[Publib] ResourceShelf: Useful Tool for Firefox; Planning Calendars; 2006 Word of the Year & More

[gary price]

Greetings from D.C. and Happy New Year!

The ResourceShelf and DocuTicker team continue to post what we hope is useful
information and resources for you. Here's a quick look at a few of many recent
posts on ResourceShelf.


DocuTicker at:
http://www.docuticker.com is another site we compile. It's full of new full text
reports from a variety of sources, updated just about everyday of the year.

ResourceShelf has an email-based reminder newsletter (sent Thursday). Both sites
have RSS feeds.

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Now, on to a few highlights. Lots more on the blogs.

Fast and Easy: Add Just About Any Search Engine to Your Firefox or Opera Search
Bar, No Coding Skills Required
http://digbig.com/4qpgn

Search Every Word Spoken in a Video: From YouTube to the PBS NewsHour
http://digbig.com/4qpgw

Managers Say the Majority of Information Obtained for Their Work Is Useless,
Accenture Survey Finds
http://digbig.com/4qpgx

Comprehensive Calendar of Upcoming Economic Releases, Earnings Announcements,
and More Business Data
See Also: Time to Plan! Calendars, Calendars, and More Calendars

New From WeatherBug: Data Visualization: Weather Condition Graphs, Company Also
Releases Weather Info Search Tool
http://digbig.com/4qpgp

“Plutoed” Named 2006 Word of the Year by American Dialect Society
http://digbig.com/4qpgr

Mobile: Norwegians Love SMS (Text Messaging) !!!
http://digbig.com/4qpgt

Reference Book History: Timeline: Milestones in American Lexicography; Noah
Webster’s Spelling Reform
http://digbig.com/4qpha

Cluster This!
A look at some of the free dynamic clustering tools from Vivisimo and Clusty.
http://digbig.com/4qphb

More Year-End 2006 Top 10 Lists: TV Programs; Books, Films, DVD Sales,
Downloaded Tracks, Ringtones, and More
http://digbig.com/4qphc

77 New Documents Added to CIA FOIA Database
http://digbig.com/4qphj

U.S. Real Estate Heat Maps from Zillow and Trulia; Stock Market Heat Maps Too!
http://digbig.com/4qnjx

Results of Groundbreaking Study into Digital Preservation Published
http://digbig.com/4qqak

Lists & Rankings: Complete List: Google Tops Fortune’s 2007 List of Best
Companies to Work For, Yahoo and MS Also Makes List
http://digbig.com/4qqam

Save It! eSnips Officially Releases Subject-based MicroPortals
http://digbig.com/4qqap



That concludes a few (very few) highlights from ResourceShelf. Don't forget
about also browsing DocuTicker for brand new full text reports.
http://www.docuticker.com


cheers,
gary


--
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Director of Online Information Resources, Ask.com
Editor, ResourceShelf and DocuTicker

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