Tired of all the “traditional” Christmas tunes? Mistletunes wants to put you in touch with your holiday rock ‘n roll roots.
Breaking the habit?
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Posted in Web and Online Culture
A technology analyst wonders if Google is good for you. He vows to break his addiction to Google in 2004, and improve the quality of his searching. That’s a goal I think any Web researcher should strive for in the coming year.
The Holiday Issue of…
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Posted in Mighell Marker
….the Internet Legal Research Weekly is ready for your perusal. Highlights:
Holiday Site of the Day
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Posted in Fun Stuff
Didn’t make it to the mall to visit Santa this year? Your child can still write Santa a letter, at Dear Santa.
If Santa is a little late this year…..
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Posted in Fun Stuff
Ever wonder what would happen in a fight between Frosty the Snowman and Santa Claus? No? Apparently someone has, and it’s all here in the XMAS Bash.
Holiday Site of the Day
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Posted in Fun Stuff
If you’re really a hard-core holiday fan, you don’t need to buy your holiday decor, gifts, or crafts, do you? You Do It Yourself. Here you can, among other things, learn how to make roasted pepper hummus, create a jolly snowman lawn figure, or even a mock-chenille stocking.
Search inside the book? Not Really
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Google has introduced yet another new feature this week — it’s Google Print, which indexes excerpts of books, and includes them in search results. It’s different from Amazon’s Search Inside the Book feature, which shows you actual pages from the book. Google’s new option only shows a brief excerpt from the book, usually…
A new Google trick
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Posted in Search Engines
They come up with something new at Google every day, don’t they? Now, it’s airport conditions. Just type in an airport code and the word “airport” — for example, dfw airport — and the first result is a link to current conditions at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. (ViaInternet News)
The battle to end all battles
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Posted in Search Engines
No, it’s not Return of the King (although it comes close — I can’t wait to see it!). Instead, it’s the war over search engine supremacy, according to Time Magazine.
Don’t expect any help with your online shopping….
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Posted in Web and Online Culture
If you’re just finishing up your holiday shopping online, just hope that you don’t have a question before you order. An informal PC Worldsurvey of pre-sales customer support found that one in four online merchants don’t, won’t, or didn’t answer basic product questions. Maybe that’s why more people are doing their research in