I found this article from Technology Review, which discusses RSS feeds and the personalized Web, and how that is changing the world of advertising.

I've begun using citeulike.org in earnest, and I am loving it. I've got a feed going for socialsoftware, which can be found at:

http://www.citeulike.org/rss/user/judalicious/tag/socialsoftware

Feel free to subscribe, as this will only grow and grow...

The LA Times yesterday ran an article on podcasting lectures in higher education that framed the issue in terms of students not showing up to class.

Seed Media, which produces science publications in print and online, is seeking to broaden its audience - and its appeal to advertisers - by introducing on Monday a network of blogs, or Web journals, devoted to science and science-related subjects. The network is to be made available on a Web site, http://www.scienceblogs.com, that is now operating in beta, or test, mode.

New York Times Link (Friday, January 20, 2006)

The closing was the second time in recent months that a major newspaper has stopped accepting feedback from readers in a Web forum. An experiment in allowing the public to edit editorials in The Los Angeles Times lasted just two days in June before it was shut because pornographic material was being posted on the site.

New York Times Link (January 20, 2006)

The eldest of the millennials, as those born between 1980 and 2000 are sometimes called, are now in their early to mid-20's. By 2010, they will outnumber both baby boomers and Gen-X'ers among those 18 to 49 - the crucial consumers for all kinds of businesses, from automakers and clothing companies to Hollywood, record labels and the news media.

The number of vehicles through which young people find entertainment and information (and one another) makes them a moving target for anyone hoping to capture their attention.

Click image below for New York Times story, Jan 22, 2006

 

Convergence is back, and this time it will involve television, the Web, multiple devices, and new ways of delivering video and content to specific Internet users.

 Click image below for New York Times story, Jan 22, 2006

 

 Click Here for Apple U. Link 

 Traditional 'course management systems' dominated by Blackboard-WebCT take note: iTunes U* is a free, hosted service for colleges and universities that provides easy access to educational content, including lectures and interviews 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

 

New York Times, Jan 25, 2006

A litany of new mobile technology social software applications are emerging as users seek to extend virtual connections to the physical world. While many still consider these trivial and unspectacular affordances for higher education, Montclair State University in New Jersey is using Rave Wireless, a student-focused mobile social service that enables students and faculty to broadcast messages that all students (and faculty) can access on their cellphones.