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Microsoft have announced the demise of Encarta which will be effective from 31st October 2009. The company has said this on a FAQ page they have set up explaining the decision;
“Encarta has been a popular product around the world for many years. However, the category of traditional encyclopedias and reference material has changed. People [...]
I’ve mentioned Phil Bradley many a time. He writes a very helpful blog, is extremely knowledgeable and has a sense of humour. I sense he does, anyway, from the way he writes. I like writers whose personality shines through, especially humour. There can’t be enough of it as far as I’m concerned! One of the things he does [...]
I have to admit to really liking the services Google offers. I love Google Docs and the flexibility they offer for working collaboratively and for storing documents online. I still find myself defaulting to Google as my search engine of choice even though I know there are other search engines doing a great job delivering results in [...]
I’ve mentioned it before on more that one occasion, but it’s worth saying again. Phil Bradley writes an informative blog and is a valuable source of information for Teacher- Librarians. He created the above picture for a presentation he gave and made it Creative Commons for others to use. Great sharing Phil – I love the picture as it encompasses [...]
Phil Bradley is a Librarian and he writes a really useful blog that highlights many new applications that Librarians should be aware of. I have him to thank for my interest in the Web. When I returned to Teacher-Librarianship in 2002 (after many years working as a classroom teacher, holding various positions of responsibility and having two children!) [...]
Google has responded to Microsoft’s bid to takeover Yahoo. David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer for Google has posted a response on the Official Google Blog, and they’re not happy.
According to David, Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo! raises troubling questions. This is about more than simply a financial transaction, one [...]
I spend a fair bit of time reading about how search engines work (particularly Google), but I have to admit that I came across a new term today via Phil Bradley’s site. The term is Googlebomb. According to Google’s Webmaster Central Blog, this is what a Googlebomb is;
Technically, a “Googlebomb” (sometimes called a “linkbomb” since [...]
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