A Forrester survey of information and knowledge management professionals whose organizations use enterprise content management, found that content search, sharing and compliance will drive most of the enterprise content management budget next year. Web content management and records management will also be areas of investment. Read more.

A private university in Texas just finished its first year of a pilot program in which 1,000 freshman used a free iPhone or iPod Touch to explore how the always-connected tool might revolutionize the classroom experience - Web apps to turn in homework, campus maps, lecture podcasts and class schedules. For classroom participation, there’s even polling software for students to digitally raise their hands. Read more.

Seeking insights into how people interact on-line, the Pentagon's research agency is offering a prize of $40,000 to any individual or team that can locate ten red balloons that will be visible from roadways in the continental US on December 5. The competition is open to anyone in the world, and registration will stay open until the contest begins. You can read more here.