technology

Simpler technology: photography and the presidency

The New York Times has a retrospective of the outgoing presidential administration that worth's a look.

Wikipedia and Obama

Northwest Larry has an excellent post about the "activities" surrounding the Obama wikipedia entry on inauguration day. The history of the history is continuing to take place faster and faster . . .

Revolution, Facebook Style

The New York Times Magazine has an article exploring a political use of Facebook in the Middle East.

"see the website, buy the book"

The New York Times had an article about the role that companion websites play in promoting books.

Inaugural Word Clouds

The New York Times posted an interesting word cloud analysis of inaugural speeches throughout history. You can check it out here. (free subscription may be rquired)