01 December 2006
Digital Web Magazine
by 34 otherssee Nov. 27 06 and earlier, "The Rise of Flash Video" by Tom Green; many articles of interest to both designers and theorists in this ejournal
A List Apart: Primer
by 3 otherstips on a variety of aspects of web sites for new designers and web site owners
Black Film Research Online
good discussion of Black film in Chicago; also a large section on how to do Black film research on the Internet
AwesomeStories.com, The Story Place of the Web
by 1 othernarrative+history+pictures+encyclopedia; "safe, fast and fun way to learn the real story behind historic events, famous people, heroic exploits, legends, disasters, movies, plus topics of current and general interest"
Zoom In Online: the internet video channel providing essential info on media & entertainment
business and technology for media artists; many interesting perspectives and tech histories
Dr. Bruce Klopfenstein's Interactive Television Blog via Firefox
articulate discussions of impact of new media on TV and the interaction between the two
Visual dictionary
by 3 othersjust what it says, a dictionary but in pictures; kids will love it; a good way for learning English as a second language
Edward Tufte home site
by 4 otherslots here from a major figure in information graphics; especially interesting are many entries in section, "Ask E.T."
Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
by 3 othersa basic design text for art students, complete text and exercises onlin
G. R. Guy: Nature photography
lyrical nature photography
28 November 2006
La FAQ d' ABFH et d' ABFHM
a French site with links to excellent animation, lots in 3D
HHMI's BioInteractive
by 1 otherexcellent science site with explanations and many visuals; interesting site design
27 November 2006
Visuarios: broadcast your skills
how-to videos or, more commonly, audio/slideshows; useful rhetorically for both technical writing and instructional video learning; web2.0 sharing of video that is perhaps instructionally more useful than YouTube.
Dr. Chris Mullen, The Visual Telling of Stories, illustration, design, film, narrative sequences, magazines, books, prints etc
by 1 othera very large historical archive, often from advertising, "to provide for all levels of possible viewer a visually orientated taxonomy of the ways in which pictures are used to tell stories." unique collection, also useful for many other purposes
eipcp.net
transversal is a multilingual web journal; interesting web design
SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards
March 06; useful discursive comparison by judges of top contenders in each of many categories, which rhetorically can be used to teach students how to write about the Internet; sizeable honorable mention lists
Google Page Creator
by 4 othersgoogle tool for helping a person create their own web page and store it free online; very simple interface
Office 2.0 Database
by 42 othersOct 06 list of numerous web2.0 apps related to office functions, plus links to reviews of them, when available.Effort to have all apps be on web and not desktop, including photo, sound, and video editing, web publishing, drawing.
Mojiti-video commentary software
by 12 othersuseful for teachers making clips to analyze in class; "personalize any video with your story. With visual spotlights, you can narrate your personal videos, add captions or subtitles, or comment on any scene."
group hug // anonymous online confessions
by 9 otherslike postsecrets but in prose; "type a note about a fault of your own, something you did or thought about and are not proud of"; filters out obvious lies, overtly vulgar, identifying specific others.
Movie Reviews, Music Reviews, TV Show Reviews, Game Reviews, Book Reviews - Metacritic.com
by 20 othersMetacritic is a usefully organized site, providing tips on what you might like to do.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
by 7 othersrather technical; useful list of many web2.0 bloggers; frequent comparison of sites serving a similar function
