NEW RESOURCES
PR Newswire: New interactive map of Costa Rica showcases its cultural, natural and ocean heritage (PRESS RELEASE). “The platform brings together geographic, oceanographic, cultural, historical, and scientific information about the country, making knowledge about Costa Rica more accessible to students, teachers, researchers, domestic and international tourists, media outlets, and the general public. The information is available in both Spanish and English.”
New to me, found on Bluesky, I think it launched about a year ago? Words of Bluesky. “Look up an account to find the accounts that write about the same things, or search for words to find who uses them far more than most.” I looked up “database” to see which account was using that word the most and discovered it was the Wrestling Entrance Music Database.
National Security Archive: The U.S. and Soviet versions of Reykjavik. “President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev almost achieved a deal 40 years ago at the 1986 Reykjavik summit to abolish nuclear weapons, but the agreement would have required ‘an exceptional level of trust that neither side had yet developed,’ according to previously secret U.S. and Soviet documents posted on the Web by the National Security Archive of George Washington University.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
CBS News: JewishGen revamps online database to help people uncover their family histories. “[Karen] Lichtman’s discovery highlights the role of JewishGen, one of the world’s largest online resources for Jewish genealogy. Based at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, the organization is preparing to launch an updated website next week to help users navigate millions of historical records.”
AROUND THE SEARCH & SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD
Hollywood Reporter: Disney Inks Major Creator Deal With Dude Perfect. “Like Disney’s other creator deals, it will see some Dude Perfect content come to Disney+, including some of the group’s short-form library content. But it will also see the group create original content for its platforms and channels inspired by Disney events, with Super Bowl LXI, the 50th anniversary of Star Wars, and Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday among the projects being highlighted.”
Tubefilter: TikTok says yes to more creator-led microdramas from Made By Us and HOORAE. “As you probably know, ‘microdrama’ is the current format du jour for everyone hoping to make a buck in the entertainment industry, from Hollywood studios to major social media platforms. That includes TikTok, which just announced a new microseries-focused partnership with production company Made By Us Studios.”
Tom’s Hardware: The official Tom’s Hardware app is here — 30 years of tech coverage and benchmarks in your pocket. “We’ve been sharing our passion for technology with you for 30 years, and today we’re introducing a faster, easier way to access all of our content while on the go. The official Tom’s Hardware app is live now, available for free on Android and iOS devices, bringing all of our content to your pocket in a clean, responsive application that is optimized for smartphones and tablets.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
New York Times: When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe. “Within hours of Mr. Thompson’s post, another user had offered a bounty of $5,000 for the name and photos of the woman who had sued Cornell University under the pseudonym, claiming she had been gang raped at a fraternity party. Within a day, commenters were circulating a woman’s name and images of her from a social media account. On the fringes of the internet, bigots, attention-seekers and trolls have long seized on polarizing legal cases to air anger and disgust at women — and boost their following. Now they were coming for Jane Doe.”
Reuters: US judge rebuffs $85 million fee request by lawyers in Google Play antitrust litigation. ” A federal judge in California has rejected for now a request by lawyers for consumers who sued Alphabet’s Google over its Play Store practices to collect $85 million in legal fees from a $630 million settlement, saying the attorneys failed to provide sufficient records to justify the award.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
ilyess: My Quest for IndieWeb Citizenship. “Browsing the internet, I landed on the IndieWeb site and went exploring that philosophy. I wasn’t new to the concept, but up until then I hadn’t taken the time to dig deep and really understand what it was all about. I knew it had to do with microformats — conventional HTML tags bloggers use to annotate information on their sites — and POSSE — which in practice for me means posting here first, then syndicating to Mastodon. But beyond that, I didn’t fully grasp the point. So I grabbed a cup of coffee and dove down the rabbit hole.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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