September 5, 2008
80's Music Videos
A collection of 1,000 music vids from the ’80s.
25 Platforms for Creating Online Communities
Dion Hinchcliffe at ZDNet writes about building online communities and suggests a top 10 list of popular platforms which can be used to create them. He follows up with the next 15 list candidates….
25 Banned Books That You Should Read Today

The Professor’s Blog at DegreeDirectory suggests a list of controversial banned books, many of which you can read for free online today. Here are their top 10 recommendations:

  1. A Day No Pigs…
More on Pirated Textbooks
The Chronicle of Higher Ed put out a couple of articles yesterday about the recent trend toward pirated textbooks with Students Flock to Web Sites Offering Pirated Textbooks and Textbook Sales…
Google’s Chrome News and Reviews

In case you haven’t been following the news and reviews of Google’s Chrome, an open-source browser released on Tuesday, here are a few news items you may want to check out. I have found…

September 3, 2008
The Future of Reference Article
Stephen Abram has written an exciting piece on the fate of reference with Evolution to Revolution to Chaos? Reference in Transition in this month’s Searcher Magazine. In the article he offers a…
10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload
Sarah Houghton-Jan writes about managing too much information in Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload published in the latest issue of Ariadne. This is one I’ll be…
September 2, 2008
11 Free Mind Mapping Tools

The folks at Stepcase Lifehack have compiled a guide to 11 Free Mind Mapping Applications & Web Services, all of which can be utilized to create visual representations of ideas and…

How to Find Statistics on Social Media
Aaron Uhrmacher at Mashable has written an article covering the latest studies and reports presenting statistics on social media use aimed at people trying to sell management on the ROI of social…
20 Free Social Media Books

Chris Brogan has put together a list of 20 Free eBooks About Social Media, including iCrossing’s What is Social Media and titles such as Google Adwords Secrets, Introduction to…

August 29, 2008
Pompei - Garden of the Fugitives: Plaster casts of victims from 79 AD - liquid plaster is poured into the cavity left in the bed of ashes made by the gradual decomposition of the victim’s body.
Pompei - Garden of the Fugitives: Plaster casts of victims from 79 AD - liquid plaster is poured into the cavity left in the bed of ashes made by the gradual decomposition of the victim’s body.
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast: Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast: Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast: This was the view from our hotel.
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast: This was the view from our hotel.
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast: This was the view from our hotel.
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast: This was the view from our hotel.
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast: This was the view from our hotel.
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast: This was the view from our hotel.