Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
(BRUSSELS ) - The EU launches Thursday its Europeana digital library, an online digest of Europe’s cultural heritage that aims to draw together millions of books and other items.
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Massive EU online library looks to compete with Google (Eu Business)
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they′ll see this message. Inspired by ancient Alexandria’s attempt to collect the world’s knowledge, the EU launches on Thursday its Europeana digital library, an online digest of Europe’s cultural heritage.
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Massive EU online library looks to compete with Google (Mail and Guardian)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Viewzi.com is a new visual alternative to Google. Instead of text descriptions of sites that correspond to your search terms, you get pictures. What you see is a moving carousel of choices, each showing a different way to view your search results.
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Web searches go visual with Viewzi (Bangkok Post - Thailand’s English news)
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
Stakeholders in book industry including the government need to drop sentiments and greed in order to make books readily available and affordable to readers in Nigeria and stop their political propaganda on poor reading culture.
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Nigeria: Coping With Poor Reading Culture (AllAfrica.com)
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
A simple idea with a simple goal is helping a lot of young minds.
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“Back-to-Books” program at local elementary is a success (WNCT Greenville)
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Nothing could stop Jimmie Johnson’s drive into the NASCAR record books. Not even a final, furious push by Carl Edwards.
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NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson Wins Record-Tying 3rd Straight Cup Title (WJBF-TV Augusta)
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