Gary Price, “Keeping one click ahead: Best of ResourceShelf.” (A302)
His presentation is located at http://tinyurl.com/2qe8tt.
- Skylineglobe.com is a mashup of digital globe (so far US), maps, and live traffic cameras.
- Terrafly.com meshes aerial images with searches about that area (local businesses, schools, towns, weather, etc.).
- DocuTicker is a ticker tape of government documents.
- Citizendium is similar to wikipedia, but it requires people to sign-in when they edit/add information.
- Webharvest.com archives government websites and documents, and allows you to keyword search the database.
- Footnote.com is part free and part pay.
- NewspaperARCHIVE.com is mostly free for K-12 schools and public libraries. You just need to fill out a form and send it back. It is full text and full image articles, and has many special collections on topics.
- Loki uses wifi to say where you are and give local information.
- US dept of Commerce commercial guides are pdfs available for free at http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no.
- At the bottom of the page is a list of web 2.0 apps and tools, but he cautions that people are not using web 2.0 tools as much as media reports.
- Tucows.com has a section of web 2.0 apps.
- Farecast.com datamines airfare lists to help you determine the best time to buy airplane tickets.
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