Tag Archives: Network Class

Yarrr.

By alex | Published: 6/4/2006
Went to see District B13 on opening day with two friends. Throw in the popcorn and soda, and we were at nearly $50. It’s especially expensive to see films in New York, but it’s expensive to see them anywhere. I still go and see a movie whenever there is anything remotely watchable in the theater. […]
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Proud Alum

By alex | Published: 5/26/2006
I am quite happy to find that the University of Washington (which I tricked into giving me a Ph.D.) is the epicenter of World of Warcraft. Right on. My undergrad institution ranks a lowly 16th. Buffalo is 63rd, Quinnipiac is 385th. These need to be weighted by enrollment, obviously.
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Dogears and classroom ROI

By alex | Published: 11/24/2005
Interesting brief article in Queue on IBM’s Dogear social bookmarking tool for the enterprise. It appears to be a system like del.icio.us, but with the ability to assign groups and to set up levels of privacy. They skip over the most interesting and difficult part: How to get folks to use it! They casually mention […]
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Bloggers as Villagers

By alex | Published: 7/21/2005
Today, I share a birthday with Marshall McLuhan, the patron saint of Wired magazine and only communication professor to get a walk-on in a Woody Allen flick (WMV – 2Mb). His aphorisms still show up with some regularity, not least the idea that electronic media would lead to a “global village.” I’ve written and talked […]
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