Social networking through your computer: is it really? Worth it?

I admit it. I have a Facebook page. And a MySpace page. And a Plaxo page. And a LinkedIn page. And a Classmates page. And a Xing page. And . . . I think that’s all. I think. Have I become a social networking junkie? Umm . . . I believe the answer is a [...]

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This post was written by Chris Swiser on March 26, 2009 Comments (0)

A great day for archivists

Today was a great day for online researchers, genealogists and historians everywhere.    NewspaperARCHIVE.com announced its partnership with SmallTownPapers.  This simply means that more and more content will available in one location to make your search easier.  Click on the this link and read the entire story.

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This post was written by Chris Swiser on March 24, 2009 Comments (0)

Is newsprint dead?

So far this year we’ve lost two major city newspapers, first the Denver Rocky Mountain  News on February 27, then the Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its last edition yeaterday.  It will try to live on as an online “newspaper”, trying to survive through selling online advertising and through online subscriptions.
Some say the death of newspapers started [...]

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This post was written by Chris Swiser on March 18, 2009 Comments (0)