Month: January 2012

Check out this very useful Chrome extension:

SlashSearch (or “slash search”) adds simple hotkey searching to any website. When you press the forward slash key on a webpage, it will do one of two things: 1. If the website has a search feature, SlashSearch will focus on the page’s search box. Just hit “/” and start typing your query! 2. If the website doesn’t have a search feature, SlashSearch will render its own search box. You can enter a query into the box and search the site using Google.

Nicely-written op-ed piece:

So the question is, did Congress learn anything? Will Washington lament last week like it was a bad review that cost it business or will it recognize what happened as an opportunity to learn and do better?

If members of Congress better understood the central role that the Internet plays in their constituents’ lives – the hub through which Americans work, communicate, share, learn, create and enjoy entertainment – they would understand why their constituents fought so hard to protect it.

The Kerguelen Islands comprise the only land mass antipodal to the continental United States.

Because learning is half the battle…

[via Hot Links]

“Yesterday Facebook launched Open Graph, its tool for letting third party developers share actions in your timeline, with 60 new partners. Here’s what you can do with it, and why you might not like it.”