http://kuple.org/hive conversations on libraries and technology Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:42:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Google unveiled a new way to display its search results this morning, called Instant Search. Instant brings search results to your browser, as you type. Letter by letter - it's amazing. The feature will be rolled out to all users over the coming hours and days but ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/Vg4fHDlbXT0/google_instant_search.php One of the big debates in the venture capital industry lately has been the growing argument between so-called "super angels" and traditional VCs - the former being prone to mention how they feel the latter "sucks." As one would expect, many voices in the industry have made themselves heard in ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/vsWmcKVWBSw/valuable-startup-advice-emerges-from-angel-vc-debate.php Like a phoenix rising from Arizona, Google once again disrupted the search ecosystem today with the announcement and launch of Google Instant. "Google Instant isn't search as you type, it's search before you type," said Google VP of Search Product and User Experience Marissa Mayer. Creepy! Sponsor While Google would probably ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/LE-iIJAlv3I/what_does_the_rww_community_think_of_google_instan.php At the Government 2.0 Summit today, Code for America, DC's OCTO and OpenPlans introduced a new code-sharing project, Civic Commons. Civic Commons will help 21,000 local jurisdictions share code and work out best practices for developing them, all on an open source basis. Sponsor In an era of extraordinary economic challenges, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/TETKLgr33Pc/civic_commons_helps_municipalities_share_code.php Facebook is used for a lot of things. Family contact, business advertising, non-profit planning and municipal information among others. Drag queens, belt buckle artists and the Catholic Church all use it. Now, employees of the Detroit Media Partnership, which includes the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News, and ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/hTSLpAKonEc/journalists_use_facebook_as_bargaining_tool.php How do library trustees get trained? How are director and trustee roles defined to ensure a healthy library organization? How are trustee relationships cultivated both in and outside the library circle? Join us on September 14, 2 pm Eastern, for The Rural Library Trustee: Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships, a webinar ... http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/2010/09/08/webinar-the-rural-library-trustee/ Video support on Apple's mobile devices is far from universal and that's an issue that Applidium hopes to solve with its submission of VLC, the open-source video player, to the App Store. According to the company's release, "if everything goes well, VLC for the iPad should be available next week". Sponsor The free ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/b7g3mIZwt4g/vlc_submits_ipad_app_to_app_store.php We're doing a wrap up of VMworld and we want to know what you thought were the hot trends of the conference. We have a few thoughts of our own but what do you think were some of the most significant developments that emerged from VMworld? Sponsor What was Hot at VMworld?online ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/4a44byb9Et4/weekly-poll-what-was-hot-at-vm.php Ithaca, NY Apologies for all who attempted to login to join “DSpace 1.6 Usage Statistics: How Does it Work?” Technical difficulties forced the web seminar to be rescheduled for Sept. 22. If you registered you will receive new login information. The web seminar will be recorded and made available at ... http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/duraspace/2010/09/08/rescheduleddspace-16-usage-statistics-how-does-it-work/ Though Mountain View-based startup Appcelerator has been working together for roughly 3 years, it wasn't until this past March when the venture-backed company launched Titanium to the general public. Appcelerator's flagship product, Titanium offers a platform on which Web developers can build native mobile applications that are easily portable from ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/U8QLmry54Bs/cross-platform_app_dev_startup_appcelerator_now_fuels_4000_apps.php