Comments for Webb's Media http://www.webbmedia.net Thoughts on digital media, communication, education, and technology Sat, 17 May 2008 01:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Developing a Citizen Journalism Website: A Technical Perspective (Phase I) by Joe Kokenge http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/04/12/developing-a-citizen-journalism-website-from-a-technical-perspective/#comment-58269 Joe Kokenge Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:21:18 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/?p=321#comment-58269 I do alot of work on MyMissourian and, increasingly, I've come to realize that the needs of citizen journalism almost require a custom made cms. Now, there's talk of integrating the current MyMo site with the regular ColumbiaMissourian site and, although I know almost nothing really about programming, I know the traditional site's CMS can't do anything that citizen journalism needs. Maybe we could get them to ditch their fancy CMS and publish the whole paper with WordPress. I do alot of work on MyMissourian and, increasingly, I’ve come to realize that the needs of citizen journalism almost require a custom made cms. Now, there’s talk of integrating the current MyMo site with the regular ColumbiaMissourian site and, although I know almost nothing really about programming, I know the traditional site’s CMS can’t do anything that citizen journalism needs. Maybe we could get them to ditch their fancy CMS and publish the whole paper with WordPress.

]]> Comment on Tenure buzz by Jeff Nugent http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58265 Jeff Nugent Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:52:54 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58265 Heather...give your post I thought you might be interested in the following two links from Inside HigherEd. Changing the Tenure Rules — Without Telling Anyone? http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/01/baylor Tenure as a Tarnished Brass Ring http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/03/31/tenure Heather…give your post I thought you might be interested in the following two links from Inside HigherEd.

Changing the Tenure Rules — Without Telling Anyone?
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/01/baylor

Tenure as a Tarnished Brass Ring
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/03/31/tenure

]]> Comment on Tenure buzz by Professor Zero http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58264 Professor Zero Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:49:54 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58264 I'd say have the union also. If nobody has tenure, who and what does the managing and the service ... advising, even? At my institution many advisors are *already* not professors, which I find odd. It means people get officially advised on things like grad school by non PhDs and student affairs officers and such (unless they go talk to one of their other professors, which they usually don't do until much later / they are much more advanced). I’d say have the union also. If nobody has tenure, who and what does the managing and the service … advising, even?

At my institution many advisors are *already* not professors, which I find odd. It means people get officially advised on things like grad school by non PhDs and student affairs officers and such (unless they go talk to one of their other professors, which they usually don’t do until much later / they are much more advanced).

]]> Comment on Tenure buzz by admin http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58263 admin Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:07:48 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58263 Interesting idea. The biggest weakness I think is just the financial cost to the school to guarantee financial support for tenure lines. I'm not sure what the difference would be between this and having a union? Interesting idea. The biggest weakness I think is just the financial cost to the school to guarantee financial support for tenure lines. I’m not sure what the difference would be between this and having a union?

]]> Comment on Tenure buzz by Professor Zero http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58262 Professor Zero Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:24:07 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58262 What I'd like to see is fewer people in such precarious positions as adjuncts, fewer people so shell shocked, etc. My wild idea considering all things is have all jobs be tenured from the beginning! Yes, you'd have to hire well, but this is something I'm good at so I'd take the risk. Obviously precariously employed people aren't good for students... What I’d like to see is fewer people in such precarious positions as adjuncts, fewer people so shell shocked, etc. My wild idea considering all things is have all jobs be tenured from the beginning! Yes, you’d have to hire well, but this is something I’m good at so I’d take the risk. Obviously precariously employed people aren’t good for students…

]]> Comment on Unpopular comment with a confession by admin http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/unpopular-comment-with-a-confession/#comment-58261 admin Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:32:21 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/unpopular-comment-with-a-confession/#comment-58261 Were you linking to gmail though? Is it a consequence of several designs? By that I mean, gmail adds every contact you've ever had to your address book for convenience and diigo lets you link to every contact in your address book. I am definitely sympathetic to feeling betrayed by having every contact emailed. I also like that you have positioned it as a design issue, although then again, everything can be be boiled down to a design issue. Somewhere in my post I was going to say that the easiest end-user response is to not link to email information, which I think I forgot to cover, but I did mention the allure of participating. It's just so easy to put in that email username and password. So easy that I might even do it again. Were you linking to gmail though? Is it a consequence of several designs? By that I mean, gmail adds every contact you’ve ever had to your address book for convenience and diigo lets you link to every contact in your address book. I am definitely sympathetic to feeling betrayed by having every contact emailed. I also like that you have positioned it as a design issue, although then again, everything can be be boiled down to a design issue. Somewhere in my post I was going to say that the easiest end-user response is to not link to email information, which I think I forgot to cover, but I did mention the allure of participating. It’s just so easy to put in that email username and password. So easy that I might even do it again.

]]> Comment on Unpopular comment with a confession by Dean Shareski http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/unpopular-comment-with-a-confession/#comment-58260 Dean Shareski Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:23:45 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/unpopular-comment-with-a-confession/#comment-58260 I actually like the ability to see how many of your contacts are using a service. In the case of Diigo, I don't think they intend anything nasty but it certainly is a way for them to subversively get their product out there. Even with Facebook at least they make a self contained scrolling box for both those who are on Facebook and then invite those that aren't. You can see it easily. With Diigo, the list goes on forever so unless you scroll down, you don't know that all your contacts are checked to be invited. Majorly poor design. I actually like the ability to see how many of your contacts are using a service. In the case of Diigo, I don’t think they intend anything nasty but it certainly is a way for them to subversively get their product out there. Even with Facebook at least they make a self contained scrolling box for both those who are on Facebook and then invite those that aren’t. You can see it easily. With Diigo, the list goes on forever so unless you scroll down, you don’t know that all your contacts are checked to be invited. Majorly poor design.

]]> Comment on The WORST most evil social networking site front EVER: Quechup by Webb’s Media » Blog Archive » Unpopular comment with a confession http://www.webbmedia.net/2007/09/01/the-worst-social-networking-site-ever-quechup/#comment-58259 Webb’s Media » Blog Archive » Unpopular comment with a confession Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:10:56 +0000 http://www.cultivating.us/?p=264#comment-58259 [...] So first, my unpopular comment. I think this blog post is a little unfair. Back last fall, I received an invite for Quechup and joined and went through the invite your friends routine. And as has been noted by others, [...] […] So first, my unpopular comment. I think this blog post is a little unfair. Back last fall, I received an invite for Quechup and joined and went through the invite your friends routine. And as has been noted by others, […]

]]> Comment on Summer camp on the internet by Mostly Lisa http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/24/summer-camp-on-the-internet/#comment-58258 Mostly Lisa Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:20:05 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/24/summer-camp-on-the-internet/#comment-58258 glad my sleuthing made colorwars a little bit clearer for you. it is quite silly, but to observe a 2.0 movement in the first person is hard to pass up. i'm sure we could find something academic to talk about. do you like sine waves? i guess they are pretty neat. glad my sleuthing made colorwars a little bit clearer for you. it is quite silly, but to observe a 2.0 movement in the first person is hard to pass up. i’m sure we could find something academic to talk about. do you like sine waves? i guess they are pretty neat.

]]> Comment on What’s in a name? by Webb’s Media » Blog Archive » The pain and the agony http://www.webbmedia.net/2007/08/29/whats-in-a-name/#comment-58257 Webb’s Media » Blog Archive » The pain and the agony Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:13:35 +0000 http://www.cultivating.us/?p=263#comment-58257 [...] forgot to renew the domain for my site “Cultivating Minds” at the same time that I was starting to not like that blog title anyway. Actually, I found the title of that limited. First of all, I’m not a big gardener. Second of [...] […] forgot to renew the domain for my site “Cultivating Minds” at the same time that I was starting to not like that blog title anyway. Actually, I found the title of that limited. First of all, I’m not a big gardener. Second of […]

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