[DDN] Remaking NYC’s Government: The BeyondVoting Wiki

2005-05-05 Thread Thomas Lowenhaupt
What would New York Citys government look like if it was designed today, from scratch? How would information and communication technology influence its design? How would you weave the internet into local governance? Would you make it more transparent, even a fishbowl? Would you provide

[DDN] Digital Divide

2005-05-05 Thread Kris Dev
Dear all, My observations are simple and straight. The community knows what they nned. Digital Divide is created and felt by outsiders to the community and not within the community. The present e-Governance is a ploy by the MNC electronics, hardware and networking vendors on poor countries

Re: [DDN] emergency alert emails get treated like spam (fwd)

2005-05-05 Thread Jon maddog Hall
Taran, When I said reply and react, I did not mean directly by email. I meant that they read the SPAM and somehow reward the SPAMer by buying the service or reacting in some way that is traceable to the email sent (perhaps by clicking on a specific link in the email). I agree with the article

[DDN] INTERNATIONAL 2005 ICT STUDENT COMPETITON:INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES: A SOCIETY FOR ALL GENERATIONS

2005-05-05 Thread Gurstein, Michael
INTERNATIONAL 2005 ICT STUDENT COMPETITON: INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES: A SOCIETY FOR ALL GENERATIONS http://www.international-iccc.org/ www.international-iccc.org (Please Forward As Appropriate) Background: This competition is sponsored by the International Council for

Re: [DDN] emergency alert emails get treated like spam (fwd)

2005-05-05 Thread Taran Rampersad
Jon maddog Hall wrote: Taran, When I said reply and react, I did not mean directly by email. I meant that they read the SPAM and somehow reward the SPAMer by buying the service or reacting in some way that is traceable to the email sent (perhaps by clicking on a specific link in the email). I

Re: [DDN] Digital Divide

2005-05-05 Thread Taran Rampersad
Kris Dev wrote: Dear all, My observations are simple and straight. The community knows what they nned. To an extent, I believe that this is true. Digital Divide is created and felt by outsiders to the community and not within the community. The inherent issue is that there is no one

Re: [DDN] emergency alert emails get treated like spam (fwd)

2005-05-05 Thread Jon maddog Hall
Well, SPAM is employing a lot of people. That's probably the real problem. I think that the real problem is that people reply and react to SPAM. That is what makes SPAM profitable. Unfortunately it is also a hard habit to break in the general population. md -- Jon maddog Hall Executive

[DDN] www.donotcall.gov

2005-05-05 Thread Andrea Taylor
Although some recent articles may suggest that cell phones are exempt from telemarketers by law, apparently telemarketers are somehow getting cell phone numbers. The phone number and web address below will enable users in the U.S. to register both cell phones and land line phones should you

Re: [DDN] emergency alert emails get treated like spam (fwd)

2005-05-05 Thread Taran Rampersad
Jon maddog Hall wrote: Well, SPAM is employing a lot of people. That's probably the real problem. I think that the real problem is that people reply and react to SPAM. That is what makes SPAM profitable. Unfortunately it is also a hard habit to break in the general population. md

[DDN] Elementary Education Curriculum Standards and Classroom Technology

2005-05-05 Thread David P. Dillard
In regard to elementary education curriculum standards in terms of the use of classroom technology, these two resource listing posts from the Net-Gold discussion group may be of interest to some of the members of this discussion group. From: David P. Dillard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu May 5,

[DDN] New feature story on DDN: Opportunity knocks in Costa Rica

2005-05-05 Thread Cedar Pruitt
Dear DDN members, I want to draw your attention to the newly posted feature story on the DDN homepage: Digitizing the Costa Rican Classroom: A Success Story. This article profiles Opportunity Access Inc., an organization that provides both the hands-on community computer training and the grade

[DDN] COPYRIGHT: ISSUES: The Fair Use Issue: Some Sources of Information and Discussion

2005-05-05 Thread David P. Dillard
I have put together a selection of resources about fair use, plagiarism and related copyright issues from a variety of viewpoints. This Net-Gold post may be viewed at this URL or on any of the three remaining Net-Gold archives on the Temple University Listserv server or on Google Groups. From:

Re: [DDN] Intellectual Property and the Information Ecosystem

2005-05-05 Thread Claude Almansi
Peter Yu wrote: (...) Hopefully, the information ecosystem will provide a useful framework for those working to bridge the global digital divide. The piece is not digitally locked-up; it is freely available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=578575. As usual, feedback is greatly welcome. Regards, Peter

[DDN] [Net-Gold] LIBRARY: WEBSITES: When the Power or Server Goes Down: What is Your Remote Backup?

2005-05-05 Thread David P. Dillard
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 12:16:14 -0400 (EDT) From: David P. Dillard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Net-Gold [EMAIL PROTECTED], Temple University Net-Gold Archive [EMAIL PROTECTED], Temple Gold Discussion Group [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], MediaMentor