http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ Opportunities and observations... Events and happenings at CICS, BSU, Muncie, Indiana, and the ICT field as observed through my distrinct multidiscliplinary and multimedia perspective. en-us alpiazza@bsu.edu 2008-03-27T10:05:19-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/003157.html It's been awhile since I posted here. Life has a way of keeping you busy. I've been out of graduate school and away from the CICS experience for almost three years now, and what an eventful 3 years I've had.... 3157@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2008-03-27T10:05:19-05:00 Muncie at a crossroads: Industrialization to Information: It's been awhile since I posted here. Life has a way of keeping you busy. I've been out of graduate school and away from the CICS experience for almost three years now, and what an eventful 3 years I've had.... http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/002419.html Correction below... speech is at IU Bloomington campus... Greetings CICS students, faculty, alumni and friends! It's been a while since I've had a chance to post here. I thought now was a good time in light of an e-mail I... 2419@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2007-10-22T08:23:41-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001634.html Elizabeth and Tony Piazza announce to the world that their daughter, Molly Elaine Piazza was born on 30 Oct. 2006 at 4:56 PM EST. For more on this happy event, visit Molly's website!... 1634@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-11-02T20:48:53-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001601.html Or several! When I was a student in the Center, I made a challenge to myself to be the best blogger in the Center. Dr. Gillette and I would constantly try to top the blog roll. I'm not quite as... 1601@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-10-19T22:23:43-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001505.html Tom Peters has posted a podcast at Informmation Week. It might be worth reading... World-renowned business strategist and author Tom Peters, who is keynoting the InformationWeek 500 Conference Sept. 10-13 at the Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, California, joins... 1505@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-07-28T11:07:40-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001448.html You're probably used to me ranting on Digital Rights Management and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Recall this article I exposed here about problems in DRM? Well, I'm not the only one saying these things... Check out this great article... 1448@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-04-14T14:26:40-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001409.html E-mail... love it or hate it, it's here to stay. At least, that's what one article suggests. Without making endorsements for the virtues of e-mail as a superior tool, Central Desktop's bloggers point out that e-mail remains the most widely... 1409@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-04-04T09:40:08-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001407.html Information Week has an article worthy of attention. Is your business ready for Podcasting? Is Podcasting just a way for the big media players to push out extra content on a pay-for-play basis? Is it a way for people to... 1407@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-04-03T14:52:14-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001405.html Greetings again, friends and colleagues. Today, I've got some details from a colleague at work to share on a way to help an organization in Delaware County... It’s that time of year again when Texas Roadhouse partners with the Little... 1405@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-03-24T08:24:15-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001400.html Nicholas Donofrio with IBM says those people waiting for "The Next Big Thing" should just forget it! Why? We have passed the era of the "next big thing", because we now have the next little thing all the time! An... 1400@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-03-17T22:08:39-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001399.html Scientific Integrity Conference at Purdue University Because you live in Indiana, we thought you might want to know about "Integrity of Science in the 21st Century," a free conference at Purdue University on March 31 and April 1, 2006.... 1399@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-03-15T00:41:37-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001398.html Once again, I find myself spinning the wheels... after months of speculation, I finally had a chance this evening to tinker with the inner-workings of the Movable Type blog set-up. What did I find? Nothing! Well, I did find something,... 1398@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-03-15T00:13:32-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001396.html A quick post from me today (then it's back to work!) The Star Press posted a great article that really hits on a lot of issues that should be near and dear to CICS candidates' hearts. The article is about... 1396@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-03-14T10:07:13-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001393.html I always found interesting the so-called "Town and Gown" disconnect between colleges and their host communities. Too often "the campus" is its own semi-autonomous island, cut off from the 'townies'. Muncie is no different. Being a native, I can speak... 1393@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-03-06T13:47:32-05:00 http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/archives/001392.html The new AT&T (or, as the new logo is written, at&t) continues to grow and grow and grow... The company formerly known as SBC is making its first huge move since rebranding itself with its former parent's namesake, acquiring BellSouth.... 1392@http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/alpiazza/ 2006-03-05T15:04:11-05:00