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May 03, 2006Tracking Words in the News
If you got interested in Yahoo's Buzz Game but are looking for something a little less tech-oriented, you might want to try Trendio, which tracks the popularity of words in the news. Check it out at http://www.trendio.com/en/index.php. If you sign...
August 04, 2004NewsIsFree Makes More News In Big Maps
NewsIsFree has teamed up with the Hive Group to present news in visual maps. If you liked the app I talked about last May ( http://www.researchbuzz.org/archives/001653.shtml ) you'll like this, as it offers even more control. It uses Java,...
July 16, 2004San Diego Technical Books RSS Feeds
If you like books, you'll like these RSS feeds that help you track both recently-released and upcoming books. More categories!...
May 24, 2004A Continually-Updated Set of News Images
Both Google and Yahoo offer images integrated into their news search, but this site offers nothing but a collection of news images, gathered from all over the Web. NewsImages ( http://www.newsimages.com) offers news images divided into several categories. When I...
Continue reading "A Continually-Updated Set of News Images" » May 05, 2004Get Your News In a Big Rectangular Flash App
My visual acuity is limited to "Lookit pretty colors" but representing Google News stories as a Flash app full of rectangles which vary in color according to topic and age is rather fascinating. So if you've got a Flash-enabled browser...
Continue reading "Get Your News In a Big Rectangular Flash App" » February 16, 2004CNET Adds News Alerts
Tech news site CNET is testing news alerts -- notification of new content by e-mail. I would have been a bit blah on 'em if they were just topic, but there are also keyword alerts available. You can sign up...
November 24, 2003MSN Experiments with a Newsbot
First Google News, now?...MSN is testing an experimental service in the UK. It's in beta, but you can try out MSN Newsbot for yourself at http://uk.newsbot.msn.com/ . Cosmetically it's not too different from Google News. On the front you'll see...
August 28, 2003CNN Offers New News Alert Service
CNET is reporting ( http://news.com.com/2110-1025_3-5067839.html ) that CNN has added a news alert service. CNN already had a breaking news service, but this new one lets you choose news by keyword. The new service is available at http://www.cnn.com/youralerts/ . You'll...
August 10, 2002Washington Post to Require Some Registration Info
Editor and Publisher is reporting ( http://tinyurl.com/ytp ) that The Washington Post will begin requiring demographic information to read stories on the site. Currently WashingtonPost.com is only asking for readers to voluntarily provide that information, but starting August 14 supplying...
Continue reading "Washington Post to Require Some Registration Info" » March 11, 2002New York Times Offers News Alerts
The New York Times is now offering a news alert service. Of course you will have to register to take advantage of this (registration is free) but if you are registered you can check it out at http://www.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html . You...
March 07, 2001Alternative Press List Available
This is a short list, but on the other hand this information is sometimes hard to find. The Minneapolis Community & Technical College Library has put together a list of "alternative presses" along with links to those presses Web site....
February 16, 2001New News Spot
Those 'Spot people are at it again, this time creating HeadlineSpot at http://www.headlinespot.com/ . The site, like most 'Spots, is a concise guide to sources all over the Web. There are category listings for top news, science news, health news,...
January 24, 2001Directory of Newsletters
Reader DC let me know about this directory of newsletters -- Newsletter Access at http://www.newsletteraccess.com/ . The site lists over 5,000 newsletters which can be searched by keyword or title or browsed by category. Newsletter listings contain information like frequency,...
December 30, 1999NewsDirectory Expands
NewsDirectory.com has added a guide to county governments, broken down by state: http://www.newsdirectory.com/cities/counties/....
December 07, 1999Moreover Sporting a New Look
Hmm?! What is this? A new look for headline aggregator Moreover? http://www.moreover.com/ now sports a less-cluttered interface and a lovely orange background. Take a look if you haven't yet. Looks like you might need JavaScript turned on for it to...
November 17, 1999Genamic JournalSeek
It's apparently bonanza time for those of you interested in Academic journals. Genamic JournalSeek is a freely-accessible database of information on over 8500 journal titles. The information includes abbreviated titles, publishers, scope, and information on the availability of abstracts and/or...
Publishers Linking Up
Twelve scientific and scholarly journal publishers said yesterday that they're going to be linking up on the Internet. They will initially link up three million articles, and expect to launch this in the first quarter of 2000. Details: http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/11/biztech/articles/17journals.html...
August 05, 1998More Local News
Local information keeps on rollin' on. The Virginian-Pilot has announced a site for Hampton Roads, Virginia called (surprise!) http://www.hamptonroads.com . And, somewhat west of there, Kansas City has a new local information site at http://www.kansascity.com ....
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