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  • AllVoices: Media BY and FOR the Masses

    Citizens’ journalism, that is to say – news reported by people on the street – is quite the rage today. From CNN’s “iReporters” feature to the contributors to Newsvine’s ever-growing stream, the internet and mobile technology have turned us all into roving reporters. AllVoices champions the “peoples’ media” concept in a way that is really…

  • Nothing on the tube? Try Blip.TV!

    These days it seems like whether you subscribe to cable or satellite, even if you are still using rabbit ear antennae, there is never anything good on television.  Hundreds, if not thousands, of stations from which to choose and yet most of us still end up channel surfing.  Many times this is because TV programming…

  • Bing unveils cool, new entertainment search.

    Not all that long ago, it seemed as though the search engine wars had been won and gone dormant.  Then along came Microsoft’s Bing and soon the battle to be the best search engine was again heating up.  Bingest latest offering, a vertical search for music, movies, and games is sure to throw fuel to…

  • Zuula is Power Searching in a Zip!

    Does that fact that running the same search on different search engines often results in wildly different results bother you?  It bothers us at iBraryGuy.  If you are like us, you probably will run an important search in various search engines just to make sure you did not miss anything.  This can be both cumbersome…

  • Google Follow Finder help you find the right tweeps!

    There are many ways to find folks worth following on Twitter.  You can use any of the Twitter search engines to find people using specific hashtags or words, such as “#libraries” or librarianship.  You can follow specific Twitter lists, such as our own “Librariana” (http://twitter.com/iBraryGuy/librariana).  There are even sites such as WeFollow.com that are dedicated…

  • Simply Hired revolutionizes the job hunt . . . simply!

    In times likes these, job security is on everyone’s minds.  Unfortunately, for many, so is the job search.  The unemployment figures are staggering and competition for job vacancies is stiff.  Simply Hired is a beacon of hope in these difficult days.  Its simple, yet feature-rich suite of tools just might make finding that dream job…

  • Feeling plucky? Try Ducky! DuckDuckGo search is simple & sweet.

    With so much being reported on the major search engines these days, it is easy to overlook the little guys.  Yet even the Googles and Bings of the Web started out small . . . with a concept and a simple search site.  The oddly named DuckDuckGo is one of the little guys to watch. …

  • Google’s new look causes a stir.

    Google unveiled a brand new look for its industry-dominating search engine yesterday.  The new 3-Column format is designed to make filtering searches and drilling down results easier than ever.  Some folks are praising the new interface.  Others, if you are following the comments on the various news feeds and blogs, are outraged and want their…

  • Spokeo takes people searching to a whole new level!

    There are many good sites out there to help you find people. From specialty search sites to major search engines to social networks, information on individuals is plentiful on the internet.  What sets Spokeo apart from most of the standard people search sites is that it brings all of this scattered, public information together in…

  • Facebook Changes Put More “Social” in Social Web!

    During its third annual f8 Conference for developers and entrepreneurs, Facebook announced a new platform full of features designed to up the ante in the race to dominate the social web.  As if the social web itself could get any more “social”, the folks at Facebook are revamping their own offerings and partnering with other…