Friday, October 31, 2008

Need help with some web design features?

Web design as an art and science is a fascinating component of ICT. If you need some help with design features, Dmitry Kirsanov has a web site which offers tutorials on many aspects of web design. It's worth a visit!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Academic journal: Information Technology and Tourism

For your assignments, you might like to access the peer-reviewed journal Information Technology and Tourism.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Amazing, cutting-edge technology for hotels

Charles Tee, my colleague in Singapore, drew my attention to some amazing, cutting-edge hospitality technology. You may wish to take a look at this link: http://online.hitec.org/news/154000381/4027999.html

You can download short clips by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), "providing a glimpse of the technologies to be featured in its GUESTROOM 2010 prototype hotel room and adjacent pavilion. The display debuted at HITEC (Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference) 2006, June 19-22 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Based on a worldwide, comprehensive study, more than 40 different technologies were chosen to be featured in the pavilion. Few of the technologies are only conceptual, while a majority is capable of installation within 90 days."

WBSN: Web based social networking


The internet has given rise to a new social phenomenon: internet powered networking, known as 'web based social networking' (WBSN). The sites Facebook and MySpace are examples of these.

I typed "social networking" into our online library database SpringerLink (offers full text :-) articles on a number of areas but notably information technology and life science) and got 880 results.
There is a good popular article in today's Sydney Morning Herald on the Kiss and Tell of Social Networks.