Federal government and U.S. industry scientists say they are forging ahead with plans for an international, on-line collaboration to speed up creation of critically needed nanotechnology standards, including the underpinning reference materials and tests that support development of nanotech products while minimizing potential risks.
Like many higher ed institutions, Western Illinois University continues to go "2.0" -- as in "Web 2.0" -- in the Information Age. Several departments and campus organizations are taking advantage of the interactive World Wide Web to connect with students, prospective students and WIU friends. Many WIU-related offices and organizations now have a presence on Facebook (including Rocky, WIU's Mascot) and the photo-sharing site Flickr, and various departments and groups are using blogs as a way to interact with web users.
"Our nation's emergency managers do not fully appreciate the potential of the Internet and emerging social media," the researcher says
Due to increasing demand for executive education provided by Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, today (Sept. 9) it is announcing it has built an entirely new campus. The school's Kelley Executive Partners program on Sept. 15 will unveil a virtual campus -- an island in the virtual world of Second Life that bears a striking resemblance to buildings on the IU Bloomington campus.
There's still a lot to be said for that old-fashioned "word-of-mouth" way of spreading information. In recent years, such Web-based applications as blogs and social network sites like MySpace and Facebook have amplified that method and taken the World Wide Web into the realm of Web 2.0.
Students from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business worked in synch -- virtually -- with cohorts at North Carolina State University's Jenkins Graduate School of Management this past spring to learn about service innovation without ever leaving their campuses. Instead, they used a collection of Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis and the 3D virtual world Second Life, to hold meetings and collaborate on team projects.
On June 11, leading authorities on the World Wide Web will gather at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for an old-fashioned debate with a social media twist. The questions for discussion will be shaped and selected by the collective wisdom of Web users from around the world.
A new, first-of-its-kind study conducted by American University Professors Pat Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi finds that many online videos creatively use copyrighted materials in ways that are eligible for fair use consideration under copyright law; In short, they potentially are using copyrighted material legally.
AnimationMentor.com, the online character animation school® that is a cross between youtube, myspace and art school, takes online learning to the next level with its fall '07 virtual campus. Students from more than 40 countries worldwide will attend a school steeped in web 2.0 and enabled by one-of-a-kind proprietary digital teaching tools.
A new report by a Southeastern Louisiana University management professor and issued by the IBM-based Center for the Business of Government examines how blogging is becoming an increasingly common method for elected officials and public agencies to communicate with constituencies. The report chronicles blogging activities at all levels of government, including members of Congress, governors, mayors police and fire departments.
As Web 2.0 takes hold, Blake Ross, co-inventor of the Firefox browser, prepares his own second act.
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