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Add You - AccessMyLibrary, Squidoo, Know It Now, and Wikipedia: The Four Best Free Resources on the Web
Let me ask you a question. What's your freedom worth? How about your livelihood? Lately floating around in the headlines United Airlines has cut pension benefits causing mass concern to blue collar workers in the United States. The court ordered decision to support such cuts has led many to believe that it won't be long before other companies follow suit.Has the long held belief that pensions are safe been challenged? You bet! It happened right under our noses. The really nasty policy changes and business tactics that you are seeing today actually started in the 1990's. If you'll no
Although KnowItNow is only available in Ohio, several other sites of the same ilk are popping up in quite a few
Six Sigma And The Green BeltsIn an organization implementing Six Sigma, the Black Belts are generally supported by the Green Belts. Black Belts do most of the problem-solving and analytical work. The cost of training, hiring and renting new Black Belts is a major factor that eats into the Six Sigma projects savings. This in turn leads to a decline in the returns on investment. An increasing trend for companies employing Six Sigma in order to save more money per year is to use the unconventional approach of training Green Belts at least two to three years before even considering hiri
At first, I wasn’t so sure.
I have been, admittedly, a little hesitant to jump on the Wiki-wagon. After all, what is wrong with referencing your standard, tried and trusted, online encyclopedia? For years I had sought my information from the American Heritage free online dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus with abandon. What could a user-influenced site like Wikipedia possibly offer me besides error-ridden, irrelevant data?
Comments like my friend’s, however, made me wonder if I was missing out on something useful. All around me, people were talking about Wiki-this and Wiki-that; could there be benefit in searching amidst editable content?
The more I got to thinking about it, the more I realized that your typical run-of-the-mill encyclopedia descriptions are maybe a little too clich? and outdated. What users are really looking for these days isn’t so much a down to the letter exhaustive write-up on the platypus, but rather an interactive approach to supplying and receiving information. Users are drawn to Wikipedia because it allows users to showcase their individual expertise and inform the general public of their vast knowledge of what-have-you.
Squidoo (http://www.squidoo.com) is another site where users are responsible for the content therein. Built on the premise that “there ought to be a way for us all to benefit from what everyone else knows,” Squidoo offers users a unique way of gaining and posting information. The same appeal that applies to Wikipedia, also applies to Squidoo. Essentially, what it seems to boil down to is this: users have something to say and site-permitting, they’ll say it. Allowing John Doe to give his two cents about the Ohio State Buckeyes for all to see gives others a chance to see a “real” person’s viewpoint, while giving Mr. Doe a boost to the ego. Better yet, let him tag other pages or “lenses” to his heart’s delight and you’ve got a site indexed (quite accurately) by its users and a community built on technology and common interests.
Also of note is http://www.KnowItNow.org. According to the website,
“KnowItKnow is a live online information service provided free of charge for the citizens of Ohio by the State Library of Ohio and your local public library. Professional librarians are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer your reference questions and assist you in finding information. Once logged on with your Ohio zip code, you and a librarian engage in a "chat" session. The librarian “pushes” high quality, authoritative online resources to your screen. You can watch and participate as librarians skillfully navigate the Internet to find precise answers to your questions. At the conclusion of each KnowItNow session, you will receive a complete transcript of your session via email including links to all the online resources shared during that session.”
Although KnowItNow is only available in Ohio, several other sites of the same ilk are popping up in quite a few
We’ve all been there, last minute meeting and no meeting space, new project and no desks for the team… finding extra office space is a nightmare. There are endless business centres to turn to, and what should be a simple job ends up taking day after day of your valuable time. That’s where using an office finding service can help.Similar to how you use a comparative online service, like Kelkoo to compare costs when shopping for books, CDs, travel, computing etc., an office finding service will find you suitable office premises just by making one phone call or registering your require
Comments like my friend’s, however, made me wonder if I was missing out on something useful. All around me, people were talking about Wiki-this and Wiki-that; could there be benefit in searching amidst editable content?
The more I got to thinking about it, the more I realized that your typical run-of-the-mill encyclopedia descriptions are maybe a little too clich? and outdated. What users are really looking for these days isn’t so much a down to the letter exhaustive write-up on the platypus, but rather an interactive approach to supplying and receiving information. Users are drawn to Wikipedia because it allows users to showcase their individual expertise and inform the general public of their vast knowledge of what-have-you.
Squidoo (http://www.squidoo.com) is another site where users are responsible for the content therein. Built on the premise that “there ought to be a way for us all to benefit from what everyone else knows,” Squidoo offers users a unique way of gaining and posting information. The same appeal that applies to Wikipedia, also applies to Squidoo. Essentially, what it seems to boil down to is this: users have something to say and site-permitting, they’ll say it. Allowing John Doe to give his two cents about the Ohio State Buckeyes for all to see gives others a chance to see a “real” person’s viewpoint, while giving Mr. Doe a boost to the ego. Better yet, let him tag other pages or “lenses” to his heart’s delight and you’ve got a site indexed (quite accurately) by its users and a community built on technology and common interests.
Also of note is http://www.KnowItNow.org. According to the website,
“KnowItKnow is a live online information service provided free of charge for the citizens of Ohio by the State Library of Ohio and your local public library. Professional librarians are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer your reference questions and assist you in finding information. Once logged on with your Ohio zip code, you and a librarian engage in a "chat" session. The librarian “pushes” high quality, authoritative online resources to your screen. You can watch and participate as librarians skillfully navigate the Internet to find precise answers to your questions. At the conclusion of each KnowItNow session, you will receive a complete transcript of your session via email including links to all the online resources shared during that session.”
Although KnowItNow is only available in Ohio, several other sites of the same ilk are popping up in quite a few
Influence is a key element in mastering the techniques of Magnetic Persuasion. Influence is the highest form of persuasion. With influence, people are spurred on to action because of your character, not your maneuvers. Persuasion is what you do or say, but influence is who you are.How does one gain this type of influence? How do you gain a strong enough influence over people that they will act simply because an idea came from you? How about having a strong enough influence over people that they are still compelled to move forward even when you’re not around?re drawn to Wikipedia because it allows users to showcase their individual expertise and inform the general public of their vast knowledge of what-have-you.
Squidoo (http://www.squidoo.com) is another site where users are responsible for the content therein. Built on the premise that “there ought to be a way for us all to benefit from what everyone else knows,” Squidoo offers users a unique way of gaining and posting information. The same appeal that applies to Wikipedia, also applies to Squidoo. Essentially, what it seems to boil down to is this: users have something to say and site-permitting, they’ll say it. Allowing John Doe to give his two cents about the Ohio State Buckeyes for all to see gives others a chance to see a “real” person’s viewpoint, while giving Mr. Doe a boost to the ego. Better yet, let him tag other pages or “lenses” to his heart’s delight and you’ve got a site indexed (quite accurately) by its users and a community built on technology and common interests.
Also of note is http://www.KnowItNow.org. According to the website,
“KnowItKnow is a live online information service provided free of charge for the citizens of Ohio by the State Library of Ohio and your local public library. Professional librarians are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer your reference questions and assist you in finding information. Once logged on with your Ohio zip code, you and a librarian engage in a "chat" session. The librarian “pushes” high quality, authoritative online resources to your screen. You can watch and participate as librarians skillfully navigate the Internet to find precise answers to your questions. At the conclusion of each KnowItNow session, you will receive a complete transcript of your session via email including links to all the online resources shared during that session.”
Although KnowItNow is only available in Ohio, several other sites of the same ilk are popping up in quite a few
For many business people the challenge is how to find time to attend all the available networking functions. Because our lives are packed these days, we all want to make the best use of our time. Some are beginning to understand that focusing on one specific market means less networking, but a better return on the investment of the time.Maggie Sullivan, owner of The Traveling Jewelry Queen, sells imported fashion jewelry. Maggie looks at this as a retirement business, not wanting it to get in the way of her other interests. She says, "I could be busy every minute, but I like to
Also of note is http://www.KnowItNow.org. According to the website,
“KnowItKnow is a live online information service provided free of charge for the citizens of Ohio by the State Library of Ohio and your local public library. Professional librarians are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer your reference questions and assist you in finding information. Once logged on with your Ohio zip code, you and a librarian engage in a "chat" session. The librarian “pushes” high quality, authoritative online resources to your screen. You can watch and participate as librarians skillfully navigate the Internet to find precise answers to your questions. At the conclusion of each KnowItNow session, you will receive a complete transcript of your session via email including links to all the online resources shared during that session.”
Although KnowItNow is only available in Ohio, several other sites of the same ilk are popping up in quite a few
New parents are excellent prospects for the $2.1 trillion dollar U.S. leisure industry. In 2006, there were more than 4 million families that welcomed new babies into their homes. This robust and renewable prospect source presents a tremendous revenue opportunity for leisure executives willing to target them.Families with newborns have many obvious needs; leisure industry executives can tap the hidden opportunities to find new revenue.New parents buy all the obvious baby things: baby furniture, diapers, toys, mini-vans …but what else are they buying? What marketers need t
Although KnowItNow is only available in Ohio, several other sites of the same ilk are popping up in quite a few states. Though it is under-utilized, KnowItNow is an important resource for several reasons. For example, it lets home-bound users benefit from library services and promotes internet awareness and education for the less than tech-savvy crowd. It also serves as an indication that libraries are staying on top of evolving technology and making efforts to integrate it into the services that they offer.
Another online site that is gaining momentum is AccessMyLibrary (http://www.AccessMyLibrary.com). This site functions as an online magazine/journal library and like Squidoo and Wikipedia, AccessMyLibrary provides valuable information through the medium of the internet. With over 16 million articles (and growing), there is literally something for everyone on this site. The content ranges from the obscure (Adhesive Technology) to the vastly popular (O, the Oprah Magazine) and is, of course, free.
While its number of articles is certainly impressive, it’s actually the quality of the content that is the real show-stopper for many users (i.e. Macworld, The New Yorker, Allure, Booklist, and the list goes on from there).
AccessMyLibrary has proven to be a goldmine of sought-after content. With relevant articles on worthwhile topics for all interests, its appeal is widespread.
And all the while, web users are loving it. Free content—free access—freedom of (online) speech. Fundamentally, the internet is changing for the better.
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