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Benvenuto, dottor Inversini!

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Entering ENTER (en/it)

en: ENTER2010 conference will start on Wednesday. ENTER2010 is an International eTourism Conference, promoted by IFITT (International Federation of IT in Travel and Tourism) and organized by webatelier.net. ENTER2010 will be held at Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano (Switzerland). ENTER2010 … Continue reading

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Students of this semester

The student of the course Online communication and promotion (Enterprise projects) held by prof. Cantoni this semester. They are from the Master in Technologies for Human Communication and the Master of International Tourism.

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Online promotion, practical guide (in IT, DE, FR)

Our practical guide on online promotion, with an example in tourism, got several quotations. Conchita-Plus Forum ritzycampus Regiosuisse: Praxishandbuch für die Online-Werbung: Ein Leitfaden für die Tourismusbranche Guide pratique pour la promotion en ligne – Un exemple dans le secteur … Continue reading

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Paper: Playful Holistic Support to HCI Requirements Using LEGO Bricks

L. Cantoni, L. Botturi, M. Faré & D. Bolchini (2009), Playful Holistic Support to HCI Requirements Using LEGO Bricks, in M. Kurosu (ed.), Human Centered Design, HCII 2009, LNCS 5619, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 844–853 Free preview on Springer website. … Continue reading

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Le crisi non vanno sprecate

[en: to deal with the crisis, Federico Rampini suggests a academic system where (ideas) conflicts are accepted and supported] Sul numero di Azione della scorsa settimana, Federico Rampini racconta della forza con cui gli USA sono in grado di reagire … Continue reading

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Hermann Maurer: a smart outlook on the future

[Riassunto italiano: Hermann Maurer, professore di informatica all'università di Graz, ci ha offerto una panoramica sul futuro, partendo dalle minacce di Google e di internet. Un'ottima occasione per cambiare punto di vista da parte di noi ricercatore, troppo spesso entusiasti … Continue reading

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Master TEC-CH online: technology enhanced communication of cultural heritage

Great opportunity for those interested in cultural heritage:

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Same people, different transports

[Italian abstract: un'altra immagine per comunicare] Another picture to communicate. via Bruno

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Personalization at Google

[Italian abstract: un'intervista al responsabile della personalizzazione di Google ci permette di capire alcuni aspetti del funzionamento del motore di ricerca. Per esempio, i criteri più importanti di personalizzazione sono location e search history. Poco si dice sulla lingua.] In … Continue reading

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How to use ppt in a right way

[Italian abstract: una presentazione che spiega come presentare bene, utili anche i link nel post, soprattutto il primo. ] Via Maestrini, some links on presenting in a right way using Powerpoint (or similar). Check the first link in the post, … Continue reading

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Paper: user goals on the web

[Italian abstract: un paper interessante su ciò che gli utenti fanno sul web. ] Just read an interesting paper on the goals users have on the internet. Authors say that researches on online behaviour tendd to focus on the medium … Continue reading

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[it] The dark side of Google

[English abstract: I read the book The dark side of Google, about some problematic issues of Google. It is interesting, although I have some remarks. ] Ho letto The dark side of Google, cioè la versione liberamente scaricabile di Luci … Continue reading

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Signals and classifiers: Google ranking secrets

[Italian abstract: un importante sguardo su Google, dall'interno, e su come viene definito l'algoritmo di ranking. Sto scrivendo Ho scritto un'esposizione più completa in italiano è sul blog colletivo Beanbol] Very interesting article on the New York Times: Google Keeps … Continue reading

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Effective presentation

[Italian abstract: alcuni consigli per creare buone presentazioni, con links] From Maestrini per Caso, some hints for good presentation, with nice links. Among them, the video Hans Rosling – myths and stats, a wonderful presentation of statistics. Why do I … Continue reading

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