[DDN] telecentres caucus meeting: February 23 at 13:00

2005-02-16 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, For those of you who will be in Geneva next week for the WSIS Prepcom meeting, I will be hosting a gathering of the WSIS telecentres caucus on Wednesday, February 23. Here are the details. What: Telecentres Caucus meeting Where: Room XXIII When; 23 February, 13:00-15:00 RSVP is not

Re: [DDN] the power of blogs on the DDN web site

2005-02-16 Thread Andy Carvin
Thanks for posting, this, Phil. Meanwhile, for those of you who use RSS readers like Bloglines, Thunderbird or Firefox, you can get a feed of all DDN blogs with this URL: http://www.digitaldivide.net/rss/xml.php?type=blog Please remember this is an RSS feed, so it won't be very readable unless

[DDN] the internet as a connector of like minds

2005-02-16 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi DDN members - about two hours ago i posted a headlines entry on the DDN site about moodle, a very excellent educational content management system that is open source and free. (http://www.moodle.org) a minute ago i received email from my elementary school music teacher, chris ch

Re: [DDN] the power of blogs on the DDN web site

2005-02-16 Thread Claude Almansi
Thanks for your practical advice, Phil Re: yes, you can include links right within your blog postings. the syntax for creating a link in html is http://www.whereyourelinkingto.com";>text you're linking from use this same syntax and replace where you're linking to and the text

Re: [DDN] the power of blogs on the DDN web site

2005-02-16 Thread Andy Carvin
Absolutely! We are very eager to get other languages represented on DDN - bloggers, new communities and bulletin boards, etc. The more, the merrier. We also see DDN as a tool for noncommercial civic journalism, so we welcome all types of people to come to the site and learn how to blog... Alrea

[DDN] the power of blogs on the DDN web site

2005-02-16 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi DDN members - one of the things i think about a lot is ways to increase the quantity and quality of online conversations, while at the same time keeping people from feeling overwhelmed with the quantity of email they receive. the blogging feature on the new DDN web site is a big s

[DDN] [Net-Gold] INDIA: Children Take Media to Task on Tsunami Coverage

2005-02-16 Thread Sebata Thlaku
>"Some of the photographs were extremely disturbing and >gives you a very dark view of the scene. It is a request to the >media to be more sensitive in the presentation of >photographs since it gives birth to fear among readers," said >14-year-old Chandan Kumar. I sincerely agree with the comment

RE: [DDN] Any suggestions for a Software to create an electroniclibrary / bookshelf?

2005-02-16 Thread Magar Matsuoka, Brigitte
Vikas: My husband's company, RunTime Technologies , has built similar applications using their Java-based web content management framework. Theirs is a hybrid of open source and commercial technologies. I know they currently do work for both the Columbia University Law School and the Busines

[DDN] FW: New OCLC webcast available - Gaming and the Significance for Information Literacy

2005-02-16 Thread Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan
New OCLC webcast available - Gaming and the Significance for Information Literacy How can you improve library service in the tech-centric, personalized, branded world of instant information? Recorded at the January 2005 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, "

Re: [DDN] confirmed: DDN meetup in Boston this Thursday, 5pm

2005-02-16 Thread Jon maddog Hall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Perhaps strong individualistic tendencies are part of the lists. :-) They certainly are a part of New England Yankees (not to be confused with the New York Yankees). md -- Jon "maddog" Hall Executive Director Linux International(R) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DDN] confirmed: DDN meetup in Boston this Thursday, 5pm

2005-02-16 Thread Taran Rampersad
Well, I met Jon today, and I can say that he's more than a Linux Geek. But then again, that's the trouble with Linux Geeks. They tend to be multitalented people who don't fit well into classifications... My list is a bit different, but I just call myself Taran. Perhaps strong individualistic te