By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Stephen Downes[Edit][Delete]: Salisbury, NB, June 26, 2006
Here's your mail! Fresh after an invigorating bicycle ride in the country yesterday (click the picture to see the photos), I am catching up a bit with today's newsletter. So it's a bit longer than usual and contains extra resources on e-portfolios and social networking, two topics that have taken the education technology community by storm lately. [Tags: E-Portfolios, Online Learning, Newsletters, Networks, Flickr] [Comment]. More...
Advertisers: You're Next
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Jeff Jarvis[Edit][Delete]: Advertisers: You're Next, BuzzMachine [Edit][Delete] June 26, 2006
I don't want to miss pointing to this item on the decline of the advertising industry, taken from presentations at a recent conference in Cannes. The article is ripe with advice for educators, particularly those who are invested in large or slow educational institutions. Trust me. And changes may be closer than you think: "For a decade the marketing world has been wondering when the digital revolution would finally cut into networks' upfront payday. The smart money says this is shaping up to be the year, and TV's take could be down as much as $600 million. More...