A couple of links surfaced recently. They are about doing research and tutorials for using the Internet.They are worth keeping track of. Internet Research Tips – How To Use The Web To Research A Topic “Searching the web seems like an easy prospect. Take, for example, the person searching who wants to learn how to […]
Tagged researching, searching, tutorialsOnline Collections and Presentation (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress) The American Folklife Center provides online access to selected portions of our collections. We create our own online presentations on various topics and the American Memory project provides additional online access to selected collections. Online content may include audio samples of music and stories, […]
Tagged american folklife center, free, library of congress, multimedia, musicThe first two links deal with open access to information. The first is a presented as a parable that tells of an inventor who has a great idea and develops it into a product. However, the truckers, the ones who control the distribution lines will not agree to distribute it unless the inventor signs over […]
Here are a couple of sites that seem useful when searching for images. Exalead Image Search Discover the most innovative image search engine in the world: almost 2 billion images with totally exclusive filtering features. (tags: photos iamge search searchengine) Pixsy | search millions of images and videos Search sites where others upload images (tags: […]
How to Get Free College Education Online | eHow.com Information is now readily available and exchangeable faster than ever before, mostly due to the Internet. This instant sharing of knowledge has changed people’s lives, and whatever it is you want to learn about is just a mouse click away. Online schools are profiting from this […]
Tagged courseware, ipod, tutorialsWhile doing some research for an upcoming book I took a look at some resources dealing with open courseware and multimedia sites that can be used for learning. I admit that I was impressed with the richness of the resources available. The ‘free U’ is available. This is so much better than educational TV I […]
Tagged ipod, learning, open coursewareA collection of links that include tools for managing a Web site. There are many very good sources and these are a few that have recently come into view. Top Software to Help Manage Your Websites When you run a website, whether it be an active blog or a large static site, keeping on top […]
Tagged management, websiteGuest Column: Math and the City – Olivia Judson Blog – NYTimes.com One of the pleasures of looking at the world through mathematical eyes is that you can see certain patterns that would otherwise be hidden. This week’s column is about one such pattern. It’s a beautiful law of collective organization that links urban studies […]
Tagged library of congress, loc, mathematics12 Companies Targeting Early Tech Adopters – ReadWriteWeb Our mission at ReadWriteWeb is to explore the latest Web technology products and trends. We’re fortunate to have a great group of sponsors who support this goal. So, once a week, we write a post about them; about who they are, what they do, and what they’ve […]
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Where to find multimedia on the Web
You can’t avoid it. The hardware and software technology that supports the Web makes it relatively easy and quite natural to make information in all sorts of formats – text, images, audio, video – available. With a high speed connection to the Internet you can experience all these formats quite easily. Virtually all the news […]
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