Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Tools for del.icio.us Constantly updated list of tools for using del.icio.us, the social software/tagging service. 11:42:59 AM

Getting ahead of the trends. Don't get too excited by the "rising sharply" language in the headline below. The numbers are still in the single digit range for actual use of weblogs, social software, and newsreaders. But there is change, in the upward direction, and it pays to be up at the front of a movement. Forrester: Consumer Use of Blogs, RSS, and Social Networks Rising Sharply. [Syndication for Higher Ed] 11:38:57 AM

Cheap tricks with Google's Sidebar. Watching for high-priority email without being distracted by Outlook's constant "ding"ing. GTD and Google Desktop, Part 2. By Bob Walsh [To-Done] 11:22:10 AM

Podcasting is not an automatic winner for e-Learning. Maybe this should go in the Dept. of Not News. The signal-to-noise ratio in many podcasts is ridiculous. Finding ones that generate more learning than noise is tough to do. Maybe we/someone needs to figure out best practices for educational podcasts vs. best practices for marketing podcasts vs. best practices for entertainment podcasts. Bet they aren't the same. Podcasting for learning. Podcasting for learning (.pdf) (via Portals and KM) - overview of podcasting benefits and "how to do it". I still wax and wane in my view of podcasting adoption. I think it has huge potential...but lacks the "survey-ability" of text (which means that learners have to select a few high-value podcasts, rather than broad-based approach - for example, I currently track 242 blogs daily (give or take 50)...at best, I could track 6 - 12 daily podcasts). [elearnspace] 11:08:55 AM

RSS and e-Mail. Great series by Ros Hrastnik. RSS and E-mail #1: How They Can Work Together RSS and E-mail #2: Delivering Your E-zine via RSS [The RSS and Marketing Diary] 10:46:41 AM

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