Didn’t know that there were more templates beyond what is listed in google docs (and didn’t notice that ‘search templates’ link in google docs?) Well, now you do. You can also get ’em here.… and here is how to create your own (well, sort of).
Author Archives: robinna
For Zynga game users (you know, farmville, mafiawars, vampirewars, etc….)
Like | robinna | Nov 13, 2009 | Gamification, Life, life 2.0+, privacy, social media
Interesting article about the fallout over Zynga (Farmville, Mafia Wars, etc., which all have huge communities on facebook) and its scam ads. Hmm, yet another reason to pay attention to what you click on and ALWAYS read the TOS. đ “Zynga insists they are serious about cleaning up the industry. And today Pincus has announced that the company will remove all offer advertising from their ...
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twitter vs. google wave — at conferences
Like | robinna | Nov 12, 2009 | Life, life 2.0+, meetups/conferences, twitter
I’m sure you have noticed people twittering during conferences that you have attended. This is an interesting article comparing google wave to twitter, in terms of how can be used to record and participate in a conference.
For those of you who use Hulu to watch TV
Oh yeah, Hulu Desktop is now out for Fedora and Ubuntu, and others. Also, for those of you who blog/create content online, you can now embed TV shows, etc. from Hulu into your sites.Check out Hulu Labs for all of the info.
5 Years of Firefox (and the web)
Like | robinna | Nov 10, 2009 | Life, life 2.0+, Search engines/browsers
Very interesting (and short) review of the last 5 years for Firefox and web in general…. âAll of our servers melted instantly,â VukiÄeviÄ says. âWe spent an hour trying to get the downloads back up.â (on the day Firefox launched) ….and looking to the future:“âWe always ask, âWhat is it that people on the open web canât do right now? Whatâs pushing them towards things ...
NYT project / Mapping name subject headings (semantic web)
Like | robinna | Nov 9, 2009 | Search engines/browsers, semantic web
I am so excited about this NYT project — just the kind of thing needed to start moving the semantic web forward … By the way, DBPedia is an attempt to take Wikipedia data and semanticize it… I am kind of in love with linked in data at the moment. Article athttp://tinyurl.com/yhdayvr “Over the last several months we have manually mapped more than 5,000 person ...
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Institutional Repository News
Like | robinna | Nov 7, 2009 | Libraries
… the group will offer repository-related services, including personnel to scan physical media to digital formats, to check on rights for publishing materials, assist in content submission and offer the opportunity to store research materials in the MetaArchive Cooperative, a collaborative repository effort between Emory University, Georgia Tech and 13 other research institutions. The Cooperative is a member-driven organization that has been funded by the ...
Cloud computing — where is our stuff?
Like | robinna | Nov 6, 2009 | Life, life 2.0+
so, where does all of that stuff you upload go? Interesting… http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/04/cloud.computing.hunt/index.html
Cloud Computing jumps 320%
Like | robinna | Nov 5, 2009 | Life, life 2.0+
I can see both some advantages (pooled resources, not on your server, lower costs, etc.) and disadvantages (trusting your online resources to who? hidden costs, etc.) to cloud computing, but it does continue to rise, 320% in the previous year according to this article at Chanel Insider.
Presentation secrets from steve jobs
Like | robinna | Nov 4, 2009 | Life, life 2.0+, productivity, tools/tips
In short a good presentation should have:1. A headline2. A villain3. A simple slide4. A demo5. A holy smokes moment… http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2009/sb2009106_706829.htm