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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:12:00 EST
Subject: 1/10/2005 - The Chronicle's Wired Campus Newsletter

THE WIRED CAMPUS

A daily glance at education-technology headlines
for Monday, January 10.
A service of The Chronicle of Higher Education
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FROM THE CHRONICLE:

"Coming Soon to a Campus Near You: Movie-Industry Lawsuits"
The Motion Picture Association of America is intensifying its
campaign against movie piracy by college students.
<http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i19/19a03101.htm>

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A LOOK AT OTHER SOURCES:

"Students Develop Tsunami Warning Application"
A pair of students at the University of Technology at Sydney
have designed software that gathers information from
ocean-monitoring agencies and warns computer users if a tsunami
is on the horizon. (The Age)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=20050110a>

"Hitting the Facebooks"
Thefacebook.com, the popular social networking site that first
appeared at Harvard University, continues to grow: About 50 new
institutions are added to the site's tally of member colleges
every month. (Tallahassee Democrat)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=20050110b>

"Multitasking Goes High-Tech With Software Born at Oregon State
U."
Professors and students at Oregon State are developing a
computer program that helps users more effectively multitask --
by recording the programs they use while working on specific
projects. (The Daily Barometer)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=20050110c>

"Wikipedia Faces Growing Pains"
Open access can be a double-edged sword: Wikipedia, the online
encyclopedia that lets users add their own entries, is expanding
rapidly, but it is struggling to gain credibility with
academics. (Wired)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=20050110d>

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