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"My 2-year-old daughter surprised me recently with two words: "Daddy's book." She was holding my Kindle electronic reader." Dazu auf ReadWrite: "Virtual worlds like ToonTown and Club Penguin are particularly popular with kids right now. In a recent New York Times article, University of California cultural anthropologist Mizuko Ito claimed that "children who play these games would see less of a distinction between their online friends and real friends." He also said that these types of online virtual worlds make kids "more likely to participate actively in their own entertainment" - in comparison to us oldies who grew up watching TV from the couch." (http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/kids_on_the_web_virtual_worlds.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&)utm_content=Google+Reader

"Social networks are not passive, so your Facebook landing page shouldn't be either. It's nice to have a great looking "Welcome" splash, but users are going to want to do something when they arrive."

Here are the 10 worst tech failures of 2009. Twitter Failed to Innovate The Great Firewall of China Drama Continued and Worsened (Golden Shield Project)

Cultural Heritage and the Semantic Web British Museum & UCL Study Day - Jan 13th The World Wide Web is an essential part of the Museum's toolkit for publishing information, engaging visitors and communicating across the globe. However, museum web sites and information systems are still largely silos that make it difficult for us to realize the benefits of bringing data together. The growing momentum of the Semantic Web movement means a greater investment in the technology and tools needed to convert its potential into practical opportunities that museums can utilise. Und: "A museum object is more like an illustration, or witness of the past, than information in its own right. Cultural historical research means understanding 'possible pasts', the facts, events, material, social and psychological influences and motivations. It lives from understanding contexts, by pulling together bits and pieces of related facts from disparate resources, which can typically not be classified under subjects in an obvious way. It lives from taking into account all known facts." 

"Next event: UK Museums on the Web (#ukmw11) will be held at the Imperial War Museum, London, on Friday, 25 November 2011. Join the MCG email list or follow @ukmcg on twitter for updates. View call for papers, deadline for submission of proposal 2 September 2011."

Museums are exploring digital and mobile technologies to enhance visitor experience. Initiatives go beyond technology within exhibits and installations, but also include more pervasive uses of tech to create interactive experiences for visitors throughout a museum, as well as remote experiences for those who cannot get there.

Museum 2.0 explores ways that web 2.0 philosophies can be applied in museum design.

Soundwalk Blog: Eintrag vom 14. Nov. "The Ulysses Syndrome is a sound journey. Following the route of Ulysses along the Mediterranean Sea, we return 3000 years later. Without being seen, hundreds of millions of soundwaves are constantly flying over the surface of the water. Equipped with radio scanners, we have spent the last few months casting a 10 mile net from our boat into the sky, collecting sound fragments, bringing them back in. What you are now hearing is the fresh fish of the day, Tunisian police along the coast, Sri Lankan cargo ships passing by, Libyan fisherman, all radio frequencies popular and obscure, from submarines below, and airplanes above."