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Dance Online has been focusing on developmental aspects of its web site and is working on a large-scale links database so that you may locate any dance site online! Their series of "DANCER X" continues and you can read how Vic's head separates from his body in a half-anaesthetized out-of-body experience with a Pet Shop Boys soundtrack. Holy cow! www.danceonline.com/x/
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Members of the WWWAC Writers SIG were chastised for the low turnout at the Wednesday February 3rd meeting on "Go Ask Alice," a sex education and health information site that was developed by Columbia University. The non-profit entity developed a site to address a pressing need of its immediate community. It has, in the process, thanks to the reach of the Web, drawn an international audience. The project has been so successful it has led to a book as well. Unfortunately not many folks got to learn about how health professionals addressed the issue of setting up an effective Web site that would grab the attention of the students it wanted to reach and to hear about the sort of editorial judgments they must make every day.
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UniversityVentures, Inc. announced they acquired three new content management technologies from the Cornell Research Foundation. Two of the technologies are novel ways of utilizing visual similarity and the third is a unique application for detecting scene breaks in digital video sequences. Craig Zolan, president, said "this acquisition establishes a strong foundation for UVI's patent portfolio, which we will aggressively augment in 1999." The New York-based firm is building proprietary content management and knowledge management tools based on an expanding portfolio of patented technologies from an extensive network of North American universities and research organizations.
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Cybergrrl, Inc. welcomes May Leong as new Director of Webgrrls International (http://www.webgrrls.com). Ms. Leong joins Webgrrls International after serving for over two years as the founder and leader of the Webgrrls Japan chapter (http://webgrrls.gol.com/). Her role includes extending the reach of Webgrrls, building membership and increasing member resources and benefits for the groundbreaking networking group for women. Leong founded Webgrrls Japan in September 1996. She did consulting work for Pallas Global Enterprise in Tokyo as Curriculum Development Designer where she created New Business Development Programs for Japanese Entrepreneurs. Before that, she was a Visiting Professor at the International University of Japan. Adds May Leong, "Webgrrls has grown to over 100 chapters worldwide with a list of 300 chapters waiting to form...Webgrrls members serve as role models and we look to guide more women and girls to get online and embrace technology."
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T3 Media announced the promotion of Jessica Safran to vice president of operations and Peter Rowan to vice president of business development. Congratulations Jessica and Peter!
A chronicle of the people and events in technology, internet and media since 1997, mixed in with snapshots of musings and observations.
