http://www.committedsardine.com Latest Committed Sardine Blog Content en-us Copyright 2010 The InfoSavvy Group http://backend.userland.com/rss Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:02 EST http://www.committedsardine.com/images/committed_logo_med.jpg http://www.committedsardine.com Most experts agree that Google won't make us stupid. Indeed, 76% of technology stakeholders and critics interviewed by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University believe that the Internet and search engines will enhance human intelligence by 2020. For this new report, the Pew Research Center conducted in-depth interviews with over 800 experts about what they think the Internet will look like in 2020. Here are ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=896 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=896 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:55:14 PST The use of social-networking web sites among young Americans continues to climb, with nearly three-fourths of American teens now using these sites. But fewer teens and young adults are blogging now than four years ago, and the number of those who use Twitter is still very low. These are among the findings of a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, called “Social Media & Mobile Internet Use Among Teens and Young Adults.” Released Feb. 3, the study ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=897 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=897 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:12:06 PST An online survey of 895 Web users and experts found more than three-quarters believe the Internet will make people smarter in the next 10 years, according to results released on Friday. Most of the respondents also said the Internet would improve reading and writing by 2020, according to the study, conducted by the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University in North Carolina and the Pew Internet and American Life project. "Three out of four experts said our use of the Internet ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=894 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=894 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:32:33 PST Back in December, HuffPost Tech compiled the geekiest tattoos of all time, but this leaves them in the dust: an "augmented reality" tattoo. The design appears simple -- just a square barcode marker tattooed onto the skin -- but when viewed through a webcam a flying animated dragon appears hovering and flapping its wings over the box. Video demonstration ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=895 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=895 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:41:59 PST ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=889 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=889 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:26:00 PST In a few weeks, we'll be releasing Understanding the Digital Generation on DVD. It features Ian Jukes presenting our most requested keynote. Keep an eye on the blog for the release date. Committed Sardines will receive an email with a discount code. If you not a Committed Sardine, you should be! Click here to commit yourself. Enjoy the ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=941 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=941 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:43:48 PST A Pennsylvania school district accused of secretly switching on laptop computer webcams inside students’ homes is under investigation by federal authorities, a law-enforcement official with knowledge of the case told the Associated Press (AP). For its part, the district says it never used webcam images to monitor or discipline students and believes one of its administrators has been “unfairly portrayed and unjustly attacked.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation will ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=893 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=893 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:51:39 PST Schools are missing out on important opportunities if they fail to teach these lessons, says ed-tech consultant Alan November. An awareness of the views of those in other countries, an understanding of how Google ranks the results of a web search, a knowledge of the permanence of information posted online: These are some of the lessons that every student should be learning in today’s schools, says education technology consultant Alan November—but not every middle or high school ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=871 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=871 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:55:48 PST Will there be more readers? This might be the biggest judge of whether eReaders and eBooks are a good thing. Will there be more people reading books or less? Will these people be reading more books per person? There’s an important category of readers – those who aren’t able to find the time to read though they would love to. eReaders and eBooks are reaching a lot of these people and getting them to read again. You have to imagine that if dedicated ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=872 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=872 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:25:38 PST Ignoring the dangers facing the screen generation is a dangerous approach, says Susan Greenfield. One of the things that makes human beings so distinct, and so brilliant, is that our brains are constantly being rewired – a phenomenon known as "plasticity" which means that we can react to and learn from our surroundings. But, as a neuroscientist, there is a question that worries me: given that the brain adapts according to its environment, and the learning environment for our ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=888 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=888 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:14:25 PST Sales of a certain snack sausage are reportedly up 40% in South Korea thanks to the iPhone. In the cold of winter, South Koreans are using the sausages as styluses instead of taking off their gloves. That's one accessory we don't expect to turn up in the Apple store anytime ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=887 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=887 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:59:29 PST This snow woman is apparently too hot to handle. Police ordered a Rahway, NJ family to cover up their snow sculpture of Venus de Milo after receiving an anonymous complaint of a "naked snow woman." In response, Elisa Gonzalez, a court reporter who carved out the "curvaceous, bodacious and booty-licious" sculpture with children Maria Conneran, 21 and Jack Shearing, 12, dressed up the naked woman with a green bikini top and blue sarong. "I thought she looked more ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=935 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=935 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:04:11 PST The ranks of cell phone subscribers will swell to five billion people this year thanks to the growth of smartphones in developed nations and mobile services in poor nations, a UN agency said Monday. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) also said the number of mobile broadband subscriptions would exceed one billion this year after reaching 600 million in 2009. "Even during an economic crisis, we have seen no drop in the demand for communications services," ITU ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=886 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=886 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:51:00 PST Futurist Alvin Toffler once said that mass education has both an overt and a covert curriculum. The overt curriculum was “reading, writing and arithmetic, a bit of history and other subjects.”1 But beneath it, he said, lay an invisible or “covert curriculum” which consisted of three courses: one in punctuality, one in obedience and one in rote, repetitive work. This makes sense when you look at the history of U.S. education. The public school system was introduced ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=885 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=885 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:38:42 PST Click here to find out what happened in your birth year ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=878 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=878 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:28:59 PST The smell of explosives, real sprinkling water, wind, motion-activated seats, and 25 other special effects have been added in a Seoul theater for a full 4-dimensional experience of viewing Avatar. A 4D screening costs $15.80 instead of the average $6.90 ticket price but the 88 seats at the Korean multiplex theater CJ-CGV are selling out. This has lead to opening another 4D theaters. First 4D theater of its kind, the program was inaugurated last summer with Journey to the Center of the Earth, ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=926 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=926 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:38:31 PST There are criticisms of the new iPad, (like that it is nothing more than a large iPod Touch). It's not about the hardware, it's about the headware. What will we do with this piece of tech? The hardware is slick, but without software, it's a doorstop. WIRED is working on their new magazine. Others will follow. We wrote about the new Sports Illustrated demo a few weeks ago. This is a lot bigger than most people realize. Media delivery is about to change forever. Fasten your ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=880 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=880 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:03:58 PST More than 100 people, many of them dressed in black, are expected to gather around a coffin Thursday to say goodbye to an old friend. The deceased? Internet Explorer 6.   The aging Web browser, survived by its descendants Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8, is being eulogized at a tongue-in-cheek "funeral" hosted by Aten Design Group, a design firm in Denver, Colorado. The memorial service will feature a coffin holding a "body" that has an IE6 logo ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=936 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=936 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:59:12 PST National Grammar Day is being celebrated today, March 4, 2010. It's a great day to review the subject of grammar, whether you loved or hated it in school. On National Grammar Day, it's worth watching a rendition of Conjunction Junction. You might stop by the New York Times' grammar tips for today. And teachers might want to visit Grammar Bytes for related exercises, handouts, and presentations. In honor of the occasion, HuffPost Books has compiled some of the most common grammar ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=934 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=934 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:26:57 PST Google today upturned the US Internet business by promising Google Fiber for Communities. The "experimental" service will give between 50,000 and 500,000 users 1Gbps fiber optic service, or more than 20 times faster than the fastest readily available Internet access in the US. At peak speeds, it would be enough to download a full HD movie in about five minutes and could support such exotic content as 3D video webcasts. The trial service would be used by Google to test very ... http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=877 http://www.committedsardine.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=877 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:37:28 PST