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Navigating “Social Networking” Tools: Blogs, Wikis, Rss Feeds And Beyond, Elizabeth Geesey Holmes Feb 2007

Navigating “Social Networking” Tools: Blogs, Wikis, Rss Feeds And Beyond, Elizabeth Geesey Holmes

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What are “social networking” tools, and why should lawyers care about them? Wikipedia, itself built on social networking software, notes that social networking refers to a category of Internet applications to help connect friends, business partners, or other individuals together using a variety of tools. These applications, known as online social networks are becoming increasingly popular. This phenomenon is also known as Web 2.0. Jack Maness, a librarian at University of Colorado at Boulder, defines it as, “not a web of textual publication, but a web of multi-sensory communication … a matrix of dialogues, not a collection of monologues. It …


Google And Beyond: Finding Information Using Search Engines, And Evaluating Your Results, Elizabeth Geesey Holmes Mar 2006

Google And Beyond: Finding Information Using Search Engines, And Evaluating Your Results, Elizabeth Geesey Holmes

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Searching the World Wide Web can be a daunting task. The Web has expanded at such a rapid pace that nobody knows exactly how large it is, but it is safe to say that there are many billions of Web pages residing on servers all over the world. Add to this scenario the task of evaluating information found on the web and choosing between the hundreds of different search tools available – including directories, search engines, meta-searchers, and specialized search engines – and the situation begins to feel overwhelming. Fortunately, learning a few essential concepts of Web searching and site …


Internet Resources: Sampler Of Useful Sites For Specific Practice Areas, Maureen Cahill May 2003

Internet Resources: Sampler Of Useful Sites For Specific Practice Areas, Maureen Cahill

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