so it looks like the Web, hyperlinks and ’social’ platforms for interaction are here to stay (unless electricity grids fail or corporations and governments completely take over the Web). People everywhere are clicking into the fact that yesteryear’s models and ways are less and less effective. change, or die. etc.&#. nor should it. MORE >>

I have had some great discussions on Twitter. Professional discussions, discussions about parenting, conversations with friends. I’ve been pleasantly surprised that you can have a quality professional discussion with multiple people (some of whom you may not normally follow) in that medium. And maybe that’s ok. Twitter. FriendFeed. MORE >>

This morning I am giving the opening keynote at Implementing Information Infrastructure Symposium , organized by the Storage Network Industry Association and Computerworld. Here are the slides to my keynote on The Future of Information Infrastructure. In this case they are even more than usually epigrammatic. View more presentations from rossdawson. MORE >>

There is a lot of material published about a recent project which proposes a "Curriculum for information literacy". She worked there with Emma Coonan, Research Skills and Development Librarian at Cambridge University. The project reports are linked from: [link]. from the Executive summary). Brief overview of New Curriculum for IL. MORE >>

Best of Mobile Learning. July 1, 2011 to July 31, 2011 Featured Sources The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. New York Music Fans – Text “Celebrate” to 30644 for Celebrate Brooklyn Concert Reminders , July 26, 2011 Polls and Surveys and Quizzes! Oh My! hotlist hot July MORE >>