The Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah, IA) now has a LibraryThing account. Using their account’s recently-added books RSS feed and FeedRoll, they’re publishing a list of thier new books on the library’s home page. They’ve only added two books to their account so far, but you’ve got to start somewhere.
This is the result of Karen’s hard work and enthusiasam.
SpeedTest.net is “a general use broadband connection testing site with many geographically dispersed servers to test against. Here we plan to demonstrate and beta test our latest Ookla Speed Test creations such as latency, jitter, client location and distance to server calculations. Test your connection anytime and even store your results for future reference.” If nothing else, it’s cool to watch for those that miss watching the little blocks move around while defragging their hard drive. (Sorry, it only takes about 30 seconds to complete a test.)
Technology Review has an interesting article by James Fallows on what happens when “A veteran technology commentator attempts to live entirely on Web 2.0 for two weeks.” It’s also a great introduction for those still not sure what this whole “Web 2.0″ this is about.
Thanks Rosario
BCR (MPOW) launched its new Web site this morning and the recently launched BCReview is now a blog powered by Blogger. Be sure to check it out and send any comments that you may have on the new look.
Previouslt I posted about Library Journal asking to reprint one of my flickr photos in their September 15th issue. (Nope, it’s not out yet.) Today, I received an e-mail from the folks at Schmap notifying me that one of photos (shown in this post) has been “shortlisted” for inclusion in their Omaha, NE travel guide.
I give all of my flickr photos a cc license so you don’t need to ask to reuse one of my photos as long as you follow the license. What I did appreciate is the fact that I was notified and asked my permission anyway. They’ve also said that they’ll notify me whether I get in and will give me the appropriate credit. So, please, use my photos, just let me know and link back to the original in flickr. Thanks!
The SciFi Channel’s Web site is hosting ten mini-episodes (“webisodes”) titled “Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance” every Tuesday and Thursday though September leading up to the premier of Season 3 on October 5th. Episode #1 is up today.
