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We Media Remixed
This is a review of Chris Willis and Shayne Bowman's great online book 'We Media.' An earlier version was published here. In this piece, I use the terms participatory journalism, grassroots journalism, citizens journalism to all describe basically the same thing - journalism as conversation, or what Dan Gillmor has called the read-write web. From
kuro5hin.org on June 1, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..
links for 2005-06-01
Secrets of the A-List Bloggers: Lots of short entries Mathematical proof of my z-listness (tags: blogging) 3quarksdaily: Brain Region Linked to Metaphor Comprehension (tags: brains) Too much knowledge can be bad for some types of memory, study finds Classification... From
Monkeymagic on June 1, 2005 at 8:53 p.m..
The Korean Exception (Ross Mayfield)
Joi highlights to the Korean exception, where the most wired country on the planet has developed social software traction through centralized models like OhMyNews and Hompy (derivative homepages). This is in stark contrast to decentralized blogging that leverages open... From
Corante: Social Software on June 1, 2005 at 8:49 p.m..
Why records management?
Priscilla Emery has written an article that answers the question: why records management? To quote: To some, managing records represents one of the most boring and onerous business functions that anyone could possibly undertake within an organization. Of course, most... From
Column Two on June 1, 2005 at 8:47 p.m..
Intel adds bolts for Microsoft's chains
Intel apparently has added "Microsoft-flavored" DRM to its Pentium D and 945 chipset. Hannibal at ArsTechnica guesses: From what I can tell, DTCP is essentially a protocol that sits on top of TCP/IP and provides DRM by ensuring that both endpoints in an IP connection are trusted before transmitted protected content. I imagine that Intel's DTCP support is some kind of hardware-level means of enabling the strict enforcement of this endpoint authentication in software. As to what specific form this enablement takes, only further digging on our part and more revelations from Intel will tell. From
Joho the Blog on June 1, 2005 at 6:48 p.m..
Understanding Wheaton v. Peters
As part of a history class I took this semester, I decided to do
a little research on
Wheaton v. Peters, the Supreme Court's first copyright decision, which rejected a copyright claim under common law and ruled that obtaining a copyright was dependent on strictly following the federal statute's requirements. In so doing, it essentially rejected a natural rights view of copyright. From
A Copyfighter's Musings on June 1, 2005 at 6:48 p.m..
Rhapsody's Incredible Shrinking Catalog
So I was quite pleased to see that Rhapsody had added M.I.A's Arular recently released by Universal. They had previously released the version available from Beggar's Banquet, but the tracklistings are a little different. I had been listening to the album for a few weeks, when, today, I noticed that I can no longer play "URAQT" off the Universal release, and that the single version is only available for sale and not for streaming. Same goes for "Bucky Done Gone", though I can play it off the Beggar's Banquet release. What gives? Thi From
A Copyfighter's Musings on June 1, 2005 at 6:48 p.m..
Interview with Sir John Daniel
A former vice Chancellor at the Open University and currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning, Sir John Daniel is always the source of interesting and sometimes controversial comments. Like this: "We are now at the stage where leadership in open and distance learning (ODL) is passing from the developed to the developing countries. India and China are at the front of the pack because of their large populations, rapid economic growth, and numerous sophisticated technical people." By Badrul Khan, Educational Technology, June 1, 2005 [
OLDaily on June 1, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..
An Interview with Cisco's Tom Kelly and Nader Nanjiani
Kelly and Nanjiani are the authors of The Business Case for E-Learning and the interview reflects that topic. Some good comments. For example, "we shouldn't have to do ROI on things that make people smarter and better at their job, and more connected to their companies, their goals, and their missions." By Karl Kapp, eLearning Guru, May 31, 2005 [
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OLDaily on June 1, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..
Changing Channels
George Siemens passes along this article, noting that changes in media are reflected in changes in education. And when it comes to television, new technologies are changing the industry completely. While television executives worry about things like ad-skipping and program sharing, it may already be too late to save the iondustry. "Television is losing its audience to the Web, especially when it comes to things like breaking news." Meanwhile, we're getting to the point where you can
watch TV or From OLDaily on June 1, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..
Web 2.0: Is it a Whole New Internet?
I mentioned Web 2.0 in my presentation today and kind of skimmed over exactly what that means. Fortunately, this presentation provides a nice overview of the concepts and ideas behind it. In a nutshell - the original web (Web 1.0) is a place you go to read things, while Web 2.0 is a place you go to interact. PowerPoint slides. Via
Weblogg-Ed. Also, see
interesting commentary on this from Ken Smith. By Jim Cuene, May 18, 2005 [
OLDaily on June 1, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..
Introduction to social network methods
I mentioned social network theory in my talk today. This item, just linked by George Siemens, looks like a pretty comprehensive guide. I've only been able to skim it today, but what I've seen is impressive. By Robert A. Hanneman and Mark Riddle, May, 2005 [
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OLDaily on June 1, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..
E-Learning: A Kaleidoscope of Options
My talk to the Canadian Association of Police Educators in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
PowerPoint Slides and audio (MP3),
part one and
part two. Once again, I'm speaking in a large concrete room (funny how things like that come in clusters) so the sound quality is again iffy. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, May 18, 2005 [
OLDaily on June 1, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..
End of the Year Page
Thanks to the The Online Learning Centre (OLC) who invites you to continue exploring our growing collection of FREE resources! Can you believe the end of the year is already here? It has gone by so quickly. Your hard work... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on June 1, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..
Comment Ideas for Report Cards
When Teachnet Contributor, Chantal Latour, sat down to personalize her students' report cards, something was missing. The list of report card comments that used as starters and had spent years compiling was gone. Chantal explained her situation to the members... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on June 1, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..
Wind Up Learning
The last few days of the school year are upon you, and you're at a loss for what to do. Do you emphasize fun or attempt to squeeze in some last-minute learning? This week, Education World offers suggestions for keeping... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on June 1, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..
End of the Year Kindergarten ideas
Are you looking for some cute ideas for the end the school year? This is a collection of ideas from various sources. I hope you can find something to fit your needs. Songs and awards for Kindergarten Graduation Programs are... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on June 1, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..
La blogosfera no se resigna al cierre de FeedmanÃa
Comenzamos la semana con la buena noticia de la liberación de Feedness y la mala noticia del cierre de FeedmanÃa, dos proyectos de referencia en materia de lectores de fuentes RSS basados en la Web. Aún lamento el cierre de... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on June 1, 2005 at 5:52 p.m..
Ernest on Lawsuits and Leakage
Ernest's blogstorm continues, which means
this post is already buried on the page. It raises an interesting issue, one I hope to say more about in the future once I've thought a bit more, but I feel like talking it out a bit now. Ernest first repeats a point he has many many times: "I oppose copyright infringement via filesharing services and council against it." The lawsuits are a legitimate piece of any voluntary licensing, market-based system, and penalties must b From
A Copyfighter's Musings on June 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..
Social Software Lab
Today we had a rather longish internal meeting. One of the results was the support of my department to establish a Social Software Lab in the new organization - with me heading it - of my University. Well. now only the executive organs need to support that too. We'll see. I'm very positive about that. From
thomas n. burg | randgänge on June 1, 2005 at 4:47 p.m..
Now you see it, now you don't
Matt Webb has a nice idea on managing feeds. Here's a feature I want from my RSS feeder. Every so often it should silently hide one of the feeds. If I notice, and if I remember what it was is... From
Monkeymagic on June 1, 2005 at 3:54 p.m..
The correct plural of 'wiki' is 'wikis'; Wiki Symposium Speed Geek
There has just been a discussion among the Wiki Symposium committee members regarding the plural form of 'wiki'. The general consensus is to prefer 'wikis' over 'wiki', 'wikies' or 'wikii'. Sunir Shah offers a cogent argument: Wiki itself is an adjective, technically, and does not therefore have a plural form. Even if you see it as a noun, wiki is a Hawaiian word. Hawaiian words do not have a plural form, but rather are plural from the context of the sentence in which they are found. T From
Seb's Open Research on June 1, 2005 at 3:46 p.m..
Don't Rip-off the News
It an open secret, if it's a secret at all, that since radio started carrying news, some stations have relied heavily on the content of local newspapers to fill their newscasts. Heck, when I was a radio guy lo those many years ago, we would "comb" the paper for good stories. But at least we'd make calls and try to follow up on them or advance them, rather than just ripping off the paper. (I confess, I don't think we often, if ever, attributed the stories to Newsday or another paper where we initially found them.)Now comes The (Baltimore) Sun (...) From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on June 1, 2005 at 2:54 p.m..
Stupid question #15324
Going to wear my ignorance on my sleeve here, so answers on a postcard would be great... 15324. What's the correlation between complexity theory and size of network? i.e. does emergence etc apply to groups of 12, 50, 150 etc?... From
Monkeymagic on June 1, 2005 at 2:53 p.m..
What's in a Name?
I received an e-mail yesterday about Kevin Slimp's
newspaper layout and design session, scheduled for October. What struck me most about the Premier Institute of Newspaper Technology was the acronym. I couldn't help wondering if there was planning, or merely inadvertent poetry, in scheduling a session for newspaper designers and editors known as PINT? From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on June 1, 2005 at 1:53 p.m..
How Do You Explain a Nation's Birthday?
Multimedia was the answer for
Clarin.com in how to remember the new anniversary of Argentina Independence Day, on May 25.
Using Flash, it offered information on history, heritage, and current issues. The latter was the most interesting; using music and photos, it explained the sense and sensibility of being an Argentinean today. From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on June 1, 2005 at 1:53 p.m..
Podcasting, Government, and Cable TV: A Happy Medium?
Right now, there's a discussion brewing in the blogosphere over government podcasts. Specifically, should there be more of them, and would it be a good use of resources? Attorney Ernest Miller got this ball rolling on his Corante blog when
he recently asked, "Why doesn't every single darn committee, subcommittee, whatever, have a podcast ... of its hearings?"That's a good question. Jeff Jarvis
ch From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on June 1, 2005 at 1:53 p.m..
My name's Chubby and I wanna be your friend ...
Have set up a "fat feed" - which should give entries, comments, and trackbacks - if anyone's interested. To stop it being a spam-bucket, I've switched all comments to moderated, but basically that means that bank loans, poker sites and... From
Monkeymagic on June 1, 2005 at 12:53 p.m..
World Heritage life list
Jonathan Peterson at Way.nu points to UNESCO's World Heritage list of irrecplaceable world treasures and notes the one's he's been to. Having "tons of memories," as Jonathan says, sure is a good spur to caring about the preservation of these places. He's also created a technorati tag called worldheritagelifelist so we can all compare notes... [Technorati tag: worldheritagelifelist]... From
Joho the Blog on June 1, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..
Knowledge Retention and the Importance of Forgetting
Three things happened in conjunction this morning that made me wonder whether memory and experience have some underestimated drawbacks. In order, I saw Jack's post about Knowledge RetentionMy server stopped working because it was full, andI read a paper by... From
Monkeymagic on June 1, 2005 at 11:53 a.m..
Plone book arrived....
I just received a copy of the Plone book by Andy McKay (germen translation). By briefly scanning through the chapters I found that most of the contents I already discovered by trial & error with plone. So what I need to do is read all those things I already know just to see if there is an important piece I was missing from learning via trial and error (I am sure there is!). I had a skype discussion with Peter Baumgartner two days ago about Plone - and it seems like they're going to substitute Userland Manila with Plone. This is something I was considering to do several times before From
owrede_log on June 1, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..
The Denture Divide
A new report from eMarketer (reported by the Center for Media Research) says boomers are kicking 65-and-over butt when it comes to Net participation: Older Adults and Seniors Online in the US (% of population in each group) Age 50-64 Age 65+ 2003 61% 23.9% 2004 63.2 25.8 2005 65.9 27.7 2006 68.3 30.0 2007 70.9 32.2 2008 73.7 34.1 Source: eMarketer and Department of Commerce May 2005 The full report will set you back $700, so let me boil it down for you: Out of our way, grandpa and grandma! Boomers rule! Booyah! [Disclosure: I am 54 and... From
Joho the Blog on June 1, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..
I talked my way down Memory Lane
Before I left for Ireland, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by
Halley Suitt for an audio series she does called
Memory Lane. We spoke about everything from my trip to computer camp in fifth grade (NERD!!) to the founding of Pyra and the rise of blogging. It was a lot of fun speaking with Halley and I think it's one of the best interviews I've done, and by done I mean talked a lot while Halley gently nudged th From
megnut on June 1, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
How To Write Great Titles And Headlines For The Web
Writing truly effective Web titles and headlines is a difficult and challenging skill. Photo credit: Maslov Yuri Few are good at this, and the ones that have learned what it takes to do this job right, keep most of their tactics for themselves. Writing great headlines for the Web has nothing to do with writing great articles in newspapers or magazines. Writing great titles and headlines on the Web is of such enormous value to content publishers that not knowing what it takes to transform titles in perfect content labels can cost them literally thousands of dollars in lost advertising... From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on June 1, 2005 at 9:52 a.m..
Kenyan youths take on net skills - BBC
A project offering business skills to impoverished Kenyan youths has been recognised with a prestigious award. The non-profit Global Education Partnership - Wundanyi won the $7,500 (£4,213) Africa Hafkin Communications Prize. Computer and software skill From
Techno-News Blog on June 1, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..
links for 2005-05-30
Connecting Social Content Services using FOAF, RDF and REST Paper by Leigh Dodds SIMILE | Piggy Bank Turning Firefox into a SemWeb browser (tags: Semantic_Web)... From
Monkeymagic on June 1, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..
links for 2005-05-31
Outfoxed | Personalize your internet. Browsing based on people you trust. (tags: CoolTools)... From
Monkeymagic on June 1, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..
State Win for Stem Cells
The Massachusetts House and Senate give stem-cell research the green light. Also: Battery makers gear up for profit.... The EU considers more fines for Microsoft.... and more. From
Wired News on June 1, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
BMG Cracks Piracy Whip
The music company releases 1 million commercial CD-R discs equipped with 'sterile burning' technology that allows buyers to make limited copies, but bars users from making copies of copies. From
Wired News on June 1, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
The Birth of the Synthesizer
Bob Moog's groundbreaking contributions to electronic music are captured in a documentary that's long on interviews, but a little short on performances. A Wired News review by Jason Silverman. From
Wired News on June 1, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
Swap DVDs Online for a Buck
Peerflix is a movie-swapping service that allows users to trade DVDs through the mail. But is it any better than just renting? Katie Dean reviews Peerflix. From
Wired News on June 1, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
Congressman Backs Asteroid Agency
A California representative says he'll push to create an official agency responsible for protecting the Earth from wayward asteroids. By Amit Asaravala. From
Wired News on June 1, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
Linux Powers Airborne Bots
Essex University researchers say they've created the world's smallest flying web server using a toy helicopter equipped with an 8-gram gumstix processor. Next up: military applications. By Kevin Poulsen. From
Wired News on June 1, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..
Garganta Profunda al descubierto
En una entrevista concedida a la revista Vanity Fair, el ex director adjunto del FBI Mark Felt se ha descubierto como la fuente secreta que guió a los periodistas del Washington Post durante el caso Watergate. El Washington Post lo... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on June 1, 2005 at 5:48 a.m..
Intranet teams: survey results and key findings
This month's KM Column article will be of great interest to anyone involved with intranets, as it provides the results of a survey into intranet teams. To quote: By definition, intranets are located within organisations, unseen by the outside world.... From
Column Two on June 1, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..
Intranets as the first source of information
The first of my CM Briefings for June argues that intranets should be the first source of information. To quote: All too often, intranets become a dumping ground for "second-hand documents". Information is sent out via email, or other mechanisms,... From
Column Two on June 1, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..
Spending patterns during CMS implementation
My second CM Briefing for June looks at the spending patterns during CMS implementation. To quote: There are three clear phases to the adoption of a content management system, of which the initial implementation is just the first step. The... From
Column Two on June 1, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..
Dewey on the Web 2.0 pitfall
Will Richardson recently
pointed to Jim Cuene's Powerpoint of the traits of Web 2.0 and captured a portion of
slide three as a highlight that contrasts the authority and passivity of 1.0 with the active and democratic potential of 2.0. This slide came to mind yesterday as I started reading a chapter by... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on June 1, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..