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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Ryan Kirk

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Future of social networking: Web 3.0 applications - 1 views

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    Try out some of the Web 3.0 applications they recommend. Web 3.0 is the semantic web. Check it out-
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Google Documents unveils increased sharing capabilities - 0 views

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    More usable, more granular control. A must see!
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Mobile Applications for Develoing Countries (Africa) - 0 views

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    Check out some of the ways that Mobile applications have been uniquely adapted for different usage scenarios. How does this apply to educators who publish content in a global context?
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Activity I need everyone to do BEFORE class on Monday - 1 views

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    I want to be able to demonstrate some of the very cool capabilities of Evernote to everyone on Monday, but, to do so, I will need everyone to have an account so they can follow along with the activity. If you are feeling up to it, you can also download the Evernote client on your local machine: http://www.evernote.com/about/download/
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Did the Iranian Twitter revolution <i>actually</i> happen? - 0 views

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    Interesting take on social phenomenon and how to determine what is actually happening in the real world as compared to the "social networking" world. Come to your own decision.
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Blogger now allows style and template desgin - 0 views

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    No need to know any HTML or CSS to design these blogs! You can also export your blog as an XML file and then import it into another blog (such as Edublogs)
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Wonder Wheel "mind maps" concepts - 0 views

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    Go to a Google search -> more options -> Wonder Wheel I think collaborative mind mapping would be a good avenue to create "ad hoc" wikis.
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Google to unveil new search engine! - 0 views

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    Google Caffeine- apply named?
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Make URLs smaller for Twitter! - 0 views

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    Use this site to shorten lengthy URLs
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Simulating everything on Earth with the world's largest supercomputer - 0 views

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    This takes social networking to the next level! George Soros has sponsored an initiative to model most everything that occurs within society.
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The Semantic Web - Pew Research Center - 0 views

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    Semantic Web- the new online architecture?
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Digg Lab's Real-time Story Aggregator - 3 views

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    One of Digg.com's coolest features!
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Google allows "street view" for the big game in South Africa - 0 views

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    Definitely worth the click if you are a Soccer fan.
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    Definately- I'm sure there are some existing, public, real-time cameras that could be added to the network.
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Smithsonian's Report on how to "Digitize" their ENTIRE collection - 0 views

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    >>WARNING<< Links to .pdf This is a recent, official report that assesses the feasibility of and suggests a plan for digitizing the entire records of the Smithsonian. An interesting case-study.
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Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy- Official Report - 0 views

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    >>WARNING<< Links to 1.6M .pdf This report is pretty thorough and may be a good addition to our course bibliogroaphy.
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Archeological Detective using Google - 0 views

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    An academic was able to track down one of the lost letters of DeCartes using Google. As technology gets more advanced, it begins to solve problems automatically. What does this phenomenon tell us about the power of social networks?
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Extended Mind - 0 views

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    Extended Mind is an idea postulated by Andy Clark (and others) that postulates that the human mind actually extends to the technologies that the individual is using at a particular moment.
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Andy Clark - 0 views

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    Andy Clark is a philosopher who talks about the use of technology in an Academic, Psychological and Cultural context.
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