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From the BBC: Bill Gates advocates blogging. He cites their advantages over email and websites.
Thanks to Dan Gillmor for the pointer.

In Norway, where just about everyone sends text messages on their cellphones, 50 percent of Norwegian teachers are concerned that:
“The use of abbreviations, English and slang in text messaging is affecting pupils’ written work,” according to a column by Rémi Gamba.
Thanks to Editorsweblog.org for the pointer.

This from the BBC: One-Minute Movies is your chance to make a short film that we’ll publish on the web for the world to see. You have up to 60 seconds in which to make a film, and we’ll do our best to give you tips and advice.
It reminds me of the recent IBM white [...]

Dot Journalism reports: The BBC has launched a new mobile phone service for children that will deliver headlines from Newsround, the current affairs programme for children.
“Our research reflects that children are becoming increasingly technologically aware, and we are simply reacting to the demands of that audience, offering approved, relevant content across easily accessible platforms,” said [...]

This exchange between Dan Gillmor and Glenn Fleishman at Gillmor’s site:
Yesterday’s news of Cometa Networks’ demise came from one of the best publications covering the Wi-Fi space — Glenn Fleishman’s Wi-Fi Networking News blog. Glenn is one of several people who are doing a better job covering this space than any print publication I can [...]