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Miller S.

Open Content Alliance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • The Open Content Alliance (OCA) is a consortium of organizations contributing to a permanent, publicly accessible archive of digitized texts. Its creation was announced in October 2005 by Yahoo!, the Internet Archive, the University of California, the University of Toronto and others [1]. Scanning for the Open Content Alliance is administered by the Internet Archive, which also provides permanent storage and access through its website.
  • OCA's approach to seeking permission from copyright holders differs significantly from that of Google Book Search. OCA digitizes copyrighted works only after asking and receiving permission from the copyright holder ("opt-in"). By contrast, Google Book Search digitizes copyrighted works unless explicitly told not to do so ("opt-out"), and contends that digitizing for the purposes of indexing is fair use.
  • The OCA is, in part, a response to Google Book Search, which was announced in October 2004.
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  • Microsoft had a special relationship with the Open Content Alliance until May 2008. Microsoft joined the Open Content Alliance in October 2005 as part of its Live Book Search project [2]. However, in May 2008 Microsoft announced it would be ending the Live Book Search project and no longer funding the scanning of books through the Internet Archive.[3] Microsoft removed any contractual restrictions on the content they had scanned and they relinquished the scanning equipment to their digitization partners and libraries to continue digitization programs.[3] Between about 2006 and 2008 Microsoft sponsored the scanning of over 750,000 books, 300,000 of which are now part of the Internet Archive's on-line collections.
  • Miller S. on 30 Mar 10
     
    This wikipedia page talks about the OCA(Open Content Alliance). This website tells how this alliance is contributing to the growth of Open Content and how it is helping the idea of Open Content to become more widely used throughout the world.
Alix R

Howstuffworks "How Augmented Reality Will Work" - 1 views

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augmentedreality virtual GPS iphone customization android baseball military Arcane Technologies video games wikitude layar yelp monocle wikipedia Sportvision RACEf_x SixthSense contact lens tedtalks Metz privacy CrackBerry cellphone x-ray Total Immersion

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  • It is also notable because the projector essentially turns any surface into an interactive screen.
  • gathers GPS coordinates and pulls data from the Internet
  • for example, if he picks up a can of soup in a grocery store, SixthSense can find and project onto the soup information about its ingredients, price, nutritional value -- even customer reviews.
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  • Layar then shows information about restaurants or other sites in the area, overlaying this information on the phone's screen.
  • Using your phone's GPS and compass, Monocle will display information about local restaurants, including ratings and reviews, on your cell phone screen.
  • Urbanspoon
  • Wikitude,
  • Yelp's Monocle
  • Wikipedia
  • Underlying most of these applications are a phone's GPS and compass; by knowing where you are, these applications can make sure to offer information relevant to you. We're still not quite at the stage of full-on image recognition, but trust us, people are working on it.
  • Total Immersion
  • makes software that applies augmented reality to baseball cards.
  • Move the card in your hands -- make sure to keep it in view of the camera -- and the 3-D figure on your screen will perform actions, such as throwing a ball at a target.
  • Consider a scavenger-hunt game that uses virtual objects. You could use your phone to "place" tokens around town, and participants would then use their phones (or augmented-reality enabled goggles) to find these invisible objects.
  • There's a "human Pac-Man" game that allows users to chase after each other in real life while wearing goggles that make them look like characters in Pac-Man.
  • Arcane Technologies
  • An AR-enabled head-mounted display could overlay blueprints or a view from a satellite or overheard drone directly onto the soldiers' field of vision.
  • has sold augmented-reality devices to the U.S. military.
  • Augmented reality still has some challenges to overcome. For example, GPS is only accurate to within 30 feet (9 meters) and doesn't work as well indoors, although improved image recognition technology may be able to help [source: Metz].
  • People may not want to rely on their cell phones, which have small screens on which to superimpose information.
  • SixthSense
  • augmented-reality capable contact lenses and glasses will provide users with more convenient, expansive views of the world around them.
  • Screen real estate will no longer be an issue. In
  • There is such a thing as too much information.
  • ust as the "CrackBerry" phenomenon and Internet addiction are concerns
  • an overreliance on augmented reality could mean that people are missing out on what's right in front of them.
  • Some people may prefer to use their AR iPhone applications rather than an experienced tour guide,
    • Alix R
      Alix R on 18 Apr 10
       
      So could Augmented Reality take away the need for some jobs?
  • privacy concerns. Image-recognition software coupled with AR will, quite soon, allow us to point our phones at people, even strangers, and instantly see information from their Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, LinkedIn or other online profiles. With most of these services people willingly put information about themselves online, but it may be an unwelcome shock to meet someone, only to have him instantly know so much about your life and background.
    • Alix R
      Alix R on 18 Apr 10
       
      this is where customization comes in. Since we share information that anyone can see on the internet about us, then is there a problem with someone viewing that information upon meeting us? Since they could have access to it anyway....So those who do not want their information viewed by certain people should have the option to become "unlisted" or to clock the information form being viewed by certain people, just as Facebook allows for us to do in their privacy settings. people will be able to customize what information they are allowing others to have access to upon meeting them.
  • Despite these concerns, imagine the possibilities: you may learn things about the city you've lived in for years just by pointing your AR-enabled phone at a nearby park or building.
  • If you work in construction, you can save on materials by using virtual markers to designate where a beam should go or which structural support to inspect.
  • Paleontologists working in shifts to assemble a dinosaur skeleton could leave virtual "notes" to team members on the bones themselves,
  • artists could produce virtual graffiti
  • octors could overlay a digital image of a patient's X-rays onto a mannequin for added realism.
Austin M

Access key IP to Unveil Open Internet Broadcasting Technology and Set Top Box at Nation... - 0 views

www.marketwatch.com/...ion-of-broadcasters-2010-03-30

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  • Austin M on 30 Mar 10
     
    This is a new program that lets you watch live tv on the internet.
Vicki Davis

joojoo Tablet Now Shipping | CMS Developer's Journal - 0 views

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  • Fusion Garage announced that its category-creating joojoo Internet tablet has begun shipping from the factory today.
  • Vicki Davis on 25 Mar 10
     
    More tablets heading to a place near you -- they call it a "category creating" Internet tablet - I'm not sure, but am still watching all these tools.
Steven O

FORA.tv - Mossberg on the Internet & Rise of the Cell Phone - 0 views

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  • Steven O on 22 Mar 10
     
    This video presents some good ideas on the internet on phones and other mobile devices. it also has some pretty interesting ideas as well. It's pretty long but if you watch it all, its pretty cool
  • Steven O on 22 Mar 10
     
    Mobile Computing
virginia vereen

INFO TECH: Mobile vs Desktop computing - 0 views

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mobile

shared by virginia vereen on 30 Mar 10 - Cached
  • As the need to word process and save documents, create spreadsheets, write term papers, complete coursework, play games, send emails etc has emerged, and to carry out a host of other online activities such as shopping (EBay & Amazon leading the way), social networking, online studies, research, dating, online chat, gambling, stock market trading, visit news portals, auction web sites etc, we rely even more on mobile computing to assist us in carrying out these daily activities
  • Working from home or being able to take your work home and finish it off has clearly been made possible with the advent and increased reliance on mobile computing.
  • the temptation is (especially at these times of economic recession) to invest in one device that allows you to make your phone calls and still access the Internet on the move.
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  • mobile computing devices become even cheaper and available with disk space storage ranging from hundreds of gigabytes to several terabytes, additional external disk storage devices, very impressive memory module sizes, processor power/speed etc, the obvious question that comes to mind is: are we witnessing the demise of desktop computers?
  • Desktop computers are bulky, take up more space, and as already explained, now compete with mobile computing devices in terms of processing power, disk storage, memory and cost. In most work environments, the need to take work home is certainly more of a norm than the exception in the ever competitive corporate environment.
  • The desktop computer is evolving to become the multimedia host at home and an entertainment centre.
  • Nolan R on 30 Mar 10
     
    This article is telling how mobile computing devices are becoming more popular, and it is also comparing these devices to desktop computers.
  • virginia vereen on 30 Mar 10
     
    This article compares mobile computing vs desktop computing. It says that all the internet use is transforming toward being mobile because of it can be carried around and laptops are bulky.
Vicki Davis

Open Education Trends (Horizon Report 2010) - 1 views

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  • Vicki Davis on 08 Mar 10
     
    Open content and sharing is a shift in the way traditional academics have run. This is a cost-effective alternative to textbooks and customizable educational content is becoming increasingly available for free over the Internet. (Just be wary that you do not confuse "free" with "open source" - it is not the same.) Current links from the Horizon Report 2010 on this trend.
Vicki Davis

JooJoo - 1 views

thejoojoo.com/sites

education learning ebook mobile gesturebased

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  • Vicki Davis on 25 Mar 10
     
    Will the Joo Joo tablet pre-empt the itouch - not sure, but it sure looks cool and that it can surf the internet 9 seconds from being turned on is cool. Also looks to be an "e-book" type device as well. (Wonder if Amazon will make the kindle app on this device?)
Josh Davis

Internet Web Site Design | Web Design and Hosting | Internet Marketing | Visual Data Sy... - 0 views

www.vdsys.com

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  • Josh Davis on 25 Mar 10
     
    Examples of VisualData
Nicole O

Open Content | Index Data - 0 views

www.indexdata.com/opencontent

opencontent

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  • Nicole O on 11 Mar 10
     
    The searchable indexes below expose public domain ebooks, open access digital repositories, Wikipedia articles, and miscellaneous human-cataloged Internet resources. Through standard search protocols, You can make these resources part of your own information portals, federated search systems, catalogs etc. Connection instructions for SRU and Z39.50 are provided. By way of an example, you can also try Index Data's MasterKey search tool to access these resources. If you have comments, questions, or suggestions for resources you would like us to add, please contact us, or consider joining the mailing list.. This service is powered by Index Data's Zebra and Metaproxy
Steve Madsen

Awesome Visualization of Social Media Usage Around the Globe [Infographic] - 1 views

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hz10 visualdata

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  • Steve Madsen on 19 Mar 10
     
    "Want to know how many people are microblogging in Australia? Or uploading photos online in Brazil? Or writing blogs in the Netherlands? There's a map for that - literally. TrendStream, who publishes the Global Web Index, has created a fantastic visualization that shows the penetration of different social technologies in major markets around the globe. The research is based on interviews with 32,000 Internet users in 16 countries." http://www.globalwebindex.net/
Miller S.

Open Content Online - 0 views

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  • Miller S. on 30 Mar 10
     
    This page helps people add open content to the Internet. This website offers videos about conferences, support center information, as well as broadcasting information.
virginia vereen

iPad as a Workhorse for Mobile Computing? - InternetNews.com - 0 views

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mobile

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  • the tablet often called an oversized iPhone is being looked at as a legitimate alternative to notebooks for road warriors. Enterprise Mobile Today has the report.
  • users expect the next generation of mobile devices to be a twofer as well -- something they can use for leisure activities as well as work.
  • Even though it's far from the first computer tablet, the iPad's friendly user interface and variety of applications (available via its iPhone-like App Store model) is expected to perk up what's been a relatively sleepy market for tablets that so far have mainly been sold for niche applications like order delivery.
  • virginia vereen on 30 Mar 10
     
    The Ipad is a great example of mobile computing because it is pretty much a mega sized version of the Iphone. The Iphone revolutionized mobile computing, and now the Ipad is even better. With about 35% of mobile users with smart phones, the internet is in high demand on the go. Cell phones usually have small and faded screens, vs the Ipad which has a huge screen and great graphics.
Austin M

Special Report - International Education - As Colleges Make Courses Available Free Onli... - 0 views

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open content opencontent

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  • Utah State OpenCourseWare, http://ocw.usu.edu
    • Miller S.
      Miller S. on 30 Mar 10
       
      This webiste is dedicated to helping students find open course materials.
  • Anyone, anywhere, with an Internet connection — from Bill Gates down — can log on and download these materials without cost.
    • Miller S.
      Miller S. on 30 Mar 10
       
      Being able to download materials with no costs is the most appealing factor for students. In theory, a student can obtain a degree from a prestigious college by getting their materials online. This also gets rid of the cost of purchasing books.
  • A computer in Logan, Utah, holds syllabus details, lecture notes, problem sets and exams from more than 80 Utah State University courses
    • Miller S.
      Miller S. on 30 Mar 10
       
      This sentence briefly explains how open content is being used in schools and universities.
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  • iTunes U, youtube.com/edu and their own sites, like Open Yale Courses.
    • Miller S.
      Miller S. on 30 Mar 10
       
      These are sites that help universities spread their open content ideas.
  • The OpenCourseWare Consortium, which grew out of the M.I.T. project, now includes over 200 institutions worldwide and offers materials from more than 13,000 courses. OpenCourseWare makes it possible to profit from some of the content that comes with $50,000 annual tuition at an Ivy League school, without paying that hefty price tag.
  • The idea driving the movement is that information should be freely shared.
  • someone must pay for these materials, and with the recession squeezing university budgets, open course programs are vulnerable.
  • For an annual cost of $125,000, or a mere 0.05 percent of the university’s $226 million budget, Utah State’s four-year-old OpenCourseWare program attracted 550,000 page views last year, making it one of the most popular in the United States, according to Marion Jensen, its former director.
  • The OpenCourseWare content is now being hosted on the DigitalCommons@USU Web site
  • how can professors and universities afford to give away the course materials that are their very livelihood?
  • The answer, says James D. Yager, senior associate dean for academic affairs at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, lies in why students pay to attend university in the first place. What OpenCourseWare offers, he notes, is not the full university experience: “We don’t offer the course for free, we offer the content for free,” Mr. Yager said by telephone in February. “Students take courses because they want interaction with faculty, they want interaction with one another. Those things are not available on O.C.W.
  • “O.C.W. is just the publishing of the content
  • Riley Westwood9 on 30 Mar 10
     
    This bookmark explains about how opencourseware are helping people who cant make it to a ivy league college an makes it available free to them.
  • Austin M on 30 Mar 10
     
    New free software for college kids to take there classes online.
  • Miller S. on 30 Mar 10
     
    This wesite is very informative about the use of open content sources. It details the program of OpenCourseWare put in place by the Utah State University. It also describes the struggles of paying for open content, and it gives answers from individuals on how open content should be used.
Nolan R

NuMobile (NUBL) Announces Wireless Broadband Network Rollout in East Africa Next Month - 0 views

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  • intended to provide a wireless metering capability to local utility companies.
  • After successful completion of the testing phase, the wireless broadband project is expected to expand throughout Nairobi, followed by expansion to additional cities and countries throughout East Africa.
  • Through a roll-up strategy, NuMobile plans to acquire and develop mobile computing solutions for a variety of applications, including mobile banking, for the global marketplace. The demand for mobile security and software applications is being driven in large part by the growing number of mobile phone sales into emerging economies that currently do not have substantial access to the Internet via desktop computing.
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  • NuMobile, Inc. (OTCBB: NUBL) is scheduled to begin work on a project constructing a wireless broadband network in Nairobi, Kenya next month
  • NuMobile will take part in the implementation of the wireless broadband network, intended to provide a wireless metering capability to local utility companies.
  • After successful completion of the testing phase, the wireless broadband project is expected to expand throughout Nairobi, followed by expansion to additional cities and countries throughout East Africa.
  • virginia vereen on 30 Mar 10
     
    NuMobile is a system that is being set up in Nairobi, Kenya. Its intentions are to run a wireless broadband network so local businesses can become more successful. If this project runs correctly, there is talk to set up one through out East Africa. NuMobile also plans to develop mobile computing because of the high number of people with cell phones, and also the difficulty of reaching rural areas with the broadband.
  • Nolan R on 30 Mar 10
     
    This is an article describing the wireless broadband network that's being constructed in Kenya.
krysten j

Samsung Teams Up with Barnes & Noble for an E-Book Reader - X-bit labs - 0 views

www.xbitlabs.com/...oble_for_an_E_Book_Reader.html

ebook ebooks

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  • users can easily download more than one million electronic books and electronic periodicals, with most bestsellers at $9.99.
  • Users will have the ability to browse, sample, purchase and download a wide variety of content from the world’s largest e-book store once connected to the Internet.
  • krysten j on 30 Mar 10
     
    Samsung Teams Up with Barnes and Noble for an E-Book Reader 3/09/2010
Jordan Bond

Open Content 3 - 0 views

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  • Jordan Bond on 30 Mar 10
     
    It helps with open content because students can watch their teachers podcast on their iPad.
Alix R

Descending Clouds - Society and Augmented Reality 101 | PERSONALIZE MEDIA - 1 views

www.personalizemedia.com/iety-and-augmented-reality-101

augmentedreality internet cloud connect persona social media cloud computing content cloud eyetap.org

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  • It will create a web of layers, of parallel narratives and realities and enhance our experiences.
  • “Augmented reality allows people to visualize cyberspace as an integral part of the physical world that surrounds them, effectively making the real world clickable and linked,” says Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm.
    • Alix R
      Alix R on 14 Apr 10
       
      use this!
  • will their be any hiding places.
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  • As portable screens become practical (think iPad with camera), pervasive wearable computing becomes commonplace and surveillance technology evolves to being ubiquitous and transparent – society will evolve way ahead of government and law, who powerless to stop the flow of information on connected screens will be even more powerless to stop this flow moving into real space?
    • Alix R
      Alix R on 14 Apr 10
       
      this is what will also happen when we go full force into an augmented reality world. good or bad?
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