Oct. 31, 2008
Over 40 billion to executives for past years pay and pensions
Financial giants getting federal cash owe over $40 billion to
executives for past years' pay and pensions as of the end of 2007, a
Wall Street Journal analysis shows.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122542331644887249.html?mod=djemalertNEWS

the Digital Natives project
http://www.digitalnative.org/


US Court tosses most Software Patents
(Lotsolinks@ the site)
US court throws out most software patents
Microsoft has a problem
http://www.itexaminer.com/us-court-throws-out-most-software-patents.aspx

Data Deluge
In "Supporting the 'Scholarship' in E-Scholarship" (EDUCAUSE REVIEW,
vol. 43, no. 6, November/December 2008), Christine L. Borgman examines
new forms of scholarly research -- data-intensive, distributed,
collaborative, and multidisciplinary -- that are being enabled by the "data
deluge," the vast amount and variety of digital materials available to
researchers. These new forms of scholarship will have an impact not
only on scholars, but also on academic libraries and campus information
technology infrastructure.

"Exploring the Educational Potential of Social Networking Sites: The
Fine Line between Exploiting Opportunities and Unwelcome
Imposition"
By Henk Huijser
STUDIES IN LEARNING, EVALUATION, INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
vol. 5, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 45-54
http://www.sleid.cqu.edu.au/include/getdoc.php?id=708

"The Creation and Refinement of a Sustainable Multimedia Process in a
Higher Education Environment" is available online at
http://www.rcetj.org/?type=art&id=89965&

HALLOWEEN LINK: GOTHIC AND HORROR STUDIES JOURNAL
For those who like their horror reading mixed with plenty of footnotes
and scholarly references, this year's annual Halloween article suggests
the IRISH JOURNAL OF GOTHIC AND HORROR STUDIES (ISSN 2009-0374). by
Elizabeth McCarthy and Bernice M. Murphy, both of Trinity College
Dublin.
http://irishgothichorrorjournal.homestead.com/

"State of the Blogosphere" report by Technorati
http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/
The table of contents:
Overview
Who Are the Bloggers?
The What And Why of Blogging
The How of Blogging
Blogging For Profit
Brands Enter The Blogosphere