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How The Sony DRM Debacle Can Benefit the Digital Music Market
In discussing the impact of the Sony DRM debacle, Paul Resnikoff made a fairly bizarre assessment: "But just how aware is the average consumer in all of this? ... A worst-case scenario would involve a high level of awareness, and subsequent drops in CD buying. That is a problem for everyone, because most buyers are unlikely to make finer distinctions between various major labels and specific protection schemes." To the contrary, the best-case scenario is a high From A Copyfighter's Musings on November 17, 2005 at 9:46 p.m..

The good thing about bad presentations, or how I came to love social software
So my last rant reflected my unhappiness at being inundated with crappy powerpointings, but that's not the only dissatisfaction I've had with presentations I've sat through in conferences over the last few weeks. In addition to the dull quality of the 'lecture' experience, I've been really disappointed with the vision of learning that's been in the background of some of the presentations, e.g. too many talks on eportfolios that see them solely as a way to create a resume, or just another From EdTechPost on November 17, 2005 at 7:47 p.m..

Hacking kayak
At buzz.kayak.com, you can see the most popular locations other people from your area are searching for on Kayak, the travel deal aggregator. Now there's a hack that will let you see the most popular searches to locations with a particular activity. For example, http://www.kayak.com/h/buzz/flights?code=BOS&rc=&ac=ski shows where Boston Kayak users (well, actually people looking for flights from Boston) are looking for skiing. http://www.kayak.com/h/buzz/flights?code=BOS&rc=&ac=nude shows the nude beaches Bostoners are looking for because we're so damn proud of our maple-syrupy bodies From Joho the Blog on November 17, 2005 at 5:49 p.m..

LORNet Conference Day 2 and a modest proposal
Today's my last day at the LORNet conference in Vancouver, as I have to miss the Friday sessions to attend the fall session of the BC Ed Tech Users Group workshops. I've enjoyed meeting the people at the conference and seeing their work at the poster sessions, but I have really not been enjoying the actual plenary sessions at all. Too much "death-by-powerpoint-no-demos-talk-and-no-show" which anyone who attends academic conferences, especially researc From EdTechPost on November 17, 2005 at 4:50 p.m..

The End of Process (Ross Mayfield)
If a knowledge worker has the organization’s information in a social context at their finger tips, and the organization is sufficiently connected to tap experts and form groups instantly to resolve exceptions — is there a role for business process... From Corante: Social Software on November 17, 2005 at 3:50 p.m..

Google en México y Brasil
Google abre oficinas en Ciudad de México y São Paulo: Google Continues International Expansion, Opens Offices in Latin America From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 17, 2005 at 2:50 p.m..

elearning summit session 4
My running notes… Ben du-Boulay, University of Sussex. The Homework Project. Students take tablet PCs home. Program structures in-class and homework assignments to help teachers. Douglas Towne, Center for Cognitive Technology, University of Southern California. “Developing and presenting interactive models in instructional and performance aiding environments”. ReAct—a Flash-based system for producing models. ReAct adds and extends capabilities [...] From Martindale Matrix on November 17, 2005 at 1:50 p.m..

Expression under Repression: Berkman at WSIS
Rebecca MacKinnon and Ethan Zuckerman are leading a workshop on "Expression under Repression" at WSIS in Tunisia. The government's displeasure with the session seems to have boosted attendance. Swelling the ranks are the secret police (easily identifiable). [Tags: EthanZuckerman RebeccaMackinnon berkman wsis tunisia DigitalRights GlobalVoices]... From Joho the Blog on November 17, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

ODF and accessibility; Journalism and blogging
David Berlind is using his blog in a way few professional journalists do. He has been reporting on Massachusetts' decision to use only Open Document Format-compliant software (= not Microsoft Office), with a mixture of comprehensive detail, dogged reporting, and, yes, advocacy. There's no question where David stands on this. We hear a lot about whether bloggers can become journalists, but here we have a journalist who is as involved, passionate and transparent as any blogger. In the latest round of his reporting — mixing his personal involvement in the issue — the Nationa From Joho the Blog on November 17, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..

Enterprise IA seminar slides
Lou Rosenfeld has generously published all of his Enterprise IA seminar slides. To quote: I'm not sure why, but enough people have now asked me to make my Enterprise IA seminar slides available. All 251. Fine, it's here (8.6Mb PPT).... From Column Two on November 17, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..

OZCHI conference next week (Canberra, Australia)
Forwarding details provided by Ash Donaldson: Yes, OZCHI is now on us, starting next Monday (21st Nov) in Canberra with 2 full days of tutorials and workshops, and then 2.5 days of presentations. Full details about the tutorials on offerRegistration... From Column Two on November 17, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..

Preparing for my Mac
My PowerBook is presumably on its way. My expectation is that the robustness of its hardware will be on a par with my Thinkpad X40 (well, not this particular X40 since it seems to be a lemon) but that its software will be far more robust and require less maintenance. I've used Macs on and off for many years, and am the reluctant sys admin for my father-in-laws Mac OS X desktop, so I expect the learning curve to be steep and that I will find it somewhat less elegant and wonderful than y'all think I should. I'm looking for... From Joho the Blog on November 17, 2005 at 11:48 a.m..

Get the IRS out of the pulpit
The IRS has started an investigation into whether the All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena should retain its tax exempt status because a few days before the 2004 election campaign the rector emeritus, George Regas, gave a sermon arguing against the Iraq war on moral grounds. The letter from the IRS complains that Regas "delivered a searing indictment of the Bush administration's policies in Iraq, criticism of the drive to develop more nuclear weapons, and described tax cuts as inimical [opposed] to the values of Jesus." The church has a long history of supporting progressive activism. From Joho the Blog on November 17, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..

Cameron Reilly interview podcast
Cameron Reilly has just posted a 70 minute (!) podcast interview we recorded last night. It was fun and wide-ranging. Best of all, every twenty minutes, we mention Doc. (You will hear me sputter when Cameron comments about "getting chicks." I've lost my sense of humor on this topic.) To continue my court-ordered mentioning of Doc every 20 minutes, this morning something else occurred to me about Doc's seminal piece on the threat to our Internet: Maybe Doc thinks of re-framing as the solution because he's a writer, a word guy - and, btw, a great re-framer.. It's like philoso From Joho the Blog on November 17, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..

Connective Reading
So this is a perfect example of the types of changes we're going to have to get used to (and perhaps teach?) in terms of reading the Read/Write Web. Alan publishes a great post on not blogging well with others: If I were a student in Blog School, the parental note they send home from my blog teachers might bear the comment, Alan writes a lot, but he does not blog well with others. James adds a "manual ("sigh") tr From weblogged News on November 17, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

Sony Folds Tent, Recalls CDs
Pummeled into submission by angry consumers and the media, Sony BMG agrees to pull all CDs containing copy-protected software and provide fixes for computers affected by the technology -- and hopes the whole mess just goes away. From Wired News on November 17, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Jabs, Honors for Stem-Cell Expert
At a gala honoring him for his breakthroughs, Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk shrugs off accusations of ethical breaches, preferring to keep the focus on his pioneering research. Kristen Philipkoski reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on November 17, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

U.S. Maintains Control of Net
An eleventh-hour agreement at a U.N. summit leaves the internet under the stewardship of the United States, although a newly created global forum will have some influence in internet issues. Kevin Poulsen reports from Tunis, Tunisia. From Wired News on November 17, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Digg Gets Kiss From a Rose
How did former TechTV presenter Kevin Rose start a hot, news-filtering website that's starting to rival Slashdot? By Robert Andrews. From Wired News on November 17, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

New Potter Is Not a Rotter
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is pitch-perfect Potter: a well-plotted movie with great action and characters. Movie review by Christopher Null. From Wired News on November 17, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Judges Reject Cell-Phone Tracking
Law enforcement's attempts to keep tabs on suspects by following their mobile-phone signals face scattered resistance in court. Could this be the start of a judicial backlash? By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on November 17, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Digg Just Might Bury Slashdot
A news-oriented bookmarking site called Digg is giving Slashdot a run for its money. Indeed, a good 'Diggdotting' is melting down servers all over the net. By Robert Andrews.Plus: Digg Gets Kiss From a Rose From Wired News on November 17, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit
Antivirus software makers are nowhere to be found when Sony's CD Trojan horse comes knocking. Mere incompetence can't explain that. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. From Wired News on November 17, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Is That a Bomb in Your Pocket?
The Transportation Security Administration hopes new technology will pick up what human airport-security screeners might fail to spot -- weapons. By Prachi Patel-Predd. From Wired News on November 17, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

"Does Not Blog Well With Others"
... So here is where I sit. I use my blog here as my personal thinking space, and it is my home page, my calling card, for better or worse, and is what/where I am most invested in writing. I have little time as is to write elsewhere, and if some it feels like the same ideas in a different suit of clothes. I just don't have that kinds of energy. It's flattering that someone else wants you to write there, but its not the same p From Seblogging News on November 17, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

[corante] My opener
Liz Lawley has good coverage of my opening comments at the Corante conference on social software. (Thanks, Liz!) [Tags: coranteSSA LizLawley SocialSoftware]... From Joho the Blog on November 17, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

A delicious coconut tart discovery
As Jason mentioned yesterday, we've been eating a lot of street food in Bangkok. At first I was a bit trepidatious, but with each item my courage increased. Everything was so yummy. So when we saw this man at the Aw Kaw Taw market From megnut on November 17, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Esto marcha
En el comienzo fue un post, luego llegaron el proyecto, el concurso, el jurado y ahora los primeros logos de la movida (y el ejemplo ya cunde): Relacionado: Concurso de logos para oePeriodismo Argentino en Blog From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 17, 2005 at 6:52 a.m..

Read/Write Web Dog and Pony Show
Last night my wife arranged for about 20 of our friends to come to the local computer club to get a two-hour overview of the Read/Write Web and some of the more interesting tools out there. The weather was awful, and only about eight showed up, but the reaction was pretty much unanimous. Mercy. The reason we did this was because we knew they didn't know much about what was going on "out there". There was a board member from a local district, a few local businessmen, a brother in-law, From weblogged News on November 17, 2005 at 6:47 a.m..

Three photos from Bangkok
As a change from all the words, here are three pictures from Bangkok. Seen from the water taxi in Bangkok, Thailand In the Aw Kaw Taw market, Bangkok, From megnut on November 17, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

FaceRoll: los rostros de la blogosfera
El bloguer italiano Giuseppe Granieri de Blog Notes y autor del libro Blog Generation acaba de lanzar la versión 2.0 de su famoso FaceRoll, una aplicación que muestra de forma aleatoria los rostros de varios bloguers enlazados a sus respectivas bitácoras (y el código para insertarla en el propio blog): Il ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 17, 2005 at 3:52 a.m..

Learning Objects: What Works: Using Modular Development for Reuse and Personalized Delivery
Soweit ich die Diskussion verfolge, sind "Learning Objects" hierzulande immer noch ein Thema für technische Experten. Die Praktiker in Corporate Learning verbinden damit in der Regel den Trend zu kleinen Lerneinheiten, auf die Mitarbeiter flexibel via LMS zugreifen können.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 17, 2005 at 3:51 a.m..

Wissensmanagement in der individuellen Arbeitspraxis
Vor zwei Wochen habe ich in Peine ("Forum Lernen 2005") zu diesem Thema gesprochen. Jetzt stehen die Materialien zur Veranstaltung online zur Verfügung. Wie man sieht, war es ein kleiner, erlesener Kreis, der sich in diesem Workshop versammelt hatte.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 17, 2005 at 3:51 a.m..

Special Education Ruling's Effects Unclear
Experts said it may take years to assess the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on special education plans. From New York Times: Education on November 17, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

'Goodnight Moon,' Smokeless Version
In a revised edition of the children's classic, HarperCollins has altered the photograph of the illustrator to remove a cigarette from his hand. From New York Times: Education on November 17, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Microsoft Enters the High-Performance Computing Fray - JOHN MARKOFF, New York Times
In January a group of Microsoft researchers set out to discover how much computing power they could buy for less than $4,000 at a standard online retailer. They found the answer at NewEgg.com, where they were able to purchase - for just $3,632 - 9.5 giga From Techno-News Blog on November 17, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..

Yahoo drops out of AOL bidding - Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
Yahoo Inc. scuttled talks to take an interest in America Online Inc. after learning the proposed terms of the deal, a company spokeswoman said Thursday. The rejection narrows the field of suitors for AOL. Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. have reportedly ex From Techno-News Blog on November 17, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..

MIT Researchers Unveil a $100 Laptop They Hope Will Benefit Children Worldwide - JEFFREY R. YOUNG, Chronicle of Higher Education
Saying they hope to bring every child in the world a computer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are set to unveil a laptop that will cost around $100, run on batteries that can be recharged by turning a crank, and connect to the Internet From Techno-News Blog on November 17, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..