Monthly Archives: January 2011

The recommendation from my daughter – the National Geographic Amateur (I think) photo contest. Some great photography.

A “little” book about the Internet – by Google. Quick and interesting.

This Scientific American article by Tim Berners-Lee offers some insights into the history of the web, but also what the founder sees as future dangers. His concerns can be mapped to present trends and are worth careful consideration.

Since international competition is frequently promoted as the reason to advance our K-12 education system, I thought this ABC special on education in China might be of interest.

Facebook just announced options for “messaging” others (Wired account). The system is designed to be simpler that traditional email (within Facebook), but compatible with traditional email when communicating outside of the Facebook environment. In some ways and probably purposefully so, … Continue reading →

This article from ComputerWorld is an interview with Tim Wu author of The Master Switch (see Inside Higher Ed summary by Kim). Wu claims Apple is a major threat to Internet freedom. Wu is known for his concept of net … Continue reading →