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What are the new “Emerging Technologies”?

In 2005 I gave my first presentation on “Emerging Technologies” and talked about RSS, blogs, wikis and podcasts. Given the exponential change of the web, calling these emerging technologies today seems behind the times As we look down the road, I’ve been thinking about what are the new technologies. Here are my initial thoughts. As  Read more »

We Think, Therefore We Are

Here’s another excellent video on how the Internet is changing society. I particularly like the following quote: In the past, you were what you owned. Now, you are what you share. Put another way, we are seeing a move from hoa

Will Higher Ed Websites Become Irrelevant?

Jeremiah Owyang is one of my favorite commentators on Social Media. I have been thinking about his post Web Strategy: How to evolve your irrelevant corporate website for quite some time and if this is applicable to higher ed sites. The basic premi

The Cluetrain at 10

The Cluetrain Manifesto remains one of my favorite books. Written in 1999, I still consider the message very timely. Doc Searls recently spoke at a conference that discussed the relevance of Cluretrain as it approaches 10 years.

Web 2.0 = High Tech + High Touch

This June I will be giving several presentations at a conference hosted by Innovative Educators called Increasing Enrollment and Retention via Technology: Blending

The 2008 Horizon Report

The 2008 Horizon report was recently released and as always contains valuable information on the latest technology trends impacting college campuses. The Horizon Report is a collaboration between the New Media Consortium and the Educause Learning In