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En A Coruña
Un lugar ideal para la última Beers & Blogs del año: el Bitácora en Santa Cristina (Oleiros, Galicia), donde nos juntamos el grupo de la foto: El miércoles tuvo lugar en el Centro On de Caixa Galicia la presentación de los proyectos finales del Master en Creación y Comunicación Digital: Atlántida, ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on December 22, 2005 at 9:52 p.m..

Horizontal knowledge
Seth Godin links to this post by Glenn Reynolds about horizontal knowledge -- the loosely coupled knowledge that you get by collaborating or by having a conversation. Vertical knowledge, on the other hand, is the stuff that is passed down from above, e.g., your bosses. I like the way common terms are being used to describe a fairly complex knowledge space. So, here's my list so far: Practice vs. Process1st hand vs. nth han From elearningpost on December 22, 2005 at 9:46 p.m..

User experience: icing or cake?
Michael Andrews shares some concerns about "user experience", when used as an alternative to identifying concrete business benefits. To quote: Most people in UCD can't speak the language of business, so they talk user experience. They can't tie benefits to... From Column Two on December 22, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..

Usability redefined: howability, taskability, recommendability, profitability
John Rhodes has published a different perspective on measures of usability. To quote: OLD Ease of Learning: How fast can a user who has never seen the user interface before learn it sufficiently well to accomplish basic tasks? NEW Ease... From Column Two on December 22, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..

Job Seekers Still Look to Print
People seeking employment use many sources, but many turn to the old standard of print newspapers instead of the Internet. From ClickZ Stats on December 22, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Three models of the Internet
Grant McCracken blogs about three ways of taking the depth and seriousness of the Net's effect on culture. Here's a distillation, but you should read the whole thing: 1. Disintermediation - "The Internet is an efficiency machine. It removes the friction..." 2. Long Tail - "The Internet is a profusion machine. It allows small cultural producers to find small cultural consumers, and as a result, all hell is breaking lose..." 3. Reformation - "It change the units of analysis and the relationships between them. This reformation model says, in other words, that the coming changes will dee From Joho the Blog on December 22, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

An Introduction to Connective Knowledge
This paper provides an overview of connective knowledge. It is intended to be an introduction, expressed as non-technically as possible. [ From OLDaily on December 22, 2005 at 2:45 p.m..

The transformation of So
Tim Berners-Lee has started a blog. Yay! And what's the first word in it? "So." As in "So I have a blog." Remember when "so" indicated a logical connection between two thoughts? "I complained about the soup, so the chef spit into it?" Over the past ten years, beginning in (I think) Silicon Valley "so" flipped to become a way of easing listeners into an entirely new topic. Or into a welcome new blog. So what? So, that's what. (Thanks to Mark S Petrovic for the link and pointing out the "so.") [Tags: TimBernersLee tbl blogs]... From Joho the Blog on December 22, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

PopImage Interview and Preview
Here's some great stuff from Jonathan Ellis at PopImage:Testament Preview. Jonathan was a major influence in getting me to write for comics, so I wanted to give PopImage something special. His idea was to do for comics what Criterion did for movies - that is, create some annotated versions of new works. This little preview is a taste of what he has in mind. Rushkoff Testament Interview. Here's the most extensive and intensiv From rushkoff.blog on December 22, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..

It's that time of year
Yes, it's 18&ampdeg; outside, but that only means one thing to me: the snow isn't melting! After a slow and a later-than-normal (skiing) start, we're heading over to Mad River for our first ski day of the season. Hopefully the old legs still have it! Ok, no mo From megnut on December 22, 2005 at 11:45 a.m..

UC Retains Los Alamos Contract
The laboratory that built the atomic bomb will continue to be managed by the University of California, continuing a relationship that goes back to the establishment of Los Alamos in 1943. From Wired News on December 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Americans 'Need' Their Gadgets
Whether it's a personal computer, an iPod or TiVo, Americans are growing increasingly dependent on personal technology. Not everyone thinks this is healthy. From Wired News on December 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Bugs Infest Persia
Acrobatic action and stealth mechanics ultimately redeem Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. By Chris Kohler. From Wired News on December 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Passion of the Spaghetti Monster
Bobby Henderson founded the Pastafarian movement as an answer to 'intelligent design,' and is now crafting a sacred text for his satiric religion. It probably won't be taught in Kansas schools. A Wired News interview by Kathleen Craig. From Wired News on December 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Download Piaf, Go to Jail
The French may be about to impose stiff penalties for illegally downloading copyright-protected files. Bruce Gain reports from Paris. From Wired News on December 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Your Right to Be an Idiot
Bad information and outright lies pulled off the internet can cause harm. In a benign case, maybe you louse up a term paper. In its malignant form, you could ruin a life. What, if anything, should be done about it? Commentary by Tony Long. From Wired News on December 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Cyberporn Sells in Virtual World
An adult magazine peddled in the immersive online world Second Life dishes out explicit photo spreads of sexy female avatars. In some ways, the publisher claims, it's better than real porn. By Bonnie Ruberg. From Wired News on December 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Apple, Intel Clam Up on Macworld
We've no idea what's up for the expo, but the tea leaves point to Intel's Viiv. Efforts to find out what the new digital-entertainment platform is all about reveal that Intel's just as secretive as Apple. By Pete Mortensen. From Wired News on December 22, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Dan Gillmor: Center for Citizen Media
Dan Gillmor anuncia la puesta en marcha del Center for Citizen Media [vía] From eCuaderno v.2.0 on December 22, 2005 at 6:52 a.m..

Lower Pay This Year for Managers of Harvard's Endowment
BOSTON, Dec. 21 (Reuters) - The Harvard Management Company, which invests the university's $26 billion endowment, cut the pay for its top money managers in fiscal 2005, Harvard said Wednesday. Most of the managers recently left to start a hedge fund. From New York Times: Education on December 22, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Schools Nationwide Study Impact of Evolution Ruling
Educators and legislators in communities that are considering intelligent design said they were still just learning about the results of the landmark trial involving the school board in Dover, Pa. From New York Times: Education on December 22, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Texas District Adopts Disputed Text on Bible Study
Trustees in one school district decided that high school students would use a course published by a religious advocacy group for studying the Bible in history and literature. From New York Times: Education on December 22, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Federal Monitor May Step in to Oversee Medical University's Finances
Officials at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey said that they were taking steps to allow a federal monitor to oversee its troubled financial management. From New York Times: Education on December 22, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Students to Bear Big Burden Under the Final Budget Bill
Under the final budget bill, college students would pay higher interest rates on loans. From New York Times: Education on December 22, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Berlin May Get Its Own Domain - Mark Baard, Wired
A German entrepreneur sometime next year hopes he will be able to boast, "Ich bin ein dot-Berliner." The businessman, Dirk Krischenowski, is bidding to make his city the first in the world with its own domain name: .berlin. Berlin's businesses and citize From Techno-News Blog on December 22, 2005 at 1:49 a.m..

Do Blogs Need Structure? - Susan Kuchinskas, Internet News
Does a new push for standards for structured content answer a need, or does it represent a power struggle in the blogosphere? Some 30 startups announced the Structured Blogging Initiative on Tuesday evening at the Syndicate conference, saying they wanted From Techno-News Blog on December 22, 2005 at 1:49 a.m..

E-Paper's Killer App: Packaging - Bruce Gain, Wired
The cereal aisle at your local supermarket may soon resemble the Las Vegas strip. Electronics maker Siemens is readying a paper-thin electronic-display technology so cheap it could replace conventional labels on disposable packaging, from milk cartons to From Techno-News Blog on December 22, 2005 at 1:49 a.m..

The Lion, the Witch and the Muslim?
Islamicate argues interestingly that CS Lewis' tale works better as a Muslim allegory than as a Christian one.... From Joho the Blog on December 21, 2005 at 11:48 p.m..