Apple’s App Store (available through iTunes) has pretty much cornered the market — at least for now — on third party applications for delivering content, whether it’s reading an Amazon book from the Kindle app or browsing through a Pearson interactive text delivered through CourseSmart. It’s such a popular business model that competitors like Google and Microsoft have (and are continuing to develop) their own app stores, Google Apps Marketplace and Windows Marketplace, respectively. Online Blogucation Subscribe via RSS Home About 28 Jul/10 1 The Future of Mobile Learning? MORE >>

had a great data plan, my google maps and mail, Opera browser and my slovoed French dictionary. Stanza – oh wow – over 25,000 free books for me to snuggle up in bed with! Google search – sometimes I want to know how to cook aubergine without leaving the cooker in the kitchen…google search + iPhone = instant knowledge while stirring a pot. Google maps – bigger screen + good data plan = excellent journey planning and exploration. Earlier this year I ditched my Nokia N73 for an iPhone. Sorted. On the upside, the apps are brilliant. MORE >>

Gattiker on 2010/09/27 · View Comments 523 views Social media monitoring DOs and DON’Ts: social media marketing, social media metrics, social media monitoring tools, benchmark test, Twitter monitoring, luxury branding and other happenings we came across while surfing the internet, blogging and posting on Facebook , Identi.ca , Google Buzz , or Twitter. On page 5, we find the following: “Important usage in the first nine months were: - Search for information on the web, using the web browser or the Wikipedia app. Definitely recommended reading! number 4). MORE >>

What’s interesting is that the new breed of mobile devices not only offer new affordances such as location services and multi-touch interfaces, but they also are capable of containing things we are used to such as web browsers, podcasts, text and animation. Electronic books bring the advantages of indexing and searching to traditional text. Its also very cool to have all your books in the palm of your hand, not 20lbs of weight on your back while walking around campus. David Gagnon media, games, teaching and learning Who is David Gagnon? It is freaking amazing. MORE >>

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