The Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (CMRLS) announces it is now accepting advance applications for a new specialty license plate celebrating libraries in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Library License Plate
Proceeds will benefit public, academic, special and school libraries across the state that belong to a Regional Library System. Equitable shares of the proceeds will be made [...]
The October 27 issue of the Wall Street Journal had an article called Twitter goes mainstream: A lot more people — and businesses — are finding new ways to tweet:
“One of the hottest technologies in Silicon Valley is also one of the simplest.”
“The online service from Web start-up Twitter Inc. prompts users to do one [...]
Steve Rubel of Micro Persuasion posted about Forrester Research’s report on RSS adoption:
“On a positive note, the resarch entitled What’s Holding RSS Back?, says that nearly half of marketers have moved to add feeds to their web sites. Further, RSS adoption among consumers is at 11% up from just 2% of users three years ago. [...]
AP reports that the Christian Science Monitor newspaper will become the first national newspaper to drop its daily print edition and focus on publishing online:
“Come April, the Boston-based general-interest paper — founded in 1908 and the winner of seven Pulitzer Prizes — will print only a weekend edition after struggling financially for decades, its editor [...]
Adweek published an October 28 article called BPL: The Ultimate Search Engine: A&G effort adds personal touch to info retrieval:
“Though libraries may increasingly become relics in the Google-driven Web 2.0 era, Allen & Gerritsen positions the Boston Public Library system as the ultimate search engine and portrays its librarians as “heroes of information” in [...]
A while back, the software company CodeWeavers said if five things happened, they would offer their software that allows Windows programs to run on Linux or Macs, CrossOver, for free today (10/28/08). Those things have happened. Step up today to download the goods. Since their site is overloaded (surprise!), a streamlined version asks for email [...]