Search, Learn, Share

A new idea from Dr. Mark Wagner (who I met at the GTA). Warning, this site is in a very early beta phase. The idea behind the site is as follows:

Brief Summary:

This project is a prototype for a learning focused metasearch tool. The product is unnamed, but the tagline is: Search, Learn, Share.

Phase 1: The user will be presented with the question “What do you want to learn?” and an empty search box. Entering something into the search box and hitting return will result in resources being returned from several sources, including books, scholarly articles, news, blogs, and the web in general - with each type of source in its own section of the page. Other sources might include images and videos. This saves the user from having to visit multiple sites for multiple types of information.

Phase 2: The user can then annotate and save their search - or their individual results. This way they can return to useful searches and results again in the future. Results can also be grouped into projects or “folders.” Naturally annotations include keywords or tags to allow organization via folksonomy.

Phase 3: In addition, if users choose to share their results (publicly or with their “friends” or “co-learners” in the system) then others will be able to benefit from their annotations. Users will also be connected with others who are learning about (and sharing) the same thing.

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iAlertU 0.29b - MacUpdate

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Code Monkey

Hillarious song from Jonathan Coulton

Code Monkey (DJ Shamelessly Self-Indulgent Mix) from http://eightysixfourhundred.vox.com/

Addictomatic: Inhale the Web

Addictomatic: Inhale the Web

New way to search Web 2.0.  Gives you search results in a multitude of formats.

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My Dashboard | Diigo

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Diigo is a combination of two things that most everyone uses; a social network and web bookmarking.  Check it out the next time you want to save a Web site.

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Macworld | Yahoo adds video to Flickr

Macworld | Yahoo adds video to Flickr

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Macworld | Google brings offline access to Docs and Apps

Macworld | Google brings offline access to Docs and Apps
A big step to no longer having to use microsoft word

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