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Finally, a reason to Twitter: A student at the University of California at Berkeley was arrested in Egypt for photographing a demonstration. His Twitter message, “Arrested”, sparked a series of events that led to his being released from jail. More…
A new social network on Internet2: Muse was developed by student Web programmers at the University [...]

Facebook announces open registration

Now it’s easier than ever to find out personal information about students.
Facebook just announced that they have removed the .edu restriction on registrations and now anyone can join.
If students want to keep their information restricted to people in their approved ‘networks’, they must uncheck the option where people with ‘no network’ may find them in [...]

Overheard in the Lab

Guy enters lab with two girls. Guy desperately wants to impress girls. Girls oooo and awww when they see the dual-screen Mac G5s. Guys says, “Aren’t these computers nice? They’re European.” Girls giggle in awe of guy’s underwhelming intelligence.
Freshmen.

Technology in Higher Ed: Trendwatch

Two articles (quoted in their entireity below) in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Wired Campus Blog reinforce the notion that campus communications have evolved with the times. The first, regarding live online broadcasts of athletic events, is happening parallel to Cal’s own efforts to bring live streaming athletic events to the web beginning this fall. [...]