Category: web 2.0
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Paraphrased quotations from today’s radio interviews in Winnipeg, Manitoba
This morning Darren Kuropatwa was on the radio for three hours with Richard Cloutier in Winnipeg, Manitoba on CJOB|68. I am about to publish the audio recording of this interview as a podcast, but before I do I want to share a few of the paraphrased quotations I jotted down today during the radio show.…
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Avoid Twply.com and change your Twitter password frequently
Several days ago I tweeted: does anyone else wonder if sites like http://tweetree.com are just harvesting userids and passwords? We should be wary of sites like this My sentiment for that tweet is confirmed by Cliff Ravenscraft’s post “Warning Twitter Users! Do Not Use Twply.com!” from today. Cliff writes that when users login to Twply:…
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Categorizing web 2.0 sites by function
Thanks to Karen Chichester for pointing me to Brian Solis‘ post “The Conversation Prism” categorizing different web 2.0 tools by function. Brian’s 22 categories include: Social Bookmarks Comment and Reputation Crowdsourced Content Blog Platforms Blogs/Conversations Blog Communities Micromedia Lifestreams Specific to Twitter SMS/Voice Social Networks Niche Networks Customers Service Networks Location Video Video Aggregation Documents…
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Join Darren and other K12Online Conveners today LIVE on Manitoba radio and online
Please join Darren Kuropatwa along with the conveners of the K-12 Online Conference live today on Manitoba radio station CJOB 68, streamed live over the web, discussing among other things: …education in the 21st Century, numeracy, the impact of rapid technological change on teaching and learning, and the K12 Online Conference. Click the grey “listen…
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Webapps as desktop apps with Prism and Fluid (site specific browsers – SSBs)
Since Google announced its new web browser Chrome last fall, designed from the ground up to be faster with today’s modern web applications (webapps) I admit I’ve been a little envious of Windows users. You see, to date Chrome has only been available for Windows users. I am a cross-platform computer user, and do have…
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Toodledo: My quest for a web-based and iPhone friendly GTD organizer is over
As the new year approaches fast, it’s time to start (if you haven’t already) considering those new year’s resolutions. One of mine, which has been a new year’s resolution in the past more than once, is to “get better organized.” I’m sure I’m not alone with this feeling: I am so deluged with information from…
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Blog widgets for political transparency
Looking for ways to advocate for political transparency in your local community or state in the United States? Check out Sunlight Media Services’ free widgets. Here are a few examples. Capitol Tweets is embed code showing all recent tweets from U.S. Congressmen and Congresswomen who are life-blogging on Twitter: Capitol Words: gives you an at-a-glance…
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Podcast296V: Introducing and Explaining Travians, A Free Online Simulation Game (by 11 year old Alexander)
This podcast is a 57 minute screencast recorded by 11 year old Alexander, giving an in-depth introduction to the online browser game Travians.com. Travians is different from the singular Travian game, which he has discussed in two previous podcasts (linked in these shownotes) and is more of a simulation game rather than a team-based warfare…
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Share the gift of Doodle this holiday season – for FREE!
Finding a common meeting day and time which can work with the busy calendars of diverse people from different organizations can be VERY challenging. When you add the complication of people in different time zones, this coordination process can become even more difficult. photo credit: zpeckler As much as the vendors of Microsoft Outlook and…