Instancy

Does anyone know about Instancy http://www.instancy.com/ ? It appears from their web site that they are combining numerous elements of training including knowledge management, online communities, collaboration, conferencing, learning management and performance support and enabling easy distribution via multiple technologies. Traning industry times
http://www.trainingoutsourcing.com/ti-times/TI-Times.asp is now using them to deliver their weekly updates. I am interested if anyone has seen other applications/usage such as an equivalent to RoboHelp for knowledge management etc?

Healing Videos

Glen Hoffherr sent us an interesting article about teaching medical patients about their ailments.

"This tool is the brain-child of Dr. Aziza Shad and Dr. Judith Jones of the Degge Group. The educational CDs are filled with vital information and testimonials from tweens to teens who offer advice to other young patients who have been newly diagnosed. "

Click here to read the entire article:
http://www.wusa9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=53990

Thanks, Glen.

And thanks to all who attended the webcast today.

YouTube Coming Soon to Cellphones

Here's a link to an article from The New York Times on a new subscription service that Verizon Wireless and YouTube will be offering called VCast. VCast users will be limited to an unspecified number of videos selected and approved by the companies. The deal marks the mobile-phone debut of YouTube, the video-sharing service owned by Google: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/technology/28tube.html?ex=1165381200&en=1a4055dc1a6cb033&ei=5070&emc=eta1

Teamwork in Online Gaming

This is a video clip from the online game World of Warcraft. It illustrates how people work together in a virtual world, and how one person can hinder the entire team.

Keep in mind as you watch the set-up and preparation by the players that it took them an hour to get to this point in the virtual world...

Warning: The end of the clip contains foul language.

Ericsson: Mobile TV will reach masses

Here's a link to an article about soon-to-be TV broadcasts via mobile phone technology: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061123/ap_on_hi_te/ericsson_sony_mobile_tv.

Wii, nemesis to PlayStation, hits market

Here's a link to some background on what’s hot in gaming: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NINTENDO_WII?SITE=CODEN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Watch cable TV on your cell phone? Soon.

Here's a link to an AP wire story on video pushed to cell phone technology.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SLINGBOX_CELL_PHONES?SITE=COBOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

MS Ipod Parody

What happens if Microsoft had designed the Ipod? This is a clever satire, but it is also a good example of a step-by-step approach to a subject, in this case package marketing.

New Gamer Technology Hot

Here's a link to a story about gamers.

Boulder gamers camp for PS3
http://dailycamera.com/news/2006/nov/16/boulder-gamers-camp-for-ps3/

IBM QEDWiki ACORD Demo

This video shows an example of how IBM's QEDwiki allows users to create application wikis.