Eco-Libris "Hey, we know you love books. Who doesn't? But what about all the trees that are used to produce the paper for these books? About 20 million trees are being cut down EVERY YEAR to produce the books sold in the U.S. alone. What can you do about it? Well, here's a suggestion: stop reading... NO, NO. just kiddin'.
A better solution would be to start planting trees for all the books you read. To let you do just that, we thought up Eco-Libris, a means to balance out the paper in your books by planting trees. To maximize your impact, the trees will be planted in developing countries benefiting both the environment and local communities. "
Friday, September 07, 2007
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Omnibiography.com - The largest directory of biographies on the Web
Omnibiography.com - The largest directory of biographies on the Web: "OmniBiography.com is the largest directory of biographies available on the Web containing information on more than 110,000 important people from antiquity to the present time. It includes biographies from the most important sites on the web in all languages."
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Ninjawords - a really fast dictionary
Ninjawords - a really fast dictionary: "A really fast dictionary... fast like a ninja."
Monday, August 20, 2007
snooth.com
for when you're ready to move beyond Boone's Farm...
"Snooth promises to revolutionize the way people choose wine.
By combining the company's proprietary algorithms with the world's most comprehensive wine database, Snooth is able to accurately identify the wines best-suited to an individual.
Snooth analyzes a user's unique set of interactions with the site and, using its powerful recommendation engine, leverages this digital fingerprint to generate highly-personalized wine recommendations. Snooth also interprets wine queries more naturally and optimizes the relevancy of search results, by incorporating semantic search elements into its core technology."
"Snooth promises to revolutionize the way people choose wine.
By combining the company's proprietary algorithms with the world's most comprehensive wine database, Snooth is able to accurately identify the wines best-suited to an individual.
Snooth analyzes a user's unique set of interactions with the site and, using its powerful recommendation engine, leverages this digital fingerprint to generate highly-personalized wine recommendations. Snooth also interprets wine queries more naturally and optimizes the relevancy of search results, by incorporating semantic search elements into its core technology."
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Walk Score - Helping homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in great neighborhoods.
Walk Score - Helping homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in great neighborhoods.: "What is Walk Score?We help homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in great neighborhoods. Walk Score shows you a map of what's nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment."
Monday, August 13, 2007
The European Library - Organisation - About Us
The European Library - Organisation - About Us: "The European Library is a non-commercial organisation. It provides the services of a physical library and the opportunity to benefit from a virtual environment in 20 languages. This website allows to search through the resources of 30 of the 47 national libraries involved in The European Library. Resources can be both digital or bibliographical (books, posters, maps, sound recordings, videos, etc.). Currently The European Library gives access to 150 million entries across Europe. The amount of referenced digital collections is constantly increasing. Quality and reliability are guaranteed by the 47 collaborating national libraries of Europe."
Friday, August 10, 2007
Radio-Locator
Radio-Locator: "Welcome to Radio-Locator, the most comprehensive radio station search engine on the internet. We have links to over 10,000 radio station web pages and over 2500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world."
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
That Dropped Doughnut: How Soon, and How Often, Will It Come Back Up? - washingtonpost.com
That Dropped Doughnut: How Soon, and How Often, Will It Come Back Up? - washingtonpost.com: "Last month, scientists at Clemson University in South Carolina determined that applying the five-second rule to dropped food will not actually prevent the food from gathering bacteria.The nation's reaction to this: Duh."
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Open Library (Open Library)
Open Library (Open Library): "Imagine a library that collected all the world's information about all the world's books and made it available for everyone to view and update. We're building that library."
Boing Boing: William Gibson on writing in the age of Google
Boing Boing: William Gibson on writing in the age of Google
this blurb offers a fascinating perspective on research...that it's really limited by what you already know. i'm fond of saying that, that you dont know what you dont know, and Mr. Gibson expresses it aptly - that even with the vast and infinite nature of the net, "You're still really inside some annotated version of your own head."
cool.
this blurb offers a fascinating perspective on research...that it's really limited by what you already know. i'm fond of saying that, that you dont know what you dont know, and Mr. Gibson expresses it aptly - that even with the vast and infinite nature of the net, "You're still really inside some annotated version of your own head."
cool.
Singing Bach over broadband | Science Blog
Singing Bach over broadband | Science Blog: "A singing computer scientist wants to use cutting-edge technology to create Europe's first successful Internet choir.
Dr Barry Cheetham, a senior lecturer in The School of Computer Science at The University of Manchester, is seeking to combine his academic expertise in communications, networks and digital signal processing with his love of choral singing."
Dr Barry Cheetham, a senior lecturer in The School of Computer Science at The University of Manchester, is seeking to combine his academic expertise in communications, networks and digital signal processing with his love of choral singing."
Monday, July 23, 2007
Freebase : Sign In
Freebase : Sign In: "Free + Database = Freebase
It's about film, sports, politics, music, science and everything else all connected together. Our contributors are collecting data from all over the internet to build a massive, collaboratively-edited database of cross-linked data. It's a big job and we're just getting started."
It's about film, sports, politics, music, science and everything else all connected together. Our contributors are collecting data from all over the internet to build a massive, collaboratively-edited database of cross-linked data. It's a big job and we're just getting started."
Tall Eye - If I dig a very deep hole, where will I end up?
Tall Eye - If I dig a very deep hole, where will I end up?: "Are you concerned about where you go to arrive if you dig a very deep straight infinite hole on Earth? Your problems are solved!
Surf on the map below, choose where you will dig your hole and click there. After this, click on 'Dig here!' and you will see the place where, one day, you will (believe me) put your feet."
Surf on the map below, choose where you will dig your hole and click there. After this, click on 'Dig here!' and you will see the place where, one day, you will (believe me) put your feet."
Friday, June 29, 2007
Ruined Music � About
http://ruinedmusic.com/
Ruined Music: "Most people have a song that’s been ruined.
A breakup turns “our song” into “the one song I can never hear again.” A crush goes downhill and takes your favorite record with it. A best friend vanishes, leaving you holding the mixtape. Talent show disasters, high school humiliations, family crises… somehow there’s always a song playing in the background.
Ruined Music collects essays about these songs we’ve lost. If music is the soundtrack to our lives, here are the scenes when it all went wrong.
Read. Write. Reclaim your record collection."
Ruined Music: "Most people have a song that’s been ruined.
A breakup turns “our song” into “the one song I can never hear again.” A crush goes downhill and takes your favorite record with it. A best friend vanishes, leaving you holding the mixtape. Talent show disasters, high school humiliations, family crises… somehow there’s always a song playing in the background.
Ruined Music collects essays about these songs we’ve lost. If music is the soundtrack to our lives, here are the scenes when it all went wrong.
Read. Write. Reclaim your record collection."
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Blinkx
Blinkx: "At blinkx.com, users can search over 12 million hours of video content, from 200 of blinkx's media partners (a list that includes a broad range of providers - from HBO and MTV to PBS and YouTube). Through its unique, patented and award-winning video and audio analysis technology, blinkx's software literally watches and listens to rich media online, providing users with unparalleled access to more video from more sources than any other site on the Web - all searchable through a single gateway. Whether a user wants to catch up on the news, watch home movie stunts, replay their local team's highlights or watch a missed episode of a prime time TV show, blinkx is the essential remote control with which to navigate the Video Web. "
Sunday, June 10, 2007
The Book Inscriptions Project � About the Project
The Book Inscriptions Project � About the Project: "We collect personal messages written in ink (or pen or marker or crayon or grape jelly) inside books. Pictures count. So do poems. So do notes on paper found in a book. The more heartfelt the better.
Send a copy of the cover and the inscription and any details about how, when and where you found it."
Send a copy of the cover and the inscription and any details about how, when and where you found it."
goodreads | see what your friends are reading
goodreads | see what your friends are reading:
"Have you ever wanted a better way to:
* see what your friends are reading?
* keep track of what you've read and what you'd like to read?
* get great book recommendations from people you know?
* make reading fun again?"
"Have you ever wanted a better way to:
* see what your friends are reading?
* keep track of what you've read and what you'd like to read?
* get great book recommendations from people you know?
* make reading fun again?"
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life
"Ultimately, the Encyclopedia will serve as an online reference source and database for every one of the 1.8 million species that are named and known on this planet, as well as all those later discovered and described. Encyclopedia of Life will be used as both a teaching and a learning tool, helping scientists, educators, students, and the community at large gain a better understanding of this planet and all who inhabit it."
wow....
"Ultimately, the Encyclopedia will serve as an online reference source and database for every one of the 1.8 million species that are named and known on this planet, as well as all those later discovered and described. Encyclopedia of Life will be used as both a teaching and a learning tool, helping scientists, educators, students, and the community at large gain a better understanding of this planet and all who inhabit it."
wow....
Sunday, May 06, 2007
>yoName - About Us - Search for anyone accross social network sites
>yoName - About Us - Search for anyone accross social network sites: "yoName turns your computer into a private detective. Look for anyone you want. You can even look them up by a username or an email address! If they're on any of the big-time networks like MySpace or Facebook, yoName will find them. Look up friends, family, ex-es. Look up yourself and see if someone's impersonating you. Or just have fun and look up celebrities, even if the first five entries for Paris Hilton are all 'male, 39, single, in Madison, Wisconsin'."
Wanna Be presidents | Free Government Information (FGI)
Wanna Be presidents | Free Government Information (FGI): "There's a new site of interest to any political junky. It's called Wanna be presidents. WBP is a dynamic blogroll of all of the blogs of the 2008 presidential hopefuls -- or at least those that are officially running. Read the latest from all the candidates in one place. "
Thursday, May 03, 2007
scribd - share docs online at Infodoodads
scribd - share docs online at Infodoodads: "While sharing your newest safety policy update on scribd may not be as exciting as the newest embarass-your-friend video on YouTube, it is still a valuable service and emerging social network. "
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Interview Series on Metadata - Wired Blogs
Epicenter - Wired Blogs: "In this series, which is cosponsored by Wired News and the Harvard Berkman Center for the Internet and Society, David talks with some of the leading businesspeople, scientists, and thinkers who are coming up with innovative new ways of putting ideas, information and knowledge together. Now that the digital age has blown apart traditional ways of organizing information, what's next? Suddenly, everything is miscellaneous.
David kicks off the series by interviewing novelist, BoingBoing co-editor, digital rights activist and entrepreneur Cory Doctorow. For Cory, piling up information without strict organizational rules can be workable provided that we have sufficiently reliable metadata. The problem is that people don't all use metadata the same way or use tags consistently, and that can be a real obstacle to making coherent sense of piles of information."
http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/05/metacrap_and_fl.html
http://www.well.com/~doctorow/metacrap.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Miscellaneous-Power-Digital-Disorder/dp/0805080430\
David kicks off the series by interviewing novelist, BoingBoing co-editor, digital rights activist and entrepreneur Cory Doctorow. For Cory, piling up information without strict organizational rules can be workable provided that we have sufficiently reliable metadata. The problem is that people don't all use metadata the same way or use tags consistently, and that can be a real obstacle to making coherent sense of piles of information."
http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/05/metacrap_and_fl.html
http://www.well.com/~doctorow/metacrap.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Miscellaneous-Power-Digital-Disorder/dp/0805080430\
Map My Name Project
MAP MY NAME
A university student project to identify all the users in the interwebs and determine how many people are online in the world, and where. (I think?)
I will not even pretend to understand how this is intended to work, but I'm going to do it, because hey, it's interesting!
A university student project to identify all the users in the interwebs and determine how many people are online in the world, and where. (I think?)
I will not even pretend to understand how this is intended to work, but I'm going to do it, because hey, it's interesting!
FUN! Jamglue - Remixing for the Masses
Jamglue - Remixing for the Masses:
1. Upload or Record your own Tracks
2. Create an original Mix or personalize someone else's in our simple online Mixer
3. Show off your music: email it, embed it, or just sit back and let the Jamglue community discover your talent!"
1. Upload or Record your own Tracks
2. Create an original Mix or personalize someone else's in our simple online Mixer
3. Show off your music: email it, embed it, or just sit back and let the Jamglue community discover your talent!"
Better Gmail - bundled extensions from LifeHacker
Paul Kedrosky: Tech Tip: Better Gmail is Gmail 2.0
"Gina at Lifehacker has created the #1 most important tool any Gmail user needs. It's an add-in, called Better Gmail, combining all the major Greasemonkey hacks for Firefox-based Gmail users, and it turns Gmail from indispensable into ... really indispensable."
Lifehacker download and article
"Gina at Lifehacker has created the #1 most important tool any Gmail user needs. It's an add-in, called Better Gmail, combining all the major Greasemonkey hacks for Firefox-based Gmail users, and it turns Gmail from indispensable into ... really indispensable."
Lifehacker download and article
Cool Hunting: SimulSays
Cool Hunting: SimulSays: "SimulScribe, the brilliant and simple voicemail service that transcribes your messages into an email (20 November 2006) has just launched a new application that beats Apple to visual voicemail. SimulSays, released today, is a downloadable application for your BlackBerry Pearl or 8800 that shows your transcribed messages and lets you play them back without having to dial in"
Monday, April 30, 2007
ONLINE TIME TRACKER: Track billable hours with Toggl - Lifehacker
ONLINE TIME TRACKER: Track billable hours with Toggl - Lifehacker: "Toggl's purpose is simple: to time the number of billable hours you spend on a client project.
Once you register (for free), create a new project for a new client, and 'toggl' the on button. Toggl starts tracking the time spent in a live second by second timer right in the web browser. Hit stop when you're done. "
Once you register (for free), create a new project for a new client, and 'toggl' the on button. Toggl starts tracking the time spent in a live second by second timer right in the web browser. Hit stop when you're done. "
Monday, April 23, 2007
involver � about
involver � about:
still in beta. i had to ask to be notified when the site is accepting more users...looks cool though, like a less-manic twitter.
"involver is the simple way to discover, create and share the best of what’s going on around town with a word-of-mouth network of friends.
You’ll find fun things to do, covering everything from concerts and nightclub happenings to festivals and local flavor. So, expand and enhance thy social life. Get involverized."
still in beta. i had to ask to be notified when the site is accepting more users...looks cool though, like a less-manic twitter.
"involver is the simple way to discover, create and share the best of what’s going on around town with a word-of-mouth network of friends.
You’ll find fun things to do, covering everything from concerts and nightclub happenings to festivals and local flavor. So, expand and enhance thy social life. Get involverized."
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Middio - YouTube music video search engine
Middio - Uniting music videos: "Middio is a simple website that organizes music videos uploaded by the public to YouTube. In other words, Middio goes through the trouble of finding and properly tagging music videos already floating around the web so that you don't have to."
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Let There Be Light - Blackle.com
"Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. "Image displayed is primarily a function of the user's color settings and desktop graphics, as well as the color and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen." Roberson et al, 2002
In January 2007 a blog post titled Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year proposed the theory that a black version of the Google search engine would save a fair bit of energy due to the popularity of the search engine. Since then there has been skepticism about the significance of the energy savings that can be achieved and the cost in terms of readability of black web pages."
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Literature-Map - The tourist map of literature
Literature-Map - The tourist map of literature
Map your favorite authors and see what others you might like!
Map your favorite authors and see what others you might like!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Saturday, April 07, 2007
musotik.com
musotik -:
Musotik is a tool for finding music on the net. It's still in early beta, but it's pretty neat. You enter an artist and the search engine delivers all sorts of information - videos, torrents, biographies, etc...
Musotik is a tool for finding music on the net. It's still in early beta, but it's pretty neat. You enter an artist and the search engine delivers all sorts of information - videos, torrents, biographies, etc...
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
tumble into love withTumblr
Tumblr
Tumblelogs are like blogs with less fuss. Tumblr is your friendly and free tool for creating tumblelogs.
See also, a definition of tumblelogs on Wikipedia.
Excellent!
See also, a definition of tumblelogs on Wikipedia.
Excellent!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Popularity Dialer
genius!
"Have you ever been in a situation where you wished your cell phone would ring? Maybe you wanted to look extra important or popular on that hot date. Or maybe you just needed an excuse to escape from an unpleasant meeting.
With "The Popularity Dialer", you can plan ahead. Via a web interface, you can choose to have your phone called at a particular time (or several times). At the elected time, your phone will be dialed and you will hear a prerecorded message that's one half of a conversation. Thus, you will be prompted to have a fake conversation and will easily fool those around you."
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Sunday Sundries - Modest Needs�
We've all been here...I found this sentiment behind this effort to be so moving and I wish I could be on the giving end.
"Modest Needs exists:
*To prevent otherwise financially self-sufficient individuals and families from entering the cycle of poverty, when this might be avoided with a small amount of well-timed financial assistance;
*To restore the financial self-sufficiency of individuals who are willing to work but are temporarily unable to do so because they do not have the means to remit payment for a work-related expense; and
*To empower permanently disadvantaged individuals who otherwise live within their limited means to continue to live independently, despite a temporary, unexpected financial set-back."
"Modest Needs exists:
*To prevent otherwise financially self-sufficient individuals and families from entering the cycle of poverty, when this might be avoided with a small amount of well-timed financial assistance;
*To restore the financial self-sufficiency of individuals who are willing to work but are temporarily unable to do so because they do not have the means to remit payment for a work-related expense; and
*To empower permanently disadvantaged individuals who otherwise live within their limited means to continue to live independently, despite a temporary, unexpected financial set-back."
Sunday Sundries - onBeing - washingtonpost.com
I think it's the voyeur in me that likes these videos so much
onBeing - washingtonpost.com
"onBeing is a project based on the simple notion that we should get to know one another a little better. What you’ll find here is a series of videos that takes you into the musings, passions, histories and quirks of all sorts of people. The essence of who they are, who we are.
There will be a new video every Wednesday, so check back often. In the meantime, feel free to add your thoughts to the comments section and tell us about someone you’d like to see in onBeing. Over time, we should end up with a pretty cool community. "
onBeing - washingtonpost.com
"onBeing is a project based on the simple notion that we should get to know one another a little better. What you’ll find here is a series of videos that takes you into the musings, passions, histories and quirks of all sorts of people. The essence of who they are, who we are.
There will be a new video every Wednesday, so check back often. In the meantime, feel free to add your thoughts to the comments section and tell us about someone you’d like to see in onBeing. Over time, we should end up with a pretty cool community. "
Sunday Sundries - Goodmagazine - The 51 Best* Magazines Ever
LOVE magazines!
GOOD Magazine | Goodmagazine - The 51 Best* Magazines Ever: "The 51 Best* Magazines Ever
*Smartest, Prettiest, Coolest, Funniest, Most Influential, Most Necessary, Most Important, Most Essential, etc."
GOOD Magazine | Goodmagazine - The 51 Best* Magazines Ever: "The 51 Best* Magazines Ever
*Smartest, Prettiest, Coolest, Funniest, Most Influential, Most Necessary, Most Important, Most Essential, etc."
Sunday Sundries - lens culture: contemporary photography magazine
lens culture: contemporary photography magazine: "Lens Culture is an international online magazine celebrating contemporary photography, art, media, and world cultures. Lens Culture features the work of photographers from all continents and various points of view: documentary, fine art, photojournalism, lyrical, poetic, personal, abstract, human, and street photography. Discover well-written essays, analysis and criticism about photography and culture, as well as audio interviews with photographers, reviews of exhibitions, and our new section of photo book reviews. Lens Culture attracts visitors from more than 100 countries."
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Jott -- Don't Forget -- Login
Jott -- Don't Forget -- Login: "Voice-powered, hands-free Messaging and To Do Lists"
like pinger.com, but different somehow, i think...i'll have to look at them both more carefully. very cool though! and a great option for interoperability of your communications systems.
like pinger.com, but different somehow, i think...i'll have to look at them both more carefully. very cool though! and a great option for interoperability of your communications systems.
eFax Free - Receive faxes by email
eFax Free - Receive faxes by email: "With your eFax Free account, you will get a non-local eFax number to receive faxes in your email"
SplashCast: Channel Yourself Across the Web
SplashCast: Channel Yourself Across the Web: "SplashCast enables anyone to create streaming media 'channels' that combine video, music, photos, narration, text and RSS feeds. These user-generated channels can be played and easily syndicated on any web site, blog, or social network page. When channel owners modify their channel, their content is automatically updated across all the web pages 'tuned' to that channel."
Twitter: What are you doing?
Twitter: What are you doing?: "A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? Answer on your phone, IM, or right here on the web!"
Friday, March 09, 2007
msgr
very cool. this would be great to use for a group project or just for a special event...
"msgr is a web service you can use to create your own instant messenger. Setup a messenger for your group of friends, e-group, orkut community, visitors to your website, or even your intranet!"
"msgr is a web service you can use to create your own instant messenger. Setup a messenger for your group of friends, e-group, orkut community, visitors to your website, or even your intranet!"
Fat Fingers - eBay typos and spelling mistakes
Fat Fingers - eBay typos and spelling mistakes: "Thousands of items on eBay are listed with descriptions containing spelling mistakes. These items often expire with no bids on them as no-one can find them."
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Pinger
Pinger About Us: "With Pinger you send voice messages directly to someone instantly--no ringing, no greetings, no lengthy prompts. Pinger is fast and efficient like email, but with your voice. It's mobile like text messaging, but with more personality."
Carbonite
Carbonite.com
Carbonite’s online backup service starts automatically and works quietly and continuously in the background protecting your data. If you’ve accidentally erased something, don’t worry; we’ve still got a copy. You can restore deleted files with just a few clicks on your PC. If your PC crashes, just visit our website to recover lost files.
Carbonite’s online backup service starts automatically and works quietly and continuously in the background protecting your data. If you’ve accidentally erased something, don’t worry; we’ve still got a copy. You can restore deleted files with just a few clicks on your PC. If your PC crashes, just visit our website to recover lost files.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
LII: Search plugins
LII: Search plugins: "Legal Information Institute Search Plugins:
These browser plugins will allow you to search the LII (or parts of it) from your browser. Currently, they work with Firefox (all platforms), Mozilla (all platforms), and any other browser or search service that uses the Apple Sherlock standard"
These browser plugins will allow you to search the LII (or parts of it) from your browser. Currently, they work with Firefox (all platforms), Mozilla (all platforms), and any other browser or search service that uses the Apple Sherlock standard"
CrossLoop - Simple Secure Screen Sharing
CrossLoop - Simple Secure Screen Sharing: "CrossLoop is a FREE secure screen sharing utility designed for people of all technical skill levels. CrossLoop extends the boundaries of VNC’s traditional screen sharing by enabling non-technical users to get connected from anywhere on the Internet in seconds without changing any firewall or router settings. It only takes a few minutes to setup and no signup is required."
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Long Time Lost
Long Time Lost: "Long Time Lost is a free 'service' (more so it is a software app written by someone who had some spare time, good programmer friends, a little bit of creativity and a lot of coffee) that allows you to create a 'search' for someone you lost touch with. That 'search' is then indexed by Google (and other search engines) and then when that person you are looking for (or someone who knows them) does a 'Vanity Search' (the process of searching for one's own name on Google... we know you do it!) they find your 'search' and can respond to you and reconnect. All information is handled through the system so your private information like your email address isn't out there on the net."
Mash up RSS feeds with xFruits - Lifehacker
Mash up RSS feeds with xFruits - Lifehacker
"Want to play with RSS feeds? Try xFruits, where, according to tech enthusiast Steve Rubel, you can "teach your feeds all kinds of new tricks." He's not kidding around, either: you can create a PDF file from an RSS feed, send an OPML to your mobile, aggregate, and lots more. I played with it a little bit and was suitably impressed by all the options; it looks like they're even adding the option to create RSS feeds for your desktop files soon."
"Want to play with RSS feeds? Try xFruits, where, according to tech enthusiast Steve Rubel, you can "teach your feeds all kinds of new tricks." He's not kidding around, either: you can create a PDF file from an RSS feed, send an OPML to your mobile, aggregate, and lots more. I played with it a little bit and was suitably impressed by all the options; it looks like they're even adding the option to create RSS feeds for your desktop files soon."
The Napkin Fiction Project Esquire.com
The Napkin Fiction Project Esquire.com: "We put 250 napkins in the mail to writers from all over the country--some with a half dozen books to their name, others just finishing their first. In return, we got nearly a hundred stories."
Monday, February 26, 2007
Summary of Findings: A Portrait of "Generation Next"
Summary of Findings: A Portrait of "Generation Next": "How Young People View Their Lives, Futures and Politics"
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Your Disposable Phone Number for the Web
COMMENTS: "Your Disposable Phone Number for the Web"
I'm sure someone will have a nefarious use for this, but it really does seem like a good idea for when you're selling/trading things on the internet and don't want to give out your real number to potentially shady people.
I'm sure someone will have a nefarious use for this, but it really does seem like a good idea for when you're selling/trading things on the internet and don't want to give out your real number to potentially shady people.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
5 cool ways to use Yahoo! Pipes - franticindustries.
5 cool ways to use Yahoo! Pipes - franticindustries.: "I’ve had some time to play with Yahoo!’s new RSS mixing service, Pipes, and I’m impressed with the possibilities. Unfortunately, there’s still a hefty number of bugs, and some features are sorely lacking (experienced coders will probably be most annoyed by being forced at working in a visual environment and not being able to look at the actual code). Still, even in its current state Pipes is offering a myriad of interesting possibilities."
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Novel Action, Inc.
Novel Action, Inc.: "Why pay for books when you can just exchange them and keep your exchanges? Select any books you want from our site and send us an equal number of your books in exchange. With low flat rate shipping, no transaction fees and a great selection, Novel Action is the best way to get used books! "
Sunday, February 04, 2007
The Generator Blog: Catalog Card Generator.
Some fun library geekery.
The Generator Blog: Catalog Card Generator.
The Generator Blog: Catalog Card Generator.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Delexa.org: Rank Domains by Topic
Delexa.org: Rank Domains by Topic: "Delexa.org is a web analytics tool combining the top 50,000 U.S. websites with their topic tags, using data from del.icio.us and Alexa. Use it to discover the most trafficked sites for any topic of interest, such as 'videos' or 'education'."
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Foxit Software
Foxit Software: "Foxit Reader 2.0 is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only 1.5 M download size), breezing-fast launch speed and amazingly rich feature set."
Monday, January 29, 2007
Benettonplay! Toybox
Benettonplay! Toybox: "Benettonplay has been created by a young team of international designers and artists at Fabrica, the Benetton communication research centre in Italy.
Benettonplay is a free online games site exploring play as a form of expression and communication. "
Benettonplay is a free online games site exploring play as a form of expression and communication. "
Monday, January 08, 2007
Remixes: Creative uses of free government information | Free Government Information (FGI)
Remixes: Creative uses of free government information | Free Government Information (FGI): "Remixes: Creative uses of free government information
One of the many benefits of no-fee public access to basic government information is that individuals and groups can take gov't info from many sources and create something new. Call it a 'remix' of government information. Sometimes this 'remix' is made freely available, and other times fees are charged. As long as the underlying basic gov't info isn't trapped by false claims of vendor ownership, FGI doesn't have a problem with that.
This page will highlight some of the free 'remixes' of existing free government information done by individuals and other groups. If you know of a qualifying project, either use the 'talk to us' link below, or post a comment."
One of the many benefits of no-fee public access to basic government information is that individuals and groups can take gov't info from many sources and create something new. Call it a 'remix' of government information. Sometimes this 'remix' is made freely available, and other times fees are charged. As long as the underlying basic gov't info isn't trapped by false claims of vendor ownership, FGI doesn't have a problem with that.
This page will highlight some of the free 'remixes' of existing free government information done by individuals and other groups. If you know of a qualifying project, either use the 'talk to us' link below, or post a comment."
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
New Words - Merriam-Webster Online
Merriam-Webster Online: "A Sampling of new words and senses from the new 2006 update of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate� Dictionary, Eleventh Edition"
TaxProf Blog: Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person
I don't know how I missed this in December...
TaxProf Blog: Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person: "Nothing says I love you more than IRS chocolates:
* Bite Back at the IRS Bar"
TaxProf Blog: Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person: "Nothing says I love you more than IRS chocolates:
* Bite Back at the IRS Bar"
Main Page - dKosopedia
Main Page - dKosopedia: "Welcome to the dKosopedia, a collaborative project of the DailyKos community to build a political encyclopedia. The dKosopedia is written from a left/progressive/liberal/Democratic point of view while also attempting to fairly acknowledge the other side's take. It was started in April of 2004, and currently consists of 7,358 articles."
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."
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. "
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."
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."
* 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."
Thursday, December 21, 2006
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.
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."
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."
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."
Monday, October 09, 2006
Kevin Kelly -- True Films
Kevin Kelly -- True Films: "I present here the best general interest true films I've found. I define true films as documentaries, educational films, instructional how-to's, and what the British call factuals - a non-fiction visual account. The very best of these non-fiction films are as entertaining as the best of Hollywood blockbusters. In contrast to the fiction that most movies are, true films offer authentic plot twists, real characters, and truth stranger than fiction. They aim to both entertain and to inform - a powerful combo. It is no puzzle that true films are enjoying an expanding audience and rising prestige. "
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
NNDB: Tracking the entire world
NNDB: Tracking the entire world
"NNDB is an intelligence aggregator that tracks the activities of people we have determined to be noteworthy, both living and dead. Superficially, it seems much like a "Who's Who" where a noted person's curriculum vitae is available (the usual information such as date of birth, a biography, and other essential facts.)"
"NNDB is an intelligence aggregator that tracks the activities of people we have determined to be noteworthy, both living and dead. Superficially, it seems much like a "Who's Who" where a noted person's curriculum vitae is available (the usual information such as date of birth, a biography, and other essential facts.)"
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Monday, July 31, 2006
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
ProgrammableWeb Mashup Detail: Top City Books
Top City Books: "Browse the biggest 150 cities around the world and see the most popular books about each city in 8 subjects. Great for browsing, traveling, general interest, etc." http://www.topcitybooks.com
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