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Monthly Archives September 2008

Fair and Balanced

In his recent book (Infotopia), Sunstein suggests that we may think we are digging deeply into a topic by participating in an online participatory community, but we must take care that we are not actually echoing and perhaps moving to even more extreme positions by following the premises around which the group is organized (my [...]

Posted 29 September 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (1) °

LifeSnapz

I have explored and written about several image storage and sharing sites. LifeSnapz is a new addition to this list. Each time I take the time to experiment with a new service I try out the features and consider what unique role each might serve. If I understand the unique characteristics of LifeSnapz, I would [...]

Posted 29 September 2008 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

You are old school IF …

The New York Times uses data from a study by Nielson Mobile to conclude that mobile messaging is now a more popular form of communication than even the cell phone. The average cellphone owner engages in 204 calls a month, but 357 text messages. The numbers are heavily skewed by those in the 13-17 years [...]

Posted 29 September 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

I guess there are boundaries!

My university has held an annual technology conference, Beyond Boundaries, for several years. Some of my past blog posts were generated from the perspective of a participant in this event. Working in a fast moving field such as educational technology from North Dakota is challenging. Internet access and all aside, it is hard to be [...]

Posted 27 September 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Pirates on the horizon

This, from Wired, on the e-book market (and why education publishers are likely freaked).

Posted 26 September 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Financial Crisis Explained

I have no clue, BUT … here is a cogent explanation from NPR (provided in this post from Open Culture).

Posted 26 September 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

You can fool me once, BUT

Perhaps you, as I, have been carefully watching Washington as our elected officials attempt to bail us out of what seems to be a dire economic crisis. Perhaps you can’t figure out why those folks can’t pull the trigger and institute the bail out. I have a theory. I call this the “You can fool [...]

Posted 23 September 2008 † grabe § Rants ‡ Comments (0) °