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FLOSSE Posse Group Weblog: Open Source/Open Content in Education
I was just notified of a new group weblog titled FLOSSE (Free/Libre and Open Source Software in Education) Posse. "The reason for our existence is to start a conversation in the blogosphere about Open Source and Open Content in Education."... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on February 23, 2005 at 10:55 p.m..

WWW2005 Workshop on the Weblogging Ecosystem (Seb Paquet)
This workshop will take place during the WWW2005 conference in Chiba, Japan. The deadline for electronic submission is March 4, and the papers from the previous workshop of the same name can be found here.... From Corante: Social Software on February 23, 2005 at 10:49 p.m..

iDealism
Great student editorial in the Duke Chronicle, "encouraging" Duke to get into the 21st century with an OpenCourseWare project. Best quote of the article: "Duke, its ambitious mission statement notwithstanding, appears more concerned with undergraduate nymphets spreading baby oil on each other than with the spread of knowledge." Praise the day when enlightened students everywhere demand this level of service from their universities... From autounfocus on February 23, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the World's Poorest Citizens, Makes His Case
Last year, a panel of judges from Wharton joined with Nightly Business Report to name the 25 most influential business people of the last 25 years. On that list was Muhammad Yunus, managing director of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and a pioneer in the practice of microcredit lending. Grameen Bank received formal recognition as a private independent bank in 1983 and, as of this month, had dispersed close to $5 billion in loans to four million borrowers. Grameen's strategy is to offer miniscule loans to very poor people, giving them the means to generate income and work their way out of pover From Knowledge@Wharton on February 23, 2005 at 9:58 p.m..

In eBay's Success May Lie Hints of Trouble Ahead
When eBay reported its 2004 financial results on January 19, it looked like business as usual. Annual revenue was up 51% from a year ago, and net income jumped 76%. But then the company cut its outlook for 2005 and rankled customers with a fee increase. On Wall Street the Internet darling got panned as shares tumbled 19% in one day (January 20). Are these issues short-term growing pains or the beginning of something worse? Is eBay becoming a mature company that won't be able to keep up its heady growth? And what competitors are targeting eBay? Wharton experts say there's no need to g From Knowledge@Wharton on February 23, 2005 at 9:58 p.m..

Banks Face Added Risks in a Tough New Regulatory Arena
For banks to manage their risks successfully, they must ensure that their key decision makers are accurately gauging the environment around them: If their assumptions about significant changes in the markets are wrong or outdated, they are liable to make bad decisions. Not surprisingly, some of the most critical changes in recent years involve regulation -- one of the topics discussed by panelists at a recent Wharton conference called "Financial Risk Management in Practice: The Known, the Unknown and the Unknowable." Panelists included Charles Sanford, the former chairman of Bankers From Knowledge@Wharton on February 23, 2005 at 9:58 p.m..

Investing in Africa Can Be a Challenge -- But Good Deals Are on the Horizon
Winston Churchill once described Russia as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." The same might be said today about the economy of Africa. The continent is endowed with a trove of natural and agricultural resources, yet among its 54 countries are some of the poorest in the world. South Africa made a successful transition to democracy, yet a number of the continent's governments remain inefficient and/or corrupt. Africa is home to some of the oldest civilizations on earth, yet its economic development stubbornly lags the rest of the world. Participants in the recent W From Knowledge@Wharton on February 23, 2005 at 9:58 p.m..

Turnaround Artist Stephen Cooper Is Swamped: First Enron, Now Krispy Kreme, and More to Come
Just as corporate-turnaround specialist Stephen F. Cooper was winding down his job as interim CEO of bankrupt Enron Corp., he was hired to rescue Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. Cooper, chairman of corporate restructuring firm Kroll Zolfo Cooper, LLC, is confident it won't be long before he is fielding the next corporate 911 call. The economy is rebounding and tough new corporate-governance rules are in effect, but people in his line of work can count on human nature to provide ample business. "The reforms penalize unethical behavior, but none of the new rules does anything to prevent m From Knowledge@Wharton on February 23, 2005 at 9:58 p.m..

Food Fight: Obesity Raises Difficult Marketing Questions
Mention the word "obesity" and just about the only point of agreement is that the problem has indeed reached critical proportions. Obesity is routinely described as a global epidemic not only in the United States and Western Europe but in countries like South Africa, China and Brazil. It threatens to overwhelm health care systems with a flood of weight-related illnesses, ranging from diabetes to heart disease. Given this reality, what should the response be from companies that manufacture, sell and/or advertise high-calorie, high-fat foods? Should these companies change their marketi From Knowledge@Wharton on February 23, 2005 at 9:58 p.m..

Five Takes on Creative Leadership
How do you lead an increasingly diverse, creative and eclectic workforce? It's a question that senior executives at this month's Wharton West Leadership Conference tried to answer based on their own leadership experiences. In the following stories, Knowledge@Wharton reports on presentations by Michael Crooke, president and CEO of Patagonia; Anne Livermore, executive vice president of Hewlett-Packard; Vivek Paul, vice chair and president of Wipro Technologies; and Brent Assink and John Goldman, executive director and president, respectively, of the San Francisco Symphony. This section From Knowledge@Wharton on February 23, 2005 at 9:58 p.m..

Vioxx and Other Painkillers:More Confusion, Less Relief?
The latest development in the controversy over the class of drugs known as Cox-2 inhibitors -- including Vioxx, sold by Merck, and Celebrex and Bextra, sold by Pfizer -- came last week when an advisory panel of the federal Food and Drug Administration ruled that these drugs' potential benefits outweigh their risks for some patients and should be allowed back on the market, with certain restrictions. Far from being resolved, the issue continues to raise questions about the nation's drug-testing and regulatory system and is another blow to the once-unassailable pharmaceutical industry, From Knowledge@Wharton on February 23, 2005 at 9:58 p.m..

Protect your site from Google's new toolbar
To the delight of gadget freaks and the consternation of some designers, Google's new Autolink feature sticks links on your site that you didn't put there. You can't fight City Hall, but you can use JavaScript to turn off these "smart" links. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on February 23, 2005 at 9:48 p.m..

Watch Out for Leon
Look out fellow bloggers, Leon Lighips a.k.a Guru of the Obvious is going after your Technorati ratings and is planning on becoming king of the Long Tail, the A-List of all A-Lists.... From cogdogblog on February 23, 2005 at 8:48 p.m..

filtering, not acquisition
"It's not acquisition but reliable filtering", says Eric Garland, with respect to TV networks and the movie industry. Only yesterday I downloaded ANT. It's nothing else but an RSS-enclosure aggregator with integrated media-player. It works according to a simple principle: download and play what you subscribe to. It makes especially sense for short pieces of content I think: clips, news, ... Now the challenge is to find worthwhile content in the huge networked library of the Internet. A filter for From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 23, 2005 at 8:47 p.m..

Doom! Doom! Doom! (a.k.a., Newspaper Classifieds)
Peter M. Zollman, fellow contributor to this blog and publisher of Classified Intelligence Report, sent out a note to his subscribers yesterday that is a "chilling warning" to newspaper classified ad managers. Reporting from the recent Southern Classified Advertising Managers Association meeting, he says that the assembled ad managers were told "to reinvent their businesses -- now -- or see them forever disappear."Zollman pulled out a couple important quote From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 23, 2005 at 7:54 p.m..

Siemens Mobile Acceleration invests in 3DiS
Siemens Mobile Acceleration (SMAC), an investor in early stage wireless companies, has completed its first investment in 3DiS, which provides fleet operators with an end-to-end vehicle management system. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

One.Tel expands use of Motive software
UK communications provider One.Tel’s use of Motive software is to enable customers to resolve their own issues. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Sony Ericsson launches mobile, online reality game
Handset maker Sony Ericsson has introduced a reality game where the six finalists are to embark on a 12-day trip around the world to engage in a series of live challenges. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

T-Mobile, Toucan to launch MVNO in UK
German mobile operator T-Mobile and UK residential telecoms services provider Toucan have entered a post-paid mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) partnership. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Van der Hoop Bankiers enters outsourcing deal with BT
BT is to manage Dutch financial company Van der Hoop’s IT systems, desktops, WAN and LAN. The British telco will also take-on the bank’s IT employees. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Bloggers and the Constitution
Our fearless blog leader, Steve Outing, devotes his Editor & Publisher column this month to answering objections from traditional newspaper editors to the idea of embracing citizen journalism -- and news as conversation rather than lecture. It's a strong piece, but I thought one objection deserved an additional response: "Clearly though, weblogs are not grassroots journalism. Journalism has highly regarded ethical standards. It's the only p From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 23, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Join Our Ocotillo Hybrid Courses Guest Discussions
The week of February 28, 2005 through March 4 , our Ocotillo Hybrid Course Structures group is hosting an asynchronous discussion board activity. We are pleased and fortunate to have Bob Kaleta and staff from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Learning Technology Center (LTC) as our guests, and they will be checking the board to ask/answer questions and hopefully provoke some good discussion. The UWM Hybrid web site is one of the must h From cogdogblog on February 23, 2005 at 6:48 p.m..

Israeli spy kicked out of Australia for using "honeypot" methods
Amir Laty, an Israeli spy posing as a diplomat, was kicked out of Australia for trying to gain access to sensitive information by seducing female spies, diplomats, specialists and even journalists. Laty developed relationships with the Australian Attorney-General's daughter, Caitlin Ruddock, and women from the Defence Intelligence Organisation and the Prime Minister and Cabinet Office's international policy unit. His activities came under suspicion after he met a former Israeli Army officer imprisoned in a NSW jail for importing drugs. News.com.au, ABC Radio From kuro5hin.org on February 23, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Toyota Motorsport, Dassault Systemes improve F1 driver conditions with PLM technology
The cockpit ergonomics of the Panasonic Toyota Racing Formula 1 car is to be optimised with CATIA V5 Human Modelling tools. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Belgacom selects Italtel, Cisco to develop IP based multimedia services
Italian telecoms infrastructure provider Italtel and networking company Cisco Systems are to provide Belgian telco Belgacom with end-to-end integration of an IP-based NGN (next generation network) consolidated infrastructure. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Belgacom, Swisscom Fixnet form joint venture
Belgian telco Belgacom and Swiss telco Swisscom’s Fixnet are to establish a joint venture in which Belgacom is to own 72 per cent and Swisscom Fixnet 28 per cent of shares. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Alcatel, Microsoft develop IP TV services for broadband providers
French telecoms supplier Alcatel and US software company Microsoft are to develop an integrated IPTV delivery solution that is targeted at IPTV service providers worldwide. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Digital content protection market to reach €1.5bn in 2009 – report
Content protection revenue growth has been driven largely by the more mature digital pipelines: digital pay TV and DVD. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Nesta Futurelab, Microsoft launch programme for educators
Enquiring Minds, a partnership between Microsoft and Nesta Futurelab, is to develop tools, scenarios and assessment methods centred on the concept of children as creators of their own knowledge and enabled by technology. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Americans Teens Well Wired, but Not in Their Rooms
A new Gallup survey of media behavior finds that 28 percent of teens ages 13 to 17 have a computer and Internet access in their rooms. And 64 percent have a TV in their rooms. (MediaPost has a report on the survey.)There are a couple key reasons for the discrepancy between TV and Internet-connected computers in teens' room: first, PCs are still more expensive; and second, parents are wary of their kids running across inappropriate content such as pornography or From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 23, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Bloggy Journalism
Are blogs journalism? We're all getting tired of that question. (Short answer: Some are, some aren't.)Under the category of "Yes, That's Journalism," place New West Network, a new website/blog founded by former Industry Standard editor-in-chief Jonathan Weber. He describes the site as "a network of online communities devoted to the culture, economy, politics, environment and overall atmosphere of the Rocky Mountain West."It all sounds very much like a magazine, and 10 years ago someone founding something called N From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on February 23, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Information overload: questions
After first steps in our research on information overload things get a bit more clear for me: it seems that it's not about information overload, but our practices of dealing with information. Questions I find particularly interesting: How do you manage multitasking? Strategies, tips and tricks to handle multiple processes... How do you manage working with multiple sources needed for a task? Especially when there are a lo From Mathemagenic on February 23, 2005 at 5:51 p.m..

Helen is Coming To Town!
This Friday, the self-proclaimed "Grandmother of Electronic Portfolios", Helen Barrett is coming to town as our guest for our event "ePortfolio Dialogue Day: Digital Stories of Deep Learning for Students and Faculty", where we are expecting an audience of 90+ faculty and staff. The day's agenda is split-starting with a morning focus on student ePortfolios, with Helen presenting on her recent wor From cogdogblog on February 23, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Comreg proposes Voda, O2 networks be opened to MVNOs
The Irish communications regulator has found that the wholesale mobile access and call origination market in the country is not effectively competitive because of the joint dominance of Vodafone and O2. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Moble PC growth outpaces all other computing segments - report
The mobile PC market accounting for close to half of annual PC sales by the end of this decade predicts a report from research group In-Stat. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Paypal UK account growth up 144%
The online financial transaction service reckons that as many as one in three of Britain's 15m online shoppers use the company's transaction service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

BlogTalks 2.0
Good news - BlogTalk 2.0 papers are available as a book at Amazon.de or at Libri. Links to online versions of papers are here (if you are one of the authors make sure you add yours). This From Mathemagenic on February 23, 2005 at 4:51 p.m..

[ Gadgets Galore ]
Mobile PC magazine unveils its list of the Top 100 Gadgets of All Time. With the exception of a few unusual surprises, you will find a list of many of the usual suspects, with a nice emphasis on Apple's successes,... From futureStep | net.tech, academia, society & culture on February 23, 2005 at 4:01 p.m..

Moblikom Austria offers Bundesliga football content from Sport1.at
Goals from Austria's national soccer league, the Bundesliga, can now be viewed within moments by Mobilkom's A1 customers as a video on the Vodafone Live portal. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..

KPN acquires Freeler from ING
Freeler was established in September 1999 as an initiative of ING Bank, insurance company Nationale-Nederlanden and Postbank and has some 145,000 active customers. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..

Apple introduces colour-screen iPod Mini, slashes pricing on iPod Photo, standard mini
Apple has lowered the pricing of some of its digital music players, introducing an 4GB iPod mini selling for around $200 (€150). From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..

Russian authorities investigate Allofmp3.com
A legal Russian music download site that offers downloads at the knock-down price of €0.01 per megabyte are being investigated by the local authorities for alleged copyright infringement. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on February 23, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..

Blogs are Content
(Let me preface this by saying this is a very blog snooty post that I really hadn't intended to craft when I started, but, as they say, the spirit moved. I'm not sure how much sense it makes, so please feel free to let me know if any or all of it doesn't hold up.) Bud Hunt is a new teacher blogger who I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, and he's been doing some good blogging on his site. He's trying to get his own blog program up and running at his school, and I like the fact that he's willing to share the struggle with me and with others. I'm learning. From weblogged News on February 23, 2005 at 3:47 p.m..

PKM: purposes and practices
Following yesterday's post Piers started knowledgenetworker wiki page to think about PKM handbook:The idea behind the knowledgenetworker handbook is to try to define the routines and practices that help people successfully 'manage' both their knowledge and their network, and which work best. From Mathemagenic on February 23, 2005 at 2:52 p.m..

Halley's Bard moment
Halley does a might fine pastiche in response to Rebecca's request for bloggy sonnets. Here's the first quatrain: Let me not to the syndication of true blogs Admit impediments. Blog is not blog Which alters when it aggregation finds, Or bends with the question of Atom or Dave:... From Joho the Blog on February 23, 2005 at 2:49 p.m..

'Mirror neurons' track thoughts and intentions
This finding gives more reason for designing learning based on eliciting different perspectives and opinions. Guess that's why blogs are so 'mentally' engaging. In research published in PLoS Biology, scientists led by Marco Iacoboni discovered that the brain's "mirror neurons" are active when we are trying to work out other people's thoughts and intentions. 'Mirror neurons' are a set of cells in the frontal lobe of the brain, named because as well as From elearningpost on February 23, 2005 at 2:46 p.m..

DLF Scholars' Panel
http://www.diglib.org/use/scholars0406/ Het verslag van een onmoeting tussen de Digital Library Federation (DLF) en een aantal geleerden, experts in de ontwikkeling en het gebruik van digitale collecties: http://www.diglib.org/use/scholars0406/. De bijeenkomst, in juni 2004, was belegd door de DLF. De DLF was geïnteresseerd in de gedachten van wetenschappelijke gebruikers over de bruikbaarheid van digitale collecties voor het onderzoek. (Digitale) bibliotheken stellen steeds meer materiaal elektronisch ter beschikking, maar wat is er nu eigenlijk nodig om het materiaal werkelijk bruikbaar te From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on February 23, 2005 at 1:58 p.m..

What does a designer actually do?
I frequently come across a discussion about what design is, what it does and what a designer is doing. Lately a friend suggested that some definitions of design are descriptive (e.g. "Design is X"). These definitions don't work well in context of a scientific perspective, because they don't imply an agenda (especially no research agenda). See for instance these definitions about design and information design from IIID. On the very first homepage they quote Richard Gref&ampeacute;: Design is the intermediary between information and un From owrede_log on February 23, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

Macintosh: The Devil's Work
OK, either someone has an elaborate April Fool's Day joke online, or this pastor has been dipping into the Holy Water, if you know what I mean. Seems he thinks that Apple computers are just a front for secular humanists bent on conquering the world with an insidious "Switch" campaign. From an article titled "Evolutionism Propaganda" we learn: Lets look for a moment... From Brain Frieze on February 23, 2005 at 12:55 p.m..

Track2RSS Project- Track Packages Using RSS
This project seeks to provide a set of scripts for converting tracking information for packages from various carriers to the RSS format. Currently support is provided for UPS, Fedex Air and Ground, and the US Postal Service (USPS) Additional details on Track2RSS From RSS Blog on February 23, 2005 at 11:59 a.m..

Blue Collar and Proud Of It
We in the education field often have an unspoken bias when talking to kids about their future jobs. We assume that just because we went to college that college is the logical next step for our kids. But the fact of the matter is that not every student is going to go on to college and a career is in a white collar job, and there's nothing wrong with aspiring to something else. My own father raised 6 kids and lived a very fulfilled life as the owner of a cabinet and... From Brain Frieze on February 23, 2005 at 11:55 a.m..

Life as Adult Education
By Kellie Dearman - Many of the women in the documentary series, Second Chance: Making It Work have relied on adult education classes to help them create changes, but in almost all instances, life itself has been their first teacher.... From Adult/Continuing Education on February 23, 2005 at 11:50 a.m..

Firefox reaches 25 million downloads - Alorie Gilbert, CNET News
Look out, Microsoft. That's the message this week from the Mozilla Foundation, whose Web browser Firefox has surpassed 25 million downloads in 100 days. Mozilla, which released the free 1.0 program in November, says an average of 250,000 people download From Techno-News Blog on February 23, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

U.S. makes first arrest for spim - Will Sturgeon, CNET News
A U.S teenager has become the first person to be arrested on suspicion of sending unsolicited instant messages--or spim. Anthony Greco, 18, was lured from New York to Los Angeles under the pretence of a business meeting. He was arrested upon arrival at L From Techno-News Blog on February 23, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

Forget Spam. Have You Been "Spimmed"? - Rob McGann, ClickZ
Of the 52 million adult Americans who use instant messaging, approximately 30 percent have received "spim," or unsolicited commercial instant messages, according to a surveyPew Internet & American Life Project. This amounts to approximately 17 million ad From Techno-News Blog on February 23, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

Bridges over troubled water
A brief essay from Jim McGee that wanders along the personnel involved in the existence and usage of buildings and systems and how systems can be usable. I like the notion that highly flexible and highly focused systems and buildings work for their inhabitants. The challenge for the sponsor and the architect is to decide where to go and not to stop in the middle.I'd suggest to further deepen the empathy on the architects side more ethnographic analysis, iterative engineering, intergration and design would improve. From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 23, 2005 at 11:46 a.m..

A Blogging Classroom
I found the first article, A blogging classroom, on the blog of proximal development very interesting. I like the idea that as the students explore, for themselves, the potential of - in this case - weblogs their behaviour and roles... From ERADC Blog on February 23, 2005 at 10:54 a.m..

Tidy Service for MacOS X
This could be a very useful helper for the frequent HTML coder: an implementation of the HTML Tidy Library as MacOS X Service: this allows to clean up HTML code in any application. From owrede_log on February 23, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

How to Be an IPod Radio Star
He's gone from MTV to MP3, and now he's leading a grass-roots rebellion called podcasting. Why amateurs may soon rule the airwaves (begin download now). By Annalee Newitz from Wired magazine. From Wired News on February 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Paris Hilton: Hacked or Not?
Was the celebutant's Sidekick hacked, cracked or jacked? Or did she simply use the name of her air dog as a password? By Staci D. Kramer. From Wired News on February 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Toys to Please the Inner Geek
American International Toy Fair boasts plenty of techie newcomers to compete with the old standbys. Aspiring spies in particular seem to have many choices. Rachel Metz reports from New York. From Wired News on February 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Quit Your Job to Blog, Blog, Blog
Fulfilling the dream of every blogger on the net, Jason Kottke quit his day job to blog full time. But Kottke's making it hard on himself: He's shunning advertising in favor of reader donations. Hey, it works for NPR -- kinda. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on February 23, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

ID Theft Victims Could Lose Twice
People who suffer losses as a result of the recent ChoicePoint security breach are not likely to find a friend in the courts, even if they can prove the company is negligent in protecting their data. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on February 23, 2005 at 10:45 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 23, 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 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Cramped Fordham Plans to Expand at Lincoln Center
Fordham University plans to more than double the size of its Lincoln Center campus in an ambitious expansion that would be financed partly by two parcels of real estate. From New York Times: Education on February 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

New Libraries Make the City's Schools Come Alive
Since 2002, 31 new libraries have been built at some of the poorest elementary schools in New York, and they are spectacular to behold. From New York Times: Education on February 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Governors Seek Rise in High School Standards
Citing the paltry skills of many high school graduates, governors are calling for more rigorous standards and harder exams than states have already imposed. From New York Times: Education on February 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Harvard President Vows to Temper His Style With Respect
With his faculty threatening open revolt, the president of Harvard University promised that he would begin treating people more respectfully. From New York Times: Education on February 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Community Connections Calendar
Events and activities that invite engagement. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Career Voyages
Tailored to teens and young adults, this site from the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education has a wide range of information on occupations, training programs and job skills. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Career Builder
Job listings from newspaper classifieds and other sources, salary calculators and career advice. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Butterflies of North America
Produced by the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, this site provides species accounts of our native butterflies that include information about their behavior, life cycle, host plants and classification. Each species has a photo and a distribution map. Checklists of butterflies are included for every county in every state. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Blue Collar and Proud of It
Occupational descriptions and advice about training and apprenticeship programs for people who want to enter the blue collar workforce. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

blinkx
Use the blinkx search engine to locate information from tv and video broadcasts. It gives new meaning to web searching. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
Employee rankings of the best agencies and subagencies to work in the federal government. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Asian American Net
This multifaceted site exists to promote cultural ties between North America and Asia. One feature of this page is an extensive list of links on immigration topics. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Answer.com
Answers to a million (or more) questions, provided by Guru.net and free of charge. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

AnnualCreditReport
As a result of a new federal law, residents of Minnesota, after March 1, 2005, may request an annual free credit report from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies through this central site. Or phone toll free 1-877-322-8228 to request the report. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

America's Career InfoNet
Extensive online career resrouce, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Laobr. Includes occupation and industry information, state labor market resources, and numerous career tools. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Academic360
Links to faculty, staff, and administrative job announcements provided by colleges and universities at their web sites. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

ePortfolios
If you're wondering about the value of ePortfolios in high school, then read Helen Barrett's article in response to a student's question, "I am a student in high school. Why is it manditory for me to make a proficient on my portfolio for me to graduate? I have all of my credits to graduate, but if I make lower than an proficient I don't get to graduate."Would you r From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Taking back the Web
So how powerful is the blog as a marketing tool? One year ago I had about 50 visitors per month on this site. Today, I have more than 30,000. I just did a search for "harold" on Google, and of over 11 million articles, I am now on the first page; the last entry, but still page one. I know that this is a bit of vanity and I don't believe that this position will last [I may have been kicked to page two already], but the lesson here is that I have spent no money on advertising nor ma From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Business 101
I guess that everything you really wanted to know about business you already learned in kindergarten, or maybe even earlier. I was talking about some of my projects last night and summed up the same business process at work with each organisation. Basically, business is about connecting someone with a need to someone with a solution, usually through some kind of referral system. For instance if I need to get my roof fixed, I ask some friends and neighbours to recommend a good contactor. I take this information and filter it by who recommended whom and what my needs are. I then cont From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Small Businesses, Loosely Joined
Following on the last post that business is about networks, is this article from the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle about three individual business operators (craftsman, interior designer & architect) who team up in different ways for different projects: When they come together, the way that they work is as diverse as a buffet. Sometimes they recommend each other to their respective clients. Sometimes From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Repositories a thing of the past.
It seems we are all thinking the same thing. cogdogblog: If All The Learning Objects Are Web Pages Who Needs a Repository? On October 7, 2004 I posted the following entry, check out the how we are saying almost the... From Teaching and Developing Online. on February 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Google Teams up with Wikipedia: Woot!
Google donating bandwidth and servers to Wikipedia I was very happy to read about the above blog on Slashdot today. I've always had good feelings towards Google (it's always a good sign when folks that work there brag about great it is), and this decision really cinches it. Google is great! At this point, all I see is that Google has donated some equipment and From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Scientists Owned by Big Business
U.S. Scientists Say They Are Told to Alter Findings You know, I can't remember the last time I saw a Slashdot frontpage that didn't contain a mix of really good and really bad news. The above link really got me fired up this morning. It's not as though I was unaware of how much corruption these big business interests have brought to scientific research, but I wasn't quite sure how far i From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Ten Years Later: Let's Re-Evaluate
In my online travels yesterday, I happened upon a series of position papers from a 1995 issue of JAC titled The Things That Go Without Saying in Composition Studies: A Colloquy. Robert L. Connors collects a series of (some likely caricatured) premises that the group could agree upon in the morning:1.Our most central task as literacy educators is understanding and acting on issues of the cultural and ideological contexts of writing.2. The oeprocess (expressivist/cognitivist) paradigm of teaching and re From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Hate Messages on Google Site Draw Concern
The New York Times reports that hatemongering communities are growing on Orkut. According to the article, these communities are in violation of Google's terms of agreement. Rather than having Google step in directly and shut these communities down, I wonder what sort of social software solution could be created that would make Orkut self-monitoring and self-policing? These sort of communities devalue the entire Orkut social network. How could this devaluing of the entire Orkut social network be implemented t From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

R.I.P. Microsoft?
Fortune editor Michael Malone suggests that the smell of rot is in the air around Microsoft because they no longer are innovative leaders in the IT industry: Great, healthy companies not only dominate the market, but share of mind. Look at Apple these days. But when was the last time you thought about Microsoft, except in frustration or anger? The company just announced a powerful new search engine, designed to take on Google -- but did anybody notice? Meanwhile, open systems world -- created largely in response to From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Publisher Anarchy: 1692-1709
I've been researching copyright issues extensively for my dissertation. One of the works I examined recently was this essay on copyrights by John Ewing. One thing that struck me while reading through his gloss on the history of copyright was the fact that from 1692 to 1709 there was no copyright law whatsoever; it was either "anarchy" or "blissful freedom" depending on how you look at it. Well, is there any research that accurately describes the effects of this laissez-faire approach to the publishing industry? From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Analyzing 8 Years of Email
Marc Eisenstadt has been archiving his email for the last 12 years and has decided to do a little quantative analysis on the last 8. He's included spam to regular email ratios and other category specific breakdowns. If there are more long time active emailers out there who have archived all their email, some pretty interesting analysis could come from putting it all together. From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Firefox hits 25 Million, "Napster to Go" Spills Hot Coffee
There are some interesting things on good ol' /. today. One is this announcement that Firefox has broken 25 million downloads. That's clearly a remarkable achievement, even though I'm convinced that at least 90% of the people downloading this program don't understand free software and simply see it as a free way to avoid pop-ups and spyware. Unlike some other advocates of free software, I don't buy into the claim that the grass in the "open source commons" grows taller with From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Writing Does Little to Help Asthma
In the thought-this-was-interesting department . . . . Although expressing one's emotions through writing has numerous documented health benefits, it appears to do little to ease asthma, new study findings show. This research contradicts an earlier, but smaller, study that found that people with asthma breathed more easily after writing about stressful experiences than after writing about neutral subjects. http://health.yahoo.com/news/58605 From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Knitting Martinis in San Francisco
Well, actually there will be knitting and martinis, we won't actually be knitting martinis. I'm pulling together a group of knitters for a traveling knit night at the CCCC. I think that this would be a great chance to get women in the field (and those sympathetic to the cause) together to just plain old vent! We won't be too terribly exclusionary. We'll welcome all fibrous folks (knitter/crocheters/tatters/ cross stitchers/etc). Email me (sblackmon(AT)cla.purdue.edu) and we'll set up a time. I am in town from Tuesday through Saturday. From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Games, Learning & Society--Madison, WI
Games, Learning & Society Conference 2005: Call for Papers June 23-24, 2005 . Madison WI www.glsconference.com Please see call for proposals for the Games, Learning & Society conference to be held in Madison, Wisconsin June 23-24, 2005--www.glsconference.com. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Academic ADL Co-Lab, the GLS Conference will foster substantive discussion and collaboration among academics, designers, and educators interested in how videogames " commercial From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Learning Writing by Studying Computers
I put this lecture together for my composition courses and was curious to know what some of the folks thought about my approach. I'm borrowing a page from some of the "weak AI" folks and arguing that we can learn about how our brain works (and how to become better writers) by studying how computers work. I'm also working with some of Robert Reich's beliefs about "symbol analysts" he explores in The Work of Nations. Finally, I'm impressed with the Searle's work on the philosophy of m From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Walter J. Ong Conference @ Saint Louis University, April 7-8, 2005
Saint Louis University will host a two-day conference, "Language, Culture, and Identity: The Legacy of Walter J. Ong, S.J.," April 7-8, 2005. The registration fee of $50 includes a box lunch on Thursday, refreshments after all sessions, and a gala dinner on Thursday evening. Capacity at Cupples House, site of the dinner, is limited, so reservations must be made no later than March 17. If you choose not to attend the dinner, the registration fee is $15. A block of rooms at The Water Tower Inn on the SLU campus for those who will be visiting St. Louis for the conference. Ple From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on February 23, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Open source enterprise weblogging (continued)
No sooner had I raised the question about the eventual need for management tools for the multi-user version of the open source weblog engine WordpressMU then James Farmer contacted me with a link to a plugin which provides at least rudimentary management facilities. From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

BBC indicates academic use of blogs increasing
Those of you who have been following our Open source enterprise weblogging series of postings may be aware that, in contrast to the "let's dominate the VLE market" ethos which has been supported, by default, by a significant part of the HE and tertiary educational sectors, some of us have been putting the case for providing access to simpler but, nevertheless, educationally powerful, tools like blogs and wikis for some time. It's good to see that the BBC has picked up on... From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

DSpace filling the vacuum?
This week I've seen several references to DSpace pop up in my RSS reader - several of which were related to the University of Arizona's DLearn project. DLearn is essentially a Learning Object Repository that looks (and sounds!) very much as though it's based on DSpace. Although it's also registered on the DSpaceInstances Wiki the DLearn... From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

UKeU inquiry draws to a close? - some reflections and a challenge
What may be last of the UK House of Commons Education and Skills Committee sessions investigating the demise of UKeU was held on 12 January 2005. First up in the hot seats this time were Sun Microsystems' Leslie Stretch, Vice President, Sun Microsystems UK Ltd, and David Beagle, Account Manager of UKeU project, Sun Microsystems Ltd. Following up were Sir Brian Fender, former Chairman, and Dr Adrian Lepper, Secretary to the Board, e-Learning Holding Company. Sir Brian is also former... From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

Probing podcasting from the professionals
In previous Auricle articles I've alluded to the Internet and intranets as e-learning filling stations and, so, I thought it was time to engage with podcasting as one way of 'filling up'. For this article I was particularly interested in tracking down podcasts and raw MP3 files with high production values. I know, there's some real gems in amateur sites with access to... From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

Recording online audio interactions - the easy way? (Part 1)
Earlier this week I focused on podcasts and raw MP3s with high production values, some of which originated from modest production facilities. Some of the more interesting memes in these podcasts arose from recordings of online or telephone audio interviews and commentary. But recording online audio interactions can be a bit of a complex black art and so, in this article, I introduce a promising new easy-to-use solution. From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

Recording online audio interactions - the easy way? (Part 2)
Here's an update to last Thursday's Auricle post Recording online audio interactions - the easy way?. Some other interesting candidate tools are appearing, but so have a few problems. From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

Recording online audio interactions - the easy way? (Part 3)
Some people with early laptops may have found the Replay Telecorder option I proposed in Part 1 an unsuitable choice. So I've been doing a bit more experimenting. I've found it possible to record Skype conversations using my old Dell Inspiron 8200 which offers fairly unsophisticated audio controls. Some of what follows may be useful for those of you in a similar situation. From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

ePortfolios, but not as we know them ...
A key purpose of ePortfolios is surely to enable the students to take a reflective approach to learning? Yet many of the existing systems appear to facilitate little more than form filling and CV creation. Still, at least one recent development provides some grounds for optimism. From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

Blogs and podcasts: Educause shows the way?
There's a new comment in Recording online interactions the easy way? Part 1 from Matt Pasiewicz at Educause which invited me to visit their new trial podcast service. Matt's comment also attracted my attention to just how developed the Educause blog is becoming. From Auricle on February 23, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..

The Nerd Walk
informal learning This email arrived last week: Walkers and Talkers, We're multitasking once again, exchanging ideas while expending calories up the stairways and paths of the Berkeley hills for an hour-and-a-half walk. Meet at From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Random learning
I simply love this illustration of the brain from the current issue of Wired. The right brain/left brain distinction breaks down under the scanner -- most of us use both sides of our brains continuously. Nonetheless, as a thoroughly left-handed, right-bra From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

More on Mirror Neurons
Nova ScienceNOW has a 15-minute video segment on mirror neurons that builds on what we discovered at the Neuroesthetics Conference two weeks ago. Robert Krulwich, a delightfully wacko NPR reporter, makes the mirror neuron story come alive. He walks along From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Contemplative learning. And fraud
Monday morning. Smokey the Wonderdog whines to wake me up. On auto-pilot, I arise, brush my teeth, and take the garbage and recycling out to the curb. I brew a cup of tea while the computer boots up. Undoubtedly email has arrived overnight. Phone messages From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

TechKnowledge '05
I just returned home from ASTD TechKnowledge. This show is misunderstood. People who confuse it with TechLearn are in for a nasty surprise because the events have been designed to serve entirely different audiences. TechKnowledge is geared to novices From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Manifesto!
White Papers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your obsolete format. Have you seen the manifestos at ChangeThis? The content is hit or miss, but the format is cool. The brainchild of Seth Godin, the manifesto format is the first to be From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Quotes from Defense Acquisition University
"What's my return on investment in eLearning? Are you crazy? This is Columbus and the New World. What was his ROI?" Andy Grove, Intel "Manufacturing productivity increased 50-fold in the 20th century. Knowledge worker productivity must make simi From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Cooperation trumps competition
Shared check-in kiosk at McCurran Airport in Vegas I don't remember if I mentioned this here earlier, but I was looking at the etymology of co- words, e.g. community, collaboration, convict, confide, and so on. (Check out the Online Etymology Dictio From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Training Kills!!!
I just received an email from Mentor Tech, an outfit that wants to help you sell training programs. The subject line: Corporate Training - Biggest Productivity Killer. I'm reminded of the perennial joke in the letters to the editor section of Mad magazin From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

The Roots of Workflow Learning
Defense Acquisition University Last week, Gary Dickelman and I conducted a workshop on Workflow Learning for Defense Acquition University. DAU is a big operation. They train the DoD Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics community to make smart busine From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

New White Paper Format
Here's my latest attempt at an improved format for white papers. It's in Flashpaper. Size is okay but functionality is missing. My system doesn't want to install Flashpaper with the features it's supposed to come with. Flashpaper also generates pdf files From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Workflow Learning Gets Real
I got a great Valentine's gift today. My wife Uta gave me a replacement for a purple shirt I loved but destroyed last week. My fountain pen had leaked during a flight to Washington and, once again mistaking myself for MacGiver, I tried to rescue the situ From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Meta-Lessons from the Net
The Feburary issue of Chief Learning Officer is out. Here's my column on Effectiveness. If you're not impressed with what's transpired in the last ten years on the internet, you're either slow or under 20. Ten years ago, most business executives saw no From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

E-ducation without Borders
Sheikh Nahayan Ben Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Higher Education and Chancellor of Higher Colleges of Technology, welcomed hundreds of college students from around the world to the third E-ducation without Borders conference in Abu Dhabi earlier this w From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
Recovering from surgery in the mid-sixties by taking daily sitz-baths in my neighbor's tub, I read a book Linda had checked out of the library: Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson. I remember thinking to myself, "This guy is dangerously crazy." I forgot From Internet Time Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Cut Up Poetry
I don't subscribe to the Wall St. Journal, but one of the mailing lists I'm on (for the Science Fiction Poetry Association) is discussing an article that appeared in a recent edition about a high school teacher who clips out articles from the business pages and has students compose love... From PEDABLOGUE on February 23, 2005 at 7:43 a.m..

All for One (Grade)
A few weeks ago my Literary Criticism class was discussing Roland Barthes' "The Death of the Author" and the notion of the intentional fallacy. Along the way, the idea of ownership of writing came up and so I asked them a question that threw them for the proverbial loop: "What... From PEDABLOGUE on February 23, 2005 at 7:43 a.m..

Confronting Change
Just passing along some enlightening reflections on change I've spotted on the web recently: John Spurlock reflects on how one can't escape the problem of race when teaching American history, even when far away in the classrooms of Montenegro. (He also just posted a good article on European Educational Reform).... From PEDABLOGUE on February 23, 2005 at 7:43 a.m..

GeoLearning Webinar on Leveraging Technology & Training Outsourcing Services
Josh Bersin to address current trends in training outsourcing industry; review best practices for leveraging the Managed Learning Services model. From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Borrowing' Graphics Or Text For Library Web Pages: Fair Play, And Fair Use
Infopeople and the American Library Association's Office of Information Technology Policy (OITP) is pleased to announce a special webcast by Mary Minow entitled: "'Borrowing' Graphics Or Text For Library Web Pages: Fair Play, And Fair Use." From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Teachernet launches new website area promoting faith schools
Teachernet.gov.uk has launched a new site section, dedicated to faith schools, and how they are working to make a positive contribution to community cohesion in England. From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Houston Baptist University Licenses SunGard SCT Solutions to Help Improve Attraction and Retention of Students
SCT fsaATLAS Will Help University Better Serve Growing Foreign EnrollmentFor more information contact: SunGard SCT Media RelationsLaura Kvinge Tel: 801/257-4158Fax: 801/485-6606 e-mail: lkvinge@sungardsct.com From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Virtual High School: Governor Sonny Perdue
Some high school students can't take advanced courses because their school doesn't offer them. This is especially true in rural counties, but new Georgia legislation could change that. From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Online professor ratings challenge traditional assessment
Students are increasingly relying upon professor-rating Web sites in order to figure out which teachers to take and which to avoid. From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Dept. saves with online syllibi
Between budget cuts and advancing technology, the traditional paper syllabus is quickly becoming a thing of the past. From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Colorado Springs District Creates Digital School in Local Mall for 'Disenfranchised' Students
The mall is no longer just a place for shopping for some Colorado high school students. Instead, it is a place where they can go to earn their high school diplomas - using technology in the core content areas. From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Social Software and the Future of Conferences " Right Now
Consider the following scenario. The Association of Technology Enthusiasts decides that it can save a tremendous amount of time and expense"for itself and its membership"by eliminating its annual conference. From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Download Report: SREB Report on State Virtual Schools
Most of the 16 SREB states now have a state virtual (online) school, and several more are in the process of creating one to help meet the need for more middle grades and high school academic courses. From DEC Daily News on February 23, 2005 at 7:42 a.m..

Who Is Behind Propaganda PR And The Lack Of Transparency In The News? Source Watch Investigates
"The lack of transparency in the world of opinion-making is an ongoing scandal. What we have today is a system of opinion laundering, where powerful interests try to create public support for their side of issues without disclosing the hidden...... From Robin Good's Latest News on February 23, 2005 at 7:40 a.m..

How To See Live Concerts Online? SMS Reverse Billing Fuels X-Events Delivery Potential
If you ever wanted to attend a concert, but for some reason were unable to go and see it live, then watching it live through your Web browser, from wherever you happen to be, must be a good second-best. Being...... From Robin Good's Latest News on February 23, 2005 at 7:40 a.m..

From Live Conferences To X-Events: Key Benefits
X-events, physical events that leverage the potential of new media communication technologies to extend their communication potential over time, remain one of the hottest topics relevant to conferencing and collaboration providers. Photo credit: Nelson Syozi The convergence of RSS, wikis,...... From Robin Good's Latest News on February 23, 2005 at 7:40 a.m..

Is Video-Casting The Next Big Thing? Move Over Podcasting
As surely as day follows night, video follows audio. The increasing popularity of podcasting, both as a distribution channel for audio broadcasters and as a 'radio-show' delivery manager for subscribers, inevitably means that insatiable techies will turn to video as...... From Robin Good's Latest News on February 23, 2005 at 7:40 a.m..

Visual Search Of The Entertainment Industry Finds User-Recommended Actors, Movies, Bands And Artists: The New LivePlasma Is Here
MusicPlasma, the visual music discovery engine that Robin Good already classified as 'interesting, promising' a year ago, has just been enhanced with impressive movie search capabilities. The renewed service has been renamed to LivePlasma and now covers bands, artists, movies,...... From Robin Good's Latest News on February 23, 2005 at 7:40 a.m..

Synchronous Collaborative Text Document Editing Online: MoonEdit
Have you ever experienced the frustration that comes from working collaboratively on a text document with other authors and revisors? Version control can become pretty confusing and 'show mark-up' editing trackers can easily clutter up your view of the document...... From Robin Good's Latest News on February 23, 2005 at 7:40 a.m..

Grassroots Distributed Open-Source Media Is The Fourth Estate Major Threat
The major networks? "They are nothing more than assemblers and distributors of content, once you get down to it. Up until just 2003 or so, it was a very "hard problem" to create and distribute quality video feed to the...... From Robin Good's Latest News on February 23, 2005 at 7:40 a.m..

Aggregate RSS Content Feeds Into Market Intelligence News Radars: CustomScoop Does It
A benefit of being a member of Robin Good's virtual team is that I get an insider's preview peek into his mini-guides, for example into the third edition of the Newsmaster's Toolkit that will be released in the first week...... From Robin Good's Latest News on February 23, 2005 at 7:40 a.m..

Open Source Realtime Video Editing And Effects Software: Jahshaka
If you are familiar with names like Adobe, Alias, Apple, Avid, Discreet, Eyeon, Media100, Newtek, Pinnacle, Sony, Quantel you will be surprised to find out that there is an open source, video editing and post-production software that is freely available...... From Robin Good's Latest News on February 23, 2005 at 7:40 a.m..

Your Future Taxpayers
90% of US College Students Own a Cell Phone and Other Mobile Stats&ampldquo;In 2000, just over 33% of US college students had cell phones on campus, according to a national survey by Student Monitor. In the fall of 2004, nearly 90% did. [via ItFacts]On this same page from ItFacts is a mile long list of &amplsquo;Mobile usage From The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

Tagging Everything
I don't actually use very many web sites right now that implement tagging (in fact, del.icio.us might be the only one), but I've decided that a lot of other sites should be employing folksonomies. For example, I'm working on my presentation for Thursday's Tech Summit about social bookmark services (with a long tangent into folksonomies and then tagging and libraries), and I really wish The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

Blogging, PR, and Libraries
Last fall I encouraged libraries to treat local bloggers (local to their audience, be they students, residents, or employees) as they do other PR outlets. I&amprsquo;d been thinking about this for a while, but when I first said it out loud at the Internet Librarian conference and noted that everyone had local bloggers these days, there were skeptics.You know how they always evaluate a movie&amprsquo;s potential by asking &ampldquo;how will it play in Peoria?&amp From The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

Blues Had a Baby and They Named It the OPAC
Only Art Rhyno could compare library catalogs to Muddy Waters and make it work. I can&amprsquo;t even begin to paraphrase, but here&amprsquo;s my favorite quote:&ampldquo;What if the current crop of ILS interfaces are the psychedelic experimentations that will lead to the best combinations of content and delivery? Whatever the case, this seems like an opportune time to explore the possibilities of using the web as a powerful linking engine for systems in addition to content.&amprdquo; [The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

A Rude Awakening
Library Daydreams&ampldquo;what I've been daydreaming about is the ability to export a list of books I've checked out so that it could be put on my university website and automatically be updated--sort of like Bloglines maintains my blogroll.  A &amplsquo;currently reading&amprsquo; list on my university website would help communicate my current research interests.  I guess I can do this via The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

Amazingly Shifted Round-up from My Aggregator
I couldn&amprsquo;t have planned this better if I&amprsquo;d tried, but this theme leapt out in 3D from my aggregator yesterday. Together, they don&amprsquo;t even need any commentary, although the easy one would be to just restate yesterday&amprsquo;s tagline that you can go on thinking these trends won&amprsquo;t affect libraries, but you&amprsquo;d be burying your head in the sand.In the order they were posted:Sendo X2 Packs a Punch with Music and Light Weight&ampldquo;The new X2 Music Phone featu From The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

Talis Actually Showing RSS from the Catalog!
It&amprsquo;s a day past Valentine&amprsquo;s Day, but I heart Talis!Ground breaking Library Personalised RSS &ampldquo;Talis, in partnership with Northumbria University Library, have launched a trial of personalised RSS (PRSS) feeds for Library users. This trial is part of the Talis Research Pr From The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

New IM Record in Libraries
I've been so short on time lately that I've been trying to avoid using what little blogging time I do have to simply repost what other library bloggers are already putting up. This one, however, was just too good to pass up. when was the last time you had this kind of response to a new library service? "Brian didnTMt give me permission to publish a portion of his email, but ITMm so excited about it ITMm going to throw caution into the wind. He wrote [emphasis mine]: From The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

Shifted Libraries on WEB4LIB
Over on the WEB4LIB mailing list, there's been a fascinating discussion evolving about marketing, ubiquity, and library web services. It kind of starts here in a comment about Gmail but you'll need to use the date index to follow where it goes. You already know where I fall in the debate (I'm closely aligned with Ka From The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

Status
Pharyngitis Upper Respiratory Infection Possible Strep Mild Gastroenteritis Offline From The Shifted Librarian on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

Prioritise usability testing and web analytics
Bryan Eisenberg has written an article that compares usability testing and web analytics. To quote: If you've performed usability tests and tried to reconcile those results with your current site metrics, you've probably been left scratching your head. Usability respondents... From Column Two on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

The essential difference between SmartTags and AutoLink
I can't believe I'm joining this discussion, but everywhere I read about Google's AutoLink, I never see the essential detail that Google did right: links are only added after the user pressed the AutoLink button. It's not a toggle button, you have to press the button every time you visit a new page for the links to show up. … From Sjoerd Visscher's weblog on February 23, 2005 at 7:39 a.m..

Technology myths and human realities
Q: Why is this query so amazingly cool? Because it searches a database of the blogs I read using a combination of freetext, structured, and regular-expression technologies Because it uses XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Because you can subscribe to the From Jon's Radio on February 23, 2005 at 7:38 a.m..

2005 Schaumburg Flyers High School Baseball Classic Presented by Adidas
The 5th Annual Schaumburg Flyers High School Baseball Classic is scheduled to take place April 7-9 at Alexian Field in Schaumburg, Illinois. The seventh-year professional baseball club will once again provide their stadium for the three day event. The Flyers Classic will showcase eight high school baseball programs from the Chicago land area. [PRWEB Feb 19, 2005] From PR Web on February 23, 2005 at 7:37 a.m..

What's all the Buzz About?
Author Nicole Wheldon brings a fresh buzz to a familiar theme with her new children's counting book, "The 1, 2, 3 Bees." [PRWEB Feb 22, 2005] From PR Web on February 23, 2005 at 7:37 a.m..

The Largest Protest Outside Cairo University Against Mubarak
Thousands of riot police were placed outside and surrounded the demonstrators at Cairo University to control the protesters who chanted "No to Mubarak" with signs of the word "kefaya" means enough. [PRWEB Feb 22, 2005] From PR Web on February 23, 2005 at 7:37 a.m..

the facts on the flag
The LuminousVoid has a report about the arguments in the DC Circuit about the broadcast flag. From Lessig Blog on February 23, 2005 at 7:36 a.m..

Political correctness on steroids
Larry Summers made a dumb remark but the subsequent reaction to his comments is even dumber. From CNET News.com on February 23, 2005 at 7:36 a.m..

Microsoft acquires software tool
Microsoft buys ERP Complete, a program designed to accelerate the installation of its Axapta business software. From CNET News.com on February 23, 2005 at 7:36 a.m..

China joins forum on curbing spam
In a move that inspires optimism, China--one of the largest contributors to the spam epidemic-- appears at London discussion. From CNET News.com on February 23, 2005 at 7:36 a.m..

AMD to demo a dual-core desktop chip
Putting two cores on a chip will allow a computer to perform two tasks at once, or run specially tweaked applications faster. From CNET News.com on February 23, 2005 at 7:36 a.m..

If All The Learning Objects Are Web Pages Who Needs a Repository?
I've done a number of workshops demo-ing how to search various learning object "repositories" and invariably deal with the question, "Why don't we just do a Google search?". Strangely, having built one sort of similar system myself, I am asking the same question. Stephen Downes today shared the announcement of the Commonwealth of Learning's Learning Object Repository being released, "An online database From cogdogblog on February 23, 2005 at 6:48 a.m..

The corporate threat posed by email Trojans
Describing what Trojans are and why they pose a danger to corporate networks, this paper discusses the need and method to protect your network from the threat of Trojans. Submitted by GFI. From Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers on February 23, 2005 at 5:46 a.m..

That my husband is leering like a horny 14-year-ol ...
That my husband is leering like a horny 14-year-old at, not me, but rather at the new vacuum cleaner we ordered?I've been out-sexied by a vacuum.He is actually making illicit comments about what he wants to do with the vacuum when it gets here. (note - these comments are primarily about comparing the two vacuums in terms of dog hair removal. The rest are about the excitement of not having that "burning" smell each time we vacuum the house)Prior, we have burned From blog.IT on February 23, 2005 at 3:57 a.m..

Stronger year predicted for usability professionals
Ann Light reports on the results of a UK-based usability salary survey. To quote: The UK chapter of the Usability Professionals Association (UKUPA) have completed their second annual survey with no significant rise in salaries to report, but plenty of... From Column Two on February 23, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

University of Phoenix puts technology at learning’s forefront
A behind the scenes look at how University of Phoenix uses simulations: "... the university’s online simulations ask students to make decisions based on information provided to them in the simulation and on the knowledge they’ve gained through reading assignments and group electronic discussions. Each simulation has several pages of background information on a potential problem, often includes software that analyzes the potential effects of a student’s decisions, and walks students through From elearningpost on February 23, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

Ratchet
ratchet n : mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction v : move by degrees in one direction only From kuro5hin.org on February 23, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Defining terms
I looked at a new post by a student the other day, and saw that there were a couple of specialized terms that needed to be defined. That's a judgment about audience -- if the intended audience knew the terms, then the sentences themselves needed to be revised, because insiders wouldn't talk that way, and if the intended audience was composed of outsiders, they'd need the terms defined and illustrated. The student, taking on a new topic, is not yet an insider though she will be eventually,... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 23, 2005 at 1:51 a.m..

Hiding the moves
"The real job of technology is to hide complexity from the end users," says Dhar. It's a fun idea to think about -- as if the division of labor dives right into the boxes that we use for entertainment and work, the computers and televisions and so forth, by which we trade the power to do things ourselves for access to the new powers that have been designed for us. So power and... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 23, 2005 at 12:51 a.m..

Freedom to Connect
There's one week left to register for David Isenberg's Freedom to Connect conference at the reduced price of $250. It looks like it'll be an informal confabulation of interesting people, with a special emphasis on how telecommunications might change and change the world. See you there? [Technorati tag: DavidIsenberg f2c] While we're talking about freedom to connect: SaveMuniWireless wants to stop a Texas House bill that would ban municipal wireless networks. And the EFF is having more luck putting together MythTVs than Greg and I are... [Technorati tag: mythtv ]... From Joho the Blog on February 23, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Homage To A Great Man: Doctor Hunter S. Thompson
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, famed 'gonzo' writer read by millions world-wide, commits suicide on the evening of February 20th, 2005. I, a very devoted fan of the Doctor's, am awake late this night writing as I suddenly hear the horrible breaking news... From kuro5hin.org on February 23, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..