July, 2007

Nature Network

A new social networking site allows scientists to exchange ideas and post data…

Source : Education Guardian

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Wii being used as physiotherapy tool

Experimenting using the Wii as a physical therapy tool for wounded service members.

Source : Games For Health Email List

Wii + Second Life = New Training Simulator

Nintendo games have made the Wii controller a satisfyingly realistic controller for pretend tennis, golf and baseball. But how about using it to practice doing surgery, applying pesticides or operating a nuclear power plant?

Wired Gadgets

(Hold on didn’t I suggest something similar around this this re: the Nintendo DS version of Trauma Centre in February 2006 ? – glad to see it’s catching on elsewhere now….)

Guardian Viral Video Chart

Guardian Viral Video news chart for news: compiled by viralvideochart.com.

Guardian video Viral Chart

Facebook Article

A good short article on Facebook by Jack Schofield as part of the Netbytes series….

Source : Guardian Technology

Morph Is back – Spread The Word

Morph, the plasticine children’s TV character, is to make a comeback in a viral video to promote a film-making competition organised by Friends of the Earth……


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One Minute With Meaning

Source : MediaGuardian

It’s A Librarything….

A social software site for books – great idea ! (Thanks to John Kirriemuir for the heads up)…

Go To Library Thing

Uptake of Second Life (SL) by UK HE and FE

A short report for the Eduserv Foundation, “Summarising an investigation into the use and uptake of Second Life (SL) by UK Higher and Further Education.”

Exploiting social networks for advertising purposes

How to get ahead in social network advertising…..

Wired On Social Networking For Advertising

Guardian Viral Video Chart

Compiled from data gathered from 16.00 on Thursday 19 July 2007. The Weekly Viral Video Chart is currently based on a count of the embedded videos and links on approximately two million blogs….

Video Viral Chart

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