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<title><![CDATA[Crazy about Google Search? Try the new hidden Google Search!]]></title>
<link>http://ghost301tech.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/crazy-about-google-search-try-the-new-hidden-google-search/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ghost301</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; So how about this? The Google Search and I’m Feeling Lucky buttons look different? Yes]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">So how about this? The <strong>Google Search</strong> and <strong>I’m Feeling Lucky </strong>buttons look different? Yes, you are right! Apparently, Google is in the midst of redesign their popular Google Search, which provides users some simple and nice eye candy on their search engine. But it doesn’t available by default at the moment, but if you wanted to try it, why not? Follow the instruction below:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">1) Go to <a href="http://www.google.com">www.google.com</a>. If it automatically leads you to the local google site, click on <strong>Go to Google.com </strong>at the bottom of the search engine.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img style="display:block;float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-width:0;" title="image" src="http://ghost301tech.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/image32.png?w=358&#038;h=36" border="0" alt="image" width="358" height="36" /><br />
2. Once <a href="http://www.google.com">www.google.com</a> loaded completely, enter this javascript code into web browser&#8217;s URL address field <em>(Yes, copy the whole thing and paste it)</em>:</p>
<blockquote><p>javascript:void(document.cookie=&#8221;PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com&#8221;);</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align:justify;">3. Press enter after you pasted the code.<br />
4. Reload <a href="http://www.google.com">www.google.com</a> page and you will now greeted by the new Google Search user interface. Enjoy!</p>
<h6 style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:xx-small;">source: </span><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5412801/how-to-try-the-new-google-search" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:xx-small;">gizmodo</span></a></h6>
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<title><![CDATA[Library Mashups 2 - Mashing Up Open Data with biblios.net Web Sevices]]></title>
<link>http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/library-mashups-2-mashing-up-open-data-with-biblios-net-web-sevices/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bonaria</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Di questo servizio abbiamo già parlato ma mi fa piacere riprenderlo attraverso il capitolo 11 di Lib]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Di questo servizio <a href="http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/catalogazione-sociale-il-modello-wikipedia-applicato-ai-dati-bibliografici/" target="_blank"><strong>abbiamo già parlato</strong></a> ma mi fa piacere riprenderlo attraverso il capitolo 11 di <a href="http://mashups.web2learning.net/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Library Mashups</strong></em></a> (come sapete, nell&#8217;esplorazione dei vari capitoli, <em>non</em> procederemo con ordine <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> , intitolato <strong><em>Mashing Up Open Data with biblios.net Web Sevices</em></strong> e scritto da <strong>Joshua Ferraro</strong> di <a href="http://www.liblime.com/" target="_blank"><strong>LibLime</strong></a>.</p>
<p>All&#8217;inizio del 2009 la società che vende servizi per software open source, <a href="http://www.liblime.com" target="_blank"><strong>LibLime</strong></a>, ha rilasciato un <strong>servizio di catalogazione gratuito, web based</strong> e che poggia su una base di <strong>milioni di record bibliografici liberamente adoperabili </strong>(<em>openly licensed</em>): <a href="https://biblios.net/how" target="_blank"><strong>biblios.net</strong></a>. In particolare, il capitolo si focalizza sui servizi web (web services) offerti da LibLime insieme al software di catalogazione e alla base dati di record.</p>
<p>I<strong> biblios.net Web Services (BWS)</strong> poggiano su una conquista fondamentale: gli <strong>Open (Bibliographic and not) Data</strong>, che a loro volta consentono la libertà e gratuità di intervenire sui record bibliografici, sui <strong>metadati</strong> prodotti dalle biblioteche e rilasciati/messi a disposizione di tutti attraverso licenze dedicate. Questo dei dati è sempre stato un grosso ostacolo nel mondo bibliotecario &#8211; e chi frequenta questo blog da un po&#8217; lo sa bene. Spesso i molti e ricchi e <strong>riccamente strutturati metadati</strong> che i bibliotecari con grande fatica e sudore di fronte creano quando catalogano i libri, rimangono poi confinati entro ILS (software di automazione e catalogazione) proprietari o comunque chiusi alla <strong>possibilità del rilascio libero e del riutilizzo</strong> (al netto delle esperienze di catalogazione cooperativa, che però sono un&#8217;altra cosa).</p>
<p>Joshua Ferraro, invece, mette subito in rilievo lo slancio che la nascita di licenze come la <a href="http://www.opendatacommons.org"><strong>PDDL (Open Data Commons Public Domain and Dedication Lincese)</strong></a> e di iniziative di apertura dei forzieri dei propri metadati prese da biblioteche come la <a href="http://www.loc.gov" target="_blank"><strong>Library of Congress</strong></a> o la <a href="http://openlibrary.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Open Library</strong></a> di Brewster Kahle, ha dato all&#8217;impresa di LibLime, di <strong>rilasciare nel pubblico dominio così grandi quantità di record bibliografici</strong> a disposizione di tutti (di nuovo, se n&#8217;era parlato <a href="http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/libraries-need-freedom/" target="_blank"><strong>qualche tempo fa</strong></a>). Recod bibliografici che sono stati poi utilizzati dalla stessa LibLime per i suoi servizi e in particolare per la creazione di un <strong>livello di accesso e di interrogazione</strong> (le famose <strong>API, Application Programming Interface</strong>) concreto e usabile da tutti gli utenti.</p>
<p>I BWS sono infatti proprio un <strong>set di API</strong> create per consentire ai programmatori o geek librarian che dir si voglia, di scrivere <strong>applicazioni che interagiscano con il database di biblios.net</strong> e creare quindi <strong>mashup </strong>con i dati e i servizi ritornati da questo provider. I <a href="https://bws.biblios.net/doku.php" target="_blank"><strong>web services</strong></a> disponibili sono attualmente:</p>
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<div><strong><a title="searching_for_bibliographic_and_authority_records" href="https://bws.biblios.net/doku.php/searching_for_bibliographic_and_authority_records">Searching for bibliographic and authority records</a></strong> (OpenSearch, SRU/W and Z39.50)</div>
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<div><strong><a title="retrieving_single_records" href="https://bws.biblios.net/doku.php/retrieving_single_records">Retrieving single records</a></strong> (UnAPI)</div>
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<div><strong><a title="harvesting_with_oai-pmh" href="https://bws.biblios.net/doku.php/harvesting_with_oai-pmh">Harvesting with OAI-PMH</a></strong></div>
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<div><strong><a title="sending_data_to_biblios.net" href="https://bws.biblios.net/doku.php/sending_data_to_biblios.net">Sending data to ‡biblios.net</a></strong></div>
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<p>Verranno invece presto attivati i seguenti:</p>
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<div><strong>Download the ‡biblios.net Dataset (BitTorrent)</strong> (coming soon)</div>
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<div><strong>Programming Guide</strong> (coming soon)</div>
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<li><strong><acronym title="Application Programming Interface">API</acronym> Reference</strong> (coming soon)</li>
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<p>Uno degli interessanti esempi mostrati nel capitolo, è il <strong>mashup creato grazie al SRU target service</strong>, che restituisce i dati delle <strong>liste di autorità</strong> contenute nella base dati di biblios: il catalogatore che stia inserendo nella scheda catalografica di un volume una cosiddetta <strong>voce controllata </strong>(potrebbe essere quella del nome dell&#8217;autore oppure del soggetto/topic con cui si classifica il volume), può attingere <em>on the fly</em> alle voci controllate conservate e messe a disposizione da biblios, attraverso un <strong>semplice ed efficace menu ad auto-complete</strong> &#8211; in questo modo non solo potendo attingere a dati uniformi, controllati e di qualità, ma anche evitando di perdere tempo nell&#8217;andare a interrogare separatamente un altro database.</p>
<p>L&#8217;altro esempio che Ferraro propone è quello relativo agli<strong> strumenti per facilitare la catalogazione cooperativa</strong> delle biblioteche, sempre usufruendo dei web services messi a disposizione da biblios. In questo caso si sfrutta la potenza del <strong>protocollo <a href="http://www.openarchives.org/" target="_blank">OAI-PMH</a></strong>, dei<strong> <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_simple_syndication" target="_blank">feed RSS</a></strong> e del buon vecchio <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z39.50" target="_blank"><strong>Z39.50</strong></a>, per costruire un mashup di <strong>notifica e aggiornamento delle modifiche avvenute su un record</strong>: le biblioteche in una rete cooperativa possono così venire a conoscenza dei cambiamenti intervenuti su una scheda che è stata già acquisita dal catalogo e, se del caso, anche decidere di accogliere quei cambiamenti, sovrapponendo la scheda catalografica modificata con quella del proprio OPAC, in maniera del tutto rapida e automatizzata.</p>
<p>Forse questo capitolo è il più interessante di tutti almeno sotto un profilo: mostra come<strong> il catalogo e la catalogazione </strong>non solo non sono esclusi, in quanto<strong> ambiti di attività tradizionali</strong>, dalla creazione di <strong>servizi innovativi e mashup</strong>, ma possono con la loro ineludibile centralità venire<strong> impattati pesantemente dalla creazione di servizi agili</strong>, in grado di <strong>eliminare le parti più ripetitive e meccaniche</strong> di certe attività e aprire la strada alla creatività nell&#8217;utilizzo delle informazioni e dei dati contenuti negli OPAC, frutto di anni e anni di lavoro delle migliori menti bibliotecarie&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Writing something about nothing]]></title>
<link>http://armyofwords.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/writing-something-about-nothing/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>armie of words</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; Surely I haven&#8217;t done this before, but after I got brewed with a tub-ful of coff]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Organizing my Gmail...]]></title>
<link>http://rateyourworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/organizing-my-gmail/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jsmith6</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rateyourworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/organizing-my-gmail/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[GMAIL&#8217;S TAG FUNCTION: 9 I&#8217;m LOVING this new part of my gmail.  Basically, gmail allows y]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>GMAIL&#8217;S TAG FUNCTION:</strong> 9</p>
<p>I&#8217;m LOVING this new part of my gmail.  Basically, gmail allows you to create a variety of different tags that you can then apply to each individual email (and color-code them!).  It&#8217;s similar to the idea of folders (as a copy of the emails are then stored under that tag), EXCEPT that you can tag emails with more than one tag.  BRILLIANT!  Sometimes you have an email that you could possibly store in two folders, and have to make the hard decision of where it goes, but now that problem is solved!</p>
<p><a href="http://rateyourworld.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/untitled2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2703" title="Untitled2" src="http://rateyourworld.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/untitled2.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="165" /></a></p>
<p>You also can create filters (similar to &#8216;rules&#8217; on Outlook) to proactively tag any emails from certain people, with a certain subject line, or just containing certain words.  I went through and created a bunch of rules for friends, family, climbing and most importantly, junk e-mail.  When I went and applied them to all my emails it quickly cleaned up my inbox, now down to only 3,032 (not quite as lucky).</p>
<p><a href="http://rateyourworld.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/untitled1.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2702" title="Untitled1" src="http://rateyourworld.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/untitled1.png" alt="" width="198" height="250" /></a></p>
<p>And from now on, any emails coming from my classic junk mail providers will automatically be archived and I&#8217;ll never have to look at them again.</p>
<p>I may have gone overboard out of excitement (we&#8217;ll see if there&#8217;s a need to narrow down later on), but some of my tags include:</p>
<p><a href="http://rateyourworld.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/untitled3.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2701" title="Untitled3" src="http://rateyourworld.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/untitled3.png?w=155" alt="" width="155" height="300" /></a>-1 because it was a bit difficult to figure out at first, which is why I&#8217;ve gone three years without doing any sort of organizing.  Once you get the hang though, it&#8217;s awesome!  I can&#8217;t wait to figure out what else gmail has to offer&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[BOA: tesi di dottorato e nuove funzionalità]]></title>
<link>http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/boa-tesi-di-dottorato-e-nuove-funzionalita/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bonaria</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/boa-tesi-di-dottorato-e-nuove-funzionalita/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BOA (Bicocca Open Archive), il repository istituzionale dell&#8217;Università di Milano-Bicocca ha r]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://www.boa.unimib.it" target="_blank"><strong>BOA (Bicocca Open Archive)</strong></a>, il repository istituzionale dell&#8217;<strong><a href="http://www.unimib.it" target="_blank">Università di Milano-Bicocca</a></strong> ha rilasciato nuove, importanti funzionalità. Dopo cinque mesi di lavoro, presentiamo agli utenti in questi giorni le seguenti innovazioni:</p>
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<li><strong>Deposito delle tesi di dottorato in formato elettronico</strong></li>
<li><strong>Export delle citazioni delle pubblicazioni nei  principali formati bibliografici</strong></li>
<li><strong>Aumento dell&#8217;utenza potenziale e dell&#8217;inserimento pubblicazioni</strong></li>
<li><strong>Servizio di verifica delle policy editoriali</strong></li>
<li><strong>Miglioramento del sistema di notifica</strong></li>
<li><strong>Miglioramento del sistema di alerting</strong></li>
<li><strong>Miglioramento di alcuni aspetti del layout</strong></li>
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<p>In realtà, per alcune funzionalità sono stati necessari ben più di cinque mesi di lavoro (es.:<strong> tesi di dottorato</strong>) così come su altre lavoriamo all&#8217;incirca dall&#8217;entrata in produzione dell&#8217;archivio (es.: il <strong>servizio di verifica delle policy editoriali</strong>). Se volete saperne di più, potete consultare la <a href="http://www.biblio.unimib.it/XML/contenuti/news/dett.jsp?_cid=c613786c&#38;param1=91434430&#38;param2=682020802&#38;_crc=ac3b5b1a" target="_blank"><strong>news dedicata</strong></a> sul <a href="http://www.biblio.unimib.it" target="_blank"><strong>sito della Biblioteca</strong></a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 Index - Go 2 Web 2.0]]></title>
<link>http://21clearners.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/web-2-0-index-go-2-web-2-0/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
<guid>http://21clearners.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/web-2-0-index-go-2-web-2-0/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite places to go to find new web apps for my classroom. I love this website. Suppose ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_99" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-99" title="logo" src="http://21clearners.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/logo.gif?w=150" alt="index of webb applications" width="150" height="30" /><p class="wp-caption-text">One of my favorite places to go to find new web apps for my classroom.</p></div>
<p>I love this website. Suppose you want to find a free web 2.0 tool that you can use to collaborate and communicate using graphic orhanizers. Go to http://www.go2web20.net/ and click on the collaborate, communicate, and visual tags. You will have two choices. I personally like <a href="http://www.mindmeister.com">http://www.mindmeister.com</a></p>
<p>The developers of www.go2web20.com have come up with a searchable listing of over 3000 web2.0 services oranized by tags that  identify specific needs.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Online Bildbearbeitung mit pikipimp.com ein webbasierter Bildbearbeitungsservice zur Bearbeitung von Graphiken]]></title>
<link>http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/online-bildbearbeitung-mit-pikipimp-com-ein-webbasierter-bildbearbeitungsservice-zur-bearbeitung-von-graphiken/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mediaexperience</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/online-bildbearbeitung-mit-pikipimp-com-ein-webbasierter-bildbearbeitungsservice-zur-bearbeitung-von-graphiken/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Im heutigen Beitrag rund um die Beitragsserie der besten und kostenlosen webbasierten Bildbearbeitun]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Im heutigen Beitrag rund um die Beitragsserie der besten und kostenlosen webbasierten Bildbearbeitungsprogramme, möchte ich euch den Webservice von <a href="http://www.pikipimp.com/">Pikipimp.com</a> vorstellen. Wie auch die anderen Testkandidaten entscheiden Funktionalität, Bedienbarkeit und Servicequalität über das Ranking des zu testeten Webservices.</p>
<p>Ruft man die Startseite auf, fallen gleich bunte Zuckerherzen mit lustigen Aufdrucken auf. Einige finden das sicher lustig, ich finde es im Bezug auf einen professionellen und guten Bildbearbeitungsservice eher hinderlich. Zumal die Motive derart billig wirken, das ich in jedem fall davon absehen würde, diese auch nur irgendwie in einem von mir bearbeiteten Bild zu verwenden. Um euch einen Eindruck zu vermitteln, habe ich euch nachfolgend mal ein paar Screenshots eingefügt, die die mindere Qualität der einfügbaren Elemente aufzeigt.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-465" title="pikipimp-startseite" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pikipimp-startseite.jpg" alt="pikipimp-startseite" width="560" height="464" /></p>
<p>In der Kategorie „blings“ sehen die optischen Verbrechen wie folgt aus <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em><strong>Kategorie &#8220;blings&#8221;:</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-466" title="blings" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/blings.jpg" alt="blings" width="560" height="442" /></p>
<p><em><strong>Kategorie &#8220;text&#8221;:</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-467" title="text" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/text.jpg" alt="text" width="560" height="329" /></p>
<p><em><strong>Kategorie &#8220;glitter&#8221;:</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-468" title="glitter" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/glitter.jpg" alt="glitter" width="560" height="331" /></p>
<p><em><strong>Kategorie &#8220;anim&#8221;:</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-469" title="anim" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/anim.jpg" alt="anim" width="560" height="331" /></p>
<p>Lässt man sich von der Anmutung der optischen Highlights nicht abschrecken, kann man auf der Startseite ein eigenes Bild zur weiteren Bearbeitung hochladen. Wirklich gelungen ist meiner Meinung nach die Übersicht der schon hochgeladenen Bilder, die man, wenn man wünscht, gleich nach dem Start anwählen kann.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-470" title="gallery" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/gallery.jpg" alt="gallery" width="313" height="180" /></p>
<p>Hat man ein Bild zur Bearbeitung hochgeladen, kann man leider nur aus einer sehr geringen Anzahl aus Funktionen wählen. Die nachfolgende <em><strong>Auflistung </strong></em>verdeutlicht den geringen <em><strong>Funktionsumfang</strong></em>:</p>
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<li><em><strong>Bildgröße      anpassen</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Teile      eines Bildes ausschneiden</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Bild      drehen</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Bild      spiegeln</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Einfügen      von</strong></em>
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<li><em><strong>Blings</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Text</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Glitter</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Anim       in das zu bearbeitende Bild.</strong></em></li>
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<p>Hat man das Bild eigens bearbeitet, was sich durchaus schwierig gestalten kann ,da eine eigens getätigte Änderung, nicht mehr rückgängig gemacht werden kann. (Zumindest habe ich den Button nicht gefunden, falls ihn jemand finden sollte, würde ich mich über den Hinweis sehr freuen =)) Man kann sich das fertig bearbeitete Bild entweder herunterladen oder an einen eigens gewählen Webservice übermitteln. Dazu gehören bspw.:</p>
<ul>
<li>MySpace</li>
<li>Facebook</li>
<li>Twitter</li>
<li>Friendster</li>
<li>Orkut</li>
<li>Bebo</li>
<li>WordPress</li>
<li>Blogger</li>
<li>Hi5</li>
<li>Tagged</li>
<li>Uvm.</li>
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<p>Leider wird dem Bild beim speichern eine Zusatzinfo von <a href="http://www.pikipimp.com/">Pikipimp.com</a> hinzugefügt (siehe unten), welche man zwar mit einem anderen Bildbearbeitungsprogramm entfernen kann, dann kann man jedoch auch gleich das ganze Bild bei einem anderen Webservice, wie bspw. Pixlr.com bearbeiten. So würde man sich unnötige Zwischenschritte bei der Bearbeitung sparen und  profitiert von einem Webservice der einen höheren Funktionsumfang und eine bessere Bedienbarkeit bietet.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-471" title="image" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/image.jpeg" alt="image" width="204" height="171" /></p>
<p>Abschließend bleibt mir leider nur zu sagen das der webbasierte Bildbearbeitungsservice meine Erwartungen nicht ansatzweise erfüllt und der Webservice im Vergleich mit den anderen Testkandidaten und das selbst der aktuell letzte Webservice in Sachen Bedienbarkeit, Qualität und Funktionalität weit vorne liegt. Somit bleibt dem webbasierten Bildbearbeitungsservice von Pikipimp.com nur der letzte Platz in diesem Vergleich.</p>
<p><em><strong><a href="../2009/09/07/online-bildbearbeitung-eine-ubersicht-der-wichtigsten-besten-kostenlosen-webbasierten-bildbearbeitungsservices/">Online Bildbearbeitung – eine Übersicht der wichtigsten, besten und vor allem kostenlosen webbasierten Bildbearbeitungsservices</a> findet Ihr hier!</strong></em></p>
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<link>http://verminose.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/noticias-sob-medida/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>icidade</dc:creator>
<guid>http://verminose.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/noticias-sob-medida/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Estou realizado com essa nova ferramenta, o Daily Perfect. Segundo o próprio site uma tecnologia de ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Estou realizado com essa nova ferramenta, o <a href="http://www.dailyperfect.com/" target="_blank">Daily Perfect</a>. Segundo o próprio site uma tecnologia de personalização que pode prever seus interesses baseado numa consulta semântica de seus &#8220;rastros&#8221; públicos deixados na internet.</p>
<p>O site utiliza tudo que encontra na internet relacionado a você: post em fóruns, redes sociais, comments, sites etc. Reune tudo e traça seu perfil sugerindo notícias de assuntos que provavelmente te interessam. Resumindo, além de assustador porque você acaba percebendo que um possível serial killer pode te achar baseado nos seus rastros na web, o site te reúne só notícias que te interessam. Vale a pena testar.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailyperfect.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-595" title="dailyperfect" src="http://verminose.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dailyperfect.png" alt="dailyperfect" width="449" height="227" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Library Mashups 1 - SOPAC 2.0: the trashable, mashable catalog]]></title>
<link>http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/library-mashups-1-sopac-2-0-the-trashable-mashable-catalog/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bonaria</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/library-mashups-1-sopac-2-0-the-trashable-mashable-catalog/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Per far conoscere Library mashups: exploring new ways to deliver library data, ho pensato di inaugur]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Per far conoscere <a href="http://mashups.web2learning.net/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Library mashups</strong></em><em><strong><em><strong>: </strong></em>exploring new ways to deliver library data</strong></em></a>, ho pensato di inaugurare una serie di <strong>post dedicati ai vari capitoli</strong>. Affinché l&#8217;impostazione non sia troppo burocratica, non procederò proprio in sequenza. Comincerò la serie con una delle puntate più avvincenti: quella  sul capitolo 12,  <em><strong>SOPAC 2.0: The Trashable, Mashable Catalog</strong></em>, scritto da <a href="http://www.blyberg.net/" target="_blank"><strong>John Blyberg</strong></a> e dedicato a <a href="http://thesocialopac.net/" target="_blank"><strong>SOPAC</strong></a> (Social OPAC), l&#8217;interfaccia web per i cataloghi di biblioteca creata da Blyberg medesimo, bravissimo programmatore e appassionato di open source e biblioteche.</p>
<p>SOPAC nasce nel 2005 come un <strong>progetto open source della <a href="http://www.aadl.org/" target="_blank">Ann Arbor District Library</a> </strong>(NdR adesso Blyberg lavora presso la <a href="http://www.darienlibrary.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Darien Library</strong></a>), quando a Blyberg viene chiesto di riprogettare l&#8217;interfaccia web del catalogo della biblioteca. L&#8217;intento del nostro è subito chiaro: <strong>disegnare un OPAC che non sia percepito come qualcosa di estrinseco</strong> ma che si fonda perfettamente con l&#8217;interfaccia web del sito della biblioteca. Dunque SOPAC viene concepito come <strong>nativamente integrato nel CMS <a href="http://drupal.org/" target="_blank">Drupal</a></strong>, e sviluppato a partire proprio da moduli del Content Management System. La prima interfaccia va online nel 2007 e si presenta molto bene, ricca di funzionalità sociali tipiche della Library 2.0.</p>
<p>Qualcosa però non funziona ancora bene e non permette quell&#8217;integrazione <em>seamless</em> tra OPAC e sito web che Blyberg si era proposto. L&#8217;<strong>interfaccia</strong> è da un lato <strong>troppo dipendente dalla configurazione del sistema di automazione</strong> della AADL e dunque non facilmente esportabile, e dall&#8217;altro l&#8217;<strong>architettura</strong> nel suo insieme è <strong>troppo poco ricettiva verso i contenuti generati dagli utenti (UGC)</strong>, che infatti <strong>non sono inclusi nell&#8217;indice dell&#8217;OPAC</strong> che viene interrogato all&#8217;atto di ricerca di un libro da parte degli utenti.</p>
<p>Così prende il via il progetto <strong>SOPAC 2.0</strong>, che nasce da un&#8217;architettura molto più robusta e concepita in modo da rendere l&#8217;<strong>interfaccia perfettamente adottabile e adattabile</strong> da chiunque. La prima rivoluzione Blyberg la compie <strong>&#8220;esternalizzando&#8221; </strong>tutti gli elementi non strettamente inerenti l&#8217;interfaccia, in <strong>due librerie</strong> che accompagnano il prodotto: <strong>Locum</strong> e <strong>Insurge</strong>. La prima è un<strong> livello di astrazione</strong> che viene posto tra l&#8217;interfaccia e ciò che sta sotto di essa, ovvero l&#8217;ILS (sistema di automazione) specifico usato dalla biblioteca, e che quindi rende veramente l&#8217;<strong>OPAC agnostico</strong> rispetto al sistema sottostante adoperato, mentre la seconda gestisce il nuovo <strong>repository di informazioni sociali</strong>: ciò che prima era riservato ai soli utenti di una biblioteca (tag, commenti, recensioni, voti), adesso viene <strong>esteso a tutte le biblioteche che adottino SOPAC</strong> e soprattutto viene<strong> utilizzato in fase di ricerc</strong>a dagli utenti dell&#8217;OPAC!</p>
<p>Nel capitolo sono presentati alcuni esempi di come sia <strong>facile istanziare le classi </strong>delle due librerie: in effetti uno dei driver di SOPAC2 è  proprio la semplicità d&#8217;uso anche per il medio IT staff di biblioteca. Il capitolo si conclude con ulteriori esempi di come, essendo SOPAC costruito sul CMS Drupal, sia <strong>modulabile</strong> e di come i suoi contenuti possano essere integrati davvero in maniera <em>seamless</em> nell&#8217;interfaccia web attraverso <strong>la composizione e la giustapposizione dei vari blocchi </strong>(contenuti del blog/sito della biblioteca con, per esempio, l&#8217;elenco dei 50 libri più prestati; contenuti del sito con altri contenuti del sito; contenuti dell&#8217;OPAC con altri contenuti dell&#8217;OPAC), il tutto con massimi livelli di <strong>personalizzazione, flessibilità e&#8230; mashabilità</strong> (il layout come anche il livello delle informazioni che vengono presentate, possono essere modificati con semplicità, grazie all&#8217;architettura di classi e librerie associate a SOPAC). Ugualmente, l&#8217;architettura adottata, fa sì che i <strong>blocchi di SOPAC</strong> possano essere non solo <strong>&#8220;amalgamati&#8221; con contenuti provenienti dall&#8217;esterno</strong>, ma possano essi stessi venire <strong>esportati e pubblicati</strong>, per esempio, in un blog o in una pagina web (classico l&#8217;esempio del box di ricerca).</p>
<p>Blyberg conclude augurandosi che<strong> il numero delle biblioteche che adottano SOPAC 2.0 cresca sempre di più</strong>, poiché il reale utilizzo da parte di un numero sempre più ampio di utenti finali è l&#8217;unica garanzia perché il <strong>progetto continui ad essere sviluppato</strong> e <strong>il repository di contenuti sociali aggregati ai record bibliografici si arricchisca</strong> e divenga sempre più funzionale e utile. Le ultime righe sono quindi un invito alla comunità dei bibliotecari e degli sviluppatori perché aiutino SOPAC a cresce e prosperare, e noi speriamo vivamente che studenti e colleghi interessati all&#8217;argomento raccolgano l&#8217;invito!</p>
<p>Potete leggere tutti i <strong>contenuti relativi al libro</strong> attraverso il <strong>tag <a href="http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/tag/library-mashups/" target="_blank">library mashups</a></strong>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Wik that Word!]]></title>
<link>http://greatunclepolycarp.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/wik-that-word/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>William Hurst</dc:creator>
<guid>http://greatunclepolycarp.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/wik-that-word/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been fumbling around for the meaning of some word that you heard Dr. Jenkins use? Do y]]></description>
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<p>Have you ever been fumbling around for the meaning of some word that you heard Dr. Jenkins use? Do you need help remembering the few basic Latin words that you use regularly? Well, you could go somewhere like www.dictionary.com, or you could use Wikipedia’s lesser known brother, Wiktionary. Wiktionary has an extensive database of languages ranging from Greek to Danish to Spanish to Japanese. It will supply you with a definition, etymology, gender, and even declensions for just about any term you can throw at it. Wiktionary also connects to many other Wikimedia sites, Wikipedia primarily.</p>
<p>Next time you want to know the Norse derivation of Odin, check out <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page">Wiktionary</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Use Site Maps]]></title>
<link>http://webbusinessblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/how-to-use-site-maps/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tony Hogan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://webbusinessblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/how-to-use-site-maps/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As always SEO Book is one of the best resources for Search engine Optimization.  Check out the artic]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As always SEO Book is one of the best resources for Search engine Optimization.  Check out the article on Sitemaps, the Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;t&#8217;s at SEOBook Blog<strong><a title="SEO Book Sitemaps" href="http://www.seo-book.info/seo-book/website-optimization/sitemap.asp" target="_blank"> SEO Book Sitemaps</a> XML</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[How ARE Businesses Using Social Media - Study Results]]></title>
<link>http://socialsonya.com/2009/11/05/businesses_using_social_media_study_results/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialsonya</dc:creator>
<guid>http://socialsonya.com/2009/11/05/businesses_using_social_media_study_results/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Now here is an interesting study. Ever wondered how other businesses are using social media? Busines]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SuperUser.com and WidExplorer]]></title>
<link>http://chudq.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/superuser-com-and-widexplorer/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chudq</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chudq.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/superuser-com-and-widexplorer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[StackOverflow has another site for computer Q&amp;As: Super User. The structure of this site is very]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Riding High Amongst the Waves*]]></title>
<link>http://thoughtsofawannabelibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/amongst-the-waves/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thoughtsofawannabelibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/amongst-the-waves/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google Wave seems to be just about the hottest thing on the internet at the moment.  People have bee]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Google Wave seems to be just about the hottest thing on the internet at the moment.  People have been eagerly waiting that magic invite dropping into their inbox just so they can get onboard the <em>Next Big Thing</em>.  Fortunately for me, I was lucky enough to receive an invite care of a fellow Tweeter (Twitter certainly has its advantages!).  So what is Google Wave <em>actually</em> like?</p>
<div id="attachment_526" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://thoughtsofawannabelibrarian.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/google-wave.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-526" title="Google Wave - The Next Big Thing?" src="http://thoughtsofawannabelibrarian.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/google-wave.jpg?w=300" alt="Google Wave - The Next Big Thing?" width="300" height="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Google Wave - The Next Big Thing?</p></div>
<p>Well, to be honest, I haven&#8217;t spent a great deal of time on it so far so I&#8217;m not really in a position to give a full and fair appraisal.  That said, I&#8217;m still going to share some initial thoughts on it.  The first thing I feel I should point out is that it is quite bewildering when you first start playing with it.  When presented with the homepage (see image above), it took a little while to work out how it was supposed to work.  That is maybe why Google recommends you watch a ridiculously long video before you even contemplate diving in (do you see what I did there?!).  However, I did find this handy little video that talks you through some of the main features of Google Wave:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/xBzuuWZPaXc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/xBzuuWZPaXc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Although it is a little confusing to start off with, there is potential there for it to be a very useful collaborative tool.  By inviting others to join you on a &#8216;wave&#8217; you can work together on a shared piece of work or just communicate in real-time (a bit like MSN Messenger but you can actually see what they are typing as they type it).  There are a number of gadgets that can be incorporated into &#8216;waves&#8217; including Sudoku puzzles and chess.  It is also possible to embed Google Maps which enables people on the same &#8216;wave&#8217; to collaborate on a map (which is quite useful and very easily done).  I think <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/28/google-wave-guide/">Mashable&#8217;s description of Google Wave</a> sums it up quite nicely:</p>
<blockquote><p>It combines aspects of email, instant messaging, wikis, web chat, social networking, and project management to build one elegant, in-browser communication client.</p></blockquote>
<p>So pretty much all the best elements of Web 2.0 rolled into one.</p>
<p>It will be interesting to see how Google Wave develops over the coming weeks and months as more people get onboard.  It certainly has great potential to be a very useful tool, as long as people are prepared to overcome the initial hurdles.  I&#8217;ll certainly continue to play around with it and share more thoughts on it as time goes by.  Hopefully I&#8217;ll be able to share something a little more comprehensive than this effort!</p>
<p>There is also a <a href="http://completewaveguide.com/guide/The_Complete_Guide_to_Google_Wave">Complete Guide to Google Wave</a> available that may also help with getting to grips with it.</p>
<h6>* <span style="color:#000000;">I have been wondering how I would incorporate my love of Pearl Jam into one of my blog posts&#8230;.looks like I managed it!</span></h6>
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<title><![CDATA[CLA job talk info]]></title>
<link>http://libraryspam.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/cla-job-talk-info/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
<guid>http://libraryspam.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/cla-job-talk-info/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So on November 1 I gave a little job talk at CLA (California Library Association). So I&#8217;m goin]]></description>
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Liz Yeh had a great job searching tip she shared with me. She informed me that you can set up a Daily Job Alert at Indeed.com. One that she recommends is an alert for &#8220;Master’s Library information science&#8221; Great tip Liz! If you have more, please share in the comments and I&#8217;ll repost it in the next blog entry.</code></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Must Read: Storytelling in the 21st Century]]></title>
<link>http://timfredrick.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/must-read-storytelling-in-the-21st-century/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>timfredrick</dc:creator>
<guid>http://timfredrick.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/must-read-storytelling-in-the-21st-century/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I happened upon &#8220;We Tell Stories&#8221; a project run by Penguin Books.  It is a collection of]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://wetellstories.co.uk"><img class="alignleft" title="wetellstories" src="http://threeminds.organic.com/we%20tell%20stories.jpg" alt="" width="238" height="182" /></a>I happened upon <a href="http://wetellstories.co.uk" target="_blank">&#8220;We Tell Stories&#8221;</a> a project run by Penguin Books.  It is a collection of the retellings of six classic stories by contemporary authors.  The novel thing about this project is that the stories are told using various 21st Century web and social networking applications.  For instance, the retelling of Alice in Wonderland is done in a blog.  Another story uses online maps to tell the story.  In another, you progress through the story by pressing various links and making decisions.</p>
<p>This is a great exploration of what it means to tell a story in modern times.  It would be an interesting project to read the original classic with students and then the retelling on the site and talk about the difference.</p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t gotten through all of the stories yet, but I think I&#8217;ve found yet another thing to distract me from writing my dissertation proposal!</p>
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<link>http://glennmalcolm.com/2009/11/02/animoto/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>glennmalcolm</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[For a while now we&#8217;ve been using Animoto and to great effect. There are a bunch of creative gu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>For a while now we&#8217;ve been using Animoto and to great effect. There are a bunch of creative guys behind the site and this shows in the way that the movies (photo stories if you like) get spliced together. Essentially, they are randomised according to the music you wish to use.  At school we decided to make a club for the more creative kids in our school first. The reason we do this is to iron out the kinks first &#8211; not to make an elitest group. The great thing about making a club is that the kids that attend the club become your in-class experts and helpers when things inevitable go awry! Just make sure you select the kids in your classes <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p><strong>How to Create a Video in Animoto?</strong></p>
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<li>Sign up for a free account</li>
<li>Choose to do a short 30-sec video or a full length video</li>
<li>Choose to upload images from your computer</li>
<li>Or pick one of the following services: Flickr, Facebook, Picasa, Photobucket, etc.</li>
<li>I chose Flickr &#38; chose a set from my Flickr account after authorizing Animoto to access Flickr</li>
<li>Then wait a few mins when Animoto gets your images and processes them</li>
<li>Once it grabs your images you can choose to keep them all or delete the ones you don’t want</li>
<li>Then choose a song from their collection or upload your own.</li>
<li>Then finalize your video with a title and description and let Animoto works it’s magic.</li>
<li>Email the video, download it or even embed in a webpage to share in with others. (like I have done top right)</li>
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<p>If you had more than 15 images Animoto will warn you that you some images might get cut off or you can choose the full length version.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2594/3774882080_b3dd2a233a.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1249039875273" alt="" width="285" height="190" /></p>
<p>The great thing about Animoto is furthered by it&#8217;s iPod app and the Education log in. The education edition allows several features of the fully fledged animoto edition &#8211; namely unlimited slide shows to be uploaded. To access the education edition you have to prove youare an educational establishment and you are who you say you are.</p>
<p>Lastly, Animoto gives you the option of HD. So, should you be a keen photographer and you know the images you have deserve to be in HD then there is this option. Perhaps then use them on Vimeo?</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/Lq0-f3G3t2Y&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/Lq0-f3G3t2Y&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Update &#8211; Animoto now lets you add video to your slideshows. A remarkable improvement to the slideshow builder.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Online QTH grid locator]]></title>
<link>http://va3stl.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/online-qth-grid-locator/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>va3stl</dc:creator>
<guid>http://va3stl.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/online-qth-grid-locator/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Image by Mysid from Wikimedia Commons Here is a nice website to find the location of a grid square o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/thumb.php?f=Maidenhead%20grid%20over%20Europe.svg&#38;width=500px"><img title="Maidenhead grid over Europe" src="http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/thumb.php?f=Maidenhead%20grid%20over%20Europe.svg&#38;width=500px" alt="Maidenhead grid over Europe" width="500" height="538" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Image by Mysid from Wikimedia Commons</p></div>
<p>Here is a <a title="F6FVY's QTH locator" href="http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php" target="_self">nice website</a> to find the location of a grid square on a map.  Beside being able to locate 2, 4 or  6 character Maidenhead grid squares, it can locate distances between squares. Left click on the map and you will be given the latitude and longitude, sixcharacter grid square and the option to select this as the start point for distance calculations.  So set the start point of your QTH and then see the distance come up when you left click on other grid squares.  Grid squares can be located by entering the grid characters in the box at the bottom of that site&#8217;s web page.</p>
<p>Thanks to Laurent, F6FVYfor providing this online tool that works with <a title="Google Maps" href="http://maps.google.com">Google Maps</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Mashup e biblioteche? Un binomio vincente]]></title>
<link>http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/mashup-e-biblioteche-un-binomio-vincente/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bonaria</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/mashup-e-biblioteche-un-binomio-vincente/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[E&#8217; stato pubblicato Library mashups: exploring new ways to deliver library data, il libro sui ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>E&#8217; stato pubblicato <em><strong>Library mashups: exploring new ways to deliver library data</strong></em>, il libro sui mashups e le biblioteche atteso ormai da quasi un anno! Il capitolo con cui ho partecipato si intitola <strong><em>Behind the scenes</em></strong>, proprio perché intende fornire delle<strong> informazioni su ciò che accade dietro le quinte di servizi e prodotti</strong> di cui in genere vediamo solamente il front end &#8211; che sia un&#8217;interfaccia web o un client.</p>
<p>Il libro si compone sia di una<strong> parte teorico-tecnica</strong> sia sopratutto di<strong> esempi concreti progettati e realizzati presso biblioteche</strong> sparse per il mondo: è questo approccio molto orientato alla pratica e di respiro internazionale che me lo fa considerare &#8211; conflitto di interesse a parte <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />  &#8211; un ottimo libro su un argomento tecnico come il <strong>mashup</strong>, probabilmente finora poco sviluppato al livello di riflessione e di implementazione.</p>
<p>Nel libro potrete spaziare dagli <strong>esperimenti sui repository</strong> effettuati dal grande <a href="http://blog.stuartlewis.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Stuart Lewis</strong></a> alle modalità con cui <strong>rendere un sito <em>mashable</em></strong><em> </em>all&#8217;immancabile hacking sugli OPAC. L&#8217;aspetto che trovo molto soddisfacente in quanto autrice è che il modello di pubblicazione proposto dalla <a href="http://www.web2learning.net/" target="_blank"><strong>curatrice</strong></a> e dall&#8217;editore è stato di stampo scientifico-accademico. La <strong>remunerazione per il capitolo</strong> è consistita in una copia omaggio del volume, ma ci è stata data per contratto la<strong> possibilità di pubblicare il contributo su archivi aperti e siti personali</strong>, e di farne uso per <strong>presentazioni </strong>o <strong><em>coursepack </em>didattici</strong>.</p>
<p>Aiutandoci così come autori sia a<strong> far conoscere il libro</strong> e sia a<strong> far conoscere i nostri modesti contributi</strong>. Inutile dire che personalmente trovo questo modello vincente per le pubblicazioni scientifiche. Quindi&#8230; vi comunico con grande piacere che<strong> il mio capitolo è accessibile a testo pieno </strong>sul sito del <a href="http://www.boa.unimib.it" target="_blank"><strong>Bicocca Open Archive</strong></a> all&#8217;indirizzo <strong><a><strong> </strong></a></strong><strong><a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10281/5117" target="_blank">http://hdl.handle.net/10281/5117</a></strong>. Segnalo nuovamente il <a href="http://mashups.web2learning.net/preliminary-table-of-contents/chapter-2-behind-the-scenes-some-technical-details" target="_blank"><strong>blog</strong></a> che fa da corredo e complemento (e che ha fatto da anticipazione) al libro, il <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/2292/5258" target="_blank"><strong>contributo</strong></a> &#8211; anch&#8217;esso in open access &#8211; di Stuart Lewis e infine, come è giusto, le due case editrici: <a href="http://books.infotoday.com/books/LibraryMashups.shtml" target="_blank"><strong>Information Today</strong></a> commercializza il libro in U.S.A., <a href="http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=703-6" target="_blank"><strong>Facet Publishing</strong></a> in Europa. Potrete giudicare dai contenuti finora pubblicati in accesso aperto se il libro sia meritevole del vostro acquisto: nel caso lo fosse, commenti, osservazioni e suggerimenti sono i benvenuti!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[happy halloween a la word mosaic...]]></title>
<link>http://firstconclusions.com/2009/10/31/happy-halloween-a-la-word-mosaic/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>anna</dc:creator>
<guid>http://firstconclusions.com/2009/10/31/happy-halloween-a-la-word-mosaic/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I learned about Image Chef&#8217;s Word Mosaic from Jane&#8217;s [Knight] E-Learning Pick of the Day]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I learned about Image Chef&#8217;s <a href="http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/">Word Mosaic</a> from <a href="http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2009/10/imagechef-make-word-mosaic.html">Jane&#8217;s [Knight] E-Learning Pick of the Day</a>.  It&#8217;s a neat little tool similar to <a href="http://www.wordle.net/">Wordle</a>.  You can enter words and select from a variety of fonts, template shapes, and colors.  My first mosaic seems appropriate for this time of year:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.imagechef.com/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://cdn-users1.imagechef.com/ic/stored/2/091031/b80931517d0399ac.gif" border="0" alt="ImageChef.com" /></a></p>
<p>Image Chef has made it very easy to share your final product via email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. Users can also copy automatically generated code to easily embed the final product into a web site (as I did above).</p>
<p>Enjoy putting a little pizzazz into your promotional materials &#8212; or even just for greetings to your friends!</p>
<p><em><a title="Bookmark using any bookmark manager!" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?pub=annavan" target="_blank"><img src="http://s9.addthis.com/button2-bm.png" border="0" alt="Bookmark using any bookmark manager!" width="160" height="24" /></a></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[We were first, but...]]></title>
<link>http://apldnj.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/we-were-first-but/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>APLD NJ</dc:creator>
<guid>http://apldnj.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/we-were-first-but/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[APLD International has a group blogging experiment going on for the month of November.  You can foll]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>APLD International has a group blogging experiment going on for the month of November.  You can follow along and comment on <a href="http://apld.posterous.com" target="_blank">Designers on Design</a> if you&#8217;d like to join in the conversation.  There are 9 or 10 APLD member contributors from four countries all talking landscape design.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[I follow him. Does He follows me too ? : Twitter]]></title>
<link>http://ipsitamishra.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/i-follow-him-does-he-follows-me-too-twitter/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ipsita mishra</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ipsitamishra.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/i-follow-him-does-he-follows-me-too-twitter/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Friends, This is a short and sweet post about how to know if someone follows you, whom you are fo]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Online Bildbearbeitung mit Picture2life.com ein webbasierter Bildbearbeitungsservice zur Bearbeitung von Graphiken]]></title>
<link>http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/online-bildbearbeitung-picture2life-com-webbasierter-bildbearbeitungsservice-bearbeitung-graphiken/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mediaexperience</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/online-bildbearbeitung-picture2life-com-webbasierter-bildbearbeitungsservice-bearbeitung-graphiken/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nach langer Abwesenheit schaffe ich es heute endlich mal wieder weiter an der Beitragsserie rund um ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Nach langer Abwesenheit schaffe ich es heute endlich mal wieder weiter an der Beitragsserie rund um die besten und kostenlosen webbasierten Tools zur Bildbearbeitung zu schreiben. Im heutigen Beitrag möchte ich den online Bildbearbeitungsservice von <a href="http://www.picture2life.com/">Picture2life.com</a> für euch testen, eingehend beschreiben und im Kontext der anderen Testkandidaten bewerten.</p>
<p>Ruft man die Homepage auf, wird einem gleich der Funktionsumfang des Services an Hand von Beschreibungen und Beispielbildern ersichtlich. So unterteilt sich der  Funktionsumfang in die folgenden drei Bearbeitungsmöglichkeiten:</p>
<ul>
<li>Edit</li>
<li>Collage</li>
<li>Animate</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-450" title="Picture2Life.com" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/picture2life-com1.jpg" alt="Picture2Life.com" width="700" height="395" /></p>
<p>Sehr schön gemacht ist, das man sich zu jeder der Funktionen, <a href="http://www.picture2life.com/Explore/Browse.aspx?tag=edit">Beispiele der Picture2life.com Community</a> anschauen kann, so kann man die Bearbeitungsmöglichkeiten gleich einschätzen und abwägen ob man ein eigenes Bild entsprechend bearbeiten möchte. Klasse ist auch das wenn man sich Beipspielbilder der Community anschaut, das man jeden getätigten Bearbeitungsschritt in einer dargestellt bekommt (rechte Spalte; „Changes include“), d.h. wie wurde das Bild verändert.</p>
<p>Wie auch bei vielen der anderen webbasierten Bildbearbeitungsservices bietet Picture2life.com mehrere Schnittstellen zu Foto-Communities, wie Picasa oder Flickr an, was dem Nutzer die Möglichkeit gibt, gerade erstellte Bilder gleich mit der Community zu teilen und seine Werke zu präsentieren. Diese gesteigerte Interaktivität über die Grenzen des eigenen Systems hinaus sind, meiner Meinung nach, sehr positiv zu erwähnen und zu bewerten, da diesen einen weiteren Schritt in die funktionale Vernetzung von Onlineangeboten bildet.</p>
<p>Sehr lobenswert bleibt ebenfalls zu bemerken das obwohl eine Community an Picture2life.com angegliedert ist, keine Registrierungspflicht besteht, wenn man die Services nutzen möchte.</p>
<p>Im Bearbeitungsmodus eines Bildes, sieht das Interface für die weitere Bildbearbeitung wie folgt aus:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-451" title="Picture2Life-Bildeditor" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/picture2life-bildeditor.jpg" alt="Picture2Life-Bildeditor" width="560" height="350" /></p>
<p>Da der Funktionsumfang sehr umfangreich ist und neben den Basis Bearbeitungsfunktionen auch eine Vielzahl von vielversprechenden Effekten bietet, möchte ich euch einige der Bearbeitungsfunktionen, wie auch in vorherigen Beiträgen gerne mit einem entsprechend bearbeiteten Bild näher bringen.</p>
<p><strong><em>Edge (Fade)</em></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-452" title="waterdrop (1) (1)_edge(fade)" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/waterdrop-1-1_edgefade.jpg" alt="waterdrop (1) (1)_edge(fade)" width="302" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong><em>Kuwahara</em></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-453" title="waterdrop (1) (1)_kuwahara" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/waterdrop-1-1_kuwahara.jpg" alt="waterdrop (1) (1)_kuwahara" width="302" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong><em>Puzzle</em></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-454" title="waterdrop (1) (1)_puzzle" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/waterdrop-1-1_puzzle.jpg" alt="waterdrop (1) (1)_puzzle" width="302" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong><em>Reflection</em></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-455" title="waterdrop (1) (1)_reflection" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/waterdrop-1-1_reflection.jpg" alt="waterdrop (1) (1)_reflection" width="302" height="520" /></p>
<p><strong><em>Time-Warp</em></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-456" title="waterdrop (1) (1)_time-warp" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/waterdrop-1-1_time-warp.jpg" alt="waterdrop (1) (1)_time-warp" width="302" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong><em>One Klick – Sample 551</em></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-457" title="waterdrop (1) (1)_sample-551" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/waterdrop-1-1_sample-551.jpg" alt="waterdrop (1) (1)_sample-551" width="302" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong><em>One Klick – Sample 550</em></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-458" title="waterdrop (1) (1)_sample-550" src="http://mediaexperience.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/waterdrop-1-1_sample-550.jpg" alt="waterdrop (1) (1)_sample-550" width="302" height="400" /></p>
<p>Schön ist das man sich auch den gesamten Funktionsumfang in einem Menüpunkt („All Effects &#38; Adjustements“) anschauen und auswählen kann. Der Funktionsumfang ist wirklich sehr umfangreich und kann in einem Beitrag eigentlich nicht umfassend abgehandelt werden. Deshalb wurden zum einen die Kernfunktionen und extra Features getestet. Wie auch bei den voraus gegangenen Tests, wird der webbasierte Bildebarbeitungsservice im Hinblick auf Funktionalität, Bedienbarkeit uns Qualität bewertet. Da der Funktionsumfang und die Bedienbarkeit hervorragend sind und die Qualität des online Bildbearbeitungsservices ebenfalls einen sehr guten Eindruck macht, belegt der Bildbearbeitungsservice von Picture2life.com zur Zeit im Gesamtranking den 5. Platz.</p>
<p><em><strong><a href="../2009/09/07/online-bildbearbeitung-eine-ubersicht-der-wichtigsten-besten-kostenlosen-webbasierten-bildbearbeitungsservices/">Online Bildbearbeitung – eine Übersicht der wichtigsten, besten und vor allem kostenlosen webbasierten Bildbearbeitungsservices</a> findet Ihr hier!</strong></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[New Media Conventions: Social Media at the Beach - my new home! ]]></title>
<link>http://socialsonya.com/2009/10/29/social-media-beach/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialsonya</dc:creator>
<guid>http://socialsonya.com/2009/10/29/social-media-beach/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Back in June, I moved from the suburbs of Washington DC to Virginia Beach, VA. It was a big move as ]]></description>
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