There’s a new database of over twelve million searchable records of individual, foundation, and corporate donations to US-based charities. Is it a pay service? Of course it is, but you can get […]
Ask Integrating Smart Answers Into Search Results
Ask has announced in their blog that they’ve started integrating the contents of RSS feeds into their Smart Answers service. Their Smart Answers, you may remember, are the answers that appear at […]
Propaganda Collection from the National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland has launched an online collection of propaganda that was used during World War II. The collection is divided into “white propaganda” (they define as “mostly practical information […]
ResearchBuzz Roundup 072306
What’s the latest institution in the RSS bandwagon? Why, it’s the Church of England! Yahoo and Zillow are teaming up: http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000330.html. Grizzly Bear Cam! http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/wildcamgrizzlies/. Encrypt your Web-based mail; service launching in […]
Topix.Net Offers Local News for Mobile Devices
Topix.net announced last week that they have released Topix.net/ZIP, a quick way to get local news via your mobile phone. It’s simple to use; just enter Topix.net/ZIP, where ZIP is your zip […]