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A trigger point is an event 'that causes a particular action to be taken,' according to the Cambridge Business English Dictionary (dictionary.cambridge. org/us/dictionary/business-english/trigger-point). The actions taken could vary from monumental […]

Capturing iTunes Videos Q: Is there a way to burn videos you purchase from the iTunes Store to a DVD? I'm a teacher and buying a single episode to watch [...]

A Podcast? Is that like in the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers? If you still wonder what a podcast is, don't feel bad. Not that long ago, I didn't [...]

Remember when bookstores were simple spaces filled only with shelves and a checkout counter? Hushed as a proverbial library they were and serious places of business. Then, about 15 years […]

To the world at large, citation searching (CS) may seem like an esoteric academic exercise. Mention it to your nonlibrarian friends and family members and watch their eyes glaze over. […]

Since 1994, we have known Web pages as a kind of 'window shade,' as my UCLA library school teacher Esther Grassian described it. A click of a mouse opens a […]

TECHNOLOGY advances quickly, but information grows at an even faster clip. The torrents of blog posts and news feeds on today's Internet hold way too much data to keep up […]

In an informal research project in 1999, authors Barbara K. Kaye and Thomas J. Johnson discovered that there were nearly 2,000 Web-based surveys being used by a variety of organizations [...]

Since the fateful events of Dec. 26, 2004, we've opened our hearts and wallets to the victims of the Asian tsunami that took countless lives, destroyed entire coastlines and communities, […]

They lurk just around the corner once more: the holidays. If you haven't bought gifts for your friends and relations already you had better get started right away! We all […]

My first rule of information, as noted in a previous article ['My Rules of Information,' Searcher, January 2002], is, 'Go where it is.' The reason librarians can do this stems […]

It has been said that new media came of age during our recent wars. In the 1960s, television defined Vietnam. I know that I grew up on Walter Cronkite and […]

ONE OF THE main goals of education is to prepare young people for the future and the world that surrounds them. Teachers must equip students with knowledge and tools so [...]

Dane Atkinson, president of New York City-based SenseNet Inc., and the company's employees tune in to the Internet daily to get an edge on their competitors and better serve customers. [...]

It's become a point-and-click universe. The World Wide Web is growing by leaps and bounds, helped along by fine software for browsing and accessing the Web. The best Web browser […]

The snide little dark angel at my left insists on whispering in my ear that writing to a professional librarian audience about the benefits of Internet access is the classic [...]

Information overload is so five years ago, but the problem it describes is all too real. Fortunately, there's hope yet for the savvy librarian: Twitter and FriendFeed turn information dissemination [...]

Librarians use online mapping services such as Google Maps, MapQuest, Yahoo Maps, and others to check traffic conditions, find local businesses, and provide directions. However, few libraries are using one [...]

RIGHT BEFORE YOUR very eyes, your cell phone has morphed into a portable computer. Whether you're searching Google via text message, using SMS to make international calls, or e-mailing a […]

Mosquitoes and Malaria Did you know that male mosquitoes dine mostly on flower nectar? The pregnant females are the ones that suck your blood, sometimes leaving deadly diseases behind. (If [...]

As a searcher or search engine optimization specialist, do you really need to understand the algorithms and technologies that power search engines? Absolutely, said a panel of experts at a […]

What were some of the analyses, positions and strategies of feminists in the early years of the women's movement as we faced the challenges of transnational media and emerging information [...]

All of the Android smartphone talk heading into this week has centered on the plan for Verizon Wireless, Google and Motorola to unveil the Motorola Droid X at an event [...]

By Cinda Baxter What you need to succeed in the wired world. The past month delivered numerous conversations about online marketing options. From GroupOn to CitySearch, there seem to be [...]

Byline: REGINA ROBBINS FLYNN My older daughter was traveling back to grad school with her car last January, and we had MapQuested her trip from our home in Massachusetts to [...]

Social media is quickly becoming a vital tool for brands, especially those driven by a celebrity. The use of social media outlets effectively shortens the distance between the content that [...]

Twitter rescheduled an upgrade because protesters in Iran were reliant on the microblogging website to share information. Following the disputed election at the weekend the Iranian government blocked the use […]

MySpace develops ad tool to show the true value of brands advertising within online video series and encourage spend MySpace has developed new advertiser tools to show the true value […]

Google Labs recently launched a product called Similar Images that allows users to search for images using others images instead of words. Until now searching for images with Google meant [...]

If they were making a movie about successful business executives, it wouldn't be called 'Staying Alive.' It would be called 'Staying Alert.' Staying alert correlates with the ability to keep [...]

The Corporate Information Challenge: Streamlining External Information Traditional library services can be streamlined, combined with corporate records departments and managed by non-librarians by using charge-backs, online databases, information brokers, subscriptions [...]

Computing: Archaeologists are using free satellite imagery from Google Earth to make discoveries, develop theories and plan expeditions INDIANA JONES, it is fair to say, would not approve. A small [...]

NEW YORK -- American sports fans are turning to the Web to follow the 2008 Summer Olympics in droves, setting as many records as Olympic swimmers over the first four [...]

In 2001, the decidedly literate nerd rock group Harvey Danger penned and sang the lines ''I bowed before the avatar/He said the problem's clear to me/You never got over Morrissey.'' [...]

Google has not confirmed when Ad Planner will move beyond beta status and when it might be offered outside the US. It has also not been transparent about how it […]

Byline: Stephen Copestake Getting your website noticed There are ways to make websites more visible to search engines without employing consultants, explains Stephen Copestake Search engine optimisation, or SEO, is [...]

Byline: Rich Karpinski GrandCentral, Google's Web-based unified communications play, began its slow escape out of private beta today with invites to the free service now available via Google's blogging service, [...]

Byline: Danny Sullivan Last May, I predicted Google's new Universal Search results would open the door for video ads. They're he-ere! Google is running a private test program that allows [...]

Practitioners seeking a specific piece of medical information online should consider initiating searches with Google, which provides a list of medical resources likely to contain the information needed, according to [...]