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PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags users & use

December 2006

EVERYTHING 2.0: KNOWLEDGE 2.0

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links to knowledge sharing or knowledge management site; larger site is most comprehensive listing of web2.0 sites I have seen, organized into many categories; blogger is from Netherlands

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.

Black Film Research Online

good discussion of Black film in Chicago; also a large section on how to do Black film research on the Internet

AwesomeStories.com, The Story Place of the Web

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narrative+history+pictures+encyclopedia; "safe, fast and fun way to learn the real story behind historic events, famous people, heroic exploits, legends, disasters, movies, plus topics of current and general interest"

November 2006

jlesage's reviews

my tagcloud from stumbleupon; just discovered I could import my delicious tags and comments there. Stumbleupon is my newest obsessively visited site.

photos you likebetter: you are what you like

a charming game in which you pick which of two photos you like the best, supposedly revealing something about you

Video History Project: Resources

information from/about practitioners and groups of videomakers; technical explanations of early video formats and equipment

ZoneZero: from analog to digital photography

a large socially committed ejournal, edited by Pedro Meyer, one of the pioneers in digital photographic art; galleries, essays, investigations into image circulation and production within digital communication, especially the Internet

JEP - The Journal of Electronic Publishing

many of the past issues were on thematic concerns; ever of greater importance in academic and knowledge communities is the how-to of electronic publishing

THE PECULIARITIES OF CYBERSPACE by Albert Benschop

complete book online, covers many areas often not dealt with, such as porn sites and dating sites; one insight that may draw you to read more: "the times that count in cyberspace are highly accelerated and strongly individualized."

illusions.html

a page of links to visual illusions and their explanations; kids love these

Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb

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The 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.

Digital Photography School

tips page, also has page with links to other resources; basic info. but many folks have a hard time with the menus on a digital camera and just use it in a point and shoot way

ScreenReader.net: Our Mission

At ScreenReader.net we have freeware for blindness and visual impairment special needs throughout the world. It is free only to individual blind people for their personal use at home: it is not free to organisations.

Roadside Architecture

documenting roadside architecture in the US, under many whacky categories; this is a favorite theme of mine in photography

Pandia Powersearch, all-in-one list of search engines and directories

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new search engine that also has useful tutorial on how to search and explanations of all the major search engines; good for college students to learn how to use Internet most effectively

October 2006

howstuffismadeblog

manufacturing processes, labor conditions, and environmental issues involved in the production of contemporary goods

June 2006