"It may very well happen. It will just be a sudden shutdown"
YANGON - Myanmar's generals appeared to have cut public Internet access on Friday to prevent more videos, photographs and information getting out about their crackdown on the biggest protests against military ... via The Globe and Mail
"We strive to uphold our high standards for privacy on Facebook and are constantly working on processes and technologies that will further improve safety and user control on the site."
The Internet social networking site Facebook Inc. that promotes its safety for young teens from sexual predators and promises prompt responses to concerns has been warned by the New York attorney general that ... via Newsday.com
"Senator Edwards, as the poll reflected, answered the questions"
Democrat John Edwards stepped into the Internet world of MySpace and MTV on Thursday as the first of the U.S. presidential contenders to campaign live and online on the Web sites hugely popular with American ... via Canada.com
MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin-Madison spokesman John Lucas said universities have learned they must use all available forms of media to reach students in an emergency -- especially after the ... via Channel 3000
I have now been using wikis for over four years, and frankly I couldn't do without them anymore. Their ability to facilitate my frequent needs to create shared workspaces in which I can easily add, edit and upload information and files of all kinds makes them absolutely vital to my highly collaborative workflow.
Today I’d like to share with you a video that explain in simple words what are wikis and how powerful they could be…"make it possible to organize a great camping trip. Or create the world's biggest encyclopedia."
It’s another great work coming outfrom Lee and Sachi Lefeveron the CommonCraft Show: these guys have already explained in very clear way things like RSS, Social Networking and Social Bookmarking, with their unique video style, made up of simple cut-outs and printed messages that appear in front of the camera accompanied by a simple, easy and no-technical-jargon voice-over.
These four friends are going on a camping trip. They need to bring the right supplies because they are backpacking.
The group needs to plan and plan well, so coordination is key.
They are all computer users, so they start planning with an email. It starts with one, but then becomes a barrage.
Email is not good at coordinating and organizing a group's input.
This is the old way - Boooo!
The important information is scattered across everyone's inbox.
This isn't coordination!
Let's start over.
There is a better way. It requires using a website called a wiki.
Using a wiki, the group can coordinate their trip better.
This is the new way - Yaay!
Wikis In Action
Most wikis work the same. They make it easy for everyone to change what appears on a webpage with a click of a button. It's as easy as erasing a word and rewriting it.
The buttons are really important. There are two that are essential. They are edit and save, and they are always used together. Let's see them in action.
Here are our camping friends, and this is a wiki website. Like all wikis, it has an "edit button". Clicking this button, transforms the webpage into a document. All you have to do it click it, and...
The webpage becomes a document ready for editing. Editing the page means you can add or remove words or change how they look.
Just like writing a letter. Once you're finished editing, you click save and... the document becomes a webpage once again. And it is ready for the next person to edit it.
Easy! Edit - Write - and Save. Using this process, a group can coordinate more easily.
Wikis As Collaborative Tools
Let's apply this to our camping friends who need to bring the right supplies.
Mary signs up for a wiki site and then sees the new site for the first time. She clicks the "edit button" to get started. She creates two lists for camping. "What we have" and "what we need". Under "we have" she lists the things she will bring. A cooler, stove, and flashlight. Under "we need" she lists items that others need to bring. Compass, lighter, water and food. She finishes the process by clicking save and...the website now has lists for the camping trip.
Now it's John's turn. John visits the wiki website, clicks edit and...the page becomes a document ready for him to make changes. John volunteers to bring food and water, so he moves those to the "have" column. He also realizes the group will need a knife and rope. Once he's finished, he clicks save and... the wiki is ready for the next person.
Henry visits the wiki, clicks edit and...He can edit the page. He remembers they need a tent. Henry saves the page and...
The wiki is ready for Frank. Frank edits the page and agrees to bring the remaining items, completing the process. Frank saves the page and realizes something awesome.
The group has created the perfect camping list - without email!
Yaay!
The Power Of Wikis
But wait! One thing is missing. They need a location for the campsite.
The wiki can help with this too, but another page is needed.
John visits the wiki and clicks edit to edit the page. He types in the word "locations" and highlights it.
He then clicks the link button. This changes the word locations into a link to a new page. John clicks save and...
Next, Frank visits the wiki and sees the lists and the link to the new page. He clicks on the locations link and arrives at the new page.
This new page enables the group to use the same Edit - Write - Save process to coordinate locations.
This process can be repeated over and over.
These three buttons, Edit, Save and Link make it possible to organize a great camping trip. Or create the world's biggest encyclopedia.
Learn, explore and discover what new media social technologies are all about by checking out the CommonCraft Show. Lee and Sachi Lefever are master technology evangelists, bringing new tech and new media to the layman while making the process fun, easy and memorable.
Lee Lefever and Sachi were here in Rome just about a year ago. If you don't know this great pair of guys you can discover a bit more about them by watching these souvenir video they shot as me and my brother Giovanni took them for a motorbike tour of the city.
"Initially, IBM and our staff, and then ultimately our staff, will look at it for accuracy."
WASHINGTON - Though its physical construction is years away, the National Museum of African American History and Culture this week inaugurated an online spot where visitors can help shape its content. via The Honolulu Advertiser
"Privacy means having a small number of friends, but that is not really consistent with being a fully engaged user."
Social networking sites like Facebook have wooed millions of users with their easy format for keeping in touch but left them navigating the pitfalls of interacting online -- is it really private? The debate -- ... via The Daily Star
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A chance encounter in a Myanmar coffee shop turned teenage backpacker Alex Bookbinder into a political activist at the forefront of an Internet campaign that has attracted tens of thousands of supporters.
Bookbinder, 19, is the creator of the "Support the monks protest in Burma" campaign on the Internet social networking phenomenon "Facebook".
The campaign seeks to draw attention to the violent crackdown by Myanmar's military rulers against pro-democracy protests led by the country's revered Buddhist monks. Read more
Earlier today The Fix had the unique opportunity to co-moderate a forum with Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards , an event sponsored by MTV and MySpace . via Washington Post
"But if you can only write a $2,000 check to the parties, five guys can't get together and do that. But five guys can get together and set up Freedom's Watch ... and can make an impact."
Outsiders aim to frame political debate By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - They raise millions of dollars, conduct provocative ad campaigns, work with a vast network of like-minded allies and ... via Kansas.com
"Our service is designed from the mobile phone, outward, allowing you to create and exchange things of interest ranging from invitations to 'mobile flyers' with friends in a trusted manner"
Acquiring mobile social networking startup Zingku is Google's latest move to provide more services through mobile phones Google has acquired a mobile social networking startup called Zingku, the search ... via Infoworld
"Especially for sites that don't have a great deal of experience in this area, I think this is a great way to get started"
In an effort to make popular social networking Web sites safer, Attorney General Anne Milgram announced a plan Thursday aimed at making it easier to report abuses on the sites and follow up on complaints. via Asbury Park Press Online
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