U.S. Citizens Participate at Open Government Dialogue

(Dear Reader: To follow the Discussion Phase that began June 3, go to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Blog.) REVIEW Transparency, Participation, Collaboration President Obama promised us greater governmental transparency, participation, and collaboration.  The most exciting aspect of this directive is the new, experimental online process of public engagement for policy-making.  Go to...

5 Visual Search Engines Added to àlaBuzz “Great Free Online Resources List”

Five new visual search engines have been added to the àlaBuzz Great Free Online Resources List.  Read a review about them at Pandia Search Engine...

Wordle Word Clouds for Fun and Faux Pictures

Wordle Example REVIEW Some posts have no compelling images with which to enhance their message. Yet, a visual alongside would be easier on the eyes.  When you are in this sticky fix, Wordle, the artistic word cloud tool, saves the day.  It lets you easily create stylish graphic images from words – faux pictures, if you will.  Because Wordle images are created from your text, they can only be...

Business Women Blog on Flokka

"Flokka is a global blogging community for women in business and leadership; a place to connect and be inspired by other like-minded women, to share and promote your business, and develop both you and your business." REVIEW Flokka is a vibrant online community of blogging business women.  Members showcase their business blogs in the blog directory, and connect with other business-minded women...

7 New Additions to àlaBuzz “Great Free Online Resources List”

From now on I’ll post when I’m adding resources to the àlaBuzz Great Free  Online Resources List.  As always, feel free to suggest in a comment any free online resource you’d like to see included – and tell us briefly what it is about.  Thanks! Added Resources: Dolphin 6 – Open-source, independent, downloadable, scalable, customizable, full-featured software for building...