Category: Internet

Friday Fun Link – Free Rice (Nov 2, 2007)

Play a fun word game and donate rice to help end world hunger with every correct answer at FreeRice.com. Or, if you don’t feel like playing the game,

New CLA Web Site Launches

Here's an announcement that went out today about a project I've been volunteering on for the last six months or so.  There's always going to be small things

WikipediaVision (beta)

This mash-up site shows near-real time edits to Wikipedia mapped against a Google map of the earth. 

Friday Fun Link – Library Chick's Home Library, Book Search & Learning Center (Oct 26, 2007)

Librarian Chick provides an exhaustive list of online resources for students and librarians in the academic environment – from audio books to test taking and everything in between.

Real-Time Google Alphabet

The Real-Time Google Alphabet passes the letters of the alphabet to Google Suggest in real time to create a constantly updated list of the things that the Google

Hidden Facebook Feature

…aka an “Easter Egg” for anybody not down with the kid's lingo.  It's easy to get your own “Facebook Friends” collage.1. log into Facebook2. click on the “Friends”

Friday Fun Link – The Daily Show Makes Entire Archives Available Online (Oct 20, 2007)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has put up over 13 000 segments going back to 1999.  That's pretty cool…or at least it would be if I could

An Analysis of My Picks in the Facebook Hockey Pool App

When I was in Calgary, I went in a hockey pool with my cousin and his buddies every year.  The rules we used were fairly standard in that

Friday Fun Link – Wikirage (Oct 5, 2007)

Wikirage gives you a snapshot of which Wikipedia articles have had the most edits during a certain timeframe – a very useful way to see what’s happening in

Radiohead's New Album – Pay What You Want (That's the Distribution Model, Not The Title)

Other bands and artists have hinted at this model but nobody on the level of Radiohead has gone this far.  Their new album, “In Rainbows” will be released

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