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Re: [Air-l] counting google hits
by ngonzale＠uiuc.edu 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

Thanks, Barry, Nelly ********************************************************************** Nelly S. Gonzalez, Head 324 Latin American and Caribbean Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library 1408 West Gregory Drive Urbana, IL 61801 - USA Tel: (217)244-1902 Fax: (217)333-2214 ngonzale(a)uiuc.edu **********************************************************************

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First Web Page
by Antonio Roversi 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

I am looking for the first Web Page published in the WWW. I was told that the first one was the following: http://musiclub.web.cern.ch/MusiClub/bands/cernettes/firstband.html but it seems that the original, first Web page was published by Berners Lee and was a sort of how-to use the Web. Any idea where to find this page ? Regards Antonio

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login/logon resolution
by Barry Wellman 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment on the login/logon question (plus its out/off variants). As I had suspected, there is no consensus. Stimulated by your responses, I've meditated and decided to use "login" wherever possible. Reason? Pause to allow Politically Correct to avert their eyes: Login implies a zen-like oneness, entry and interpenetration with the computer. Logon implies a dominance, with the computer as an external "other". I've had an epiphany: I know now that I am Logged In but not Logged On. Barry (And then there is Tim Leary's "Turn on, Tune in, and Drop Out." _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network () ASCII ribbon campaign -- don't use HTML email /\ _____________________________________________________________________

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Politics Online Conference
by Steven Clift 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

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Preschool Interactive Software
by Shawn Kildea 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

I am interested in researching the effect interactivity plays in learning outcomes. I would like to test a group of children in preschool and kindergarten on software that is highly interactive and that has a "sister" program that is very lean with interactivity. Does anyone know of existing research in this area? Does anyone know of software that might work for this? Thank you. Shawn Kildea Ph.D. Student Rutgers University

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login/logon
by Barry Wellman 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

Which is the preferred usage: "login" or "logon". For my paper writing, I'd like to standardize on one. Google shows: "login": 218 Million hits "logon": 6.7 Million hits so there is a 30:1 preference for login vs. logon. But I'd love to hear some more debate. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network () ASCII ribbon campaign -- don't use HTML email /\ _____________________________________________________________________

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login/logon -- add 1
by Barry Wellman 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

It could be said that "login" is the act of connecting while "logon" is the state of being connected. Yet, I belive the 2 words are often used interchangeably, as in "Is Nancy logged in?" Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network () ASCII ribbon campaign -- don't use HTML email /\ _____________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-l] login/logon -- add 1
by Laura O'Grady 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

At 12:00 PM 02/03/05 -0500, you wrote: >It could be said that "login" is the act of connecting while "logon" is >the state of being connected. Yet, I belive the 2 words are often used >interchangeably, as in "Is Nancy logged in?" Perhaps it is a past and present tense thing. For example, I may ask someone in the present tense "Can I logIN using your computer?" Alternatively someone might ask me "Have you ever logged ON to that message board?", which would be past tense. To respond my second example I might say "Ya I logged ON last night" if that were the case but would say "I will logIN tomorrow to check it out" if that were instead true. Laura _ Laura O'Grady Ph.D. Candidate OISE / University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~logrady/ logrady(a)oise.utoronto.ca l.ogrady(a)sympatico.ca _

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Re: [Air-l] login/logon
by ngonzale＠uiuc.edu 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

Dear Barry: I do not know much about this debate, but I have a question for you: Please tell me how do you find in google the hits? what is the procedure? i.e. if I would like to know how many time the word Caribbean appears in Google, how will I proceed? Thanks for your help! Nelly ********************************************************************** Nelly S. Gonzalez, Head 324 Latin American and Caribbean Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library 1408 West Gregory Drive Urbana, IL 61801 - USA Tel: (217)244-1902 Fax: (217)333-2214 ngonzale(a)uiuc.edu **********************************************************************

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Re: [Air-l] login/logon
by Irene Berkowitz 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

Hi Barry, My practice is the ask whomever is the best copy editor around that is dealing with print publications. (i.e.,U of Toronto Press, University Relations, etc.) There are very standard conventions that will be used by the print people, and they are based on standard dictionaries or styles that are considered "the standard" (at a point in time) particularly if you are trying to publish something for print. Of course, they will also advise you that it is a matter of style and you are free to override the convention. But if it doesn't matter to you, I go with their conventions and figure they must have a secret society that figures this stuff out and saves me a lot of time from making these kinds of decisions. Of course, unless I am trying to avoid writing and this seems like a diversion I can rationalize. Take care, IB ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 11:54:59 -0500 >From: Barry Wellman <wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca> >Subject: [Air-l] login/logon >To: aoir list <air-l(a)aoir.org> > >Which is the preferred usage: "login" or "logon". For my paper writing, >I'd like to standardize on one. > >Google shows: >"login": 218 Million hits >"logon": 6.7 Million hits > >so there is a 30:1 preference for login vs. logon. >But I'd love to hear some more debate. > > Barry > _____________________________________________________________________ > > Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director > wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman > > Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto > 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 > To network is to live; to live is to network > () ASCII ribbon campaign -- don't use HTML email > /\ > _____________________________________________________________________ > > >_______________________________________________ >The Air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > >Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >http://aoir.org/airjoin.html Irene Berkowitz Director of Curricular Publications Temple University Office of the Vice Provost 215-204-7596 Please note my new email address below and update your address records accordingly. irene.berkowitz(a)temple.edu

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