Monday, November 08, 2004

10 x 10. This is one of the more interesting applications of RSS I've seen. "Every hour, 10x10 scans the RSS feeds of several leading international news sources, and performs an elaborate process of weighted linguistic analysis on the text contained in their top news stories. After this process, conclusions are automatically drawn about the hour's most important words. The top 100 words are chosen, along with 100 corresponding images, culled from the source news stories." By Various Authors, November 7, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 7:59:55 PM      Google It!.

Medtronic Wins FDA Approval on Insync Sentury ICD. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc. MDT.N on Monday said U.S. regulators approved its Insync Sentry implantable defibrillator (ICD) months earlier than it expected. [Reuters: Technology] 10:18:51 AM      Google It!.

Fedora Core Release 3 Released [Slashdot:] 8:41:43 AM      Google It!.

When Etiquette Isn't Enough, a Cellphone Cone of Silence. The deliberate private creation of cellphone dead zones is an act bound to infuriate phone users and the cellphone industry alike. By By KEN BELSON. [NYT > Technology] 8:27:42 AM      Google It!.

Shopping With My Friendsters. Social networking features are popping up on auction and shopping sites, allowing visitors to compare notes and turn e-commerce into a social experience. By By BOB TEDESCHI. [NYT > Technology] 8:25:18 AM      Google It!.

The Rise of Open-Source Politics [Slashdot:] 8:24:00 AM      Google It!.

Novell Linux Desktop Released [Slashdot:] 8:19:21 AM      Google It!.

Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of Online and Face-to-Face Instruction - Sharon Jeffcoat Bartley and Jennifer H. Golek, Journal of Educational Tech. Online instruction is gaining an increasing presence due to the benefits associated with it, including the ability to consolidate education and training across geographical and time constraints, and the claim by many that online education and training [Online Learning Update] 8:11:40 AM      Google It!.