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Search sucks, but could it be any other way?
Let's face it, search sucks in most organisations. But could it really be any other way, as things current stand? Taking a step back for the moment, the question is worth asking: even if an organisation is committed to delivering... From Column Two on November 28, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

links for 2005-11-28
evhead: Ten Rules for Web Startups from Evan Williams, one of Blogger's co-founders (tags: rules start-ups business) IBM Enemies of innovation: What they look like, and how not to become one - Executive technology report (tags: IBM innovation)... From Monkeymagic on November 28, 2005 at 7:53 p.m..

Royal Society Has Come Out Against Open Access Journals? , EDUCAUSE Blogs
As you can imagine, people are disappointed by this stance, though the author of this item expresses doubt that it completely represents the Royal Society. Stuart Yeates writes, "The issue is challenging for the Royal Society, because like many scholarly societies they currently derive a large portion of their income from selling journals to institutional libraries." I'm sympathetic, though I caution, the purpose of academic publishing is not to keep organizations like the Royal Society afloat, much as they may feel otherwise. [ From OLDaily on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..

The Adventure of Physics , Motion Mountain
It's not the most user-friendly download ever (by definition, being a PDF) but it's hard not to be impressed by this. Motion Mountain is offering this complete physics textbook as a free download. The sound you hear is textbook publishers cashing in their stocks and laying off their physics authors. [ From OLDaily on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..

Davenport, Prusak and Cohen are Blogging , McGee's Musings
Links to three more edublogs (I'll need a rolling counter if this keeps up). Albert Delgado meanwhile points to From OLDaily on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..

Could I Have Your Attention Please? , Relevancy
Lisa Galarneau is right to point to this presentation by Tantek Çelik (the same person behind From OLDaily on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..

Social Bookmarking Interoperability , OUseful Info
Good discussion of how the metadata produced by various social bookmarking services (such as del.icio.us and Connotea) can interoperate. The major difference between the two service is (naturally) how they link to the resource - del.icio.us linking directly, Connotea linking to an intermediate page (the latter has become the staple in the blogosphere as well). Also worth noting is the increased use of the Dublin Core subject field to record tags. [ From OLDaily on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..

What is this Whole School Thing About Anyway? , Dave's Educational Blog
Two strands of thought come together in my mind, and this strand - the question of whether we need education-specific environments (such as the PLE) is one of them. The other is the ongoing discussion circulating around the education blogosphere about schools blocking weblogs and other websites (see From OLDaily on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..

EdTech Posse Podcast #009 - Breakfast chat at SACE with Stephen Downes (part 1) , The EdTech Posse
The first part (of three or four) of my breakfast conversation with two members of the Ed Tech Posse at SACE in Regina last week is now online. In it we talked about open content, music, and political change, all themes following from my talk at the conference the preceding day. As a bonus, listen also to From OLDaily on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..

Options , Stephen's Web
In addition to some design changes (most noticable to GMail readers, and still in progress) you should notice a new 'Options' link at the top of your newsletter today. Over the weekend I filled a large hole in my website software by rewriting the login script to manage subscriptions and user options. You may be interested to note that the script now supports FOAF (both as input and output), albeit in a minimal way. It is now also a fully-functioning mIDm application - more about that tomorrow. In the mean time, the major change for you is this: you now have to log in to unsubscribe. From OLDaily on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..

The 8 types of navigation pages
Jared Spool has posted a short article outlining 8 types of navigation pages, as identified during their work over the years. To quote: As we've watched users search for their desired content, we've realized there are patterns to the pages... From Column Two on November 28, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..

Ruling by committee
Toby Ward has posted a blog entry on establishing an intranet committee to provide overall governance. To quote: One approach to governance is the committee approach whereby a committee of stakeholders representing a cross-section of the business set the strategy... From Column Two on November 28, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..

Tag Sales Move Online
More and more Internet users sell goods on online classified ad and auction sites. From ClickZ Stats on November 28, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Soft Fisking: palabras, hechos y ficciones
Todos sabemos ya que el oefisking, no es necesariamente el oebad reporting que Andrew Sullivan atribuyó a Robert Fisk en Instapundit, sino un cierto describir crítico de un artículo, o un modo de argumentar reflejado en ese artículo. A continuación sigue un oesoft fisking a propósito de lo publicado ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 28, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Premio de innovación comunicativa
La revista digital Reefviews convoca la Tercera Edición de los Premios E COM: websites y carteles sobre Campañas de interés social en el futuro From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 28, 2005 at 2:52 p.m..

CIDER session this Friday, Dec. 2
The next CIDER Session is Friday, December 2, 2005, 11:00 a.m. MST (1:00 p.m. EST) with Transforming Higher Education: Towards an Agentic Model of Instructional Design by Katy Campbell, University of Alberta, and Rick Kenny, Athabasca University. In this session, Katy and Rick will discuss their research program to explore the concept of instructional [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on November 28, 2005 at 1:53 p.m..

La avalancha de los blogs y la fiebre de los MSN Spaces
El perfil del blogger es de un hombre (65%), que mantiene su weblog desde el último año (80%), lo actualiza al menos una vez a la semana (42,5%), postea sobre su vida e intereses (43%), y visita principalmente los blogs de familiares y amigos (55%), y entre las funcionalidades que ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 28, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..

The e-book reader
For twenty years, the perfect e-book hardware has been 5 years away. We're now down to waiting for a cheap enough, lower power enough paper-quality display. Once we have cheap e-books, the medium by which we read will also be a medium by which can write and respond. Reading will cease being a solitary act and will become a social one. You can see this already with blogs. So, I've been assuming that the e-book will mimic the form factor of books: display a page, maybe make a rustling sound as the page is turned. But it's taking so long... From Joho the Blog on November 28, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

Wikipedia power law
I just heard Jimmy "Wikipedia" Wales give a terrific talk at Nature magazine. (I was his opening act, and couldn't grab back my computer to take notes.) Wikipedia is just such an amazing story. One for the books, so to speak. In fact, on the drive over, it occurred to me that there's another amazing phenomenon that, like Wikipedia, seems completely implausible: Cities. If you had the idea that cities might be an interesting addition to human culture, people would have come up with a thousand reasons why they wouldn't work. Yet, somehow, they do. Jimmy talked about the fact... From Joho the Blog on November 28, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

Connective Writing (Cont.)
I'm home sick today. I should be sleeping. Instead, I can't stop reading and learning. So much to know... I missed this post by Jay Rosen a month ago, luckily linked to by Ken Smith who has been blogging greatly lately and who I've been catching up on today. This is the way of connective learning, isn't it? Based on personal passions, asynchronous, spontaneous, complex... Jay says Sure, weblog From weblogged News on November 28, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

One thing I've learnt
If someone says they have the answer to a complicated problem, but can't or won't admit that they might be wrong, then they're almost certainly don't and they almost certainly are.... From Monkeymagic on November 28, 2005 at 11:52 a.m..

Bloggers' FAQ - Student Blogging
Jeff Jarvis e-mailed me this link to a Wall Street Journal article on blog banning. As parents wring their hands about Internet predators, many teens are worried about a different kind of online intruder: the school principal. Students are blogging about schoolyard crushes and feuds, posting gossip about classmates on social-networking sites like MySpace.com and Facebook.com, and sharing their party snapsh From weblogged News on November 28, 2005 at 11:45 a.m..

Education in a Global Era
The latest issue of Phi Delta Kappan is all about the challenges educators face in a changing world. Only the wrapup piece is free online, but it's worth the read. The implications of these changes are not completely clear, but it is clear that the changes will be profound. Information, people, and ideas now traverse the globe with unprecedented speed and frequency. Perhaps even more important, such internationalization affects every field of endeavor. Yet From weblogged News on November 28, 2005 at 11:45 a.m..

Blogs para legisladores argentinos
Ante la inmnente toma de posesión del cargo de los nuevos diputados y senadores argentinos, Eduardo Betas lanza el proyecto Diario de Gestión, un portal de blogs: Tal vez sea lo más parecido a regalarle un cuaderno en blanco a cada legislador para que escriba en él un diario de trabajo ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 28, 2005 at 7:52 a.m..

South Korea Supports Cloner
Despite an ethics controversy over donor eggs, the government of South Korea pledges to support stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk in order to keep the country ahead in the field. From Wired News on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

IPods Top Jukeboxes, DJs
So many people can bring their iPods to a bar and share favorites with the crowd, jukeboxes are gathering dust and DJs may become superfluous. From Wired News on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Bose Suspension Takes on Potholes
Best known by audiophiles for his acoustic technology, MIT alumnus Amar Bose has worked for 50 years to develop an automobile suspension system that would corner well and give a smooth ride. From Wired News on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Competitors Nip at MapQuest's Biz
With software that lets travelers update maps, tag locations and pull up satellite images, challengers to MapQuest's online cartography dominance are winning some marketshare. From Wired News on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

The CueCat Is Back
Coca-Cola in Germany encourages teenagers to snap ads with their camera phones and interact with an online ad portal. Will the bar-code scanner take off this time? By Elizabeth Biddlecombe. From Wired News on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

3G Hell, Italian Style
The good news: Your mobile can broadcast live video. The bad news: Your mobile can broadcast live video. Commentary by Nicole Martinelli, from style-obsessed Milan, Italy. From Wired News on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Addictive Dragon Quest Awes
Forget role-playing games that attempt to reinvent the wheel -- Dragon Quest VIII weaves a captivating adventure out of classic gameplay. By Chris Kohler. From Wired News on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Tags Sort Out Music Mess
The need to organize thousands of MP3s on my hard drive turns me from a music lover into an unwilling librarian. Thankfully, tagging software can help out. Commentary by Dan Goodin. From Wired News on November 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Monográfico de TELOS
Presentación del monográfico de TELOS: Blogs, weblogs, bitácoras en Madrid [vía] From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 28, 2005 at 6:52 a.m..

CiberMaratón
Blog del CiberMaratón organizado por la Fundación Vicente Ferrer From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 28, 2005 at 6:52 a.m..

Colección de Ciencias Naturales
La Colección de Ciencias Naturales de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad de Navarra acaba de desembarcar en la Web y puede visitarse virtualmente en Colecciones de Ciencias. La lista de vitrinas y ejemplares expuestos es realmente impresionante. Hay que verla. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 28, 2005 at 5:46 a.m..

A Party Girl Leads China's Online Revolution - Howard French, New York Times
On her fourth day of keeping a Web log, she introduced herself to the world with these striking words: "I am a dance girl, and I am a party member." "I don't know if I can be counted as a successful Web cam dance girl," that early post continued. "But I'm From Techno-News Blog on November 28, 2005 at 2:49 a.m..

Fake FBI virus catches net users - BBC
A Windows virus that warns users about illegal net use is spreading online. The bug-bearing message claims to come from either the FBI, CIA or German BKA police agency. It warns users they have been detected visiting illegal sites. Those opening a quest From Techno-News Blog on November 28, 2005 at 2:49 a.m..

Google extends searching offline - BBC
Google may already be dominant on the web but now it is stretching its wings to the physical world as well. Google Space, at Terminal One of London's Heathrow airport, will allow people to log onto the net and check e-mail while they wait for flights. For From Techno-News Blog on November 28, 2005 at 2:49 a.m..

Die LMS die! You too PLE!
Ein interessantes Statement, wenn auch die Abkürzungen zum sorgfältigen Lesen zwingen: Leigh Blackall stellt nicht nur LMS (Learning Management Systems) und VLE (Virtual Learning Environments), sondern auch PLE (Personal Learning Environments) wie ePortfolios und ELGG infrage. "Why do we need... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 28, 2005 at 1:50 a.m..

Besser als ihr Ruf
Es gibt sie regelmäßig, diese Standortbestimmungen in Sachen "Weiterbildung", die wachrütteln wollen. Vor einiger Zeit in der Süddeutschen, jetzt in der ZEIT. Titel und Untertitel stehen etwas quer zum Text, denn auch hier steht der "beispiellose Kahlschlag" im Mittelpunkt, den... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 28, 2005 at 1:50 a.m..

Choosing Adult Ed Resources
Showing support for a loved one's learning can be a terrific gift. Consider these before you buy tips and rest assured that your choice will reflect your thoughtfulness.... From Adult/Continuing Education on November 28, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..