Internet Happenings, Events and Sources
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| Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant Internet Happenings, Events and Sources |
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Saturday, July 31, 2004 
BizMiner BizMiner http://www.bizminer.com/ BizMiner (the Brandow Company, Inc.) has been based in Camp Hill, PA since its establishment in 1990. BizMiner has built its reputation on quality industry research and data development. The company pioneers online delivery of detailed industry analysis to small and large businesses and entrepreneurs through its local and national Marketing Plan Research Profiles, Financial Analysis Profiles, Area Sector Profiles, Best Market Area Profiles, Franchise Profiles and Business Risk Index series. BizMiner’s proprietary research methodology tracks and analyzes the experience of over 18 million US business facilities, condensing millions of data points into the unique measures found in our profile series. This will be added to Business Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuides. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 PM Waypath Topic Streams - Search http://www.waypath.com/topic/search.html Waypath Topic Streams mine millions of weblogs for new posts on specific topics. This topic stream covers search engines, technologies and user experiences. This has been added to my Bots, Blogs and News Aggregators Presentation white paper. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM The Hometown Locator http://gazetteer.hometownlocator.com/index.cfm Here's an easy way to get Census data for your hometown. The Hometown Locator - Gazetteer allows you to type in your hometown and get highly detailed Census information, topographic maps, and aerial photos. While the Census data is not in a geographic format like TIGER data the Hometown Locator provides many attributes you may not find in other sources such as employment facts and income levels. You can even find out how many people drive, walk, or take the bus to work. The site also provides links to TerraServer for downloadable aerial photography, MapQuest, and Topozone. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.[EAST GIS News Vol 1, Issue 8] posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM Design of a Parallel and Distributed Web Search Engine by Salvatore Orlando, Raffaele Perego, and Fabrizio Silvestri http://eprints.osti.gov/cgi-bin/dexpldcgi?qry1125085327;2 Abstract by Authors This paper describes the architecture of MOSE (My Own Search Engine), a scalable parallel and distributed engine for searching the web. MOSE was specifically designed to efficiently exploit affordable parallel architectures, such as clusters of workstations. Its modular and scalable architecture can easily be tuned to fulfill the bandwidth requirements of the application at hand. Both task-parallel and data-parallel approaches are exploited within MOSE in order to increase the throughput and efficiently use communication, storing and computational resources. We used a collection of html documents as a benchmark, and conducted preliminary experiments on a cluster of three SMP Linux PCs. This has been added to Bot Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM Finding Company Information: Selected Titles and Tips by Pamela Morgan Chicago Public Library http://snipurl.com/82a2 Public Libraries Briefcase No. 9, 3rd Quarter 2004 A publication of the BRASS Business Reference in Public Libraries Committee. Public librarians often receive requests for company information: sales leads, prospective employers, providers of a service, makers of tangible products. For the generalist, it is important to gather some basic information about the company during the reference interview. What does the company do? Is it a public or private company? Where is the company located? What else can you tell me about the company? Finding out as much as possible will allow you to match the patron information need with the appropriate resources. This will be added to Business Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM MSNBC Newsbot http://newsbot.msnbc.msn.com/ The MSNBC Newsbot (beta), powered by MSN Search Technology, is an experimental, automated news service. Newsbot gathers news from over 4,800 sources on the Internet to speed your discovery of the information you care about most. Enter a topic, interest, or news story you want to learn more about and MSNBC Newsbot will bring you up-to-the-minute coverage from around the Internet. Newsbot is built on advanced computer algorithms to determine which stories and photos are most relevant, most popular, and to recommend stories to individual readers based on their interests. Newsbot clusters related news headlines and photos to allow you to compare coverage from multiple sources. Each story links to the publisher's site where you can read the article in full. As news changes, Newsbot continuously updates to keep you current on what stories are being reported around the world. You can search to find news related to particular topics, or browse the sections to find news in Sports, Business, Technology, or World News. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to eCurrent Awareness Resources 2004-05. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Friday, July 30, 2004 
Finding People Resources and Sites on the Internet http://www.FindingPeople.info/ The Finding People Subject Tracer™ Information Blog has been updated with the addition of a 13 page freely downloadable white paper featuring all the sources and sites that are listed in this resource. This makes is very easy to print off and/or save to your computer to use in your continued research for "Finding People" on the Internet. Also another new addition is a ten minute online streaming tutorial video presented by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. that "walks" you through all the resources available and gives you some neat research ideas and pointers for "Finding People" on the Internet. Of course the site is constantly updated as well! Additional recommendations are always welcomed from the email submittal link on the site. Please spread the word to all your associates and organization members about this freely available comprehensive resource on the Internet for "Finding People". This is one of thirty five freely available Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs from the Virtual Private Library. posted by Marcus Zillman | 9:52 AM 
Ping-o-Matic http://pingomatic.com/ After you update your blog postings or create a new posting you need to let the world know that you have something new to say or have added a new exciting resource! Enter Ping-o-Matic .... that allows you to send out "pings" to a number of excellent resources. Why Ping? There a number of services designed specifically for tracking and connecting blogs. However it would be expensive for all the services to crawl all the blogs in the world all the time. By sending a small ping to each service you let them know you've updated so they can come check you out. They get the freshest data possible, you don't get a thousand robots spidering your site all the time. Everybody wins. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM User Guide to Using the Linux Desktop http://www.iosn.net/training/end-user-manual/ IOSN has produced an introductory end user guide to using the Linux desktop. It is now available for review and feedback. This user guide is meant as an introductory guide for a user to use a modern personal computer (PC) running the Linux operating system. The main aim is to provide a self-learning guide on how to use a modern Linux desktop system. It assumes that the user has no prior knowledge of Linux or PC usage. The guide currently formatted for use as printed material, with the acompanying slides to be used by trainers. The training materials are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM International Open Source Network (IOSN) http://www.iosn.net/ The International Open Source Network (IOSN) is a Center of Excellence for FOSS in the Asia-Pacific Region. It shapes its activities around Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) technologies and applications. Via a small secretariat, the IOSN is tasked specifically to facilitate and network FOSS advocates and human resources in the region. The vision is that developing countries in the Asia-Pacific Region can achieve rapid and sustained economic and social development by using affordable yet effective FOSS ICT solutions to bridge the digital divide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM PartFinder Service http://www.techbriefs.com/partfinder NTB's PartFinder service -- powered by Digi-Key -- features over 400,000 electronic components from more than 280 leading manufacturers, complete with stock status and real-time pricing. This has been added to ShoppingBots Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM WebGrabit http://www.webgrabit.com/ WebGrabit makes retrieving and monitoring news and information from the Internet a breeze! With WebGrabit you can display selected parts of your favourite websites simultaneously and have them automatically updated, all without opening your browser. Each selected item can be displayed in its own sizeable window on your desktop, or can be hidden, to pop-up when its content changes. No more laborious logging-on to websites or switching between multiple browser windows. With WebGrabit, all the news and information you need is always right there on your desktop. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM NewsTrove http://www.newstrove.com/ NewsTrove scours nearly 200,000 sites looking for news-worthy information and generates the RSS newsfeeds, which are read by a newsreader. NewsTrove has partnered with Pluck, a free RSS newsreader that plugs into your Internet Explorer browser to enable you to read the newsfeeds. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It's the most popular way of syndicating news and information. Businesspeople, researchers, students, journalists, or anybody with an interest use RSS to receive up-to-the-minute news on their favorite subjects. This will be added to eCurrent Awareness Resources 2004-05. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Thursday, July 29, 2004 
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) http://www.enc.org/ The mission of the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) is to identify effective curriculum resources, create high-quality professional development materials, and disseminate useful information and products to improve K-12 mathematics and science teaching and learning. This has been added to Student Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM BlogOn 2004 http://www.blogonevent.com/blogon2004/blog/ BlogOn 2004 is a website featuring all the activities and content generated from this bloging event. Included are Agenda, Speakers, Companies, Program Committee, Sponsors, BlogOn Blog, Community Tools, Conference Details, Register, Sponsor and Exhibit. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Guidelines for Implementing and Maintaining Virtual Reference Services http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/virtrefguidelines.htm The purpose of these guidelines is to assist libraries and consortia with implementing and maintaining virtual reference services. The guidelines are meant to provide direction, without being over- prescriptive. Variance among institutions will result in differences in the adherence to these guidelines, but the committee hopes to have cast the model broadly enough to provide a framework for virtual reference which can be widely adopted and which will endure through many changes in the ways in which libraries provide virtual reference services. Prepared by the MARS Digital Reference Guidelines Ad Hoc Committee, Reference and User Services Association, 2004. Approved by the RUSA Board of Directors June 2004. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM Working Draft: Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) 1.1 http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-P3P11-20040720/ http://www.w3.org/P3P/ The P3P Specification Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of the "Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.1 (P3P 1.1)." P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Version 1.1 has new extension and binding mechanisms based on suggestions from W3C workshops and the privacy community. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM DateDex - The Calendar Directory of Days, Dates and Events Worldwide http://www.datedex.com/ DateDex lists the event calendars of many of the worlds most influential organisations, countries, religions, sports, etc. ... where you can upload any 'event' to your Personal Information Manager (PIM) ... and then synchronise with your Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) if you have the necessary 'kit'. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to eCurrent Awareness Resources 2004-05. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Institute for International Economics http://www.iie.com/ The Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely, objective analysis and concrete solutions to key international economic problems. The Institute attempts to anticipate emerging issues and to be ready with practical ideas to inform and shape public debate. Its audience includes government officials and legislators, business and labor leaders, management and staff at international organizations, university-based scholars and their students, other research institutions and nongovernmental organizations, the media, and the public at large. It addresses these groups both in the United States and around the world. This will be added to Business Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Wednesday, July 28, 2004 
Bots, Blogs & News Aggregators Presentation http://www.botsblogs.com/ This site is for the white paper, video and sources that I deliver in my "Current Happenings on the Internet: Bots, Blogs and News Aggregators" presentation. If you would like me to deliver this presentation to your company or organization feel free to contact me for additional information and availability dates. posted by Marcus Zillman | 11:00 AM 
The Conference Board http://www.Conference-Board.org/ The Conference Board creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses strengthen their performance and better serve society. Working as a global, independent membership organization in the public interest, we conduct research, convene conferences, make forecasts, assess trends, publish information and analysis, and bring executives together to learn from one another. The Conference Board is a not-for-profit organization and holds 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States. This will be added to Business Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM AxCrypt http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/ AxCrypt File Encryption Software - Free Personal Privacy and Security for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP with AES-128 File Encryption, Compression and transparent Decrypt and Open in the original application. This will be added to Security Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. This has been added to Privacy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Spurl http://www.spurl.net/ Spurl is a free online bookmark service with many additional benefits ... Save it With one click Spurl saves the interesting things you find on the web, storing not only the link, but the entire page contents for later re-viewing ... Search it Spurl allows you to easily search through the entire content of all the pages you've ever "spurled" ... Share it By tapping into the user community, Spurl can recommend pages that you are likely to be interested in, and the New and Hot spurls give a unique and up to date view into what is happening on the Internet. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM BlinkX http://www.blinkx.com/ BlinkX changes the way you find and access all kinds of information, from anywhere in the world, without having to search endlessly. blinkx rapidly links you with the information you need from the web, from online news sources and files on your own PC. And you have to do nothing! Whenever you browse a website, read a news story, check your e-mail or write a document, blinkx automatically delivers suggestions from the Web, news or your local files; which you can view by simply clicking the links or rolling over to get a summary of the information found. If you want to search, blinkx understands your question and presents you with links as you search. This will be added to the search engines section of all the Internet MiniGuides. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM UK Children Go Online Website http://www.children-go-online.net/ The project explores the nature and meaning of children's internet use and maps emerging patterns of attitudes and practices across diverse contexts and social groups in the UK. It is part of the ESRC's e-Society Programme and is based at the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM The Privacy Place http://theprivacyplace.org/ The Privacy Place is committed to disseminating information in the form of research results and relevant technical privacy developments in an effort to aid policy makers, software developers and American citizens. The Privacy Place is staffed by a inter-disciplinary team of researchers at North Carolina State University's Computer Science and Business Management departments as well as the Georgia Tech College of Computing, the Purdue University Computer Science Department and the University of Lugano Communication Sciences department. This has been added to Privacy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Tuesday, July 27, 2004 
AwarenessWatch™ Newsletter V2N8 August 2004 AwarenessWatch™ Newsletter V2N8 August 2004 http://virtualprivatelibrary.blogspot.com/Awareness Watch V2N8.pdf Awareness Watch™ Newsletter http://www.AwarenessWatch.com/ The August 2004 V2N8 Awareness Watch™ Newsletter is available as a 26 page .pdf document (487KB) from the above URL. The Awareness Watch Featured Report this month highlights a comprehensive listing of information quality resources. The Awareness Watch Spotters cover many excellent and newly released current awareness research sources and tools as well as the latest identified Internet happenings and resources. The book review highlights Web Dynamics and the Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs have been updated with the latest subject: Artificial Intelligence Resources. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM Global Sourcing Information http://www.nfap.net/researchactivities/globalsourcing/ A comprehensive listing of items of Interest in the Global Sourcing Debate from the National Foundation for American Policy. This has been added to Outsourcing/Offshoring Information and Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM BidRobot http://www.bidrobot.com/ BidRobot says it will win more auctions for you and pay less for the items you win. This site has been added to Auction Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM The Scribbler http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler/ There is much talk in artistic circles about what is that the Web can offer in terms of a new dimension or a new medium for creating art. The Scribbler may be one of the very few Web-based offerings that actually uses the interactivity of the Internet and the randomness of a design software to allow a user to sketch a drawing and then have The Scribbler enhance it -- that is, seek to draw what your mind's eye may be seeing but your untrained hands cannot put on paper. As is noted at the site, "When a new scribble line is created it chooses a few numbers at random that eventually determine what sort of line it will draw. As it begins to draw it fine tunes those values to the type of drawing that you've made." If you enjoy doodling on paper, you'll have try doodling using the Scribbler online. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/] posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM Shell Extension City http://www.shellcity.net/index.php Shell Extension City offers millions of free Windows power tools, explorer enhancements, windows add-ons, tweaks, system utilities, freeware, ie5 ... according to its meta title. Well worth a visit and a bookmark. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Oxymorons http://www.oxymorons.info/ While the phrase "never say never" may make some think of a certain suave British spy of the silver screen, to wordsmiths this is a thoroughly noxious example of an oxymoron. Strictly speaking, an oxymoron is a literary figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory words, terms, phrases or ideas are combined to create a rhetorical effect by paradoxical means. For those with a budding love of oxymorons, this website will be of great interest. Here visitors can read growing lists of oxymorons, organized by subject (such as religion, relationships, and household), or breeze through the listings by first letter. The site also has a number of oxymoronic quotes and sayings for perusal, including the oft-quoted phrase from Mark Twain: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." The site is rounded out by a series of discussion boards where visitors may harangue with other visitors over the merits of such terms as "jumbo shrimp" and "anarchy rules." [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/] posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Monday, July 26, 2004 
Top 50 Law Blogs - EDDix 50 http://www.eddixllc.com/blogs/archives/2004/07/the_eddix_50.asp The top 50 law blogs constantly updated and re-evaluated by the Electronic Data Discovery Information Exchange (EDDix). This will be added to Legal Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM 
This edition of Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. July 26, 2004 V2N30 highlights a new site titled Sailing the Internet. Click on the below audio posting to hear an audio by Marcus P. Zillman on this site. View this site at: Sailing the Internet http://snipurl.com/809c  
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Convention Bloggers http://www.conventionbloggers.com/ DNC 2004 Weblogs: News Aggregator. A community site for bloggers participating in the DNC, July 26-29. The home page of this site is now a News Aggregator, showing updates from all the convention-blogger sites covering the DNC in Boston. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM The British Homeopathic Library http://www.hom-inform.org/ The British Homeopathic Library is a library and information service dedicated to the research and practice of homeopathic medicine. We supply comprehensive library services, including: A database of over 25,000 article and book references on homeopathy, free to search from this website. This will be added to Healthcare Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM Asian Studies Network Information Center (ASNIC) http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic.html This site features links to sites about specific countries in Asia, as well as to information about Asian regions, studying abroad in Asia, and doing business in India. Searchable. From the Department of Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin. This will be added to International Trade Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM IEBlog http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/ New Blog From IE Browser Team. IEBlog, the Microsoft Internet Explorer Weblog, launched July 21. They will happily post and discuss issues around what features should be in IE, how features work in IE, the importance of application compatibility in IE, tips and tricks in IE, answers to technical issues, security and extensibility in IE, web browsing in general, and what keeps us up at night. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Kahle's Quest: Universal Access To All Knowledge http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=163 "The thing that gets me springing out of bed in the morning and has for the last 20 years is the idea that we could have universal access to all knowledge," says Brewster Kahle, chairman of the board of the Internet Archive. The Archive was founded in 1996 to build an Internet library with permanent access for researchers and scholars to historical collections in digital format. Kahle's quest begins "deep in the human psyche," but is planted in practicality, with detailed analyses of what's to be done: "Let's consider the question of how much information there is. If you break it down, it turns out to be not that big of a deal. The largest print library in the world, which is the Library of Congress, has about 28 million volumes. A book is about a megabyte. That's just the ASCII of a book, if you put it in Microsoft Word. So 28 million megabytes is 28 terabytes, which fits in a bookshelf and costs about $60,000 right now. Storing books in ASCII is no problem, and the scanned images are more but still affordable. Scanning books costs between $5 and $20. ... So books are doable, in terms of technology." posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Sunday, July 25, 2004 
NHGRI Policy and Legislation Database http://www.genome.gov/LegislativeDatabase This database contains Federal and State laws/statutes; Federal legislative materials; and Federal administrative and executive materials, including regulations, institutional policies, and executive orders. The database currently focuses on the following subject areas: privacy of genetic information/confidentiality; informed consent; insurance and employment discrimination; genetic testing and counseling; and commercialization and patenting. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM Downbursts 1) Downbursts: Severe Localized Downdrafts http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/dngr/dburst.rxml 2) Severe Weather Awareness: Downbursts http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/cae/svrwx/downburst.htm 3) Doppler Radar Verification of Downbursts http://snipurl.com/7yqx 4) Team Investigates Freak Winds http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/3396173.stm 5) Science Question of the Week: Downbursts http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/scienceques2003/20040528.htm 6) Severe Weather Watcher Handbook: Downbursts http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/severe_weather/page22_e.cfm#TOP 7) MetLive Boat Safety Tips: Downbursts - The Sudden Winds http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/downbursts.htm 8) Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920-1998) http://www.msu.edu/~fujita/tornado/ttfujita/biography.html First, the University of Illinois discusses the occurrence of damaging thunderstorm winds, called downbursts, and the event's two classifications: macrobursts and microbursts (1). Users can find helpful links to other University of Illinois fact sheets for the meteorological terms addressed in the text. The second website, created by NOAA, also offers a summary of downbursts and compares them with tornados (2). With its great figures and images, visitors can visualize how downbursts happen and why they are dangerous for airplanes. The third web site, created by NOAA, discusses the successfulness of using Doppler radar-derived velocity data to verify downburst occurrences and to validate the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Wet Microburst Severity Index (WMSI) product (3). Visitors can learn about the cold season convection events that took place in Southeastern Florida, central Mississippi, and the Texas gulf coast. Next, the BBC furnishes a short article about a wind tunnel experiment undertaken to study downbursts (4). Users can discover the many questions still unanswered about this severe weather phenomenon. At the fifth site, NASA scientist, Dr. Halverson, address how scientists determine if storm damage is due to tornados or downbursts (5). Students can learn about the basic differences of tornados and downbursts. Next, Environment Canada supplies fantastic images to help users understand downbursts (6). Visitors can find out about microbursts that take place in dry regions and are not associated with storm situations. At the seventh website, the United States Coast Guard addresses how downbursts can not only be dangerous to aircrafts but also boats (7). After discussing the characteristics of downbursts, the website addresses downburst hazards and how boaters can get protection and help. Lastly, Michigan State University provides a biography honoring Tetsuya Theodore Fujita, the famous severe storm researcher who first named the destructive thunderstorm winds - downbursts (8). Users can discover his great work, not just in downbursts, but also in tornadoes, typhoons, and other severe storm events. [From The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/] posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Achieving a Perfect Storm of Blogging Tools for Civil Society http://edwebproject.org/andy/blog/000575.html Across the blogosphere this week, folks have been talking about a recent post on Susan Mernit's Blog in which Susan lays out her thoughts on what she'd like to see news organizations do to enhance their coverage of the political conventions this summer. Susan, a media consultant and veteran of the US edtech wars, notes that media outlets appear to have done little to creatively embrace tools like blogs, rss feeds, and social networks such as Orkut.com to make their convention coverage more meaningful for voters.[Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM Confessions of a Science Librarian http://jdupuis.blogspot.com/ This weblog (by John Dupuis) features links and pointers to information of interest to academic science librarians. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Unified Hyperstructures for Bioinformatics: Escaping the Application Prison by Adam Moore and Tim Brailsford http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v05/i01/Moore/ Abstract The Next Big Thing in hypertext will be unifying different applications in bioinformatics through the ZigZag paradigm, allowing this field to live up to its promise of revolutionising the pharmaceutical industry. The paper outlines ZigZag, Ted Nelson's unique hyperstructural paradigm, and illustrates how, by examining a current bioinformatics task such as structure/binding prediction, the application of this novel paradigm has the potential to revolutionise bioinformatics completely by allowing a unified approach to a task currently fulfilled by fragmented data and applications. This has been added to Biological Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Saturday, July 24, 2004 
SciencePORT http://www.scienceport.org/ A directory of RSS newsfeeds covering the academic sciences. This is a beta site but looks to have some very good potential and definitely deserves your review as there are more than 1000 listings as of this date. This has been added to Directory Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:26 AM Integrating Reading and Writing of Documents by P. J. Brown and Heather Brown http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v05/i01/Brown/ Abstract Computer users have become accustomed to the writing of documents being regarded as a separate activity from the reading of documents. We believe that this division is unnecessary and limits the effectiveness of virtually every computer user. It is time for a rethink of underlying concepts. A key concept for integrating reading with writing is a general mechanism for annotation. This general mechanism can be combined with hyperlinking to create a single unifying super-concept that provides a base for integrating reading and writing. The paper explains the underlying ideas, and describes the results of a small experiment that supported the viability of the super-concept. We believe that the super-concept might possibly provide the foundations for a revolution in thinking about documents, which would benefit everyone. This will be added to Academic Resources 2004 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Assessing the Accessibility of Fifty United States Government Web Pages: Using Bobby To Check On Uncle Sam by Jim Ellison http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_7/ellison/ This study evaluates the current accessibility of U.S. Government Web pages for people with disabilities. Several Federal laws, and specifically Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act, require Web pages of government agencies to be accessible to people with disabilities. This investigation built on past studies that used the Web accessibility evaluation tool Bobby to assess various types of Web sites. The home pages of fifty U.S. government agencies were reviewed for accessibility based on Section 508 guidelines. This study establishes that the U.S. government has not met its accessibility goals. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM STN International - Databases in Science and Technology http://www.stn-international.de/ Knowledge is the most important resource in high-tech countries. For research and development, for the daily scientific work, appropriate information – comprehensive and easily accessible – is a fundamental prerequisite. The direct route to scientific information leads via STN International, The Scientific & Technical Information Network. This network is operated cooperatively by FIZ Karlsruhe, the American Chemical Society (ACS), and The Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST). Service Centers in Karlsruhe, Columbus and Tokyo are linked by sea cable (TAT8). Thus, the users have access to one worldwide information service with up-to-date databases in science and echnology. The STN centers have many years of experience in the field of scientific information. With these three scientific organizations in Europe, Japan and the U.S., STN provides an international service for the scientific community and has become, since its start 15 years ago the leading information network for science and technology. This has been added to Deep Web Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM Ethereal: A Network Protocol Analyzer http://www.ethereal.com/ Ethereal is used by network professionals around the world for troubleshooting, analysis, software and protocol development, and education. It has all of the standard features you would expect in a protocol analyzer, and several features not seen in any other product. Its open source license allows talented experts in the networking community to add enhancements. It runs on all popular computing platforms, including Unix, Linux, and Windows. This will be added to Security Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Paros - Web Application Security Assessment http://www.proofsecure.com/index.shtml ProofSecure wrote a program called "Paros" for people who need to evaluate the security of their web applications. It is free of charge and completely written in Java. Through Paros's proxy nature, all HTTP and HTTPS data between server and client, including cookies and form fields, can be intercepted and modified. This will be added to Security Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. This has been added to Privacy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Friday, July 23, 2004 How Public Opinion Polls Define and Circumscribe Online Privacy by Kim Bartel Sheehan http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_7/sheehan/ The advent of new communications technologies and the integration of such technologies into individuals’ lives have resulted in major changes to society. Responding to such privacy concerns is of key interest to legislators, policy–makers, and business leaders as these groups seek to balance consumer privacy needs with the realities of this new society. These groups, and others, use public opinion polls and surveys to measure the current climate of opinion among citizens. This study examines the language of 43 opinion polls and surveys dealing with privacy and the Internet to understand how these polls define and assess online privacy. Results suggest that polls treat the complex construction of privacy in an overly simplistic way. Additionally, pollsters present many poll questions in a way that may lead survey respondents to express stronger negative feelings about privacy than really exist. This has been added to Privacy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM HANDBOOK of Dynamic Force, Pressure, and Acceleration Measurement http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20040720A1 Professional Dynamic Measurement Handbook Now Available for Download from Endevco. The popular 200+ page "HANDBOOK of Dynamic Force, Pressure, and Acceleration Measurement" can now be downloaded from Endevco's Web site. Information contained in the handbook provides a competitive edge for companies that design or are dependent on measurement systems for test or control applications. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Bad Search Is Still A Problem http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1397,1610163,00.asp Web usability guru Jakob Nielsen says that one of the most persistent challenges facing the Web is the difficulty in finding anything: "Bad search continues to be a problem today even though, from a technology perspective, great progress has been made. You can see this plainly when you use the public search engines. They're much better today than they were ten years ago. But the search on individual Web sites or inside intranets is, typically, still bad. [On intranets] things are divided up into different knowledge bases, so you've got to know where to search, and if you need to know where to search, then that defeats the entire idea. The other problem about search is the content, which is to say the individual pages, or units of information, are typically poorly described in terms of things like the headline and summaries, which is all people have to choose from when they get the search-results listing. So if there was just one thing we could fix on the Web, and for intranets as well, I would say let's fix search; that's still the number one thing that's causing people problems." Nielsen estimates that an average mid-size company (10,000 employees) could expect a return on investment of 1,000% and a gain of $5 million a year in employee productivity, simply by improving the usability of its intranet. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM DigiCULT Thematic Issue 6 Resource Discovery Technologies for the Heritage Sector, June 2004 Download Thematic Issue 6: Link HiRes .pdf (4,9 MB) http://snipurl.com/7v46 This sixth Thematic Issue concentrates on how resource discovery technologies can ensure that the high value, authoritative information of heritage institutions is effectively found, retrieved, and presented to Internet users. With a key focus on the user, the Issue looks into user-driven approaches in interactive resource discovery. Expert opinion suggests that offering easy to use services and tools able to integrate the research and learning needs and behaviours of their users may form one of the heritage institutions’ answers to the dominance of general-purpose global search engines. However, along with ensuring state-of-the-art interactive access and presentation, the heritage sector will also need to raise the public’s awareness to, and visibility of, its online resources in a more profound manner. Otherwise it faces the risk that the large investment required in creating digital collections, rich descriptive metadata, study and learning material, will fail to realise a high return – in terms of interest and appreciation, discovery and valuable uses of heritage resources. This has been added to Deep Web Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM Browser Wars 2004: The Industry Makes An End Run Around Internet Explorer http://homepage.mac.com/jhobbs/essays/ A wild and speculative essay by J. Hobbs on July 10th, 2004 Hey kids! Remember web-browser plug-ins? They're back: http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?newsid=1856 Web browser makers Apple, Opera and Mozilla are collaborating on an expanded plug-in specification that allows for more powerful Web-based scripting - just as security concerns have finally convinced Microsoft to step back from its own scripting system, ActiveX. The companies have signed up plug-in makers Adobe, Macromedia and Sun to back an expanded version of the Netscape Plugin Application Program Interface (NPAPI), a plug-in model used by most non-Microsoft browsers. The updated API will create a standardised way of increasing interactivity between browsers and plug-ins, which will be built into Apple's Safari, Mozilla's Firefox and the Opera browser. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Programme http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Global+Competitiveness+Programme Operating as part of the World Economic Forum, the Global Competitiveness Programme is perhaps best known for its flagship publication, The Global Competitiveness Report. These series of reports are perhaps the most authoritative assessments of national economies throughout the world. The Reports themselves were first published in 1979, and continue to be made available in a variety of formats. And while the entire contents are not available here, visitors may read executive summaries and peruse other data. One of the most recent publications is the Lisbon Review, which assesses the progress made by the 15 EU member states (as of April 2004) in implementing the goals of the Lisbon Strategy of political and economic reforms. Additionally, the site includes competitiveness report summaries on Africa, the Arab world, and the worldwide improvements in global technology. This will be added to International Trade Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/] posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Thursday, July 22, 2004 The 9-11 Commission Report http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/index.html The Commission’s Final Report provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. Above you will find the official Government edition of the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. posted by Marcus Zillman | 12:27 PM August 2004 Zillman Column - Financial Sources on the Internet http://virtualprivatelibrary.blogspot.com/Financial Sources.pdf http://www.zillmancolumns.com/ The August 2004 Zillman Column is now available and is titled Financial Sources on the Internet. This August 2004 Zillman Column is a comprehensive listing of online financial sites and subject guides currently available on the Internet and is divided into four sections: 1) Corporate Conference Calls Sources, 2) Financial Sources, 3) Financial Sources Search Engines and 4) Venture Capital Sources. Download this excellent 19 page free .pdf column today and stay current in the ever changing exciting financial field! posted by Marcus Zillman | 9:09 AM  Information Detective - Free Online Streaming Tutorial Videos http://www.InformationDetective.com/ http://www.in-sightinteractive.com/InformationDetective/index.htm The Information Detective website brings the latest free online streaming tutorial videos by Internet expert and guru Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.. These online streaming tutorial videos are available at three streaming speeds ( dial-up, Broadband and Pro Broadband ) that allow all computers to freely access using Windows Media 9.0 software available at no cost from Microsoft®. There are five 4 minute video segments: 1) Introduction, 2) Search Engines, 3) Internet Directories, 4) Intuitive Searching and 5) The Invisible Web. Also included are various links to the many resources created by Marcus that teach the latest resources on the Internet for searching, information retrieval and research tools. Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. is the Executive Director of the Virtual Private Library and creator of more than thirty active Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs that monitor and trace specific subject titles on the Internet. Also available from this site is the free 11 page white paper titled "Searching the Internet" in a .pdf document format. A Spanish version is also available. Please spread the word about these free online streaming tutorial videos and white papers to your local public and school libraries as well as any other persons or institutions that you feel would benefit from these free resources. Click here for Robin Good's review of the Information Detective. Upcoming Information Detective Free Online Streaming Tutorial Videos: Finding People on the Internet Finding Experts on the Internet Healthcare Resources on the Internet Information Quality Resources Netiquette - The Etiquette of the Internet Employment Resources on the Internet Data Mining Resources on the Internet Each of the above free online streaming tutorial videos will be approximately 4 minutes in length including separate audio, white paper with sources and website with intuitive .info name. Each will be presented and hosted by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. . posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM Manifesto for the Reputation Society by Hassan Masum and Yi-Cheng Zhang http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_7/masum/ Abstract Information overload, challenges of evaluating quality, and the opportunity to benefit from experiences of others have spurred the development of reputation systems. Most Internet sites which mediate between large numbers of people use some form of reputation mechanism: Slashdot, eBay, ePinions, Amazon, and Google all make use of collaborative filtering, recommender systems, or shared judgements of quality. But we suggest the potential utility of reputation services is far greater, touching nearly every aspect of society. By leveraging our limited and local human judgement power with collective networked filtering, it is possible to promote an interconnected ecology of socially beneficial reputation systems — to restrain the baser side of human nature, while unleashing positive social changes and enabling the realization of ever higher goals. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Governing: Sourcebook Online Supplement http://www.governing.com/source.htm This on-line supplement provides links of state home pages, legislatures, major cities, major counties, national associations, and research organizations. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM Chambal.com - Compare Book Price and Buy http://www.chambal.com/ Chambal.com Inc. is a New Jersey based company and it provides a free price comparison service at Chambal.com. At this time they are providing price comparison for all types of books. You can compare prices of a book on Chambal.com by either directly typing in the ISBN or by first searching your book by Title and/or Author key words and then comparing the prices by selecting your book in the search results. They are continuously expanding and adding more sellers to get the price information. This has been added to ShoppingBots Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM Uncovering Epistemological and Ontological Assumptions of Software Designers http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/mis/docs/AIM15.pdf A new paper by David King and Chris Kimble of York Univerisity explores the philisophical assumptions about reality behind common software design methods. The paper, titled "Uncovering epistemological and ontological assumptions of software designers" (PDF format), explains that object-oriented design is not based on a rationalist epistemology but, instead, argues that knowledge is the result of observation. OO design further relies on the assumption that once a description is derived by observing reality, the two somehow remain synchronised, allowing a programmer to learn new things about reality by studying his description of it! A "holistic" design method also described seems to be the only method denying the equivalence of both the programmer's mental model to reality and the programmer's code to his mental model. The paper points out embedded software applications in which an almost exact match between model and reality exists. A simplified slide-presentation (PDF format) of the paper is also available. This has been added to Knowledge Discovery Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence http://www.singinst.org/ The Singularity Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for the pursuit of Friendly AI and responsible intelligence enhancement – a mission of immense potential and consequence. Because intelligence determines how well problems are solved, the responsible enhancement of intelligence – a safe Singularity – will make difficult problems, such as the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's and AIDS, much easier to solve. If intelligence is improved greatly, every humanitarian problem will be more amenable to solution. Because AI is positioned as the first technology to enhance intelligence significantly, the Singularity Institute concentrates on the research and development of humane AI. By solely pursuing a beneficial Singularity, we present the rare opportunity for rational altruism. This has been added to Artificial Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Wednesday, July 21, 2004 
Internet Governance Project http://www.InternetGovernance.org/ They are pleased to announce the launch of the Internet Governance Project (IGP), a multi-university partnership to analyze global Internet policy issues. IGP's research agenda is closely related to the on-going United Nations' review of Internet Governance. IGP's member institutions include two research centers at Syracuse University: - The Convergence Center at the School of Information Studies - The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School and one research center at the Georgia Institute of Technology: - The Internet and Public Policy Project (IP3) at the School of Public Policy As its first project IGP is providing the United Nations' Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF) a detailed analysis of global policy regimes. The resulting study will provide a fact-based "map" of existing global rules for the Internet and the institutions that make those rules. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM m-learning http://www.m-learning.org/index.shtml m-learning is a European research and development project supported by the European Commission's Information Society Technologies (IST) programme. Its mission is "to develop prototype products and services which will deliver information and learning experiences via technologies that are inexpensive, portable and accessible to the majority of EU citizens." The products and services currently being designed are targeted for "young adults (16 to 24) who are not currently taking part in education or training" and who are unemployed, under-employed or homeless. The products employ themes such as football and music and include activities designed to develop aspects of literacy and numeracy. Research reports and Powerpoint presentations are available online, along with video clips and summaries about the group's work. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Networking and Information Technology Observatory http://www.sdnp.undp.org/observatory/ A comprehensive listing by various themes on networking and information technology issues for developing countries. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM W3C Advisory Committee Elects New Advisory Board http://www.w3.org/2004/02/Process-20040205/organization.html#AB The W3C Advisory Committee has filled five open seats on the W3C Advisory Board. Created in 1998, the Advisory Board provides guidance to the Team on issues of strategy, management, legal matters, process and conflict resolution. Beginning 1 July, the nine Advisory Board participants are Jean-François Abramatic (ILOG), Ann Bassetti (Boeing), Jim Bell (Hewlett-Packard), Klaus Birkenbihl (Fraunhofer Gesellschaft), Eduardo Gutentag (Sun Microsystems), Steve Holbrook (IBM), Ken Laskey (MITRE), Ora Lassila (Nokia), and Lauren Wood (Unaffiliated). Steve Zilles is the interim Advisory Board Chair. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM Anonymity Project Web Site Now Online http://www.anonequity.org The Anonymity Project has launched a web site that provides a description of research areas, interviews with project members, and other project information. Although the project is cross-disciplinary, it is based at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. EPIC is a collaborator. The project consists of three broad research streams -- the nature and value of identity, anonymity and authentication; the constitutional and legal aspects of anonymity; and technologies that identify, anonymize and authenticate. Research results will be made publicly available on the web site. Visit "On the Identity Trail: Understanding the Importance of Anonymity and Authentication in a Networked Society". This has been added to Privacy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM W3C Director Tim Berners-Lee Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II href="http://www.w3.org/2004/07/timbl_congratulations http://www.w3.org/2004/07/timbl_knighted Queen Elizabeth II has dubbed Sir Timothy Berners-Lee a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) during an Investiture at Buckingham Palace in London on 16 July. UK Honours are available to all who give service to the United Kingdom. Sir Timothy, a British citizen who lives in the United States and is Director of W3C, was knighted in recognition of his services to the global development of the Internet through his invention of the World Wide Web. Please read the congratulations and press release. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Tuesday, July 20, 2004 
Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. - Internet Consultant http://InternetConsultant.BlogSpot.com/ Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. is an international Internet author, speaker, consultant and expert in the area of information retrieval, knowledge discovery, knowledge harvesting, artificial intelligence and bots/intelligent agents. Internet Consultant Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. lists his professional Internet consulting services that are available to public and private businesses and organizations. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM ALA: Information Literacy http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/informationliteracy.htm The American Library Association has developed this site as a gateway (and a gathering place) for those looking for resources and discussion on information literacy focused on "improving the teaching, learning, and research role of the higher education community." Visitors arriving at the site would do well to first take a look at the overview section, which offers an introduction to information literacy, and a number of resources for faculty who hope to address the subject of information literacy in their courses. The section also has an excellent standards toolkit, which serves as an integrated set of tools, web pages, and other resources that will help various academic professionals incorporate these tools into their work. Visitors will also want to take a close look at the additional resources and ideas area, which includes information about assessment issues, collaborative efforts in information literacy, and examples of course syllabi that incorporate information literacy. Finally, the site also has an option that allows visitors to sign up to become part of the information literacy instruction listserv. [ From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/ posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM GetEducated.com http://www.GetEducated.com/ Online since 1989, GetEducated.com is the safest place in cyberpsace to shop for your online degree (SM). GetEducated.com's FREE downloadable college guidebooks are compiled and edited by distance learning experts. In an active campaign against degree mills, GetEducated.com accepts neither listings nor advertising from unaccredited online universities or online colleges which claim accreditation from bogus agencies. This will be added to Education and Distance Learning Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM GeoCommunity http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/ The original community, news, & information resource for GIS, LBS, and geospatial industry professionals and students, reaching more than 37,000 subscribers every day! GeoCommunity GeoBids - The place for geospatial-related RFP posting and browsing. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM Embedding With A Lisp By William Wong, ED Online (Volume 2004, Number 5) http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/8420/8420.html "Lisp stands for List Processing, but there have been many other descriptions provided such as Lots of Irritating Superfluous Parentheses. Experienced programmers without Lisp exposure normally go into shock when looking at a Lisp program for the first time, but after a little work Lisp coding becomes natural to the point where other languages now start to look arcane. Trust me. Lisp code is not really totally foreign. Take this little snippet for example.... Assuming you have made it this far, you might be wondering why Lisp has not taken the world by storm. Lisp is actually very old. It is only preceded by Fortran in terms of age for high-level languages. Along the way, Lisp has seen a number of myths built up around it. For example, many consider Lisp to be a language for "artificial intelligence" (AI). While it is true that Lisp is a key language for AI applications, AI is not the only realm for Lisp. Lisp has been used in a range of applications from transportation scheduling to web scripting applications. Emacs was a popular text editor that was based on Lisp." posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Spam Laws http://www.spamlaws.com/ A very comprehensive listing of spam laws around the world created and maintained by David E. Sorkin since 1999. This has been added to the Anti Spam sites section of Internet Hoaxes Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Monday, July 19, 2004 
This edition of Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. July 19, 2004 V2N29 discusses the eCurrent Awareness Resources 2004-05 Business Intelligence Report. Click on the below audio posting to hear an audio by Marcus P. Zillman on this site. View this Site at: eCurrent Awareness Resources 2004-05 Business Intelligence Report http://www.eCurrentAwareness.com/
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Virtual Private Library™ http://www.VirtualPrivateLibrary.com/ The Virtual Private Library™ creates private libraries powered by Subject Tracer Bots™ on various subjects and developed exclusively by Bot Pioneer and Guru Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.. The Virtual Private Library™ is also available for custom subjects created for personal, professional and corporate utilization through the Internet or virtual private networks. Marcus P. Zillman's interview by Robin Hood titled The Future Of News: The Digital Information Librarian was the featured site at the Library Link of the Day on Sunday March 28, 2004. Currently the Virtual Private Library is the gateway to 35 Subject Tracer Information Blogs.....all available directly from the home page. Current Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs: Agriculture Resources http://www.AgricultureResources.info/ Artificial Intelligence Resources http://www.AIResources.info/ Astronomy Resources http://www.AstronomyResources.info/ Auction Resources http://www.AuctionResources.info/ Biological Informatics http://www.BiologicalInformatics.info Bot Research http://www.BotResearch.info Business Intelligence Resources http://www.biresources.info/ ChatterBots http://www.ChatterBots.info/ Data Mining Resources http://www.DataMiningResources.info/ Deep Web Research http://www.DeepWebResearch.info Directory Resources http://www.DirectoryResources.info/ eCommerce Resources http://www.eCommerceResources.info/ Employment Resources http://www.EmploymentResources.info/ Financial Sources http://www.FinancialSources.info/ Finding People http://www.FindingPeople.info/ Games Resources http://www.GamesResources.info/ Genealogy Resources http://www.GenealogyResources.info/ Healthcare Resources http://www.HealthcareResources.info Information Futures Markets http://www.InformationFuturesMarkets.com/ Information Quality Resources http://www.InformationQualityResources.info/ Internet Alerts http://www.InternetAlerts.info/ Internet Demographics http://www.InternetDemographics.info Internet Experts http://www.InternetExperts.info Internet Hoaxes http://www.InternetHoaxes.info Knowledge Discovery http://www.KnowledgeDiscovery.info Outsourcing/Offshoring Information and Resources http://www.OutsourcingOffshore.us/ Privacy Resources http://www.PrivacyResources.info/ Reference Resources http://www.ReferenceResources.info/ Research Resources http://www.ResearchResources.info RestStress™ http://www.RestStress.com/ ShoppingBots http://www.ShoppingBots.info/ Statistics Resources http://www.StatisticsResources.info Student Research http://www.StudentResearch.info Theology Resources http://www.TheologyResources.info/ Unique Genes™ http://www.UniqueGenes.us/ posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM Law Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/law/public/law.html The mission of this library "is to provide research and legal information to the U.S. Congress as well as to U.S. Federal Courts and Executive Agencies, and to offer reference services to the public." The site features information about using the collection, links to presentations related to the library, and "an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online." Searchable. This will be added to Legal Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM) http://ecam.oupjournals.org/ Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that seeks to understand the sources and to encourage rigorous research in this new, yet ancient world of complementary and alternative medicine. The Journal seeks to apply scientific rigor to the study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities, particularly traditional Asian healing systems. eCAM emphasizes health outcome, while documenting biological mechanisms of action. The journal is devoted to the advancement of science in the field of basic research, clinical studies, methodology or scientific theory in diverse areas of Biomedical Sciences. OUP has adopted a policy of 'Open Access' for all eCAM papers online. So, regardless of where you are geographically based, you will be able to read all published research in eCAM at no cost to yourself, and without a subscription. Furthermore publishing authors will not be required to pay an author submission charge for eCAM -- often a common requirement for other Open Access journals. This has been made possible by the generous support of Ishikawa Natural Medicinal Products Research Center (INMPRC).This will be added to Healthcare Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM Word of Mouth Research http://www.WordofMouthResearch.com/ WordofMouthResearch.com is a background research tool that allows users to access the valuable information source known as "word-of-mouth" on an international scale. People submit their shared experiences on people who they know. The authors of such information are either looking for knowledge or have knowledge to share. Users from around the world can search for and find such word-of-mouth information. Once it is found, the user can then contact the author to begin communication regarding the subject of the search. Their mission is to help connect people with one another, wherever they are, to share their experiences, give advice and provide information. This has been added to Finding People Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has also been added to my posting on Online Social Networks. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM Benevolent "Virus" Helps Reveal the Hidden Web http://www.syllabus.com/article.asp?id=9680 Perennial problem: locating data in the "deep Web." Ingenious solution: combine the Open Archives Initiative mission to promote interoperability standards with pervasive Apache server modules and add a nice infectious (but benevolent) virus. Thanks to funding by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the melding of these three concepts is helping make it possible to find more treasures on the hidden Web. It's elegantly simple says Phil Long, Ph.D., of the Academic Computing Enterprise at MIT. First you make something for a host that is widely distributed in the population. Then you make it incredibly easy to transmit it symbiotically -- that is, in a way that does not detract from the host's general health, but adds capability. Nearly 64% of Web sites worldwide use the Apache server, which allows programmers to launch new features through easy-to-install modules. The modules to be launched to help tap hidden databases are driven by the Open Archives Initiative's Protocol for Metadata Harvesting, based on the open standards HTTP and XML. So the host is the Apache server, and the "viral" package to distribute is the high-performance federated digital search service implemented as an Apache module, mod_OAI. This has been added to Deep Web Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Sunday, July 18, 2004 
SourceSeries Internet Research Workshops http://www.SourceSeries.com/ SourceSeries Internet Research Workshops by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. are now available on the following subjects as one day workshops. These research and business intelligence workshops offer both the newbie to the Internet as well as the seasoned Internaut the latest Internet research sources to stay current and to keep ahead of your competition. 1) Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Research Sources on the Internet. 2) Articles, Abstracts, Documents, Papers, Reports, and Literature Research Sources on the Internet. 3) Business Research Sources on the Internet. 4) Competitive Intelligence Research Sources on the Internet. 5) Education and Distance Learning Research Sources on the Internet. 6) Healthcare Research Sources on the Internet. 7) International Trade Research Sources on the Internet. 8) Legal Research Sources on the Internet. 9) Security Research Sources on the Internet. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM Sound 1)Canada Science and Technology Museum: Information on Sound http://snipurl.com/7t3w 2)Art Ludwig's Sound Page http://www.silcom.com/Ealudwig/ 3)Fox Mill Elementary School: Sound Tasks http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/FoxMillES/sound.html 4)Science Museum of Minnesota: The Sound Site http://www.smm.org/sound/ 5)American Institute of Physics: Physics as a Sound Investment http://www.aip.org/success/soundinvestment/index.htm 6)Acoustics Research Institute http://www.kfs.oeaw.ac.at/ 7)Exploratorium: The Science of Music http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/index.html The science of sound is relevant to the music we hear and produce, the ways ships communicate underwater, and much more. The interactive aspect of the World Wide Web provides a fun platform for learning about sound. The websites covered in this Topic in Depth provide an overview of the science of sound, the applications of acoustics, and fun ways to learn about all of it. The Canada Science and Technology Museum provides a nice overview of the science of sound (1). The second website (2) also discusses some of the basics and also provides video and sound files to demonstrate the concepts. The third link takes you to a website that guides the visitor to various websites to get answers to some interesting questions about sound, such as What is the difference between noise and music? and how do dolphins use sound to communicate? (3). The Science Museum of Minnesota offers the Sound Site (4). For more on acoustics research areas, see some of the projects at the Acoustics Research Institute In Austria (6) such as omputational Acoustics and Digital Signal Processing. Last but not least, this website from the Exploratorium (7) takes you through some of the connections between science and music. [ From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/] posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Messenger Taps Social Nets http://snipurl.com/7rn8 It often ends up that the information you need is just beyond your immediate reach, but probably sits at the ready in the mind of an unidentified friend of a friend of a friend. Extending the capabilities of ubiquitous communications tools like instant messaging and email could make that information easier to come by. This has been added to my posting on Online Social Networks. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online http://www.scielo.org/ SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online is a model for cooperative electronic publishing of scientific journals on the Internet. Especially conceived to meet the scientific communication needs of developing countries, particularly Latin America and the Caribbean countries, it provides an efficient way to assure universal visibility and accessibility to their scientific literature, contributing to overcome the phenomena known as "lost science". In addition, the SciELO model comprises integrated procedures for the measurement of usage and impact of scientific journals. This will be added to Academic Resources 2004 Internet MiniGuide. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM Version 54 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.pdf Version 54 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 2,150 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. The HTML document is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are links to sources that are freely available on the Internet. It can be can be searched using Boolean operators. This will be added to Academic Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:05 AM Protecting Your Privacy and Security On a Home PC https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/ This site contains links to numerous pages on the Web where home users can find software and information relevant to Windows PC privacy and security. It also contains a rudimentary "checklist" of basic steps that home PC users can take to enhance their privacy and security while using the Internet. Finally, you'll find a set of resources developed by the author of this site to help you protect your privacy and security on the Internet, including information about Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) and the Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG). This has been added to Privacy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Security Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:00 AM Saturday, July 17, 2004 
Watch Marcus http://www.WatchMarcus.com/ Watch Internet Expert and Guru Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. host Internet-101 Television Shows, present university lectures and other video streaming presentations and events on and about searching the Internet. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:25 AM Quantum Crypto Network Debuts http://snipurl.com/7rni Quantum cryptography has been extended beyond point-to-point links with a six-node network under the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The network is the first step toward bringing the potentially perfect security of quantum cryptography to the Internet. This will be added to Security Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM Your Disease Risk http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/ Welcome to Your Disease Risk, the source on prevention. If you were looking for Your Cancer Risk, don’t worry. You’re in the right place. We’ve simply expanded. Now, in addition to cancer, you can find out your risk of four other important diseases and, as always, get personalized tips for preventing them. Your Disease Risk is an educational website developed by the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention. Based at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Center promotes prevention as the primary approach to controlling cancer and other chronic diseases. The Your Disease Risk site began as the Harvard Cancer Risk Index, a pen and paper cancer risk assessment tool first put together in the mid 1990’s by the Risk Index Working Group at Harvard University. In 1999, the Risk Index was adapted to the Web as Your Cancer Risk. Then, to give even greater emphasis to the importance of healthy behaviors, Your Cancer Risk was expanded to include assessments for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and osteoporosis. The expanded site was renamed Your Disease Risk and offers the follows risks assessments online: What's Your Cancer Risk? What's Your Diabetes Risk? What's Your Heart Disease Risk? What's Your Osteoporosis Risk? What's Your Stroke Risk? This will be added to Healthcare Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:20 AM White Papers from OSDN IT Resarch Library http://whitepapers.osdn.com/ Find the latest white papers, case studies, webcasts and product information to help you with your technical purchasing decisions. View the Daily Top 50 Reports for the most popular IT reports on technology products and services. This will be added to Academic Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:15 AM Spyware Warrior http://netrn.net/spywareblog A very impressive anti-spyware blog. It includes articles that should be of interest to everyone, software updates and security warrnings, tutorials and info, and a lot of links. Including links to freeware and commercial spyware killers (mostly freeware), and links to the forums of every major anti-spyware producer (Ad-Aware, Spybot, HiJack This, Javacool Software, etc.), and even has a forum of it's own. However the real reason you'll actually wan't to visit the forum is this page: http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm A list of all rogue or suspect sites that make cloned, fake, or actively malicious "anti-spyware". This will be added to Security Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. This has been added to Internet Hoaxes Subject Tracer Information Blog under the AntiHoax and AntiVirus section.[Net-Gold] posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM |
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