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POPSHow NPR Launched A Social Music Site I like the transparency in this article. Project Managers and Web Content folks can certainly gain from their process. {url=http://smartpei.typepad.com/robert_patersons_weblog/2006/07/the_future_of_p.html]More detail is in this 2006 post.
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POPSCase Study: Motorola Kicks Tail in Wiki Adoption Motorola's internal Wikis are being adopted at an amazing rate, 3,200 and growing. Granted, this is a 2006 article, but still stands as a good example of how corporations shouldn't hesitate to adopt a new technology.
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POPSThe Tao of Twitter Twitter. You've heard of it, but what is it? This extensive article attempts to offer an explanation. Expect more Twitter posts today!
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POPSBuild Your Own YouTube (part 5) ClipShare is a php script, or set of server-based tools, that lets you host your own YouTube clone. Easier that coding yourself, but cost $199. A good option.
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POPSBuild Your Own YouTube (part 4) This is a very techie "How To" using open-source tools to make a hearty YouTube clone. It scares me, but if you have a coder in your IT department who can take on a task like this, don't overlook it as an option!
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POPSBuild Your Own YouTube (part 3) RealityDigital has a product called "Opus" that is a social media video hosting solution. I don't know much about it, nor the price, but it is a resource for anyone investigating their own YouTube clone.
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POPSBuild Your Own YouTube (part 2) Here is another way to make your own YouTube. This one is hosted off-site, and is ad-supported (but you can replace them with your own for a fee). Worth a look for academics who may not have the IT team to support one hosted on-site.
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POPSBuild Your Own YouTube (part 1) One way to roll your own YouTube clone for your establishment. This one runs about $300, plus any server requirements or add-ons. Still, worth considering. More finds to follow....
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POPSDying Professor Shares Life Lessons in Last Lecture "It's not about how to achieve your dreams, its about how you live your life." So says Randy Pausch, a professor with just a few months to live. As his last lecture to his class, Pausch passes along his life lessons to a packed house. What can you learn from a dying man? Watch the full lecture video and find out! Also interesting are the comments left on the ABC website.
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POPSGoogle Reader Notifier for Win and Mac (Firefox too) The Clipmark above is for the Windows desktop version of a Google Reader notifier. If you'd like one for Mac, visit this page at Bay Software . And for anyone using Firefox, just grab the Google Reader Notifier Extension . Keep in mind, ALL of these are unofficial!
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POPSAmazing Academic Podcasting Resource Jeffrey Daniel Fey's blog is a treasure chest of insight and information in the area of academic podcasting. The headlines above are all articles I can't wait to sit down and study. If your institution is considering podcasting for staff or faculty, do yourself a favor and read Jeffrey's blog.
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POPSThe process of a University Website Makeover One day it will happen, your school or university has a new home page. Where was your input? Who made these decisions? They love it, you hate it - or is it vice versa? Case Western Reserve University is taking a different approach. Their home page re-design is a multi-year approach, inviting input from all areas of the campus. Will the new website please everyone? You can follow along via the links in the blog post above.
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POPSSee Who Edited Wikipedia at Congress, NY Times and more! Ever wondered what your high-paid government officials are doing on your dime> Changing Wikipedia entries! Find out who is changing what with Virgil Griffith's Wikipedia edit tracker. Virgil's page includes a search tool, allowing you to enter any organization or IP.
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POPSWeb 2.0 links for the K-12 Teacher - a massive list! What it lacks in web design and being current, it more than makes up for with its depth of resources. Any educator, regardless of discipline, should browse through this list. A great resource for reaching the internet generation.
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POPSWikis and Privacy - A Tale of Warning for Academics This opinion piece from the Techlearning Blog details how a great idea (wikis for collaboration) for an 8th grade class, crashed and burned ( read the account of events by Ben, the instructor, here ). Be sure to read the comments section on Ben's post , and follow a few of the links, they lead to great opinion pieces such as this one at Weblogg-Ed .
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POPSWikis as a Marketing Tool First Blogs, then podcasting, now Wikis. That's the pattern, internet users embrace it, then the corporate machine adopts it. And lastly, Academia dips in its collective toe. Maybe we should dive in first on the next one?
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POPSSlideshare - The Social Website for Powerpoint If you are ever stumped when creating a Powerpoint, the look to SlideShare for inspiration. This is a fun niche to the "social website" trend, which soley focuses on presentations and slideshows. You can view (and even download) slideshows from all over the world. A great resource for Educators and Students on how to, and how NOT to, make powerpoint presentations.
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POPSDotSub Provides Subtitles for web videos If your University is committed to providing accessibility, then take a look at this episode of Rocketboom. The subject is DotSub, a (currently) free website where you can upload and subtitle videos for the hearing impaired. Imagine the lost audience on YouTube alone! This is a great tool, and worth a close look to those considering podcasting lectures and presentations. Further reading: Ouch - BBC Accessibility blog Evelyn Glennie at TED, and solving subtitling notification online Meryl's Notes Blog: Captioned Videos
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POPSUsing MySpace as a Marketing Tool Blogging and Beyond is both a Blog and a Podcast. This is about the podcast, rather "a" podcast on using MySpace as a Business Building Tool. Those in Higher Ed could use as food for thought when considering an "official" University MySpace page.
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POPSTop 10 Web-Based Instant Messengers Tech spikes has a great post about the many web-based Instant Messenger aggregators. It is rare a person uses a single IM service, and that is why Trillian and Pidgn are so popular. But when you can't install these all-in-one chat tools, these web-based equivalents are nice to know about.
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POPSSkype Explained Flash HQ has a great article on Voice Over IP (VoIP) and how one could use it to reduce your monthly phone service bill.
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POPSBfree - the Blackboard export tool EdTechPost is a great blog for those involve in education and technology. This article deals with the recent merger of Blackboard and WebCT, and the lack of an export function. Be sure to browse the other blog posts.
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