In 2007, we started with an idea that resulted in a prototype. In 2008, we released TimeRime Beta followed by version 1 in 2009. In the mean time, TimeRime has become more and more popular. Thousands of people from all over the world make timelines, study timelines made by others, and embed timelines on their websites and blogs. Furthermore, many organizations use the professional solutions that offer full integration in other websites.
Yesterday, in central London, thousands of students and others gathered to protest as Britain's Parliament met to vote on a proposal to raise university tuition fees significantly - nearly tripling them - as part of a continuing set of austerity programs. During the protest, several clashes took place between police and protesters, resulting in numerous injuries and 43 arrests.
First let me say that I'd would love to write an articulate well thought out response to all of the conversations I've seen popping up over libraryland the last couple of days (see list below). I think these conversation are important and I apologize for not giving each of them the individual response and attention they deserve. Unfortunately, as they say, life trumps blogging and my time and energy is consumed by other issues right now. But I do feel I need to post something to here it goes…
What type of status updates tend to get the most attention? Facebook dug into this data as well and found that positive status updates tend to get more likes while negative status updates tend to get more comments. Check out this image for the breakdown: