Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
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Google Knol, the paid Wikipedia
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Writers has now a good occasion to make profit. Google launched this week Google Knol, the user-generated encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia. And every author can earn money from his work, depending on the hits of his articles
Google official blog says that “Knols are authoritative articles about specific topics, written by people [...] -
The digital Europe – i2010 Initiative
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Preparing Europe’s digital future i2010 Mid-Term Review {SEC(2008) 470}
INTRODUCTIONInformation and Communication Technologies (ICTs) continue to be a major driver of economic and social modernisation. Today, businesses in the EU devote 20% of investment to ICTs, and the sector accounts for 26% of overall research expenditure. Moreover, 60% of basic public services [...]
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Astronomy live with Microsoft: WorldWide Telescope
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Microsoft researchers has been developing an interesting astronomy application, now as a public beta, allowing you to see pictures from several observatories. The service is free of charge and uses high-resolution images from the world’s best land- and space-based telescopes.
WorldWide Telescope is a rich, Web 2.0 application allowing people to easily [...]
