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The Inclusion Principle

Making accessible design an organic element of front-end development - the inclusion principle.

Beyond E-mail: Managing Content in a Read/Write World

Imagine if you didn't have to depend on a webmaster or techie to update your web site. Read more.

“Jeffrey Zeldman on Open Source Design”

Jeffrey Zeldman discusses “open source design” in an excerpt from a long interview at Big Think. The full interview, along with a complete transcription, will soon be available there as well.

Semantic E-Mail Delivery

A prototype e-mail system being tested at Stanford University later this year will radically change how users specify where their messages are supposed to be delivered. Called SEAmail, for "semantic e-mail addressing," the system allows users to direct a message to people who fulfill certain criteria without necessarily knowing recipients' e-mail addresses, or even their names. Read more.

7 Things You Should Know About Ustream

Ustream is an interactive web streaming platform that lets users broadcast their own channels on the Ustream network or on a third-party website such as MySpace or Facebook. Ustream offers a platform for users to host events, promote their own shows, or set up interactive conversations with participants across the globe. Learn more.

Case study: National College for School Leadership cuts carbon footprint via online meetings

“Too many working hours spent travelling by internal staff is not only an inefficient use of time, but costly and damaging to the environment,” says Matt James, E-learning specialist and Project Manager at NCSL. “We realised that we could take advantage of online technology to enable our staff to collaborate effectively from remote locations, and remove the need for so many journeys.” Read about the study.

How Disruptive Innovation Changes EducationHow Disruptive Innovation Changes Education

How can schools around the world educate their students better? What does the future hold? Read the interview with authors the book, Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns.

Web Search Strategies in Plain English

Another useful video from Common Craft:

Study Finds Men More Than Women Share Creative Work Online

A Northwestern University study finds that men are more likely to share their creative work online than women despite the fact that women and men engage in creative activities at essentially equal rates. Read article.

A List Apart's Survey for People Who Make Websites

If you make websites, go take this survey! I did. It's short and will provide useful data for our industry. Thanks!