May 2009

James Boyle: Cultural Agoraphobia: What Universities Need to Know About Our Bias Against Openness

The other day one of the people in higher ed I follow on Twitter, Jim Groom from the University of Mary Washington, posted a tweet saying they had a webcast of the keynote speaker for their Faculty Academy, James Boyle, online. I checked it out and was really impressed with what he had to say.  [...]

2009 WV Higher Education Technology Conference Registration Open

We’re planning on being at the conference.  Are you?
Here is the latest from the 2009 WVHETC:

Conference Registration is Open!
Registration is now open for the 2009 WV Higher Education Technology Conference. Register before the early-bird deadline (Aug. 29) and save!

Attendee Registration – $120.00 ($140.00 after Aug. 29)*
Includes:

Admission to all conference sessions
Monday Opening Session Luncheon
Tuesday lunch
Wednesday Keynote [...]

Using Twitter The Way You Want

There has been a lot published lately about Twitter, a popular, interactive, micro-blogging service that continues to gain thousands of users every day.  Still there is some confusion we’re often asked “What all can you do with Twitter?” and “How is that different than Facebook status?” Well, the great thing about Twitter is, the way you use it [...]

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Facebook Applications and Third Party Ads

I recently read about the issue with Facebook’s social gaming applications, such as Farmville and Mafia Wars. Facebook has a partnership with companies who advertise on these applications. From what I’ve read, people are persuaded into signing up for credit cards and other subscriptions in exchange for game credits. Some are also attracted to surveys [...]

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