Links for 2007-09-02
September 2nd, 2007-
(NYTimes)
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another social networking site (see NYTimes article next to this link for background)
Links for 2007-08-31
August 31st, 2007-
(MSNBC)
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subway and bus directions for select US cities (Chicago, SF, NYC, DC)
Links for 2007-08-30
August 30th, 2007-
“a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest’
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“How the candidates are using the web, and how the web is using them.”
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finding music from TV shows (contribute info you know)
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“List anonymous wikipedia edits from interesting organizations”
Links for 2007-08-29
August 29th, 2007-
social networking for doctors
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“The Exclusive Community For Executives In Wireless”
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SNS for advertising professionals
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“a social-based website that brings together creative people from different disciplines (and parts) of the design world”
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site tracking the political blogosphere’s coverage of the 2008 pres elections
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research showing the gendered aspects of student evaluations
Links for 2007-08-23
August 23rd, 2007Finally, the option to buy more space on GMail!
August 15th, 2007For months now I’ve been erasing all sorts of files from GMail as I neared my storage limit (right now above 88% despite all those deletions) so I was very happy to see that the company has finally rolled out a paid version. The jump between 6GB for $20 and 25GB for $75 (annual fees) seems a bit abrupt, but 6GB should last a while. (Yeah, I know, famous last words.)
Links for 2007-08-10
August 10th, 2007-
Article about two friends of mine getting married this weekend. I can’t wait for both the event at Joe’s Pub and the actual ceremony.
Links for 2007-08-08
August 8th, 2007-
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act that protects student privacy is not as restrictive as many think
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who knew that such an organization exists?!
Links for 2007-08-07
August 7th, 2007-
portrait of an artist with a large Web following
Links for 2007-08-05
August 5th, 2007Links for 2007-08-04
August 4th, 2007-
make your own NYC (MTA) out-of-service subway sign
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“your daily dose of diversion” – that’s for sure
Links for 2007-08-03
August 3rd, 2007Links for 2007-08-01
August 1st, 2007-
ride sharing
Links for 2007-07-29
July 29th, 2007-
NYC considers charing people for photography in public under certain conditions (broadly defined ones)
Blogathon 2007 is on right now
July 28th, 2007Hundreds of blogs are being updated every half hour right now as part of Blogathon 2007. I recommend checking out these sites, their authors are working hard not only to bring you interesting content, but also to raise money for various important charities. There is a list of participating blogs here. The topics vary with some blogs focusing on a theme while others blogging in a more freestyle manner. There’s a blog looking at names from children’s literature and collecting donations for First Book, which disseminates books to children from underprivileged backgrounds. (Another participating blog collecting for this charity is Potterthon, perhaps of interest to some here.) This Book is For You is collecting donations for the American Library Association Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund and looking at related topics throughout the 24 hour period. A la cuisine is posting some very intriguing recipes (with pics) and collecting funds for the National Kidney Foundation in honor of the author’s good friend who just received a kidney transplant three days ago. Some people are running contests such as this man in Texas blogging from atop a forklift. His charity is Midland Fair Havens, which offers support to women with pre-teen children who are homeless or who are in danger of becoming homeless. The contests at hello, Yoshi! have readers/listeners guessing movie quotes (with the possibility of winning prizes). The choice of charity there is Susan G. Komen for the Cure. I could go on and on, there are lots of dedicated folks participating in this today.
I took part in Blogathon four years ago and it was a fun unique experience. If I wasn’t in the midst of moving and travelling right now I would have posted a note earlier about all this to encourage more people to participate. When I did it in 2003, I decided to do it in the grad student computer cluster in the Princeton Soc Dept so people could stop by easily and say hi. Over a dozen friends kept me company (and brought me food!) throughout the event. And I got to raise some money for Planned Parenthood from forty generous contributors.
It’s not that easy to stay up for 24 hours straight and blog in a coherent manner. Putting up a post every half hour means constant work. So show some of these folks some appreciation by reading their blogs and if inspired, consider donating to some of these very worthy charities.
Links for 2007-07-26
July 26th, 2007-
create timeline with photos
Links for 2007-07-24
July 24th, 2007-
famous artists draw with their eyes closed
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interesting promotional page for a book
Links for 2007-07-23
July 23rd, 2007-
article on the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
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great place to eat in Pescadero, California
Funny with a serious twist
July 22nd, 2007Chris Uggen posted this video a few days ago:
I added a link to it on my daily links list where Liz Losh saw it and then included it in a blog post “Just Say Know” discussing all sorts of parody videos and sites related to drug use including the artist-created fictional drug Web site Havidol, and this video:
These are some great parodies. Work in the field of health communication looks at the effects of health campaigns, but tends to focus on serious ones. I wonder what type of work may be going on in the domain of parody viral videos online for similar purposes.