Month: September 2008

Some stories to watch:

• Hispanics Hit Hard As Workers Lose Hours, by HispanicTrending
• Also, did you know that U.S. Hispanics are active online social networkers? That’s what Forrester Research says, in this HispanicTrending article.
• For something that will make you laugh, maybe, the Houston Chronicle² ran a story about how Hispanics become Democrats due to “ignorance” — at least according to one Republican source. “Hispana: Por ignorancia latinos se hacen “demócratas” en EEUU” is a hoot (it’s in Spanish).
• From the other viewpoint, but in the same media (Houston Chronicle²) there’s “Intereses hispanos, reflejados en agenda demócrata — Varios puntos importantes para los latinos entraron en la plataforma política del candidato presidencial Barack Obama.” NOTE, also in Spanish.
• The Houston Chronicle² is reporting that “San Francisco is delaying a controversial program that would provide identification cards to all residents regardless of legal status.” These IDs would be necessary for city services, including health and libraries.

Some links to add to your bookmarks:

• soundunwound, from the great people who brought us imdb, it’s the ultimate online database for music knowledge

Footnotes
2 = article may expire in a few weeks.

Some stories to watch:

• Target Settles Accessibility Lawsuit for $6 Million, by SitePoint
• Need to declutter your life? Reboot Your Workflow This Fall with tips from lifehacker.

Some links to add to your bookmarks:

• soundunwound, from the great people who brought us imdb, it’s the ultimate online database for music knowledge

Chrome
Google launched a new browser, upping the ante in the browser wars. Here’s some light reading to get a handle on what that means to the rest of us:

• Google’s Chrome Ups the Ante, by Business Week
• Google Working on Browser: What About Mozilla?, by SitePoint
• Ambitions enough for another 10 years — But Google’s plans may butt up against backlash from its growth, by Houston Chronicle²

Some other stories to watch & things to do:

• Target Settles Accessibility Lawsuit for $6 Million, by SitePoint
• Need to declutter your life? Reboot Your Workflow This Fall with tips from lifehacker
• From LibrarianInBlack, “I recently published a lengthy article in the UK open access journal Ariadne“Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload.” Enjoy! The journal also has an excellent article promoting the option of allowing employees to telecommute (e.g. “work from home” for those unfamiliar with the term).“
• Also, did you know that U.S. Hispanics are active online social networkers? That’s what Forrester Research says, in this HispanicTrending article.
• Legacy Multimedia has a wonderful post on the importance of creating a storyboard for multimedia projects.

Some links to add to your bookmarks:

• soundunwound, from the great people who brought us imdb, it’s the ultimate online database for music knowledge
• SitePoint Blogs gives us 15 Places to Sell Your Photos

Footnotes
2 = article may expire in a few weeks.