Web Two: Take your IT guy out to lunch!

Web Two > Take your IT guy out to lunch!

[Web2.0 in PBL High School] Just as a Web2.0 teacher gets frustrated by the ‘lack of access and opportunity’, at the same time, the teacher raised on MS Office and beige boxes is happy to know that the IT Manager is looking after everything for them, and has been doing so for at least a decade. Teachers all to often dismiss what IT Managers are doing - if you’re not on class, then it aint really working.

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[Life of (f)Utility: Hacking the Human Race] If this ain’t useful, I don’t know what is: GrandCentral: GrandCentral was bought out by Google so that’s definitely a strong endorsement. I suspect that the service will not remain free, but I will enjoy it while it lasts.

[1 Raindrop] Security Evolution: And we're getting better primitives, especially in the identity space - SAML, Cardspace, and friends will one day let us live in a world where users are not typing username and password into a web browser to do online banking.

[RE Revealed] Say it Ain’t so- Web 2.0 is Bad?: I think most readers here would agree that flashy Internet marketing is one of many tools you should have in your toolbox, that you should still keep at least a portion of your marketing diversified. Most readers herewould agree that people buy homes because of the qualities of the home and usually because of their invaluable agent’s time negotiating the contract to close process, not because they clicked “buy” on some MLS search. If you think Web2.0 is the only way and that the Internet alone sells homes, don’t they call you a Redfinner?

[David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts] Do not go quietly into your classroom: My goal was to introduce them to the world of web2.0, wikis, and del.icio.us. Well 2 out of 3 ain’t bad- I didn’t really get into delicious beyond an introduction.

[Futurismic] Friday Free Fiction for 30th May: Via SF Signal we discover another what seems to be some sort of alternative or addition to services like Manybooks.net that has a much slicker front-end, plus charts and all that web2.0 stuff. The titles all look pretty familiar (lots .

[zef[a]media] blogger blogs blogging: Zef has been working on the web since 1994. He designs software from the "inside out" - by getting inside the minds and workplaces of the people who use your software.

[Willis Says] New Ain’t Always Better: tabber Quick Review: I like to stay on top of web2.0 sites that come along. There seems to be several everyday. Probably more. One new site that didn’t seem to be worth the time I spent signing up and setting up is tabber. It’sa mashup of social networks. ...