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Journalism’s Blind Spot
I've been reading, and regularly commenting on, the new Business Week blog "Blogspotting", by Stephen Baker and Heather Green. So far, it's pretty interesting. Yesterday, Baker posted this short item: "Mainstream press barely mentions blogs." Here, he notices one aspect of the same blind spot I've been seeing. Mainstream media (MSM) professionals generally seem unaware of blogs -- or their knowledge extends only to limited, uninformed cliches. Why this profound lack of curiousity? I took a stab at the bigger picture in the following comment... From Contentious Weblog on April 29, 2005 at 10:55 p.m..

Event Auctions: Pot of Gold for Newspapers?
Many of us know Norbert Specker (occasional contributor to this group blog) because of the Interactive Publishing conferences he used to organize for years in Zurich (and how we miss those!), but these days, he spends most of his time helping newspapers make money. And quite lot of it, actually. That's probably one reason why we haven't heard from him in a while here. So let me explain.Newspaper-based event auctions, that is From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 29, 2005 at 10:54 p.m..

IBM joins educational open-source Sakai Project
Wächst gerade zusammen, was nicht zusammengehört? Man könnte es fast meinen, wenn man aktuellen Meldungen Glauben schenkt: Da schlägt sich zuerst IBM auf die Seite der Open Source-Bewegung. "IBM will contribute to the development of the Sakai code and help... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 29, 2005 at 10:50 p.m..

Collaborative learning tools
"Is there a blogger business model?" fragt Sascha Remus. Und Stephen Downes antwortet: "Where blogging will ultimately be financially successful is where content (including learning content) will ultimately be successful: as a value-add to more commercial products." Also ein weiterer... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 29, 2005 at 10:50 p.m..

Rebecca's Vietnam photos
She took some nice 'uns on her recent trip, which you can read all about here. [Technorati tag: vietnam]... From Joho the Blog on April 29, 2005 at 10:48 p.m..

Kids' drawings from Darfur
At Global Voices, Ethan blogs about children's drawings of the horrors of Darfur. "The Janjaweed came on camels and horses, very fast. Sometimes two on one camel, with guns. Many soldiers, with guns. This one is a machine gun. They were shooting us." "These here, at the bottom of the page, these are dead people." "Now my nights are hard because I feel frightened" "We needed help. There was no one to protect us." [Technorati tags: darfur sudan]... From Joho the Blog on April 29, 2005 at 10:48 p.m..

BlogWalk Webfeed
Before I forget... of course, the BlogWalk Website has got a Webfeed of all news related to BlogWalk Salons. [Sebastian Fiedler] From Seblogging News on April 29, 2005 at 9:50 p.m..

The Stephen Downes Australia 2004 lecture tour
Stephen Downes has built a nice overview page of his lecture activities in Australia in 2004: Between September 15 and October 13, 2004, I undertook a 10-stop cross-Australian tour, giving sixteen talks or so. This page contains the record of that visit... [Stephen Downes]Stephen offers slides, audio recordings, photos, wiki pages... all you From Seblogging News on April 29, 2005 at 9:50 p.m..

Joe Mahoney's ontology
No, not ontology in the computer science. Ontology in the "logos of being" sense, whatever that means, which is exactly why my friend Joe turns to poetry. Also, it's spring. [Technorati tag: poetry]... From Joho the Blog on April 29, 2005 at 9:48 p.m..

Ida Takes Tea
Another new ed tech blog, Ida Takes Tea, which launched last week, is written by Catherine Howell, who works for CARET, the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies, at the University of Cambridge, UK. By Catherine Howell, April, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on April 29, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

RSS Feeds
Introductory article describing RSS for readers of a national business magazine. The article is essentially composed of clippings from various other articles I have authored on the subject and was assembled Pletsch Prose (my thanks to them for that). By Stephen Downes, IT Business, Apriul 27, 2005 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on April 29, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Moodlebug
Mad about Moodle? Then this new Moodle blog may be the place for you. The author, Josie Fraser, has been keeping another blog, EdTechUK for some time. The author is "currently managing a project which will see the Moodle platform supporting learning and facilitating communities across five Leicestershire Colleges." By Josie Fraser, April 28, 2005 [Refer][OLDaily on April 29, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

The Horseless Carriage...
"It's all got to be about the individual. And my preferred way of expressing that is that a weblog is a representation of a person." This is my view as well, which is why I begin to get my hackles up when people start talking about corporate blogs, or assigned blogs, or edited blogs. Because if you take seriously the idea that a weblog is "a whole prosthetic version of yourself" then each of these is some sort of external entity substituting their identity for yours in your space. And that troubles me, for if there is one this that should be irreducibly ours, it is our identity. Isn' From OLDaily on April 29, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Defining an E-Learning Strategy
Good strategy: "Your first step is not to select an LMS and the technology for creating your courses. Before you even think about technology, get a good grasp of your corporate business goals. Define the vision, business and operational strategy for the learning group. Then, making use of whatever tools you may have, define learning objectives by curriculum and individual learning experience." This article has more, but it's based around the idea that you decide first what you want to do, and then only second identify technology that fills the gaps. Via OLDaily on April 29, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Turning fantasy into a reality that helps others
Coverage in a Taipei newspaper of Luc Chu's Opensource Opencourse Prototype System (OOPS), which is translating MIT's OpenCourseware into Chinese. Thus far the team has translated 25 of MIT's courses into Chinese with another 150 partially done. By Gavin Phipps, Taipei Times, March 6, 2005 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on April 29, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Vodafone Ireland partners with Bitbuzz for wi-fi hot-spot access
Irish wi-fi network operator Bitbuzz has signed a deal with Vodafone Ireland to provide access to wi-fi hot-spots to Vodafone's post-pay customers From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 8:55 p.m..

.LRN announced as SCORM Adopter partner by ADL
http://dotlrn.org/news/one-entry?entry%5fid=90509 When people ask me for examples of open source CMS that really might be considered as alternatives to the current major commercial systems, I often cite .LRN as one potential example. It's been built from the ground up on a portal framework and already contains a host of tools one would recognize from conventional commercial CMS (and apparently there is now a related LOR component as well). T From EdTechPost on April 29, 2005 at 8:51 p.m..

UK education offers new deal for IT consultants
Becta, the UK government's lead agency for ICT in schools, is to set up new national framework agreements to cut down the cost of the UK education sector's increasing demand for IT consultants. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Multi-million-pound bid to end broadband blackspots
Advantage West Midlands, the regional development agency, has begun seeking internet service providers to wire up rural communities sited in 'broadband blackspots'. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Children, young people often encountering pornography online - report
A two-year survey by the London School of Economics, one of the most detailed studies to date of young people's access and use of the internet, has found that contact with online pornography is now a common experience for children and young people. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Parents targeted in new e-government research
A large scale survey is being launched in the UK to gauge the national potential for take-up of online school applications. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Gumtree classified ads expands European presence
The free online classified ads service has launched sites for Berlin, Milan and Rome, bringing the number of cities Gumtree covers to 31. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Paris court finds DVD copy-protection illegal
The Paris Court of Appeals has found that DVD copy protection technology violated the privacy rights of a consumer who had wanted to copy David Lynch's Mulholland Drive onto a video cassette to show it at his mother's house. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 7:57 p.m..

Math Symbols in WebCT Assessments
Math and science instructors have been reluctant to fully embrace course management systems such as WebCT because of the difficulty associated with including symbols and equations in online assessments. The primary problem is that standard web browsers, such as Internet... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

Techtionary
World's first and largest animated magazine on technology. Explaing how technology works and its implications. TECHtionary :: World's First and Largest Animated Magazine on TECHnology... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

E-Learning Business Translator
E-Learning Business Translator for e-learning cynics. EBT 2003... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

News at 10 X 10
An amazing way to get the news of the minute. You have to experience it! 10x10 / 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time / by Jonathan J. Harris... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

Netlingo.com
Commonly seen wherever people get online, including instant messaging, cell phones, PDAs, Web sites, in newsgroup postings, and on blogs, these abbreviations are used to communicate with each other. Acronyms have always been an integral part of computer culture, and... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

Blog Glossary
Like all internet formats, weblogs, also known as 'blogs', have developed many terms which may baffle newcomers. The Blogging glossary is a resource for people who want to decode and demystify the jargon they may encounter whilst cruising through the... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

Hyperdictionary
Welcome to our online dictionary. The new databases are online. There is still work to be done, but the website is functional and the word definitions are available. We are currently working on adding a spell checker for search terms.... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

Should Free-Ads Price Threshold Be Set Higher?
So, recently I've been ruminating here about the free-classifieds trend (Craigslist, et al), and I've been critical of newspapers that don't seem to be responding to the threat. Well, some are sort of responding, but it's half-hearted enough to be ineffectual.Here's an example: The general merch From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 29, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

XSS Vulnerabilities, So understimated, so dangerous
ZINHO from Hackerscenter submitted this paper that demontrates how common and understimated Cross Site Scripting is. He provides real world scenarios that explain how dangerous simple xss holes can be. From Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers on April 29, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Swisscom Mobile launches flat-rate tariff for data communications
From 1 May, Swisscom's Natel customers will have the option of paying a flat rate of €51 (CHF79) per month for a data volume of up to 1GB. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Half of all Germans shopping online
Almost half of all Germans aged between 14 and 69 now shop on the internet - some 46 per cent - according to the findings of a survey of online shopping in the country by Enigma GfK. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Portus, NetCentrex to deploy VoIP services in Croatia
Portus is to deploy NetCentrex’ Business Services Suite to launch a range of enterprise IP telephony services in Croatia that will include IP Centrex hosted services, VoIP Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, including private dial plans, and business trunking. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on April 29, 2005 at 6:55 p.m..

Who is Teaching Higher Ed in America?
The National Center for Education Statistics profiles American faculty by race, age, salaries and use of time.... From Adult/Continuing Education on April 29, 2005 at 6:50 p.m..

BlogTalk Downunder, workshops, etc.
From May 19. to 22. Blogtalk Downunder will take place in Sydney, Australia. Guest speakers include Mark Bernstein, Rebecca Blood, and Thomas Burg who initiated and organized BlogTalk (2003) and BlogTalk 2.0 (2004) in Vienna. In addition James Farmer and Adrian Miles, Australian personal Webpublishing and social software pioneers in Higher Ed., will run two workshops on May From Seblogging News on April 29, 2005 at 6:50 p.m..

Camera Phone Helps Save a Life
Fellow blogger Steve Outing is a big fan of non-journalists using photos taken with cameras in mobile phones for news coverage. Given the proper safeguards against fraud and fakes (which can happen with traditional photography, too, of course), it makes perfect sense. Now here's a case of a man using his own mobile-phone camera to take a photo that may have saved his life. From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 29, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

Yahoo! News Takes a Different Approach to Repackaging
My blogging colleagues here have written about Yahoo! News and how it compares/contrasts with Google News. But here's the take from Yahoo! News director Neil Budde himself, who says the company provides "the technology that improves the news-gathering experience for users."In an interview with MediaDailyN From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 29, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

Online Advertising's Big Moment
The Economist magazine notes in an article on its Web edition that online advertising increasingly is becoming a rival to traditional advertising. Citing an article in trade magazine Advertising Age, The Economist says it is predicted that the combined advertising revenues of Google and Yahoo! this year will rival the combined prime-time ad revenues of the three big U.S. te From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 29, 2005 at 5:53 p.m..

The Technology Source archives find a home
Jim Morrison, who must be an amazingly tenacious professional, has managed to secure funding for The Technology Source archives from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health Executive Master's Programs in Health Policy and Administration. This is a... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 29, 2005 at 4:53 p.m..

Open Source Government
Perhaps the Swiss have a viable governance model for open source and open content initiatives? From Monkeymagic on April 29, 2005 at 3:52 p.m..

That was just a dream, just a dream
Yesterday's musings on genre came to mind again when I saw and heard REM's live recording of "Losing My Religion" just now -- it's available on Winamp for free listening and viewing. The singer raises an arm to the audience and says, "Uh, this next song is yours. We're happy to play it for you. This is how it goes . . . " The drummer strikes the rhythm on his sticks, the electric mandolin launches into the signature theme that played on radios all over the world, and... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 29, 2005 at 2:51 p.m..

All the News That's Fit to Wiki - Joanna Glasner, Wired
A few weeks ago, when the death of Terry Schiavo and deathbed vigil for Pope John Paul II dominated headlines, Wayne Saewyc was surprised to see an odd bit of papal news pop up on his computer screen. On the website Wikinews, which posts stories from a n From Techno-News Blog on April 29, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..

64-bit Windows wide open to viruses - Tom Sanders, VNunet
Users of the latest 64-bit version of Microsoft's Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system will not have the option to install Norton or McAfee antivirus software, vnunet.com can reveal. Users trying to install the Norton Internet Security 200 From Techno-News Blog on April 29, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..

Campaign aims to recycle 'e-waste' - AP
When Earth Day dawned in 1970, optimistic environmentalists predicted emerging technologies would help reduce the nation's reliance on coal, oil, insecticides and other pollutants. But 35 years later, a big part of the problem appears to be technology its From Techno-News Blog on April 29, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..

Random Scenes from Las Vegas
There can't be a more surrealistic place in America than Las Vegas. New Orleans with the bizzaro world of Bourbon Street comes close, but now that I've seen Vegas for the first time I'm convinced that Salvador Dali himself couldn't invent a weirder scene-scape than the one found in America's home for the truly twisted. Consider: --It's 4:00 am and I'm up early as usual, seeking my morning caffeine fix. Chatting with the security guards I listen in as report comes over their radios/... From Brain Frieze on April 29, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Nokia Draws Bead on IPod People
There's brash talk coming out of Finland as Nokia declares its intention of surpassing the Apple iPod as the leading seller of digital music players. In fact, Nokia is jazzing up its entire line, offering smartphones and camera phones, too. From Wired News on April 29, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

N.Y. Sues Marketer Over Spyware
The state attorney general targets a California company, claiming that it surreptitiously installs spyware and adware that fouls computers and ultimately harms e-commerce. From Wired News on April 29, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

The Wired 40
They're masters of technology and innovation. They're global thinkers driven by strategic vision. They're The Wired 40. By Duff McDonald from Wired magazine. From Wired News on April 29, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Online Dating Meets Cybersex
A startup combines a dating database with teledildonics in an attempt to bring joy, love and happiness to the world. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From Wired News on April 29, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

One Thumb Up for Hitchhiker
How did Hollywood handle Douglas Adams' masterpiece? Jason Silverman reviews The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. From Wired News on April 29, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Rolling Camera Eyeballs Danger
Police and military are testing a tough new surveillance device shaped like a ball. If there's any hint of danger, the camera can be rolled in to take a peek before officers go in. By Abby Christopher. From Wired News on April 29, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

State Bill to Limit RFID
As fears of abuse mount, a California lawmaker wants to ban the use of the controversial chips in most state ID cards. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on April 29, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Nosotros somos los medios
Enlaces de apoyo a mi intervención Nosotros somos los medios en la I Jornada de Periodismo Digital: 1) Dan Guillmor: We the Media (libro y weblog) 2) Chris Willis y Shayne Bowman: We Media (en inglés y en español) Relacionados:... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 29, 2005 at 9:46 a.m..

University Gives Details of No-Bid Contracts
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey awarded $150.8 million in no-bid contracts in 2003. From New York Times: Education on April 29, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

BBC on the psychology of risk
BBC Frontiers takes an in-depth look at risk and analyzes how coping with a certain amount of risk can actually be beneficial. I like the term' creative risk taking' as used in the program to denote the likes of Einstein and Da Vinci. From elearningpost on April 29, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a $300,000 grant to Yale University Library fo ...
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a $300,000 grant to Yale University Library for preservation of its Salisbury Collection. The Salisbury Collection at Yale began in 1870 with a gift from Edward Elbridge Salisbury, the first professor of Arabic Languages and Culture at Yale College. It has grown over the years into a comprehensive collection of foundational works on Islamic law, history, religion, science, mathematics and poetry, al From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:18 a.m..

Special Libraries Association will hold its Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario Canada, June 5-8, ...
Special Libraries Association will hold its Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario Canada, June 5-8, 2005 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The conference will create an environment for networking, communication, learning and other developmental opportunities for information professionals From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:18 a.m..

Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, a new peer-reviewed, open access journal, is now availa ...
Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, a new peer-reviewed, open access journal, is now available. It is intended to provide a platform for the dissemination of new practices and for dialogue emerging out of the field of sustainability. It is published as part of a government and private industry partnership between CSA and the National Biological Information Infrastructure From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:18 a.m..

The eighth Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute will be held in Emerald Lake, British Columbia, ...
The eighth Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute will be held in Emerald Lake, British Columbia, Canada, September 29 to October 4, 2005. The Institute's mission is to assist professional librarians to develop, strengthen, and exercise their leadership skills so that they may be better equipped to formulate, articulate, and achieve the future changes required by libraries into the 21st century From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:18 a.m..

Open Media Network is a free public service designed to help you enjoy a broad selection of movies, ...
Open Media Network is a free public service designed to help you enjoy a broad selection of movies, public TV and radio, video blogs and podcasts while protecting producer's copyrights. Requires Windows and Internet Explorer From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:18 a.m..

Knovel Corporation has announced the availability of an innovative new program to help businesses, a ...
Knovel Corporation has announced the availability of an innovative new program to help businesses, academic institutions, and government agencies make the transition to a virtual library. The new program, called K-Essentials, offers unlimited access to nine highly acclaimed science and technical references free of charge through Knovel's Web-based platform which transforms information into actionable intelligence by integrating software tools with content From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:18 a.m..

The Academic Library Association of Ohio invites proposals for presentations and poster sessions for ...
The Academic Library Association of Ohio invites proposals for presentations and poster sessions for its 31st Annual Conference to be held November 4, 2005 at the Fawcett Center, Columbus, OH. The conference theme is "Setting the Stage: New Roles in the Library." Proposals are due by May 9, 2005 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is making it easier to keep ...
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is making it easier to keep up with new developments at the UK's leading membership organisation for library and information workers. Instead of having to make regular visits to CILIP's web site, you can now find out what's new automatically, using the new RSS service From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

NLM Classification 2005 - A product of the National Library of Medicine for the arrangement of libra ...
NLM Classification 2005 - A product of the National Library of Medicine for the arrangement of library materials in the field of medicine and related sciences used internationally From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

ALA Chicago Wiki - created by Meredith Farkas to provide information for people attending the ALA 20 ...
ALA Chicago Wiki - created by Meredith Farkas to provide information for people attending the ALA 2005 Annual Conference in Chicago. It is collaboratively authored and edited by the online community at large From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

The operational release of YourLondon, the official online guide to London's public and community se ...
The operational release of YourLondon, the official online guide to London's public and community services, took place on 25 April 2005 and represents the first building block in the development of the single most comprehensive point of reference for residents, visitors and businesses. Funded by the London authorities and the Mayor of London From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

JISC (the Joint Information Systems Committee) has issued a series of fact files designed to introdu ...
JISC (the Joint Information Systems Committee) has issued a series of fact files designed to introduce publishers to the key issues they will need to address in making their electronic resources available to further and higher education through agreement with JISC. Over 40 publishers, agencies and other content providers have already secured licenses with JISC, and these fact files, written as an introduction to a range of technical and management issues, a From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

Xrefer and Berkshire Publishing Group have announced that the highly acclaimed Berkshire Encyclopedi ...
Xrefer and Berkshire Publishing Group have announced that the highly acclaimed Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction is now available online from Xrefer as an Xreferplus Specialist Reference title From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

Promote And Market Independent Music Online: Indy
Indy is a music discovery tool. Its goal is to give independent (indy) musicians (those not signed to a record label) a great new way to promote their music and to create a whole new way for people to discover...... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

Spam Fighting At The Source: How To Prevent Junk eMail From Ever Being sent Out
Email spam filters have recently reached such a level of reliability and efficiency that any further development risks killing off legitimate emails from reaching you. Photo credit: Adam Ciesielski However, these filters have not cured the global spam epidemic -...... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

Network War: The US Military Formidable Hacker Posse
If attack is the best form of defense, then the US military establishment is on the war-path in cyberspace. According to an article recently published in Wired News, entitled "U.S. Military's Elite Hacker Crew", the U.S. military "has assembled the...... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

Why Adware Is Here To Stay: It's Very Big Business
If Richard Stiennon's calculations are accurate, the adware industry could be generating revenues of up to USD 2.5 billion a year. The top seven adware producers are making between USD 65 million and USD 200 million each. Photo credit: John...... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

How To Write A Successful Blog: Top Ten Tips
If you are just starting your blog and would like to have some basic advice on which key rules to follow to be effective, there is a lot of advice to follow. Photo credit: Matthew Bowden You should be aware...... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

RAW Image Files May Be The Best Digital Archiving File Format Once Manufacturers Start Documenting It: OpenRaw Comes To The Rescue
Most camera manufacturers use a proprietary file format to store the 'raw' data from their digital cameras. In the short history of digital photography, manufacturers have dropped support for asset management applications, abandoned settings from older RAW processor versions and...... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

Wireless Broadband Networks Are Coming: WiMAX Is Next
The announcement last week by Intel that it is making available its first WiMAX product will provide equipment manufacturers and carriers with the ability to deliver next-generation wireless broadband networks around the world. Photo credit: Adam Ciesielski WiMAX, which is...... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

How Malicious Software Can Infect Your Computer When Searching Online
Be very, very careful when typing "www.google.com" into your browser's address window. If you inadvertently type (do not do this) "www.googkle.com", your computer will be infested with Trojan droppers, downloaders, backdoors and spyware, and an unsuspecting user only has to...... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 29, 2005 at 6:17 a.m..

Syndicating, Aggregating, and Communicating Upcoming NEASIST Panel
I've been remiss in not blogging this until now, but the folks at NEASIST have put together a fascinating program for May 3 at Providence College in Rhode Island. And I'm not just saying that because I'm on the panel. I'm more interesting in hearing Megan Fox and Michael Stephens talk! Syndicate, Aggregate, Communicate: New Web Tools in Real Applications for Libraries, Companies and Regular Folk From The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

OPACs and XML
When I wish for things like native RSS feeds from our Innovative catalog, I&amprsquo;m sometimes told that III has an XML backend so I should just be able to build what I want on my own. Of course, my first response (of many) is that I&amprsquo;m not a programmer so I can&amprsquo;t just build what I want, but Casey Bisson at Plymouth State University is, and he&amprsquo;s trying to build weird and wonderful things with The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

We Don't Serve Your Kind Here
Ryanair Bans Work Phone Charging "Budget airline Ryanair has banned its staff from charging their phones at work, saying it is an inappropriate use of office time.... But a Ryanair spokeswoman said no-one had 'batted an eyelid' since the rule was introduced about two months ago. She said the decision to ban the charging of phones was more related to work ethic than cost-cutting - though 'obviously there is a small saving'." [BBC News, via < From The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

Slides and RSS?
I have a library that currently uses a large LCD screen on the wall next to the circ desk to display events, notices, etc. on Powerpoint slides that run continuously. They'd also like to display headlines at the bottom of the screen using RSS, but we're not sure how to accomplish this. Any ideas? TIA! From The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

OPACs and XML and Maps
Some days, the serendipity is almost too perfect. I woke up this morning to find the following email from Mike Copley waiting for me:&ampldquo;I'm a Library Assistant/Web Developer from a library in New Zealand and thought you might be interested in seeing a dynamic library map in action. Our OPAC (DRA Web2) integrates with a PHP script to provide floor plans with markers for an exact shelf location. Example: The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

Audible RSS!
Steven has uncovered RSS feeds from Audible for their audio ebooks - major w00tage! There's even a feed for New Free Audio Programs, so anyone can partake of their RSS goodness. They've also broken out the feeds by genre and even created feeds for a couple of bestseller lists. Very nice! I love this and will be adding some of the feeds to my aggregator (I always hated having to manua From The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

Got Game on the Brain
I&amprsquo;m late to the whole gaming and how it affects libraries thing, but I&amprsquo;m a total convert now and it&amprsquo;s something I&amprsquo;m going to actively track from now on. At first I thought it was just interesting, and while I did like the idea of bringing tweens and teens into the library using gaming as a social carrot, I&amprsquo;m gaining a totally different perspective for the way we can use the characteristics, expectations, and interplay of gaming and gamers in a &ampldquo;tipping point&amprdquo; kind of way.The latest catalyst for this round of &ampldqu From The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

The Music Man
This morning I came downstairs to find Brent on the computer playing rap songs on Rhapsody. Luckily, we&amprsquo;ve already had extensive discussions about what he can and can&amprsquo;t listen to, so he was playing the edited versions of some Eminem songs he knows. He and his friends are totally into rap right now.Again, though, I was struck by the fact that he knows how to pull up Rhapsody and that he&amprsquo;s spending his time listening to music. There&amprsquo;s a budding realization in his brain that he has 900,000 songs at his fingertips.& From The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

Open the Podcasting Doors, Hal
I&amprsquo;ve been catching up on podcasts all week during my commute, and I have to say that I&amprsquo;m really enjoying the whole thing. I&amprsquo;m listening to a variety of stuff, but of course I made sure to catch up with Open Stacks.Hint for OCLC: hire Greg Schwartz to podcast for WebJunction. From The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

It's Aliiiiiiiive!
I haven&amprsquo;t been on IM much for the past few weeks. I&amprsquo;ve been horrible at reading email, let alone answering it (apologies if you&amprsquo;re one of the nice people waiting for a response from me). I haven&amprsquo;t read my aggregator in at least a couple of weeks, maybe longer. I&amprsquo;m very out of the loop, but I&amprsquo;m still a happy camper because the new MLS web site is finally live!We&amprsquo;ve launched phase one, with completion of phase two targeted for the end of June. Longtime readers may recall that we& From The Shifted Librarian on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

Google fails the Acid2 test.
It's funny to see that even Google fails the Acid2 test. The excerpt says “Hello World! ERROR. ERROR.”. This first ERROR is correct, it is the fallback content of the object elements. But the second ERROR is a bug in parsing of comments. Safari had the same bug. From Sjoerd Visscher's weblog on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

Renewed online presence for Laurens
Laurens van den Oever has created a new homepage. As an employee of Q42 he works with HTML and Javascript all the time, so his first content is an interesting boolean Javascript value, and some very cool tricks. Welcome back, Laurens! From Sjoerd Visscher's weblog on April 29, 2005 at 6:16 a.m..

Working Draft: SPARQL Query Language for RDF
2005-04-19: The RDF Data Access Working Group has released the third Working Draft of the SPARQL Query Language for RDF. SPARQL (pronounced "sparkle") offers developers and end users a way to write and to consume search results across a wide range of information such as personal data, social networks and metadata about digital artifacts like music and images. SPARQL also provides a means of integration over disparate sources. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

Working Draft: Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces
2005-04-25: The Multimodal Interaction Working Group has released the first public Working Draft of the Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces. This document describes a loosely coupled architecture for multimodal user interfaces, which allows for co-resident and distributed implementations, and focuses on the role of markup and scripting, and the use of well defined interfaces between its constituents. Visit the Multimodal Interaction Working Group home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

W3C Lowers Membership Fee in Developing Countries
2005-04-20: The World Wide Web Consortium is pleased to announce reduced Membership fees in developing countries. "W3C is all about building Web technologies that can be of service to the world," said Steve Bratt, W3C Chief Operating Officer. W3C is actively soliciting participation from organizations in the developing world, with help from its Members, government and NGOs, philanthropic organizations, and the W3C global Offices network. Read the press release, About W3C and How to Become a W3C Member. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

W3C Holds Rule Languages Workshop
2005-04-27: W3C has brought together over sixty industry and research organizations in a Washington, D.C. Workshop to discuss development of a uniform Rule language - the next layer in the Semantic Web development stack. Hosted by ILOG, SA and supported by DARPA, the W3C Rule Languages Workshop is bringing together the leaders in Business Rules development, customers, and Semantic Web developers in an effort to identify requirements for a common rule language. Read the Press release and the Call for Participation.(News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

Open Akamaization with Coral
Last week I wondered about the emergence of a grassroots grid. The other day Brady Joslin pointed me to Coral, a "peer-to-peer content distribution network comprised of a world-wide network of web proxies and nameservers." It's simple to use. Just append nyud.net:8090 to the domain name of any URL. So for example in the meme tracking script I wrote about last week, Brady altered this: var deliciousUrl = 'h From Jon's Radio on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

Enhancing search results with metadata
My tag fever has now infected the InfoWorld site, as Chad Dickerson and Matt McAlister have recently discussed. This opens up a bunch of possibilities. Today, for example, I tweaked my experimental InfoWorld power search to report the InfoWorld-assigned tags for URLs in the result set. Only the most recent items carry tags. But when they do exist, it seems really useful to surface them in a search c From Jon's Radio on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

Making it easy to do the right thing
You'd think that a language with only a handful of verbs, only two of which are widely spoken, would be easy to learn. Not so in the case of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, though. After more than a decade we're still sorting out how and why to use its most common verbs: GET and POST. This perennial issue recently flared up again when Microsoft's Dare Obasanjo noted that three popular services had got it wrong. Bloglines, Fl From Jon's Radio on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

The wrong end of the telescope?
Leigh Dodds, Mark Nottingham, and Ryan Tomayko have all suggested that, while client-side HTTP toolkits may contribute to HTTP abuse, server-side frameworks are more fundamentally to blame. Sam Ruby made a similar point in his post-ETech critique of SAJAX, a server-side framework for delivering AJAX-style code to the client. From Jon's Radio on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

A conversation with Michael Rys about SQL Server 'Yukon'
The other day I had a demo/discussion with Michael Rys on the XML features in SQL Server 2005, aka Yukon. I meant to capture the demo and use the highlights in a screencast, but I was late to the call and didn't manage to set up the capture. As an aside, the conferencing service we used provides audio retrieval (playback only, no download), but no video. Offering video playback of screen activity, ideally with a download option, should probably be a checklist feature for conferencing services. ... From Jon's Radio on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

The new freshman comp
For many years I have alternately worn two professional hats: writer and programmer. Lately I find myself wearing a third hat: filmmaker. When I began making the films that I now call screencasts, my readers and I both sensed that this medium was different enough to justify the new name that we collaboratively gave it. Here's how I define the difference. Film is a genre of storytelling that addresses the whole spectrum of human experience. Screencasting is a subgenre of film that can tell stories about the limited--but rapidly growing--slice of our lives that is mediated by s From Jon's Radio on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

Those clueless users
Sitting in a coffee shop this morning I overheard a story that sounded familiar. Guy #1: How's it going? Guy #2: Not so good. They upgraded my computer, and I lost all my files. ... From Jon's Radio on April 29, 2005 at 6:15 a.m..

Ty Stewart on Eventis and the Auto Wealth System - A Partnership That Can Give Anyone the Lifestyle and Freedom They're Looking for
"A partnership like no other I've seen before," says the president of Amazon Home Solutions, Ty Stewart. Eventis LLC offers personal development and real estate investing, and the Auto Wealth System provides the automated digital marketing system for the ultimate home based business. [PRWEB Apr 24, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Prominent Entertainment Lawyer Lisa Beth Older, ESQ. Announces New Innovative Services for the Advancement of New York City Artists
Lisa Beth Older, a NYC entertainment lawyer has now opened her New York City focusing on Entertainment Law and divorce. [PRWEB Apr 24, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Attleboro High School Adjustment Counselor Attempts New World Record
Most miles run on a treadmill in a 24 hour period, Martin Tighe to help kids stay in school by showing them anything can be accomplished [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

New DVD Gives 10 Great Tips to Home Sellers
"10 Simple Steps to Increase the Selling Value of Your Home" is a short, concise, educational DVD that teaches home sellers what they need to do before they put their home on the market. [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

BreakingNewsEnglish.com Sets New Standards in Content, Methodology and Timeliness with Current Affairs Materials for ESL/EFL
www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com provides classroom ready lessons daily using only the latest breaking news stories. Teachers and students alike will benefit from the in depth, well prepared lessons which include a host of exercises and even audio files. [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Free Graph Paper now in French and Spanish
PrintFreeGraphPaper.com is now available in English, French and Spanish to serve a larger audience. [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Labour Government Policy Threatens to Destroy Northern Ireland's Grammar Schools, Concerned Parent Says
The policy may influence voter choice in the general election in Northern Ireland in May. [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Core Themes
Discovering one's unique Core Themes is at the very heart of a career transition process developed over a 14-year period by Ray Inglesi, M.A. Ray is President of Drake Inglesi Milardo, Inc., a broad-based human resources and career transition firm founded in 1981. The Core Themes program evolved from consulting to counseling hundreds of intelligent, talented and motivated professionals who were simply unhappy and unfulfilled in their career choices. Find out about Core Themes--those essential values, needs and interests that define one's life and career at www.cortethemes.com. [PRWEB From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Announcing Nine Juicy Stories about Secrets - Are They True?
To lure readers and promote recreational reading, nine talented authors from across North America contributed to "Secrets, Fact or Fiction?", a new kind of anthology deemed "unique and imaginative" by Midwest Book Review. Its nine compelling short stories are perfect reads for busy, modern day lives, including those of young adults. A reader contest is included. [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

G-Man Provides Tracks for Students at the Audio Recording Technology Institute
Commercial producer and recording artist Scott G (The G-Man) sent tracks of the opening song on his new "Sonic Tonic" album to A.R.T.I. for students to use in mixing sessions. G-Man calls on other artists to do the same in 'The Mix Fix Project.' [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Mayor Jim Hahn and the Procurement Staff at the Los Angeles World Airport are Concerned about Our Health and Environment
Our health and our environment should always be on the minds of everyone. With so many hazardous materials all around us, all of us need to be aware of available options. [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

New Signature Massage Therapy Program Announced by Atlanta School of Massage
Atlanta School of Massage launches new massage therapy program after training more than 4,000 graduates to improve the quality of health and well being through therapeutic massage. [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

New Report Shows More Governors than Ever Propose Increased Investments in Preschool Education - Southern Governors Lead the Nation but other Regions are Gaining Strength
Pre-K Now, a program partially funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, released a new report which praises 20 governors who proposed increases to their states' pre-kindergarten programs. The report contrasts these leaders with other governors who are trailing national trends toward providing high-quality, voluntary pre-k. [PRWEB Apr 25, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Cleverlearn® Releases New Clicktionary® Version; Improved Display, Added Settings and Bonus Features Designed for Easier English Learning
Cleverlearn Ltd, a leading global provider of English learning solutions, announced today that it has launched the latest version of Clicktionary, a desktop translation tool. The new Clicktionary is designed for easier and faster English learning and to allow users to fully enjoy its many benefits with more user-friendly UI (user interface), plus bonus features. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Want to Study English in the USA? State Universities in Florida Offer Quality, Accredited Programs to International Students
Since 1993, more than 75,000 students from 70 countries have studied English in one of 8 state university programs in Florida. Members of the Florida Intensive English Consortium (http://www.studyenglishinflorida.org.), these schools are committed to ensure that students receive the highest quality intensive English instruction from trained, professional teachers. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live psychCME TV Activity: "Excessive Sleepiness: Assessing Its Impact on Patient Wellness" Premieres Wednesday, May 18, 2005
CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive CE activity titled "Excessive Sleepiness: Assessing Its Impact on Patient Wellness." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, May 18, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.HYPHEN1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on better recognizing the impact of excessive sleepiness on patient wellness. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

The Apogee Foundation Opens New Office in Midtown Manhattan and Launches New Website
The Apogee Foundation, an international nonprofit dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performing arts, has opened a new office at 1001 Avenue of the Americas and launched a major new Internet website to better serve its constituencies around the world while fulfilling its increasingly global mission. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

University Diplomas Available in Turtles, Sea Turtles, Frogs, Iguanas, Bearded Dragons, Leopard Geckos, Snakes, or Virtually Any Other Reptile or Amphibian. (From Turtle U, Frog U, Iguana U,...)
To qualify as a Master of Frogs, Turtles or a host of other reptiles or amphibians go to www.HerpArts.com, and order the customized diploma of your choice. Just need the name of person who is becoming for example a "Master of Turtles" and the date you wish them to graduate. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Global Community Publishing Announces Unique Opportunity to Turn Anyone into a Published Author
The "In Your Own Words HYPHEN Your Words Matter" series is a published collections of essays, utilizing the power of the pen to create a platform for sharing, growing and healing. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

I.S.A.R.T.O.P. (International Scientific Association for Reserches into Objective Phenomena) - A Project to Improve Human Relations
The new research and educational organization to be known as I.S.A.R.T.O.P. is a natural and logical expansion of a larger humanitarian and scientific project (named Project Mystic Connection) started by Dr. Emanuel A. Toriello (PhD, LLM) in 1989, who submitted it to the U.N. organization requesting the latter to consider the possibility of the recognition of an official scientific team, whose aim should be the research in the field of the transcendental objective phenomena. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Runtime Revolution Scripting Conferences
Free online learning conferences for users of Runtime Revolution Dreamcard, Studio and Enterprise. The conferences are ideal for new and experienced users and cover all aspects of this leading suite of developer tools. Users of the Revolution free trial and current license holders are welcome to attend. [PRWEB Apr 26, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Fourteen Boston Students Named CollegeCorps Interns
CollegeCorps, a nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, Massachussetts has announced its second class of interns. In an effort to raise awarness about the UN Millennium Development Goals and to provide students with meaningful volunteer experience, 14 undergraduates have been selected to participate in summer-long internships in eight countries. Collectively, they will receive nearly $55,000 in scholarship support. [PRWEB Apr 27, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

New Spanish Vocabulary Learning Program
Amigos Software announces the release of Amigos Spanish Puzzles, a fun software program to learn Spanish. [PRWEB Apr 27, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Creative video company releases new way to teach and retain Spanish.
With the ever growing need in the US to communicate in Spanish, people are looking for quick and fun ways to learn how to communicate to Spanish Speaking people. Then Quack! came into being... [PRWEB Apr 27, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Course Advisor Names CTO
Education Search Site adds Technologist to Develop www.CourseAdvisor.com [PRWEB Apr 27, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Doe Run Partners with Local Universities for Global Student Exchange Project
Students travel to Doe Run Peru to gain international experience and lend fresh perspectives on operations. [PRWEB Apr 27, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

An Ounce of Prevention...
Finally a cure for Baldness. See How to Cure and Prevent Baldness in Jay's books page at www.GoingOrganic.com [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Quiz Tree (http://www.quiz-tree.com) Makes Learning Fun with Free Multimedia Quizzes
Quiz Tree (http://www.quiz-tree.com) offers dozens of free interactive quizzes on topics such as Elementary Math, Fractions, Spanish, Geography, SAT Verbal and Spelling. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Center for Training Innovations at Southwestern Illinois College Offers New Online Courses
The Center for Training Innovations at Southwestern Illinois College has partnered with Gatlin Education Services to provide new courses online. The courses are self-paced and not for college credit; they are designed for individuals looking to switch career paths, obtain advanced training and certifications, or for first time job seekers who need specialized training. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Outstanding Performance in Science Education Recognized by Ward's
Ward's Natural Science and the Association of Science Teacher Education (ASTE) partner to recognize outstanding acheivement in the field of science education. This year's awardee is Dr. Sandra K. Abell of the University of Missouri -Columbia. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

ArtsPass Assembles Advisory Board of MENC Members to Offer Exclusive Music Education Commentary
Arts4All, Ltd., a leading provider of digital arts, arts education, and entertainment content, announced today the creation of an advisory board for ArtsPass, their new subscription Website for the arts. The ArtsPass Advisory Board is comprised of 19 members from MENC: The National Association for Music Education, who are K-12 Educators, Band and Choral Directors, College and University Professors and Music Department Chairs. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

uCertify Announced Upgrade of Exam Simulation PrepKit for Microsoft Exam (70-293)
uCertify, a leading provider of IT certification exams preparation and training solutions, today announced major upgrade of the Exam Simulation PrepKit for Microsoft Exam 70-293 for Microsoft MCSE 2003. The PrepKit for exam 70-293 now contains 280 questions including 130 new questions and 110 study notes. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Don't Let Head Lice Spoil Your Summer Time Fun
Lice Solutions, A non-profit agency, is offering free head checks during the month of May to ensure a safe and happy summer for children and their famlies. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics is the Newest Top Colleges School
Top-Colleges.com, a Salt Lake City education marketing company, announces a new marketing partnership with Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, a specialized technical school. Top-Colleges provides additional web presences for over 150 career colleges, technical schools and online colleges nationwide. Visit Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics on Top-Colleges at http://www.top-colleges.com/s/pia.php?source=pia-prw-s-pd. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Your New York Apartment or Your Pet?
Having problems with your landlord concerning your pets? Attorney Samuel I. Mok will speak and answer questions about animal rights issues including the controversial Intro No. 189-A Bill.Lecturer Christine Argo, MBA, BFA Doctor of Divinity of the Universal Life Church will follow. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

MicroTek Opens Expanded Computer Classroom Rental Facility in Dallas
MicroTek announces the opening of a new computer classroom rental facility in Dallas, TX. The new training center expands MicroTek's capabilities by offering 5 more classrooms than the company's previous location. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live psychCME TV Activity Featuring Former US Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, Premiering Wednesday, June 1, 2005
CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive CE activity titled "A Surgeon General's Perspective on Cultural Competency: What Is It and How Does It Affect Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder?" Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, June 1, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.HYPHEN1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on assessing the influence of culture, race, and e From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Do Life and Executive Coaches Really Need a Personal Brand? RichContent says 'Yes', Putting eXpertSystem to the Task
With Thomas Leonard's vision of 10,000,000 Life and Executive Coaches coming closer to reality every year, establishing a brand in your market can be the difference between feast and famine. RichContent's eXpertSystem program provides the solution through custom-branded Coaching Sessions that keep the Coach's name, image and logo always in front of the client. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Chemical Engineer Finds Breakthrough Way to End Our Literacy Crisis
Recent studies have conclusively proven that 47% of U.S. adults (more than 92 million) cannot read and write well enough to hold an above-poverty-level-wage job, and 45% of U.S. adults never read a book, magazine, or newspaper! Bob C. Cleckler of Literacy Research Associates, Inc. has studied why illiteracy is much worse than people realize and other aspects of illiteracy for 18 years. After analyzing the recommendations of dozens of scholars over the last 249 years, he has developed a proven, never-before-tried method of ending English illiteracy and carefully documented the proof of both th From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

Annual Award Recognizes Highly Motivated Kids and Teens
Oikos Global announces an international competition for kids. Oikos Global Award aims to recognize children and youths who have done valuable projects to help their peers face the various challenges in their communities and schools. [PRWEB Apr 28, 2005] From PR Web on April 29, 2005 at 6:14 a.m..

NIN's brilliance
As reported at BoingBoing (thanks John), Trent Reznor of NIN has released a GarageBand wrap of a forthcoming song. The 70 meg download opens directly into GarageBand. The terms of the license (which you've got to accept to play) aren't too bad. Not the share-cropper culture (the star owns the remixes) that the lawye From Lessig Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

MetaBrainz launches to support MusicBrainz
MetaBrainz, a nonprofit foundation, was launched today to support the user maintained music database project MusicBrainz. Yet another reason for Joi to be in California. From Lessig Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Campus Progress on NYPL event
Campus Progress has a report including some audio from the event I did (first time I've ever been embarrassed to use the word "gig") with Tweedy and Johnson at the NYPL. From Lessig Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Happy Birthday, Free Culture Movement!
One year ago -- April 23, 2004 -- about a hundred students gathered at Swarthmore College to begin "an international student movement to free culture." (Dan Hunter described the event in LegalAffairs). The event was organized by the students who had sued Diebold after Diebold sued them. The movement now has about ten chapters around the country. From Lessig Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

has any ever blogged over Godthab before
So at 11,000 meters, on a Lufthansa A340, just over Godthab, I am posting this entry, using airplane wide WiFi. It is fantastic. Not terribly fast (about 300 kbs), and not terribly cheap ($30 for a 12 hour flight). But I guess this is the future: yet another space where IP runs. From Lessig Blog on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

AESharenet Introduces Instant Licenses
AEShareNet has just introduced some significant changes to the way some of the AEShareNet licence protocols work. Instant Licences will open up licensing of resources to a greater audience. The concept is simple: as long as the material has legitimately had an Instant Licence Mark placed on the copy, it can be used instantly. Within the graphic Mark is a link to the Conditions of Use on the Company website, which explains how the material can be used. The Marks are available to everyone, and are free of charge. More information is available on AESharenet's website. From EdNA Online on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Nominations Open for Australian of the Year Awards
Every year we celebrate the achievement and contribution of eminent Australians through the Australian of the Year Awards by profiling leading citizens who are role models for us all. The Awards bring together four categories which include Australian of the Year , Senior Australian of the Year (60 years and over), Young Australian of the Year (16 to 25 years), and Local Hero. Online nominations are now open on the 'Australian of the Year' website. From EdNA Online on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Communities Monitor Child Development
Almost 40 communities across Australia will this year receive a detailed report on the early development and school-readiness of their young children as part of the second round of the innovative Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) project. The AEDI is a tool to help communities understand the health, development and well being of their children, identifying areas where children are excelling, as well as those areas in need of additional support. From EdNA Online on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Child Internet Safety Needs Identified
Kidsonline@home, a report by NetAlert and the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) found that while Australian parents and children are overwhelmingly positive about the benefits of the Internet, nearly forty per cent of parents said that their children have had a negative experience when using the Internet at home. The report highlighted the need for parents and teachers to spend time educating children about online safety. The full report is available from the ABA website and the NetAlert website. From EdNA Online on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

New DEST Website
The new Department of Education, Science and Training website has now been officially launched. It has been developed in response to stakeholder requests for easier access to the latest information on education, science and training. From EdNA Online on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Former sales head leaves Sun
Robert Youngjohns, who led Sun's sales team through two years of falling revenue, will take the helm at a Silicon Valley software maker. From CNET News.com on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

NASA looks to carbon to lighten spacecraft
Copper wires weigh a lot, so NASA is teaming up with Rice University to develop power cables out of carbon nanotubes to lighten the load. From CNET News.com on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Senate bill proposes to close e-mail wiretapping "loophole"
Blog: Two senators are hoping to close what they call a "loophole" in U.S. wiretapping law that led to an acquittal last year of... From CNET News.com on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

California bill would ban tracking chips in IDs
Bill influenced by elementary school fracas over student surveillance technology gets judiciary committee backing. From CNET News.com on April 29, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

WMTE 2005
3rd IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologiesin Education (WMTE 2005) November 28-30, 2005, Tokushima, Japan http://lttf.ieee.org/wmte2005/>/a>... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 29, 2005 at 4:53 a.m..

The genre speaks you
In the new Harper's (May 2005), this brief letter from a soldier in World War I to his mother . . . just before his death in the Battle of the Somme, he advises her not to become fodder for a Saturday magazine feature article if he is killed. In other words, don't let the genre speak you, don't be subsumed by prepackaged cultural materials, don't be written over by cliches. I mention it because I think this is one of the quiet tensions that show themselves more often than we might guess.... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 29, 2005 at 4:52 a.m..

The French Exception (Ross Mayfield)
The vibrant growth of the French blogosphere is something to behold. French is the second largest language and half of students in France blog. This is due, in no small part, to Skyradio telling their listeners to Skyblog what... From Corante: Social Software on April 29, 2005 at 4:49 a.m..

Back Home From TODCon
Another TODCon has come and gone, and as always it was a fabulous experience. Where else are you going to be able to learn from the people who literally wrote the books on Macromedia products and tools, and then sit and have in-depth discussions with after the formal sessions are over. Not to mention sharing lots of laughs and a few embarrassing moments at the very racy Brain Frieze on April 29, 2005 at 3:55 a.m..

Time for Training, Time for Studying
According to Clements, the online class works like a real high school classroom. Highly qualified teachers from around the state - retired or normally off for the summer - were trained for six weeks to teach courses in their fields... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 3:54 a.m..

Internet Safety at School and at Home.
At Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tennessee, students in grades 7-12 carry their own laptop computers for use in their classes. In this, our fourth year of a technology immersion program, we have seen great improvements in writing skills and... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 3:54 a.m..

So, You wanna start a blog?
Okay. You're a nonprofit decision-maker.You've read the what's-a-blog articles (1,2, 3, 4). You saw the cover of this week's Business Week. And now you've decided to take the plunge. What are your next steps? So, you wanna start a blog?... From Teaching and Developing Online. on April 29, 2005 at 3:54 a.m..

Usability Without Users (Melbourne, 10 May)
Just a quick reminder that it's less than two weeks until the half-day Usability Without Users workshop in Melbourne, to be held on 10 May 2005. This is a very targeted event, covering techniques such as: usability inspections heuristic reviews... From Column Two on April 29, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

Global Voices gets even better
Global Voices now is running roundups of the news. Surprisingly, there are things going on in the world! GV is a daily must-read for me. And to hear some actual voices, you can listen to Ben Walker's Theory of Everything episode about GV here. [Technorati tag: globalvoices]... From Joho the Blog on April 29, 2005 at 2:48 a.m..

For CMS vendors: Introduction
A while back, we published a report titled Benchmarking CMS vendor websites, which looked at how effectively vendor websites communicated the strengths and capabilities of their products. This was a report targeted specifically at vendors (rather than consumers), with the... From Column Two on April 29, 2005 at 2:47 a.m..

For CMS vendors: State of the marketplace
The CMS marketplace is undergoing a substantial transformation, and vendors must update their websites to reflect the new environment. With consumers increasingly relying on vendor websites during their selection processes, vendors that fail to meet customer expectations are likely to... From Column Two on April 29, 2005 at 2:47 a.m..

Sistema de Gestión de Estilos
Estoy atareado estos días migrando martinalia.com de la versión 1.7.2 de SPIP a la 1.8.1, e inevitablemente he caido en la tentación de remodelar la organización y la apariencia del sitio. Todavía sólo se puede ver en mi localhost, pero espero que pronto esté subido al servidor. Aunque esta página ya nació (el pasado día 20 de abril cumplimos un año, y yo sin celebrarlo...) con un diseño de capas controlado desde hojas de estilo, lo cierto es que no cumplía totalmente con los estándares, entre otras cosas porque SPIP, que (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on April 29, 2005 at 1:55 a.m..

Hosting imaginary friends
Nancy White on strangers and imaginary friends staying at your house:It is the way I both do business and weave my social strands and networks. Two weeks ago I offered a room to someone from the Well (homebase England) who I did not know, but due to her community participation, could be virtually "vouched for." [...] Tonight one online friend arrives plus one other I met a a conference this week to s From Mathemagenic on April 29, 2005 at 1:51 a.m..

RFC: Legislation to reduce oil dependency
As a former Congressional Staffer, I know just how hard it is to promote an idea on the Hill. Sympathetic staffers try to listen to everyone who comes by, but eventually you become jaded listening to crackpot ideas and lobbyists propaganda. If you happen to have a new idea, it is even harder as few new ideas ever appear on the hill. If they do appear, they typically come from established think tanks. That's why, inspired by the recent posting on " open source politics", I will propose a policy idea here. Hopefully your comments will help me identify potential problems, and or From kuro5hin.org on April 29, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..

One Less Place to Be Offline
I've been wanting to do this (link via Buzzmachine) -- but haven't taken any overseas flights recently. It's just so amazing to be able to do e-mail, blog, IM, or make free Skype phone calls during a flight. On selected airlines (such as Lufthansa and Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 29, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..

Suing the Spyware Companies
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is suing software company Intermix Media, according to several sources, including the New York Times, saying that Intermix software includes spyware. Result: annoying pop-ups and other intrusions. In a press statement, Intermix rebuts the accusati From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 29, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..