20.2.08
A political education for business
An interview with the head of the Council on Foreign Relations, on McKinsey Quarterly >>>
19.2.08
The Privacy Paradox
"Boasting that you keep personal data "private," it seems is not the way to win the search game.
That's the lesson search engine Ask.com learned when it introduced AskEraser, a feature that claimed to let users turn off tracking of their search history so they can remain anonymous as they roam the Web. But when AskEraser launched last December, it didn't create enough interest to cause even a blip in Ask.com's market share--it's still hovering around 3% of all U.S. searches, according to Hitwise, a Web traffic research firm. "
on Forbes >>>
That's the lesson search engine Ask.com learned when it introduced AskEraser, a feature that claimed to let users turn off tracking of their search history so they can remain anonymous as they roam the Web. But when AskEraser launched last December, it didn't create enough interest to cause even a blip in Ask.com's market share--it's still hovering around 3% of all U.S. searches, according to Hitwise, a Web traffic research firm. "
on Forbes >>>
17.2.08
11.2.08
Half Of UK Men Would Swap Sex For 50 Inch TV
28 January 2008. Comet, the leading electrical specialist, today reveals that size really does matter, with over 25 million Brits admitting they would give up sex for six months to get a 50” plasma TV >>>
How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free
By MARIA ASPAN, Published: February 11, 2008 on NYTimes >>>
8.2.08
6.2.08
MIT OpenCourseWare
On November 28, 2007, MIT celebrated the initial publication of the entire MIT curriculum on OpenCourseWare. The celebration was hosted by MIT president Susan Hockfield, and included a keynote address by Thomas Friedman, columnist for The New York Times. The event also included a panel discussion on the future of education and OpenCourseWare, as well as an announcement of a new MIT OpenCourseWare initiative >>>
31.1.08
Succeeding at open-source innovation
An interview with Mozilla's Mitchell Baker, on the McKinsey Quarterly >>>
25.1.08
24.1.08
The 2nd Annual Marketing & Media Survey 2008
In December 2007, Datran Media conducted its second annual marketing and media survey by reaching out to over 2,000 industry leaders >>>
about Saba
Saba Learning and Saba Centra Power the U.S. Army Learning Management System, Release 2.0 >>>
a new book chapter
L. Cantoni & S. Tardini, Communicating in the Information Society: New Tools for New Practices, in P.C. Rivoltella (ed.), Digital Literacy: Tools and Methodologies for Information Society, IGI Publishing, Hershey (PA), 2008 >>>
23.1.08
«E-Learning Campus Zürich»
I'm doing the opening keynote: OER – Open Educational Resources: Opportunities, Problems and Challenges >>>
11. ELC-NET Jahrestagung 2008
Aula der Universität Zürich, Rämistrasse 71, 8001 Zürich
Freitag, 25. Januar 2008, 9:15 – 17:00 Uhr
11. ELC-NET Jahrestagung 2008
Aula der Universität Zürich, Rämistrasse 71, 8001 Zürich
Freitag, 25. Januar 2008, 9:15 – 17:00 Uhr
Technologies for Human Communication
University of Lugano (Switzerland): master of Science in Communication >>>
20.1.08
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)
Vol 2, No 1 (2008) is now available >>>
19.1.08
da leggere
Testo del discorso che il Papa Benedetto XVI avrebbe pronunciato nel corso della Visita all’Università degli Studi "La Sapienza" di Roma, prevista per il 17 gennaio, poi annullata in data 15 gennaio 2008 >>>
17.1.08
10.1.08
Handbook of Visual Languages for Instructional Design: Theories and Practices
By Luca Botturi, Todd Stubbs >>>
6.1.08
Web Playgrounds of the Very Young
"LOS ANGELES — Forget Second Life. The real virtual world gold rush centers on the grammar-school set...", on NYT >>>
27.12.07
26.12.07
about spam
Proofpoint Reports Spam Email Trends for November 2007: Enterprise Spam Volumes Stay High, Attachment-based Spam Makes a Comeback >>>
24.12.07
23.12.07
buon Natale! merry Christmas!
Giotto di Bondone, Vita di san Francesco, Il Presepio di Greccio (1297-1300)Affresco, 270 x 230 cm
Basilica Superiore, San Francesco, Assisi
18.12.07
Building an international Health Management Graduate Curriculum: Analyzing Faculty Survey Results
J.S. Coyne, E. McLaughlin & L. Cantoni, Building an international Health Management Graduate Curriculum: Analyzing Faculty Survey Results, «Journal of Health Administration Education», 24/2 (2007), pp. 151-174
15.12.07
Fast Prototyping as a Communication Catalyst for E-Learning
HERSHEY, PA – December 14, 2007 – As we say goodbye to another year past, we wanted to inform you on IGI Global’s most popular titles for 2007 – outstanding books to add to any library! We enthusiastically announce our top 20 best sellers for 2007 from IGI Global:
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2) Online and Distance Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (6 Volume-set)
Collecting research in over 300 chapters from some 800 international contributors, this title provides case studies, research, demonstrations, and practices on online and distance learning.
it publishes:
Chapter 2.22 Fast Prototyping as a Communication Catalyst for E-Learning Design / Luca Botturi, Lorenzo Cantoni, Benedetto Lepori, and Stefano Tardini
[...]
2) Online and Distance Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (6 Volume-set)
Collecting research in over 300 chapters from some 800 international contributors, this title provides case studies, research, demonstrations, and practices on online and distance learning.
it publishes:
Chapter 2.22 Fast Prototyping as a Communication Catalyst for E-Learning Design / Luca Botturi, Lorenzo Cantoni, Benedetto Lepori, and Stefano Tardini
14.12.07
A scuola con Internet. La formazione a distanza con l'e-learning
un mio intervento alla trasmissione Mondo Web (a cura di Antonio Vassalli) della RTSI >>>
13.12.07
il nuovo sito dell'USI
the new website of the University of Lugano / Università della Svizzera italiana is online!
and links my blog
and links my blog
11.12.07
9.12.07
The Use of Internet Communication by Catholic Congregations: A Quantitative Study
by Lorenzo Cantoni (Faculty of Communication Sciences, University of Lugano, Switzerland) & Slawomir Zyga (Faculty of Social Institutional Communications, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy)
Journal of Media and Religion
2007, Vol. 6, No. 4, Pages 291-309 >>>
Journal of Media and Religion
2007, Vol. 6, No. 4, Pages 291-309 >>>
7.12.07
Web 2.0 And The CEO
on Forrester, by George F. Colony, six things about marketing in the world of Web 2.0 that the CEO should know >>>
Web Access and E-Mail on Flights
on NYT: "On Tuesday, JetBlue Airways will begin offering a free e-mail and instant messaging service on one of its planes, while American Airlines, Virgin America and Alaska Airlines plan to offer broader Web access in coming months, probably at a cost around $10 a flight." >>>
Industry Click Fraud Rate Hits 16.2 Percent
from Click Forensics™, Inc.
"The Click Fraud Network™, which more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies have joined. The Click Fraud Network provides statistically significant industry PPC data collected from online advertising campaigns for both large and small companies across all the leading search engines. Key findings from data reported for Q3 2007 include:
- The overall industry average click fraud rate was 16.2 percent for Q3 2007. This is an increase from 13.8 percent for the same quarter in 2006 and from 15.8 percent for Q2 2007.
- The average click fraud rate of PPC advertisements appearing on search engine content networks, including Google AdSense and the Yahoo Publisher Network, was 28.1 percent in Q3 2007. That’s up from 25.6 percent for Q2 2007, 21.9 percent for Q1 2007 and 19.2 percent for Q4 of 2006.
- Over 60 percent of traffic from parked domains and made for ad sites was click fraud
- In Q3 2007, the greatest percentage of click fraud originating from countries outside North America came from France (4.2 percent) China (4.1 percent) and Germany (3.7 percent)."
see the full press release (in pdf) >>>
"The Click Fraud Network™, which more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies have joined. The Click Fraud Network provides statistically significant industry PPC data collected from online advertising campaigns for both large and small companies across all the leading search engines. Key findings from data reported for Q3 2007 include:
- The overall industry average click fraud rate was 16.2 percent for Q3 2007. This is an increase from 13.8 percent for the same quarter in 2006 and from 15.8 percent for Q2 2007.
- The average click fraud rate of PPC advertisements appearing on search engine content networks, including Google AdSense and the Yahoo Publisher Network, was 28.1 percent in Q3 2007. That’s up from 25.6 percent for Q2 2007, 21.9 percent for Q1 2007 and 19.2 percent for Q4 of 2006.
- Over 60 percent of traffic from parked domains and made for ad sites was click fraud
- In Q3 2007, the greatest percentage of click fraud originating from countries outside North America came from France (4.2 percent) China (4.1 percent) and Germany (3.7 percent)."
see the full press release (in pdf) >>>
4.12.07
an interesting research on Wikibility
a master thesis by Vincenzo Cammarata, a student of my university.
2.12.07
1.12.07
Inaugurazione dell'anno formativo 2008: il video!
Inaugurazione dell'anno formativo di I.Re.F., l'Istituto Regionale lombardo di Formazione per l'amministrazione pubblica (Milano, 19 novembre 2007, auditorium G. Gaber, Palazzo della Regione). Con interventi di Viviana Beccalossi, vice-presidente della Regione Lombardia; Lorenzo Cantoni, Presidente di I.Re.F. e Stefano Del Missier, Direttore di I.Re.F. Con la rappresentazione teatrale dell'Apologia di Socrate da parte dell'attore Carlo Rivolta >>>
30.11.07
Lucidi dell'intervento presso ASERI (Milano), nell'ambito del corso Politiche pubbliche e formazione. Processi decisionali e strategie >>>
28.11.07
27.11.07
23.11.07
Trivium 2.0 !
sta arrivando (per gennaio 2008): Lorenzo Cantoni, Nicoletta Di Blas, Sara Rubinelli & Stefano Tardini, Pensare e comunicare, Apogeo, Milano 2008.
(nell'immagine la prima bozza della copertina).
17.11.07
Modulo MaGF
Sto tenendo il modulo "Tecnologie dell'informazione e della comunicazione per la formazione" nell'ambito del Master professionalizzante in Gestione della Formazione (MaGF) dell'Università della Svizzera italiana (Lugano).
Ecco l'indirizzo del blog, con i materiali del modulo >>>
Ecco l'indirizzo del blog, con i materiali del modulo >>>
15.11.07
14.11.07
10.11.07
7.11.07
selecting talents for a great Doctoral School
Rethinking education in the knowledge society The RED-INK doctoral school is ready to start and has 5 funded Ph.D.
positions available on different topics related to education and e-learning in the knowledge society >>>
positions available on different topics related to education and e-learning in the knowledge society >>>
6.11.07
4.11.07
incredibile !
l'area annunci economici del sito de il Sole 24 Ore:
- di default dà la categoria 35 - Case Affitto, in cui è possibile cercare per località (come i motori di questo settore), peccato che ci sia un solo immobile, e che per trovarlo non basti cliccare sulla freccia senza inserire altri parametri di ricerca, ma bisogni cliccare sulla categoria in alto
- di default la data degli annunci è quella del giorno in cui si accede (???)
- per elencarli tutti, in questo momento: cat.35 Case Affitto: 1; cat.34 Case Vendita: 1; cat.38 Immobili Affitto: 5 (in due pagine...); cat.37 Immobili Vendita: 5 (sempre su due pagine...); cat.41 Località Turistiche: 1; cat.08 Consulenza - Outsourcing: 1; cat.02 Finanziamenti Compravendita Aziendale: 53 (in 18 pagine, senza la possibilità di visualizzarli diversamente, e tutti in data 4 novembre 2007, domenica, strano...); cat.24 Offerte Impiego: 1; cat.39 Professionisti: 5
- si possono cercare annunci anche in date successive a quella odierna, fino al 31.12.2041 (!!!)
- tutte le altre categorie sono a 0 (zero) annunci, e cioè: Viaggi Vancanze - Agriturismo; Domande Impiego; Formazione - Stage - Offerte; Rappresentanza Offerte - Franchising; Auto - Moto - Nautica; Aziende Forniture - Servizi - Applicazioni Web; Finanza - Leasing - Assicurazioni; Trasporti - Noleggio; Arte - Mostre - Antiquariato; Cinema - Teatro - Musica; Eventi - Fiere - Convegni; Varie; Necrologie
- ma vale la pena di mantenere online una cosa del genere?
1.11.07
22.10.07
17.10.07
14.10.07
12.10.07
10.10.07
8.10.07
new issue of JUCS
Journal of Universal Computer Science, 13/7 (2007), special issue: Computers in Education: New Developments in e-Learning Technology
5.10.07
The University of California, Berkeley, publishes courses on YouTube
see the dedicated area on YouTube >>>
IAB Report
Internet Advertising Revenues Continue to Soar, Reach Nearly $10 Billion in First Half of '07 >>>
3.10.07
Digital Consumer Behavior Study
"The majority of today’s consumers are actively personalizing their digital experiences and sampling niche content and video with increasing frequency. That was perhaps the key finding in our first annual Avenue A Razorfish Digital Consumer Behavior Study" >>>
2.10.07
Politiche pubbliche e formazione. Processi decisionali e strategie
intervengo a questo corso, promosso da ASERI (Alta Scuola di Economia e Relazioni Internazionali, dell'Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano).
vedi il programma >>>
vedi il programma >>>
4° Convegno Nazionale AIF Pubblica Amministrazione
Milano – 24 e 25 ottobre 2007.
il 25 mattina intervengo al questo convegno dell'Associazione Italiana Formatori, con una relazione dal titolo "Che cosa significa formare per il bene comune".
vedi il programma (in formato doc) >>>
il 25 mattina intervengo al questo convegno dell'Associazione Italiana Formatori, con una relazione dal titolo "Che cosa significa formare per il bene comune".
vedi il programma (in formato doc) >>>
two interesting articles on WSJ online
Its Creators Call Internet Outdated, Offer Remedies >>>
'Sorry, Wrong Number,' eBay Says on Skype >>>
'Sorry, Wrong Number,' eBay Says on Skype >>>
1.10.07
29.9.07
24.9.07
22.9.07
20.9.07
19.9.07
Google Gadget Ads
Gadget ads enable advertisers and agencies to engage audiences on the Internet's largest ad network with a rich and interactive new ad format >>>
18.9.07
a new book available!
Governance and Information Technology: From Electronic Government to Information Government
by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger (Editor), David Lazer (Editor)
352 pages, The MIT Press >>>
Review
"So you thought information technology in the form of 'e-government' would save taxpayer dollars, improve government performance, increase transparency and accountability, and promote democratic participation--and all in a hurry too? Some first-rate scholars of the subject show how the several truths about these matters are much more complicated, and the reasons for them sometimes paradoxical."--Eugene Bardach, Department of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Book
Description
Developments in information and communication technology and networked computing over the past two decades have given rise to the notion of electronic government, most commonly used to refer to the delivery of public services over the Internet. This volume argues for a shift from the narrow focus of "electronic government" on technology and transactions to the broader perspective of information government--the information flows within the public sector, between the public sector and citizens, and among citizens--as a way to understand the changing nature of governing and governance in an information society. The chapters discuss the interplay between recent technological developments and evolving information flows, and the implications of different information flows for efficiency, political mobilization, and democratic accountability. The chapters are accompanied by short case studies from around the world, which cover such topics as electronic government efforts in Singapore and Switzerland, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's effort to solicit input on planned regulations over the Internet, and online activism "cyberprotesting" globalization.
Contributors: Robert D. Behn, Maria Christina Binz-Scharf, Herbert Burkert, Lorenzo Cantoni, Cary Coglianese, Martin J. Eppler, Jane E. Fountain, Monique Girard, Åke Grönlund, Matthew Hindman, Edwin Lau, David Lazer, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Ines Mergel, Gopal Raman, David Stark, Sandor Vegh, and Darrell M. West.
by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger (Editor), David Lazer (Editor)
352 pages, The MIT Press >>>
Review
"So you thought information technology in the form of 'e-government' would save taxpayer dollars, improve government performance, increase transparency and accountability, and promote democratic participation--and all in a hurry too? Some first-rate scholars of the subject show how the several truths about these matters are much more complicated, and the reasons for them sometimes paradoxical."--Eugene Bardach, Department of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Book
Description
Developments in information and communication technology and networked computing over the past two decades have given rise to the notion of electronic government, most commonly used to refer to the delivery of public services over the Internet. This volume argues for a shift from the narrow focus of "electronic government" on technology and transactions to the broader perspective of information government--the information flows within the public sector, between the public sector and citizens, and among citizens--as a way to understand the changing nature of governing and governance in an information society. The chapters discuss the interplay between recent technological developments and evolving information flows, and the implications of different information flows for efficiency, political mobilization, and democratic accountability. The chapters are accompanied by short case studies from around the world, which cover such topics as electronic government efforts in Singapore and Switzerland, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's effort to solicit input on planned regulations over the Internet, and online activism "cyberprotesting" globalization.
Contributors: Robert D. Behn, Maria Christina Binz-Scharf, Herbert Burkert, Lorenzo Cantoni, Cary Coglianese, Martin J. Eppler, Jane E. Fountain, Monique Girard, Åke Grönlund, Matthew Hindman, Edwin Lau, David Lazer, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Ines Mergel, Gopal Raman, David Stark, Sandor Vegh, and Darrell M. West.
16.9.07
15.9.07
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) has just published its latest issue at: http://www.i-jet.org
13.9.07
e-Learning e Formação de Professores
*** il seminario è trasmesso online dalla radio della Facoltà ***
SEMINÁRIO INTERNACIONAL DE E-LEARNINGData: 13 e 14 de setembro de 2007
Faced/UFBa, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
Tema: e-Learning e Formação de Professores
SINOPSE: O quê? Seminário Internacional de e-Learning
Quando? 13 e 14 de setembro de 07
Horário: 9:00h
Onde? Auditório 01 da Faculdade de Educação da UFBA – Vale do Canela, SSA-BA
Acesso: Gratuito mediante inscrição prévia pelo link abaixo ou pelo fone: 71 3328-3783 / 3328 -3784Realização: CEAP e Univ. de LuganoApoio: Univ. Federal da Bahia
>>>
SEMINÁRIO INTERNACIONAL DE E-LEARNINGData: 13 e 14 de setembro de 2007
Faced/UFBa, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
Tema: e-Learning e Formação de Professores
SINOPSE: O quê? Seminário Internacional de e-Learning
Quando? 13 e 14 de setembro de 07
Horário: 9:00h
Onde? Auditório 01 da Faculdade de Educação da UFBA – Vale do Canela, SSA-BA
Acesso: Gratuito mediante inscrição prévia pelo link abaixo ou pelo fone: 71 3328-3783 / 3328 -3784Realização: CEAP e Univ. de LuganoApoio: Univ. Federal da Bahia
>>>
8.9.07
update on web analytics
The Web Analytics Forum (Yahoo) >>>
2007 Web Analytics Shootout - Interim Report >>>
Web Analytics Definitions (by Web Analytics Association, approved August 16, 2007) (pdf) >>>
2007 Web Analytics Shootout - Interim Report >>>
Web Analytics Definitions (by Web Analytics Association, approved August 16, 2007) (pdf) >>>
5.9.07
4.9.07
28.8.07
da segnare in agenda / mark your agenda
eTourCamp Lugano: il Barcamp sulle Nuove Tecnologie nel Turismo
eTourCamp Lugano: the Barcamp about ICTs and Tourism
27.8.07
19.8.07
Is e-Learning contributing to Innovation of the European Society?
Executive Summary of the HELIOS report 2007 (in pdf) >>>
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