This was really the first time I've live blogged. Very pleased with the results of this particular experiment. 1) I have a place where I can now reference all of the stuff from the conference. When I get a chance (probably tomorrow), I'm going to tag all of the posts and put a link on the side (probably replacing the Moodle link). I'm overdue for updating my blogger template anyway. 2) The manager commented that it seemed like she was right there with me - which tells ... around. It was kinda cool. Live blogging is also a good cover for when you are not feeling particularly social - as ...

An article in The Economist of November 6th entitled " Oh, grow up ", highlighted the way that blogging has ... 'retirement' of A-list blogger Jason Calacanis, who complained that "blogging had become simply too  big, too ... following them. Blogging may have become mainstream, with many of the most popular blogs operated by publishers and broadcasters, and with only thinly-disguised promotional blogs now commonplace, but it is an exaggeration to say that it has become the tool of the masses: the everyday use of blogs for individuals to communicate with friends and family ...

Because NBC kind of failed to do it (see previous post), I'm compiling my own list - I would LOVE your help! (I've stolen a few of these from Marketing Nirvana's past lists but would like to not only update that but broaden it to include more the learning/training field) John Mackey, CEO - Whole Foods Bill Marriott, CEO - Marriott J onathan Schwartz, CEO - Sun Microsystems Various GM execs Craig Newmark, Founder - Craig's List Ross Mayfield, Founder - SocialText David Sifry, CEO - ...

Christy Tucker (Experiencing E-Learning) has been live blogging her participation in the Technology, Colleges and Community online conference. Lots of fantastic stuff going on in parallel.

... are more blogs than ever, what is interesting here - actually there is a lot to wade through so here are my high points: I do like this image -mainly because  - in the best ego-surfing modality of the blogosphere - this blog seems to be one of the 76,000 blogs with a Technorati Authority of 50+ (now granted, I just squeak in with a 68 but hey a win is a win).   As I sit here writing this blog post with my Twitter open, my Yammer going, Facebok up and ... word blog is irrelevant, what's important is that it is now common, and will soon be expected, that every ...

... pretending to be a political pundit." Fair enough. One of the good things about blogs is that they attract debate and you can learn a lot from differing opinions. But it set me thinking about how this whole blogging experience had changed from when I started three years and 320 posts ago. I didn't start blogging for professional reasons and had no ... with a new communications medium. In fact, what I found was that blogging transformed my professional life into a ... have gained some commercial benefit from blogging, in terms of the consultancy work that I attract in the UK. There ...

... applied to blogs. Other people were thinking about playing games on their entertainment system or whether they should have ... 'thanks' or SMS messages saying 'A deal' or whatever. But when it comes to blogging, my good intentions are frustrated. Let me explain. I write a posting. You, by navigating to my blog site or by receiving notification through an RSS feed ... that's why only something like two or three in a hundred ever do (at least on my blog). Am I missing something here?

... those blogs which are likely to support our own view of the world? Are we misleading ourselves into thinking ...

I just saw a blog that appears to have been created solely as a means to interact, capture thoughts and ideas during the Brandon Hall Innovations conference. It's a great way for folks not at the conference to have a sense of what's going on there. And, I bet it is a fantastic learning and networking experience for the blogger. Kudos to the BH folks for encouraging this even if there were issues .

Not a great story but good...I also wished they had included some links to the other CEO blogs they mentioned...

This week over at the TrainingDay blog , my post is called Surgery Anyone? Virtual Surgery That Is . Stop by the site and leave a comment, you could win a free book. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

Blog Day 2008 is coming up in two weeks. The purpose of blog day is t o get to know other bloggers around the world. An to participate is very simple. On August 31st all you need to do is create a posting about 5 new bloggers that are preferrably different than your own. That can mean culturally, point-of-view, topic, etc. See you on Blog Day!

No, in answer to your many calls and emails, I have not made enough money from the Tip Jar experiment to quit working - but we're getting close! :-) I am getting rid of some of my backlog of tabs but I have this problem where I keep getting new feeds from Twitter ( Dion Hinchcliffe's tweets are particularly addictive) and Netvibes and I haven't been able to squash the reaction to click open a new tab  - but I'm working on it. Evidently Apple is also 'working on it' - looks like they sold something like 1 million 3G iPhones in 3 days and 10 million apps were downloaded. I'll ...

See my post today over at the Training Day blog . The post is titled Second Life: It's Everywhere. Please feel free to leave a comment on the blog explaining how you use technology to extend your classes. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

Where would I be without my train journeys to London? Another trip, another book. This time it's The Corporate Blogging Book by Debbie Weil, which promises to tell you 'absolutely everything you need to know to get it right'. Well, I don't know about that, but I'm sure it will answer an awful lot of questions for anyone considering setting up a public corporate blog or getting blogging going within the firewall. It deals really well with the common objections (security ... benefits of blogging and to help them to make a start.

Well, just over six months in, and I'm still here, albeit with a backlog of ideas/thoughts that really should be up here by now. So it's nice to find that this blog was selected as a Blog of the Week by the Learning Technologies team. A useful little motivator to step things up a little.

... mostly because I'm much more focused on my personal life and the many transitions I'm handling there. If I were to blog it ... who don't interject their personal lives into their blogs (ala Cathy Moore as reported to Michelle Martin ), then I don't think I'll make that list. Which is fine. Really. Blogging's not a contest... But personally, I like the ... a game. Plus, swimming around with whales is really cool. So. This is me trying to get my blogging energy back.

Well I actually got to go away this weekend camping. Yeah!!! One final hurrah of the summer and so thankfully the last long weekend of the summer was full of heat and sun. That's been rare here this year in Ontario. For Blog Day this year I thought I would find other blogs that match (and surpass) my other blog's focus - Photography. I'm no expert by any means. I just enjoy taking photos. Here are 5 new blogs I've come across where the photos and the stories are gorgeous, inspiring, and fascinating . Flemming Bo Jensen Photography blog - check out this pic - I wish ...

Blog Action Day this year is October 15th. All you have to do as a blogger to participate is dedicate a post on this one day regarding Poverty. What Can One Person Do? "Poverty is not only a pressing issue, it is a complex one. It's easy to think that there isn't much an individual can do. Fortunately this isn't the case at all. With activities ranging from advocacy and professional contribution to charity and financing, there is in fact many ways that we can ... suggestions and ideas in our Resources section." Visit the Resources Section ." ( - Blog Action Day 2008 ) ...

Today is Blog Action Day , and the topic is fighting poverty. One of my colleagues at EMC has already posted his Blog Action post (go see Steve Todd’s post). I thought I would just tell my story. I grew up in Northwest Florida . My father got out of the Air Force as a conscientious objector when I was 5 years old, right at the end of the Vietnam Conflict. I have always wondered if his decision was prompted by the fact that my Uncle, who was an MIA, was left in a POW camp when the US pulled out of Vietnam. My parents had 5 kids that were aged five and under when my ...

When I want to learn about something I start writing about it." - Phil ...

Scott Merrick (also check out Scott's SecondLife Blog ) runs the ISTE's Blogger's Hut in Second Life. Scott's ... before I got Scott's email telling me I'd been nominated as Blog-O'-the-Month. How kind! If you spend any time in ... a blog to be featured throughout the next month in the RSS feed located within the hut. Stop by the Blogger's Hut at http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/6/129/22, to vote! The Blog-o'-the-Month for November is Dr. Z Reflects , Leigh Zeitz's stellar offering to the educational community. At the very least, check out these blogs ...

27 Inspiring Women Edubloggers View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: education women ) I'm humbled (in that "feeling like a fraud" sort of way) and also inspired to be included with some really great bloggers -- some known to me, and some brand new. Thanks, Zaid ! Janet Clarey and Michele Martin helped start the conversation that led to Zaid's new list. For more conversations on women in blogging check out these posts: Blogging the Personal An older post, Where Are All the Women Part ...

This weekend, do some high-tech homework. Especially if you are not really comfortable with all this Web 2.0 stuff. You can read the assignment at my post This Weekend Go High Tech at the TrainingDay Blog . Even if you are high-tech, there are some neat things to see. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

... comment, it's worthwhile. Dr. Bob Cherry - I'm finding it hard to "get" blogs (almost certainly my failing)I am beginning ... " and wants to talk (a real menace sometimes). On Facebook and blogs the social/professional interaction seems much less ... started blogging, my goal was to get a lot of stuff out of my head. Forcing myself to write for public consumption, I ... fantastic processing tool for all of the new stuff I'm learning and a reason to try new technologies - if only for blog ... abandoned numerous blog posts because, as I wrote, I realized my position was idiotic. The posts you've never seen ...

In keeping with the Back to School theme, his week over at the TrainingDay blog , my post is called Back to School Special. The post discusses what learning professionals should be thinking about as students head back to classes. As professionals, we always need to keep learning and the posting provides "homework" to help with the learning process. Stop by the site and leave a comment, you could win a free book. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content ...

I am a gardenia...... During last week's illness (and before I killed off my old computer), the eLearning and technology blogs seemed like too much work for my fever-addled brain. I couldn't concentrate on my usual round of reading (news, sports, cooking). I couldn't get comfortable enough to sleep. I found myself reading fragrance blogs. (I can hear my friends sniggering in disbelief now....). Please don't ask why. I occasionally find myself in the compulsive ... . - They are very supportive of each other - bloggers regularly comment on each other's pages. The message boards and blogs ...

This week over at TrainingDay blog , my post is titled Combine Simple Games and Information . Why not create distracting "casual games" that also educate customers or employees. Why do all the learning games have to be "serious." Let's make learning games fun and learning more "accidental" than forced. Perhaps less focus on Immersive Learning Simulations and more focus on fun and games. Fun is motivational and engaging. Also, thanks to Bart at Virtual Learning Worlds for leading me to the game I posted about on TrainingDay. __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended ...

... via Oehlert ) Hi, My name is Brent Schlenker, and I'm a page-turner eLearning pusher. I'm not happy about it, but to all those employees, and clients, who's lives I've destroyed (okay, that's pushin' it) peddling "the crack" of Learning...I'm sorry! But there's hope! The Learning Clinic is open for business. And if you're reading this blog then you've already taken your first step towards recovery: You've entered the Learning Clinic...the bloggosphere...the conversation. Now that you're here, why don't you share your story? Tell us your trials and tribulations of ...

Currently catching up on my feed reader.... I've had a tough time even looking at a computer the past couple of days - much less doing anything on one. So Tony Karrer's comments on an insightful post by Angela White proved to be quite timely. Angela describes what we all go through - particularly when we have been blogging for any length of time (like a month). There's 2 parts to this issue - as far as I can tell. Part 1 is the overwhelming amount of ... for the blog. At least, that has been my experience. The past few days - I've been fighting through the ...