Updated 2/6: Hello BuzzFeed News readers! The latest thing driving me crazy in Google News is Gizmo Writeup. I’m pretty sure it’s just using some kind of rewrite software, else how would […]
Look out for Junk Sources in Google News
Your Options for Saving Yahoo Groups Content
Update November 2, 2019: /r/datahoarders has launched a dedicated thread for volunteers who want to save Yahoo Groups content: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/dqoa9u/help_us_save_as_many_yahoo_groups_as_possible/ As you may have heard by now, Yahoo Groups is deleting lots […]
Google News Is Driving Me Bonkers
Google News is a lot like Google’s general search engine in that there’s a lot of secret sauce going on. Google states up front that search results are provided by algorithm, but you […]
If You’re Not Using More of Google News’ Date Options, You Might Be Missing Out
As you probably know, Google News has a date search option that allows you to limit your searches to a variety of time spans, including recent items, the past 24 hours, and […]
A Couple of Quick Bookmarklets For Viewing a Suspended / Deleted Twitter User
As I move away from Facebook I’m spending more time on Twitter. Not that Twitter has some kind of claim of moral authority over Facebook, and I’ll probably move on to more […]
