May 2011
22 posts
DigitalLiteracy.Gov →
digitalliteracy.gov
This is a great site, which provides a collection of resources for a variety of different people. If someone needs basic tutorials for using the computer or the internet, you can show them this site. If you’re an educator looking for resources about cyberbullying or digital literacy, you can find them here. You can also find job skills resources here.
Thanks Larry Ferlazzo for sharing this site.
What we're reading: Cyborgs and blogs
Humans vs. Cyborgs: Four Ways @NYTimes Has Changed This Week
By Jessica Roy, 10,000 Words
May 25, 2011
For some, blogs also pay the bills…Times staffers have joined in with the automated feed before, but this is the first time it has been totally turned off. So how has @NYTimes changed since the humans at the Times usurped the cyborgs?
By Kate Murphy, New York Times
May 25, 2011
Selling merchandise on a vlog, blog or personal Web site can bring in even more cash. Darren Kitchen, 28, of San Francisco said he makes $5,000 a month selling stickers, T-shirts, baseball caps and computer hacking tools on his Web site, Hak5.org, which offers a weekly video show about computer hacking.
“It’s crazy how many people want the stickers,” said Mr. Kitchen, who started Hak5 in 2005 and says he has 250,000 monthly viewers.
What We're Reading: Restaurant Chain Builds Loyalty With Check-In Discounts (Case Study) →
streetfightmag.com
by Stephanie Miles, Street Fight
May 26, 2011
Scott Wise is the President and CEO of A Pots & Pans Production, a management company that runs seven restaurants, including Scotty’s Brewhouse, Scotty’s Lakehouse, and Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co, in Indiana. He says businesses need to approach online media like they would a cocktail party, and that it’s better to take notes and learn from what other people are saying than to “go in screaming, drinking, and trying to enter everyone’s conversation.”
“People often go online first to prepare for doctor appointments, and then go online after to recover from a doctors appointment.”
— Associate Director Susannah Fox on ABC News Radio, discussing her new report, “The Social Life of Health Information, 2011.”
Peer-to-peer Healthcare: Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Obvious. →
e-patients.net
Associate director Susannah Fox wonders: Is “peer-to-peer healthcare” an idea whose time has come? In this new commentary, Susannah examines evidence and recent examples. Join the discussion at e-patients.net.
A short guide to the new data resources at pewinternet.org →
pewinternet.org
Whether you’re looking for an open source version of our raw data or just need a few quick data points, pewinternet.org has you covered. Read more…
