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Can video replace the written word?
For all their virtues, video presentations tend to appeal more to emotions than to logic. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

French university students help Chechen peers find a route to Paris
Last fall eight students were selected to study abroad from the University of Grozny. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

When quiet kids get forgotten in class
Students may have plenty to share, even if they're shy about sharing it. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Future sound of Toronto
V once told me that good quality audio was like crack for your ears, and colour me a believer. After hearing Juice had snagged up a 4.0 home theatre system, I inquired to V about snagging the basics: two 6.5" front speakers, a 100W (continuous) subwoofer, and a 5-channel A/V receiver to plug everything into. Everything in black ash, made and designed in Canada. When the padded truck comes for me, my excuse will be this: they had a sale on and I got a great deal, and I simply can't ignore a good deal, can I? ;) Last Saturday, V came over to hook everything up. I'll still have to grab From silentblue | Quantified on April 25, 2005 at 8:54 p.m..

The Newsweekly as Daily
How do weekly news magazines survive and make themselves relevant in the 24/7 digital news culture we find ourselves in? I remember subscribing to Time magazine when I was in college and in my 20s (I'm now well over 40) -- but I can't imagine reading it now (except while biding time at the dentist's office). In terms of the news analysis that the newsweeklies are famous for, I get more than enough from my online reading of news publications around the world (including the occasional visit to Time.com).Newsweek is attempting From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 25, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

Campus Technology Article on the benefits of an integrated CMS
http://www.campus-technology.com/ news_article.asp?id=10963&amptypeid=156 I'd like to believe that lots of what this article has to say is true; that, putting to the side for a moments complaints about the nature of CMS systems themselves, giving faculty an 'integrated' environment saves them (and the students) from the duplication of lots of dull, administrative tasks and frees up time to spend on the more critical tasks of teaching and learning. That was, after all, supposed From EdTechPost on April 25, 2005 at 7:52 p.m..

[scs] Teenage panel
Six teenagers from a local sci/tech high school give presentations on how they're using their computers socially in the course of a day. Random tidbits (kidbits?): One got a gift certificate for iTunes, but otherwise she uses Limewire (a gnutella shell). Text messaging costs too much to use. One wishes there were upgrades for cellphones since hers can't receive photos from others. It's rude to call up a friend just to ask about a homework question. So she uses IM. One does a lot of Photoshopping and enjoys Audacity for remixing. One doesn't do much with IM but spends a... From Joho the Blog on April 25, 2005 at 7:49 p.m..

TODCon Keynote from Danny Kastner
I have to admit that I was none too impressed when it was announced that the guitar-playing contestant from The Apprentice--Danny Kastner--would be the keynote speaker at this year's TODCON (The Other Dreamweaver Conference). I knew that he ran a web-based marketing company--Popstick.com - but I had a hard time getting over my prejudices from his gig with The Donald. I was dead wrong. Danny gave a fascinating talk about... From Brain Frieze on April 25, 2005 at 6:56 p.m..

New Yahoo! News, Google News ... and the Pet Shop Boys
Yahoo! News has a new beta version out there for you all to try. My first impression is that it should be broader. Layout-wise, that is. I realize that not everybody uses a wide-screen monitor (like I do), but the narrow webpage layout forces me to scroll twice if I want the Entertainment headlines on the front page. Unless I press the "Entertainment" tab at the top, but then I lose the oversight that is so good about pages like this and, for example, Google News.Another thing about the tab structure at the t From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 25, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

The Enemy Is Us
Tim Porter writes one of the must-read weblogs on the subject of journalism and its future. His most recent post is a challenge to the prevailing thinking in traditional newsrooms that journalism's problems are the fault of the audience, or the corporate owners, or the incompetent editors, or whatever. A big part of the problem, Porter argues, is the rank-and-file journalists themselves."Unfortunately, the working stiffs, these angry ink-stained wretches From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 25, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

SearchFox
Via Riina Searchfox, with their own words: "Our BETA product lets you tag web favorites with your own words so you can get back to them. It also lets you find what people you trust find useful, valuable, and interesting."... From ERADC Blog on April 25, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

Social Computing Symposium: wiki, irc, blogs...
In case I don't blog much and you want to follow how things develop: MS research blog - links to videos will be there irc://irc.freenode.net/#scs - for backchanneling on IRCl Mathemagenic on April 25, 2005 at 6:51 p.m..

Allez, Blogs! Allez!
So, for some reason, this line at Ross Mayfield's blog caught my eye: Sitting in the French Senate for Les Blogs...Half of their schoolchildren blog, French is the second most popular language in the blogopshere, they like to express themselves and debate their views. Which with a little bit of tangoing with Technorati tags brought me to this: From weblogged News on April 25, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..

Educating the Media About Blogs
Now that even Rupert Murdoch is acting as an interactive media evangelist, more and more journalists are thinking of how to educate their management about the importance of blogs. Business Week is ahead of its time and gives its May 2 cover story, "Blogs Will Change Your Business," the fake form of a blog. Thanks for the fun and good introduction! I only missed fake comments and fake trackbacks. ...Anyhow, trying to educat From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 25, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Chicago Transit Authority and Google Maps
Chicago Transit Authority map on Google Maps Adrian Holovaty has come up with a very cool Greasemonkey script for Firefox which allows him to combine the Chicago Transit Authority map with Google Maps. The script adds an additional option to Google Maps which allows you to view your search results overlaid on the CTA map. This is pretty interesting for organizations, such as school districts, which have maps that provide boundary information and such.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on April 25, 2005 at 5:49 p.m..

Yossi Vardi on Social Software (Ross Mayfield)
Notes from a talk by Yossi Vardi of ICQ at Les Blogs. 20 million bloggers are not journalists, what are they? They want to fulfill a human desire of self-expression. ICQ was founded by four Israeli kids who wanted... From Corante: Social Software on April 25, 2005 at 5:49 p.m..

[scs] Social Computing Symposium
I'm at the second Microsoft Social Computing Symposium in Redmond, a group of about 100 academics and normals. Last year, the conference was useful mainly outside of the presentations (and I say this as one of the presenters) because we didn't quite figure out how to talk with one another in a public forum. This year, it's more discussion-oriented. They even switched from last year's One Big Room format to a hotel with some nooks and crannies. The main room is a typical set up: long tables with chairs, all facing forward. (I'm sitting next to Liz!). But Shelly Farnham. From Joho the Blog on April 25, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Brighton launches city-wide WiMAX
The Brighton Metranet is one of the first Europe's wireless metropolitan area networks based on the emerging WiMAX standard, which far outperforms conventional wi-fi in both range and bandwidth. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 4:57 p.m..

Open source makes UK school breakthrough
Open source office products have been demonstrated to offer schools a cost-effective alternative to proprietary software, according to a UK government report. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 4:57 p.m..

Colt not in takeover talks with TDC - Colt CEO
Colt chief executive Jean-Yves Charlier yesterday said that Colt and TDC 'have had no conversations whatsoever’, in an attempt to squelch the rumours of such meetings that have surfaced in the last month. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 4:57 p.m..

Electronic media privatisation goes ahead, print media privatisation to be postponed
While the deadline for the privatisation of public print media companies in Serbia expired on Friday, a proposed law will see the privatisation process postponed for another year. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 4:57 p.m..

Tele2 demands Telekomunikacja Polska be fined
Tele2 is claiming that incumbent telco Telekomunikacja Polska is breaking the law by connecting subscribers who have signed up to Tele2's services From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 4:57 p.m..

Centertel paints itself Orange
Polish mobile operator Centertel is to rebrand itself 'Orange', following an agreement with parent company France Telecom's Orange Brand Services. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 4:57 p.m..

Italian e-commerce up 20%
A report from the Italian Banking Association has shown a significant increase in the number of Italians shopping online. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 4:57 p.m..

3 hurdles to community formation
Following on from last post about trying to work some of the benefits of internet CoPs into intranet CoPs, there's some interesting reading over at Shawn Callahan's Anecdote blog. Shawn did some work on this while at IBM (as far... From Monkeymagic on April 25, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Bloguers en Elche
La Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU celebra este viernes en Elche la I Jornada de Periodismo Digital: Habrá una mesa redonda de bloguers con la participación de: Adriano Morán (Jabalí Digital) José Pablo Ruiz (Netdancerplanet) Inma Bermejo (Chavalina.net) David (Caleidos) Por mi... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 25, 2005 at 4:53 p.m..

Mobilcom to sue France Telecom
Mobilcom shareholders have voted to sue France Telecom over the 2002 abandonment of 3G roll-out plans. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 3:57 p.m..

Saarbrücken hospital trialling RFID patient tracking
Patients receive an RFID-embedded armband that contains the patient's number. The device connects to tablet PCs and PDAs used by hospital staff, delivering a patient's vital statistics, including allergies, risk factors and information on medicine dosages. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 3:57 p.m..

T-Systems develops RFID ticketing for public transport
The heart of the system is an RFID-embedded 'service card' that allows RFID readers throughout a public transport network to automatically track the distance a passenger has traveled without the user needing to pay for a ticket or even take the card out of his wallet. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 25, 2005 at 3:57 p.m..

Computers in the classroom lowering intelligence.
My university, like many universities, is invested in computer literacy. However, articles such as this and this give one pause. In short, both articles suggest that the multitasking nature of the computer is making students less adept at problem solving... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 25, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..

Online Learning Becoming Popular.
A student raises his hand with a question ... and the teacher patiently provides the answer. It's a common scene in schools around the country. But now, the scenario is occurring more and more often in a virtual setting --... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 25, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..

Open the RAW
RAW files contain the raw, low-level info about the state of the camera when you took a digital photo. It's important to the pros but it remains undocumented. Now Stanley Krute writes, in an email: ..we're launching a website today that'll spearhead our campaign to get the camera manufacturers to document their RAW formats. The website is here: http://OpenRAW.org There's a press release here: http://OpenRAW.org/press/ Sounds like just the sort of thing wikis were built for. Anyway, good luck to the RAW folks. [Technorati tags: raw photography]... From Joho the Blog on April 25, 2005 at 3:49 p.m..

Reading Student Journals
Bud Hunt has been thinking more about the value of student journaling sites like Xanga. But I think that there's something more important that these journals can be useful for in schools. But not all schools -- only those schools that are interested in students as human beings instead of products to be completed or vessels to be filled. Can you imagine the power of a school counselor getting an update or status check on a hundred st From weblogged News on April 25, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..

Invisible Helpers
Andy Boyd makes a great point on anonymity and giving in commercial and non-commercial CoPs. While looking around the Lego Robot Kit CoP, he said he was "amazed at how much effort some people go to to help others (some... From Monkeymagic on April 25, 2005 at 2:50 p.m..

Needing a new genre
Yesterday I wrote a bit about Jay Rosen and Tim Porter and the traits of excellence in blogging. This morning I see that a young journalist, Scott Hesier, has responded at length to Jay's post. He concludes by seeking a new kind of writing, a genre that will be... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 25, 2005 at 2:49 p.m..

The size of topics
In the course of researching a column for KMWorld: The Encyclopedia Britannica has about 65,000 topics spread across 32 volumes, for a total of 44,000,000 words. Average size of a topic: 676 words. [source] Wikipedia has over 500,000 topics in English. Average length (using year-old figures): 294 . BTW, I may have found an error in Wikipedia's Britannica entry. It currently says: "As of 2004, the most complete version of Encyclopædia Britannica contains about 120,000 articles, with 44 million words." That page count refers to the online version, but I think the word count applies to the p From Joho the Blog on April 25, 2005 at 2:45 p.m..

Stark optical mouse
The Stark (or is it spelled "S+ark"? Hard to tell) mouse from Microsoft is lovely — a chromium version of some bicameral body part. But the entire left and right side serve as the buttons, which means that you have no place to rest your hand. As a result, I end up clicking three times by mistake for every time I intend to. As my father would have said: Designed by someone who never used it. Ack. (I'm being rude to my hosts. I'm at the Microsoft Social Computing Symposium, and the mouse was part of the swag. So I... From Joho the Blog on April 25, 2005 at 2:45 p.m..

Graeme Daniel
'...in any learning endeavour, knowledge about learners and their preferences is precious...' (Totok Amin Soefijanto / Jakarta Post: February 06, 2005) From wwwtools on April 25, 2005 at 11:56 a.m..

E-mails 'hurt IQ more than pot' - CNN
Workers distracted by phone calls, e-mails and text messages suffer a greater loss of IQ than a person smoking marijuana, a British study shows. The constant interruptions reduce productivity and leave people feeling tired and lethargic, according to a su From Techno-News Blog on April 25, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

HIPAA Deadline Passes - Tim Gray, Internet News
The deadline to complete the security requirement segment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) passed today without much fanfare, but it could be sometime before it is known who has complied with the government regulations. " From Techno-News Blog on April 25, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

Hot stuff for a cool Earth - Mark Clayton, The Christian Science Monitor
Two of Kelly Daley's pet peeves are global warming - and cellphones that always seem to run out of juice. So as Americans celebrate Earth Day Friday, Ms. Daley plans to mark the occasion by wearing her sporty new "Juice Bag" - a large bag with a flexible From Techno-News Blog on April 25, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

Hiperficción
Entrevista en Educ.ar a Jamie Alejandro Rodríguez Ruiz: El relato digital como nuevo género narrativo (allí mismo acaba de publicar: Algunos ejemplos de “hipermedias” de ficción). Jaime es autor de una de las primeras obras de hiperficción en español disponibles... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 25, 2005 at 10:51 a.m..

ManiaTV: MTV for the Web?
When he's told old media is dead, entrepreneur Drew Massey dumps his magazine and launches an internet entertainment company for twenty-somethings that broadcasts film clips, music videos and chatter 24 hours a day. From Wired News on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Gadgets No Help for the Blind
Portable tech gets lighter and smaller all the time, but for vision-impaired people, that's not an advantage. From Wired News on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Car Computers Track Traffic
Snapshots of traffic patterns in a given area are created by handheld computers linked to vehicles in the vicinity. Drivers can avoid traffic jams on the fly when the devices suggest alternate routes. From Wired News on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Sexy Force-Feedback Phone
The first force-feedback cell phone is about to hit U.S. shores. It'll do wonders for games, the manufacturer claims, but what about teledildonics? By Elizabeth Biddlecombe. From Wired News on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Sky-High Gamers Go to Extremes
It's a new first: sky divers playing Super Mario after tumbling out of a plane. But that's nothing compared to the two climbers ascending Mount Everest with the Nintendo DS. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Florida Planning Son of Matrix
A controversial crime-fighting database isn't yet cold in its grave, but state law enforcement is already organizing a sequel that may be even more egregious. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Happy 15th Birthday, Hubble
After a decade and a half in service, the Hubble Space Telescope continues to amaze scientists and space buffs alike. See a collection of Hubble's most spectacular images. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on April 25, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Formal usability reports vs. quick findings
Jakob Nielsen has written an article on formal vs informal usability reports. To quote: The best usability reports are learning tools that help form a shared understanding across the team. It's worth investing the effort to produce a few formal... From Column Two on April 25, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Sousa? Many Students March to Mariachi Instead
There is a spirited and growing movement to bring the centuries-old Mexican musical tradition of mariachi to public schools. From New York Times: Education on April 25, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Using stories to communicate - the Singapore casino decision
Around a year ago, the Singapore government initiated a discussion with its citizens on whether or not to open casinos in the country. A strong debate ensued where the focus was mainly on the social ills associated with casinos. The government, however, wanted them to consider the facts of not opening a casino, and to trigger these thoughts they came up with a fable: Forty years ago, Siamese twins were born. One of the twins is Economy, Singapore Economy. The other twin is Society, Singapore Society. One mind From elearningpost on April 25, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

Social Computing Symposium: just before
A day of exploring Seattle was unexpectedely sunny and unexpectedely jet-lag free (wonder if it's going to hit me tonight). Seattle Underground Tour is something you shouldn't miss... Now it's almost time for Microsoft Social Computing Symposium, meeting people and interesting conversations. Don't know how much I'll blog - last conferences choices between f2f time and blogging were obvious. Anyway, I'll try. A coupl From Mathemagenic on April 25, 2005 at 2:49 a.m..

FECA and "Making Available" v. "Distribution"
FvL posted a concise, insightful analysis of the Family Entertainment and Copyrights Act.  Cathy Kirkman (via JP) discusses the bill's relationship to copyright's distribution right.  Susan Crawford also pic From A Copyfighter's Musings on April 25, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..