Digital Future for Journalism - Kiev, Ukraine
Computer-Assisted Research and Investigation for Journalists - December 2010

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A selection of online resources for the
Digital Future of Journalism Program

Kiyv, Ukraine
13-15 December, 2010

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Organised by:
Mohyla School of Journalism (National University of Kyiv, Ukraine) & Foundation for Development of Ukraine

1. Understanding how search engines work
Typology of search engines
  • Search engines, definition at Wikipedia [ua]
  • How to choose a search engine, by Internet Tutorials
  • Taxonomy of search engines
  • How search engines work, Search Engine Watch
  • Google web search features
  • Google's search results page
  • Search features & boolean queries
  • Boolean searching on the Internet, by Internet Tutorials
  • How to use web search engines, by The Spider's Apprentice
  • Google advanced operators (cheat sheet), by GoogleGuide
  • Google's basic search guide
  • Google's advanced search guide
  • Google's search tips
  • Search features chart, by Search Engine Watch

  • 2. Search engine types Up
    Search engine directories
  • Buscopio.net, +2,000 specialized search engines
  • Directory of search engines, +300 search engines
  • List of web directories, by Wikipedia
  • General search engines
  • Google
  • Live Search, by MSN
  • Yahoo! Search
  • General web directories
  • Open Directory Project
  • World Wide Web Virtual Library
  • Metasearch engines
  • Clusty
  • Metacrawler
  • Database directories
  • Complete Planet, +70,000 online databases
  • IRE - The Database Library

  • 3. Google complete [105] Arriba
    Search of all kind of information
  • Google ― general search engine with advanced search
  • Google Blogs Search ― blog search, with advanced search
  • Google Books ― books search, with advanced search
  • Google Directory ― based on the Open Directory Project
  • Google Groups ― search engine for messages sent to the online groups and Usenet, since 1981, with advanced search. Don't miss the 20 Years Usenet Timeline
  • Google Patents ― patents search in USA
  • Google Product Search ― product prices comparison (US only)
  • Google Profiles ― search for personal profiles
  • Google Public Data Explorer ― data visualization tool
  • Google Scholar ― search of academic papers & publications, with advanced search
  • Google Special Searches ― special searches about Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft... in US
  • Google Squared
  • Knol ― collaborative enciclopedia
  • Búsqueda de información gráfica y audiovisual
  • Google Images ― image search with advanced search
  • Google Movies
  • Google TV
  • Google Video ― video search, with advanced search
  • Picasa Web Albums ― public foto search
  • Search of news
  • Google Fast Flip ― enhanced RSS reader
  • Google News ― news search, by language & countries
  • Google News Archive Search
  • Services and tools of personal information & communication
  • Google Alerts
  • Google Buzz
  • GMail
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Checkout
  • Google Dictionary
  • Google Docs
  • Google Finance
  • Google History
  • Google Moderator
  • Google Notebook
  • Google Reader
  • Google Screensaver
  • Google Talk
  • Google Wave
  • iGoogle
  • Orkut
  • Picasa
  • Mobile communication tools
  • Google GOOG-411
  • Google Mobile
  • Google Voice
  • Blogs, microblogs & website publication tools
  • Blogger
  • Google FollowFinder
  • Google Feedburner
  • Google Pages
  • Google Sidewiki
  • Google Sites
  • Jaiku
  • Geolocalization tools
  • Google Earth
  • Google Hotpot
  • Google Latitude
  • Google Map Maker
  • Google Maps, with mobile version
  • Google Maps - Street View
  • Google Mars
  • Google Moon
  • Google Sky
  • Google Transit
  • Panoramio
  • Web applications & tools
  • Android
  • Google Accesible Search
  • Google - Language tools
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Chrome OS (developing)
  • Google Desktop
  • Google Experimental Search
  • Google Gadgets
  • Google Gears
  • Google Instant
  • Google Labs
  • Google Map Maker
  • Google Pack Installer, for PC
  • Google Postini Services, online storage for companies
  • Google Reader
  • Google SketchUp - 3D layout
  • Google Software Downloader for the Mac, for Macintosh
  • Google Toolbar
  • Google Translate
  • iGoogle
  • Picasa
  • Web data analysing tools
  • Google Base
  • Google Insights
  • Google Sets
  • Google Trends
  • Web editing tools
  • Google Add URL
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Code
  • Google Friend Connect
  • Google Site Search
  • Google Web Accelerator
  • Google Webmaster tools
  • Advertising services for the web
  • Google Ad Innovations
  • Google AdSense
  • Google AdWords
  • Google Apps
  • Google Grants
  • New tools & services
  • Google New Products

  • 4.Specialized search engines Up
    FTP search
  • NAPALM FTP Indexer
  • Mailing lists search engines
  • CataList, access to +50,000 public lists
  • P2P search engines
  • IsoHunt
  • Usenet & newsgroup search
  • Google Groups
  • ibiblio.org - Search for Groups
  • NNSeek
  • Whois search - domain property
  • Allwhois
  • Internic Whois search
  • 6. Blogs & microblogs Up
    a) Blogs Arriba
    Blog publishing tools
  • Blogger
  • Tumblr
  • WordPress
  • Blog search
  • Google Blog Search
  • Technorati - Search
  • b) Microblogs Arriba
    Plataformas de publicación de microblogs
  • Twitter
  • Coveritlive.com
  • Plataformas de publicación de fotos & vídeos
  • Twitpic - free system for photo publishing at Twitter
  • TweetPhoto - free system for photo publishing at Twitter
  • Yfrog.com - free system for photo & video publishing at Twitter
  • Buscadores de anotaciones en Twitter
  • Twitter Search - Twitter's search engine
  • Twiterfall
  • Buscadores de temas ('hashtags') en Twitter
  • Hash Tracking - theme search (#), with detailed charts
  • Buscadores de fotos en Twitter
  • PicFog - photo search engine in Twitter
  • TwitPho - photo search engine in Twitter
  • Buscadores de usuarios de Twitter
  • Listorious - search for Twitter users, sorted by theme and relevance
  • Sistema de lectura y edición externa
  • HootSuite - online content management system for microblogs and social networks
  • TweetDeck - desktop content management system for microblogs and social networks
  • Seesmic - online content management system for microblogs and social networks
  • URL shortening
  • Bit.ly
  • Herramientas de monitorización y medición de estadísticas
  • BackTweets - link search in Twitter
  • Bettween - conversation tracker between Twitter users
  • Klout - measures the influence of Twitter users
  • Favotter - to know what are the most popular tweets
  • The Archivist - Twitter stats
  • Trendistic - Twitter trends
  • TweetEffect - to know who unfollow you
  • TweetStats - Twitter stats
  • Twitter Grader - measures the influence and popularity of Twitter users
  • Twoolr - Twitter stats
  • Directorios de herramientas
  • Oneforty - directory of Twitter-related applications

  • 7. Bookmarks Up
  • Blogmarks
  • Del.icio.us

  • 8. Calendars Up
  • CalendarHub
  • Google Calendar

  • 9. Classified ads Up
  • Craigslist
  • Theadcloud

  • 10. Experts Up
  • Profnet

  • 11. Maps Up
  • Google Maps
  • Live Search Maps
  • Mappy
  • Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, at University of Texas
  • Yahoo! Local Maps

  • 12. Online communities

    Up
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin
  • Myspace.com

  • 13. Photos Up
    Photo search engines
  • Creative Commons - Search - CC-license photo search engine [Creative Commons: explicación de las licencias]
  • Google Images ― photo search, with advanced search
  • PicFog
  • Yahoo! Images Search
  • Public domain photos
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Photoblog
  • Photo portals
  • Flickr - also accesible through Flickr Creative Commons
  • Photoblog
  • Picasa
  • Online photo editing
  • Gimp
  • Picnik
  • Snipshot

  • 14. Podcast Up
    Sonidos de dominio público
  • Jamendo - CC license music
  • CCMIxter - mainly electronic music, with CC license
  • Podsafe audio
  • Magnatune
  • Directorios de podcasting
  • Digital podcast
  • Alojamiento y publicación de podcasts
  • Odeo
  • Videopodcasting
  • Pluggd
  • Blip.tv
  • Tutoriales de podcasting
  • How to create your own podcast, in About.com
  • Blip.tv

  • 15. Presentations Up
  • SlideShare
  • Thumbstacks


  • 16. RSS tools & feeds Up
    RSS online readers
  • Bloglines
  • Feedster
  • iGoogle
  • My Yahoo!
  • Netvibes
  • RSS desktop readers
  • Feedreader [for Windows]
  • NetNewsWire [for Macintosh]
  • RSSreader [for Windows]

  • 17. Storage

    Up
  • Dropbox
  • Omnidrive
  • Xdrive
  • Yousendit.

  • 18. Telephone & email finders Up
    IP Telephone
  • Skype -
  • White & yelow pages'
  • Infobel
  • IAF.net

  • 19. University Up
  • Google Scholar
  • Scientific Commons

  • 20. Videos & online TV Up
    Video portals
  • Blip.tv
  • Dailymotion
  • Vimeo
  • You Tube
  • Online editing of videos
  • YouTube Video Editor - explicación sobre las características de esta herramienta
  • Video downloading
  • Keepvid.com
  • Savevideo.me
  • Format conversion for videos
  • Zamzar
  • Media Convert
  • TV online
  • Global Internet TV
  • Joost
  • Zatoo
  • Zatoo

  • 21. Voting Up
  • Digg

  • 22. Web 2.0 Up
    Concept & typology of services
  • Web 2.0, definition at Wikipedia [ua]
  • Visual map of Web 2.0, at Wikipedia
  • What is Web 2.0, O'Reilly
  • Directories of Web 2.0 applications
  • Go2Web2.0 - The Complete Web 2.0 Directory

  • 23. Web traffic comparison Up
  • Alexa

  • 24. Webcam search Up
  • EarthCam

  • 25. Wikis Up
    Wiki publishing system
  • Wikia
  • Wikispaces
  • Wikis
  • Wikibooks
  • Wikipedia
  • Wikiversity

  • 26. Writing tools Up
  • Google Docs
  • Word Count Tool

  • Categories
    Basics of web searching
    Understanding how search engines work
    1
    Search engine types
    2
    Google complete
    3
    Specialized
    search engines
    4

    Special search resources & useful online tools
    Aggregators
    5
    Blogs & microblogs
    6
    Bookmarks
    7
    Calendars
    8
    Classified ads
    9
    Experts
    10
    Maps
    11
    Online communities
    12
    Photos
    13
    Podcast
    14
    Presentations
    15
    RSS tools & feeds
    16
    Storage
    17
    Telephone & email finders
    18
    University
    19
    Videos & online TV
    20
    Voting
    21
    Web 2.0
    22
    Web traffic comparison
    23
    Webcam
    24
    Wiki
    25
    Writing tools
    26

    [most useful links]
    in my humble opinion :)

     


    COMPUTER-ASSISTED RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION FOR JOURNALIST
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    Professional training seminar by Ramón Salaverría - Kiyv (Ukraine), 13-15 December 2010
    URL: http://www.unav.es/fcom/mmlab/kiev2010/
    [Short link: http://tinyurl.com/kyiv2010]

    Organised by: Mohyla School of Journalism (National University of Kyiv, Ukraine) & Foundation for Development of Ukraine
    Ramón Salaverría < rsalaver@unav.es > | Facultad de Comunicación | Universidad de Navarra - 31080 Pamplona (España) | Tel: +34 948 425617

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