The deeply amazing and impressive aspect of the search function Google added to Google Reader is that it is able to search back across every feed it has ever indexed - all the way back to the very first day Google Reader was launched: October 7, 2005.
DataMasher is relatively new site that collects data produced by the federal government (much of it pulled from Data.gov) and makes it available as a downloadable spreadsheet or interactive map.
Virtually overnight, sites like ThisWeKnow.com and Datamasher.org created sites that parse this data into a true information grid where you can find out things like how states compare on virtually any criterion.
Sunlight Labs has created a kind of online app store (a free one, that is) for open government, with about 100 apps that do things like track which senators are most likely to block legislation using a filibuster (the aptly named app "filibusted"), or to
To-date, Groups have been a relic of Facebook's past, but now, they're going to start looking and behaving a lot like Pages and Profiles. In addition to aesthetic changes, Groups will get their own prominent Wall, and updates will appear in the News Feed,
Involver is a new start-up that offers Apps that you can add to your business's Facebook Page. Your first two Apps are free. The Apps allow you to then create "Twitter" and "YouTube" tabs on your Facebook Page that pulls in and displays your Tweets and vi
If you're someone who gets paid to market to people who use YouTube, there's a good chance you already know about TestTube, the site's suite of experimental services. The rest of us will find interesting novelties, like "Insights for Audience": A nifty wa
Legistalker is a wonderful site for keeping track of members of Congress and the Senate. The site accumulates references to politicians that appear in news stories, on YouTube, also their twitter feeds and the appearance of their names on bills.
Datamasher also has the potential to be a journalistic tool -- a starting point for stories. If you suspect crime and poverty are increasing in your state, check it out.
An infographic detailing some of the happenings over the past few years in regards to infrastructure improvement and capacity building in Africa, particularly in the area of the internet and cost. The sources are various reports from the International Mon
Facebook is now home to over 250 million users who are actively fanning their favorite retail brands on Facebook and showing ongoing participation later. So what are the leading brands doing right?
Coming up with brilliant, game-changing ideas is what makes the likes of Apple's Steve Jobs so successful, and now researchers say they have identified the five secrets to being a great innovator
Mark Zuckerberg's note detailing Facebook's latest privacy changes also contained an announcement about another important milestone for Facebook: 350 million users. How long can the growth continue?