Speaking of nerdy widgets, HarperCollins and Random House just came out with their own book widgets while I slept. Both widgets allow you to read and search books, but the Random House widget is the clear winner for its self-contained design. Contrast it with the clunkier HarperCollins one. For a good example, check out the [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Historical Society Podcast Roundup
February 16 07
While doing some research for 92nd Street Y work, I walked right into the exploding world of museum podcasts. If you work for a museum and you don’t have a podcast, I suggest you get with it. Head for the Museum Podcast Directory. But while I love the idea of museum podcasts, in practice most [...]
Free Tip for Cooking-Lager Marketers
February 6 07
Next time you spend $30 million setting up your own private YouTube and securing 5,000 words of rhythmic, measured praise in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, DON’T kill all the hype on Monday with a PATRIOT Act-compliant registration process that demands the real names, locations and birthdates of curious visitors so that they can [...]
The Big List of Bookish Social Networks
February 5 07
As I mentioned when I discovered Wordie and Coastr, I’ve yet to find a book-oriented social network that’s inspired me to register. And it’s not like there’s any shortage of them. Here’s an alphabetical list of all the players I know of, annotated with deconstructive criticism. The bold-face names are serious contenders. aNobii: Multilingual Hong [...]
