Monthly Archives: May 2014

National Day of Civic Hacking – May 31 – June 1, 2014

May 31, 2014

National Day of Civic Hacking – May 31 – June 1, 2014
http://hackforchange.org/

National Day of Civic Hacking is an international event that will take place May 31 – June 1, 2014, in cities around the world. The event will bring together citizens, software developers, and entrepreneurs to collaboratively create, build, and invent new solutions using publicly-released data, code and technology to improve our communities and the governments that serve them. Anyone can participate; you don’t have to be an expert in technology, you just have to care about your neighborhood and community. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™.

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Awareness Watch Talk Show for Saturday May 31, 2014 at 2:00pm EDT – Healthcare Resources

May 31, 2014

Awareness Watch Talk Show for Saturday May 31, 2014 at 2:00pm EDT – Healthcare Resources
http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/AwarenessWatch/

This show will highlight my Subject Tracer titled Healthcare Online Resources 2014 and available directly from the Virtual Private Library. Healthcare Online Resources 2014 Subject Tracer™ will keep you on the latest path to maintain healthcare resources for the latest research and healthcare happenings available on the Internet or give you the required guidance you need to stay at the leading edge of healthcare resources, sources and sites available over the Internet. We will also be reviewing the latest happenings from my blog during the last week. We will also discussing my latest freely available Awareness Watch Newsletter V12N5 May 2014 highlighting World Wide Web Reference and my freely available May 2014 Zillman Column titled Bot and Intelligent Agent Research Resources and Sites. You may call in to ask your questions at (718)508-9839. The show is live and thirty minutes in length starting at 2:00pm EST on Saturday, May 31, 2014 and then archived for easy review and access. Listen, Call and Enjoy!!

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ProQuest Flow

May 31, 2014

ProQuest Flow
https://flow.proquest.com/

Flow is made by the Research Solutions team at ProQuest. Our mission is to empower researchers to discover, grow, and thrive. They are passionate about providing researchers and librarians alike with the tools to make their work and research better, easier, more efficient, and more fun. Features include: a) Click & Collect – One click imports all your existing references (and annotations). One click drags full-text articles into Flow — and enters the reference metadata for you. One click saves references and documents from anywhere on the web (including from behind paywalls); b) Frictionless Collaboration – Share readings and collaborate with up to 10 people for free. Review articles with your peers — or your professors. Jointly annotate documents with members of your research group. Collaborate on papers with researchers from any institution, anywhere in the world; and c) Research Anywhere – Since Flow is wholly web-based, there’s no software to install and update. You can access your research instantly on any and every device. And when it comes to writing, Flow for Word connects and updates all your citations automatically, right in your document — no Internet connection required. Free for faculty and students. This will be added to Student Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Education and Academic Resources Subject Tracer™.

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Canvanizer – Brainstorm Better Concepts Together With Your Team

May 30, 2014

Canvanizer – Brainstorm Better Concepts Together With Your Team
http://canvanizer.com/

This is virtual sticky notes on steroids! Create your own Canvas and its free and easy. Features include: a) Develop Your Ideas – Post your ideas on a business model canvas or a customer service journey canvas. Move notes, finetune ideas and create variations; b) Brainstorm Together – Share your secret canvas url with your team easily. All changes are synced for all users with the same canvas opened; and c) Define Your Strategy – Choose from many pre-structured canvas templates. Clone canvases and iterate dynamically. Post read-only for public feedback on blogs. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™.

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rumr – Anonymous Messaging With People You Know

May 30, 2014



rumr – Anonymous Messaging With People You Know
http://rumrapp.com/

rumr is the new way to chat anonymously in real-time with your friends on iOS and Android. Features include: a) Private – Chat privately and anonymously in real-time with your friends. rumr allows you to have conversations your identity prevents. It’s like having a conversation with the lights off; b) Anonymous – You are only identified by a colored chat bubble and your color is never shared. Your color will change each time someone new joins a chat to protect your anonymity. You can only see the messages if you are a member of the chat; and c) Safe – Inside each chat you can see the list of members so you always know who is in it. You can find friends on rumr through your address book or by adding a username. This will be added to Privacy ResourcesSubject Tracer™.

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auphonic – Automatic Audio Post Production Web Service for Broadcasters, Podcasts, Radio Shows, Screencasts and More

May 30, 2014



auphonic – Automatic Audio Post Production Web Service for Broadcasters, Podcasts, Radio Shows, Screencasts and More
http://auphonic.com/

They develop next generation audio algorithms using a combination of music information retrieval, machine learning, signal processing and big data to create an automatic audio post production web service for broadcasters, podcasts, radio shows, audio books, lecture recordings, screencasts and more. Users just upload their recorded audio and Auphonic will do the rest: neither complicated parameter settings nor audio expert knowledge is necessary and our algorithms keep learning and adapting to new data every day! Watch our Introduction Video, listen to some Audio Examples and see Articles/Podcasts about Auphonic to get an impression of our systems! This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Education and Academic Resources Subject Tracer™.

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Ashoka – Network of Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators for the Public

May 29, 2014

Ashoka – Network of Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators for the Public
https://www.ashoka.org/

Ashoka was founded by Bill Drayton in 1980 and today it is the largest network of social entrepreneurs in the world. The organization has almost 3,000 fellows who work in 70 countries on a range of projects. On the organization’s homepage, visitors can look over seven different sections, including Fellows, Focus Areas, Engage, and Give. Within Focus Areas, visitors can look over projects that include Nutrients for All and FullEco nomic Citizenship, which work to create lasting and meaningful change across a variety of communities. Also, to get a sense of its work in action, the Video Room contains a number of short oral histories and other videos. For those interested in learning more, newsletter subscriptions are an option. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2014. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/]

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Bookie – Open Source Bookmarking App

May 29, 2014

Bookie – Open Source Bookmarking App
https://bmark.us/

Open source bookmarking apps are growing in popularity and Bookie is one that’s worth a look. Visitors can use the app to import their existing bookmarks from Google or Delicious.com or parse out page content as well. Users can also check out an FAQ area and create a user profile. This version is mobile friendly and compatible with all operating system. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2014. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/

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gpodder – Discover and Track Your Podcasts

May 29, 2014

gpodder – Discover and Track Your Podcasts
https://gpodder.net/

gpodder.net is a libre web service that allows you to manage your podcast subscriptions and discover new content. If you use multiple devices, you can synchronize subscriptions and your listening progress. It works best with the gPodder application, but you can also use it with Amarok, other supported clients or as standalone web application without any client app. Features include: 1) Share your favorite content with others; 2) Keep track of your playback progress; 3) Back up your subscriptions; 4) Discover new content, based on your listening habits; 5) Create and share lists of related podcasts; and 6) For publishers: Find out which parts of your content are popular. This will be aded to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™.

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Postcron – The Easiest Way To Schedule Tweets and Facebook Posts

May 28, 2014

Postcron – The Easiest Way To Schedule Tweets and Facebook Posts
http://postcron.com/

Schedules Tweets and Facebook Posts with the following features: a) Schedule Tweets and Facebook posts – Schedule Tweets and Facebook posts to Mutiple Accounts or Pages with one-click; b) Automatic Scheduling – Use automatic scheduling to post consistently at predefined times; and c) Fully Integrated with Chrome – A really practical button to schedule a post instantly from every page. You’ll love it! This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Social Informatics Subject Tracer™.

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