article to be published in this weekend's nytimes magazine

A syllabus from a Stanford course on social software. Also note that the whole course is a wiki.

about the "flow" of social software

A long list of web 2.0 thingies. Good reference for such things as bookmarkers, audio sharing, collaboration, etc, etc, etc

"This May 2005 article explores the differences between so-called Web 1.0 (in which "a small number of writers created Web pages for a large number of readers") and Web 2.0, in which Web users are able to easily contribute and create content. Includes examples of Web 2.0 technologies, such as Flickr, RSS aggregators, and Google Maps. From Digital Web Magazine, "an online magazine intended for professional web designers."" (via LII)

"A legacy flaw in the latest version of the multi-protocol IM client is said by the company to be of 'extremely low risk', but could be part of a worrying trend"

"Basecamp is a unique project collaboration tool. Projects don't fail from a lack of charts, graphs, or reports, they fail from a lack of communication and collaboration. Basecamp makes it simple to communicate and collaborate on projects." includes messaging, file sharing, task assignment, and more...web-based collaboration

Collaborative editing tools allow a group of individuals to simultaneously edit a document, see who else is working on it, and watch in real time as others make changes. As a functional hybrid of wikis and instant messaging, collaborative editing creates a new dynamic for group work and multitasking, two hallmarks of today's learners.

"TagCloud is an automated Folksonomy tool. Essentially, TagCloud searches any number of RSS feeds you specify, extracts keywords from the content and lists them according to prevalence within the RSS feeds."

"This is an excellent source of information about RSS, and includes directories, readers, blogs about RSS, etc."

article from BBC on what is RSS, how to use it, etc.

"The Bibliography on Gender and Technology in Education has been created by gender equity specialist Jo Sanders. Focusing primarily on information technology, the bibliography is comprehensive as of 2005 and draws on international research as well as intervention literature. It contains nearly 700 entries and is extensively annotated, key-worded, and searchable. Sanders compiled the bibliography for her 2005 review article, "Gender and Technology: A Research Review.""

article defining/describing/commenting on web 2.0

widget gallery

"browser-based RSS aggregator" "Netvibes.com is a customizable web 2.0 homepage solution...This service is free and gives you the user the ability: to create a personalized page with the content you like; to put together data feeds and services from web 2.0 applications with a very simple interface; to access your page anytime and from any computer

report on internet activities of kids in the UK...and their skill sets

video on future of technology/culture/society in hands of google and others...first saw at IEEE

article on museums' use of tagging to help users access images (community cataloging, they say)

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines.