Awareness Watch Talk Show for Wednesday January 4, 2016 at 2:00pm EDST – ShoppingBots and Online Shopping 2017
http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/AwarenessWatch/

This program will be featuring my white paper ShoppingBots and Online Shopping 2017. We will be highlighting the latest and greatest resources and sources for online shoppingbots and online shopping covering search engines, subject directories, articles, guides and tracers….literally everything on the Internet for SHOPPING!! We will also discussing my latest freely available Awareness Watch Newsletter V15N1 January 2017 featuring Deep Web Research and Discovery 2017 as well as my freely available January 2017 Zillman Column highlighting Searching the Internet 2017 – The Primer. 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 Wednesday, January 4, 2017 and then archived for easy review and access. Listen, Call and Enjoy!!

ChatterBots Resources and Sites 2017
http://ChatterBots.info/

The white paper link dataset compilation of the ChatterBots Resources and Sites 2017 Subject Tracer™ Information Blog by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. has been just updated and is now a 19 page .pdf document 218KB listing the latest and greatest online resources and sites for ChatterBots! [Complete Updated and All Links Validated on January 4, 2017,] Other white papers are available by clicking here.

Antarctic Report
https://www.antarcticreport.com

The Antarctic Report is a New Zealand-based publication dedicated to reporting on “the hard science which underlines the importance of Antarctica as a bellwether of global climate change.” The website emerged from World Science Week, a 2014 conference in Auckland, New Zealand where scientists, researchers, and governmental science advisors from around the world gathered for a series of summits. On this website, visitors can learn about research and news related to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. For instance, one recent article explores the use of long-range drones to study the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Another article shares the Antarctic Treaty. Drafted in 1959, this treaty stipulated that Antarctica “shall continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord” – making the continent a highly unique space. Visitors interested in learning more about this aspect of Antarctica will want to check out the Reference section, where pieces discuss Antarctic history, geography, and policy. This will be added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. Copyright © 2016 Internet Scout Re search Group – http://scout.wisc.edu.

eCommerce Resources On the Internet 2017
http://www.eCommerceResources.info/

The above is the associated white paper link dataset compilation of the eCommerce Resources On the Internet 2017 Subject Tracer™ Information Blog by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.. It is a 28 page .pdf document (250KB) freely available from the above URL. [Updated with all links validated and new links added on January 3, 2017]. Other white papers are available by clicking here.

The NCBI Style Guide
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK988

One of the most challenging aspects of any kind of academic writing is remembering discipline-specific style rules. For researchers and writers in biotechnology, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has created this comprehensive and easy-to-use style guide that may help. The digital publication is divided into two parts: tips for general writing and tips for the biotechnology field. Part I includes guidelines for grammar, punctuation, and style that will be helpful to writers in any field. In fact, writing instructors may want to point students towards this section, which includes notes on “Wordy Constructions to Avoid” and “Voice: Active versus Passive.” Part II outlines disciplinary conventions in biotechnology with special attention to writing for web pages. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. Copyright © 2016 Internet Scout Re search Group – http://scout.wisc.edu

Block & Flow
http://www.blockandflowapp.com

Block & Flow is a free productivity iOS application and Google Chrome extension that uses the pomodoro technique (short work intervals followed by brief, regular breaks) and provides users with self-generated data about how they spend their time. Users create a number of categories to describe work activities (e.g. writing, email, studying, etc), then assign each of these tasks a color. Next, users select from their self-designed categories as they start to work. A timer, in the shape of block, appears on the  screen for 25 minutes. Once this time is over, users are prompted to take a 5 minute break. Block and Flow is unique from other pomodoro devices in that users can then view the amount of time – or total blocks – they spend each week on each of their self-created categories. This allows users to regularly assess and adjust their work habits and productivity. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. Copyright © 2016 Internet Scout Research Group – http://scout.wisc.edu

Deep Web Research and Discovery Resources 2017
http://www.DeepWeb.us/

I have just updated my white paper link dataset compilation and now titled Deep Web Research and Discovery Resources 2017 and it is now a 49 page 361KB PDF document available directly from the above URL. This update verified all links as well as reviewed all resources covered. Currently this has been downloaded over 4,500,000+ times!

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State of Startups 2016
http://stateofstartups.firstround.com/

Last year, they launched State of Startups to capture what it means to be an entrepreneur. They asked the leaders of venture-backed companies about everything from the fundraising environment to their working relationships with their co-founders to their office’s price per square foot. Hundreds of founders responded and more than a million people read the results. This year, they aimed to refresh — and enhance — their in-depth snapshot of founders and startups across the entire tech ecosystem. They asked several of the same questions to track shifting sentiment and trends across years, but also delved into new areas such as how founders pick their lead investor and the perspectives they have on diversity and inclusion. At First Round, they continue to learn from founders, whether it’s through the First Round Review, their many events or online forums. From August to September 2016, they gathered responses from over 700 founders (from inside and outside the First Round community), who generously shared their observations, opinions and experiences. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Start Up Resources for the Entrepreneur 2017

Free Grammar Checker
https://www.grammarly.com/

Grammarly makes sure everything you type is easy to read, effective, and mistake-free. Features include: a) Eliminates Most Writing Mistakes – Grammarly corrects over 250 types of grammatical mistakes while also catching contextual spelling errors and poor vocabulary usage; b) Works Wherever You Write Online – Grammarly helps you write mistake-free on Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, LinkedIn, and nearly anywhere else you write on the web; and c) Built By the World’s Leading Linguists – Grammarly’s powerful grammar checking algorithms are developed by the world’s leading authorities on linguistic technology. Grammarly is the world’s most accurate grammar checker. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™. This will be added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™.