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Analysis of Ipod apps available as educational resource. Interesting that so many are for very young learners. Sit with grandpa and explore?

The Washington Post describes a concession to those publishers desiring subscription services. A strategy described as “First Click Free” allows a publisher to limit the number of free views that would be available in a given day. The subscription folks … Continue reading →

Wikipedia has long been the case used to argue that open source information is viable. Now, an article in the Wall Street Journal offers the suggestion that wikipedia may be fading. The article which relies on both activity data and … Continue reading →

Fortune magazine has named Apple’s Steve Jobs CEO of the decade. Remember this is an award for accomplishments and not for being Mr. Personality. The photo collections that accompany the text a quite interesting. Check out this one titled Rarely … Continue reading →

Wikipedia, my late night information source, defines hyperbole as “a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.” … Continue reading →

Here is a new image search tool from Google Labs called Swirl. You begin an image seach using typical search terms, but Swirl then presents you with collections that you can explore. The mechanism responsible for the search process are … Continue reading →