11.7.07

la mia università!

Il Servizio Stage&Placement dell'Università della Svizzera italiana (USI, Lugano) ha reso noti i risultati dell'indagine svolta nel marzo del 2007 sull'inserimento professionale dei propri laureati. I dati delineano un quadro particolarmente positivo: i tempi di ingresso nel mondo del lavoro, il tasso di occupazione e il livello di retribuzione pongono i laureati USI in una posizione molto privilegiata nel confronto internazionale e in linea con il resto della Confederazione elvetica.
Vedi il documento in formato pdf >>>

3.7.07

AMERICA'S ARMY 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

June 27, 2007 (West Point, NY) -- Today, the U.S. Army announced that the upcoming July 4th marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of the world-renowned America’s Army PC game. Debuting on July 4, 2002, America’s Army has more than 8.5 million user accounts and has been one of the top ten action games played online since its launch. America’s Army has grown from its initial roots as an online PC game to a brand that encompasses console and cell phone games; the Real Heroes program that recognizes heroic Soldiers; and the Virtual Army Experience, which places players in a life-size America’s Army game >>>

iPhone & Learning

a video report by Elliott Masie >>>

2.7.07

The Web multiplies the opportunities to reach niche markets

You've scheduled time off from work. You've made arrangements for the kids. Now you're ready to book your dream vacation, and chances are you're going to do so online. According to a December report from travel, tourism and hospitality research firm PhoCusWright, online transactions will account for more than half - 54 percent - of all U.S. travel bookings in 2007, and that figure is expected to rise to 60 percent next year. Travel sites were used by 83,342 unique visitors in the United States in February 2007, according to Nielsen//NetRatings NetView. .
by MediaPost >>>

on the phocuswright website >>>

Yahoo Launches Behavior-Based SmartAds

by MediaPost >>>

28.6.07

2 years! / 2 anni!

my blog has been around for the last two years...
this is message n. 380...

Google 2084

Google as big brother: "Op-Art" by Randy Siegel from NY Times (10.10.2005)

27.6.07

Interruptions

Literature about human interruption addresses this design problem from the following different perspectives: (1) psychology of human interruption; (2) technologies for improving the quality of interruption generation; (3) HCI methods for brokering interruptions; (4) the effects of interruptions in work settings; and (5) case studies describing the results of introducing technologies into the workplace in an attempt to improve coordination performance >>>

26.6.07

The eGovernment Observatory has now become eGovernment Practice

After serving the European eGovernment community for five years with a dedicated section on the IDABC website, the eGovernment Observatory is pleased to announce that it has now become the eGovernment Practice, a new generation portal with broader scope and enhanced features.
The new eGovernment Practice portal results from a merger between the Observatory, the Good Practice Framework and the European eGovernment Awards. By joining forces on a single portal, all entities now offer a service that is tailored to your needs and interests as an eGovernment, eInclusion or eHealth practitioner >>>

Social Networking Reaches Near Full Penetration Among Teens and 'Tweens

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- A whopping 96% of online tweens and teens connect to a social network at least once a week, according to a study and white paper being released today [25 june 2007] from Alloy Media & Marketing, a youth-oriented marketing firm. And nearly half engaged with a brand in the space in the past month >>>

Helpdesk medievale

piacevole e istruttivo:

22.6.07

sintesi di due lezioni sull'eLearning

Riassunto video di una lezione di eLearning presso l'Università della Svizzera italiana di Lugano, realizzato da Giorgio Bottani.
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THREE QUARTERS OF U.S. ONLINE ADULTS LISTEN TO AUDIO ON HOME COMPUTERS

Seventy-two percent of online adults in the U.S. are using their home computers to listen to audio content, according to a new study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. Computer-Sourced Audio Consumption in the Home reveals that rapid penetration of the PC in U.S. households (now estimated at 82 percent) has more and more consumers looking to their home computer instead of their TV, DVD player or CD player for a home audio experience >>>

21.6.07

carbonite

a very interesting background backup software, worth a try! >>>

20.6.07

Second Life, formazione e non profit

la conferenza è disponibile su internet archive >>>