Friday, December 29, 2006

BookMooch Overview

BookMooch Overview: "BookMooch is a community for exchanging used books.

BookMooch lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want."

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

NowNow.com FAQ

NowNow.com FAQ: "1. What is NowNow?
NowNow is a service that mobile users can use to find answers to any question via mobile email. When you post a question to NowNow via email (ask@nownow.com), our NowNow workers will surf the web to find the answer for you. NowNow workers are users who are being paid to search the web on your behalf. NowNow bypasses the need for mobile users to go to the web to find answers to questions as NowNow will send you an email with up to 3 answers to each question you ask. We have not finalized our pricing for each question, however, we expect each question will cost less than $0.25. During this beta-test period all questions asked will be FREE. "

Book Burro - Question & Answers

Book Burro - Question & Answers: "Q What is Book Burro?

A Book Burro is a Web 2.0 extension for Firefox and Flock. When it senses your are looking at a page that contains a book, it will overlay a small panel which when opened lists prices at online bookstores such as Amazon, Buy, Half (and many more) and soon whether the book is available at your library."

Next little thing 2007 - An ATM for books - December 1, 2006

Next little thing 2007 - An ATM for books - December 1, 2006: "After several years in development, the Espresso - a $50,000 vending machine with a conceivably infinite library - is nearly consumer-ready and will debut in ten to 25 libraries and bookstores in 2007. The New York Public Library is scheduled to receive its machine in February."

About GoodSearch : GoodSearch : Search the Internet with GoodSearch and support your favorite charity or school.

About GoodSearch : GoodSearch : Search the Internet with GoodSearch and support your favorite charity or school.: "How does it work?

* On the GoodSearch homepage, choose from thousands of organizations or add your favorite cause to our list.
* Search the Internet just like you normally would — the site is powered by Yahoo!, so you'll get the same high-quality search results you're accustomed to.
* Fifty percent of the revenue generated from advertisers is shared with the charity, school or nonprofit organization of your choosing."

Monday, December 18, 2006

Christmas e-Cards

Christmas e-Cards: "Christmas e-cards from the British Library

Simply choose the image you wish to send by clicking on it. It's easy and it's free."

how cool are they? and the BritLibs docdelivery rox my sox off.

Truespel Converter

Truespel Converter: This amuses me to no end...

Truespel is a simple phonetic notation for American English. Words are written as they sound and are consistent with the pronunciation guide in an American dictionary. It uses a minimal set of 40 phonograms or sound signs and a stress marking convention. Truespel is the first USA English phonetic spelling system that is pronunciation guide quality."

Pimp My Nutcracker - Happy Holidays from Creature | Made by Design Commission

Pimp My Nutcracker

For those long, gloomy December afternoons at work, when everyone but you has left on holiday....

geekyartistlibrarian / GovDocsComics

geekyartistlibrarian / GovDocsComics: "GovDocs Comics"

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Printer Anywhere™ Print it anytime, anywhere! Free

Printer Anywhere™ Print it anytime, anywhere! FREE Download software!: "With PrinterAnywhere you can print documents and photos on other people's printers as easily as on the local one connected to your machine. No special technical knowledge is required from both - printer owner and user. It just works!"

Monday, December 11, 2006

LibraryThing UnSuggester | Don't read THIS

LibraryThing UnSuggester | Don't read THIS: "Unsuggester takes 'people who like this also like that' and turns it on its head. It analyzes the seven million books LibraryThing members have recorded as owned or read, and comes back with books least likely to share a library with the book you suggest. The unsuggestions come from LibraryThing data, not from Amazon. LibraryThing also produces great suggestions."