FWIW Dominic Pinto http://www.ecademy.com/user/dominicpinto http://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicpinto e-m: dominic.pinto@ieee.org Skype: zorrodp M: +44 780 302-8268 Ph: +44 207 379-8341 In the U.S. M/Cell: +1 215 667-3001 ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: scipmark <scipmark@gmail.com> To: dominic.pinto@ieee.org Sent: Friday, 15 May, 2009 1:44:42 PM Subject: scipmark scipmark scipmark Teaching people's heads Posted: 14 May 2009 03:21 PM PDT Just viewed a fab video about education, what it's for and how schools kill creativity on the wonderful TED site. Found via Steve Bridger's excellent blog. How is social media like ice cream Posted: 14 May 2009 02:42 PM PDT ‘Social Media’ is something of a buzzword at the moment. Everyone – from huge corporations to governments to community groups – are switching onto the idea that ’social media’ is happening, and that they need to get in on the act. But what is it? And what does it have to do with ice cream? The editor of MyManchester, a community-based publishing network that’s been around since we started SCIP back in 1997, has provided an answer in plain English that offers a valuable guided tour to the world of blogs, new media, and why people are getting so excited about it. It includes this video that uses ice cream to explain why new technology may be changing the world. Read the whole article here mymanchestereditor.wordpress.com/social-media-2/ You are subscribed to email updates from scipmark To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google Inbox too full? Subscribe to the feed version of scipmark in a feed reader. If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: scipmark, c/o Google, 20 W Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610