Unfortuntely the signup closed at noon on Monday. But you can hear the event live. Tuesday, October 23, 12:30 PM Berkman Center Conference Room 23 Everett St., 2nd Floor, Cambridge MA Guest: Aaron Swartz Topic: Open Library Thanks to new technology, the grand vision of a library containing every book in the world is now [...]
I’ve been trying to find inspiration for the presentation I’m giving Wednesday about corporate weblogs and wikis, but it isn’t coming to me. Anyone have anything specific they’d like me to address? Anyone have any suggestions for things they wish they had known before blogging or wiki-ing in a corporate setting? Thanks!
In the past, we’ve talked about laws that protect journalists from revealing secret sources and the difficulties that arise for journalists who are not protected by such laws. The US House of Representatives passed legislation (398 to 21) to allow journalists to protect their sources. The law would be a major boost to the freedom [...]
November not only brings us deeper into fall and the time change, but it will also bring Findory’s demise. "Information personalization is in our future. … Some day, online newspapers will focus on your interests, building you your own unique, customized front page of news. Some day, search engines will learn from what you do [...]
I’m sorry I missed most of Thursday’s blog meeting about the blog blahs because I think part of why I haven’t been posting as much as I used to is because I have the blog blahs. I had kinda a blah day, a day I often call a slow day. I have a lack of [...]
Today’s (Thursday, 10/4/07) Talk of the Nation, another fine radio program from National Public Radio (NPR), is rumored to be about social networking and how it isn’t just a thing for young people. WBUR will stream the program around 2 pm EST. The segment should be in the second hour of the show. Unfortunately, my [...]
It’s been a little while since I’ve talked about ergonomics. Here’s a decent list from HRWorld with simple tips for creating an ergonomic work space. Ergonomic advantages to working from home include more freedom to get up and wander around, work while standing in front of the stove if that’s more comfortable, and set up [...]
Garrett pointed me to this New Scientist article about changes to Wikipedia to try to increase the quality of the content by making only edits by trusted people live immediately. While an effort to decrease vandalism and improve the overall quality of the content, some people fear many contributors—especially the ones who tend to stumble [...]