Archive for July 21st, 2003

Nobody reads my blog this much.

Monday, July 21st, 2003

Okay, I have really funky numbers in my stats today. 202 reads at 6 am and 568 reads at 4 am. I’m guessing someone’s spider got hung up somewhere ’cause I sure hope no one is reading my blog that much at those hours. If they are, I hope they don’t count on reading any [...]

The BBC looks at blogs

Monday, July 21st, 2003

The BBC explores whether blogs can become truly mainstream. It also reports that AOL is including blogging software in its version 9 and talks about recent uses for blogs, like covering politics, eyewitness news, and war correspondence. “It has been said that blogs will become an unofficial watchdog for the media and stop journalists getting [...]

The BBC Reveals Source, Loses Credibility

Monday, July 21st, 2003

The BBC has had a rough few days. Over the weekend, a coroner decided that David Kelly, a British Iraqi arms specialist, committed suicide. Dr. Kelly had recently testified before the Commons foreign affairs select committee about whether the British government exaggerated claims about Iraq’s weapons in order to strengthen a case for war. The [...]

Update on the Digital Divide

Monday, July 21st, 2003

A news article from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education alumni publication, Ed. Magazine, gives an informal status report on the digital divide–the gap between computer-haves and have-nots–especially as the gap relates to children. The report indicates that the gap is narrowing and dicusses some exicitng projects to bring technology to children who otherwise may not [...]