Thursday, July 24, 2003

EduTech Bloggers. Months ago, I posted list of bloggers focusing on education/technology. I had quite a few responses and additions to my original list. I've transferred the page to its new permanent home. If you want to add someone (or yourself) let me know. [elearnspace blog] 6:16:46 PM  comment []  Trackback []     excellent graduation speech. Lance: "Do not accept it, ladies and gentlemen. And do not spread it like the plague that it is. Stop tolerating, and start understanding. Ask questions, and listen to the answers. Explain yourself, and listen to explanations. And avoid the simple, gated, picket-fenced sidewalk of tolerance and move down the rocky, shaky, strenuous path of understanding." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 6:15:12 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Writing without editors. Excellent Jeff Jarvis piece about editors. I got the pointer from Scoble, who astutely points out that even in the weblog world we have editors, they just don't pay us as well as the ones in the print world. ";->" At the end of the Jarvis piece he says: "And if I'm wrong, you'll tell me. For you are my editor." I used to say things like that, but it's naive, don't give up your power Jeff, they'll grind you to a pulp and leave you for dead. No editors, and that's an absolute, as far as I'm concerned. Look at the comments on the Andrew Grumet post I pointed to last night, if Jarvis is right these are Andrew's editors. One says UserLand was a BigCo, the only one in RSS space. Another poster says that the world is more complicated than Dave says it is, but doesn't explain how. We often wax poetic about how much better it will be when we wrest control from the ink-stained dinosaurs, but when we replace them with people whose main qualification is that they have a laptop and net connection, have we actually accomplished anything? [Scripting News] 6:13:40 PM  comment []  Trackback []     "Going Away to College? New Weblog Gives College Students and Parents the Latest News and Information on College Safety. College students across the US are more likely to be the victim of many different crimes than others not in school. A new weblog, www.collegeSafeBlog.com, has the latest college and campus safety news, tips, information and links to college safety products. [PRWEB Jul 23, 2003] [PR Web (The Free Wire Service) Top 30 News Stories] 6:11:11 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Liquid Democracy: When, not If. Everyone knows that direct democracy doesn't scale. And most people accept that representative democracy is far from perfect. So a more perfect union of citizens, state and country is inevitable. What's it likely to be? Liquid Democracy looks good to me. [kuro5hin.org] 6:09:54 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Sci-Fi Tech Coming to a Reality Near You. "Where are the flying cars we were promised?" Avery Brooks is quite excited, and not in a good way. In a commercial for IBM, he rails about how disappointed society is because all the great technological advances we were promised a few decades ago still aren't here. No flying cars, no space travel, no giant domed cities, no anti-gravity belts, no warp drive ...aside from the remote control, mankind has not made a significant advance in technology in the last 50 years. The next 50 years promises to be different. In this article, I will examine disruptive technologies that will likely impact us in the next half century, some of which we've been waiting for impatiently, others we've barely conceived of yet. [kuro5hin.org] 6:08:34 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Indies Show They've Got Game. The game world seems dominated by big-budget, mass-market titles, but small, independent developers are making strides by creating diversions for the less-than-hard core. By Suneel Ratan. [Wired News] 6:06:37 PM  comment []  Trackback []     teens trouble with web. According to a report from Northumbria University, most teenagers lack the information gathering skills needed for using the internet efficiently. This sounds like it shouldn't be happening in america! If you're an edcucator, check out Peter Ford's Schoolblogs. [via mediajunk] [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 6:06:27 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Read this... "Respect Copyrights"? Sure, As Long as They Respect Us. Dan Gillmor on the RespectCopyrights.org campaign: a campaign (also including TV commercials and in-theater pitches) aimed at convincing us all... [Blogcritics]  6:06:13 PM  comment []  Trackback []     A worthwhile question... Ask K5: What would you do as the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security?. There has been much discussion, on K5 and otherwise, about the current state of civil rights in the U.S. and the relative merits of the Department of Homeland Security in the face of increasingly limited freedoms of the average US citizen. Many people agree that limiting personal freedoms is not the answer. What hasn't been discussed adequately, I think, is what K5'ers think should be done. [kuro5hin.org] 6:03:07 PM  comment []  Trackback []     One Man Going Against the Big Auction Sites.. Bid4All.Com now offers penny auctions, online bulk sell as well as offline bulk loader, easy image upload, reverse auctions, auto relist and is compatible with Auction Tamer auction management software. Sellers can have their own category exclusive for them to post in. Bid 4 All.Com offers all their services at no charge to the buyers or sellers and say they plan to keep it this way as long as possible. [PRWEB Jul 24, 2003] [PR Web (The Free Wire Service) Top 30 News Stories] 6:02:24 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Students Cut College Costs by Trading Books on Internet Marketplace. Students on college campuses nationwide no longer need to spend an average $300 a semester for their course books. Instead, a growing trend indicates that students are increasingly exchanging their used textbooks with each other on an internet marketplace. [PRWEB Jul 24, 2003] [PR Web (The Free Wire Service) Top 30 News Stories] 5:59:44 PM  comment []  Trackback []     For Immediate Release: Free Media Review Book. Grandma Strikes Back! Senior Internet icon climbs from desperation to success overcoming astronomical odds.. Seventy-two year young Internet icon publishes the inspirational and educational story of her rise from desperation to the heights of Internet success defying all odds along the way. Fox says, "In the beginning I didn't know Internet from Schminternet but I would not give up." [PRWEB Jul 24, 2003] [PR Web (The Free Wire Service) Top 30 News Stories] 5:59:31 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Home Exchange: A Growing Trend Among Today's TravelersLooking for Great Accommodations at No Cost? Try Trading Your Home.Spouse is unemployed, economy is shaky, school's out.... and you're overdue for a vacation?! This may be the year to travel the "home exchange" way.. Home exchange, one of the best-kept secrets in travel, has become increasingly popular in recent years. In fact, aficionados of home exchange believe it is the only way to stay.Simply put, you stay in their place; they stay in yours - and no money is exchanged. "When I first learned about home swapping, it's like ..... [PRWEB Jul 24, 2003] [PR Web (The Free Wire Service) Top 30 News Stories] 5:59:14 PM  comment []  Trackback []

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