PICTURE – Priests’ ICT Use in their Religious Experience

PICTURE – Priests’ ICT Use in their Religious Experience studies the usages of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and of the internet in particular, by the priests of Christian Catholic Church.

The Congregation for the Clergy of the Holy See has communicated interest and has endorsed this research project.

PICTURE is run by the NewMinE – New Media in Education Lab of the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI – Lugano, Switzerland) in collaboration with the School of Institutional Social Communications of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (PUSC – Rome, Italy).

Top 10 U.K. Search Terms by Category, October 2009

on ClickZ >>>

eLearning in Tourism and Hospitality: A Map

Cantoni, L., Kalbaska, N. & Inversini, A. (2009) eLearning in Tourism and Hospitality: A Map, «JoHLSTE – Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education», 8/2: 148-156 (DOI:10.3794/johlste.82.263)

Blog Rimini

a brand new Blog about Rimini, the popular Italian tourism destination (also in Italian: BlogRimini)

Travel Ad Impressions Up Nearly 30% in September

on ClickZ >>>

UNESCO OER wiki

an interesting resource >>>

5 New Technologies That Will Change Everything

On PCWorld >>>

Report: Top Keyword Price Nears $100 Per Click

on MediaPost >>>

KFPE annual Day in Lugano: online all the sessions

Live video by Ustream

RT @google: Tweets and updates and search

on the official Google blog >>>

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)

the new issue is online >>>

KAYAK Trends

Where are people trying to go, and where are they looking to stay? Find the latest KAYAK search trends for travel to or from nearly any commercial airport in the world and for the most searched hotels in popular destinations. Data from hundreds of millions of searches over the past 12 months on KAYAK site >>>

Brands Seek Fans on Facebook

on adweek >>>

Lufthansa MySkyStatus

While you're in the air, MySkyStatus sends altitude, location, departure and arrival updates automatically to your Facebook and Twitter pages >>>

Two-Year Study of Global Internet Traffic Will Be Presented At NANOG47

by Arbor Networks, the University of Michigan and Merit Network >>>

Generation Y, Digital Learners and Other Dangerous Things

Journal of technology, culture, and education
Call for Special Issue

Generation Y, Digital Learners and Other Dangerous Things

edited by Lorenzo Cantoni & Stefano Tardini

download the call (in pdf) >>>

Formazione: da Asfor il wiki glossario per "Le parole dell'e-Learning"

Milano, 12 ott. - (Adnkronos/Labitalia) - Per capite tutti i termini della formazione on line e a distanza arriva il 'wiki' "Le parole dell'e-Learning" (www.glossarioelearning.net), il glossario dell'e-Learning che ASFOR, Associazione Italiana per la Formazione Manageriale, ha sviluppato con il contributo scientifico di SIe-L Societa' Italiana di eLearning e con il supporto tecnologico del Centro METID del Politecnico di Milano >>>

Obama against freedom of press?!

Appropriate Attacks on the Press? on Fox >>>

A systematic methodology to use LEGO bricks in web communication design

Cantoni, L., Marchiori, E., Faré, M., Botturi, L., and Bolchini, D. 2009. A systematic methodology to use LEGO bricks in web communication design. In Proceedings of the 27th ACM international Conference on Design of Communication (Bloomington, Indiana, USA, October 05 - 07, 2009). SIGDOC '09. ACM, New York, NY, 187-192. 
DOI= http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1621995.1622032

La ricerca scientifica per un mondo migliore

an important meeting @ USI, hosted by the NewMinE Lab (a pdf document) >>>

two new PhD positions available!

a great call! >>>

La FOSIT incontra le istituzioni universitarie del Ticino

23 ottobre 2009 ore 17.00 – 19.00
Auditorium
Università della Svizzera italiana >>>

Diigo

just tried >>>

No Reservations: The Rise of The Nontransactional Travel Web Site

from PhoCusWright >>>

La comunicazione online e le sfide per i professionisti del turismo

La comunicazione online e le sfide per i professionisti del turismo

Lugano, 11 febbraio 2010.

Swiss Day della Conferenza internazionale ENTER2010 - eTourism: Horizons.

un grande programma!

two new domains in eTourism

www.etourism.travel and www.e-tourism.travel, to be visited and linked!

Google vs Google Caffeine ranking

an interesting tool >>>

The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Vol 10, No 4 (2009): Trends and Issues in Open and Distance Learning in Africa

KFPE annual Day in Lugano: the online channel is live

the event will be broadcast live from this url >>>

Google does not use the keywords meta tag in web ranking

from the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog >>>

webatelier.net Join Us Project

FilterStream

FilterStream is a free tool that streams qualified TripAdvisor reviews to a hotel's website. The filter feature ensures only reviews above a certain rating are displayed >>>

The Dirty Little Secret About the "Wisdom of the Crowds" - There is No Crowd

worth reading >>>

From Research to Development - Mutual Learning for Change

The Annual Conference of the KFPE in collaboration with NewMinE of the University of Lugano
23 October 2009, at the University of Lugano (12:00 - 16:00)
the flyer is now available (in pdf) !

GenY revisited

GenY revisited

View more presentations from lorenzocantoni.

la mia pesentazione al convegno nazionale della SIe-L >>>
la presentazione della collega Gráinne Conole >>>

Technology integration and adoption in education and the community

the latest issue of International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology >>>

African universities 'face fresh Internet challenges'

Digital resources for research: a review of access and use in African universities, a report by Jonathan Harle, programme officer for the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) >>>

Deadline for ENTER paper extended to 30th September

Deadline for ENTER2010 extended to the 30th September 2009 >>>

Twitter's New Terms of Service

an overview on the Twitter blog >>>

Facebook lite

worth a try >>>

IPID The International Network for PG Students in ICT4D

attending the 4th annual conference >>>

Bus Based Learning

on the Masie website >>>

Workshop “Ticino. Terra di ciclismo”

Venerdì, 4 settembre 2009, ore 14.30 – 18.00
Locarno, sede Società Elettrica Sopracenerina, Piazza Grande 5
Intervengo a questo seminario, presentando una breve Guida pratica alla promozione online. Un esempio nel settore turistico che potete scaricare gratuitamente qui >>>
il programma del workshop (in pdf) >>>

ENTER2010 - eTourism: Horizons

a must (in PDF) >>>

AFASI - associazione per la formazione aziendale nella svizzera italiana

intervengo a questa giornata con un workshop su Formazione tecnologica: aiuto o intralcio nella formazione aziendale? >>>

American Express Business Travel unveils virtual meetings solution

on AMEX website >>>

The Pegasus View

Pegasus Solutions, the world’s largest single processor of electronic hotel transactions, is launching a free monthly hospitality industry trends report called The Pegasus View, derived from its vast “vault” of hotel booking data >>>

Essay: Dumb-dumb bullets

As a decision-making aid, PowerPoint is a poor tool
By T.X. Hammes
on the AFJ - Armed Forces Journal >>>

Destination promoters wanting to attract mainland Chinese travelers should advertise on the internet

Destination promoters wanting to attract mainland Chinese travelers should advertise on the internet, the GO-TO information source for Chinese travelers:Nielsen >>>

two reports by Market Metrix

Hotels acknowledge growing impact of user reviews, but unsure how to respond >>>
Handling Online Reviews – Best Practices >>>

NewMinE Lab manifesto, ver. 1.0 !

Einführung von E-Learning in die medizinische Fortbildung. Die Verbreitung von eCME in Europa und in den USA

L. Bachmann, L. Cantoni, J. Coyne & E. McLaughlin, Einführung von E-Learning in die medizinische Fortbildung. Die Verbreitung von eCME in Europa und in den USA, zeitschrift für e-learning. lernkultur und bildungstechnologie, 02/2009: 6-18

Rapid Prototyping Design ed eLab

il modello di fast prototyping dell'eLab - eLearning Laboratory di USI e SUPSI è ampiamente presentato e discusso in un volume appena uscito: Pier Giuseppe Rossi ed Elio Toppano, Progettare nella società della conoscenza, Carocci editore, Roma 2009, pp. 129-131 >>>

txteagle

There are over 2 billion literate, mobile phone subscribers in the developing world, many living on less than $5 a day.
Corporations pay people to accomplish millions of simple text-based tasks.
txteagle enables these tasks to be completed via text message by ordinary people around the globe >>>

The Traveler's Road to Decision

a study from Google and OTX >>>
a webinar:

Playful Holistic Support to HCI Requirements using LEGO Bricks

L. Cantoni, L. Botturi, M. Faré & D. Bolchini (2009), Playful Holistic Support to HCI Requirements
Using LEGO Bricks, in M. Kurosu (ed.), Human Centered Design, HCII 2009, LNCS 5619, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 844–853

HCI International 2009
19-24 July 09
Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA

How Teenagers Consume Media

a report by Morgan Stanley:
- the story >>>
- the report itself (in pdf) >>>

Mastering Internet Marketing in 2009: Results of the 3rd Benchmark Survey on Hotel Internet Marketing

By the HeBS Team (in pdf) >>>

TripAdvisor warns of hotels posting fake reviews

from The Associated Press >>>

Hotel reservations keep OTAs alive, for now

on Hotelmarketing.com >>>

to distinguish between science and (politically correct) fiction...

Health outcomes of youth development programme in England: prospective matched comparison study, on BMJ.
worth a reading and a reflection >>>

Russia and Brazil Top Social Network Engagement Rankings

on ClickZ >>>

ICT4D

now both NewMinE Lab and webatelier.net are parters of the ICT4D Collective at Royal Holloway, University of London >>>
The Collective was initiated in 2004, in 2007 it was awarded the status of a UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, and in 2009 it became an official Research Centre at the College. The Collective works in partnership to undertake research, teaching (undergraduate and postgraduate) and consultancy relating to the appropriate and sustainable use of ICT for development.

Google City Tours

Making holiday planning as easy as searching the web. City Tours helps you identify points of interest and plan multi-day trips to most major cities. You just specify the location of your hotel and the length of your trip and City Tours will map out an itinerary for you. From Google Labs >>>

From Research to Development - Mutual Learning for Change

The Annual Conference of the KFPE - Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries, will be done in collaboration with the NewMinE Lab - New Media in Education Lab of the Università della Svizzera italiana, 23 October 2009 in Lugano.
Implementation of research results and exchange with various stakeholders will be the main focus of the conference. The case studies presented will include direct video connections to partners in developing and transition countries thus providing them with an opportunity to present their experience and to talk about factors that enhance or hinder the implementation of research results.

Call for Posters
We are seeking posters that present research partnership projects with developing or transition countries with a clear focus on implementation or projects under construction that have this aim or ideas about achieving it. Persons who intend to exhibit a poster must be present at the conference. Deadline for the submission of poster abstracts is 15 August 2009.
kfpe(at)scnat.ch

The Iran Election and Social Media: The New News Revolution

by Nielsen Online >>>

The Jack Welch MBA Coming to Web

on WSJ >>>
the website >>>

TravelMole’s 6th Annual Web Awards

with a special category on Recruiting and Training. see the winners >>>

NewMinE lab research manifesto

a great beta!

CIRET

Centre International de Recherches et d'Etudes Touristiques / International Center for Research and Study on Tourism >>>

the new NewMinE manifest

a must >>>

eYouGuide, by the EU Commission

If you like shopping online, downloading or uploading content such as pictures, music and videos, this guide is made for you. Here you can find information about your rights online and tips how to make your web experience better and safer >>>

New Twitter Research: Men Follow Men and Nobody Tweets

on HBR >>>

Sorry, new GeoCities accounts are no longer available

the end of web 1.0? >>>

Online travelers keen on user-generated reviews

on hotelmarketing.com >>>

KnowPrivacy

The Current State of Web Privacy, Data Collection, and Information Sharing >>>

google wave

ENTER 2010 the website!

the website is online >>>

Comscore announces Media Metrix 360: the next generation of global digital audience measurement

to be studied >>>

New study reveals changes in leisure travelers' online search behavior

on ypartnership >>>

Army training goes virtual

have a look >>>

Learning Technology Products 2009

a free report by Brandon Hall Research >>>

OT: la Taverna di Leonardo

my best 30 minutes wedding anniversary dinner ever >>>

Discover Bing

Microsoft's new search engine >>>

Hyatt launches online educational program

on Hotelmarketing >>>

Towards Maturity

The Towards Maturity Benchmark Review is the most comprehensive independent review of the use of learning technologies in the workplace in the UK >>>

The Problem with Social Media in the Office

on emarketer >>>

Internet users turn to social media to seek one another, not brands or products

Menlo Park, CA; May 20, 2009: A new report by Knowledge Networks gives advertisers, marketers and researchers a clearer picture of the motivations and attitudes of social media users >>>

CoFFEE

Make the Most of your Digital Classroom >>>

Pope2you

worth a try >>>

Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, April 2009

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Comportement des voyageurs en ligne par génération

a study by Forrester >>>

New Study shows each visitor to SFCVB website generates $15.85 in Spending

worth a visit >>>

Technorati...

iPerceptions “Hospitality Industry Report Q1 2009” Offers New View Into Traveler Behavior & Satisfaction Rates

This report, which analyzes user-generated feedback from over 137,000 visitors to over 100 hospitality sites from January through March 2009, is the first in a series of quarterly reports from iPerceptions that deliver new insight into who is coming to hospitality websites, why they are there, what they came to accomplish, and how well they are able to complete their objectives >>>

ENTER 2010 in Lugano!

the next ENTER Conference - the Conference managed by IFITT, the International Federation for IT and Travel and Tourism - will be 10-12 February 2010, at the Università della Svizzera italiana (University of Lugano, Switzerland).
ENTER2010 will be chaired by Dimitrios Buhalis and hosted by the webatelier.net lab.

digital outlook report 09

by Razorfish >>>

Times Online's top 100 travel websites

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Iraq Commander: Facebook? Sure. Twitter? Not So Sure.

on The Caucus. The Politics and Government Blog of The Times >>>

CheckFacebook.com

CheckFacebook.com is not affiliated with Facebook. Each day, CheckFacebook.com tracks data reported from Facebook's advertising tool to help marketers and researchers understand how Facebook is spreading across the globe >>>