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Jimmy Carr to do stand-up in SecondLife

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:06:30 GMT

clipped by: ghiberti

UK stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr will next month appear on stage in Second Life, the BBC reports.

The announcement cements Second Life's reputation as the happening place to be, if you happen not to have a sufficiently-stimulating place to hang out in the real world. The BBC notes that Duran Duran have already wowed the fans in the virtual world, while Reuters recently opened a virtual bureau there.

Tags: secondlife, sl, comedy, uk, virtual

Disney.com to become MySpace for Kids

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:46:30 GMT

clipped by: adamc
clipper's remarks: Definitely long overdue, though they really are hitting the market knowing what works and what doesn't and should be able to execute successfully. The product placement that will underwrite the site is the bit that scares me (and I don't have kids yet, though I do worry about my nieces). Kids are interacting with brands at such a young age these days, I just hope it doesn't turn them all into shopaholics.

Clip Source: online.wsj.com

The new Disney.com, which Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger plans to unveil at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next Monday, is Disney's take on social networking for mainstream America. In it, kids can chat while watching video clips, listening to music and playing a game, all at the same time. Parents, meanwhile, can control their kids' use of the site.

Of course, a closed universe has advantages beyond parental control. Mr. Yanover says there are many more advertising opportunities on the new site, including display ads, video ads and sponsorships. Disney will also charge for subscriptions to more advanced games and also plans to offer things like special powers in a game for a one-off charge. And it will sell DVDs, merchandise, travel packages and tickets to its parks directly to the public.

Tags: disney, myspace, social networking, web, internet, advertising, kids, children

Social media in the classroom

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:43:45 GMT

clipped by: enbar
clipper's remarks: I'm not sure if this is just cheerleading for web 2.0, but some of the ideas look promising. Don't know if they'd work out in practice. From Nov. 2005.

Clip Source: www.techlearning.com

The Promise of Social Networks

Derek E Baird

One of the main pitfalls of introducing new technology into the classroom (online or otherwise) is the risk of having the technology frustrate the user to the point that it distracts them from their original learning goal. Flickr is important because its ease-of-use allows the student to keep his/her focus on acquiring new skills, building on existing knowledge while at the same time developing writing, software, and strengthening social ties within their learning circle.

While not originally developed as an education tool, Flickr, and other social networking technologies have the ability to play an important part in student motivation, retention and learning—especially in distributed learning environments. Social networking technologies and media are important tools because of their ability to foster interaction and communication between students. This is especially important in online learning communities, where students may have limited face-to-face time to build a support network with their peers.

Summary

Today’s students have grown up surrounded by the digital world, and as a result they have developed new ways of understanding, learning and processing information. As new types of social media are developed, teachers will need to find new and innovative ways to harness the power of these technologies to enhance their curriculum, and support differing learning styles. Flickr holds great potential as part of a multi-faceted approach that blends learning theory and social technologies in the curriculum.

To be sure, Flickr and other social media can’t, and shouldn’t, replace face-to-face communication between teachers and students; rather it should be used as one of many digital building blocks that, when skillfully integrated into the curriculum has the potential to open lines of dialogue, communication, and learning.

Tags: flickr, del.icio.us, social, 2.0, education, pedagogy, internet

Many networks - 1 person

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:27:48 GMT

clipped by: ghiberti
clipper's remarks: Alas, they're not aware of cm

Clip Source: www.profilelinker.com

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Tags: del.icio.us, digg, myspace, youtube, social networking, socialinternet, beta

Looking for the Next Google

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:33:42 GMT

clipped by: adamc
clipper's remarks: Every day search connects more and more people with the products and services they need and want. The pie gets bigger, the niches become profitable enough to start a business.

And there's always the dream of taking a Google-sized slice.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Since the beginning of 2004, venture capitalists have put nearly $350 million into no fewer than 79 start-ups that had something to do with Internet search, according to the National Venture Capital Association, an industry group.

Powerset recently received $12.5 million in financing. Hakia, which like Powerset is trying to create a “natural language” search engine, got $16 million. Another $16 million went to Snap, which has focused on presenting search results in a more compelling way and is experimenting with a new advertising model. And ChaCha, which uses paid researchers that act as virtual reference librarians to provide answers to users’ queries, got $6.1 million.

Tags: google, search, web, future, powerset, snap, hakia, venture capital

del.icio.us launch Tagometer widget

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:20:49 GMT

clipped by: ghiberti

Clip Source: mashable.com

Del.icio.us Launches Tagometer Widget - Bookmark This Post!

December 20, 2006

Pete Cashmore

Posting social bookmarking links on blog posts and news stories has become the norm these days - the New York Times even announced this month that they’re adding del.icio.us, Digg and Facebook Share buttons to their articles. In fact, Yahoo even employs people to make sure that top publications have branded del.icio.us links on their article pages (we know because they contacted Mashable in the past).

So it’s no surprise that del.icio.us is launching a new website widget today, taking blogger self-promotion to a whole new level. “Tagometer”, as it’s being called, provides a button for readers to bookmark a website, tags for that website and a tally of the number of people who have bookmarked the site. The badge is created using javascript, so it won’t work on social networks like MySpace. It seems the Tagometer widget is mainly designed for use in your blog sidebar - this allows readers to easily bookmark your site, and for newcomers to see how popular your blog is. That said, you can also use it on individual posts. One slight issue is that the widget automatically detects the page it’s on - if you’re viewing this on the Mashable homepage, it’ll bookmark Mashable. If you’re on the individual post page, meanwhile, it’ll bookmark the post itself.

If you’re a Feedburner user, also note that Feedburner has released a new FeedFlare unit today that incorporates this detailed data.

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Tags: del.icio.us, tagging, widgets, social bookmarking, socialinternet, web2.0, blogs

100 Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:41:53 GMT

clipped by: mingkymomo

Clip Source: www.hongkiat.com

100 Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)

CTRL+C (Copy)

CTRL+X (Cut)

CTRL+V (Paste)

CTRL+Z (Undo)

DELETE (Delete)

SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

F2 key (Rename the selected item)

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)

CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)

CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)

CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)

CTRL+A (Select all)

ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)

F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)

ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)

ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)

ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)

ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)

F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)

F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)

CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)

ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)

Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)

F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)

RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)

LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)

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Hidden Program In Windows XP

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:40:09 GMT

clipped by: RiverRed

Clip Source: www.metacafe.com

Hidden Program In Windows XP

Go to Start > Run > and type in eudcedit - this will open up a font editor - allowing you to design your own custom fonts and characters to be used in things like MS Word.

MS Microsoft Word Font Character Hidden Secret Program Windows XP

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Online marketing is a two-way discussion

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:23:20 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: Interesting blog on the changing role of branding in today's marketing environment. If that topic interests you, definitely check it out.

Clip Source: www.brandperspectives.com

And just spending money online isn't going to do it. By really understanding what their customer's want and need, and how they want it delivered across ALL Touchpoints, brand marketers can initiate and keep the more-important-than-ever dialogue with their customers alive. Because if it isn't a two-way discussion, marketers can count on getting an earful - of

Tags: online marketing, advertising, tagging, social bookmarks, rss