Digging into the past….Here’s my first foray into weblogs via Manila, Pike and Editthispage.com.
Author: fioritto
Weblogs are for learners [1].
Weblogs are for learners. tellio II : How I Teach and Why It Is So Hard. Quote: “I have tried to convince them that weblogs are the most protean tool for learning ever made. Like a furnace and anvil, a weblog can make most of its own learning tools. It is self-contained yet all-connected. It is portable yet it is…
David Conspiracy, cont’d [1].
David Conspiracy, cont’d. In response to my posting about RSS yesterday, David Janes points to Janes’ Blogosphere, and a current post exlaining what he’s up to there. David Galbraith explains why Google doesn’t take advantage of RSS. Dave Winer explains how to support enclosures in aggregators. And David Rayners is way too technical for me, but looks like he’s up…
Nanopublishing? [1]. A Guardian article,…
Nanopublishing?. A Guardian article, New biz on the blog, looks at the ways in which people (people being Nick, with whom I’m working) are using weblogs to create new “thin media” or “nanopublishing” sites. The key with these new ventures is cost: because it’s low, revenue requirements remain in a reasonable realm (oy, illiteration overload, honestly that wasn’t intentional). By…
On Film and in Print,…
On Film and in Print, ‘The Quiet American’ Still Fascinates. Graham Greene’s 1956 novel endures, having served as a journalistic guidebook, a prophecy and even a tourist icon. By Martin F. Nolan. [New York Times: International]
Open Content Network: P2P Content…
Open Content Network: P2P Content Distribution. Contrary to what some articles may say, the OCN is not a file sharing network like Kazaa. Rather, it is a controlled content delivery network for legitimate freely-distributable content. [Smart Mobs]
Zend: Tricking Out an Online…
Zend: Tricking Out an Online Photo Album [PHPDeveloper.org]
What is bigger than a…
What is bigger than a blog?. Mike Wilson rants from his pulpit at The Universal Church of Cosmic Uncertainty. The sermon: 24 things he wants from his blog desktop. He wants it to be a fat client so he gets local storage, integration with other desktop apps and voice mail, tickers. A few quotes: 4. To use a blog ……
Open-source project management tools [1]….
Open-source project management tools. Not quite sure what category this goes in, but Claus Sorensen has gathered together a list of open-source project management tools. At present, he has 15 listed, with apparently more to come…… [Column Two]
Auto-content [1]. Why does this…
Auto-content. Why does this cite-link-quote (“hit-and-run”) style of weblogging need to be a manual process at all? Why can’t I just click an “auto-content” button and have my software automatically generate a list of, say, a dozen interesting links and quotes culled from my aggregator subscriptions, “neighboring” sites, sites discussing the hot topics of the day, and mainstream articles reporting…