Is all information cataloged at this point? How many major search providers are left and do they have all the information of the world cataloged? I have no clue, but another search engine is hitting the net. This one says they are different, but then again, so did Cuil.com. And needless to say, I was not overly impressed with Cuil.com offering. Enter Wolfram Alpha (http://www.wolframalpha.com) Is it different from the rest? From what I can tell so far – Yes! How is…
I may be late on this trend but I was sent a link to the Susan Boyle video on YouTube. I was expecting a joke video, but I was in for a shock. Watch the video and see if you are shocked as well. What does that say about the value we place on superficial first impressions? I have been doing a little reading about her, and she is not your typical 40 something. I found many stories posted online, many from major publications, which go a…
One of the intriguing aspects of surfing the web is the fact that you just never know what you will exactly find. Surfing for the sake of surfing; exploring for the sake of exploring. Letting the links take you wherever they may with no specific purpose in mind. Don’t like reading? Read on… “Just because you don’t enjoy reading a good book, doesn’t mean there aren’t many other uses for all of those books piled up in the attic.” How…
Having MySpace or other social-networking sites that present anything less than a stellar picture of oneself can hurt one’s chances at advancement or even ongoing employment. This goes for full-time employed people and freelancers/consultants. Last month, I wrote a post discussing the potential dangers that social-networking sites can have on future employment. In my morning reading, I came across the below news story written by Nate Anderson on ars technica. Every teacher wants to be the cool guy, the Robin-Williams-in-Dead-Poet’s-Society friend to students, but a…