Archive for November, 2007
New Tutorials Blogs And Social Networks
Posted on Nov 30, 2007 09:50:02 PM
Admin wrote: Yesterday there was a meeting on Exploting the potential of blogs and social networks, held in Birmingham, UK. Part of it was (sort of) streamed into Second Life (where I attended part of the time) - however the venue had technical issues, so this aspect petered out a bit despite the valiant efforts of Andy Powell (pictured in the foreground right in the guise of Art Fossett). As it usually seems at these events, the most interesting bit was possibly when the stream was failing altogether and the assesmbled avatars were discussing the issues amongst themselves.However, I will pick out a presentation from a student at Bath University (Tom Milburn) which highlights pros and cons of academics using social networking tools like Facebook (basically when they have a clear purpose, the tools seen as useful). All the Powerpoints from the day are together in one giant ppt on Slideshare at http://www.slideshare.net/efsym/ukoln-blogs-and-social-networks-workshop-all-presentations . His starts at slide 77.Because of the technical problems, and also the fact that I had teaching, I was dipping in and out, but a snippet I caught from another presentation was that a survey at Oxford Uni had shown that the vast majority of students used Facebook. When asked why they spurned MySpace, they apparently replied that MySpace was full of chavs. This seems to fit in with danah boyd’s analysis of social networking tools, where she found that preferences were linked to ethnicity/ social group.Another general observation is that people in charge of the IT side are realising that they have to engage with these “unmanaged” tools rather than just trying to stop people use them (though on this subject, the good blog/bad blog presentation which starts at slide 23 looked rather irritating, but to be fair that was one presentation that I didn’t hear). (Source: Information Literacy Weblog)
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Brand New Software The Food Chain Of Consumer Electronics
Posted on Nov 30, 2007 05:50:05 AM
Admin wrote: Early adopters know how the system of computer technology works - and how expensive it is. But what about the next level of user?
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Source Big Media And Big Internet (minus Google) Team Up On Copyright Guidelines
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 08:05:03 AM
Today,
Some of the biggest names in media and the Web are joining up to announce a set of guidelines designed to protect copyrights. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the guidelines will state that Web sites should block infringing content before it is made public. In other words, rather than placing the burden on the copyright holder to inform the Web site of infringing materials, the Web site would be responsible for making sure the content never gets posted in the first place.
The companies involved in the pact include CBS Corp., Dailymotion, Microsoft Corp., NBC Universal, News Corp.’s Fox and MySpace units, Viacom Inc. and Walt Disney Co. Google, who earlier this week launching its own copyright filtering tools for YouTube, is conspicuously missing from the list.
According to the report, these are just a set of guidelines. For its part, Google believes it is complying with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which ultimately gives the company some protection under the law, though Viacom and others obviously feel otherwise.
New Article Networked Forces In Stability Operations: 101st Airborne Division, 3/2 And 1/25 Stryker Brigades In Northern Iraq
Posted on Nov 28, 2007 11:05:03 AM
Today, Networked Forces in Stability Operations: 101st Airborne Division, 3/2 and 1/25 Stryker Brigades in Northern IraqSource: RAND CorporationThe Stryker brigade, one of the Army’s newest units, has a full complement of Army digital networked communications and battle command systems. An important issue for the Department of Defense and the Army is whether these networking capabilities translate into an information advantage and, if so, whether that advantage results in greater mission effectiveness in stability operations. To answer those two questions, the authors compare three units that operated in the same area in Iraq’s northern provinces between 2003 and 2005: the 101st Airborne Division (ABD) (which had only limited digital communications capabilities), the 3/2 Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT), and the 1/25 SBCT. Overall, the 1/25 SBCT and 101st ABD performed best in the stability phase in northern Iraq. They were particularly effective in social networking with the local populace and civilian leaders. The 3/2 SBCT did not perform as well as the 1/25 SBCT, even though it was equipped with some of the same digital networking capabilities. Some of the tactics it employed, such as indiscriminate sweeps, widened the gulf between coalition forces and the local populace. Although networking technologies confer obvious benefits, the authors conclude that command leadership, training, and the processes employed in stability operations are just as important for improving mission effectiveness in stability operations.+ Summary (PDF; 265 KB)+ Full Document (PDF; 2.5 MB) (Source: Docuticker)
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New Sources Podtech Loses Founder John Furrier (almost)
Posted on Nov 27, 2007 01:30:17 PM
Admin wrote:
PodTech, home of the ScobleShow, is losing its founder and team member, John Furrier. As of this week, he will not be working with PodTech anymore, as an employee. No further details regarding Furrier’s decision have been revealed. Earlier this summer, Furrier stepped down from CEO, but remained on the PodTech team as an employee. Furrier will, however, remain on PodTech’s board.
Other recent execs playing musical chairs include NetShop’s appointment of Carter Cast, former CEO of Walmart.com, and of course Zennstrom’s resignation, which seems to align with way too much Skype drama.
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Software Ibm Offers $4.9 Billion For Cognos
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 02:30:04 PM
Today, The friendly bid comes after SAP and Oracle acquired the Canadian company’s two biggest rivals in the business analysis software market.
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New Web 2.0 In The Classroom
Posted on Nov 25, 2007 08:50:20 PM
Today, I recently wrote about the Blogs in education session at the Australian Blogging Conference. If you were interested in this topic you might find this article interesting.It profiles educators making use of blogs, wikis, social networks and podcasting.A Little Help From My Friends: Classroom 2.0 Educators Share Their Experiencesdex = 0; // –> By Steve Hargardon — School Library Journal, 10/1/2007 (Source: Innovate)
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New Source Mashable T-shirt Contest: 4 Days Left To Win An Iphone
Posted on Nov 25, 2007 10:55:21 AM
Admin wrote:
There are only 4 days left to win an iPhone in our Mashable T-Shirt Design Contest.
If you haven’t entered yet, send us a submission now to be considered - the email address to send entries to is in this post. In the meantime, here are a handful of submissions plucked from my inbox, including one that’s almost certainly gonna get us a grumpy phone call from 20th Century Fox Television if we print it on a tee. 
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New Network “open Knowledge And Education At The New Level Of Web Paradigm”
Posted on Nov 24, 2007 10:55:12 AM
Today, Radovanovic, Danica (2007), Open knowledge and education at the new level of web paradigm. In Proceedings Pedagogical Faultlines - International conference on alternatives in education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (déposé sur E-LIS)”As www, and now web 2.0 is growing by the second, it gives us new possibilities of pedagogical forms, and the main following outcomes: resources, implementation, usage, practice. We will re-evaluate and examine new forms of social networking - theoretical and practical knowledge in academia and science: from implemetation of web roots practice, listservs, eBoards, eZines (alternative art and education forms –then), the usage of eResources in academia, education profession to the wider audience: using larger online open archives, Consortias, digital libraries, repositories, to online social networking applications, science and education blogs.Author uses and presents data from her Master research paper with relevant results about the usage of the precious online resources, electronic publishing materials within Consortia (that are available in science institutions, academia and libraries). More than thousands and thousands available resources are not used because of many factors that the author explained in one of the chapters in master paper. As indicated in outlines, e-tensions play themselves differently in various institutional geographies. Author took empirical research on three geographic points: USA, Europe (UK and Nederlands) and Serbia.The Scopes are two paradigms: human factor and digital media educational tools (human-computer interaction and its social impacts), that we use in education systems and professional practice. For the first one is indicated open source educational software, applications and tools for giving information and knowledge. We will also give a short notice on the interest and the usage of the aimed groups of those possiblities (at classes, lectures). …
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Brand New Networking Text-messaging Profits Draw Competition - And Regulators
Posted on Nov 23, 2007 12:14:42 PM
Today, Internet companies like Yahoo and Microsoft, as well as small start-ups, are looking to grab a piece of the text-messaging bonanza, even as cellphone operators face the specter of regulation.
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