Twitter Search in Plain English

Twitter search and tagging is becoming increasingly relevant, especially in light of recent events in Iran. This timely video from Common Craft explains the basics of Twitter search, tagging, and trends. This may help people who are not currently on Twitter to understand it’s usefulness and relevance for capturing public thoughtstreams.

Life Photo Archive Now Hosted By Google

This is amazing!

I will lose myself in here for hours.

Google’s Influence

I am starting to see more and more interesting posts on Google’s massive dominance on our society. Of course, about a year ago, I noticed the prophetic EPIC 2014 (Rise of Google-Zon) presentation. That’s certainly an image that’s always stuck in my mind.
A few days ago, I noticed “Disturbing Facts About Google“. While I knew [...]

Google Search Tips 2005

I do several sessions a year helping students better understand the power of various search engines, and the techniques used to make efficient queries. Google Search Tips 2005 presents some great tips on using some of the “hidden” Google features, and I’m blogging this partly so I have it easily accessible when such sessions arise.
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iPod Bartender

It’s not exhaustive as Droogle (profanity alert), but it’s portable, and after a week like this, I could probably use a recipe or two.