Don Kasprzak

Conversations regarding Globalization, Internet2 and Education

October 4, 2004
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TV viewership still falling

The staff and programs of the UCLA Center for Communication Policy have joined the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California in the newly created Center for the Digital Future at USC Annenberg.

The #2 trend identified by the Center for the Digital Future: Media habits have changed as a result of the internet.

The internet has continuously taken time away from TV for the past 10 years. The number of hours spent online continues to increase, rising to an average of 12.5 hours per week – the highest level in the study thus far. Savvy net users watch TV the least.

Streaming rich media content continues to emerge as an important solution.

October 3, 2004
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Top selling Smartphones

The Krusell list for September 2004 as the most sold Smartphones case. Not very surprisingly, three of the new models from HP have made it in to the list.

01. Mio Mitac 168/Yakumo 300 GPS/Navman Pin
02. PalmOne/Handspring Treo 600
03. HP IPAQ H2200-series
04. Qtek 2020/O2 MDA II
05. HP Ipaq rx3700 -series
06. HP Ipaq rz1710/1715
07. Hp Ipaq hx4700
08. Blackberry RIM 6200/7200/7230
09. PalmOne Tungsten T3
10. Sony Ericsson P900/P910

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September 23, 2004
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The power of blogs

Regardless of your political views, the CBS errors in Dan Rather’s 60 Minutes II article regarding George Bush’s treatment in the Guard show the true power of bloggers. The only problem may be those who blogged against CBS were actually members of the Republican party. Where is the non-partisian view?

September 21, 2004
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Camera to phone imaging

Kodak today announced Mobile Phone Wallpaper permitting users to access imaging shot with Kodak’s Mobile Service (or Ofoto.com) and transmit those images to their mobile phones. The application will re-size the image to match the phone’s screen size.

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September 17, 2004
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Get your own blog at college

The University of Warwick in the UK is giving every student a blog account. You can communicate much more effectively with your blog. So higher education is moving from providing webspace to blogs. The impact of blogging continues.
And I remember getting email back in the day was a big thing.
…I’m so old.

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September 14, 2004
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New Sony PEG-VZ90

The new Sony Clie PEG-VZ90: The display provides a contrast ratio of 1000:1, a fast response time and a 180-degree horizontal viewing angle. The VZ90 can play MPEG 4 video. The only downturn? It availability in the US is not projected, just in the Far East.

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