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Official Gmail Blog: View Google Calendar offline - 0 views

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"In addition to offline access to Gmail while you're traveling or without a strong internet connection, you can now see your Google Calendar events when you're disconnected. Offline Calendar lets you view your existing schedule and events, but not edit th

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In addition to offline access to Gmail while you're traveling or without a strong internet connection, you can now see your Google Calendar events when you're disconnected. Offline Calendar lets you view your existing schedule and events, but not edit th</div>

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Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use: Government Action Plan - 0 views

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"The Government has long had the policy, last formally articulated in 2004, that it should seek to use Open Source where it gave the best value for money to the taxpayer in delivering public services. While we have always respected the long-held beliefs o

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Government has long had the policy, last formally articulated in 2004, that it should seek to use Open Source where it gave the best value for money to the taxpayer in delivering public services. While we have always respected the long-held beliefs o</div>

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AceStartups.com - Web 2.0 Startups and Social Networking News Blog - 0 views

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AceStartups.com uncovers the latest Web 2.0 start-ups emerging on the World Wide Web.

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A Journal Feeds Wikipedia « The Scholarly Kitchen - 0 views

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"In a fascinating and forward-thinking policy change, the journal RNA Biology recently began requiring authors to submit a Wikipedia-ready page after acceptance, so that new findings can be published in Wikipedia after journal publication"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In a fascinating and forward-thinking policy change, the journal RNA Biology recently began requiring authors to submit a Wikipedia-ready page after acceptance, so that new findings can be published in Wikipedia after journal publication"</div>

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Realtime Twitter Search Results on Google (MT Hacks) - 0 views

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"a Greasemonkey user script that does exactly this. It displays the most recent 5 tweets for the query that you are search for, giving both real-time Twitter search results and Google results on the same page"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"a Greasemonkey user script that does exactly this. It displays the most recent 5 tweets for the query that you are search for, giving both real-time Twitter search results and Google results on the same page"</div>

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Fliggo - Create Your Own Video Site - 0 views

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Create you own You Tube? But why would you want too?

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Why Facebook Is for Old Fogies - TIME - 0 views

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Facebook is five. Maybe you didn't get it in your news feed, but it was in February 2004 that Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, along with some classmates, launched the social network that ate the world. Did he realize back then in his dorm that he was wit

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Facebook is five. Maybe you didn't get it in your news feed, but it was in February 2004 that Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, along with some classmates, launched the social network that ate the world. Did he realize back then in his dorm that he was wit</div>

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BBC NEWS | UK | Online networking 'harms health' - 0 views

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People's health could be harmed by social networking sites because they reduce levels of face-to-face contact, an expert claims.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">People's health could be harmed by social networking sites because they reduce levels of face-to-face contact, an expert claims.</div>

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HOW TO GUIDE: 60+ Great How To Sites and Resources - 0 views

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Here's a run-down of more than 60 great how-to sites and guides covering everything from building a mashup to being more productive, creating a website and more.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Here's a run-down of more than 60 great how-to sites and guides covering everything from building a mashup to being more productive, creating a website and more.</div>

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FeedForward is a desktop application that keeps you on top of your personal information environment, enabling you to scan, organise, remix, and republish entries from your feeds to everything from Twitter to bibliographic databases

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FeedForward is a desktop application that keeps you on top of your personal information environment, enabling you to scan, organise, remix, and republish entries from your feeds to everything from Twitter to bibliographic databases</div>

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Yahoo! Mobile. Your Starting Point to the Internet. - 0 views

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Yahoo has announced the launch of Yahoo! Mobile, a mobile web destination as well as a mobile application designed to be the starting point of your online mobile experience.

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Sign the Open Source Letter to President Obama - 0 views

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"we urge you to make it mandatory to consider the source of an application solution (open or closed) as part of the government's technology acquisition process, just as considering accessibility by the handicapped is required today (as defined by section

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"we urge you to make it mandatory to consider the source of an application solution (open or closed) as part of the government's technology acquisition process, just as considering accessibility by the handicapped is required today (as defined by section </div>

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Twitter Professors: 18 People to Follow for a Real Time Education - 0 views

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"Never before in history has it been easier to glean from the knowledge of others who will give it away to you for free. It's equivalent to getting higher education." Lon S Cohen

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Never before in history has it been easier to glean from the knowledge of others who will give it away to you for free. It's equivalent to getting higher education." Lon S Cohen</div>

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Explore the British Library here - 0 views

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View virtual books using the Turning the Pages system, enjoy online exhibitions of items selected by Britsh Library experts, or take a highlights tour.

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Home | Culture24 - 0 views

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The new Culture24 website is finally ready to be unleashed on the public, which means we have to bid a fond farewell to the old 24 Hour Museum website.

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Times Higher Education - Publishers struggle to co pe with open-access tide - 0 views

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Boston University has become the first major US higher education institution to post its academics' research online, bypassing the traditional route of publishing papers in peer-reviewed journals, which it said restricts public access.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Boston University has become the first major US higher education institution to post its academics' research online, bypassing the traditional route of publishing papers in peer-reviewed journals, which it said restricts public access.</div>

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Inside Google Book Search: 1.5 million books in your pocket - 0 views

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What if you could also access literature's greatest works, such as Emma and The Jungle Book, right from your phone? Or, some of the more obscure gems such as Mark Twain's hilarious travelogue, Roughing It? Today Google are excited to announce the launch o

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What if you could also access literature's greatest works, such as Emma and The Jungle Book, right from your phone? Or, some of the more obscure gems such as Mark Twain's hilarious travelogue, Roughing It? Today Google are excited to announce the launch o</div>

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Nine principles for excellence in web-based teaching - 0 views

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This article explores excellence in web-based teaching. Drawing on the views of experts in the field and the perspective of their own years of experience, the authors compiled a list of 9 principles to provide direction in the search for online excellence

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article explores excellence in web-based teaching. Drawing on the views of experts in the field and the perspective of their own years of experience, the authors compiled a list of 9 principles to provide direction in the search for online excellence</div>

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Free Technology for Teachers: Use ScreenToaster to Create a Video Lesson - 0 views

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This week ScreenToaster left beta, remained free, and added some more useful features. ScreenToaster is a completely web based application that allows you to record what is happening on your computer screen at any given time.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This week ScreenToaster left beta, remained free, and added some more useful features. ScreenToaster is a completely web based application that allows you to record what is happening on your computer screen at any given time.</div>

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inspirED - a collection of news and stories to inspire anyone interested in innovative ... - 0 views

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Welcome to inspirED - a collection of news and stories to inspire anyone interested in innovative approaches to teaching and learning. This site is updated three times a year (next update: January 2009) - you can subscribe for e-mail reminders.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Welcome to inspirED - a collection of news and stories to inspire anyone interested in innovative approaches to teaching and learning. This site is updated three times a year (next update: January 2009) - you can subscribe for e-mail reminders.</div>

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Official Gmail Blog: View Google Calendar offline - 0 views

Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use: Government Action Plan - 0 views

AceStartups.com - Web 2.0 Startups and Social Networking News Blog - 0 views

A Journal Feeds Wikipedia « The Scholarly Kitchen - 0 views

Realtime Twitter Search Results on Google (MT Hacks) - 0 views

Fliggo - Create Your Own Video Site - 0 views

Why Facebook Is for Old Fogies - TIME - 0 views

BBC NEWS | UK | Online networking 'harms health' - 0 views

HOW TO GUIDE: 60+ Great How To Sites and Resources - 0 views

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