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Gates vs. Google: Search and Destroy
Wer sich für den Zusammenhang von Internet und Weiterbildung interessiert, kommt am Thema "Search" nicht vorbei. Hier wird in den nächsten Jahren noch einiges zu erwarten sein, denn es geht schließlich um viel: "control over what users do first when... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on May 13, 2005 at 10:50 p.m..

Centralizing the Learning Management Process
Man darf sich von dieser Case Study nicht zu viel versprechen. Man erfährt aber immerhin, dass hier ein Unternehmen, Cytec Industries mit 4.500 Beschäftigten weltweit, 25 (!) parallele LMS-Lösungen durch eine einzige (Learn.com) ersetzt hat, dass ein ASP-Modell die... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on May 13, 2005 at 10:50 p.m..

Enabling Mobile Learning
I was on the fence about this item but after mentioning it in my scrfeencast (see below) I guess I should include it. This is a good article; I was on the fence only because I'm not sure mobile learning is a special category worthy of special consideration. And you can see this reflected in the article: the features that characterize mobile learning are, arguably, those that also charaterize good e-learning generally. In addition, as the author writes, "people want 'anytime, anywhere' connections more than ever before." Quite true, and I'm always annoyed when my conference From OLDaily on May 13, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Formalizing Informal Learning
The title of this article is enough to make me wince but over the authors talk about creating supports for informal learning in the workplace rather than just hoping it happens. What needs to happen, they write, is that informal learning needs to be integrated into formal learning in the sense that it should be tied to measurable performance metrics. Of course, this isn't the point of informal learning at all - but I can see the point. It requires a very careful balance between respecting learner intentions, which in the end drive informal learning, and supporting corporate needs, From OLDaily on May 13, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Behind the Spotlight
John Siracusa goes behind the new Mac search facility, Spotlight, with an eye on the metadata it gathers and the facilities not yet exposed by the UI. [Technorati tags: macintosh metadata]... From Joho the Blog on May 13, 2005 at 9:48 p.m..

Studying French in Paris
As many of you know, while I was in Paris last month I took French classes. I searched online for a schools and was overwhelmed by the Google results. Then the first day I was in Paris, I was reading an ex-pat's blog (he too was in Paris) and he mentioned studying at the Alliance Fran&ampccedil;aise. The next day, I headed over there, took a placement test, paid my fee, and got my student id. Sure, I could have don From megnut on May 13, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, April 2005
Spam volume hits an all-time high, and a new virus debuts on the Top 10 list. From ClickZ Stats on May 13, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

A Virtual World With Peer-to-Peer Style
I'm sure every MUD designer has dreamed of something like this: a massive multiplayer role-playing game (MMRPG) hosted not on a large central server but rather on the individual computers of each of its members. You control your own part of the universe, and can go from there to explore the rest of the world. A lot like the web, but with the characteristics and interactions of an online game. Solipsis finally realizes that vision. By John Borland, CNet News.com, May 9, 2005 [OLDaily on May 13, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Tomatoes are Not the Only Fruit: A Rough Guide to Taxonomies, Thesauri, Ontologies and the Like
"Who needs buzzwords," writes theauthor, "when you can casually drop a'polyhierarchical taxonomy' into a discussion?" Thisshort guide will explain the meaning of 'polyhierarchicaltaxonomy' and other basic concepts as 'controlledvocabulary' and 'ontology' in order to explain these things"so librarians or IT people can From OLDaily on May 13, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Open Source Software in Schools
The long-awaited BECTA report advocating the use of open source in schools has now been released. The report, kept under wraps because of the British election, was nonetheless widely discussed in the blogosphere. You'll find three PDF files on this site: the report itself, a case study, and an information sheet. By Various Authors, BECTA, April 13, 2005 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on May 13, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Laptop Theft Prompts a Student-ID Shift at Oklahoma State U.
According to this article, staff at Oklahoma State are scrambling to implement a new student ID system after a laptop containing 37,000 student social security numbers was stolen from the school's career services department. University officials can lament now, but we have to ask, what were these records doing on a laptop in the first place? But the larger lesson here, because thefts of this sort are becoming commonplace, is that centralized identity repositories of this sort are inherently insecure. Not to mention portable. By Associated Press, ChannelOklahoma, May 12, 2005 [OLDaily on May 13, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

My First (sloppy) ScreenCast
Alan Levine experfiments with screencasting and is successful. Even better, he has provided instructions for the rest of us. By Alan Levine, CogDogBlog, May 12, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on May 13, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Non-Profit Reporting: Savior of Journalism?
Online Journalism Review had a story this week about a new non-profit news venture, Voice of San Diego. It's a local-news site founded and written primarily by a group of professional and retired journalists, and has a citizen-journalism component.Voice of San Diego is interesting on several levels -- including that it serves as an alternative news source to the Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 13, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

Educause Quarterly Article: Changing Course Management Systems
http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm05/eqm05210.asp This is one of those articles that ranks in the "could have been important but ends up being too anecdotal" category. The authors are right in pointing to course conversion as both a potential cost issue and huge concern in switching CMS. All one has to do is ask a collection of system administrators or educational technologists who support almost any of the major CMS and they will nod knowingly, or start frothing at the mouth (depending on whether they've actual From EdTechPost on May 13, 2005 at 7:52 p.m..

How popular are you?
I have just found this fun website which lets you put in the URL of your site and it will show you who has linked to you. Link Popularity I'm not sure how accurate it is but still interesting to... From ERADC Blog on May 13, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

European mobile devices market grew 55% in Q1 HYPHEN report
GPS continued to drive European handheld growth of 19 per cent in the first quarter of 2005, while as the number of converged devices reached almost 2m units, says an IDC report. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

European firms holding back on major IT spending HYPHEN report
Over the next five years, the worldwide IT market growth is expected to slightly outpace nominal GDP growth. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

EA developing 25 next generation console video games
Electronic Arts is developing 25 video games for next generation consoles, of which six titles are to be unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in May. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

British Airways chooses Cisco, Prime for IP telephone network
British Airways has selected Cisco Systems and Prime Business Solutions for the airline industry's largest IP telephone network. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

A Pro Journalist Tries Out the Citizen Beat
Chilean medical journalist Paloma Baytelman Pilowsky won't be quitting her day job, but she's found a new hobby in serving as a "citizen journalist." And it even pays -- a little bit.Recently, Pilowsky started writing -- in English -- for the international edition of OhMyNews, the well known South Korean citizen-journalism website. Here's her first travel article for OhMyNews; she's From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 13, 2005 at 5:54 p.m..

Would someone please fix this!!!
The owner of this website has not yet changed the DNS entries of this site, thus I have have to pay the bandwidth chanrges. Would someone please tell medusasquirrel@yaho.com to fix this! From Education Librarian on May 13, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

A Donne A Day 2: “Song: Go and Catch A Falling Star”
A colleague at the UMW graduation ceremonies today asked me if I would be offering helpful commentary in my Donne podcasts for all those folks who have trouble with poetry, especially older verse. I'm mulling over the request and would be grateful for any opinions my readers/listeners might have. Commentary can be very helpful. On [...] From Stand Up Eight on May 13, 2005 at 5:01 p.m..

We pause for faculty development
A Donne A Day will be on brief hiatus as I help host the University of Mary Washington's tenth annual Faculty Academy on Instructional Technology. Yesterday I picked up Bryan Alexander at the airport and had a splendid car ride down followed by an intense and rewarding dinner conversation ... details to follow. Today we're [...] From Gardner Writes on May 13, 2005 at 5:01 p.m..

Business Case for RSS - Downloadable PDF
Download the The Real Business Case for RSS PDF and really begin to understand the power of RSS. The detailed PDF is 29 pages long and really is a great introduction to RSS, detailing why every business should find a way to integrate RSS into their existing communication channel. The PDF is an overview of the raises interesting issues, and should make every marketer take notice: "But RSS is such a tool. Misunderstood by most marketers, overlooked by many end-users, it has the potential to p From RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

PadCaster - RSS Appcast Feed Creator
PadCaster is a commandline tool that converts a MacPAD application to an RSS 2.0 feed. The feed PadCaster produces update notifications. Additional Details - PadCaster From RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

Free Script to Display RSS as HTML
Try out this free script to display RSS feeds as HTML. Using PHP instead of javascript means that the search engines will spider the contents of the feed that are included in the web page. Try free PHP script rss2html.php From RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

Traffic Conditions via RSS - Great for Mobile Readers
Now you can check the best route home from your RSS reader - Yahoo! offers traffic conditions data via RSS. The URL to add to your newsreader looks like this: http://maps.yahoo.com/traffic.rss?csz=10013&mag=4&minsev=2 Edit the URL to add your information: czs is your zip code mag is the level of magnification (3 = 4 miles, 4 = 10 miles, 5 = 40 miles) minserv is the minimum severity of the traffic condition (1 = minor, 2 = moderate, 4 = major, 5 = critical.) From RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

The 7 Steps to Promoting Your RSS Feeds on Your Website
RSS gets 100% of your content delivered, but its no good if no one subscribes to your feeds. So your first order of business after planning and creating your feeds has to be promoting them to your visitors. Complete Article - 7 Steps to Promoting Your RSS Feed From RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

RSS Network Launched; New RSS Feed Directory Locate Topic Specific Feeds
NotePage, Inc. the creator's of, FeedForAll, a popular tool to create, edit and publish RSS feeds, has launched RSS Network. RSS Network is a categorized RSS feed search engine and directory. While RSS has become an increasingly popular communication medium for more and more businesses, locating topic specific feeds can prove to be a challenge. RSS Network is designed to group related feeds under general topics. Site visitors can also conduct keyword searches to find highly specific feeds or items of interest. RSS Network, is located at RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

CSI has RSS Feeds
The popular television series CSI has added an RSS feed containing daily updated news on 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', 'CSI: Miami' and 'CSI: New York.' - http://www.csifiles.com/headlines/rss.xml From RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

BBC Eases Rules Related to RSS Feed Use
The BBC has opened up its content more so that people can use news stories and headlines on their own sites via RSS. Revised licence terms mean other sites can integrate RSS feeds from the BBC without offline contract negotiations, as was previously the case. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is a way of keeping automatically aware of website updates. BBC News and Sport have made their content available for online news reader programs via RSS since 2003. But this relaxing of the licence means a much more open approach, according to the BBC New From RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

ScrappyGoo - Aggregate and Filter Google News
ScrappyGoo lets you search Google News and generate a unique RSS feed of your results. This persistent news search delivery is offered as a free service. By default, each feed has 16 entries. It uses standard boolean operators. You can generate and read as many feeds as you want for your desktop or online feed reader. But you cannot syndicate the results of any of the feeds on your website. From RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

U.S. Government RSS Library
New US RSS Library is a directory of government RSS feeds. Locate government information using RSS. From RSS Blog on May 13, 2005 at 5:00 p.m..

Aspen: The Multimedia Magazine in a Box
This is a web version of Aspen, a multimedia magazine of the arts originally published from 1965 to 1971. Each issue of Aspen was delivered to subscribers in a box, which contained a variety of media: printed matter in different formats, phonograph recordings, and even a reel of Super-8 film. U B U W E B :: A S P E N From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Nieuwe teksten bij de DBNL
http://www.dbnl.org/nieuws/opl052005.htm De DBNL meldt de beschikbaarheid van nieuwe teksten: [lopend project, 2003-....] G.J. van Bork (red.), Aanvullingen op Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I): auteurs beginnend met een ‘G’ Marcellus Emants, Inwijding Willem van Haren, Gevallen van Friso, koning der Gangariden en Prasiaten A.D. Hildebrand, Bolke de Beer Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, 1785 Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, 1900 Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, 1901-1902 C.E. van Koetsveld, Spro From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Seminar Digitale Duurzaamheid: case studies InterPARES project
http://www.kb.nl/nieuws/2005/seminar200506/seminar.html Het Nationaal Archief en de Koninklijke Bibliotheek organiseren in samenwerking met het InterPARES project een seminar op 22 juni 2005 in Den Haag, getiteld: Finding Pathways for preserving authentic digital objects Het seminar presenteert een aantal case studies naar authenticiteit, betrouwbaarheid en integriteit van digitale objecten. De case studies zijn uitgevoerd in het kader van het InterPARES project, waarin het Nationaal Archief participeert. Voor wie een digitale editie maakt, zijn dit belangrijke vragen. Lees meer ... From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Attention, Speculators: Here's a Lesson from Hong Kong's Housing Bubble
Whenever housing prices soar -- in Shanghai, San Francisco or Santiago -- experts wonder whether the cause is a speculative bubble that could eventually burst, causing widespread distress. Such frenzied swings are not confined to real estate alone, of course, as any investor who lost his shirt during the dot-com mania of the 1990s knows. What causes such bubbles? Is there a way of spotting them while the bubble is actually being formed -- rather than after the fact? A new research paper that examines volatility in Hong Kong's residential market between 1992 and 1997 offers From Knowledge@Wharton on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

A Collective Obsession with TV Transforms TiVo from Idea to Reality
According to TiVo CFO David Courtney, TiVo was born like most technology start-ups: As a very big idea -- to revolutionize the way we watch and experience TV -- with very few resources. Courtney, who met founder Mike Ramsay while working in investment banking, was there from the beginning. "In 1999 we were a few business guys and 38 engineers. We had no product, no service, and no customers," he recalled during a recent Musser-Schoemaker Leadership Lecture at Wharton. Six years later, the company boasts 400 employees and 3 million subscribers, and is making deals with media heavyweig From Knowledge@Wharton on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Leadership by the Numbers? It's One Part of Todd Thomson's Management Strategy at Citigroup
At a time when the accounting scandals of Enron, WorldCom and other corporations are still fresh in people's minds, it's interesting to note that Todd S. Thomson, chairman and CEO of Citigroup Inc.'s Global Wealth Management division, describes the role of CFO as "the conscience of a company." Thomson, who was Citigroup's CFO and chief strategist before taking on his current position, spoke with Wharton's Michael Useem, director of the school's Center for Leadership and Change Management. During the interview, Thomson discussed the importance of focusing From Knowledge@Wharton on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Microsoft's "Longhorn" Operating System: Sure Hit or Longshot?
When Microsoft chairman Bill Gates touts his company's next Windows operating system, code named "Longhorn," he can barely contain his enthusiasm, adding "it will be super to get that out in the hands of our customers." The big question is whether customers will share Gates' enthusiasm more than a year from now. The answer will depend a lot on upcoming improvements in software security, sales in the technology industry and Microsoft's ability to remain a cutting-edge innovator. From Knowledge@Wharton on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

The French Connection: Will a 'No' Vote from France Cause Europe to Fall Apart?
'Oui' or 'Non'? That's the question French voters will face on May 29 in a referendum on a constitution that would encompass the 25 countries of the European Union. Recent opinion polls indicating weakened support for the constitution have French President Jacques Chirac and other members of the EU elite worried, with some sounding alarms that a 'No' vote would spell disaster for Europe. But according to Wharton faculty and observers in Europe, rejection of the constitution would not derail the integration process entirely -- things are too far along for that From Knowledge@Wharton on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Eight Great Business Plans, But Only One Is the Winner ...
As anyone involved in the healthcare field can tell you, their industry is in dire need of an overhaul. Five of the eight teams in the finals of the 2005 Wharton Business Plan Competition are trying to do their part, with business plans that would, among other things, help in the treatment of critical wounds, prevent drug abuse and test for serious illnesses such as breast cancer. The three remaining teams have focused their efforts on information technology, with proposals to prevent Internet fraud, improve college fundraising and enhance "mission-critical" computing. Which plans wo From Knowledge@Wharton on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Wharton's Dubai Forum: Change and Opportunity in the Middle East
The first Wharton Global Family Alliance Conference to take place in the Middle East recently convened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, offering Wharton professors, family-owned companies and regional businessmen a chance to discuss economic trends affecting this oil-rich and rapidly evolving area. Faculty members moderated panels on such topics as "Capital Markets and Investment Opportunities," "Creating Societal Wealth," "Entrepreneurship and Capital Flows," "Valuing Private Companies" and "Managing Family Succession." Below are two articles that cover many of the points debated during the th From Knowledge@Wharton on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

How the NYSE Merger Will Affect Investors
When the stock market has a big day, TV news is sure to show hundreds of agitated men and women in colored jackets yelling to one another on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. For more than 200 years, trading at the NYSE has used this "open outcry" auction system. "Specialists" representing sellers and those who represent buyers haggle until a deal is done. But on April 20, the exchange agreed to merge with Chicago-based Archipelago Holdings Inc., a trading company that joins buyers with sellers the modern way, inside quietly humming computers that work at light spee From Knowledge@Wharton on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECCO) Presentation
Here is an outline of the conference presentation I'll be making today for the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO). Admittedly, I rarely follow these written-out versions of presentations - it's really more of a rough guide...... From Experience Designer Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Reflections: Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) Presentation
Jeremy suggested that I follow-up with some thoughts and reflections regarding the ECOO conference presentation I made yesterday. The conversations I had with a number of people were quite interesting so I'll hilight that here, and through them I was... From Experience Designer Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Pax Warrior: Decision-based Documentaries
I mentioned in my ECCO Presentation Notes that I met with the founding members of Pax Warrior, Andreas Ua'Siaghail and Sean Hopen. I notice that the list of people involved in the development of Pax Warrior are quite interesting and... From Experience Designer Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:59 p.m..

Still Alive
I met somebody at a MERLOT meeting recently who asked me whether I was the Michael Feldstein who runs the e-Literate weblog. And I thought to myself, “Hmm...e-Literate...why does that name ring a bell?” Seriously I’m sorry I’ve been MIA. Work has been extra-ordinarily busy, and much of what I’m… From e-Literate on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

New Apple operating system hits a Mac happy world
Apple released a significant upgrade to its operating system, dubbed Tiger . The widely - anticipated version includes enhanced desktop search, parental control filters, and improved video chat. The long-awaited and ambitious upgrade to the Windows operating system, named NITLE Tech News on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Carnegie Mellon professor challenges RIAA president Carey Sherman
Roger Dannenberg, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University , answered an op ed piece in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by RIAA president Carey Sherman, challenging Sherman to look to his own organization to set a good example. Sherman had chided Pennsylvania universities for allowing their high-speed networks to be used for illegal file sharing. From NITLE Tech News on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Telcos and cities struggling for wireless deployment control
In a growing number of American states , city governments and telephone companies are struggling over policies determining who gets to rollout city-wide wireless internet connectivity. Telcos argue that cities offer unfair competition to their businesses. Twenty From NITLE Tech News on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

US court shuts down broadcast flag
A United States federal court has ruled against the FCC's strong recommendation that television manufacturers build a " broadcast flag " into the signal transmission and presentation devices of digital televisions. Proponents of the broadcast flag had argued that such a mandated technology would limit piracy of digital television programs. Oppon From NITLE Tech News on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

May 2005 MANE IT leaders meeting at CET today
The MANE IT leaders network meets today at the CET. The agenda includes: 8:30 - 9:00 am Continental breakfast 9:00 - 9:10 am Welcome to CET (optional tour) 9:10 - 10:45 am Leading instructional technology issue, based on blogged preparatory... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Tool Survey
Click on the link above to see a VERY ROUGH draft of the tool survey we discussed earlier. Please DON'T TAKE THE SURVEY YET, but give me feedback, by the end of the day, about things we might want to... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

"Interpersonal Divide?"
A poll conducted by the University of Oklahoma's student newspaper revealed that over 70 percent of those questioned said they preferred email to face-to-face communication. Iowa State University professor Michael Bugeja, who has written a book entitled "Interpersonal Divide: The... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

CET digital images seminar today
Today the CET is holding a seminar on digital images in the liberal arts. 9:00 - 9:45 Welcome, introductions, and initial discussion 9:45 - 10:30 Digital imaging update, mid-2005 Hardware and formats, Bret Olsen (SLR, RAW) Metadata introduction, Bryan Alexander... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Teaching with digital video
Edugadget posts a guide to using and teaching with digital video. The article covers hardware and software, focusing on low-cost solutions. The piece goes on to address practical pedagogy. It also includes good advice on project management. In addition to... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Supporting blogs in higher ed: one project
The University of British Columbia is going to support a broad implementation of social software for learning. What did we propose to do? Nothing less than creating and sharing a framework for social software applications for BC's higher education institutions.... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

LAMS, a new open source CMS
LAMS is a new course managemement system CMS). LAMS supports a virtual learning environment, like many other CMSes. It offers a drag-and-drop GUI set of tools for authoring course features. It's open source, released under the GPL.... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Visualizing digital images
Dickinson College's Andrew Connell discovered a fascinating digital image visualization tool, FlickrGraph. This web tool displays connections between Flickr users and their images. I can imagine pedagogical uses drawing on concept maps -... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Excellent how-to for Bloglines aggregator
There is a fine and detailed guide to using popular (and free) RSS reader Bloglines. This includes a good trick about using the service to do free research, based on Feedster-Bloglines interoperability (via Stephen Downes)... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Allegheny College Podcast
Allegheny College is now offering a weekly podcast featuring people and events going on at the college. Yours truly is both producer and host, and any feedback or comments you have, I would love to hear them (mrichwal [at] allegheny... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

New legit p2p trading tool: Mashboxx
Mashboxx is a new peer-to-peer file-trading service, based on a DRM scheme to lock down unauthorized copying. It's in beta now, and looking for beta testers.... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Podcasting, audio recording, and campus
Alan Levine has published a good introduction to audio technoogy on campus. The setting is a community college, but the principles and technology are general, and the examples useful. With the examples discussed here and elsewhere, there are many levels... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Princeton File-Swapping Debate Online
Dean Garfield, director of legal affairs for the Motion Picture Association of America, debated Wendy Seltzer, a lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, at Princeton University on May 6. Watch the debate online.... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Google Scholar for Libraries Expands
As of May 10, any library or institution with the required software is able to provide users with direct links to articles found in the Google Scholar database. The number of linked journals and books has also grown. Resourceshelf.com discusses... From MANE IT Network on May 13, 2005 at 4:58 p.m..

Dell to offer Windows Mobile 5.0 upgrade for Axim X50 handhelds
Dell Axim X50 customers will be able to purchase the upgrade, expected to ship during the third quarter, on compact disc. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Microsoft adds wi-fi security to SP2 update
The latest Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) update includes security of private and public wi-fi networks. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Swisscom selects Cisco solution for IP network
Swisscom is to deploy Cisco systems at all core and aggregation points of presence throughout Switzerland interconnected by ten gigabit Ethernet wide-area network links. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

Sabre to acquire Lastminute.com
Sabre expects the addition of Lastminute.com to enable its Travelocity unit improve its position in the European online travel marketplace. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

NNIT, Microsoft to set up portal for UDITE members
UDITE, NNIT and Microsoft are to create a portal for UDITE members for 15,000 executives in local governments and strengthen knowledge sharing and collaboration throughout the EU. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 4:55 p.m..

BECTA Open Source Software in Schools Released
The recently hyped open source report from BECTA has finally been officially released (it was delayed because of the UK election). I haven't got a chance to look at it very closely, but as I do, my comments may follow.... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on May 13, 2005 at 3:55 p.m..

UK local government looks to linux
Research by the Society of IT Management found that 60 per cent of the 99 UK local authorities questioned expect to make greater use of OSS in future, with only two per cent predicting a drop. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 2:57 p.m..

Digital revolution bypasses much of UK
New research released by Ofcom, the UK telecommunications and media industry regulator, has unearthed low levels of awareness and understanding of new communications technologies among large sections of businesses and the general public. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 2:57 p.m..

Oksijen supplies BH Telecom with SMS solution
Turkish telecoms supplier Oksijen is to implement its SMSC, SMS Broadcaster, SMPP Gateway, Welcome Roaming Message and Missed Call Alert solutions in Bosnian telco BH Telecom's network. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 2:57 p.m..

Bulgaria to participate in E-TEN programme
The Bulgarian communications minister and information society commissioner Vivian Reding have signed a memorandum of understanding covering the country's participation in E-TEN, the trans-European e-services development programme. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 2:57 p.m..

Xbox 360 unveiled
Microsoft has kicked off the latest round in the game console wars, with the next-generation platform Xbox 360, offering high-definition gaming, premium online gaming and DVD, CD and photo playback support. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 2:57 p.m..

Hutch could yet win Polish 3G spectrum
As Hutchison Whampoa came second in the contest for Polish 3G spectrum, if Netia decides it will no go ahead with a 3G network after all, the licence will then be offered to the Hong Kong firm. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 2:57 p.m..

Cegetel, Neuf Telecom to merge
The combined operation, to be called Neuf Cegetel, will be headed by Jacques Veyrat, current chairman of Neuf Telecom. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 2:57 p.m..

Another faux blog from the marketers
StolenA3 is a "fun, interactive, fictional story sponsored by Audi" presented in the form of a blog. It failed to immerse me, but I seem not to be in their target demographic. It's transparent about it being an ad, maybe some people will find it fun, and it uses the word "batshit," so does anyone have a problem with this? Besides, the coopting of blogs is a sure sign of their success.... From Joho the Blog on May 13, 2005 at 2:49 p.m..

Symmetry...Yrtemmys
For reasons I don't quite understand, Gianluca Baccanico (AKA Jon Luca Botanico), one of the students I got to hang out with at the U of Napoli, has asked people to write a haiku about symmetry. Here is mine: There is symmetry. One half balances half one. Symmetry is there. [Technorati tags: haiku poetry symmetry]... From Joho the Blog on May 13, 2005 at 2:49 p.m..

Dialcom Networks launches video-conferencing plug-in for Skype
Spontania, from Dialcom Networks, allows Skype users with a webcam connected to their PC and broadband internet access to establish a video-conference session with five different video quality levels. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 13, 2005 at 1:54 p.m..

Safety R Us
This already has the feel of a "Let's Talk About How to Keep Kids Safe on the Read/Write Web Week" as there have been a bunch of issues converging in these parts and elsewhere of late. I know it's getting obnoxious for me to keep doing this, but Dean Shareski found yet another story about Xanga-itis that brings the cluelessness of school administrators to an alarmingly embarrasing new level. "I don't know a thing about it but the kids know about From weblogged News on May 13, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..

DGTF documentaries
There have been three convents of the German Association of Design Theory and Research (DGTF). These are available online now. There are audio recordings of the latest convent available. From owrede_log on May 13, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

Decoding Bees' Wild Waggle Dances
Scientists strap radar rigs onto honeybees to test a theory about the buzzing insects' bizarre method of communication. Turns out those complicated dance steps really do tell a story. By Wendy M. Grossman. From Wired News on May 13, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

The Apple of an Electronic Eye
Firing lasers into apples can sort fruit faster and more accurately than conventional methods. Will that be enough to stave off foreign competition? By Abby Christopher. From Wired News on May 13, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Farm Stem Cells and Save Souls
A solution to the stem-cell dilemma that even the Vatican can love. By Clive Thompson from Wired magazine. From Wired News on May 13, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Put Smut in Its Place
A courageous writer takes on liberals and conservatives alike in a treatise about reforming our sex-saturated media culture. Regina says right on. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From Wired News on May 13, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Steve Jobs Buys a Washing Machine
Apple's CEO is famously obsessed with design. Find out what he went through to buy the perfect laundry aid in this excerpt from a new unauthorized biography, iCon. From Wired News on May 13, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Online Casino Hits PR Jackpot
Why is GoldenPalace.com spending $28,000 for a grilled-cheese sandwich, $10,000 for a pretzel and $65,000 for a haunted cane? Could it be an unorthodox marketing campaign? By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on May 13, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Women wanted as games programmers - BBC
The university wants to persuade girls that coding can also be fun. A UK university is trying to get women to apply for a computer games programming degree. The University of Derby is launching a programming course and has had 106 applicants - all men. From Techno-News Blog on May 13, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

A virtual world with peer-to-peer style - John Borland, CNET News
For a virtual world, it starts out very bare: Just an empty blue space, with a picture of a cat in a "Star Trek" costume at its center. But that confused-looking cat is an avatar--a digital representation of a real person (in this case a reporter)--and th From Techno-News Blog on May 13, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

School Studies Effects of Internet Attacks - Paul F. Roberts
A new test laboratory at Iowa State University will allow researchers to study how computer networks respond to massive Internet attacks and could lead to breakthroughs in computer defenses and forensics, said a researcher behind the project. The new tes From Techno-News Blog on May 13, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Studebaker lives on
At least it does in the minds of people in our region and in the collections of South Bend's Studebaker National Museum. I took a tour a few weeks ago in order to get ready to write a column-length radio essay about this local treasure, and today I recorded the piece itself for broadcast tomorrow. The old cars are beautiful to see, and they have the aura of the past upon them -- as does the carriage collection, which includes the carriage Lincoln rode to the theater in on the evening he... From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 13, 2005 at 6:49 a.m..

The Cost of Presence (Ross Mayfield)
Before the advent of email, senders bore the brunt of communication costs. Spam is an economic problem, and solutions with the greatest potential are seeking to correct this imbalance. This is well known. But consider IM for a moment.... From Corante: Social Software on May 13, 2005 at 5:49 a.m..

''The higher animals have no religion.''
OK, you few readers, and especially you straight eduBlogger friends and acquaintances,  show Mark Twain how higher beasts act: TAKE ACTION: Right Wing tries to ruin Gay Games The American Family Association is going after Kraft Foods for sponsoring the Gay Games. On their site they ask people to write to Kraft to object to sponsorship of the Gay Games,. Well, you right wing pigs...two can play that game.... TAKE ACTION: Take 45 seconds and homoLudens III on May 13, 2005 at 5:46 a.m..

4th annual eLearning Instructional Design Conference
From Sharon Porterfield: The eLearning Guild is conducting its 4th annual eLearning Instructional Design Conference in Boston on June 20-24. There is an Early Registration Discount in effect until May 18th. For information about this event go to http://www.elearningguild.com/pbuild/linkbuilder.cfm?selection=doc.886... From Rick's Café Canadien on May 13, 2005 at 4:51 a.m..

Natural selection and thin slicing
In the Reith Lectures 2003, acclaimed neuroscientist V.S Ramachandran first talked about art and the brain and something he called 'artistic universals', which he says are principles of art that exhibit similar neurological activity in the brain across different cultures. He thinks that there are around 10 such artistic universals (see website). One among them is called the 'Peak Shift' universal. He explains this wonderfully using a bit of research finding on the feeding habits of newly born seagull chi From elearningpost on May 13, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Dutch academics declare research free-for-all
This is wonderful news: "Scientists from all major Dutch universities officially launched a website on Tuesday where all their research material can be accessed for free. Interested parties can get hold of a total of 47,000 digital documents from 16 institutions the Digital Academic Repositories." [via OLDaily] From elearningpost on May 13, 2005 at 2:46 a.m..

Tomatoes are not the only fruit - a guide to controlled vocabularies
Maewyn Cumming has written an article that provides definitions for controlled vocabularies. To quote: This is a brief introduction to the relationships between taxonomies, thesauri and ontologies, and similar 'things'. It doesn't contain definitive, scientific definitions, it is a personal... From Column Two on May 13, 2005 at 1:47 a.m..

For CMS vendors: Detailed product descriptions
Detailed product descriptions Importance to consumers? Very important64% Important24% Somewhat important10% Not important2% How do vendor websites rate? Very good5% Good29% Acceptable37% Poor24% Very poor5% Once customers have read a summary, they need a detailed description of the CMS.... From Column Two on May 13, 2005 at 1:47 a.m..

links for 2005-05-12
Foamy Custard Some gems on folklore studies, orality/literacy, etc (tags: Folklore_Myth Orality)... From Monkeymagic on May 13, 2005 at 12:52 a.m..

¿De verdad le puede interesar Internet a todo el mundo?
Desde que se comenzara a popularizar Internet hace diez o doce años han sido muchas las interpretaciones que se han ido sucediendo sobre el impacto de la interred mundial tanto en la orgranización como en la vida cotidiana en nuestras sociedades. Pasó de ser una herramienta en manos de investigadores y universitarios a ser el emblema de un cambio tecnologico-empresarial sin precedentes; protagonizó uno de los más sonados blufs bursátiles de la historia, que le convirtió, de ser un signo de distinción, innovación y (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 12, 2005 at 11:56 p.m..

New Article-Page Approach at NYTimes.com
Recently I wrote about the need for news websites to redesign their article-level pages, to accommodate the modern-day fact that large percentages of visitors no longer enter sites via the home page. We're seeing some of this in action now.At NYTimes.com, company spokesperson Kathy Park reports on that site's recent article-page redesign (Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 12, 2005 at 11:54 p.m..