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July 30, 2004Go On With Your Googly SelfGary Price has a listing of July domain name registrations that are somehow Google related. He lists a couple of the most interesting ones at the top -- at least...Classic Cars At MotorCitiesInterested in classic cars? Interested in classic car auctions? Okay, check out MotorCities at http://www.motorcities.com . There's a lot to see here. On the front page you'll find in an...What's New On LLRXLLRX has updated! Yes it has. And what's new? We gots Gumshoe Librarian: "Where in the World Is..." ( http://www.llrx.com/features/gumshoe.htm ), Social Software in the Library ( http://www.llrx.com/features/socialsoftware.htm ), Wisdom...AnythingWeather Provides Weather Information From 10,000 US LocationsThis week AnythingWeather announced their revamped Web site at http://www.anythingweather.com . You may choose a state from their map on the front page or search by city, state, or zip...Read the rest of entry "AnythingWeather Provides Weather Information From 10,000 US Locations" here. July 29, 2004A One Pager of Country and Regional Search EnginesPhil Bradley's got a very nice one-pager of what looks like hundreds of country and regional search engines. It's available at http://www.philb.com/countryse.htm . The countries/regions are listed at the top...Read the rest of entry "A One Pager of Country and Regional Search Engines" here. MSN Search Technology Preview (Finally)I'm finally getting to reviewing the new MSN search technology. Dear MSN, please do not preview new technology when I'm finishing a book. Thank you. Anyway, the new search tech...Read the rest of entry "MSN Search Technology Preview (Finally)" here. July 28, 2004Google's Official IPO Information PageAnother one to throw into Trackle.....Read the rest of entry "Google's Official IPO Information Page" here. Metasearch for Medical TopicsOmniMedicalSearch offers a metasearch for medical information in two levels (professional and layman) as well as medical news search, medical image search, and other goodies. Nice. It's available at http://www.OmniMedicalSearch.com...Read the rest of entry "Metasearch for Medical Topics " here. Engineering Web Offers Specialized InformationCatalogs, application notes, patents, product announcements, and a whole bunch of other stuff is available for search at GlobalSpec's Engineering Web ( http://www.globalspec.com ), a search engine for engineers. Most...Read the rest of entry "Engineering Web Offers Specialized Information " here. MSNBC Launches MSNBC NewsbotMSNBC announced on July 27 the MSNBC Newsbot, which is an extension of Microsoft's news search. The MSBNC 'bot is available for a "limited time" and searches over 4,800 news...Read the rest of entry "MSNBC Launches MSNBC Newsbot " here. July 27, 2004North Carolina History and Fiction LibraryEast Carolina University (go Fighting Pirates, except you can stop beating NC State in football now, thank you so very much) has released a new digital library called North Carolina...Read the rest of entry "North Carolina History and Fiction Library " here. This Week in ResearchBuzz ExtraEvery week in ResearchBuzz Extra you get news and resources that you won't get in the regular ResearchBuzz. You also get an article! This week's article? Part 2 of where...Read the rest of entry "This Week in ResearchBuzz Extra" here. Passing Notes Offers Weblog and Site DirectoryI'm seeing more of these hybrid sites. It used to be that I could review a directory OR search engine OR database OR whatever, but now they're more blending together...Read the rest of entry "Passing Notes Offers Weblog and Site Directory " here. July 26, 2004Google Suffering Functionality Loss after Virus Attack?I've been getting some e-mails claiming that certain types of Google searches -- specifically inurl:, site:, and link: searches -- are returning errors. I find simple keyword searches work fine,...Read the rest of entry "Google Suffering Functionality Loss after Virus Attack? " here. Search the USPTO via RSS feedOoo-hoo, nifty. http://varchars.com/blog/node/view/107 -- "Here's a quick (and ugly) hack to monitor patent and application searches: rss-uspto.pl. Since the USPTO has a 1000 query limit per day, I can't host...Read the rest of entry "Search the USPTO via RSS feed" here. New News Search EngineThanks to SearchEngineJournal.com for the pointer to new news search engine FeedsFarm. I'm always looking for news search engines that'll provide keyword-based RSS feeds. it's available at http://www.FeedsFarm.com. Compared to...Vivisimo Clusters 9/11 ReportClustering meta-search engine Vivisimo has added a new special search: the 9/11 Commission report. Available at http://vivisimo.com/911, you can keyword search the report and get the first 200 matching paragraphs...Read the rest of entry "Vivisimo Clusters 9/11 Report" here. July 23, 2004Technorati and Feedster Getting PoliticalBoth Technorati and Feedster will be providing political coverage for the Democratic National Convention next week, only in slightly different ways. Technorati will be providing real-time analysis of the "political...Read the rest of entry "Technorati and Feedster Getting Political " here. Recognized Physician DirectoryThe National Committee for Quality Assurance has launched a Web site that features physicians "who demonstrate a high level of performance in providing care" in two specific areas: diabetes and...Read the rest of entry "Recognized Physician Directory " here. Ask Jeeves Parties Like It's 1999SF Gate Article on AskJeeves. What's with the 1999 bit? How else would you describe the creation of a balloon for the Macy's parade? From the article: "Unconstrained by financial...Read the rest of entry "Ask Jeeves Parties Like It's 1999" here. July 22, 2004Library of Congress announces Lewis Carroll CollectionThe Library of Congress has announced The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook Collection, now available at http://international.loc.gov/intldl/carrollhtml/ . Lewis Carroll, he of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Though the Looking-Glass (also known...Read the rest of entry "Library of Congress announces Lewis Carroll Collection" here. PalmSource New Expert GuidesIf you've got a Palm PDA and you're wondering what to do with it, the PalmSource Expert Guides are here to help. I've covered 'em before, and I did...July 21, 2004Gmail Allowing Address Book Imports"Since the weekend, Google's free email service, called Gmail, has been letting its users transfer their address book contacts from Yahoo Mail, Microsoft's Hotmail and AOL Mail. Yahoo allows immediate...Read the rest of entry "Gmail Allowing Address Book Imports" here. July 20, 200423 Reasons Google Can Become a Penny StockAn absolutely wubba-producing press release at PRWeb. (A wubba-producing press release is when I read it, my eyes get all big, and I squeak, "Wubba?") I could be here all...Read the rest of entry "23 Reasons Google Can Become a Penny Stock" here. Google Circa 1960Har! Most excellent. But it'd be funnier if it were mimeographed. I'm waiting for the scroll version, the message-in-a-bottle-version, the carrier pigeon version, and the version where the gentlefolk bring...BBC To Launch their Own Search Engine?Is the BBC going to launch their own search engine? Well, I've certainly liked their content so far. You GO, Beeb. The more the merrier....Read the rest of entry "BBC To Launch their Own Search Engine?" here. July 19, 2004Cowboy PhotographerI have an ugly confession to make. I read Westerns. It started years ago with a little innocent Louis L'Amour, but after I finished reading all those I got my...The Encyclopedia of ComicsLike comedy? You'll enjoy the encyclopedia of comics, from Abbott & Costello to Zacherley, available at http://www.comedystars.com/homepage/ . The list runs down the left side of the page. Click on...A Search Engine for Finding Medical Information and TutorialsThere are over 2000 medical tutorials in the Spider Nevi search engine, with a further 7000 tutorials waiting to be reviewed. Unfortunately the search engine isn't work-safe, since recent searches...Read the rest of entry "A Search Engine for Finding Medical Information and Tutorials" here. July 17, 2004Oklahoma Offering License Search for Engineers, Land SurveyorsThe state of Oklahoma is offering a search for engineers and land surveyor licenses at http://www.youroklahoma.com/pels/search.php. You may search for individuals or businesses. Search results include name and address, whether...Read the rest of entry "Oklahoma Offering License Search for Engineers, Land Surveyors" here. July 16, 2004A Directory of Aerial Photography, Kite StyleYes, they take pictures out of planes, but did you know they take pictures from kites, too? Scott Haefner's got a whole site to prove it, Kite Aerial Photography at...Read the rest of entry "A Directory of Aerial Photography, Kite Style" here. Archeological Project Database for South KoreaSouth Korea is now making a database of archeological surveys publicly available. The news story mentioning this ( http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20040716/300900000020040716105105E1.html mentions this site, which is in Korean. The English version of...Read the rest of entry "Archeological Project Database for South Korea" here. San Diego Technical Books RSS FeedsIf you like books, you'll like these RSS feeds that help you track both recently-released and upcoming books. More categories!...Read the rest of entry "San Diego Technical Books RSS Feeds" here. July 15, 2004Yahoo! News Adds 27 New RSS FeedsA little bird at Yahoo told me about 27 new RSS feeds for Yahoo! News in three different categories: Most E-Mailed: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s&u=/rss_index_mostemailed/static Most Viewed: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s&u=/rss_index_mostviewed/static Highest Rated: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s&u=/rss_index_highestrated/static Thanks Bird!...Read the rest of entry "Yahoo! News Adds 27 New RSS Feeds" here. Search Engine for Classical Piano WorksIt's got information on over 5100 works and over 14000 movements/excerpts. It's got information on over 800 composers and almost fifty countries. It's called Pianopedia and it's available at http://www.pianopedia.com...Read the rest of entry "Search Engine for Classical Piano Works" here. Google Adds Browse By Name Feature to ToolbarThe Google Toolbar ( http://toolbar.google.com ) has a new feature: Browse by Name. Browse by Name allows you to type words into the Internet Explorer address bar and get relevant...Read the rest of entry "Google Adds Browse By Name Feature to Toolbar" here. Version 54 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing BibliographyCharles Bailey has rolled out version 54 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, featuring over 2150 articles, books, and other items related to scholarly electronic publishing online. In lovely HTML...Read the rest of entry "Version 54 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography " here. Top 50 Law BlogsA list of the top 50 Law 'blogs according to the EDD Information Exchange, from Abstract Appeal to The Volokh Conspiracy....Whee! THREE GB of E-Mail Storage!Spymac Rolls Out the Internet?s First 3 GB E-Mail -- "Spymac Network, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of the Internet?s first 3 GB e-mail service, Spymac Mail Pro. The...Read the rest of entry "Whee! THREE GB of E-Mail Storage!" here. July 14, 2004Underwriters Laboratories Launches UL Alarm FinderUnderwriters Laboratory (they're the people who test product compliance -- remember that UL on electrical items?) has released an online directory of UL-listed fire and security alarm companies. It's called...Read the rest of entry "Underwriters Laboratories Launches UL Alarm Finder" here. New York Times Now Has RSS Feeds!Wooty Wooty Woot! Get a big pile of 'em here. Nibtip: Jeremy!...Read the rest of entry "New York Times Now Has RSS Feeds!" here. Utah Makes Driving Records Online-AccessibleUtah has announced that driving records are now accessible online. It'll cost you $7.25, and to get your record you'll need name, birth date, last four digits of SS#, and...Read the rest of entry "Utah Makes Driving Records Online-Accessible" here. Larry Chase Adds Google Tool CategoryLarry Chase's "Search Engine for Marketers" site has added a category for Google tips and tools. Tools listed here (there are 13 at the moment) include AdSense charts, Froogle tools,...Read the rest of entry "Larry Chase Adds Google Tool Category" here. Breakdown of Obituaries in Papers by StateBig101, about which I knew big nothin', has a list of links to obituaries in newspapers broken out by state. It starts at http://www.big101.com/OBITUARIES101.htm . There's a nav bar for...Read the rest of entry "Breakdown of Obituaries in Papers by State" here. July 13, 2004Travelzoo Launches Travel Meta-SearchTravelzoo has announced SuperSearch, a meta-search tool for travel sites. It's available at http://www.travelzoo.com/supersearch . If you've ever searched for travel information this will look familiar. Enter where you want...Read the rest of entry "Travelzoo Launches Travel Meta-Search " here. Evite 2.0 Is Launched, Featuring Big Directory of Local Events in USEvite announced on July 12 that they'd launched Evite 2.0, featuring what they claim is the most comprehensive directory of local events on the Web. There are nearly 50,000 US...Read the rest of entry "Evite 2.0 Is Launched, Featuring Big Directory of Local Events in US " here. This Week in ResearchBuzz ExtraEvery week in ResearchBuzz Extra you get news and resources you won't get in the regular ResearchBuzz. You'll also get an article. This week's article: Zoomin' In On Yahoo. Get...Read the rest of entry "This Week in ResearchBuzz Extra " here. Updated Copyright ChartPeter Hirtle has a copyright chart available at http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm. Not only does it cover US copyright but also copyright information for the US about books published in other countries. Also...Opera Releases Tools to Make Itself More Like IEOpera, my browser of choice for years upon years, has announced a series of one-click setups to give Opera an IE look and feel, for users who are migrating to...Read the rest of entry "Opera Releases Tools to Make Itself More Like IE" here. July 12, 2004LOC Adds Over 10,000 Records, Images to Prints and Photographs CatalogThe Library of Congress added over 10,000 catalog records and images to its Prints and Photographs Online Catalog between April and June 2004. The materials include the first release of...Historical Directories in the UKI'm not sure this is complete yet, but there's enough to be seen at the Digital Library of Historical Directories that you'll be browsing a while. It's available at http://www.historicaldirectories.org/...Read the rest of entry "Historical Directories in the UK " here. A New Set of RSS Feeds from the CyberstacksGerry McKiernan, who's apparently been taking a lot of cool-one-page-resource vitamins and I hope he brought enough to share with the rest of the class, has introduced B-Feeds(sm): Web Feeds...Read the rest of entry "A New Set of RSS Feeds from the Cyberstacks" here. July 11, 2004Feedburner Adds "Headline Animator"Those relentlessly clever folks at Feedburner have added a Headline Animator. Very nifty. Now I just gotta burn a feed......Read the rest of entry "Feedburner Adds "Headline Animator" " here. Pluck Adds RSS/eBay ToolPluck announced on June 30 that they'd added custom RSS feeds for eBay listings. One of the features: "Continuously retrieve new item listings. Pluck's new Auction Scout feature continuously searches...EEVL Doin' the RSS ThingEEVL (the Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing) now has nine RSS channels available. Get 'em here....July 09, 2004Man Accused of AltaVista Theft Working on MSN Search?"A Kirkland man arrested last week on allegations that he stole proprietary technology from the AltaVista search engine two years ago is a Microsoft Corp. employee who has been working...Read the rest of entry "Man Accused of AltaVista Theft Working on MSN Search? " here. July 08, 2004PDF Generating Software -- pdfMachine WhiteBroadgun software has announced pdfMachine White, described this way: "Our PDF writer "pdfMachine" converts a print stream from an application directly into a PDF. Once you have installed the pdf...Read the rest of entry "PDF Generating Software -- pdfMachine White" here. Google Warns Potential InvestorsGoogle's dropping a wet blanket in their IPO. "In a financial document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Google emphasized again that its shares are at high risk of...Read the rest of entry "Google Warns Potential Investors" here. Building Your Business With Google for DummiesInterview with author Brad Hill, who also did Google for Dummies....Read the rest of entry "Building Your Business With Google for Dummies" here. July 07, 2004What's Your Disease Risk?The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention has had a site called "Your Cancer Risk," and has expanded it to "Your Disease Risk," which calculates the likelihood of getting five different...Information on African JournalsAfrican Journals Online has information about journals available from all over Africa, as well as information on the contents of those journals. It's available at http://www.ajol.info/ . The front page...Read the rest of entry "Information on African Journals " here. Artificial Intelligence Resources from Marcus ZillmanMarcus Zillman has launched another Subject Tracer Information Blog, this one devoted to artificial intelligence resources, at http://www.AIResources.info . This one page link resource is set up under one category,...Read the rest of entry "Artificial Intelligence Resources from Marcus Zillman " here. Technorati Tracks 3 Million 'BlogsCongratulations to Technorati, which has tracked its three millionth Weblog.. May you track thirty million more! (At least.)...Read the rest of entry "Technorati Tracks 3 Million 'Blogs" here. July 06, 2004Findory Blogory RSSgory EtcgoryFindory, which as you might remember is a news portal that personalizes the stories that it shows based on what you pick. They have another site, Blogory, that does the...Read the rest of entry "Findory Blogory RSSgory Etcgory" here. This Week in ResearchBuzz ExtraEvery week in ResearchBuzz Extra you'll get news and resources that you won't get in the regular ResearchBuzz. You'll also get an article. This week's article: Makin' with the Mozilla....Read the rest of entry "This Week in ResearchBuzz Extra" here. A Search Engine for Detecting Sites Using Your ContentThere used to be a site that allowed you to enter a chunk of text and find other sites on the 'Net using that same text-chunk. I think that site's...Read the rest of entry "A Search Engine for Detecting Sites Using Your Content " here. Yahoo Mail's Got Its Own DMoz Category TooDmoz.org's Yahoo Mail Category. Entries include Yahoo Mail Sucker, described as "Perl application that simulates a user's actions to download their Yahoo e-mail to their local inbox. Supports SSL, multiple...Read the rest of entry "Yahoo Mail's Got Its Own DMoz Category Too" here. July 05, 2004An RSS Feed Directory Based on the Structure of the Open Directory ProjectI can't find a lot here yet. There's a very nice structure put together for listing RSS feeds, but not much in the line of actual feed listings. Yet. RSSFeeds...Over 50 Years of Presidential CommercialsYes, the election is still months away, but couldn't you do with just a few more Presidential campaign commercials? Of course you could. Especially when the feature folks you haven't...Read the rest of entry "Over 50 Years of Presidential Commercials" here. Google bans GMail SalesBBC notes that Google is banning GMail sales. I don't really know how I feel about the issue per se, but -- where was Google a couple weeks ago when...New Upcoming Australia Search Engine: SensisDetails from ZDNet Australia.. "Sensis has embarked on an unusual, multi-million dollar advertising campaign in recent weeks to raise awareness of its brand, with the word "Sensis" written in chalk...Read the rest of entry "New Upcoming Australia Search Engine: Sensis" here. July 01, 2004I goofed up.I reviewed the wrong MSN site. I don't know whether to blame the early hour, the lack of caffeine, the time squeeze, the fact that I'm sometimes a dip, or...Pest Patrol Launches Large Library of Spyware/PestwarePest Patrol announced this week a new library of spyware information and removal instructions. It's available at http://research.pestpatrol.com/ . When I heard about this my big interest was in the...Read the rest of entry "Pest Patrol Launches Large Library of Spyware/Pestware" here. Sneak Around to Find All Yahoo's RSS FeedsYahoo Daily News has had a feed list at http://news.yahoo.com/rss . And while this is a very nice feed list it is not their ENTIRE feed list. Instead, you'll have...Read the rest of entry "Sneak Around to Find All Yahoo's RSS Feeds" here. |
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