December 2006
New Media and Cyberculture library resouces
Library Resources for communication studies site; here, suggested keywords for searches, reference works, periodical indexes, web sites, professional associations, journals and trade publications, statistical sources. updated 2004.
Edward Tufte home site
by 4 otherslots here from a major figure in information graphics; especially interesting are many entries in section, "Ask E.T."
Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help.
by 3 othersa look-up source for information
November 2006
Movie Reviews, Music Reviews, TV Show Reviews, Game Reviews, Book Reviews - Metacritic.com
by 19 othersMetacritic is a usefully organized site, providing tips on what you might like to do.
Pew Internet: Riding the Waves of "Web 2.0"
10/06 report from one of the major sources of information on Internet use in the United States
data visualization & visual design - information aesthetics
by 31 otherslots of ways to visualized processes
October 2006
graphic illustration of data about US
by 2 othersI learned new search terms for visualization: infosthetics or infoviz.
The mathematics of Web 2.0: Why don’t ALL social networking sites experience phenomenal growth?
growth of site use seen from a math theory perspective, as well as a social one
what to think about so many lurkers
by 2 othersmore lurkers than online writers--do you need to worry about it?
Critique of Ranking and Listing; Exchange with Kenneth C. Werbin
"Our increasing emphasis on quantitative reductions, like ranking lists, at the expense of critically engaged qualitative thought, can be seen as bottom-line strategies for efficiently navigating our increasingly .. networked cybernetic order."
Pew Internet: Future of the Internet
well worth downloading and printing the 104 pp PDF document; the list of contributors alone is worth following up on; especially interesting on the inequalities and possibilities for repression
September 2006
The Network Effect Multiplier, or, Metcalfe's Flaw - Unit Structures :: Fred Stutzman
post with comments on how fast nework growth takes place with social networking
August 2006
The Observer | Review | Websites that changed the world
by 3 othershas interesting information about founding and use of favorite websites; good classroom handout
Hitwise Intelligence
company measuring Internet behavior internationally
LeeAnn Prescott - Hitwise US: Del.icio.us Traffic More Than Doubled Since January
large internet survey; visits to del.icio.us up 122% from January 2006 to July 2006
July 2006
Pew Internet - Bloggers Report, July 19 '06
Most bloggers are diarists and do not consider themselves reporting on news, politics, etc.; pdf file of complete report available here
June 2006
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