Yesterday I posted on recent articles and reports highlighting the expanding profile of blogs. As a follow-up to these accolades, see today’s New York Times article, Myths Run Wild in Blog Tsunami Debate, a critique of the merits and credibility of discussions and data posted on various blogs. In addition, see Jay Rosen’s insightful commentary on the shifting paradigm between what he calls the “legacy media” and open source journalism. And so the worm turns.
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Daily Archives: January 3, 2005
Gadgets Gadgets Everywhere
If the holidays did not satiate your gadget cravings, then add this recently launched blog, Technovations, to your reading list, which probably already includes Gizmodo and Engadget. Continue Reading
ALA Announces Best Free Reference Web Sites 2004
Best Free Reference Web Sites 2004, Sixth Annual List, RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) I highly recommend reviewing this list of 30 websites that includes the Household Products Database, the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Union Catalog and the University of Michigan Documents Center. Continue Reading
Google Examined By 60 Minutes
CBS News 60 Minutes, January 2, 2005: Defining Google: “What began as a school project is now worth about as much as Ford and General Motors combined, thanks to a stock that has roughly doubled in price since the company went public last August. And for the first time since then, Google has opened its… Continue Reading
Wired Offers Inside View of Net Pirates
The Shadow Internet – “They start with a single stolen file and pump out bootleg games and movies by the millions. Inside the pirate networks that are terrorizing the entertainment business.” Continue Reading
Washington State Issues Access to Justice Technology Bill of Rights
Washington State Court Rules: Access to Justice – “These Access to Justice Technology Principles were developed by the Access to Justice Board to assure that technology enhances rather than diminishes access to and the quality of justice for all persons in Washington State.” [See the Access to Justice Technology Bill of Rights website] Access to… Continue Reading
GPO Plans to Mine Deep Web Data of Federal Agency Sites
On December 30, 2004, GPO issued an RFP to “procure Web Harvesting Services.” From the Statement of Work: “The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) requires the services of a vendor that can provide a number of different products and/or services related to the discovery, harvesting, and assessment of documents and publications from Web sites using… Continue Reading
