Monday, August 07, 2006

Add your own customized search engine to your Web page. This is just too cool. Announcing Yahoo! Search Builder (Yahoo! Search blog).  Source:   Yahoo! Search blog Link:   http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000339.html via [Techmeme] 3:58:11 PM

Dealing with Weblog content overload. Technorati is a search engine for Weblog content. It's not the easiest service to figure out. Here's some help. Technophilia: Ten ways to search with Technorati. via [Lifehacker] 12:57:15 PM

del.icio.us networking made easier. Share your del.icio.us links with network badges. via [Lifehacker] 12:26:13 PM

Supporting learning in personal life: Wikia People don't only learn in school or on the job. People with hobbies, interests in expanding their aesthetic experience, or curious about the world around them use a variety of resources for learning. (Some are calling this "informal learning" but I have some issues with that designation -- learning is learning, however it happens. But that's an argument for another post.) So now along comes Wikia, which may be an early adopter's resource of choice, beginning with travel-related information. A trend to watch ... Are Wikis the Best Format For Travel Guides?. Wikia, a for-profit offshoot of Wikipedia, will announce the launch of a free, editable “worldwide guide of places to go and things to do” on Monday, called World Wikia. via [TechCrunch] 12:23:31 PM

Need a Weblog? Want a free host? Wordpress is a free, hosted weblog service, with 300,000 weblogs and growing. Possibly an improvement over Blogger? Word of warning: No domain parking is available (yet) -- you can't point an existing domain to your Wordpress weblog. 12:08:19 PM

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