November 2008
7 posts
A Web-based Text Summary Service Like Apple's... →
Great summary offers text summaries based on either text you paste in or a url you give it. It reminds me somewhat of Apple’s Summarize service.
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The Missing Near Future →
Kevin Kelly argues that science fiction has trouble picturing the distant future because it can’t possibly anticipate the context of that future.
Tweetag Lets You Drill Down into Twitter Searches →
A way to search Twitter that lets you drill down into a search. It says it uses tags, but I think it really means search terms, or keywords in more traditional usage.
One of the cool things here is how it uses tag or keyword clouds to help narrow down and refine the search.
Micro Persuasion: Making Gmail Your Gateway to the... →
Steve Rubel on using gmail as a web hub. This guy really, really uses the newest web tools to great advantage. I remember a post he made about using Google Reader that still gives me ideas and ways of working with RSS.
Inspiration on Demand: Create a Swipe File | Write... →
Basic instructions on creating a swipe file, with a link to a blog that recommends using Tumblr for storing swipe file stuff.