The internet needs a way to help people separate rumour from real science, says the creator of the World Wide Web.
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Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Monday, 15 September 2008
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Internet founder Tim Berners-Lee's firm tackles internet 'faksters'
Software that can carry out “social verification” is being developed by Garlik, a firm involving Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the Englishman who invented the world-wide-web.
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Nobody knows what Web 2.0 really is
A great article by bloggers Simon Bisson & Mary Branscombe. The same can be applied to teaching and learning or Staff Development - Mohamed:
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A blog won’t fix a company that makes bad products or has terrible customer service; but having a way to hear what customers are saying and respond to it can - if the company is actually able to change. “Going Web 2.0″ for the sake of looking up to date is pointless; using technology to build a relationship with customers is valuable.
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Press release - ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new research
New report reveals the information needs of the researchers and learners of the future.
16th January, 2008. A new report, commissioned by JISC and the British Library, counters the common assumption that the ‘Google Generation’ – young people born or brought up in the Internet age – is the most adept at using the web. The report by the CIBER research team at University College London claims that, although young people demonstrate an ease and familiarity with computers, they rely on the most basic search tools and do not possess the critical and analytical skills to asses the information that they find on the web.
The report ‘Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future’ also shows that research-behaviour traits that are commonly associated with younger users – impatience in search and navigation, and zero tolerance for any delay in satisfying their information needs – are now the norm for all age-groups, from younger pupils and undergraduates through to professors.
The study calls for libraries to respond urgently to the changing needs of researchers and other users and to understand the new means of searching and navigating information. Learning what researchers want and need is crucial if libraries are not to become obsolete, the report warns.
The findings also send a stark message to government - that young people are dangerously lacking information skills. Well-funded information literacy programmes are needed, it continues, if the UK is to remain as a leading knowledge economy with a strongly-skilled next generation of researchers.
Dame Lynne Brindley DBE, Chief Executive of the British Library, said of the report findings: “Libraries have to accept that the future is now. At the British Library we have adopted the ‘Wiki’ view and the ‘Beta’ mindset. We have seized many of the opportunities new technology offers to inspire our users to learn, discover and innovate. However, we must do more and welcome the report findings, particularly the need to equip users of all age-groups with wider information and digital literacy skills.”
Dr Malcolm Read, Executive Secretary of JISC, welcomed the publication of the report, saying: “These findings add to our growing understanding of subjects that should concern all who work in further and higher education – the changing needs of our students and researchers and how libraries can meet their needs. We hope that this report will encourage debate around these important questions. We hope it will also serve to remind us all that students and researchers will continue to need the appropriate skills and training to help navigate an increasingly diverse and complex information landscape.”
For further information, please go to: www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/resourcediscovery/googlegen.aspx
16th January, 2008. A new report, commissioned by JISC and the British Library, counters the common assumption that the ‘Google Generation’ – young people born or brought up in the Internet age – is the most adept at using the web. The report by the CIBER research team at University College London claims that, although young people demonstrate an ease and familiarity with computers, they rely on the most basic search tools and do not possess the critical and analytical skills to asses the information that they find on the web.
The report ‘Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future’ also shows that research-behaviour traits that are commonly associated with younger users – impatience in search and navigation, and zero tolerance for any delay in satisfying their information needs – are now the norm for all age-groups, from younger pupils and undergraduates through to professors.
The study calls for libraries to respond urgently to the changing needs of researchers and other users and to understand the new means of searching and navigating information. Learning what researchers want and need is crucial if libraries are not to become obsolete, the report warns.
The findings also send a stark message to government - that young people are dangerously lacking information skills. Well-funded information literacy programmes are needed, it continues, if the UK is to remain as a leading knowledge economy with a strongly-skilled next generation of researchers.
Dame Lynne Brindley DBE, Chief Executive of the British Library, said of the report findings: “Libraries have to accept that the future is now. At the British Library we have adopted the ‘Wiki’ view and the ‘Beta’ mindset. We have seized many of the opportunities new technology offers to inspire our users to learn, discover and innovate. However, we must do more and welcome the report findings, particularly the need to equip users of all age-groups with wider information and digital literacy skills.”
Dr Malcolm Read, Executive Secretary of JISC, welcomed the publication of the report, saying: “These findings add to our growing understanding of subjects that should concern all who work in further and higher education – the changing needs of our students and researchers and how libraries can meet their needs. We hope that this report will encourage debate around these important questions. We hope it will also serve to remind us all that students and researchers will continue to need the appropriate skills and training to help navigate an increasingly diverse and complex information landscape.”
For further information, please go to: www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/resourcediscovery/googlegen.aspx
Thursday, 21 June 2007
Greg Papadopoulos - Sun Microsystems Chief Technologist speaks about the future of technology
Have you ever been at your word processor and asked yourself why you have a save button? Why save a file at all?
[Mohamed comment - If there is a Web 2.0, and what preceded it was Web 1.0 then what about Web 3.0 or Web 10.0 for that matter]
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[Mohamed comment - If there is a Web 2.0, and what preceded it was Web 1.0 then what about Web 3.0 or Web 10.0 for that matter]
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Man faces cyber-bullying felonies
Amanda Brunzell, 23, said she is living in fear because of the actions of a man. It is a case that shows the power of the Internet and tests a relatively new law.
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Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Is the Internet dumbing us down? - The Practical Futurist
Is the Internet dumbing us down?
New book argues that YouTube, Wikipedia and Web 2.0 will ruin our culture
Andrew Keen was one of the earliest executives in the dot-com era. In his new book, he says the Internet is dumbing down culture and undermining creativity.
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New book argues that YouTube, Wikipedia and Web 2.0 will ruin our culture
Andrew Keen was one of the earliest executives in the dot-com era. In his new book, he says the Internet is dumbing down culture and undermining creativity.
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