It’s happened before, and now it’s happened again – the records of some schoolchildren became available to anyone and everyone using Google. The security lapse has now been resolved (sort of), but it’s possible that the records were sitting unprotected for as long as two years.
Comedy Central Opens Online Joke School
Just when you thought the Internet was full…Today, Comedy Central opened up an online joke school for the humor impaired.
Marking yet another stop along the way to TV/Internet content integration, while taking advantage of the broadband boom and the online community meme, the all-comedy cable network’s "Crash Course In Comedy" is an interactive online comedy school "for wannabe standup comedians."
Flickr, Bad Retailers, Bad Clients, Old School Nostalgia
1) Smart Use of Flickr # 273 Core 77
Architecture for Humanity held its logo design competition on Flickr and received entries from across the globe. This is a really smart use of Flickr, but an even smarter non-profit using social media to get international graphic design consultation for free.
High Tech School in Silicon Valley to Close
Here’s an email I got from a friend who’s an executive at a Silicon Valley company.
Yahoo Releases School Search Service
Yahoo’s unveiled a new search tool that may prove extremely valuable to parents. Created in conjunction with GreatSchools.net, the service allows users to search for elementary, middle, and high schools within a particular city or zip code. The tool then provides fairly detailed reports on the schools it finds.
Microsoft Designs School of the Future
Microsoft aids in the design of a $46 million Philadelphia public school that will pave the way for schools in the future.
Niche Sites Rule Back-to-School
Nielsen//NetRatings released a report on Tuesday revealing the top ten fastest growing online shopping destinations during the back-to-school rush. The results indicate that timing is important for targeting the right market; too early or too late gets an “F.” But the niche is rules them all.
ASP.NET School For The Online Mind
A New Jersey firm now offers three online courses in ASP.NET programming, delivered through a browser.
SES 2006: The School Of Link Bait
Creating link bait, or Web content so compelling it spreads faster than a stomach flu on a cruise ship, is a lot like developing a sense of humor – or like figuring out when its okay to use a metaphor and a simile in the same sentence.
MySpace Threat Empties LA School
Every Spring, towards the end of the school year, somebody would invariably call in a bomb threat. We were all pretty sure it was a hoax to get us out of school half a day early, but we were always dutifully shuffled out. But, who needs phones these days when you have MySpace?