We are now at that time of year where my Google Alerts are stuffed with “Best of” lists. The best of basically anything you can think of, including tech, popular culture, and […]
What Moved Me to Tears (In a Good Way) in 2019, Part 1 of 4
Look out for Junk Sources in Google News
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 […]
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 […]
