Microsoft Seeks Cash From IM Client Makers
A week or so ago described Microsoft's plan to boock third party access to its instant messaging system because of, um, "security issues". More...
11 septembre 2018
11 septembre 2018
Tipping Hollywood The Black Spot
Tipping Hollywood The Black Spot
Discussion from the Economist around the movie industry's failure to plan effectively for the inevitable sharing of movies, television programs and other video content. Holloywood's sole saving grave so far has been the size of movie files, which makes them impractical to share. But as bandwidth and computer power increase, the fate of the music industry (which has seen sales decline 25 percent) looms closer and closer. Hollywood's response, what the article calls "an Orwellian project to 're-educate' the young", will not convince anyone. More...
11 septembre 2018
Networking From the Rooftop
Networking From the Rooftop
Interesting article about the development of a wireless "mesh" network at MIT. The idea of such a network is to provide internet access over a wider area without wires. More...
11 septembre 2018
BBC News Site Facing Extinction?
BBC News Site Facing Extinction?
The BBC website is once again a target as a British politician has once more questioned its value. But whatever its fate, the site is a useful benchmark for the value of online content. More...
11 septembre 2018
Interactive Visual Explainers — A Simple Classification
Interactive Visual Explainers — A Simple Classification
Nice article looking at the trend toward interactive journalism and the increasing role of the press as "news explainers" rather than (mere) reporters. The classic example is the baggage screener simulation, which gives the reader a much more concrete idea of the role of the screener. More...
11 septembre 2018
User Experience and Human Learning
User Experience and Human Learning
This article has almost nothing to do with user experience; it is instead a progression from the idea that learning occurs through interaction through to the constructionism of Seymour Papert of the Future of Learning Group at MIT Media Lab. More...
11 septembre 2018
Learning Communities Catalyst
Learning Communities Catalyst
Australia's Learning Communities Catalyst launches today, offering an impressive array of case studies, research reports, tools and more directed toward the concept of building a learning community. More...
11 septembre 2018
The Crisis in Canada’s School Libraries: The Case for Reform and Re-Investment
The Crisis in Canada’s School Libraries: The Case for Reform and Re-Investment
This report, released last June, has been making the rounds. The central premise is that there is a positive correlation between well-funded school libraries and greater student achievement. The implication, of course, is that libraries should receive more funding to buy more books and other resources. More...
11 septembre 2018
e-Learning Forum Wiki
e-Learning Forum Wiki
The e-learning Forum has a wiki. A wiki is a site like any other website, but is unique in that anyone may edit and add to the contents. This wiki appears to have been around for a few months but most activity has been in the last few weeks. More...
11 septembre 2018
Webcasters Slap RIAA With Antitrust Suit
Webcasters Slap RIAA With Antitrust Suit
The antitrust laws may be a joke, but the Webcaster Alliance is at least making a point with its lawsuit against the RIAA. More...
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