Just now, on Mashable, I learned that police officers in San Francisco will start carrying video cameras. On Huffington Post, I followed a link on the Tech page to Engadget to read how one student learned to thwart face recognition software. On MSN, I saw a video of a puppy learning to catch a ball (I refuse to link that one). And on Reddit, I learned that Google Earth captured a picture (zoom in to the right of Artesina) of the giant pink bunny knitted by dozens of Italian grandmothers back in 2005—apparently it’s supposed to stick around until 2025. I gained all this new “knowledge” in less than 15 minutes online—and this serendipitous learning happens nearly every day to millions of people, including our students.Read more...

Early today - Wednesday, June 10th, 2009, 5:22 a.m. ET - the millionth word was allegedly added to the English language. What word earned that dubious distinction, you ask? Web 2.0! Seeing that, I figured we should probably blog about it. (Oh, and here's a link to the CNN article if you want to read more: www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/10/million.words.) Special thanks to Tim O. for making this possible.

Or, more specifically, my trusty old Razor did when it fell into a rainwater-filled planter at Home Depot. After two years of decent service culminating in a clumsy and sudden death, my phone came back to me a few days later in the form of an iPhone. Yes, the phone so fancy, it precedes itself with the most predominant pronoun out there.Read more...

"We don't manage by whether you're sitting at your desk; we manage by whether you've produced the deliverables,"

~ Jacci Moss, IBM human resources director for Lotus software

In eco-conscious Portland - a land of bikes, trains, buses, and trolley cars - Clarity Innovations blazes its own eco-trail with a comprehensive teleworking model. And yes, teleworking is the new telecommuting (mostly because employers go for that whole "working" suffix thing)...you might also notice the phrase mobile working growing in today's vernacular.

At Clarity's heart, you'll find an accomplished group of dedicated education-minded techno-geeks based in Portland, OR with employees located in multiple states and sometimes worldwide. But Clarity isn't the only enterprise conquering the telework summit. SUN Microsystems' Open Work program continues to enjoy tremendous success after its launch 10 years ago, and the benefits recently documented include smaller carbon footprints and increased cost savings, productivity, and employee satisfaction. Read more...