Technology in our classrooms....

Excellent points Vicki, we as a country can leverage technology better in order to make our kids more effective and efficient in school. And our teachers need to be equipped and funded properly! They are trying to fill the massive gaps in education budgets and fighting against horrible socio-economic conditions in places like Chicago, NYC and countless other urban areas across the country. We should celebrate and reward them like we do for useless hollywood celebs.

in reference to: Effective Implementation of Technology in the Classroom: An Interview with Vicki Davis (Pt. 1 of 2) - The eLearners News Blog - The eLearners News Blog - eLearners.com Community: Online Education and Distance Learning Discussion Forums & Blogs (view on Google Sidewiki)

Funny Fantasy Yearbook from Hollywood's Most Notorious Teachers

Boy that brings back memories! Some good some bad.

I cant believe we used to watch those shows!

in reference to: Getting an Education from Hollywood's Most Notorious Teachers - eLearners.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

GOP Gets Ripped Apart by Anthony Weiner Tirade!!!

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I have said it before and I will say it again. Congressman Weiner is my Hero!

Thanks for lighting a fire under these pretend public advocates. If they were suffering like regular Americans and poor folk across the globe they we be way more effective.
in reference to: Anthony Weiner Rips Apart Republicans on 9/11Health Bill Video (view on Google Sidewiki)

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What We Don't Know...

Here are some compelling stats about the benefits of a college education. As a country we have a lot of things to fix, the education system being one of the most important.

Take a look, I am sure some of these findings will surprise you.

Always be learning!

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"<a href="http://www.elearners.com/what-we-dont-know/"><img src="http://www.elearners.com/what-we-dont-know/what-we-dont-know.jpg" alt="What We Don't Know" width="400" height="1000" border="0" /></a><br />By: <a href="http://www.elearners.com/">eLearners.com</a>"
- What We Don't Know | eLearners.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Check out the "The Mel Gibson Apology Tour"

A funny look at what could happen if Mel manages to avoid jail time and a mental break down.

By the way, YOU SUCK MEL !!!

in reference to:

"The Mel Gibson Apology Tour"
- The Mel Gibson Apology Tour (view on Google Sidewiki)

Video: What Wall Street Reform Means For You

I got this email from Joe Biden today and it is a nice touch but it seems like too little too late. We need a real effort to clean up Wall St. not more pandering and ineffective legislation.

in reference to:

"Video: What Wall Street Reform Means For"
- Video: What Wall Street Reform Means For You | The White House (view on Google Sidewiki)

Discount & Wholesale Kitchen & Bath Upgrades!!

Checkout my buddies over at http://www.kitchencabinetkings.com/

"Kitchen Cabinet Kings is one of the largest suppliers of assembled cabinetry on the internet. We ship to the entire continental United States within a 1-2 week delivery time. When ordering cabinets online with us, you are cutting out the middleman and receiving true wholesale pricing."

It is still a buyers market out there, so as homeowners we should renovate right now to increase overall value of the house.

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"Kitchen Cabinet Kings is one of the largest suppliers of assembled cabinetry on the internet. We ship to the entire continental United States within a 1-2 week delivery time. When ordering cabinets online with us, you are cutting out the middleman and receiving true wholesale pricing."
- Kraftmaid Cabinets | All Wood Kitchen Cabinets | Wholesale Kitchen Cabinets Shipped Nationwide (view on Google Sidewiki)

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Newsjunkies Must See Google Fast Flip!

Its not the most efficient way to read the news but its definitely fun. And I would like to see how this functions on an Ipad. http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/

For newshounds like me its a dream come true. I check it out when I have time to actually enjoy reading the news. When it comes to important breaking news though twitter is still the fastest.

in reference to: Google Fast Flip (view on Google Sidewiki)

Nice Try Bing...

But when I need to find something Google still has the advantage. And Im no Google cheerleader either, I rant about them all the time as well. But definitely dont want you guys to stop trying out new stuff. The recent strides have been great but there is still much work to be done.

I had my browser set to Bing with a new PC and after about a day of doing searches from there I noticed several differences in the ability to retrieve relevant data and the quality of data returned.

in reference to: Bing (view on Google Sidewiki)

Adready is Indeed Ready for Primetime!

I finally got a chance to try out the new advertising service from Adready and it was delightful.

For a small business owner, the process is very easy to follow and get you up and running within an hour without the need for a banner ad designer and an Adwords consultant.

I got my own ads created and running within an hour, but normally this process could take days and weeks easily.

Their system also analyzed my site and came up with a decent set of keywords that I was able to hand edit.

I am still in the process of testing, but so far the experience has been great. Cant wait to see how my ads perform and how well their systems manage my budget for the test run.

in reference to: AdReady | Online Advertising: Design, Target, Run and Optimize Banner & Video Campaigns (view on Google Sidewiki)

Internet Links shouldn't violate copyright law...

Links are merely wonderful little connections between data and constitute the intangible fibers that string the internet together. One day I would love to write and "Ode to a link," because they are soo wonderful.

in reference to: Google Lawsuit: Our Links Don’t Violate Copyright (view on Google Sidewiki)

Internet Links shouldn't violate copyright law...

Links are merely wonderful little connections between data and constitute the intangible fibers that string the internet together. One day I would love to write and "Ode to a link," because they are soo wonderful.

in reference to: Google Lawsuit: Our Links Don’t Violate Copyright (view on Google Sidewiki)

Italian and Brazilian courts go after Google....

But should Google, Facebook and other similar sites have to police every letter of content that their users publish there? Italian and Brazilian courts need to wakeup and smell the 21st century.

Here is a good quote from the article...

"The Italian and Brazilian courts are effectively not allowing or recognizing any distinctions between traditional media and online or the challenges of managing content posted or uploaded by millions of users daily. They’re also trying to assert domestic laws against a global corporation that seeks to have a standard policy across markets internationally."

in reference to: Google Fined In Brazillian “Pedophile” Defamation Case Tied To Orkut (view on Google Sidewiki)

More About the Media & Charging for Free News....

According to this graphic the NY Times should be paying people to read the news!

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Charging Money for FREE News????

I hope it works, but I have been saying for years that its way too outdated a concept to for for NYT and most other media outlets. In specific cases it has applications, like industry specific data, research only useful to small groups, etc...

Also, all of the buzz around the topic should have swayed them in the other direction so I am really interested to see how this pans out. There are soo many alternative news sources out there these days that nothing stays exclusive for more than a few hours.

Good Luck NYT, Yall are Gonna Need It!

in reference to: New York Times to Charge Frequent Readers of Web Site - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Google Ends Censorship in China....

Because of targeted cyber attacks BUT WHAT ABOUT MURDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS!!!!

Google's (GOOG) old motto, "Dont Be Evil," must have just been a joke because nothing is more evil than supporting the genocide and ethnic cleansing the Chinese government is blatantly doing to the people of Tibet. And the human rights violations dont end there, the Chinese government is notorious for killing dissidents and activists.

I guess the billions of dollars of prospective income Google hoped to make off the Chinese people outweighed the value of human life.

in reference to:

"Targeted cyber attacks"
- Google Ends Censorship In China -- InformationWeek (view on Google Sidewiki)

Bloggers can help the people of Haiti

The reports coming from Haiti are horrible and hard to watch. The people there were really suffering even before this earthquake happened with poverty and poor economic conditions.

My family and I will be doing everything we can to help and we have the Haitian people in our prayers.

If you are able to help, check out this article from Andrew at blogherald.com: What Can Bloggers Do to Help Haiti? http://www.blogherald.com/2010/01/13/what-can-bloggers-do-to-help-haiti/

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"What Can Bloggers Do to Help Haiti?"
- What Can Bloggers Do to Help Haiti? | The Blog Herald (view on Google Sidewiki)

My Ulcer May Love This!

As a technologist I recite this mantra to all my clients and friends, "Back Ups, Back Ups, Back Ups!" Make sure to have some "on-site" (in your home or office) and make sure to have some "off-site." Do it regularly and disaster recovery becomes much less frustrating. And there are many many reasons you may be disaster recovery mode so take it from me before you learn the hard way.

I am very eager to test this service out NOW!

in reference to: Backupify :: Secure Online Backup and Archiving for Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, and Wordpress (view on Google Sidewiki)

Wow! Google Gives 20 Million to Several Important Causes...

Good job Google (GOOG)! I am a big critic of yours but this almost makes up for all of your transgressions, lol

I hope some other companies who consider themselves progressive can follow in your footsteps. And as individuals we can learn a lot from this as well.

As we drink egg nog in front of warm fireplaces its important to remember the billions who live below the poverty line. And its children who suffer the most from poverty; lack of clean drinking water, food, shelter, education.....

in reference to: Happy Holidays from Google (view on Google Sidewiki)

No Paid Sick Days for Walmart Workers Who Need it Most

This does not surprise me but I would like to create more awareness about the problem if I can. Walmart has gotten bad press over several issues in the past few years so this is just a drop in the bucket. But if you were one of the affected workers the story would be way different.

This hits close to home also because many of the highly trained technical people I work with daily are "contractors" and dont get paid sick days either. Nor do they get health insurance, life insurance, dental insurance, vacation days... and the list continues.

This NY Times article says this problem may worsen the Flu pandemic but that is far from the only side effect. Parents and families already on the poverty line are hit by this and numerous other jabs while the fat cats on Wall St. got bailed out. When will we learn?

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"Paid Sick Days"
- Fears That Lack of Sick Leave Helps Spread Swine Flu - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)