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5 novembre 2018

Mediathink Releases White Paper: 'Not Just for Nerds: RSS - The Next Big Thing Online'

Mediathink Releases White Paper: 'Not Just for Nerds: RSS - The Next Big Thing Online'
Watch out for the hype train in this item, a press release that links ultimately to a useful White Paper on the market position of various RSS aggregators (which is the part worth reading). Also worth noting is the paper's take on the impact of RSS on email. In a sentence: unless email providers solve the spam problem within the next few months, they will lose their entire market to the world of RSS tools and aggregators. More...

5 novembre 2018

Reading Online Text: A Comparison of Four White Space Layouts

Reading Online Text: A Comparison of Four White Space Layouts
I have always maintained that white space is an important element in web page design (the same dictum extends to things like email messages). While not the last word on the subject, this study lends empirical support to my belief, showing that while people read pages with margins a bit more slowly, they comprehend more. More...

5 novembre 2018

User Satisfaction Survey

User Satisfaction Survey
Sorry for the late newsletter - my wireless hub decided it was time to give up the ghost and stop sending signals, and I had to scrounge around the house for an ethernet card - but not before pulling out a spare computer with ethernet installed and installing Red Hat Linux. It was a beautiful install, no problems at all, but sadly my old computer just didn't have (at 64 meg) enough memory to run the software. More...

5 novembre 2018

PHP in Contrast to Perl

PHP in Contrast to Perl
Continuing the mini-theme of comparing computer languages started last week, this look at PHP and Perl is an eye opener. In two sentences: "Number of PHP core functions: 3079. Number of Perl core functions: 206." The author also looks at inconsistent function naming in PHP. An advantage PHP derives from this, it seems to me, is speed. More...

5 novembre 2018

Welcome to the Rubric Machine

Welcome to the Rubric Machine
This site was mentioned in one of the discussion lists over the weekend, ITForum, I think, part of the discussion recently surrounding assessment in general. What this site provides is a step by step series of forms helping you build an assessment rubric. More...

5 novembre 2018

Napster Expands University Program with the Addition of Six Schools

Napster Expands University Program with the Addition of Six Schools
One wonders exactly what sort of deal was reached. "In establishing these agreements, the schools have been working closely with the Campus Action Network (CAN), an initiative dedicated to facilitating the introduction of safe, legitimate digital music services to the campus environment. More...

5 novembre 2018

Higher ed property appraisal

University Business Magazine logoMany institutional real estate directors turn to spreadsheets, government databases, and asset management or space management modules within an ERP or building management system to bring real estate strategy to the next level. More...

5 novembre 2018

Digital Media Solutions launches DMS Education

University Business Magazine logoDigital Media Solutions, LLC (DMS), the fastest-growing independent agency focused on performance marketing, announced the launch of DMS Education. More...

5 novembre 2018

CapitalSource lends $64M to fund Seattle student housing construction

University Business Magazine logoFields Holdings, a prolific student-housing builder based in Los Angeles, has sealed a $64 million loan to fund construction of a new private dormitory for students at the University of Washington in Seattle, according to Quantum Capital Partners, which brokered the financing. More...

5 novembre 2018

For a university and a top billionaire donor, a huge bet on AI

University Business Magazine logoWith a $1 billion plan to restructure the school around computer science and artificial intelligence, MIT is making a huge bet on fields that are ruling the tech industry, but are also seeping into many other areas of life. More...

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