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Feeds

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Feeds and RSS are the contemporary fabric of the Web. For my morning news I’m getting used to visiting reddit or digg. But the new blogsnow is really beautiful.  With a neat & simple interface, blogsnow lets me know which … Continue reading →

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Help desk, innovation and education

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

This video shows what happens when an innovative technology is introduced. The people will pretend it behaves like a previous “comparable” technology, and all sorts of doubts arise; in the short movie, it causes paralysis, until an efficient and courteous … Continue reading →

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Self-metapublishing 101?

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I enjoy the idea of a personal newsfeed since the time of myYahoo!. Even earlier, actually, for I recall the first personal newspage was done in Excite. Who remembers it? When RSS and blogs were beginning to get popular, myYahoo! … Continue reading →

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create rip mix burn

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Under the lemma “create rip mix burn” Rice University’s Connexions project is leading the way of novel explorations of e-learning open technologies to change (and not simply to patch) education. {Why education needs a change? Listen to the cafeteria small talk of students … Continue reading →

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ShiftHappens

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

How to Change the World: World’s Best Presentation Contest Winners From Guy Kawasaki’s How to Change the World & slideshare.net. Contest winneres were selected by a jury and by popular vote. It seems one of the best presentations is ShiftHappens … Continue reading →

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