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POPSRe-Cap of the Drunken Pirate Saga This case has gotten a lot of press, but this article does a good job of laying it out in its entirety - not something the popular press has done. A Moral Tale for the age.
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POPSNew Piracy Approach "Joins 'Em" By digitally cataloging whole video libraries Auditude can quickly stick an ad on clipped and illegally posted videos. Contrast this with the Music Industry's punitive strategy to this one that uses the technology and users' penchant to appropriate, mash-up and share. This is a good example of investing in new thinking - who will do the same for education?
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POPSThe Long Tail Wags in Bondi Kiosk Here's a cool example of how digital media changes the nature of retailing. When software is so easily available from such a range of providers when will the kids having donuts and lattes twig that their education could be MUCH MORE personalised without thinking about it too hard?
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POPSIt's, it's, it's... Out of the Park! While record companies complain and file lawsuits against music lovers, Apple tried something different and now makes more from iPhones than computers and is up in the Wal-Mart region for music sales. Score one for trying a new model. I wonder who will be the one to do this for The Assembly Line School?
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POPSFaster WiFi for Aussie Sounds good and notice the 5GHz is for entertainment - great for hooking us all on The New WWW - getting Whatever we want, Whenever, Wherever.
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POPSHere's a twist: Teacher for the Apple It used to be "Apple for the Teacher," but Apple is joining the ranks of corporations that see in-house education of executive staff "mission critical." Here we go: blurring the lines between learning and school again!
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POPSDesperate for his 15 minutes of Fame? What first looked like a classic "shoot yourself in the foot" via Facebook may actually be a bid to grab attention, whether by the initial subject or some of his "friends." Either way, eyes were made to open, hey? Good thing.
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POPSWhen Cheats fail, try bullying "Give me your amulet or I punch you in the face." Here we go... "When I was a kid I got beat up and have my bike stolen." Nowadays it digital treasures. Same or different? Dutch laws sees it as the same.
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POPSIndie Film Winner shot with phones This could be a great example of a new kind of knowledge. Over 1000 words captured from signs in Sydney and New York were combined with poignant music to great effect. This was both the Critics' and People's Choice winner.
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POPSGoogle's Goggles Using Gmail to protect us from ourselves. Here's a bit of the Jiminy Clicket conscious kicking in. Useful, silly or inane? Dunno
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POPSYou're in Good Hands... with computer games Allstate insurance has contracted Posit Science to deliver its InSight software to older drivers to help them improve their cognitive abilities. So tell the kids they have to get off the joystick so granddad can do his homework.
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POPSImage Metrics - "Emily" This video shows how good facial animation has gotten. The blending of human and CGI blurs the line between real and virtual. I can imagine that people will put this to nasty uses.
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POPSWoolworths wants your data You could see this one coming. I've skipped the card and just take the receipt with the petrol discount. I reckon my data's worth more than 4 cents.
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POPSSmart Desks A ten year prediction that all desks will be this. I don't think it will be necessary - students will have their own with ability to sync to a shared plasma / projector.
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POPSStuck in Google’s Doghouse An example of "evil?" When search and profiles are determined by algorithms, we have openness. What happens when decisions are made by Google execs?
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POPSDropBox Another Helpful Web 2 application. Use the Cloud to share your own files between computers (skip the flash drive) and even among collaborators. Besides an easy and friendly interface, DropBox offers a public folder where each included files can be referenced with its own fixed URL. Slick!
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