SHE is back online after a week of travel, planning, more planning, and discovery. The week saw this blog tip 100k hits since tracking began in late August. Somewhere back in there we also topped 9500 uniques, according to my trusty ShortStat module, a WordPress plugin. I interpret this as respectable interest (if passing) in what some might consider a highly niche topic. The big blogs get this kind of interest in a day, but still I’m pleased. In the past week I also had a chance to present some ideas about podcasting (worth clicking through for the regional photos) to a lively crowd of college admission and marketing folks in Chicago. And today I arrive in the office to learn of the re-launch of Sinking Ships, a blog from our friend Rob Pongsajapan, a rising voice in the new higher ed web, the same Rob who did the killer talk on student blogs at the ‘05 Salisbury conference. He has not abandonded WordPress.

Let’s jump into some links I think you might find interesting.

Not too long ago I pointed you to Gnosh, a social app developed over at Allegheny College. Mike Richwalsky (its champion) points us to a full-blown review. Some words from the reviewer:

Overall, I feel that Gnosh is an excellent search tool that gets straight to the point, search results. It is very organized, you receive a wide range of results from photos, products, search engines, and even social bookmarking services. Next time when making a search for something, give Gnosh a try and see how it goes. I’m really liking it.

Via Sentinel and Enterprise: Fitchburg State College announces plans to begin offering podcast lectures. Instructors are to be fitted with wireless microphones. No word as to how many classess will be available via podcast, or when.

Phil Gomes notices an uptick in undergrad requests to interview PR professionals in the new media (a good sign). He points to this group blog at Northeastern, a forum on organizational communications.

Dave Winer (usually here) is trying a WordPress blog.

Harvard Extension School is offering a computing course via audio and video podcast.