December 2010
9 posts
Word Lens Offers Translation App for Mobile
Writing my first blog post on iPhone seems appropriate as I sit in Indonesia reading in English about translation services. A company called Quest Vision has released a cool app allowing you to use the camera in your mobile to translate printed words. My test this morning makes me feel optimistic about this early version release if the app. Check it out:...
World Lens Brings Real Potential to Personal...
Writing my first blog post on iPhone while sitting in Indonesia and reading the news in English seems appropriate today. A company called Quest Vision has launched an iPhone app allowing us to translate printed text to English or Spanish. Since two thirds of the civilized world speaks Chinese, English, or Spanish, I trust more languages are to come. My experiments this morning show that the tool...
Will a Poor Font Choice Improve student Learning?
The idea that I would choose a font which is harder to read runs counter to everything I have learned and teach. Yet, a preliminary study in Cognition journal asked this very question. So what did they find? The answer to this study was “yes.” The thesis is that a poor font choice forced students to attend more closely to the message. Now, the sample size is small, and the test is...
Facebook Intern Creates Fabulous Graphic of Global...
via facebook.com You can read about his project here. http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=469716398919 Well done! Posted via email from Communicate Asia | Comment »
My Year in Status Updates
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World Map of Social Networks 2010 (via Vincos...
via vincos.it You can find the original link and story here. http://www.vincos.it/2010/12/10/la-mappa-dei-social-network-nel-mondo-dicembr… Posted via email from Communicate Asia | Comment »
For Immediate Release Podcast #576: Interview with...
Download now or listen on posterous Asia Report Dec 3 FINAL.mp3 (4795 KB) This week’s report from Asia includes an excerpt of my recent interview with David Ketchum. David is President, APAC, for Bite Communications and is also Chairman of the Asia Digital Marketing Association. I do not yet have an exact date when the full interview will be...
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Would You Take an MBA Course Delivered Via...
British Business School Offers M.B.A. Courses on Facebook November 30, 2010, 2:53 pm By Travis Kaya Facebook has changed the way students, faculty members, and administrators communicate outside the classroom. Now, with the introduction of the London School of Business & Finance’s Global MBA Facebook app, Facebook is becoming the...
First Blog Post for My CSC Class
Hello world! I am now a blogger. Posted via email from Learning About New Media | Comment »