My Google Alerts were filled this morning with the rumor that actress Angelina Jolie has a Google Alert set for estranged husband Brad Pitt. My knowledge of popular culture is pretty woeful […]
Why You Will Never Convince Me That Facebook Gives a Damn About Fake Ads and Fake News
Facebook’s been making a lot of noises about how they care about fake news and how they don’t want it on their site and blah blah blah. I see enough fake clickbait […]
Newberry Library Launches Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey
Three cheers to Anne F, who let me know about the new Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey from the Newberry Library. It’s available at http://flps.newberry.org/. The Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey was […]
Newswise Has Launched News Alert Feeds By Topic
Do you ever use Newswise? It’s kind of a press wire for universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and other groups that release what Newswise calls “knowledge-based news.” You can browse the available […]
Poligraft Gives Your Political Browsing Context
Sunlight Labs launched a new Web site last week. Poligraft is designed to provide context into political stories you read and Web sites you visit. It’s available at http://poligraft.com/. So what exactly […]
