Windley and Educational Blogs

His notes and links are on target concerning the educational aspect of blogs.  And, not too far from the proper focus of blogs and their use in administrative tasks.

7:28:26 AM    

More on ideology and the Net.

Oakland Tribune article talking about the Net as a battleground of ideologies. 

7:23:47 AM    

Social Capital and Networks

Canter picks up on a post by Mayfield discussing ecosystems of networks.  I need to create a new category to capture this stuff...

7:22:18 AM    

A Top Ten Issue candidate

Investment in R&D is hitting tough times as national and state governments weather the economic downturn.  Labs such as MIT's media lab are teetering towards irrelevance.  How can this be good for the future of technology?  Will general research fall subject to the short term needs of the economy for quick fixes?  Or, is this just a cyclical adjustment?

The Lab That Fell to Earth. Once the center of the technology research universe, the storied MIT Media Lab is teetering on the brink of breakup -- or worse, irrelevance. By Brendan I. Koerner from Wired magazine. [Wired News]

7:01:41 AM