Tuesday, March 30, 2004

The Degree Confluence Project The Degree Confluence Project doesn't have any connection to academic degrees or to online educational resources but I'm re-posting information about the Project just because it's a fascinating example of converging technologies (GPS devices with Digital Photography). Bruce Landon and his students roam the web to find interesting applications of digital technology; this article appeared originally in Wired News. JH ______ 16,000 Things to Do with GPS. A project to collect digital photographs of 16,000 points on the globe is gaining momentum. It's also giving thousands of people who shelled out for GPS devices something to do with them. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News] [Bruce Landon's Weblog for Students] 11:19:54 AM    COMMENT []

How Blogs Work in 7 Easy Pieces This article from Streamline (http://www.streamlinewebco.com/blog) by Roland Tanglao has been cited in a number of weblogs; I first spotted it in Seb's Open Research. The article clearly describes the importance of dynamic, proliferating web linkages as the communication key to the success of weblogging. JH _____ How Blogs Work in 7 Easy Pieces. Read once, then start your own blog; a week later, read again and you'll be in the loop. [Seb's Open Research] 9:27:19 AM    COMMENT []