Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/22/nimbuzz-not-quite-enough/ Nimbuzz provides more communication power for your mobile buck, but it’s still the wrong approach. It’s definitely a cool service - instant messaging, worldwide SMS for pennies and an integrated messaging system - but it’s never going to become as
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If you haven't seen it, Harold Jarche has posted a point-by-point comparison of the Blackboard patent and Elgg's features. It's a really good post and should leave you in no doubt about where we stand: Elgg is not covered by the patent and takes
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/22/why-get-excited-about-the-social-web/ This weekend I found myself chatting to a friend over a few beers in Camden, far away from the glow of a computer screen. Outside the pub window, people walked to and from the market, and the many specialist shops along Camden High
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I've just posted a message to the development list that might be of interest to more than just developers. Click through to read the full text, but a pertinent quote follows: I'm very keen, on the other hand, to establish open, standardised way to interface with
http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/18/debunking-the-googlearchy-beyond-search-engine-optimisation/ Ars Technica ran an article yesterday about the so-called Googlearchy: the tendency for search engine rankings to amplify the dominance of already-popular sites and essentially create an aristocracy of web services. This would seem to be a common sense finding, and indeed, weblogs
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Edufilter is a weblog about educational technology; Dave has started it off with an interview with the EdTechTalk guys, with more in the pipeline. If you've got an educational project that you'd like to talk about, drop us a line. Together with The Internet is People
http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/16/the-new-model-for-media-consumption/ In the Independent this week, the head of web operations at the BBC discussed how he’d like to put the entire back catalogue online: By putting this content online, he says, the BBC will eventually allow users to edit their own composite
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/16/the-wednesday-message/ A quick note from the organisation that pays the bills: The Internet is People is brought to you by Curverider Ltd, the open source web applications firm responsible for Elgg.net and the forthcoming Elgg Spaces community-in-a-box service. If there was a catchy
Elgg is one of the most widely talked-about e-learning applications around, and Elgg.net is probably the most well-known Elgg community. Some of the most important people in learning - both educators and students alike - have accounts here, and the community is linked to from across the web. Our
http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/16/facebook-opens-its-api/ Marc Canter is virtually climbing up the walls over at Marc’s Voice: Facebook is now offering open APIs for people, friends, hptos and events! Can life get any better than that! Think of all teh cooliop things that can get done now!
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Technology and learning has an article about Elgg online today: Klein, an early adopter who licensed the free software for Saugus USD last year, says his school district's self-contained Elgg community has 169 members. Some teachers share lesson plans and photos through the file depository; others have developed
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/15/apple-red-hat-microsoft-dive-into-social-software/ As reported on Bokardo and Crunchgear, Apple is including a number of more social tools into the next release of its operating system. The headliner is a wiki server, but they’re also adding more social features to iTunes and iCal, as well