Monthly Archives: August 2009

Nicolae & Elena Ceausescu

By Craig | Published: August 5, 2009

I was in a bar in Budapest recently talking to a bloke (about the same age as me) about great moments on TV. He said his was seeing the Romanian leaders Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu being executed. It makes for grim viewing Nicolae & Elena CeausescuUploaded by DwightFrye. – News videos hot off the press.

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The 90-9-1.com Principle: How users participate in social communities

By Craig | Published: August 4, 2009

An excellent resource for those attempting to build communities around their sites. 90% of users are the “audience”, or lurkers. The people tend to read or observe, but don’t actively contribute. 9% of users are “editors”, sometimes modifying content or adding to an existing thread, but rarely create content from scratch. 1% of users are [...]

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Digital Resources and Projects in Ireland: DRAPIer

By Craig | Published: August 4, 2009

The DHO (Digital Humanities Oberrvatory) in Ireland has launched their projects and methods database that highlights digital work in Irleand. It is parly modelled on our project ICTGudies (not Arts-humanities.net) and indeed uses the methods taxonomy developed by the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS). (link)

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TILE project blog and website launched

By Craig | Published: August 4, 2009

TILE: Text-Image Linking Environment is pleased to announce the launch of its public blog and informational site: http://tileproject.org Our first blog posting includes a description of anticipated TILE functionality. http://mith.info/tile/2009/07/20/welcome/ Upcoming posts will include an invitation to participate in user testing, as well as announcements of software as it becomes available. Visit often, or subscribe [...]

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Report: XXIII International Congress of History of Science and Technology in Budapest Hungary

By Craig | Published: August 3, 2009

(image of statues from ‘Memento Park’; the Communist statue park). I recently attended the XXIII International Congress of History of Science and Technology in Budapest Hungary.  http://www.conferences.hu/ichs09/index.htm The conference was a large and truly international event with 1400 delegates from 60 countries. Set in the Budapest University of Technology and Economics; the university is one [...]

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