Jeff Longland

For those of you interested in the Blackboard patent saga, there are two great sites you should be following as things unfold:

• Michael Feldstein
• Fortnightly Mailing

Via Tom Kyte’s blog:

My YouTube consumption is increasing. I really enjoy live music and typically I can find many a great bootleg at the Live Music Archive over at Archive.org but now I’ve realized YouTube’s potential for audio and video bootlegs. First it started out with some Death Cab for Cutie at Massey Hall:

And then it was into some old school Creedence Clearwater Revival:

And do you see any similarities between CCR and Ted Leo?

So what the hell am I driving at, rather than regurgitating my favs from YouTube… Well, I’m amazed by the sheer amount and variety of content available on YouTube and the connections that it allows people to make. For me, I’m able to connect with a live concert that may have occurred miles or years from where I am. I think this is the essence of the Web 2.0 video clip I posted a few days ago. Technology enabling social activity. At this moment, I’m steadfast in my belief that technology does *not* isolate. It certainly has that potential, but swinging the other way, there’s considerable potential for it to connect the world.

I know everyone else in the blogosphere has already linked to this, but I’m going to help bump up its relevancy in Google by posting here as well. This is the video to show anyone who is wondering wtf Web 2.0 is.

Haven’t been feeling well for a few weeks…. but I’m beginning to wonder if this more in my head than I think it is… Spent 5.5 hours at a clinic the other day, but my pains appear to be the result of some nasty coughing earlier this month. I think I’m falling victim to the culture of fear.

And speaking of falling victim, I just stumbled upon GoogleFight – a very basic battle between two keywords, but still pretty neat. Check out a few:

• Desire2Learn vs Blackboard
• WebCT vs Blackboard
• Integrity vs Blackboard
• Porn vs Blackboard
• Integrity vs Porn

Integrity wins over porn, hurrah!