background preloader

Fleck: Grow Your World!

Fleck: Grow Your World!

Think Design Play ELAN ELAN is a professional tool for the creation of complex annotations on video and audio resources. With ELAN a user can add an unlimited number of annotations to audio and/or video streams. An annotation can be a sentence, word or gloss, a comment, translation or a description of any feature observed in the media. Up to 4 video files can be associated with an annotation document. ELAN is written in the Java programming language and the sources are available for non-commercial use. Main other features Download ELAN

2008 Web Predictions - ReadWriteWeb What Web applications and trends will make it big in 2008? In this post the RWW authors ruminate on the current trends in Web technology and look forward to what 2008 might bring us. Topics include Google, semantic web, online advertising, recommendation systems, Facebook, digg, open standards, Mobile Web, search engines, and much more! So check out our predictions for '08 and please contribute your own in the comments. Also you may want to review our track record for 2007 Web predictions. Richard MacManus, Editor, ReadWriteWeb: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Marshall Kirkpatrick, Lead Writer, ReadWriteWeb: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Josh Catone, Lead Writer, ReadWriteWeb: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Alex Iskold, Feature Writer, ReadWriteWeb: 1. 2008 will be slow and cautious, with the first half dominated by recession or fear of recession. 2. 3. 4. Emre Sokullu, Feature Writer, ReadWriteWeb 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sean Ammirati, Editor, ReadWriteTalk (our podcast show): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Conclusion

Ideas for local councils to push social media to the public | Lo Dear local gov and social media geeks As most of you might have noticed, the growth of local councils adopting the social media route is growing by the day. The momentum and awareness is growing slowly but surely. As I was sipping my favourite caramel macchiato at Starbucks this morning, I had an light bulb moment and thought its worth sharing it with you. The Idea I was thinking about everything I’ve heard over the past few months and the questions that arise from fellow enthusiasts on how social media should be applied in local government. The industry example Just take this example, Dell is offering 30% off for Twitter customers only . Here is a list of 16 companies using Twitter for business. …Wait a minute? You might say, wait a minute, they’re commercial businesses, the public sector is different. The public sector examples The Why… The 3rd eye… How about engaging with the 3rd sector on social media. I believe the sky’s the limit…. Finding public sectors ‘social factor’

New generation of location games catches on Location-based social networks Foursquare and Gowalla, which launched the craze of “checking in” at locations such as restaurants or stores in exchange for points, are often described as games. But they’re fairly simple examples as far as games go. Checking in at a bar with Gowalla (or Loopt, or Foursquare, or Brightkite) is done in a matter of seconds. Booyah‘s MyTown, for example, has over 2 million active users, and the population grows by more than 100,000 players per week. Then there’s Parallel Kingdom (pictured) for the iPhone and Android platforms, designed by a company called PerBlue in Madison, Wisc. Parallel Kingdom is reminiscent of role playing games (or RPGs) on the computer or a games console in that it is loaded with features such as a fighting mechanism, a virtual aid to the player, leveling up the character, instant messaging with other players, trading items and food and so on. Now Parallel Kingdom is more lenient in the way actual location is featured in the game.

Keynote Best Web 2.0 Applications for Elementary School | Langwitches Thanks to an amazing list of “The Best Web 2.o Application for Education-2007” from Larry Ferlazzo’s Website, I decided to create my own list of the applications that have been the most useful or promising in the Elementary School scene. Maybe I even make a meme out of it to encourage other elementary school techies to create their own lists and publish them on their blog. The list does not have to be in any particular order. AnimotoCreate your own music video, simply by uploading your own images and selecting music. + Students LOVED seeing themselves on the video. – Limit of 30 secondsSlide.com Create your own slideshow, then embed in your classroom blog.Slideshare Upload your students’ or your own powerpoint files in order to embed them on your classroom blogLunapicWeb based image editor. Here are your simple meme instructions: Write down your favorite web 2.0 applications, add a sentence or two of explanation and tag a few other elementary school teachers. Like this: Like Loading...

Top 10 Social Networks for Entrepreneurs Dan Schawbel is the author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success (Kaplan, April 09), and owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog. Looking for a job? Consider creating your own. There are a number of social resources to help you connect with other entrepreneurs and get your business ideas off the ground. Here are the top 10 social networks for entrepreneurs. Have another social site to add to this list? 1. Entrepreneur Media, the company that produces Entrepreneur Magazine, started a social network over a year ago specifically for entrepreneurs and small business owners called Entrepreneur Connect. You can use this network to connect to service providers, suppliers, advisers and colleagues. 2. PartnerUp is a social network for entrepreneurs who are searching for people and resources for business opportunities. 3. Most social networks neglect the content aspect that makes StartupNation so useful. 4. 5. This isn’t another LinkedIn clone. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

slashwars NoodleTools The Best Places To Learn Web 2.0 Basics — 2007 When it comes to technology, I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer (not to mention being sort of a Luddite). I need things very, very simple. I thought it would be helpful to a list of the sites that I’ve found most helpful and accessible in explaining how to use key Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, Flickr, social bookmarking, RSS readers, etc. You can also find links to the sites I list here, and many more, on the Teachers’ Page on my website. There are three sites that I think stand above all the others. One is Sue Waters’ Mobile Technology In TAFE Wiki. It would probably be okay to stop reading right here, since these three sites more than likely can provide you with all the information you need. However, there are a few more excellent resources you might want to check-out if you have the time. There are two other places that offer exceptional information on a number of Web 2.0 tools. Other sites have good resources for specific tools. (I’m also adding John Pearce’s Tutorials) ).

Related: