Searcher articles from November 2007

Searcher archives from November 2007

The sacrament of citizenship.(Searcher's VOICE)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I love to vote. I can still remember the very first time. There I was, walking down the driveway of a neighbor's house to the back door where the ladies--God bless the League of Women Voters and all their...

Thomson Scientific and the citation indexes: an interview with Keith MacGregor and James Testa.(Interview)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] I visited Thomson Scientific's headquarters in 2006 hoping to learn how the data elements from ISI Web of Science (WOS) mapped to the data--such as the Impact Factors--in the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) and...

The 51st state: the state of online: the presidential campaign 2008 candidates and news sources: the presidential election of 2008 will be the first presidential "Internet election," an historical phenomenon in which the Internet and its technologies are playing integral roles for candidates and their campaigns, the mainstream media, and voters and citizens.(Cover story)
November 1, 2007... Unlike previous campaigns, the Internet has become the essential tool for all political candidates to announce their campaigns, release new campaign ads, answer questions posted by voters, post videos and photos, and raise awareness, as well as...

How to conduct search analytics: thought, not technology, required: while researching the latest numbers from IDG, Gartner, and Forrester's to verify the growing importance of search in everyday lives, I took a short flight that resulted in lost luggage. The airline's overworked customer support agent told me, "We have a new bag tracking system. You can get your bag's status at our Web site ... Next!".
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Normally, I get grumpy when someone makes me toil as my own customer service representative, especially when I don't happen to have a computer handy. However, since baggage tracking is the Holy Grail for business...

We knit the world: charity knitting and crocheting on the Web.(INTERNET EXPRESS)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The concept of creating three-dimensional objects out of loops of string, aka, knitting and crocheting, fascinates me. Over decades, in fits and starts, I have undertaken long-term projects: afghans, rugs, and...

Best buys.
November 1, 2007... Hardware Best PC Computers Dell Computer's Inspiron 1420 ($1,499) and Inspiron 531 ($899); Lenovo's ThinkPad X60 (Vista) ($2,699), ThinkCentre m55e ($1,259), and ThinkPad T61 Widescreen ($2,510); Toshiba's Port,g, R500-S5002 ($2,149);...

Contacts.(Directory)
November 1, 2007... Adobe Systems, Inc. (Premiere Elements 3.O, PhotoShop Elements) 345 Park Avenue San Jose, CA 95110-2704 (408) 536-6000 (800) 833-6687 (408) 537-6000 URL: http://www.adobe.com Alienware (Hangar1B HD...