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Taking college courses from the comfort of home may become a reality, at least for some students. No more 8 AM lectures,…
I got a mail from the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) the other day informing me of their call for papers for Oracle OpenWorld, being run at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA USA from October 22-26, 2006.
Microsoft may be in talks to acquire Third Screen Media, which identifies itself as a "marketing technology" company. If the deal goes through, Microsoft would gain access to technology that can deliver ads to cell phones, as well as the firm's established customer base. Third Screen Media's clients include USA Today and the Weather Channel.
Tuesday and Wednesday in Cologne, Thursday in London quite an intense travel week.
A post by O'Reilly Media regarding their cease and desist demand letter issued over the use of "Web 2.0" in a conference name could have been handled better.
What was most on the minds of Internet users last week? Barbaro, apparently - the racehorse fractured his leg in the Preakness, and originally had only 50/50 odds of survival. Fortunately, his recovery is going well and his chances have improved. Web surfers were also thinking about Mischa Barton, Jimmy Hoffa, and "Over the Hedge," evidently.
