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Virus Attacks To Major Internet Infrastructures Real Future Threat?
Are the virus and worm attacks of recent months preluding to a major disruptive attack on ur technological infrastructures? Are we prepared to counter such a possibility? Photo credit: George Crux What are the strategies and approaches that security experts would suggest to adopt to reduce to a minimum the possibilities for such a technological disaster? Is further protection and extra restrictions the only way to counter these threats or are there completely alternative approaches we haven't considered yet? Here is what the ANSSAIF - Associazione Nazionale Specialisti Sicurezza in Aziend From Robin Good's Latest News on October 21, 2005 at 10:10 p.m..

Free One-to-One Videoconferencing With SightSpeed
SightSpeed, the cutting-edge videoconferencing provider allowing Macs, PC and Linux computers to have fast and easily accessible videoconferencing at their fingertips has just announced a breakthrough offering. SightSpeed will in fact now offer unlimited 1-to-1 voice and video calling " for FREE. Watch this Video Mail from Peter in Customer Support to learn more. The new SightSpeed free Basic Service Plan will now include unlimited 1-to-1 voice and video calling along with unlimited Video Mail. The new SightSpeed Pro service plan costs $4.95 per month and includes the delivery of 4-way mu From Robin Good's Latest News on October 21, 2005 at 10:10 p.m..

New Media Picks Of The Week: Sharewood Picnic 22
Sharewood Picnic is Robin Good's weekly basket of hand-picked goodies discovered and found in the last seven days; it includes new web sites, software tools and online resources that can further enable your ability to become effective independent publishers online. Photo credit: Mark Wagner You are welcome to test, download and freely use any of the little gems listed here below. They are all powerful digital weapons to start more actively participating in the user-driven publishing revolution I am chronicling on this site. This week Sharewood delicacies include: RSS Aggregator RSS Update From Robin Good's Latest News on October 21, 2005 at 10:10 p.m..

Internet Access In Italy Now Requires A Passport
If you are thinking about visiting Italy in the near future, and you plan on using Italian Internet cafÃ©s while on the go, there is something you should definitely be informed about. To access any Internet-connected computer inside a public service shop you now need to submit your passport and accept the idea that all that you will look at, play with or send out is being tracked for the purpose of supporting your safety against terror attacks. Photo credit: Marcin Krawczyk If you are fine with having your computer usage at an Internet cafÃ© officially logged and then turned into the polic From Robin Good's Latest News on October 21, 2005 at 10:10 p.m..

How Findability Determines Authority Online: The Wikipedia Phenomenon
I have a problem with authority. It's not that I'm independent, insubordinate, and contrarian. I am, but that's not my problem. My problem is with the rising abuse of the word amongst bloggers, wikipedians, folksonomists, and other social software activists. In the good old days, not so long ago, in the context of the written word, authority was a term used primarily by librarians as a criteria of evaluation. Along with accuracy, objectivity, and currency, we judged source authority. Who is the author? Who is the publisher? What are their individual and institutional qualificati From Robin Good's Latest News on October 21, 2005 at 10:10 p.m..

Open Standards Support Coming In Next Microsoft Office Suite
MS Office 12, the upcoming version of Microsoft's flagship software suite will use XML file formats, allowing information to flow freely to and from Word, Excel or PowerPoint files to other applications and over the net. Photo credit: Myles Davidson This is a major break for Redmond, as it shows the value of adopting open standards, regardless of the business risks involved in the move. Read more on open standards. Using XML-based formats will make for better ease-of-use of files produced using the software, as information created with the suite can be understood by any program that uses From Robin Good's Latest News on October 21, 2005 at 10:10 p.m..

Mobile Television Coming To A Cell Phone Near You
TV on mobile phones is coming...and it's going to be big. If you haven't yet noticed mobile television is rapidly becoming a reality encompassing the Internet, traditional TV and the new grassroots revolution taking place across all media. Photo credit: MÃ¡rcia Grilo Colonized in its early stages by the large funding provided by traditional telcos or by partnerships with traditional media houses, the first mobile television services are already counting some millions subscribers when you add to the US, the fast growing adoption rate of mobile TV services in Asian countries like Korea From Robin Good's Latest News on October 21, 2005 at 10:10 p.m..

How To Publish An Expert Mini-Guide About Your Topic Of Interest: Squidoo And Lensmasters Are Here
A new service is about to launch that will allow individuals to create, manage and maintain "mini-guides" to specific topics, products, people and issues. Mini-Guides, or lenses, as Seth Godin, the idea man behind this service has named them, are nothing else that well organized web pages focusing on one, very specific topic. Photo credit: Elena Buetler Differently than blog pages or news articles, lenses cover a specific niche item in great detail while providing links to relevant related resources, selected opinions and reviews from others, recommended books on the topic, key sourc From Robin Good's Latest News on October 21, 2005 at 10:10 p.m..

Participatory Television Is Here: Nessuno.tv Premiers Home-Based Webcam Connected Opinion-Makers
I am just out of a live participatory television program, a pioneering and successful experiment by Italian independent and alternative grassroots satellite + online TV station Nessuno.tv. During the live TV show which went live between 9 and midnight last night, the program hosts showcased video news shorts edited by different contributors, while interviewing individuals in the studio, open for anyone to visit and sit-in during any of the live programming. But the most interesting thing was that for the first time Nessuno.TV pioneered the intervention of home-based individuals connected to th From Robin Good's Latest News on October 21, 2005 at 10:10 p.m..

A Big Thank You to Karen!
I'm supposed to be in California right now for the Annual LITA Forum (follow along at the LITA Blog, getting ready to co-present on RSS with John Law from ProQuest this weekend. However, with everything going on at home, I just didn't feel comfortable leaving right now. You can imagine how guilty I feel about this, but Karen Schneider has agreed to present my slides in my place, so I want to publicly thank her and encourage all LITA attendees to ch From The Shifted Librarian on October 21, 2005 at 10:09 p.m..

Good News and Bad News
A few things I want to briefly mention, in the hope that I&amprsquo;ll be able to talk about them in more depth soon.We (MLS) got the ListenIllinois grant, so we&amprsquo;ll be implementing the &ampldquo;One State, One Listen&amprdquo; program and adding OverDrive and Recorded Books titles to the group purchase starting January 1. If you&amprsquo;re an interested Illinois library, contact me! We (Thomas Ford Mem From The Shifted Librarian on October 21, 2005 at 10:09 p.m..

Library Vendor RSS
John Law from ProQuest was kind enough to let me recycle his Powerpoint slides that show the screenshots of their forthcoming dynamic, keyword RSS feeds. He even included example screenshots of how these feeds could be used in an academic setting (luckily, it&amprsquo;s not much of a stretch to adapt the concepts to other types of libraries). You can view the slides here or here (PDFs). Both are presentations I did earlier&n From The Shifted Librarian on October 21, 2005 at 10:09 p.m..

Hey, Kids - We're Putting on a Show!
I can finally, finally, finally announce it! After I attended the Games, Learning, and Society Conference back in June, I wrote up my impressions from it and talked about hosting a similar conference that focused on gaming and libraries. Well, I work with some pretty cool people who agreed, so we&amprsquo;ve put together what I think is a pretty amazing slate of speakers for the The Shifted Librarian on October 21, 2005 at 10:09 p.m..

Leak Free Javascript Closures
If you're confused about how closures in JavaScript cause memory leaks in Internet Explorer, this is for you: Leak Free Javascript Closures. Then, without leakage, you can write code like this: function attach() { var element = document.getElementById("my-element"); element. … From Sjoerd Visscher's weblog on October 21, 2005 at 10:09 p.m..

COPRAS: Standardization Guidelines for Research
2005-10-05: COPRAS has published generic guidelines to help researchers integrate standardization into new and existing projects. Participants W3C, The Open Group, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI cooperate to help European research projects find their way through standardization and to increase standards awareness. COPRAS is funded under the European Union's Information Society Technologies (IST) program. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

W3C Office Opens in Australia
2005-10-06: W3C is pleased to announce the CSIRO ICT Centre in Canberra hosts the W3C Australian Office effective 10 October. Ross Ackland is Office Manager. "W3C considers Australia a key to global adoption of Web technologies, and we welcome CSIRO as an Office host," said Ivan Herman, W3C Head of Offices. W3C wishes to thank DSTC in Brisbane and staff members Liz Armstrong and Hoylen Sue for hosting the previous Australian Office. Read about W3C Offices. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

XForms 1.0 Second Edition: Proposed Edited Recommendation
2005-10-06: The XForms Working Group has released XForms 1.0 (Second Edition) as a Proposed Edited Recommendation. The document brings the XForms 1.0 Recommendation up to date with first edition errata, and aligns the specification with implementations. Comments are welcome through 3 November. XForms is the new generation of Web forms. XForms separate presentation and content, minimize round-trips to the server, offer device independence and reduce the need for scripting. Visit the XForms home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

Working Draft: XFrames
2005-10-12: The HTML Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of XFrames. Replacing HTML frames, XFrames is an XML application for composing documents together in a view. Solving usability, search and security problems associated with HTML frames, XFrames are designed for content negotiation and to allow bookmarking. Comments are welcome. Read more on the HTML home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

Working Group Note: Time Zones
2005-10-13: Based on discussions with the XQuery and XSL Working Groups, the Internationalization Core Working Group has released Working with Time Zones as a Working Group Note. The document discusses problems encountered when working with the date, time, and dateTime values from XML Schema when time zone offsets are included or omitted. It offers guidelines for working with field-based dates and times, for working with date and time values that require a time zone, and for comparing times. Visit the Internationalization home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

Working Draft: Mobile Web Best Practices
2005-10-17: The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0. The draft describes how to produce Web content and Web sites intended for delivery to mobile and small-screen devices. Writing for a wide audience, the group invites feedback from developers and network operators as well as Web professionals who are not technology specialists. Read about the W3C Mobile Web Initiative, a joint effort by authoring tool vendors, content providers, handset manufacturers, browser vendors and mobile operators. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

W3C Process Document Published
2005-10-19: The 14 October 2005 W3C Process Document is operative. Reviewed by the W3C Membership and staff and produced by the Advisory Board, the Process Document describes the structure and operations of W3C. A summary of changes from the previous version is available. Read more About W3C. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

Mobile Web Initiative Event in London on 15 November
2005-10-21: Registration is open for the Mobile Web Initiative (MWI) event on Tuesday, 15 November at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in central London, UK. MWI sponsors will attend. The event is free and open to the public. Read about the Mobile Web Initiative, a concerted effort to make the Web interoperable and usable for users of mobile devices. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

The changing cathedral and the evolving bazaar
I was having an email discussion with my former BYTE colleague John Montgomery about superplatforms when it occurred to me there was nothing essentially private about what we were saying. Why, I asked, wasn't he blogging about this stuff, preferring instead to write about belt sanders and table saws? So he blogged this response: When I was in the trade press, I worked with a remarkably talanted writer named Rochelle Garner who, at the end of every month when we'd get From Jon's Radio on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

User innovation toolkits and continuous improvement
Discussions of software as a service tend to focus on its obvious benefits: zero-footprint deployment and seamless incremental upgrades. Less noticed, but equally valuable, is the constant flow of interaction data. The back-and-forth chatter between an application and its host environment can be a drag when connectivity is marginal and it precludes offline use. But when this communication flows freely, it paints a moving picture that shows how individuals and groups are using the software. As they watch that movie, developers become intimate observers of From Jon's Radio on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

Bloggers and journalists working together
In today's podcast I am the interviewee, and New Hampshire Public Radio's executive editor Jon Greenberg is the interviewer. He'd seen my screencast about the recent flooding in Keene, and wanted to find out more about how and why I made it. ...podcast From Jon's Radio on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

Blog spam: This too shall pass
For years I researched and wrote about all sorts of schemes we'd use to win the spam war. Micropayments. Bonds. Digital certificates for mail servers and for people. They all sounded reasonable and they all still do, but while we were debating the options, spam went away. Well, OK, it didn't go away, but I stopped seeing the vast majority of it, thanks to the cumulative From Jon's Radio on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

Attention economics
You'd think that Clive Thompson's article Meet the Life Hackers, in this week's New York Times Magazine, would have produced a storm of commentary. After all, it's a major mainstream outing of Linda Stone's evocative phrase "continuous partial attention," Danny O'Brien's seminal talk on the seven habits of highly effective geeks, and Merlin Mann's 43 Folders1. From Jon's Radio on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

SOA Executive Forum Day One: Proposed Topics
InfoWorld's next SOA Executive Forum will be November 7 and 8 in New York, and I've been sketching out proposed talking points for the sessions I'm involved in. As always, I'm looking for additional perspectives, so fire away if you have them. You can use the email link on this blog, and/or if you'd like to use your own blog for this purpose, please do. In the latter case you might want to ping me also, though I'm pretty certain my sensors will catch it if you merely link to this entry. Come to think of it, that&apos From Jon's Radio on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

What is the difference between TV, radio, and newspapers?
Eventually, the gathering of basic documentary evidence won't be, in and of itself, a special act of citizen journalism. It will just be routine. With lots of eyes and ears on the ground, and a network to connect them, everyone -- first responders, journalists, and citizens alike -- will cope better with crises. [Full story at InfoWorld.com] ... From Jon's Radio on October 21, 2005 at 10:08 p.m..

Thomson Peterson’s Online College Planner Uses Latest Technology to Help Students Find the Right College
Leading education information provider Thomson Peterson’s, a part of the Thomson Corporation, has launched Petersons.com, the ultimate online college-planning resource with free and personalized information to guide students and parents through the complex college application process. [PRWEB Oct 19, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Children Imprisoned Through Ignorance
Imagine the feeling of impending failure spread over whole days, every day and you will come close to understanding how a child who can';t cope with the social and intellectual demands of childhood or adolescence feels. When one commits suicide, takes drugs, joins a gang or steals a car, we wonder why. [PRWEB Oct 19, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Tesseract School Fair to Showcase Top Western Boarding Schools Oct. 26
Leading Scottsdale school hosts prestigious group of boarding schools in fair Oct. 26 for parents interested in preparing their children for college. [PRWEB Oct 19, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Salazar to Address Environmental Educators Nov. 4
Sen. Ken Salazar will discuss environmental issues facing Colorado and the nation at the annual fundraiser for the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at the Renaissance Hotel in Denver. [PRWEB Oct 19, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Next Generation of Classroom Management Arrives From 30-Year Expert and Best-Selling Author Lee Canter
Canter will discuss his classroom management approach in a three-hour interactive satellite broadcast November 3 through Solution-Tree.com. Canter instructed a generation of teachers to run their classrooms effectively with his earlier series Assertive Discipline® and is about to unveil his updated approach for today’s teachers: Classroom Management for Academic Success. [PRWEB Oct 19, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Academica Press Appoints New Acquisitions Editor
Academica Press, LLC, announces the appointment of Professor Paul du Quenoy of the American University of Cairo as the new acquisitions editor for the RESEARCH IN CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY SERIES. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Pixel Advertising Phenomenon Gets Serious, Targeting the English Teaching Profession
The launch of www.tefl-pixels.com has taken the pixel advertising phenomenon to a new level, with a pixel site targeted at a specific market: Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

“Today’s Family” to Feature Wentworth Military Academy - A College-Preparatory School
A secondary boarding military school and junior college. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

The Unknown Power of Dissertation
The press release provides detailed analysis of one of the largest essay writing services on the net, reviews its business activities and shows incredible power of dissertation writing service. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Synergy Marketing Group is Selected by the Art Institute of Indianapolis to Assist with New Market Launch
Indianapolis-based Synergy Marketing Group was selected to launch The Art Institute of Indianapolis, owned by Pittsburg-based Education Management Corporation (EDMC). [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

The Rainbow Bridge Helps Grieving after Pet Loss
Helping the Bereaved Through the Challenges of Pet Loss [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

FastWeb to Be Featured on Platinum Television Group’s Program “Today’s Family”
FastWeb, a division of Monster Worldwide, is a free resource for researching scholarships, colleges, and internship opportunities [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

The SyberWorks Learning Management System Product Suite Introduces Online Question Creation that Requires no e-learning Development Knowledge
SyberWorks, a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System industry, announced today the introduction of online question creation that requires no e-learning development knowledge for the SyberWorks Training Center Learning Management System. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

All Sex Ed Programs Must Teach Consent, According to Sexual Assault Expert
Mike Domitrz, The Date Safe Project founder, says “asking first” will reduce risky sexual activity. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

New from Donald Trump: Trump University Offers Free Webinar on Strategic Marketing (Oct. 20th, 7 pm EDT)
World-renowned marketing expert Don Sexton to teach free class -- live, over the web, at Trump University on October 20th (7 pm EDT) [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Human Rights Initiative Sparked at David Starr Jordan High School
International delegates to the Youth for Human Rights Summit hosted by South Los Angeles high school. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

International Youth for Human Rights Movement Inspired by 20th Century Humanitarians
Coinciding with the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, delegates to the Youth for Human Rights International Summit celebrated his life and the lives of other great 20th century humanitarians: Nelson Mandela, L. Ron Hubbard and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Boston University Offers New Recording Arts Certificate Program at Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) Waltham MA Campus
Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) is now offering a two term (nine months) Recording Arts Certificate Program at their Waltham, Massachusetts campus located at 282 Moody Street. Certificate Programs are also offered on a part-time basis during evening hours. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

edGenuiti Enables the University of Bridgeport to Realize Record Number of Fall Enrollments
The University of Bridgeport credits edGenuiti’s CRM with helping it achieve an enrollment increase of over 40% for its Fall 2005 class. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

The Imperial War Museum Launches Innovative Online Second World War Exhibition
New website devoted to the lasting impact of the Second World War launches this fall as part of the Their Past Your Future programme led by the Imperial War Museum. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Education Technology Solutions from The Millennium Group - Just Got Bigger and Better - Former Miami-Dade School-Reform Chief Joins the Millennium Group
Joining forces with Dr. Irving Hamer, Jr. former Deputy Superintendent for Miami-Dade County Public Schools and former New York City Board of Education member, the Millennium Group (www.the-m-group.com),unites school turnaround experts with technology integration specialists to provide school districts with proven cost effective solutions that transform classrooms into hubs of rigorous learning where children can and do succeed. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

20 Scholarships for Study Abroad Offered to Educational Institutions Actively Promoting the Learning of Spanish
Once again, don Quijote, Spain’s leading provider of in-country Spanish courses in Spain and Mexico, is offering 20 scholarships to educational institutions presenting innovative plans to promote the learning of the Spanish language. From today until February 28th, 2006, universities, colleges, community colleges and high schools worldwide are invited to present their plans in Fundación don Quijote’s third annual scholarship programme. Winners will be announced March 14th, and will each receive a 2-week Spanish course in Spain or Mexico for the student of their choice. [PRW From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

X-Men Star Kelly Hu, Downtown JACL, to Throw Their Support at Rally in Pasadena, California Supporting Kamehameha Schools Admission Policy
Actress Kelly Hu, and The Downtown Los Angeles Chapter JACL will join supporters of the Kamehameha Schools on Saturday October 22, 2005 at noon, in the City of Pasadena, California. [PRWEB Oct 20, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

Georgia Highlands College Offers New Online Courses
In response to online training course demand, Georgia Highlands College has partnered with Gatlin Education Services to provide programs in healthcare, business, Internet - design and technical and IT certifications. [PRWEB Oct 21, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:07 p.m..

CyberNiche Software Releases JOT Software for Judicial Affairs Offices to Track Student Cases with Ease
CyberNiche Software announces the availability of JOT Judicial Offense Tracker 1.1 for Windows, an easy to use database for judicial officers at schools, colleges and universities to track student cases. [PRWEB Oct 21, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Noble & Associates Consulting Announces New Focus On Curing P.I.D.
Noble & Associates Consulting, Inc, a provider of business and functional support for Oracle E-Business software implementations and upgrades worldwide, announces its focus on curing Post Implementation Distress (P.I.D.). [PRWEB Oct 21, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Network Liquidators Hires Matt McDonald, New Chief Financial Officer
New Chief Financial Officer Is Key Management Addition that will Help Drive Corporate Expansion & Next Level of Growth at Network Liquidators [PRWEB Oct 21, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

In Wake Of Atlanta's Controvery On The Rights Of Beggars In Downtown Atlanta, The Issue Has Drawn Mixed Feelings
Do you care where your money goes? Most of us do. Pandhandling has become a way of life for many and the effect is far reaching.It was reported that one professional beggar in New York made $27000 in one year.What is the city of Atlanta trying to do to crack down on these individuals? [PRWEB Oct 21, 2005] From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Trash to Treasure Kid’s Fair -- STAR ECO Station Hosts Recycled Art Contest in Celebration of America Recycles 2005
If piles of paper, bundles of bottles and loads of aluminum don’t sound like heaps of fun to you, then you’ve never been to STAR ECO Station’s Trash to Treasure, a celebration of America Recycles 2005. The Trash to Treasure recycled Art Conest, with $300 grand prize, will be judged by a panel of young celebrities, including Corbin Bleu (NBC';s Flight 29 Down), Christopher Massey (Nickelodeon';s Zoey 101), Kyle Massey (Disney Channel';s That';s So Raven), and Rob Pinkston (MTV';s Punk';d and Nickelodeon';s Ned';s Declassified School Sur From PR Web on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

welcome the cc kids to SNL
Saturday Night Live welcomes three CCommoners to the show tonight. As described in Wired News, Andy Samberg joins as a performer, and Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer join as writers. The three have been inviting remixes of their work for sometime now. When a pilot for Fox, Lessig Blog on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Fantastic lessons from Canada
Michael Geist, professor of law at University of Ottawa, and editor of the From Lessig Blog on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

on coming to love the TSA
So I've been a critic of the TSA in the past. But as I crossed the 275,000 miles flown this year, I realized I now like the TSA lots. I don't like that we need a TSA; I don't like many of the rules they enforce. But I have been struck by the change in the manner and character of TSA agents. They have become, with experience or training I don't know, professional. I've seen them deal with things that would have closed airports in the past -- and from my recent experience, they deal with them the way a good ER doctor does From Lessig Blog on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

e2e makes it to Geneva!
So everyone is hotly contesting questions about Internet governance. I know lots are conflicted about this. But notice some good news from the Europeans: The European Statement to the United Nations explicitly mentions and defends the "end-to-end" principle. (Thanks, Bernard!) From Lessig Blog on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

and so it begins
Today, Creative Commons launches a fund raising campaign. The trigger is some bizarrely complicated requirement of the IRS that nonprofits demonstrate not just support from some large, wise, foundations, but also "public support." So we've got an (urgent) need to demonstrate that support, through, well, support. Over the course of the campaign, From Lessig Blog on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Potter on Boyle and the Broadcast Treaty
Jon Potter has a response to Jamie Boyle's piece about the Broadcasting and Webcasting Treaty under consideration at WIPO. Notice how Potter's justifications are tied exclusively to "piracy." And notice (now that I tell you) that those (very few) corporations pushing this treaty have consistently rejected a treaty limited to "piracy." Not also the absurdity in this (non-IPR based) right being granted for 50 years. And note that Lessig Blog on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

CC's Story: Week 2
So I'm having some fun writing up this history and future of Creative Commons, which I'm doing as penance for the fund raising campaign. If you'd like to read week 2, it's here. If you'd like to give something to support Creative Commons, you can do so here. And if you read what I've written without supporting Creative Commons, well, we'll just see how things turn out for you (and us, I guess). From Lessig Blog on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

an odd lessig-blog entry
So Veni Markovski, source of many many great things, especially in Bulgaria (including cc-Bulgaria), asked me to mention a film, The Optimists, which will debut in New York on October 21st. The film is about the Bulgarian conspiracy to save Jews from concentration camps. Veni says it is a fantastic movie. (For the record: I don't do movie recommendations except if they come from Veni. So if you ever want your movie mentioned on my blog, don't ask me. Ask Veni.) From Lessig Blog on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Scholarships for School Career Advisers Available
The Australian Government announced 54 scholarships for career advisers in schools to undertake study or industry placements. The scholarships will support professional development for school career advisers by providing them with opportunities to gain skills, knowledge and experience through scholarships for further study or industry placements. Applications close 4 November 2005. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

National Museum Offers New Research Fellowships
The National Museum of Australia - Canberra is offering a new research fellowship program focussing on its collections and its role in creating an understanding of Australia's past. This includes practices in interpretation and conservation, as well as the experience of visitors in exhibitions and public programs. It is expected applicants will include senior academics, post-doctoral and independent scholars, writers, artists or museum professionals with a record of achievement, publication and recognition. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

'One and All' Drug Education Program for Primary School
One and All is an exciting new drug education resource for primary school children. The program aims to build and nurture the resilience and wellbeing of middle primary school students and supports the development of emotional intelligence and social competency. This new resource is available from the Resilience Education and Drug Information (REDI) website. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Debate About Open Source Versus Proprietary Software is Over
"The debate about open source versus proprietary software is over," says Mr Gerry White, CEO of education.au the national information and communications technology agency owned by all Australia?s Ministers of Education and Training. "We have found that the magic mix is to choose the most appropriate solution according to business need, not on an open source versus proprietary basis. This may seem self evident, but there is considerable fear in the education and training sector about the use of open source on the one hand, and the ongoing costs of licensing and support for proprietary systems o From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Podcasts for Educators Weblog
The advent of the latest version of iTunes and the launch of the new iPod, heralds the spectre of video podcasting for all. This short 45 second promotional podcast utilises graphical animation, moving images and sound. Ability to view and download video direct from iTunes. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Schools Special: Commonwealth Games
The Australian newspaper has published a new resource for teachers to use with next year's Commonwealth Games. The resource includes: a class set of student workbooks, CD containing sporting images, daily online teaching activities during the Games, copies of The Australian, including access to a library of newspaper articles relating to sporting issues for individual projects and class discussions. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Best of Australian VET Recognised at 2005 Training Awards
The 2005 Australian Training Awards will recognise high-achieving apprentices, vocational students, training organisations and employers and their contribution to Australia?s vocational and technical education and training sector. Ten awards will be presented in categories including New Apprenticeships Apprentice of the Year, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year, Australian Training Initiative Award, Employer of the Year, Small Training Provider of the Year, and Industry awards in up to ten categories aligned to national Industry Skills Councils. The Awards will be held at From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Release of Australian Education International Strategic Directions 2005-08
AEI Strategic Directions 2005-08 outlines how Australian Education International (AEI) will work in partnership with industry over the coming years to encourage and facilitate Australia's international education and training engagement. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

CensusAtSchool Makes Statistics Fun
CensusAtSchool, a new national learning project which will involve thousands of school students throughout Australia, was launched at the Melbourne Museum 20 October 2005. CensusAtSchool aims to increase statistical literacy amongst students and open their minds to the possibility of future careers in statistics. It has the strong backing of both public and private educational bodies in all States and Territories. School students from Years 5 to 12 will take part in the Internet-based project which will show students that statistics can be fun as well as educational. From EdNA Online on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

'Instant on' computing may be around the corner
Also: Out-of-this-world sex could jeopardize missions. From CNET News.com on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

E-mail encryption tool set to debut
Taceo software promises to help small businesses secure e-mail and protect against loss of trade secrets. From CNET News.com on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Peru's president approves open-source bill
The country's government agencies may now buy open-source software. From CNET News.com on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

A new technology pitch for the World Series
Blog: A new video technology is expected to debut during this year's World Series that will let you see the entire path the ball... From CNET News.com on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Microsoft 'permatemp' checks finally arrive
Five years after the company's settlement with long-term temporary workers, ex-employees are finally seeing their funds. From CNET News.com on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Yahoo fixes Web mail security flaw
The flaw, now fixed, opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks, but Yahoo said no user attacks were reported. From CNET News.com on October 21, 2005 at 10:06 p.m..

Which Sci-Fi/Fantasy Character are you?
An intensely private individual that chooses actions with care, you strive to further your own skills and powers. This happens because I choose it to happen! Raistlin is a character in the Dragonlance universe. I am private and careful and all about increasing my powers and skills until I rule the EFL world - bwah ha ha ha ha A fun and short quiz - though absolutely 100% not related to language or teaching. There is also a complete list of possible results some of which I don't recognize. From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on October 21, 2005 at 8:53 p.m..

IA Manifesto 2.0
Jess Mcmullin posts details on an IA Manifesto 2.0 that was created at the recent IA Retreat. For example: 1. we need bad theory (comes before good theory)2. We will not discuss definitions.3. What do we do with RSS?4. We... From Column Two on October 21, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

¿Se puede ser columnista antes de los 35?
Dedicado a la memoria de Eduardo Haro Tecglen. ¿Se puede ser blogger antes de cumplir 35 años? Me lo preguntaba hace 5, cuando inicié mi blog. La blogosfera todavía no existía y no había referencias claras en las que tal vez inspirarse, pero con la licenciatura en Periodismo aún cercana en ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 21, 2005 at 6:52 p.m..

Bildungscontrolling im E-Learning
Bildungscontrolling hat es nicht leicht: Wer sich etwas näher mit dem Thema auseinandersetzt, wird sich nicht lange mit der Frage aufhalten wollen, wie denn der ROI einer einzelnen Bildungsmaßnahme aussieht. Sondern er wird Bildungscontrolling umfassender sehen, z.B. als "Instrument zur... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 21, 2005 at 6:51 p.m..

Meet the Life Hackers
Unterbrechungen im Arbeitsalltag - Emails, Anrufe, IM - haben zwei Seiten: sie sind Störungen, die uns davon abhalten, eine Aufgabe konzentriert zu Ende zu führen; aber häufig bringen sie uns auch die Informationen, die wir dringend benötigen, und sie... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 21, 2005 at 6:51 p.m..

Between What's Right and What's Easy , Inside Higher Ed
The author looks at the recent announcement that the Copyright Clearance Center would integrate a 'Copyright Permissions Building Block' function directly into Blackboard's course management tools and raises the question of whether clearing rights when clearance is not required, as in cases of fair use, is a good thing. I can see both sides of this one. Easier copyright clearance is obviously a good idea - but clearance should be invoked only where it applies. The danger the author cites is, in my view, real, and the Blackboard-CCC system should be held to account and required t From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

xFolk Veg-o-matic Alpha , The Community Engine Blog
Kind of an interesting hack, not for everyone, and unfortunately branded to a specific tool (Reblog), but nonetheless this application points the way to the future: "It slices and dices information into the stream you want. By default, you can publish this stream as a web page or various types of RSS feeds that can in turn be republished in a blog." [ From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Perl-XML Frequently Asked Questions
Pretty comprehensive, reasonably up to date, accords with my own experience. Don't bother unless you parse XML in Perl. [ From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Tech Firms to Tackle Linux Desktop Standards , ZD Net Asia
Via Slashdot: "Adobe Systems, IBM, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Novell, RealNetworks and Red Hat are all backing the new Linux standards effort led by the Free Standards Group." The standards would address basic elements of Linux functionality, including applications, runtime management and installation. The Linux world needs this. [ From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Blogger Survey 2005 , Technorati
821 of 30,000 Technorati subscribers responded to this survey, so it's likely to be skewed (not sure in which direction, though, probably toward properties of professional bloggers). Most interesting finding: bloggers find information about corporations distributed through PR firms less trustworthy than information sent straight from corporations. [ From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Wake-Up Call: Open Source LMS , Learning Circuits
Great article, filled with depth and insight, on the balance between open source and proprietary learning management systems (LMS). Arguing that open source systems can compete when the market reaches commodity stage and when open source becomes more innovative, author Sam Adkins suggests that we may be at that crossover point. And with major open source installations such as the From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Hypothesized Performance on Complex Tasks as a Function of Scaled Instructional Strategies , IT Forum
I really hated the title and wasn't expecting much as a consequence, but this turns out to be a pretty good paper, readable, informative and insightful. David Merrill's quest is for "an integrated body of research that supports... interrelated principles (of learning) as a whole," where the principles consist of five major categories: demonstration, application, task-centered, activation and integration. Whether this works as a taxonomy is open to debate (and I would argue there is some cross-categorization at work here). Still, from these principles Merril advances a set of hypothes From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Ward Cunningham on the Crucible of Creativity , Many2Many
Interesting thoughts on blogs and (mostly) wikis. Like this: "the blogosphere is a community that might produce a work. Whereas a wikis a work that might produce a community. It's all just people communicating." The speaker - Ward Cunningham - talks about the importance of trust in building a wiki (interestingly: it's not clear that the wiki could be invented today). There's also some discussion of reputation systems (an idea that seems to be gaining traction - but I wonder whether reputation wouldn't be too easy to spoof). [ From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Pop!Tech Day One , Blogarithms
If you're at the EDUCAUSE conference you're missing Pop!Tech, which is also on right now. No worry, you can access the live feed by following this link. If you're at neither - well - never have people who are not at conferences been able to share in so much. It's not exactly From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Connectivism and Web 2.0 , Elearnspace
I read the slides last night but I guess the audio version only came out today. So I haven't heard that. But on the basis of the slides along George Siemens's connectivism presentation is worth a look as he advances his thoughts on language, knowledge and meaning and makes the point that learning today is a far cry from anything like connectivism. [ From OLDaily on October 21, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Cognitive Mulitmedia Theory
Cognitive Mulitmedia Theory in Graphic Representations - AECT 2005 Katrien Dewestelinck Mayer’s cognitive theory of multimedia learning is well established, and this study looked at the roiles of activation and collaboraton, and the role of training in promoting learning from graphical representations. Mayer’s theory based on seven principles: multimedia principle - combining representation is good Spatial contiguity principle - [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on October 21, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..

Cognitive Load Theory - AECT 2005
Cognitive Load Research: Principles for ID Gary Morrison and Gary Anglin This paper was about principles derived from cognitive load research — the connection between cognitive load theory and instructional design. These are just a few random notes. Be on the lookout for a new book (a la “Message Design by Fleming and Levie) [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on October 21, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..

Contradicting the predominant mode of learning in formal education
Danis and Tremblay (1985) criticize the view predominant in much literature on adult learning that the learning process is cyclical and that adults' learning is generally focused on problem solving. They state as a general learning principle that "self-taught adults proceed in a heuristic manner within a learning approach which they organize around intentions, redifine and specify without following any predetermined patterns" (p. 131). These adults report that random, accidental events are often significant in suggesting new learning paths, a finding also noted in my From Seblogging News on October 21, 2005 at 1:50 p.m..

E-Mail Arrives "Broken"
E-mail clients and spam filters block graphics from unknown senders -- and cause many marketing campaigns to fail. From ClickZ Stats on October 21, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..

IBM acquires Data Power
After the acquisition, IBM plans to introduce a family of SOA appliances based on Data Power technology. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 21, 2005 at 12:55 p.m..

Western European digital TV market passes 50m households in H1 HYPHEN report
The UK has the highest household digital TV penetration in Europe, primarily driven by Sky and Freeview. Finland comes in a close second with its combination of free-to-air and cable companies. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 21, 2005 at 11:56 a.m..

Lietuvos Telekomas develops wi-fi network in Lithuania
Lietuvos Telekomas has some 100 high-speed wireless internet zones available in the country. The company plans to triple this number by the end of this year. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 21, 2005 at 11:56 a.m..

Cable & Wireless signs €2.8m telecoms contract with Travis Perkins
Cable & Wireless is to manage calls across all 975 branches within the Travis Perkins group of companies. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 21, 2005 at 11:56 a.m..

Swisscom Fixnet acquires Cybernet
Cybernet has some 20,000 HYPHEN mainly corporate HYPHEN customers, and works with around 700 IT partners in the SME market. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 21, 2005 at 11:56 a.m..

Yahoo! Unlimited Raises Portable Subscription Prices
When Yahoo! Unlimited debuted in May, its competitors were immediately skeptical that the service could maintain its rock bottom prices.  Nevertheless, when Yahoo! Unlimited formally launched two months ago, the prices stayed the same.    According to Digital Music News, the honeymoon's over -- Yahoo will begin charging five dollars extra for portable subscriptions, just like From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 21, 2005 at 11:48 a.m..

Read/Write Web Reading (and Writing) List
I'd been thinking about trying to put together a basic reading list for people interested in getting their brains around the Read/Write Web and the changes it's bringing about specifically related to education. So when I saw that Chris Lehmann was putting together a reading list for his future faculty... So here's a start, and I'm definitely looking for suggestions: 1. Small Pieces Loosely Joined--weblogged News on October 21, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Alcatel-Capgemini deal targets MVNO market
The companies intend to target established and potential mobile virtual network operators (MVNO), as well as mobile network operators (MNO), with an end-to-end integrated IT and telecoms offer. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 21, 2005 at 10:56 a.m..

O2 to launch Europe's first HSDPA network
O2, Manx Telecom and Lucent Technologies are to launch a 3G network that incorporates high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), also known as 'super 3G,' on 1 November. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 21, 2005 at 10:56 a.m..

Premium internet video services to reach €2.2bn in 2009 HYPHEN study
By 2009, non-adult video content delivered as subscription or pay-per-download over the internet is to have a worldwide retail value of €2.2bn, predicts a report. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 21, 2005 at 9:53 a.m..

Teliasonera Sweden delivers broadband network in Alingsås municipality
The network provides broadband access to 99.5 per cent of all households and companies in the municipality. Transmission speeds range from 250Kbps to 24Mbps. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on October 21, 2005 at 9:53 a.m..

When is Google Going to Confront Blog Spam?
I've gotta tell ya... As far as I can recall, virtually every slap-dash spam blog (also called search spam I've ever seen has been a Blogger or Blogspot blog. Here's the latest spam blog I stumbled across this morning – which today happens to be scraping content from a weblog I contribute to, Poynter's E-Media Tidbits. Spammers use the Blogger/Blogspot service because, well, it's free and easy. It's especially fast and easy to build sites that contain lots and lots of Google Adsense ads. And who owns Blogger/Blogspot? Well, um, Google does. Hello, Google? From Contentious Weblog on October 21, 2005 at 9:53 a.m..

Published papers on microcontent?
I am also after published papers on microcontent or microcontent publishing. As usual... hints and suggestions are highly appreciated. [Sebastian Fiedler] From Seblogging News on October 21, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..

Finally, electronic paper big enough to use - Michael Kanellos, CNET News
Start-up E Ink and LG.Philips LCD have created an "electronic paper" display measuring 10.1 inches across, the biggest one ever made, and the latest step toward the dream of e-books and magazines, according to the companies. The prototype screen measures From Techno-News Blog on October 21, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

Away from the iPod, at last - John Borland, CNET News Blog
iRiver unveiled a new portable music device today (in America; it's actually been on iRiver's corporate Web site for more than a month) which takes a substantial design step beyond Apple's iPod for the first time. For that reason alone, it's worth a look. From Techno-News Blog on October 21, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

Cities Unleash Free Wi-Fi - Michael Grebb, Wired
In November, Dianah Neff will go to Africa for the first time in her life. She From Techno-News Blog on October 21, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

Mercedes to Unveil Concept Hybrid
German luxury car giant will unveil the F 600 Hygenius concept car at the Tokyo Auto Show this weekend. The company says the fuel cell car's ability to travel 250 miles on a tank of hydrogen is an industry first. From the Wired News blog Autopia. From Wired News on October 21, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Smash an IPod at SmashMyiPod.com
The website raises $500, enough to buy an iPod that it promises to smash to bits. Plus: The New York Post weighs in on the Eminem-Lugz controversy (you read it here first!). From Leander Kahney's Cult of Mac blog. From Wired News on October 21, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Review: Plantronics Pulsar 590A
The wireless headset lets you chat, rock out and work without wires. Plus: The StormBue A9 Bluetooth Media Player. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor. From Wired News on October 21, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Book Publishers as E-tailers
Claiming to have no interest in competing with the likes of Amazon, traditional book publishers are nevertheless turning to online retailing themselves. The internet is forcing the industry to rethink its business model. From Wired News on October 21, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Google Profits Defy Expectations
The search heavyweight scores a sevenfold earnings increase in the third quarter, due in part to the introduction of new products and upgrades to existing services. Even the most bullish analysts hadn't expected Google to fare so well. From Wired News on October 21, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Pumping Indies on MTV
Pump Audio is a record company with a difference: It sneaks unknown musicians onto prime-time TV by offering tons of pre-licensed music. Copyright headaches are a punk band's gain. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on October 21, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Cliff Notes From the Blog World
Memeorandum doesn't just cut through the clutter to highlight the buzz in the blogosphere, it's changing how some people interact with the web. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on October 21, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Hear, Hear for Audio Erotica
Audio stories, music and poetry could see a resurgence online as the effects of onerous new regulations governing the display of sexually explicit images kick in. Commentary by Regina Lynn. From Wired News on October 21, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Creating the Global Hot Spot
Hunting for wireless internet access is about to get a whole lot easier, if the broadband-by-satellite ambitions of a U.K. telecom giant reach liftoff. Last of a four-part series. John Hudson reports from London. From Wired News on October 21, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Escaping categories
Just a quote from danah boyd:Our lives have started to escape categories. It's actually on personal experiences and topical vs. personal blogging. Jack Vinson has a follow-up on shifting interests, forgetting and categorisation. I'm thinking of some examples from Mathemagenic on October 21, 2005 at 6:51 a.m..

Participatory TV: Webcam Connected Opinion-Makers Premier On Independent Television Channel Nessuno.tv
I am just out of a live participatory television program, a pioneering and successful experiment by Italian independent and alternative grassroots satellite + online TV station Nessuno.tv. During the live TV show which went live between 9 and midnight last night, the show hosts showcased video news shorts edited by different contributors, while interviewing individuals in the studio, open for anyone to visit and sit-in during any of the live programming. But the most interesting thing was that for the first time Nessuno.TV pioneered the intervention of home-based individuals connected to the s From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on October 21, 2005 at 5:49 a.m..

Getting Things Done tools
The book &ampraquo;Getting Things Done&amplaquo; by David Allen is a bestseller. It offers a strategy of how to prioritize things you have to do. It is a combination of a tracking device (like a box of notes) and a routine of how to use that device. I am running my own Tinderbox tool to keep track of projects and actions in Tinderbox. But in principle you could use almost anything as long as you are able and willing to use it almost anytime you need to record a new task. owrede_log on October 21, 2005 at 5:45 a.m..

Halloween valentine?
It is in french, and it is addictive...so do not go to this link unless you have some time to waste. Le coeur fait boum... Chez Maya !... From Teaching and Developing Online. on October 21, 2005 at 12:55 a.m..

I don't trust your attention (Ross Mayfield)
I’ve been meaning to blog about a simply great article in the NY Times, Meet the Life Hackers, as I am a fan of the interruption tax, but I keep getting interrupted. When [Gloria] Mark [from UCI] crunched the data,... From Corante: Social Software on October 21, 2005 at 12:49 a.m..

NASW Panel: My Handout and Links
Consensus has always been a crucial aspect of how science gets done, and consensus pretty much requires conversation. Therefore, since blogs are such a great tool for conducting the public conversation, you'd think scientists (and science writers) would be all over the blogosphere, right? Apparently, not so. While there are some very good blogs by scientists and science writers, this is definitely not a crowded corner of the blogosphere. On Saturday I'll be speaking on a panel at the annual conference of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW). The topic is "Blogs and R From Contentious Weblog on October 20, 2005 at 11:47 p.m..