Early Reviewers | LibraryThing

Early Reviewers | LibraryThing

This is a wild example of crowdsourcing! LibraryThing users are signing up for the chance to receive early copies of books and post their reviews on LibraryThing. The publishers typically provide LibraryThing with about 30 copies of a new book. For each title there can be anywhere from 100 to over 1,200 interested LibraryThing reviewers!

HotStuff 2.0

HotStuff 2.0

Dave Pattern has taken a really cool approach to analyzing library buzz. He's taken feeds from over 800 library blogs and crunched words in them to uncover new/hot topics. He also includes a word wheel graphic to show how the new topic links to other keywords.

For a more detail explanation of how he's doing it, check here.

AltSearchEngines � Blog Archive � The Search Race is over! And the winner is….

AltSearchEngines � Blog Archive � The Search Race is over! And the winner is….

Dang. How did I miss iSeek ? This faceted search tool is awesome. Check out the rest of the list too!

You Need To See This Video (1981 TV Report On Birth Of Internet News)

What a hoot! This is the year I graduated from high school. I hadn't even touched my first computer back then!

You Need To See This Video (1981 TV Report On Birth Of Internet News)

Pipl.com: People Search Engine So Good, It Will Scare Your Pants Off

Fortunately I was wearing a belt when I tested this site...

Pipl.com: People Search Engine So Good, It Will Scare Your Pants Off

The Economy According To Mint

I was simultaneously fascinated and creeped out by this article. I know the composite information is anonymous, but still...

The Economy According To Mint

Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0 - BizTech - Technology

Brittanica with user updates? Wikipedia must really have them against the wall...

Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0 - BizTech - Technology