The Awesome New Technology That You’ll See on the Web This Year | LifeHacker
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Bing Adds Klingon to Language Translator | Mashable
Very cool. The Bing Translator translates “Librarians can do anything.” into “vay’ laH Qu’ librarians.” in Klingon. There is also a Klingon (Kronos) option, which shows the statement in the Kronos language/characters/font.
While Amazon Cloud Drive has been on quite the world tour as of late, Canadians have had to watch as seemingly everyone else gets the storage service first. Thankfully, Canucks can now do more than just twiddle their thumbs now that Cloud Drive has gone live in their country. Pricing is virtually on par with what Americans know, with a 5GB free tier and multiple paid tiers that start at $10 per year for 20GB. All the Cloud Drive-focused desktop and mobile apps are now available as well. Via Amazon Cloud Drive Reaches Canada | Engadget.
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Build a Digital Family Tree With These 5 Tools | Mashable
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There is also a tool called Family Echo, which is free but very basic and another one called MyHeritage, also free but with more features including sharing and a collaborative tool called Geni.
Top 5 Sites for Online Learning | Information Space
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Even libraries need to consider SEO in order to improve their visibility to their target communities and users. A list of 11 free search engine optimization tools for beginners.
via Free Search Engine Optimization Tools | LimeIsBetter SEO Services.
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I have used the Evernote service for years. I have found the more organized your notebooks and notes are, the more useful the service is. For search and discovery metadata is key – add tags, create explicit titles and create hierarchies of your notebooks. I especially like the eClip plugin for Internet browsers, the sync function and using the service across multiple devices.
Google has a history of retiring applications and emphasizing social. The social element is not important to me and i’m resentful of Google’s actions regarding the retirement of Google Reader and the most recent changes to its algorithms in Google Search. I will be not be switching to Google Keep, and for my current needs, I only need one note-taking service.
“We tested out Google’s newest app — looking at everything from its interface to its functionality — and put it all on video. Watch our hands-on with Google Keep.”
via Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Google Keep (Video) | Mashable
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