December 2006
U.S. Copyright Office issues new rights - Yahoo! News
by jlesageFilm professors can copy snippets from DVDs for educational compilations.
Most Popular Posts from Quick Online Tips
by jlesage & 1 otherkept updated, an important factor in Interent software hints; I use these often
[debates] A Concise Lexicon of / for the Digital Commons
by jlesageby Raqs Media Collective / September 2001; keywords not usually used by folks in literature and film, yet they will want to enter the fora where these ideas have a formative influence
November 2006
Google Page Creator
by jlesage & 4 othersgoogle tool for helping a person create their own web page and store it free online; very simple interface
Movie Reviews, Music Reviews, TV Show Reviews, Game Reviews, Book Reviews - Metacritic.com
by jlesage & 19 othersMetacritic is a usefully organized site, providing tips on what you might like to do.
Those Dark Hiding Places: The Invisible Web Revealed
by jlesage & 4 othersa librarian teaches you about the dark web; originally written 2001, updated Oct. 2006
Google Help : Cheat Sheet
by jlesage & 32 othersone page of tips to remind you of search protocols on Google
PublicRadioFan.com
by jlesage & 9 othersa radio listening site: schedule listings for thousands of public radio stations and programs around the world
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
by jlesage & 20 otherssuch things as i-pod handouts for folks who get one as a christmas gift
Video History Project: Resources
by jlesageinformation from/about practitioners and groups of videomakers; technical explanations of early video formats and equipment
Center for History and New Media
by jlesage & 1 otherextensive site, with resources about historical moments and syllabi, tools for Internet research, and projects undertaken by the Center
Zone-Tour : Database of Urban Exploration
by jlesage & 2 otherslook at ordinarily unseen places: technical galleries, attics, construction places, roofs, all those "No Entry" places that form a sort of parallel deserted town
Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb
by jlesage & 7 othersThe invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web and comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines can't index.
Fifty Ways to Take Notes
by jlesage & 31 othersboth online and offline, include clippings or your own musings or both
October 2006
STORYTRON - Interactive Storytelling
by jlesageSoftware for something between a game and literary hypertext. "Storytronics uses Verbs to define what may happen in interactive storytelling. Each Verb represents one possible dramatic action, like a kiss, a demand, or an advice." Looks like fun.
howstuffismadeblog
by jlesagemanufacturing processes, labor conditions, and environmental issues involved in the production of contemporary goods
Digital Story Examples
by jlesagea page leading to many examples, things you could make with imovie; from more than decade of practice from 1990-2003
Soundslides
by jlesage & 2 otherslow cost software to create your own simple audio/slideshow for the web
Collectivate.net -- Distributed Aesthetics
by jlesageexpanded discussion of a workshop on this topic. See "theses" by Munster and Lovink
September 2006
the complete idiot's [eejit's] guide to all aspects of filmmaking
by jlesageclear and witty, useful for practitioners as refresher or for students, especially production teachers
August 2006
July 2006
Local Projects
by jlesagedesigners of the installations for many important storytelling projects, most notably the StoryCorps booth; "an award-winning design studio that seeks to tell stories in public spaces, museums, and over the internet, often simultaneously."