Information Today articles from March 2009

Information Today archives from March 2009

Is spam here to stay?
March 1, 2009... Well, is spam ever going to disappear? The short answer is no, but legislative and legal changes over the past year provide some hope. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Adam Vitale received a 30-month prison sentence in 2008 and was ordered to...

The Philadelphia story: 11 city libraries fight closure.
March 1, 2009... Patrons at the 11 branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia that were slated to close on Jan. 1 are breathing a sigh of relief, at least temporarily. Such cost-cutting initiatives are showing up more and more nationwide as cities and towns...

Luring customers back after data breaches.
March 1, 2009... As data breaches grow larger, some companies are doing what they can to win back customer business. But sometimes the efforts go unnoticed or fail to address any lingering customer concerns. TJX, Inc. stores recently offered customers a 15%...

Reading gains momentum.
March 1, 2009... Librarians and publishers take note: After 26 years of decline, the U.S. reading rate is finally on the rise, according to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The "Reading on the Rise" report states that the overall...

Ex Libris Group joins PrestoPrime, expands Primo usage.(News Bytes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Ex Libris Group is now a member of the PrestoPrime consortium, a European Union project to research and develop tools and processes for the long-term preservation of digital audiovisual assets in archives, libraries, museums, and...

EBSCO Publishing acquires Salem Press.(News Bytes)
March 1, 2009... EBSCO Publishing obtained Salem Press, which previously offered its Magill products and the Masterplots series in EBSCO databases. The acquisition is the result of a "natural synergy" between the companies, as Salem Press publishes materials in...

OCLC holds off on WorldCat Policy implementation.(News Bytes)(Online Computer Library Center)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... OCLC delayed the implementation of its new Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records until 3Q 2009, enabling the organization to gather additional suggestions and feedback. The OCLC members council and board of trustees are jointly...

CIG gains stake in LibraryThing.(News Bytes)(Cambridge Information Group )(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Cambridge Information Group (CIG)--which owns Bowker, AquaBrowser, ProQuest, Serials Solutions, and RefWorks--purchased a minority stake in LibraryThing. Under the deal, CIG, through Bowker, becomes the exclusive distributor of LibraryThing...

Turpin Distribution unveils ecommerce service.(News Bytes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Turpin Distribution is launching a new ecommerce service for journal subscriptions. Open to all of the company's publishers and customers, the service lets customers search for titles from all Turpin's publisher clients; view prices; and sort...

Autonomy Corp. purchases Interwoven, Inc.(News Bytes)
March 1, 2009... Autonomy Corp. acquired Interwoven, Inc. Interwoven stockholders will each receive $16.20 in cash for each share they own, an amount 36% larger than the Jan. 21 closing share price of $11.84. Autonomy and Interwoven shareholder and regulatory...

Thomson Reuters targets translational research, acquires Evidence, Ltd.(News Bytes)(Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation )(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation selected the Scientific business of Thomson Reuters' Thomson Innovation, Thomson Pharma, and IDRAC data platforms for a project in Japan titled "Coordination, Support and Training Program...

Nature Clinical Practice journals get new name, upgrades.(News Bytes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Nature Publishing Group is rebranding its Nature Clinical Practice journals, rereleasing them under the Nature Reviews banner. The journals and their websites are also being upgraded, with print journals going full-color and the websites...

Berkery, Noyes: healthcare M&A still thriving.(News Bytes)(mergers and acquisitions )(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Berkery, Noyes & Co., LLC issued its January 2009 "Mergers and Acquisitions Trends Report on the Pharma and Healthcare Information and Technology Market," which shows that M&A activity remains robust in the healthcare sector. According to the...

The Patent People joins Questel.(News Bytes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Questel added The Patent People to its collection of companies. Now, Questel can offer patentability and novelty searches; and collection, infringement, validity, and state-of-the-art searches in the electrical, chemical, petroleum, mechanical,...

Publishing Technology helps publishers bring journals online.(News Bytes)(contract with Brill Academic Publishers and OceanSide Publications, Inc.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Brill, a Netherlands-based humanities and social sciences publisher, and OceanSide Publications, Inc., a U.S.-based medical publisher, have chosen Publishing Technology to bring their journal archives online. Brill's sales increased by 8%-10%...

Companies deal with tough times through diversification.(Up Front)
March 1, 2009... The other day I was watching the movie Gold Diggers of 1933 (for the umpteenth time).The first scene is a full-scale production number staged as only director Busby Berkeley could. In the middle of the Great Depression, Ginger Rogers is...

Open government, library advocacy, and more.(News Break Update)
March 1, 2009... Wasting no time, the Obama administration relaunched the White House website (www.white house.gov) on Inauguration Day. The transition team website (http://change.gov) now points to the WhiteHouse.gov site, although content is still available....

GSA names new co-editors for two journals.(News Bytes)(Geological Society of America has appointed Patience Cowie and Christian Koeberl )(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Geological Society of America (GSA) named Patience Cowie co-editor of Geology and Christian Koeberl co-editor of GSA Bulletin. Cowie is a professor of geodynamics at the University of Edinburgh's School of Geosciences, and Koeberl is head...

Wiley-Blackwell to publish ACS cancer journal.(News Bytes)(American Cancer Society)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Wiley-Blackwell expanded its publishing partnership with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to include CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. The bimonthly journal is available online and distributed in print to about 90,000 subscribers....

Applications available for Roger K. Summit Scholarship.(News Bytes)
March 1, 2009... Dialog is seeking applicants for its 2009 Roger K. Summit Scholarship, a $5,000 award given each year to graduate students in library and information sciences. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be enrolled in an accredited...

Tech Logic: still stable despite economy.(News Bytes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Tech Logic reports that its standing in the library marketplace remains stable. According to the company, increasing its customer base and profitability in the U.S., Canada, and overseas; serving only libraries; and designing, manufacturing,...

Cleveland Public Library adopts EPUB.(News Bytes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Cleveland Public Library became the first public library to offer ebook downloads in the new EPUB format. Readers can access the content via the library's download website with files optimized for the Sony Reader and viewable on both PCs...

DocPoint, KnowledgeLake target federal agencies.(News Bytes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... DocPoint Solutions is offering all federal agencies a Microsoft SharePoint work force collaboration services package that includes KnowledgeLake enterprise content management solutions. KnowledgeLake's products add document imaging and capture...

CHOICE honors SAGE, Alexander Street Press database.(News Bytes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... SAGE and Alexander Street Press' Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works database was named a 2008 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title. The database was selected from more than 7,000 titles reviewed in...

Meridian Library District chooses Bibliotheca RFID.(News Bytes)(radio frequency identification)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Meridian Library District in Meridian, Idaho, adopted Bibliotheca, Inc.'s BiblioChip Hybrid RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions in its new Silver Stone branch. The library purchased three Bibliotheca BiblioChip Hybrid self-check...

Dow Jones obtains Library House database.(News Bytes)(Dow Jones and Company Inc.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Dow Jones acquired the database assets of U.K.-based Library House, which went into administration in December 2008 because of the world economic downturn. Under the deal, Dow Jones VentureSource will obtain a database that focuses on companies...

Letter from the editor.
March 1, 2009... As the end of 1Q 2009 approaches, budget trimming and downsizing continue all around us. But in the information technology sector, work and product development are still going strong. Just take a look at the innovations listed in the Product...

Infotoons.
March 1, 2009... WHAT'S THAT? HMMM.... DID YOU KNOW THAT THE BOSS JUST INSTALLED GOOGLE LATITUDE? YEOM BIB CALLED OUT SICK WITH THE "FLU" TODAY... MOBILE APP. HE CAN KEEP TABS ON WHERE. THE SALESPEOPLE ARE AT ALL TIMES. HA, THE BOSS CAUGHT...

Reading between the lines.
March 1, 2009... If you're looking for bad news these days, it's not hard to find as the terms "economic meltdown" and "tough financial times" are fast becoming cliches. But what has surprised me in recent days is how hard people seem to be looking for bad...

Words at work.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Go ahead and impress your colleagues in your next meeting by using any one of these new corporate buzzwords. drag factor: A person, issue, process, etc., which delays a key decision. "President Obama's biggest drag factor may be his fellow...

In the cloud we trust?
March 1, 2009... Web 2.0, webware, and cloud computing have all offered potential users the ultimate enticement: free service. This has led to a common mantra among new adopters: "I didn't know that I needed or even wanted this service, but it's free, so I must...

So you think you know the internet?(Internet Waves)
March 1, 2009... I hate to generalize, folks, but the more of these questions you can answer, the less of a life you probably have (and you might be pretty old too). Of course, I'm the one who came up with this collection. So what does that say about me? Don't...

Copyright office to consider DMCA exemptions.(Digital Millennium Copyright Act )
March 1, 2009... Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems are a fact of life for copyrighted digital content.DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, licensed and CD-ROM databases, downloaded/streamed music and video, and even some audio CDs all have DRM systems in place to...

Pew surveys tackle internet's future, online politics' present.(Pew Internet & American Life Project)
March 1, 2009... Two reports from the Pew Internet & American Life Project provide insights about consumers' online usage: The first report sketches out a vision of the internet's future, and the other examines online voter engagement after the 2008...

Chrome if you want to.(Google Inc.)
March 1, 2009... I remember when I first heard about a new product from Google. It was April 1, 2004, and the company announced that it was launching a new email service. Google? Email? The two words didn't jive together. Wasn't Google a search engine? Of...

Mastering tasks with Gmail and remembering the milk.(COOL TOOLS)
March 1, 2009... Ever feel a little overwhelmed? While the 21st century has made it easier than ever to get things done, we seem to have less time than ever to do it all. Fortunately, Web 2.0 offers plenty of ways to keep your schedule straight. When it...

Diversity reigns in associated content's online library.(IT Spotlight)(Associated Content)(Company overview)
March 1, 2009... Here's a high-tech company that provides a platform for housing a library of content on a range of subjects in a variety of formats. FOUNDER Content network Associated Content was founded in 2004 in the confines of Luke Beatty's...

Unraveling the social network.(INTERVIEW with John Blossom)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... When industry analyst John Blossom blogs, people check it out. His words keep pace with changes in the content industry and the latest innovations, especially in today's social media. That's why he decided to make social media the topic of his...

Serials Solutions.(People Line & the Executive Profile)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Serials Solutions announced that Robert Mercer, Andrew Nagy, and Mike Buschman have joined the company. Mercer is now the general manager. Prior to this, he...

Nirvanix.(People Line & the Executive Profile)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nirvanix announced the appointment of Jim Zierick as president and CEO. In this role, he will grow and expand the company's position in the cloud storage market. Most recently, Zierick was CEO of Aspyra, Inc.,...

SirsiDynix.(People Line & the Executive Profile)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... SirsiDynix announced the appointment of Brad Whittle as its new North America sales and marketing vice president. Previously, he had served in several roles at SirsiDynix including North America vice president of sales. Most recently,...

Equinox Software, Inc.(People Line & the Executive Profile)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Equinox Software, Inc. announced that Scott McKellar is its newest software developer. Most recently, McKellar was a programmer/analyst at MasterCard International. Previously, he was a volunteer contributor to the...

ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries).(People Line & the Executive Profile)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries) announced that Gloriana St. Clair is the 2009 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, $5,000 sponsored by YBP Library Services, recognizes an...

Stanford University.(People Line & the Executive Profile)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Stanford University announced that Michael Keller, university librarian, was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is the Ida M. Green University Librarian, director of Academic Information Resources, and...

Isabel Czech, Executive Director, North America ALPSP.(People Line & the Executive Profile)(Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A struggling economy doesn't pose a threat to ALPSP (the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers). The surge in its North American membership was one of the reasons why ALPSP turned to Isabel Czech...

Networks predicted to grow in 2009.(International REPORT)
March 1, 2009... For the past 8 years, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (TMT (1), the U.K. division of the international accounting company, has released annual predictions about the major issues that will have an impact on the global technology, media, and...

Apple fans loyal to the core.(News Makers)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Apple celebrated a milestone last January, marking the 25th anniversary of the first Mac. Apple, Inc. emerged into the marketplace with a state-of-the-art commercial titled "1984" that ran during Super Bowl XVIII. Compared to the PC, the Mac's...

'Bama's BlackBerry.(News Makers)(Barack Obama)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... President Barack Obama, a self-admitted BlackBerry lover, is keeping his mobile device close to his heart these days. Security and legal concerns were at the forefront of the debate on whether he could continue to use the device during his term...

The last of the Reuter dynasty.(News Makers)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Marguerite, Baroness de Reuter, the last remaining member of the Reuter family who founded the Reuters international news agency, died in January at the age of 96. The Swiss-born baroness was a longtime patron of the arts. She had been married...

Opening the door to the Arabic web.(News Makers)(Yamli.com )(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Since it's a small world after all, Yamli.com has opened the door to Arab web search. The web-based Arabic transliteration tool and search engine can now search for Arab content in all forms using a Latin keyboard. According to the company,...

Transitions.(News Makers)(Copyright Clearance Center's Bill Burger resigns as vice president of marketing )(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Bill Burger, who many know from his role as vice president of marketing at the Copyright Clearance Center, left his post in January. When he joined the company in 2005, he was responsible for the company's products and product strategy, as well...

Conference dates.(Conference Circuit)(Brief article)(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... Internet@Schools East March 30-31 Hyatt Regency, Crystal City * Arlington, Va. Computers in Libraries March 30-April 1 (Preconference workshops begin March 29; postconference workshops begin April 2) Hyatt Regency,...

Meetings continue despite an uncertain economy.(Conference Circuit)
March 1, 2009... We are in difficult economic times, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the number of scheduled industry conferences. In fact, the number dramatically increased this month, and 83 new listings were added to the ITI Conference Calendar...

Attendance down but discussions lively at ALA midwinter meeting.(REPORT FROM THE FIELD)
March 1, 2009... Despite announcing reasonable pre-event registration numbers, the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Denver took a hit in attendance. With the economic downturn taking its toll on travel budgets and a location lacking good...

SLA Leadership Summit 2009: catching up and moving forward.(REPORT FROM THE FIELD)(Special Libraries Association )(Conference news)
March 1, 2009... The Special Libraries Association (SLA) decided several years ago to make its January meeting a Leadership Summit rather than a second smaller, traditional conference, as the American Library Association (ALA) did. SLA exhorted the top leaders...

Information online: focusing on connection, collaboration, and clients.(REPORT FROM THE FIELD)(Conference news)
March 1, 2009... Australia's Information Online conference started on Jan. 20 amid 95 F days and a location beside Sydney's vibrant Darling Harbour. The event ushered in 1,000 delegates and vendors for a unique experience to explore the world of online...

SIIA Summit: watching the horizon.(REPORT FROM THE FIELD)(Software & Information Industry Association )(Conference news)
March 1, 2009... Neither snow nor rain nor sleet nor economic gloom could keep attendees from opening the doors to the Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City for the start of the SIIA Information Industry Summit in late January. The 2-day meeting on Driving...

Conferences around the world.(Conference Circuit)(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... For information on ITI's conferences, turn to page 22. March 6-8: Tsukuba, Japan (University of Tsukuba). The Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education and Practice (A-LIEP 2009): Preparing Information Professionals...

Political scorecards rate U.S. and the world.(Worldwide Governance Indicators )
March 1, 2009... This year will be a tough one for the U.S. There's troubling news on all sides. Our own greed and incompetence have brought down our economy at home. Even our ability to govern ourselves is in doubt. Proof of failed governance mounts, with...

OCLC unveils new products, teams with Atlas.(Product News & Reviews)
March 1, 2009... OCLC's NetLibrary is offering libraries five Sony Reader Mobile Collections, groups of ebooks viewable on Sony's Reader Digital Book. Librarians can transfer ebooks to the Reader as necessary and then let patrons check out the Readers either...

SirsiDynix takes library circulation beyond the desk.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... SirsiDynix is helping librarians perform circulation tasks beyond the circulation desk with Horizon PocketCirc 1.0. The handheld device lets staff members take inventory from within the stacks, gather in-house statistical counts at sorting...

EBSCO partners with Consumers Union, launches databases.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Libraries can now subscribe to ConsumerReports.org for a fixed annual subscription, the result of a distribution partnership between Consumers Union and EBSCO Publishing. The site features articles, blogs, forums, and videos that help consumers...

LibLime, Kete join forces.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... LibLime now supports Kete, an open source community digital archive that lets users collaboratively build a repository of historical and contemporary images, documents, audio and video recordings, and web links. Libraries using LibLime can...

ebrary adds new MARC-record functionality.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ebrary, Inc. is upgrading its MARC-record capabilities to keep up with customer feedback. Users can now immediately upload free MARC records for purchased titles as well as ebooks and other documents added to the...

Hindawi converting journals, books to EPUB.(Product News & Reviews)(Hindawi Publishing Corp.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Hindawi Publishing Corp. is making its journal and book collection available in the EPUB digital format. The company currently publishes its journal articles in PDF and HTML with full Math-ML support, but all articles released since the...

Journal Citation Reports incorporates Eigenfactor Metrics.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters unveiled a new version of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) that adds Eigenfactor Metrics, which use citing data from the entire JCR file to determine a journal's prestige and...

Financial Times introduces RSS capabilities.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Financial Times launched a customizable RSS service for internal use by corporate customers, enabling organizations with a license from the publication to create RSS feeds that match their specific relevance criteria. These feeds can then...

LexisNexis targets consumer demographics, U.S. documents.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... LexisNexis added EASI (Easy Analytic Software, Inc.) Market Planner--a visual consumer-demographics tool that allows researchers to collect data on household income distribution, car ownership, internet usage, and average annual spending for...

ProQuest unveils Peru database, eLibrary features, JBI resources.(Product News & Reviews)
March 1, 2009... The first installment of Peru: Human Rights, Drugs and Democracy, 1980-2000--a collection of primary-source documents from the U.S. embassy in Lima, Peru; U.S. military officials; and U.S. intelligence--is now available in ProQuest, LLC's...

Ingram Digital: getting the e-word out.
March 1, 2009... Ask Rich Rosy, vice president and general manager of institutional solutions for Ingram Digital Group, and he's the first to say, "Ebooks are here to stay." The numbers speak for themselves. "We're seeing good, solid usage," he says. And...

H.W. Wilson unveils Cinema Image Gallery, updates Public Library Catalog.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The H.W. Wilson Co. introduced the Cinema Image Gallery on Wilson Web. The image research tool lets users search for scene stills, publicity shots, movie posters, lobby cards, and more from the 19th century to the present. Each entry also links...

Columbia gets Japanese puppet-theater collection.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Columbia University Libraries is launching The Barbara Curtis Adachi Bunraku Collection, an online digital resource focusing on the Japanese art of Bunraku puppet theater. The collection--divided into play titles, productions, authors,...

Updated Scirus Topic Pages goes live with new name.(Reed Elsevier N.V.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Elsevier relaunched its Scirus Topic Pages with a new name, SciTopics, and enhanced functionality and features. The free, online knowledge-sharing service--which includes STM information from experts--now features improved workflow processes...

YBP's GOBI gets bevy of new online books.(YBP Library Services)(Global Online Bibliographic Information)
March 1, 2009... Nearly 7,000 online books from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. are being added to YBP Library Services' collection planning and acquisitions tool, GOBI (Global Online Bibliographic Information), because of a new agreement between the companies. The...

New FBIS Daily Reports volume to hit web.
March 1, 2009... Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports published between 1941 and 1974 are coming to the web in fall 2009. Readex is publishing the material, which includes international news and broadcasts on topics ranging from...

Smithsonian Latino Center goes virtual.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Smithsonian Latino Center and the Virtual Immersive Technologies and Arts for Learning (VITAL) Lab at Ohio University are teaming up to develop the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum. The 3D facility--which will include Latino collections,...

LearningExpress Library 2.0 now available.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LearningExpress, LLC released version 2.0 of LearningExpress Library, which provides access to more than 770 online career- and academic-oriented resources. The new version features a redesigned user interface and...

NetBase: search and discovery mission.(Product News & Reviews)
March 1, 2009... NetBase Solutions, Inc. hasn't been in the spotlight much since it started in 2003, but it's been doing some rather heavy lifting behind the scenes for some pretty big enterprises. NetBase, originally called Accelovation, has been recently...

Atex: putting content to good use.
March 1, 2009... If you've been thinking about generating new revenue streams, you are not alone. The acquisitions that Atex, a software and services company, has made since its start in 1973 have built a solid infrastructure that is designed to infuse new...

SPARC guide, website help organizations collaborate.(Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) unveiled a new guide titled "Campus-Based Publishing Partnerships: A Guide to Critical Issues," which helps partnering organizations establish...

Inmagic helps libraries socialize with Presto.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Inmagic, Inc. wants to turn libraries into "productivity centers" with Inmagic Presto for Social Libraries. Based on Presto Social, the application lets organizations create social libraries that collect, organize, manage, share, and socialize...

Nature, American Society of Gene Therapy tackle open access.(Nature Publishing Group)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Nature Publishing Group and the American Society of Gene Therapy are helping authors comply with funder and institutional mandates for public access. Now, those who submit articles to Molecular Therapy can pay a fee to publish them as open...

Saltlick Labs whips iPhone, iPod touch into shape.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Saltlick Labs, LLC released Pocket Workout for the iPhone and iPod touch. The program lets users create customized calisthenic exercise routines based on test results, weekly schedules, and improvement goals. Other features include a personal...

PicsMatch to simplify Facebook photo uploads.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... PicsMatch is targeting Facebook users with new software that automates the process of tagging photographs uploaded to the site. The program uses military technology to scan a user's digital photos, identify them, sort them by date/time stamp,...