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A Social Learning Network
What if you could customize a college degree by combining world class courses from different universities affordably? Marco Masoni sees that in the future of education. He’s a lawyer, writer, educator, and cofounder of Einztein which curates videos and courses from institutions as diverse as Stanford and The British Museum. air date: February 15, 2011
The Decline of Women in Tech
25% of U.S. IT professionals in 2009 are women, down from 36% from 1991. 18% of computer and IT degrees were earned by women in 2008, down from 37% in 1985. -National Center for Women in Technology Monica Beeman joins Mario to discuss these low statistics and Women.Tech, a Baltimore network for the growth andRead more..
An Online Journalism Experiment Debuts in Baltimore
Fabrice Florin joins us to talk about a new journalism experiment that’s happening in Baltimore right now. He’s the founder and executive director of NewsTrust. It’s a social news network devoted to good journalism that’s just begun a pilot program. [disclaimer: WYPR is a partner in this experiment} air date: February 2, 2011
Small Biz Go Mobile Looking For Part Time Contractual Editor
Mario Armstrong Media has an immediate opening for a contractual, freelance Online Editor to join our team. The hours for this position are 10-15 hours a week, flexible. We are looking for an editor who is passionate about entrepreneurs, small business and technology. The Online Editor for Mario Armstrong’s Small Biz Go Mobile website will beRead more..
CES 2011 in 5 Minutes
144,000 people, 80 countries, 2700 exhibitors, 1.5 million square feet. Mario went to CES so you don’t have to. Here are the top 4 trends from CES. 1. Smart TVs: The living room television repositioned as a computer with internet access. 2. Tablets: There were 3 that weren’t the iPad that stood out. 3. AutomotiveRead more..
The Fragmented Web
The World Wide Web’s turned 20 and its creator Tim Berners-Lee recently wrote an essay in Scientific American warning about companies and practices that he says are threatening the democratic potential of the Web. He cites social networking sites like Facebook, closed systems like Apple’s iTunes system, and tendency of magazines to produce smartphone apps insteadRead more..
The Top Internet Trends of 2010
David-Michel Davies, Executive Director of the Webby Awards, Co-Founder of Internet Week, and the publisher of daily email newsletter Netted joins Mario for a retrospective talk of the web trends of 2010 and, added bonus! provides easy and unique holiday gift ideas. air date: December 21, 2010
The (World Wide) Wire
According to the New York Times, top officials from the FBI traveled to Silicon Valley to meet with managers of major companies including Google and Facebook to expand the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, a law from 1994 to impose regulations on Internet companies. Michael Byrne, editor at Baltimore’s City Paper and staff writerRead more..
A Verdict on the iPad, 8 Months Later
It’s been about 8 months since the iPad debuted. It’s made Time’s “50 Best Inventions of 2010” list. A recent report from IT research firm Gartner predicted that tablets will “displace around 10 percent of PC units by 2014”. Some research analysts have said that it’s the most quickly adopted non-phone electronic gizmo, surpassing theRead more..
Obama’s Videogame Challenge
President Obama announced a National STEM contest to promote learning through game design and inspire careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). What is your perspective on video games being used in education? Is it a waste of time? Have you ever been inspired to learn by video games? Anyone interested in kickstarting aRead more..