Tag Archives: Internet

Digital Age Data

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Barbara

Interested in data about how many people in the U.S. are online and what they are doing there? Are they using broadband? Are they using mobile technology? Wondering about how smartphone users are using their phones? Who is using social … Continue reading →

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Expanded gTLDs coming…

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Barbara

Did you ever wonder about the online domain names and how they are managed? Well, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – February 21

Posted on February 21, 2012 by kyle

Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom by Rebecca MacKinnon HM851 .M3327 2012 New Arrivals, 2nd floor The Internet is often lauded as a revolutionary force that can only do good. The Information Superhighway only leads to … Continue reading →

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Special Report: The Social Web

Posted on June 6, 2011 by kyle

This came across one of the fantastic librarian listservs that I’m on: a series of articles from IEEE Spectrum, a leading trade magazine on all things technology, on social media and the Internet. The Special Report: The Social Web features … Continue reading →

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Notable Internet News Bites

Posted on August 8, 2010 by kyle

A couple of interesting Internet-related news bites that came out last week. Not surprisingly, Google is involved with both: Net Neutrality Was Fun While It Lasted News broke on Wednesday of a deal between Verizon and Google that would create … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 3

Posted on August 3, 2010 by kyle

Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get by Ken Doctor PN4784 .062 D63 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor As I was laying in bed catching up on the news from the Wisconsin State Journal app … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – June 30

Posted on June 30, 2009 by kyle

The Myth of Digital Democracy By Matthew Hindman JK1764 .H56 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor The Internets have revolutionized the way we live our lives. You get your news of the day from CNN.com as opposed to flipping through … Continue reading →

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Online links in the catalog

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Barbara

More often than you expect you’ll find online titles in the Library Catalog. How does the catalog let you know if something is online? The link to the title online will be preceded by “Linked Resources.” Check the location! Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Tracking Online Usage

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Barbara

There is plenty of interest in knowing what we’re doing online–what we’re searching, where we’re surfing–by marketers, researchers, educators, and others. Here are some examples of available resources: Google Trends allows you to compare up to 5 words or phrases … Continue reading →

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Has your brain been Googled?

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Barbara

Is Internet use affecting our brains, and should that should worry us? Read Nicholas Carr’s provocative article “Is Google making us stupid?” in the July/August Atlantic Monthly (also available via the Academic Search Premier database). Carr suggests that our use … Continue reading →

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