnesty International ... From Gardner Writes on February 22, 2005 at 11:00 p.m..

President Yushchenko's Foreign Policy in the 'New' Ukraine
Having been officially appointed President and inaugurated on January 23rd, Viktor Yushchenko did not wait long before taking dramatic political, social and economic action. His first steps as President included drafting several internal decrees, meeting with numerous international officials, including a US congressional delegation, and appointing his official “team members” and ministers. The President's words that “all governmental steps will be towards partnership with the West” have really proved truthful even in the first month of his official presidency. From kuro5hin.org on February 22, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

COL Learning Object Repository
Paul West advises that the Commonwealth of Learning's Learning Object Repository has opened, and writes, "It's based on a combination of 'eRIB' and 'pakXchange', which gives it a strong database with security. Multiple partnering institutions can collaborate on the same implementation; they can each have multiple libraries of content, with different levels of security on each (from open to proprietary)." Downloads of the repository software are also available on the site. By Various Authors, Commonwealth of Learning, February, 2005 [OLDaily on February 22, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

A la rencontre du Québec
From European Schoolnet: "Parcours le Monde is an association of French teachers based around Paris. They are working on networking teachers of French and French teachers around the world. They implement very nice projects with Canada, Africa and all the countries where people speak French. There is already a group of about 100 teachers exchanging and sharing projects." Also from the same newsletter, a link to this nice site for kids from the European Space Agency. By Various Authors, Parcours le monde, February, 2005 [OLDaily on February 22, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

University of Phoenix puts Technology at Learning's Forefront
Survey coverage of the University of Phoenix's operations in Spokane, Washington, with an emphasis on the use of simulations. I note this because it marks the clear incursion into another state. Washington State University, based in Spokane, isn't even mentioned in the article. I wonder whether it's feeling the pinch. Via ADL. By Paul Read, Spokane Journal of Business, February 10, 2005 [Refer][OLDaily on February 22, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

OASIS Patent Policy Sparks Boycott
This was pretty inevitable. "A who's who of the open-source and free-software movements on Tuesday took aim at a leading Web services standards group, escalating pressure for mandatory royalty-free licensing policies with calls for a boycott of its specifications." OASIS does not require that submission be patent-free, which means that companies that use OASIS specifications could at any time be hit with a lawsuit over a previously undisclosed patent. An OASIS representative denies that this is the case, but if you OLDaily on February 22, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Can Interest in Distance Training be Sustaine in Corporate Organizations?
The authors ask, "With alternatives to training such as outsourcing, the question is again raised whether training programs, even distance training programs, can be sustained." And they answer, somewhat vaguely, "the ability to sustain distance training is deeply rooted in the success during the early stages of implementing distance training and the integration of the work and learning environments." In other words, if it was effective, they will keep using it. By Zane L. Berge and Adrian A. Kendrick, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, February, 2005 [OLDaily on February 22, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

The Right Horse and Harness to Pull the Carriage
In my mind, the requirement of a PhD Dissertation is essentially a requirement of a demonstrated committment to orthodoxy. Yes, a harness. This article doesn't change my views, but it does do a nice job sketching the various research options available and makes the reasonable point that the methodology ought to follow from the definition of the problem being addressed. And if you don't start with a problem? Heresy. By Kim Blum and Brent Muirhead, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, February, 2005 [OLDaily on February 22, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

New Teacher and Student Roles in the Technology-Supported, Language Classroom
The February issue of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning is out. I cite three articles, beginning with this. It is generally an unassuming and fairly traditional account of the changing roles of teachers in technology-supported classrooms. But the best bit comes as the author discusses the "flip-side of the coin": "Thirty-eight percent (38%) of the teachers involved displayed a certain resentment to the presence of what they perceived to be the policy-makers', non-consultative imposition of From OLDaily on February 22, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Broadband Companies Eradicating Community Networks
I've been following this story and becoming increasingly concerned. "Big telecom and cable companies have responded by furiously working to slam the door on community wireless." It is in essence becoming illegal to set up your own community wireless network. From Slashdot: "Broadband Reports says that 14 and possibly more states that have or will pass(ed) bills banning community-run broadband. From OLDaily on February 22, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Why blogs will thrive in businesses
Dave Pollard about the use of weblogs for business and why they have a hard time being realized and accepted. What I found irritating in this post is that he only talks about outbound blogs, stating that they lack urgency as a raison d'etre in the world of business. He might be right but if blogs are understood as intranet tools and formats the are granted urgency. Now since most businesses and particularily the people have troubles managing their info-administration overhead there is a need for something. Dave Pollard mentions productivity and efficiency as movers and he is From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 22, 2005 at 9:47 p.m..

Applied Abstractions: Architecture and buildings
Looks like a promising read. Applied Abstractions: Architecture and buildings: "JohnJim McGee (with whom I briefly overlapped at Harvard) has written an excellent essay on architecture of buildings and systems based on Stewart Brand's book How Buildings Learn. I first encountered this perspective back in the mid-90s, when I worked at CSC and Richard Pawson pursued the same ideas, thinking about how systems ar From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 22, 2005 at 9:47 p.m..

It's Big Picture Time
It's that time of year again: MSNBC.com has produced its annual "The Big Picture" interactive multimedia extravaganza preview of the Oscars. The site has been producing these features for several years now, and each year they get more sophisticated.The Big Picture series always has been a cross between the Web and TV, and always very interactive. Throughout the presentation (which will auto-run all the way through or allow you to bounce around to different segments), you'll be asked to rate something or give your opinion. From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 22, 2005 at 8:53 p.m..

My Submission to the “100 Bloggers” Book
Back on Feb. 2, I announced that I'd been selected to contribute an essay to Jon Strande's forthcoming print book, "100 Bloggers." I've given this a lot of thought, and today I finally decided what to contribute... From Contentious Weblog on February 22, 2005 at 7:55 p.m..

Career ePortfolio at NYC College of Technology
$3 Million ePortfolio Program Empowers Students at New York City College of Technology/CUNY "Antonio Calixto recently earned his bachelor of technology degree in communication design at New York City College of Technology (City Tech). In his subsequent job search, he... From ERADC Blog on February 22, 2005 at 7:55 p.m..

Thomas Hoeren
Thomas Hoeren from Muenster is talking at the Berkman Tuesday lunch. He's been described as the Larry Lessig of Europe. He says there are five ways of regulating information: 1. By statute. But how do you manage statutes across national boundaries? Plus, technology out-races statues. 2. Regulation by courts. Lessig likes this because you have the client there advocating for herself. Hoeren likes it also, but there are problems: Courts don't have rules. You can't predict what they're going to do. 3. Non-regulation. E.g., until 1989, the US avoided having copyright protection From Joho the Blog on February 22, 2005 at 7:48 p.m..

Samsung producing 2.5GB MCP for mobile phones
South Korean semiconductor maker Samsung’s 2.5GB multi-chip package is to enable mobile phones to have memory levels that are equivalent to that of a personal computer's main memory: 320MB. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Hella, Freescale introduce lane departure warning system concept
Using Freescale Semiconductor's controller, German automotive supplier Hella can connect its system to a camera that provides an overview of the street and driving lanes in front of the car. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Elion, Teleglobe double IP capacity
Telecoms services provider Teleglobe is to provide Estonian telco Elion with IP access to Teleglobe's tier one internet backbone, which connects to over 90 countries. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

T-Systems signs €16m contract with Banco Sabadell
Spanish banking group Banco Sabadell has transferred maintenance of its IT systems to German IT services provider T-Systems. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Nokia adds mobile RFID kit to Field Force Solution
Finnish handset maker Nokia’s Field Force Solution allows interaction with field activities by sending real-time information like location, work time or task status from the field to the office. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

KPN adds services with Nortel Ethernet solution
Dutch telco KPN plans further evolution of its Ethernet service with integration with its existing IP (internet protocol) virtual private network (VPN) service and an international Ethernet-VPN (EVPN) service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Philips offers HDMI-compliant receiver for high-definition TVs
Philips’ TDA9975A HDMI receiver is to allow TV manufacturers to combine uncompressed high-definition video and multi-channel audio through a single digital interface and a connector. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Toshiba, San Disk to mass-produce NAND flash memories on 300mm wafers
Japanese electronics company Toshiba and flash data storage card firm San Disk are collaborating in NAND flash memory development and production. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Amy’s in Atlanta Next Week
Some of you may have noticed I haven't been posting much over the last few days. Well, I just found out I'll be taking a trip to Atlanta from Feb. 28 to Mar. 6, and I'm trying to get as much of my current projects done as possible before then. So expect CONTENTIOUS to be light this week. I'm traveling to care for my brother, who's getting foot surgery. I know there are many CONTENTIOUS readers in Atlanta, and I'd like to schedule a get-together while I'm in town... From Contentious Weblog on February 22, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Penn State e-portfolio
It has been a while since I had a look through the Penn State e-portfolio site. I remember thinking the first time I looked through it how impressive it was, not only do the students create e-portfolios but they all... From ERADC Blog on February 22, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Comreg steps up intervention to move forward VoIP numbering
No VoIP-based services have been activated in Ireland in the 076 number range since the country's regulator published its position on VoIP numbering last autumn, leading the country's regulator to step up its intervention in order to make 076 VoIP an operational reality in Ireland. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Steep rise (and a rosy future) in Dutch online advertising
Online advertising in the Netherlands grew by 67 per cent last year, according to the latest figures from the Dutch Interactive Advertising Bureau. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

ART recommends wholesale IP/ADSL tariff reduction
The French telecoms regulator has made a favourable recommendation on lower IP/ADSL wholesale tariffs. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Illegal web content booming in Russia - watchdog
There has been a major increase in the amount of illegal onlinecontent originating in Russia over the last year, according to the Internet Watch Foundation. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Happy 5th Birthday, OhMyNews!
OhMyNews, the South Korean "citizen journalism" website, is five years old today. It's somehow disturbing, sitting here in the U.S., to realize that the site has been around so long -- and look at the fledgling state of citizen journalism in this country.OhMyNews, which has had an English-language edition since last June, is continuing its worldwide expansion, the goal being to have citizen reporters contributing in English fro From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 22, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Israel's Biggest Paper Does the Web in English
It seems that Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel's largest newspaper published in Hebrew, has finally decided to take on an English-speaking world audience. A beta version of its first English-language website is now publishing, serving as a sister site to the Yedioth Group's Ynet news site, which serves Hebrew-speaking people around the world.The site has some interesting features, such as an original comic strip, "The Golem: Adventures of an I From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 22, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Training the nodes in the network + Kaisen
Piers Young:One of the things I've been thinking about recently is a training manual for people who need to do a bit of personal knowledge (or something) management. At the risk of banging on about it, one of the things that struck me about van Riper's fluid, networked approach to operations was the emphasis on training the nodes in the network. For - in this case - Network Centric Warfare to work From Mathemagenic on February 22, 2005 at 5:51 p.m..

UK broadband penetration best in G7 - e-commerce minister
The UK's e-commerce minister has said that Britain has the most extensive broadband availability in the G7. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Handset radiation within European limits - Finnish survey
The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has found that the radiation emitted by Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson is within standard European limits. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Freemove supplies Fiat with pan-European communications
The agreement covers 20,000 mobile lines across 17 European countries and will see Freemove deliver a customised customer service team to Fiat. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

El uso de weblogs en la empresa
Enlaces de apoyo para las Jornadas: El uso de weblogs en la empresa: 1. Corporate blogging: por dónde comenzar 2. Weblogs y Empresa: un inventario de recursos 3. Weblogs y empresa: ejemplos 4. Blogonomía en Web de Blogs 5. Blogonomía... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on February 22, 2005 at 4:51 p.m..

Bacon rulz (not)
An international team has put together a new blog on the virtues of bacon. Ethan Zuckerman, one of the baconists, sees this as yet another way to build bridges between bloggers, in this case the vegetarians and the carnivores. As a vegetarian, I can only applaud this noble yet repulsive effort.... From Joho the Blog on February 22, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..

Thinking Sideways About Web / Video conferencing
Despite our best intentions, the cart named technology seems to often get ahead of the horse. In a recent meeting, one of our groups looking at new technologies made the usual strong case for looking at video conference technologies- better use of time, people not having enough time to come to development events, people not wanting to drive across town for face to face meetings, reducing pollution etc. All well and good. We agreed that to help our folks better understand the technology is to give them experiences with it. More well and good. Nodding heads. But the suggestio From cogdogblog on February 22, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..

Wikis in Libraries
I'm gathering up links and ideas for my upcoming "Wikis @ Your Library" presentation at the CIL Conference in a few weeks, and I want to make sure that I'm not missing any good stuff to show the thousands who will no doubt be in attendance. Well, maybe dozens. Anyway, if you use wikis in your library, know of wikis in libraries, or have great ideas for wikis in libraries, please let me know. Just post a comment or e-mail me at will at weblogg-ed dot com. Thanks. From weblogged News on February 22, 2005 at 4:47 p.m..

Spring Comes to AI Winter
That's the title of a recent article in ComputerWorld magazine. My colleague Martha Burtis's work on bots in education has helped me think about cognition and AI in some new ways, and this piece reinforces my sense that a breakthrough in these areas may arrive sooner than we think. ... From Gardner Writes on February 22, 2005 at 3:59 p.m..

T-Mobile chief calls for lowering of mobile tariffs
In an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, René Obermann said that such a reduction is necessary for German operators to be able to boost average revenue per user to levels seen in the UK or US. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 3:54 p.m..

NTT developing technology that uses human body as network transmission path
NTT's Human Area Networking technology, which it has branded 'Red Tacton', turns the surface of the human body into a data transmission path at speeds up to 10 Mbps between any two points on the body. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 3:54 p.m..

Jason takes a big leap
As someone who's started two companies, I know the horror and thrill that comes with giving up a steady paycheck to follow a dream, and I'm so happy to see that Jason has decided to join the ranks of entrepreneurs and devote himself to full-time blogging at kottke.org. Jason is not going to support himself through advertising, rather he is asking for readers to act as micropatrons of his site and contribute to its upkeep. Please consider supporting him, not only because he writes a great site and because supporting dreams is important. This is the chance to support something new: a From megnut on February 22, 2005 at 3:28 p.m..

When games get gory
Do violent video games make kids mean? Some lawmakers think so, and they're stepping up efforts to ban sales to juveniles. Photos: Hot-button games From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 3:28 p.m..

Shorter hours in software
Famously long workweeks are shrinking as management improves and employees focus on life outside the cubicle. From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 3:28 p.m..

Photo: Paris Hilton's other Sidekick
T-Mobile's Sidekick II handheld combines a cell phone, a camera and instant messaging. From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 3:28 p.m..

Photos: Gadget cases don't have to be ugly
Fashionistas say you can haul around a lot of electronics and still look good. From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 3:28 p.m..

IBM to use X factor to sell servers
Big Blue introduces X3, a chipset designed to boost the performance of its servers with Intel processors. From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 3:28 p.m..

Commission investigates ARD, ZDF over use of licence fees for internet expansion
Competition commissioner Neelie Kroes has said that while the licence fee does not amount to an illegal subsidy under EU rules, the use of such funds to develop internet content and services is indeed unlawful, according to a report in a British newspaper. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 22, 2005 at 2:55 p.m..

E-Learn 2005 in Vancouver - Call for papers
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education October 24-28, 2005 * Vancouver, Canada CALL FOR PARTICIPATION http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm ** Submission Deadline: April 28, 2005 ** Organized by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) (http://www.aace.org)... From Rick's Café Canadien on February 22, 2005 at 2:53 p.m..

Community bloggers at the gates
Lisa Williams has started a community journalism site for Watertown, MA: H20town.info. (As of this morning, the name hasn't made it entirely hrough the DNS system, so you may have to click here for now.) It looks great. Lisa says she was inspired in large part by Adam Gaffin's Boston-online.com and Debbie Galant's Baristanet.com. When it comes to blogging's long-term effect on journalism, this stuff matters more than the ability of bloggers to bring down media authority figures. The latter counts, no doubt, but it's giving us a Barbarians-at-the-gates image. In fact, I From Joho the Blog on February 22, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

Re-visioning of Education
Ok, so I wasn't planning on spending a good chunk of my morning reading what for me at least is a pretty heady argument for edcuational change, but I happened upon this one sentence that REALLY resonated, and off I went: Today, however, intense pressures for change now come directly from technology and the economy and not ideology or educational reformist ideas, with an expanding global economy and novel technologies demanding innovative skills From weblogged News on February 22, 2005 at 2:47 p.m..

100 most influential works in cognitive science
The Center for Cognitive Sciences at the University of Minnesota has voted on the 100 most influential works in cognitive science from the 20th century. [thanks Mind Hacks] From elearningpost on February 22, 2005 at 2:47 p.m..

KM as a Framework for Managing Knowledge Assets
Nice points on KM: "To successfully understand and manage knowledge in an organization, we need to have a fundamental grasp of an organization’s origins and intent. Why it was founded and what it was supposed to achieve. What are the inputs and what is the planned output? Only humans can communicate those ideas that are the foundation for an organization. Ideas are clearly rooted in the knowledge of the founder. We can all agree that without ideas and the m From elearningpost on February 22, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

Quicksand
(First, thanks to Mobiustrip for fixing the comments area. It's still not at all spam-proof, but at least it's back up. I'll keep a better archive of the existing code as I attempt to make it resist further attack by banning posts with links.)As for me, I'm working too hard on my book and baby-raising to say much of value at this moment. But, as I've been thinking about fatherhood and my own dad and watching TV shows like Daniel Boone with him in the late 60's, I can't stop from thinking about quicksand. From rushkoff.blog on February 22, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..

Snippet O' the Day
Today's selectee is Barbara Ganley: One of the promising aspects about classroom blogging (and how some students take the blogs and run with them both inside class and out, really making them about much more than classroom discourse as they feel their way through the choreography of their many writing voices playing out on the screen, switching from one to another post by post, something I observed even on a class blog last fall) From weblogged News on February 22, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

Working Drafts: XQuery, XPath and XSLT
2005-02-11: The XML Query Working Group and the XSL Working Group have released ten Working Drafts for the XQuery, XPath and XSLT languages. Please see the status section of each document for authorship and change history information. XML Query is an XML-aware programming language that can be optimized to run database-style searches, queries and joins over collections of documents, databases and XML or object repositories. Applications implementing XPath can address the nodes in an XML tree. XSLT 2 allows transformation of XML documents and non-XML data into other documents. Visit the XML home From World Wide Web Consortium on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Working Draft: Pronunciation Lexicon Specification 1.0
2005-02-14: The Voice Browser Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Pronunciation Lexicon Specification (PLS) Version 1.0. Designed for ease of use by developers and internationally, PLS allows pronunciation information to be specified for speech recognition and speech synthesis engines in voice browsing applications. Pronunciations grouped together in a PLS document may be referenced from other markup languages such as SRGS and SSML. Visit the Voice Browser home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Call for Participation: W3C Workshop on Rule Languages for Interoperability
2005-02-14: Position papers are due 18 March for the W3C Workshop on Rule Languages for Interoperability to be held 27-28 April in Washington, DC, USA. This workshop will bring together rule system vendors, rule users with a need for interoperability, and others to work toward developing a standard rule language, a key next step in promoting data exchange on the Web. Read about W3C workshops and visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Working Drafts: Web Services Addressing
2005-02-15: The Web Services Addressing Working Group has released three updated Working Drafts. Web Services Addressing - Core enables message transmission through networks that include processing nodes such as endpoint managers, firewalls, and gateways in a transport-neutral manner. WSDL Binding defines how the core specification's properties are described in the Web Services Description Language (WSDL). SOAP Binding defines their association to SOAP messages. Read about Web services. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

W3C Launches URI Interest Group
2005-02-16: W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the URI Activity. The new URI Interest Group, chaired by Dan Connolly (W3C) and Norman Walsh (Sun Microsystems), is chartered through 28 February 2007. The group reviews ongoing work related to Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) and Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs) and helps to deploy quality implementations by maintaining testing materials. Participation is open to W3C Members and the public. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Working Draft: CSS3 Backgrounds and Borders
2005-02-16: The CSS Working Group has released a Working Draft of CSS3 Backgrounds and Borders Module. The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) language is used to render structured documents like HTML and XML on screen, on paper and in speech. Replacing two separate CSS3 modules, the draft proposes CSS Level 3 functionality including borders consisting of images and backgrounds with multiple images. Visit the CSS home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Working Draft: SPARQL Query Language for RDF
2005-02-17: The RDF Data Access Working Group has released the second Working Draft of the SPARQL Query Language for RDF. SPARQL (pronounced "sparkle") offers developers and end users a way to write and to consume search results across a wide range of information such as personal data, social networks and metadata about digital artifacts like music and images. SPARQL also provides a means of integration over disparate sources. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Character Model for the World Wide Web Is a W3C Recommendation
2005-02-15: The World Wide Web Consortium today released Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Fundamentals as a W3C Recommendation. The document allows Web applications to transmit and process the characters of the world's languages. Building on the Universal Character Set defined by Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646, it gives authors of specifications, software developers, and content developers a common reference for text manipulation. Read the press release and visit the Internationalization home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Blink, avatars, and the weird world of transformed social interaction
The last chapter of Malcolm Gladwell's Blink explores how we decode the language of facial expression. The syntax of that language boils down to a set of "action units" -- a facial action coding system that was first described in 1978 by Wallace Friesen and Paul Ekman. Some aspects of our facial language are under conscious control, Gladwell learns from Ekman, but others aren't: If I were to ask you to From Jon's Radio on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Jason Hunter demonstrates XQuery using the Mark Logic server
Jason Hunter is co-founder of the JDOM project, proprietor of servlets.com and xquery.com, and author of the classic book Java Servlet Programming. Nowadays Jason works with Jon's Radio on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Blog search with XQuery
Yesterday I said I'd try using Mark Logic's Content Interaction Server for structured search of blog content. A first version of that is now running here. If you've followed my adventures in this area, you'll know that I've used a similar service to do the same thing for about a year -- against my own blog content, exploiting som From Jon's Radio on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Sharing our tool-using behavior using screencasts
Last January, when I first wrote about the medium that I've since come to call screencasting, it seemed an odd-enough topic that I felt obliged to justify it to my editor. A year later it's clear that my instincts weren't leading me astray. I'm now using screencasts -- that is, narrated movies of software in action -- to showcase application tips, capture and publish product demonstrations, and even make short documentaries. And I'm seeing others around the Net starting to do the same. Now's a good time to exp From Jon's Radio on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

XQuery adventures
I've outfitted my Mark Logic-based XPath query service with a stats page that summarizes the feeds I'm collecting. To give you a sense of Mark Logic's model for CGI-style XQuery programming, the text of the script appears below. ... From Jon's Radio on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

Querying the blogosphere
Here's something you don't see every day. It's a view of my inbound feeds organized by bloggers who most frequently cite books on Amazon.com: Koranteng's Toli Jon's Radio on February 22, 2005 at 12:20 p.m..

All about screencasting
I've been getting a lot of email questions about screencasting recently, and I've found myself answering many of them with URLs that retrieve various collections of articles and blog postings I've written over the last year. I should probably write up a FAQ on the topic. Meanwhile, I thought it would be helpful to reorganize what I've already written. To that end, I've reviewed and refined the tags I've been using to collect screencasting-related items. ... From Jon's Radio on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Log Homes from "Northern Exposure" to Serve as Backdrop for Two-Day Log Home Building Class
The Log Home Builder's Association of North America (www.loghomebuilders.org) offers a two day class on building log homes from scratch. The next class will be taught on February 23rd and 24th at the 7,000 square foot log home used in the filming the television show, "Northern Exposure". The same log home is part of the association's ranch located in Monroe, Washington. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Watermark Learning Announces Business Analysis Certificate Program - Offers Business Analysis, Project Management Certificates Through College-Level Courses
Watermark Learning is offering a Project Management Business Certificate for Project Management Professionals, who feel they are managing too many projects with too little time, too few resources and lack of executive support. Business Analysis Certificates are also being offered to Business Requirements Analysis Professionals. [PRWEB Feb 17, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Massage Students Take Out the Tension
Hands-on education will go to a deeper level for student who enroll in the Massage Therapy program at Pima Medical Institute, 957 S. Dobson Road in Mesa. PMI is currently accepting students for the day program that begins Feb. 28th. Students in the Massage Therapist program will also have the advantage of training in Spa Pima, a luxurious, newly-completed, resort-style Spa facility that offers the look, feel and work environment experience of a professionally-operated Spa. [PRWEB Feb 17, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Curing Acne Naturally
Cure acne easily without using prescription medicines in 3 days. Some of the ingredients of the natural remedy can be found in your own home. [PRWEB Feb 17, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Credit Report Repair - CleanCreditSecrets.com - $17
We have excellent news on egally repairing your credit reports within 1-3 months. www.cleancreditsecrets.com [PRWEB Feb 17, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Gain Added Value from Company Merger
Solo-E.com and SoloBizVille.com announced Tuesday February 15th the merging of their companies and resources. They will operate mutually under the website http://www.solo-e.com. Now operating as joint allies, they will expand their current resources and tools for a combined, powerful and shared support system for their current and future members. [PRWEB Feb 17, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Sign Up to Web Analytics Agency WebtraffIQ
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has appointed web analytics vendor WebtraffIQ http://www.webtraffiq.com/ to provide customary and bespoke analysis for its website http://www.iwf.org.uk. [PRWEB Feb 17, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Famous Author Eric Schiffer Stars In Cameo In New Feature Film "Boys Klub" with Beau Bridges and Rachael Hunter.
Cameo roles for celebrities in films is become a fashion these days. The latest to hit the big screen is famous best selling author Eric Schiffer. Schiffer stars in a major cameo performance role in the newly released Monarch Entertainment film "Boys Klub" starring Beau Bridges ("The Fabulous Baker Boy's), Supermodel Rachael Hunter, and Morris Day ("Purple Rain"). [PRWEB Feb 17, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Wharton Fellows Announces Executive Education Master Classes in Washington, DC, Copenhagen and Milan, and Miami
Executive Education Program Provides Lifelong Learning for Senior Executives on Critical Issues [PRWEB Feb 17, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

uCertify First to Offer Exam Simulation PrepKit for CIW Exam 1D0-510
uCertify (February 15, 2005) uCertify, a market leader in IT certification exam preparations and training, launched world's first Complete Interactive Exam simulation with the Study guides and Articles for the new CIW Exam 1D0-510. [PRWEB Feb 18, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

CATO (GH) Collaborates with PAX (U.S.A)
Ghanaian based Cultural & Academic Travel Organisation (CATO) (www.catointl.org) collaborates with PAX U.S.A to recruit Senior Secondary School students to participate in academic and cultural exchanges in the US. [PRWEB Feb 18, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

Literature as Exploration Author Louise Rosenblatt Dies at 100
Louise M. Rosenblatt, distinguished educator, reading researcher, and author, died Tuesday, February 8. She was 100. [PRWEB Feb 18, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:19 p.m..

AECDaily.com Free Online Continuing Education Leading the Way
The future of continuing education for AEC professionals looking to further their knowledge and gain valuable Continuing Education credits is online. The AEC Daily Corporation is proud to be a leader in the Online Continuing Education industry offering its members a wide variety of totally free online courses. [PRWEB Feb 18, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Teaching Orchestra and Strings Spotlighted in New Publication from MENC: The National Association for Music Education
Spotlight on Teaching Orchestra is Latest In Popular Music Education Series [PRWEB Feb 18, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

US Department of Education Commends Texas Group for School Partnerships Twenty-Five Year Commitment to Students also Celebrated
Groups and individuals ranging from television stations to school principals were honored by a Texas-based non-profit organization for their outstanding contributions to the progress of education and commended for their efforts by the United States Department of Education. [PRWEB Feb 18, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Communication Skills Get Extreme Makeover with Coaching that is Up Close and Extremely Personal
Executive Coaching Team Takes Cue From Reality TV and Moves In With Their Clients To Help Them Take Their Business, Careers and Relationships To The Next Level. Call It an Extreme Makeover From The Inside Out. [PRWEB Feb 18, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

New Company Offers Flash Video Tutorials to Everyone and has Free Media to Train you to Become Absolutely Fantastic with Your PC
Understanding the basics of computers is essential to your productivity. Not only are these training videos for your PC. They will also show you step by step how to use mailing software, how to do e-currency trading and how to do Forex trading. [PRWEB Feb 19, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

School for Children with Autism Gets Support from Long Island Merchants
Long Island New York businesses Step Up To give a Helping Hand to a School dedicated to Autistic Children [PRWEB Feb 19, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Carry Permit Training in Appleton
Joel Rosenberg, "the man who wrote the book" on handgun carry permit training in Minnesota, will be conducting a carry permit training class at the Appleton Sportsman's Club on March 4. [PRWEB Feb 19, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Mission Research Empowering Nonprofits with Business Muscle
First complete professional management platform for nonprofits debuts at DEMO@15! - GiftWorks blends ease-of-use and affordability. [PRWEB Feb 19, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Oklahoma Book Award Finalist
Who's Rocking the Cradle? Women Pioneers of Oklahoma Politics from Socialism to the KKK, 1900-1930 [PRWEB Feb 19, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Top Pop and Country Music Stars Answer the Question "Why Music?" in PSA Series Produced by MENC: The National Association for Music Education
Patty Loveless, Jane Monheit, Jonathan Sheffer Join Line-up of Award- Winning Series to Air During Music In Our Schools Month® 2005 [PRWEB Feb 20, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Veterinary Students At Pima Medical Institute Get Sneak Peak
The Veterinary Assistant students at Pima Medical Institute, 780 Bay Blvd, Suite 101 in Chula Vista received a memorable behind-the-scenes view of veterinary care in marine biology when they visited Sea World and the Wildlife Rescue Center. [PRWEB Feb 20, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Assistive Technology Solutions for the At-Risk Students
Pigeonholes are for Pigeons Assistive Technology Solutions for the At-Risk Students Pigeonholes are for Pigeons is the first book of a 4 part series written by Dr. Steve Timmer We will show you that in many cases, for less than what you spend on pencils, you can help the entire school population. The question is, "Are you willing to help everyone?" [PRWEB Feb 20, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Make your Financial Dreams Come True by Cashing in on the Power of TV! While Speaking Out for a Toxic Free America. Join Linda Chaé & Antonio Alvarez in Utah & Ohio
Individuals and groups are invited to attend a Toxic Alarm Seminar/Workshop free of charge as Ms. Linda Chaé Speaks Out for a "Toxic Free America." Linda Chaé will be featured on the "Toxic Free America" Segment on 19Action News HYPHEN scheduled to air February 28, 2005. Individuals are also invited to attend a Business Opportunity Seminar/Workshop free of charge. These events will take place on February 24, 2005 HYPHEN February 26, 2005 in Salt Lake City & Pleasant Grove, Utah and on March 3, 2005 HYPHEN March 5, 2005 in Medina & Cleveland, Ohio. [PRWEB Feb 20, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Fund-Raiser Groups Stop to Smell the Roses
A wholesale fresh flower importer is helping churches, schools and other groups raise money with beautiful fresh flowers. [PRWEB Feb 20, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Princess Sumaya University for Technology Appoints TRACCS HYPHEN Jordan as Its Public Relations Agency
Princess Sumaya University for Technology Appoints TRACCS HYPHEN Jordan as its Public Relations Agency [PRWEB Feb 21, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Emergency Planning Made Easy for Community Agencies - Free Training Feb 28th
Representatives from Contra Costa County nonprofits and community service agencies, are invited to the FREE disaster preparedness training "Agency Emergency Plan Basics" on Monday, February 28th, 2005. [PRWEB Feb 21, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

'Free Voices' Speak Out for Prisoners
Voices of the Free teams up with Alpha Books, Harper Collins, Inner Ocean, and others to bring a literature library to inmates at New York's Rikers Island. [PRWEB Feb 21, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

H-Realms Hosting Announces Significant Growth; Revamped Image; "Send a Student to College" Program
H-Realms Hosting, the web hosting and consulting entity of nonprofit organization InnoCentric, announces significant growth and a revamped image; plans to account for growth; "Send a student to college" Program [PRWEB Feb 21, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

The New Breed of Professionals: Leaving Traditional Jobs for Meaningful Careers
Self-help philosophy, Oprah, Dr. Phil and more. Today's information age is breeding a whole new brand of entrepreneurs; in fact millions of North Americans now work from home, while others are finding the work of their dreams at middle age. Holistic counselors, multi-level marketing, career coaches and a slew of other professions, to numerous to mention are opening doors to new possibilities for thousand of people who are yearning for more than just financial gain, but a feeling of freedom, creative satisfaction and autonomy that comes from an out-of the box profession. [PRWEB Feb 21, 200 From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

TAGteach International Announces Professional Certification Seminars for Coaches and Teachers in the TAGteach Method and the Positive Reinforcement Delivery System
TAGteach International is offering two seminars for professional certification of TAGteach instructors. Attendees will learn how to apply the TAGteach method and will receive standing as TAGteach certified teachers upon successful completion of the 2-day program. TAGteach is a positive reinforcement-based teaching system that has application in sports, in physical therapy and in the classroom. The seminars will be held in Wingate University: Metro College, 110 Matthews Station Street, Matthews, NC 28105 on May 21-22, 2005, at a Dancer's Dream Studio, Marblehead, MA July 16-July 17, 2005. From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

DigiPie Adds Audio Blogs and Podcasts
The DigiPie vision of a future where the creators of digital content are in control is becoming more and more tangible every day. [PRWEB Feb 21, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Pittsburgh Teens Prepare to Demonstrate Prowess for Design, Engineering and Strategy at FIRST Robotics Competition (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
Thirty-two teams of high school students from across the U.S. and Canada, including four Pittsburgh area teams, have been tasked with the challenge and excitement of designing and building an original robot in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (www.usfirst.org). Six weeks of intense design and construction will culminate in the Pittsburgh Regional FIRST competition at the Petersen Events Center on March 10-12 where the teams of students and engineering and technical mentors will demonstrate their skill for science, mathematics and techno From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Close Encounters with Serial Killers Inspire Book
"Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters" a history book by Peter Vronsky recently published by Penguin Berkley Books, was inspired by the author's two brief encounters with serial killers before they were captured. [PRWEB Feb 22, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Finally! The Publishing Industry's First Detailed Variable Data Print (1:1 Print Marketing) Data
"Variable Data Printing 2005: Publishers" is written specifically for publishers, and in its pages, TWGA provides its most detailed look at the adoption and growth of variable data printing (also called "personalization" or "1:1 marketing) in the book, magazine, and catalog publishing marketplaces. [PRWEB Feb 22, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Roadblocks to Empowerment
Empowerment is critical to customer service and rarely practiced. There are six major roadblocks that prevent empowerment from being used effectively in most firms.They don't understand it. They fear it. They don't trust employees -- or customers. They develop rigid policies and procedures. They don't train their employees and their vision is short-sighted. [PRWEB Feb 22, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Armchair Millionaire Community Bulletin: Get the Most from Your Employee Benefit Package
Failing to take full advantage of your employee benefits is like saying no to a raise. Investigate your benefit package carefully to find out how you can get the most from it. [PRWEB Feb 22, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Can Software Really Unleash Your Creative Genius? Think Again... and Again! New Idea Generating Tools Show Promise for Business, Coaching, Writing
Idea-generating software gets beyond the lab and into the Classroom, Executive Suite, the Writer's Toolbox and even the Therapists Couch. Research has proven that though creative thinking can't be replaced by software, it can dramatically boost the number and quality of decision making, and the creative output. Many are calling it their "secret weapon"... for now. [PRWEB Feb 22, 2005] From PR Web on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

podcasting - the experiment
So because I only understand things by tinkering with them, I've decided to tinker with podcasting. I am convinced from an intellectual perspective that this one of the most important net-related developments in a long time. But I need to understand it more than intellectually. Thus, with thanks to Dave Winer and Adam Curry for start-up advice, an experiment in podcasting begins. I have started, however, exactly where they said I should not -- reading written texts. Wired has encouraged me to podcast readings of my columns, and as that was an easy and dLessig Blog on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

is there such a hack?
So I travel too much, and leaving my family is now driving me insane. (Last year, 186 nights in hotels). Today I experimented with making a presentation remotely. If you've seen me, and my presentations, this actually might be better than me being present -- all the action is on the screen. The problem is technical. There's no good way to stream a wide range of content -- video, audio, slide presentations. And there's no simple way to remotely run a computer. But the latter seems the simpler hack: I'd like to be able to send a CD of my presentation to a place I'm t From Lessig Blog on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

is there such a product?
In a comment to my last post, Is there such a hack?, Andrew Ducker writes, If you're going to be sending the presentation in advance and then synchronising it to your voice over the internet, why not shortcut the whole process and simply add your voice to the presentation. They can just watch/listen to the presentation and you can take questions "live" at the end. The other advantage there being that you can also allow people to download the presentations, giving you worldwide coverage! Indeed, why do From Lessig Blog on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

wow (as in thank you)
I can't express adequately how grateful I am for the help in response to my two questions. I intend to tinker through the suggestions I can (I work in a Mac environment, so Windows-only solutions won't work for me), and report back on what I learn. I'm especially grateful to jb's suggestion: Sure, I'll make whatever I have available for people to work with however they want. Meanwhile, give me some time to process this, and I'll report back what I learn. And again, thank you. From Lessig Blog on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Freedom of Expression - CC-free as well
Kembrew McLeod's great new book, Freedom of Expression, has just been released. You can buy it from Amazon, or download it under a Creative Commons license here. Ha From Lessig Blog on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

new code, good code
So in response to my request for a simple hack to enable me to advance a slide remotely, I got lots of great advice about installing VNC on whatever machine I wanted to do this on. That's a great suggestion, but a bit of overkill (and likely to create some suspicion with some network administrators), though it did show me how to make it easy to help my Mom on the Mac I bought for her (and why doesn't Apple sell a version of Apple Remote for kids helping parents learn how to use Macs?). But what I was hoping for in a ha From Lessig Blog on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

MCEETYA Joint Statement on Education and Training in the Information Economy
The Joint Statement on Education and Training in the Information Economy articulates a national vision for the integration of ICT into teaching and learning, to improve the quality and standard of education and training for all Australians. The Australian Government is playing a leadership role in facilitating important national work that will: improve access to education and training; lay a foundation for future economic and social prosperity; create an innovative society and avoid costly duplication of effort. From EdNA Online on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Issues Paper - Rationalising Responsibility for Higher Education in Australia
This paper seeks to provide a basis on which to start an informed debate around the issue of rationalising the responsibility for higher education in Australia. It sets the scene by describing the evolving nature of Federal and State involvement in higher education and the implications of the current division of responsibilities between the Australian Government and the State and Territory governments.DEST, December 2004 From EdNA Online on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Copyright Act including the Free Trade Agreement - available
A consolidated version of the Copyright Act, including the Free Trade Agreement which came into force on 1 January 2005, is now available. The consolidated version incorporates the amendments, made by the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004 and the Copyright Legislation Amendment Act 2004, which are intended to implement the Australia/US Free Trade Agreement. The amendments came into force on 1 January 2005. From EdNA Online on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

myfuture Evaluation Survey
All users of the myfuture website are encouraged to complete the survey. It is assumed that you are either exploring your career options; or helping others in exploring their career options. Ideally, you will be familiar with the website prior to taking the survey. However, if you havent used myfuture, we still encourage you to complete the survey, as it also includes more general questions regarding your needs and expectations of a career information service. From EdNA Online on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

National Metadata Infrastructure Workshop - Report available
The national Metadata Infrastructure Workshop was held in Melbourne on 11 February as part of the IDEA! event. It involved a stocktake of current activities, and looked at developing a draft framework of Australian metadata standardisation. From EdNA Online on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Blogs and Wikis
Have you wondered about blogs and wikis and how they can be used in education and training? This page provides a rich collection of information about what blogs and wikis are and what they do, and also how you can use them as a tool in education and training. From EdNA Online on February 22, 2005 at 12:18 p.m..

Fiorina's lesson for female CEOs
Also: Gamblers bet $180 million per day on virtual poker tables. [News.com Extra] From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 12:17 p.m..

Is a PC landfill tax inevitable?
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh digs into a proposal to clean up a landfill mess caused by electronic junk. From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 12:17 p.m..

U.S. makes first arrest for spim
Teen allegedly sent 1.5 million unsolicited instant messages--or spim--to members of the MySpace.com online networking service. From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 12:17 p.m..

Apple resellers, consumers sue Mac maker
Suit accuses Apple of not honoring warranties and misappropriating trade secrets from its resellers, among other charges. From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 12:17 p.m..

Paris Hilton's cell phone hacked?
The contents of the socialite's cell phone are posted on the Net, including celebrities' phone numbers and e-mail addresses. From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 12:17 p.m..

Photos: Hot-button games
Tanks, blood, machine guns--some lawmakers and advocacy groups say enough is enough when it comes to violence in games. From CNET News.com on February 22, 2005 at 12:17 p.m..

RSS: News You Choose
Publishers and webmasters provide content and news in an RSS feed. Users view the content of interest in an RSS reader or news aggregator. The aggregator or reader contains the collection of feeds that are of interest to the user. As the RSS feed is updated the content in the reader or aggregator updates with the new information. At any point, users can remove a feed from their aggregator or reader and no longer receive information from that source. Ultimately, the user is choosing the news and content they wish to view. Complete Article - RSS Blog on February 22, 2005 at 11:59 a.m..

Thar's Gold in Them Thar Voucher Schools!
Kimberly Miller writes in The Palm Beach Post today of the purchase by an investment firm of a Florida voucher school company. "A private investment firm that owns the largest ice manufacturer in the United States, makes plus-sized clothes and oversees a leading cabinet company has been educating Florida's disabled students -- and doing it with... From Brain Frieze on February 22, 2005 at 11:55 a.m..

Elgg Beta coming soon
For the past 4 months we have been doing Alpha testing of Elgg and I would like to extend a warm thank you to those who spent some time trying it out. We are getting ever closer to opening up... From ERADC Blog on February 22, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

Secret Service: Internet fraud threatens U.S. economy - Spencer Swartz, Reuters
Internet fraudsters, motivated by money and armed with sophisticated technology, pose an increased economic threat as they steal private data from companies and individuals, the director of the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday. "There is no longer any do From Techno-News Blog on February 22, 2005 at 11:50 a.m..

Lawmakers want to protect consumer privacy - Kelly Kearsley, Associated Press
Citizens fed up with e-mail scams, devious computer "spyware" and even unwanted calls on their cell phones may soon have a reason to thank the State Legislature. The House Technology, Energy and Communications Committee approved a package of bills Thursd From Techno-News Blog on February 22, 2005 at 11:50 a.m..

Skype, Motorola Push VoIP - Sean Michael Kerner, Internet News
Motorola and Skype today announced a new partnership to help the companies advance their mobile VoIP solutions. The new partnership is set to develop connectivity options and access for Skype users on Motorola devices. The first part of that partnership From Techno-News Blog on February 22, 2005 at 11:50 a.m..

The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association, an organization that advocates for ...
The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association, an organization that advocates for improving the salaries and status of librarians and support staff, is sponsoring the second annual National Library Workers Day - April 12, during ALA-sponsored National Library Week From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 22, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

Digital Lifestyle Day
Digital Lifestyle Day 05 is underway here in Munich and happily my panel was not only the very first one, but I was the first speaker. So now my work is done and I can enjoy the conference and the mingling and the snacks and coffee! It's been very interesting so far and fun to share the stage with people like Caterina (from flickr.com) and Michael (from last.fm). My brain's bubbling with lots of thoughts, most of which would be clearer if I weren't quite so tired. Still, the conference is fun so far. Check out the website for more information, I believe they're putting up s From megnut on February 22, 2005 at 11:45 a.m..

Escribir para la Web
Enlaces de apoyo a la sesión sobre Escritura para medios digitales. Comparto con Gabriel García Máquez la premisa de que "Lo primero al escribir para Internet es saber escribir...". A partir de allí, hay algunas técnicas que pueden resultar útiles... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on February 22, 2005 at 10:52 a.m..

Research on how artefacts support thinking and knowledge creation
In my yesterday's post on Blogging as creating space for important I mentioned that "I can go into a body of research on how artefacts support thinking and knowledge creation, but I wouldn't". Well, BensonBear asks to do so:No, please go into the body of reasearch on how artefacts support thinking. Perhaps point to a survey paper? If you are not familiar, look up Andy Clark's work in philosophy of mind on "linguistic scaffolding". Don't t From Mathemagenic on February 22, 2005 at 10:51 a.m..

Moreover Technologies and Factiva have announced that web content from Moreover will be integrated i ...
Moreover Technologies and Factiva have announced that web content from Moreover will be integrated into the Factiva Insight line of media monitoring and reputation management solutions From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 22, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..

Collaboration in the E-Workplace is a two-day conference designed to help you learn how to select an ...
Collaboration in the E-Workplace is a two-day conference designed to help you learn how to select and implement collaboration technologies in your organisation. Expert speakers and case studies will address how to combine the key success factors for collaboration projects, including strategy, technology, and people and culture, to achieve strategic business objectives - 1-2 June 2005 - Paris, France From Peter Scott's Library Blog on February 22, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..

The Resurrection of Indie Radio
FM never sounded so freaking good. How the coming digital boom -- and Big Radio's bottom line -- is driving the new golden age of multichannel, microniche broadcasting. By Charles C. Mann from Wired magazine. From Wired News on February 22, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

Looks Count for Cell Phones
Using a phone to talk? That's so '90s. The humble mobile is becoming more a fashion statement than a simple communications device. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe. From Wired News on February 22, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

The Web Not the Death of Language
Linguists fear that instant messaging and e-mail are responsible for language deteriorating. Others find the medium allows more people to write and report college students are more articulate than expected. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on February 22, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

A Fluid Look at the News
Jonathan Harris is the brains behind the ever-changing 10x10 photo news site, and he's developing other novel ways to look at information. By David Cohn. From Wired News on February 22, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

Feathers in PCs No Birdbrain Idea
Chickens make a tasty meal, sure, but did you know that their feathers may one day be used in computers? Researchers are experimenting with recycling clucker coverings into circuit boards. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on February 22, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

DNA Tests Offer Clues to AIDS
Sophisticated technology lets researchers track countless mutations in HIV strains. The goal: taking the guesswork out of treatment. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on February 22, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

Graeme Daniel
Maths education is important. In this newsletter we bring together many of the issues, concerns and approaches. Fascinating reading. From wwwtools on February 22, 2005 at 9:48 a.m..

Older Hands Find Place in a New Course
A new initiative gives out-of-work New Yorkers a chance to take classes at an Ivy League university, then puts them to work on projects that use what they have learned. From New York Times: Education on February 22, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

In School Talent Searches, Good Managers Are in Demand
A Wave of retirements and growing pressures make the recruiting of superintendents difficult and pricey. From New York Times: Education on February 22, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Judicial Enforcement
A rare ruling on New York City schools sets an amount for other branches to pay. From New York Times: Education on February 22, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Doctors See a Big Rise in Injuries as Young Athletes Train Nonstop
Doctors say it is as if they have happened upon a new childhood disease, and the cause is the overaggressive culture of organized youth sports. From New York Times: Education on February 22, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Need Focus? A Course Might Help
Increasingly, small-business owners are using colleges and government training centers to brush up on skills or learn new ones. From New York Times: Education on February 22, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Women in Physics Match Men in Success
A recent report says that after they earn a bachelor's degree in physics, American women are just as successful as men at climbing the academic ladder. From New York Times: Education on February 22, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Compliance Major Driver of Learning
Das ist keine gute Nachricht: "A recent scan by The MASIE Center pointed out a major new trend: Compliance Driven Learning and Training. Organizations are reporting increases from 10% to 48% in the amount of training and learning that is... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

eleed - e-learning & education
Bereits für letzten Dezember angekündigt, ist es jetzt da: Das Journal eleed, das "eine Plattform für neue wissenschaftliche Forschungsergebnisse aus dem weitgefächerten Gebiet des E-Learnings bieten" will. Die Initiatoren setzen auf Open Access und einen Reviewing-Prozess, um "eine hohe... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Back from Vancouver
In one sentence: lots of excellent people were met. I got to catch up with Vancouverites Jon "Wirearchy" Husband, Roland "VanEats" Tanglao, Boris "Hesse Eier" Mann, Brian Lamb, Dick "Blame Canada" Hardt, and the recently transplanted Serge "Coach" Labelle and Aaron "EatDrinkFeelGood" of Montreal who took me to the only decent latte joint in t From Seb's Open Research on February 22, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Reflecting on my role
On the plane and 41,000 feet over the plain right now, sneaking away from the sun, contemplating the curvature of the earth, and smelling the oranges that my next-row neighbors are peeling. Reflecting on how fortunate I am to be part of such an amazing creative network. I've devoted the past few years to weaving myself among the people who are pushing the net forward, translating needs into tools. I've spent lots of time and energy "on social duty", listening, reaching out, and trying hard to connect the unconnected, sometimes successfully, other times less so. While I' From Seb's Open Research on February 22, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Monday, February 21, 2005
I apologize for the lack of new postings lately, but as I previously mentioned, I am very busy with work and there is no end in sight. From RHPT.com on February 22, 2005 at 2:50 a.m..

Internet Usage: Is it Just Black vs. White?
Paul Chenoweth takes the Pew Internet & American Life Project to task for focusing on the differences between black and white users of the Web. With significant differences in several cultural groups he's right to wonder why the focus in the study seems to be along racial lines. ...in terms of reporting, this is not an issue of discrimination of one race... From Brain Frieze on February 22, 2005 at 2:49 a.m..

Farewell Hunter S. Thompson
Reading Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was a watershed moment in my young life. Having led a fairly sheltered small town existence centered around work, school, and church, that book opened my eyes in a big way. Not that it made me want to rush out and ingest lots of illegal substances, but that there were people that were so weird and flat-out crazy in the world and that they could write about their craziness and be funny while doing it. As I... From Brain Frieze on February 22, 2005 at 2:49 a.m..

Another Bookmarklet Tool- Quick Furl Search
I cannot claim this was an Urgent/Important task, but my curiosity got the better of me... I made a new bookmarklet tool that allows me to run a search against my furl-ed sites either by entering the search terms or by highlighting the words in any web mouse-selectable content. This avoids having to load a search interface , and may save me seconds of precious time ;-) Like I said, it was just a fun little programming task. See the new Furl Search Maker: cogdogblog on February 22, 2005 at 1:48 a.m..

E-moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online
eLearning Reviews: E-moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 22, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Is the blackness of the Digital Divide about race or culture?
"A Pew Internet & American Life Project study last year showed 43 percent of blacks in the United States using the Internet compared with 67 percent of whites." This quote appears in the article, AP Black technology campaign brings awareness... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 22, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

NorthernVoice 5
Northern Voice - Canadian Blogging Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 19, 2005 A great list of resources NewPRWiki - Resources.NorthernVoice05... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 22, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Videogaming Success and the Four Principles of Good Education
Yesterday's Boston Globe ran an article that asked what kind of culture is being produced by video games. The article, written by the father of an eleven-year-old son, lists the pros and cons of the our videogame culture and ends... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 22, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..