My wife pointed me to this interesting article this morning:A new study from Northwestern University finds that college students’ choice of social networking sites is related to race, ethnicity and parents’ education. The review included social network sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Xanga.According to the authors, the findings challenge the democratic nature of online... Continue Reading →
Your service is not supported by my web browser
Don't you love to see messages like this: Or this: The first example is from a webcast that I am scheduled to attend in 10 minutes. The second example is from a business database that we subscribe to. I just wonder when companies are going to get with the program and start to realize that... Continue Reading →
Do you Sanoodi?
"Sanoodi is the fun new way to record and share details of all your favourite outdoor activities. Sanoodi is for you, whether you are a triathlete or somebody that enjoys walking on a Sunday afternoon. Use Sanoodi to explore new places and draw or upload unlimited routes." I used Sanoodi to map out some of... Continue Reading →
Performancing is now ScribeFire
I was looking for some Firefox extensions this morning and noticed that Performancing has changed to ScribeFire. "ScribeFire (previously Performancing for Firefox) is a full-featuredblog editor that integrates with your browser and lets you easily postto your blog. You can drag and drop formatted text from pages you arebrowsing, take notes, and post to your... Continue Reading →
Embedding Meebo into your wiki
This morning a colleague asked about embedding a meebo me widget into her wiki. The problem is that a default installation of MediaWiki does not allow embedding of Flash. After some searching around the web, I found this extension at Glenn's Junk Chest. I installed the extension on her wiki (not yet public), and on... Continue Reading →
Embedded media generator
Looking to embed Flash, Windows Media, Quicktime, or Real Media files into your web page? Then take a look at the Embedded Media HTML Generator. This utiility was created by the UC San Francisco Center for Instructional Technology in order to "to ease the burden of inserting video and animations into web pages."... Continue Reading →
MySpace used to bash employers
From a Business Week Online article: You've heard that MySpace is dangerous for your kids, but what about for your business? Behold the summer of talking smack. Lots of interns and other summer employees have been logging on and dishing out on blogs and social networking sites about incompetent co-workers, negligent managers, and annoying customers... Continue Reading →
Using a wiki as a research guide: a year’s experience
I was looking through Meredith's links for her SirsiDynix talk, and noticed that she was linking to my Wiki As A Research Guide post from exactly one year ago today. It's hard to believe that one year ago I got a hair-brained idea to experiment with a different method of disseminating information to researchers. It's... Continue Reading →
eBay Wiki Workshop
eBay is having a workshop about using the eBay wiki: Host: eBay Staff Date: Friday 07/14 Time: 13:00 - 14:00 PT Description: In this workshop, Joe McCaffery, an eBay Product Manager, will review the eBay Wiki. We’ll talk about what... Continue Reading →