Author: Vince Kimball

Wired: “Today, the distance learning market continues to grow, but much of the momentum has slowed. Many e-learning startups have gone belly-up, realizing the enormous costs of launching efficacious courses online.” [Scripting News]

Adam Curry: “You can integrate Internet technology into education without it being about the technology, but just using the technology to improve basic skills, such as writing, presentation, structural thinking and communication ” [Scripting News]

Darwin Magazine: Sharp Focus. In my reporting, I fly around the world to interview people in person. Is videoconferencing technology poised to reduce the number of times we have to get on planes? Can it improve collaboration and communication? Or is it yet another technology that's perpetually going to remain five years off? [Tomalak's Realm]

Kevin Lynch: “The challenge for companies like Macromedia is to provide integrated solutions to enable customers to easily design, develop, deliver, and display dynamic Web content and applications that result in a great user experience. If we can accomplish this, our customers will be best-positioned to build the next generation of the Web.” [Scripting News]

Since a lot of blogs are thinking about education, I wrote up this essay: A Tale of Two Classrooms. It might help us think about the classroom of the future and what it'll look like. [Scobleizer]

Best Zope Hardware. At work yesterday we got our first P4-based box, a 1.8GHz Dell. Running Python, and Zope, the performance is between a 1GHz P-III and a 1.2GHz Athlon (18,771.4 pystones a second for the P4 compared with a 1.33GHz Athlon delivering 20,700 pystones a second). While I've not tested a 2GHz P-4, my… Continue reading Best Zope Hardware

Book Review: Web ReDesign: Workflow that Works. Primarily aimed at project managers, this book is designed to streamline the redesign process for everyone involved. The authors' “Core Process” methodology helps avoid unsightly scope creep to keep your projects on time and on budget. By Andy King. 0905 [WebReference News]

My next two weeks Over the weekend, I've been thinking a bit about marketing and UserLand (where I now work, for those of you who are new here — I've been working here for two weeks) One thing I have noticed is that there are tons of companies who really have no idea what their… Continue reading

My next two weeks

Over the weekend, I've been thinking a bit about marketing and UserLand (where I now work, for those of you who are new here — I've been working here for two weeks)

One thing I have noticed is that there are tons of companies who really have no idea what their market is saying about them.

That's not a problem here. I already get notes all the time “fix this, change that, improve that.”

What a treat. Keep them coming to scoble@userland.com

Active Marketing OK, I'm taking notes from these guys. Why? Cause I have just downloaded Active Words, an app I didn't know I needed until a few minutes ago. Why? I don't know. I will tell you, but they are getting great PR/Marketing from both their users and inside their company. I'm gonna start doing… Continue reading

Active Marketing

OK, I'm taking notes from these guys. Why? Cause I have just downloaded Active Words

The IT Job Market Expected to Improve Interesting. This report says that the IT Job market is expected to improve in the fourth quarter. [Scobleizer]