Find Information on the Web
Tuesday February 28, 2006
Whether you're looking for the average rainfall in the Amazon rainforest, researching Roman history, or just having fun learning to find information, you'll get some great help using my ... Read More
Search for a CD Cover with Albumart
Tuesday February 28, 2006
Find CD covers with Albumart, an elegantly designed search engine purely for CD cover and album art. What makes this nice to use? For one thing, it's not ... Read More
Examples of Beautiful Web Design - and Ten Tips For Search Engine Friendly Site Design
Tuesday February 28, 2006
One of my favorite Web sites, Listible, has an excellent list going on right now of the best examples of great Web design. Some of these include:
Google: We probably ... Read More
Google Mobile News Beta
Tuesday February 28, 2006
Just noticed on the official Google blog that we now have Google Mobile News...ta da! More from the site:
"Google News for mobile devices keeps you updated on current news ... Read More
AskJeeves is now just Ask
Monday February 27, 2006
Well, the moment we've all been waiting for (see my previous post titled Goodbye, Jeeves - Ask Jeeves Butler Gets A Pink Slip) - the public face of Ask ... Read More
Firefox Gets Tested With Over 100 Extensions
Monday February 27, 2006
What an interesting experiment - this via CyberNet News:
"After this test Firefox has proven itself to be the Superbrowser. This guy installed over 100 Firefox extensions (currently over ... Read More
StandPoint - Share Your Beliefs
Monday February 27, 2006
Check out StandPoint, an incredibly addictive site that allows you to share your beliefs with the Web at large. More from the site description:
"Standpoint is a place where you can ... Read More
Upload Your Flickr Photos Via ZoneTag
Monday February 27, 2006
Very cool; check out ZoneTag, a "two-click upload to Flickr" (and a product of Yahoo Research Labs). More about ZoneTag:
"Get your photos uploaded to Flickr in merely two clicks. ... Read More
The MySpace Experiment Continues
Monday February 27, 2006
Well, the MySpace experiment continues. So far, my profile has been viewed 63 times-and it's been up less than a week, not bad. I've had a whole plethora of ... Read More
National Archives and Google Team Up
Sunday February 26, 2006
This via the Google Press Center:
"Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Co-Founder and President of Technology Sergey Brin today announced the launch of a pilot program ... Read More
Bloglines Updates with Drag and Drop
Saturday February 25, 2006
The day I've been waiting for is finally here; just checked the Bloglines News and they've FINALLY implemented an easier organization system. In the words of C3PO, thank the ... Read More
How To Succeed on MySpace Without Really Trying
Friday February 24, 2006
or, How To Stop Worrying and Love The MySpace...or Gone with the MySpace..I'm here all week, folks! Tip your waiter!
Okay, so the MySpace experiment is going pretty much as expected. ... Read More
Livedoor Wants To Change Name To Avoid Scandal
Friday February 24, 2006
and that's a bit like closing the barn door after the cows get out, doncha think? More from this Yahoo News story:
"Livedoor, the scandal-hit Japanese Internet firm, may change its ... Read More
Richard Bangs Adventures - Expedition Panama
Friday February 24, 2006
Over at Yahoo's Richard Bangs Adventures, there's a really good series going on titled Expedition Panama-Searching for Panama's Pirate Past. Check out the slides and information; there's also past ... Read More
Google in Japan and Google Page Creator
Thursday February 23, 2006
Ooh, have I got some Googley goodness for you. All wrapped up in one tidy post, even!
First, Loren Baker from the excellent Search Engine Journal gave me a heads up ... Read More
MySpace Layouts and a bit of a Social Experiment
Thursday February 23, 2006
So, with all the constant hype surrounding MySpace, I decided that I would conduct a bit of an experiment. I just created a MySpace profile (finally), and I apparently am ... Read More
Web 2.0 - Design Your Own Startup
Thursday February 23, 2006
Yes, now you too can create your very own Web 2.0 website/startup/cash cow with Web 2.0 Design Generator, a fun, tongue in cheek, snarkily lovely look at the current ... Read More
Did you delete those Google images? Think again
Thursday February 23, 2006
Over at Search Engine Journal, there's an interesting piece titled Shelf Life of Pictures on Google; apparently, Google never, ever, nope, never truly deletes your pictures that YOU think that ... Read More
Nighttime for Google Maps
Wednesday February 22, 2006
This via the Unofficial Google Weblog; General Electric Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program participant Peter Pesti has done a beautiful tweak with Google Maps that shows the world at night. Overlays ... Read More
Democracy TV - Free Open Source Internet TV Platform
Wednesday February 22, 2006
If you watch a lot of videos online (or you'd like to start), then you'll definitely want to check out Democracy, an open source Internet TV platform. More from ... Read More
Technorati Favorites
Wednesday February 22, 2006
Technorati, one of the best blog search engines/aggregators out there, has added a new feature - Technorati Favorites. More from the Technorati Weblog:
"It's really very simple. Just tell us ... Read More
Phone in your podcasts with GCast
Wednesday February 22, 2006
Cool! This via Monkey Bites; there's a new service out called GCast that allows you to basically phone in your podcast - that's right, no microphones or other such equipment ... Read More
Free Book - How Computers Work
Tuesday February 21, 2006
Ready for a bit of in-depth inner "how do computers work" light reading? Yes? Bueller? Well, if you are, then head on over to How Computers Work, a free Web ... Read More
Olympics More Popular on the Web than on TV
Tuesday February 21, 2006
This from Lost Remote; "Much has been written about the Olympics' lackluster ratings, particularly among 18 to 49 year olds. The Olympics were trounced by American Idol on ... Read More
Did Google Forget to Get a License in China?
Tuesday February 21, 2006
This via ZDNet:
"Internet search giant Google's controversial expansion into China now faces possible trouble with regulators after a Beijing newspaper said its new Chinese-language platform does not have a license.
The ... Read More
Top Ten Web Search Book Reviews
Monday February 20, 2006
Who doesn't love a good book? Check out my list of the Top Ten Web Search Book Reviews that I've done on the site; the list includes Firefox Hacks, Web ... Read More
Web Search Roundup of Research and Educational Sites
Monday February 20, 2006
LibriVox - Free Audio Bookslots of classics available here
Ning.com"create and share your own social applications"
This is Mega-Mathematics!from the Los Alamos National Laboratory; a collection of math helps and instructions for ... Read More
MySpace Deemed Harmful to Children...Well, Duh
Monday February 20, 2006
Am I ever getting tired of seeing stories like this one from ZDNet titled "MySpace: Murdoch's big hope, parents' nightmare":
"The phenomenal growth of the Web site and popularity among youngsters ... Read More
Google PageRank Update Now Underway
Monday February 20, 2006
Sites around the Web, rejoice! (or cry, depending on what the case may be) Google is in the process of updating PageRank system-wide. If you'd like to check and ... Read More
The Story of a Lost Camera...and the Power of the Web Community
Monday February 20, 2006
This story, which is rapidly spiraling into something way bigger than just a lost camera, came through my Bloglines feeds this weekend (source: Lost Camera). Someone went to Hawaii, took ... Read More
Friday Web Search Roundup of Fun Stuff
Friday February 17, 2006
American Art Archivessome really interesting art on here
Make Your Own Flipbookokay....hold my calls...
BBC Collective - the Interactive Culture Magazine"Collective is about discerning people like yourself exchanging views on new music, ... Read More
Free Movie Downloads - Updated with More Free Movie Sites
Thursday February 16, 2006
I've just finished updating Free Movie Downloads to include even more great free video download sites, including the following:
Free Documentaries: "Welcome to the Internet's top resource for finding free ... Read More
Topix Adds Forum Activity Map
Thursday February 16, 2006
I usually get the Topix Top Stories in the Blogosphere via my Bloglines feed, so I don't know how long exactly this little widget has been up, but ... Read More
Free Games Online - the Olympic Winter Games, that is
Thursday February 16, 2006
Before I get into the free online game stuff, can ANYONE explain to me what the appeal of curling is? I mean, seriously, people. I can swing a broom ... Read More
2006 Winter Olympics Games - Medals via MSN Search
Thursday February 16, 2006
Check out MSN Search's blog for a good helping hand, so to speak, on getting the latest medal counts by country for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. And don't forget ... Read More
PodBop - Podcasts of Bands Near You
Thursday February 16, 2006
Very cool; check out Podbop, a service that podcasts bands coming to your town. More from the Podbop site:
"Let's look at it like this:
Old way: Looking up concerts in ... Read More
Mapquest is Ten Years Old
Wednesday February 15, 2006
Just was mapping out directions today to a friend's house and noticed that Mapquest is ten years old! More from the site:
"While the MapQuest.com website is 10 years old, ... Read More
Yahoo Developer Network - DesignPattern Library
Wednesday February 15, 2006
The Yahoo Developer Network is bringing us all some more fun stuff with the Yahoo! User Interface Library:
"The UI Library is a set of JavaScript components that let you ... Read More
Microsoft Office Live
Wednesday February 15, 2006
The much-anticipated by some Microsoft Live is live (kind of redundant, but there it is). What is Office Live? A brief blurb from the Office Live site:
"Create your own ... Read More
China and Search Engines and Congress, Oh My
Wednesday February 15, 2006
This via CNET:
"A congressional committee will question representatives from major Internet companies Wednesday about their business practices in China. Several of the companies skipped an earlier hearing, citing scheduling conflicts.
The ... Read More
OhNoRobot - a Search Engine for Web Comics
Tuesday February 14, 2006
I believe that now I've seen everything - OhNoRobot is an awesome little search engine that's sole function is to search the Web for comics. Yep, that's right - ... Read More
Blogging for Beginners from Darren Rowse
Tuesday February 14, 2006
Darren Rowse of the wildly popular Problogger is starting a great new series titled Blogging for Beginners, which looks like it's going to be highly beneficial for both experienced ... Read More
Ten Rules for Dating in the Workplace - from SimplyHired
Tuesday February 14, 2006
SimplyHired has started a fun little "Love on the Job" contest for workers who have loved and lost and gotten a pink slip and then turned around and sued ... Read More
Google and Censorship in China - a Web Search Editorial
Monday February 13, 2006
Google believes as a company, or at least they've written down that they believe this, that in their position as arguably the world's biggest search company that they must ... Read More
Listible - A Ton of Very Useful Lists
Monday February 13, 2006
One of my very favorite-est sites at the moment (and I think it's probably going to turn into a long-term relationship) is Listible, basically a list of lists. Their ... Read More
Yahoo Plans to Issue Statement Re:China and Censorship
Monday February 13, 2006
Via the New York Times, I learned that Yahoo plans to issue a statement today "outlining its belief in openness and freedom of speech- even when it is forced to ... Read More
Web Search Roundup of Educational and Research Sites
Monday February 13, 2006
Google University Search"Google's University Search enables you to narrow your search to a specific school website. Try it for things like admissions information, course schedules, or alumni news."
Flickr Toys"Helping you ... Read More
Track Your Blog Comments with coComment
Sunday February 12, 2006
Keep track of your conversations on blogs around the Web - without having a blog of your own - with coComment. More from the site:
"The advent of weblogs, and ... Read More
Olympic Podcasts
Sunday February 12, 2006
Head on over to Podcasting News to listen to some great Olympics podcasts; there's a good roundup of various organizations who are podcasting their Olympics coverage including the New York ... Read More
File Your Taxes Online for Free
Sunday February 12, 2006
We're doing our taxes today - and when I say "we", I mean Mr. Web Search will be doing our taxes with pretty much no help from me. If you ... Read More
Goodbye, Jeeves - Ask Jeeves Butler Gets A Pink Slip
Saturday February 11, 2006
Looks like they really mean it this time; the BBC reports that Jeeves, the somewhat snooty mascot of Ask Jeeves, is about to get kicked to the curb ... Read More
StockDigg - Get Financial News
Saturday February 11, 2006
StockDigg is much like Digg in that users find and tag the news that they are interested in, except that StockDigg is focused primarily on financial news rather than technology ... Read More
Gmail for Your Domain - Now In Beta
Saturday February 11, 2006
You can now become part of a beta test to get Gmail for your domain; more from the site:
"This special beta test lets you give Gmail, Google's webmail service, ... Read More
2006 Winter Olympics
Friday February 10, 2006
Tonight is the official start of the Winter Olympics, and so to celebrate, I thought it would be fun to do a roundup of Winter Olympics 2006 sites:
GoogleBlog - Virtually ... Read More
Update on the Craigslist Lawsuit
Friday February 10, 2006
Here's an update from my Craigslist post yesterday from Craig Newmark's blog:
"Folks, some more info on the lawsuit filed against us in Chicago, including info that most reports are missing:
craigslist ... Read More
Web Search is Growing
Friday February 10, 2006
According to ComputerWorld, use of the Internet in the United States is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds, and leading the pack is Google. More from the article:
"People in ... Read More
TGIF - Web Search Roundup of Fun Sites
Friday February 10, 2006
Web of Knowledge - BitTorrents Sitesa plethora of BitTorrent sites
Student Doctor Network Forumsbe sure to check out the "Things I Learned From My Patients" thread
How to Make Giant Bubblesimpress your ... Read More
Craigslist Sued Over Classifeds Policy
Thursday February 9, 2006
This via Lost Remote; Craigslist is getting sued over its classified ads policy (or lack thereof). Read more:
"In what is sure to be a landmark legal case, a Chicago fair-housing ... Read More
Free Image Hosting at PhotoBucket
Thursday February 9, 2006
Looking for somewhere to host your images on the Web, say for eBay or for your blog or for a message board, etc.? Check out Photobucket, a free image ... Read More
Songbird - Play the Web
Thursday February 9, 2006
Along with having a logo that is too precious for words, Songbird, a Web player built on Firefox, has been released into the wild. Here's a quick blurb:
"Songbird plays ... Read More
Google Desktop New and Improved...or Not
Thursday February 9, 2006
Just caught this via TechCrunch; Google Desktop has added some new special features, such as sharing info with friends from the the Sidebar and searching for files across more than ... Read More
Yahoo Testing Out New Home Page
Thursday February 9, 2006
Via CNET, apparently Yahoo is testing out a brand spankin' new home page, and there's a nice screenshot on Flickr, even. I think I like it - I ... Read More
Super Bowl Commercials
Wednesday February 8, 2006
Are you ready for some FOOTBAWLLLLL? are you ready for some....okay, done. Since the Seahawks unfortunately were cheated out of their rightful triumph - don't look at me like ... Read More
Muhammed Cartoons - Impact on the Web
Wednesday February 8, 2006
Via ComputerWorld:
"The furor over a Danish newspaper's publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed is being felt on the Internet, where hackers have struck down and defaced hundreds of Danish ... Read More
Resistance is Futile - Google Network In The Works?
Wednesday February 8, 2006
Is there a Google Network coming? This via CNET:
"Citing unidentified sources, the report notes that Google has been looking to hire people who can negotiate dark-fiber contracts and purchase ... Read More
Locate Military Personnel Online
Wednesday February 8, 2006
If you've ever served in a branch of the United States military and would like to look someone up that you served with, then this list of military databases is ... Read More
Useful Sites Roundup - Email Hacks, Tivo, Speed Reading, Free Downloads,and More
Wednesday February 8, 2006
Become an Email Ninja [43 Folders]"Ah, yes, email. The remarkable tool that was meant to simplify our lives and liberate vast deposits of time and attention now has every person ... Read More
Google Chat, History of Firefox, Opera Gets New Widgets, and More - Tuesday Web Search News Roundup
Tuesday February 7, 2006
Save Your Google Chat Histories [Google Talk Blog]just noticed when logging into Google Talk that I can save my chat history via Gmail: you can also set your chats to ... Read More
About Web Search - 2005 Year in Review
Tuesday February 7, 2006
Since I just wrote yet another check with the year "2005" on it, and seem to be stuck in some kind of timewarp, I thought it would be fun to ... Read More
How Many Search Engines Do You Use On A Regular Basis - Poll
Tuesday February 7, 2006
This week's Web Search poll asks the question, how many search engines do you use on a regular basis? Please feel free to leave a message detailing which search ... Read More
How To Create Breaking News Alerts
Tuesday February 7, 2006
If you are at work all day without access to breaking news stories, or just out and about and want to catch the news as it happens, then signing up ... Read More
Online Calculators
Monday February 6, 2006
Need to calculate something? You'll find pretty much any kind of calculator you could possibly need on the Web. Here are just a few online calculators.
Web Search Roundup of Educational and Research Sites
Monday February 6, 2006
EDUCYPEDIA - The educational encyclopedia"Educypedia is an information resource about scientific and educational material: electronics, science, engineering, encyclopedia and information technology. "
SparkNotes - free online study guidesliterary study guides, history, ... Read More
Find Multimedia on the Web
Monday February 6, 2006
Finding multimedia on the Web is easy with my picks for some of the best free movie downloads, free audio clips, and free image sites on the Web. Use ... Read More
Carnival of Web Search
Friday February 3, 2006
Every Friday, I'm going to be doing a Carnival of Web Search, which basically is a round-up of some of the best web search and search engine-related blog posts ... Read More
TGIF - Web Search Fun Sites Roundup
Friday February 3, 2006
Note: You might have noticed this week that I've started a fun new thing; every Monday, I'm doing a roundup of educational and research-related sites; every Wednesday, a roundup ... Read More
Find Message Boards and Forums on the Web
Friday February 3, 2006
Message boards and forums are the place to go if you love to discuss the latest news and world events, chew on the merits of Firefox vs. Internet Explorer, ... Read More
Firefox - The Searcher's Browser
Thursday February 2, 2006
Let me tell you my own personal experiences about Firefox. I was a diehard Internet Explorer user for many years, until I realized that more and more people were ... Read More
Valentine's Day Web Search Scavenger Hunt
Thursday February 2, 2006
Test your web search skills and knowledge of literary love with the Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt.
Online News
Wednesday February 1, 2006
Online news searches have become increasingly more streamlined and easy to do as well, since almost every search engine and directory offers instant access to a plethora of current ... Read More
Web Search Useful Sites Round Up
Wednesday February 1, 2006
100 Things You Need To Know About Womenread this with a HUGE grain of salt
Firefox plugin turns open tabs into floating thumbnails Firefox gets even more useful
CSS Thumbnail Gallery"a how ... Read More