Earlier this year, we wrote about the creation of Data.gov- a site that allows access to a large amount of US government data. DataMasher is a tool that takes these vast quantities of information and allows you to whittle it down into simpler terms- offering an easy way to get hard data on certain topics without any intrusive media spin.
Read more...September 2, 2009
August 31, 2009
Goollery: A Gallery of Google-Based Hacks, Projects and Mash-Ups
Goollery is an unofficial online gallery of interesting projects that are based on Google tools, API’s and the Google brand…
Read more...March 31, 2009
Zombie Classics by Quirk Books
It seems like the perfect formula for a date book: Jane Austen + undead ultraviolence. Last seen guiding people “How to Survive a Horror Movie”, Seth Grahame-Smith hijacks the classic author’s “Pride and Prejudice” with an unexpected and critically acclaimed zombie angle.
“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” is set to be the first of a series of Quirk Classics that fool around with influential literature. To comply with copyright laws however, it’s likely that only stories published in the United States before 1923 will qualify. The publisher, Quirk Books, has mentioned some of their favorite fan-suggested titles on their website (publishing [...]




