WEB 2.0 Got a few weeks with
nothing to do? Have a peek at WEB 2.0, boredom is a thing of the past.
Ain’t It Cool News,
http://www.aintitcool.com Film, television, and comic book industries.
AllMovie.com,
http://www.allmovie.com Movies, their
directors, stars, and connections.
AllMusic.com,
http://www.allmusic.com All types of music. Exhaustive and comprehensive.
Blog Carnival,
http://blogcarnival.com/bc round-up of blog posts on a particular topic.
The Book of Zines,
http://www.zinebook.com Find out everything you need to know about zines
(self-published magazines).
BuzzFeed,
http://www.buzzfeed.com jumping-off point for trendspotters everywhere.
Chasing Ray,
http://www.chasingray.com literary blog with interviews and reviews.
ESPN Sports,
http://espn.go.com This vast, comprehensive sports website incorporates
text, podcasts, and video. Some coverage in Spanish.
ICv2.com,
http://www.icv2.com Anime and Manga, Graphic Novels, Comics; Games,
Movie/TV Toys
IGN.com,
http://www.ign.com Find games and reviews of games, along with cheat
codes and walkthroughs.
Internet Movie Database,
http://www.imdb.com This site is more famous than AllMovie.com, but more
basic.
Lifehacker,
http://www.lifehacker.com One of the 14 blogs, broad range of niche interests.
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/macgyver/macgyver-tip—smooth-a-scratched-dvd-with-pledge-190634.php)!
LISNews: Library and Information Science News,
http://lisnews.org Get library news from around the world. Helps you
keep on top of what is going on with libraries, both good and bad.
Newsarama.com,
http://www.newsarama.com “Daily comic book news, previews, reviews and
commentary.â€
No Flying, No Tights (NFNT),
http://www.noflyingnotights.com Robin Brenner’s masterful, comprehensive
comics and graphic novels review site, written by and for collection
development librarians, is notable not only for the quality of its reviews,
but also for its division into three audience-specific subdomains: NFNT is
for teens, the Lair is for teens and adults, and Sidekicks is for kids.
Pitchfork Media,
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com This is indie rock review central.
Pop Candy,
http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy Pop
culture’s “hip and hidden treasures†for USAToday.com.
Premiere,
http://www.premiere.com Strictly an online news source for movie news,
including information about films in production and DVD reviews.
Rotten Tomatoes,
http://www.rottentomatoes.com Premier destination for both casual
moviegoers and film buffs alike
So You’d Like To … Guides by Amazon.com Music Editors,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/byauthor/AJM38DLD0P3H8/ref=cm_pdp_sylt_seeAll/002-9650225-7084037
Amazon.com’s clever, appealing, and well-informed mix of commercialism and
social networking.
Ypulse,
http://www.ypulse.com youth culture
MySpace,
http://www.myspace.com
Facebook,
http://www.facebook.com
Google Blog Search,
http://blogsearch.google.com
Sample using California "high school" technology "social networking" as search
terms
Blogger
http://www.blogger.com Create your own FREE BLOG.
LiveJournal
http://www.livejournal.com Create your own FREE online journal.
PostSecret,
http://postsecret.blogspot.com
Cute Overload,
http://www.cuteoverload.com
YouTube,
http://www.youtube.com
del.icio.us,
http://del.icio.us Tagging's mother of invention.
Bloglines,
http://www.bloglines.com Aggregator Rss Feed Reader
Google Reader,
http://www.google.com/reader/view Aggregator Rss Feed Reader
Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org
Teen
Advisory Groups
http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Links_to_TAGS_sites
Google Sites,
http://sites.google.com Create your own FREE WEBSITE.
PBWiki,
http://pbwiki.com Create your own FREE WIKI.
New Blogger Tag Cloud,
http://phy3blog.googlepages.com/Beta-Blogger-Label-Cloud.html
SnapShirts,
http://www.snapshirts.com Get a FREE web cloud of your blog.
Photobucket,
http://www.photobucket.com
Delicious tags for
teens San Mateo Public Library
Delicious Tagging,
http://delicious.com/tag/
LibraryThing,
http://www.librarything.com
Shelfari,
http://www.shelfari.com
Goodreads,
http://www.goodreads.com
Hennepin County Library Teen Page,
http://www.hclib.org/teens/
Podcast.com,
http://www.podcast.com
Odeo,
http://odeo.com
NPR Podcast Directory,
http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php
Audacity,
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
PodOmatic,
http://www.podomatic.com
Ning,
http://www.ning.com
Free Comic Book Day,
http://www.freecomicbookday.com
Official Super Bowl Website,
http://www.superbowl.com
YALSA Booklists and Book Awards,
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco, Celebration of the Chinese New
Year,
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/newyear/newyear.html
Information on the Chinese New Year, Government Information Office, Republic
of China (Taiwan),
http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/spring_e/spring.htm
IMDb Movie Festivals and Events Worldwide,
http://www.imdb.com/festivals
Sundance Institute,
http://www2.sundance.org
Film Movement,
http://www.filmmovement.com
Infoplease.com’s Movie Awards,
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0777584.html
Infoplease.com’s Music Awards list,
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0777597.html
LANParty.com’s Small LANParty Network Setup,
http://www.lanparty.com/theguide/network.shtm
LANParty.com’s So You Wanna Host a LANParty?,
http://www.lanparty.com/theguide/hostingaparty.shtm
Roger Hart’s Ladder of Young People’s Participation,
http://www.freechild.org/ladder.htm
YALSA American Library Association,
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/
CafePress.com,
http://www.cafepress.com
You Grow Girl,
http://www.yougrowgirl.com
North American Butterfly Association (NABA),
http://www.naba.org
Internet Movie Database (IMDb),
http://www.imdb.com
TV.com,
http://www.tv.com
NPR: Gay Pop Music: Three Albums Reflect the Rise of Gay Civil Rights,
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1306240
PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays,
http://www.pflag.org
GLSEN: The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network,
http://www.glsen.org
COLAGE: Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere,
http://www.colage.org
Mock Trial Scripts,
http://www.classbrain.com/artteensm/publish/cat_index_11.shtml
Comic-Con International, San Diego,
http://www.comic-con.org
ComicBookConventions.com’s Conventions Calendar,
http://www.comicbookconventions.com/conventions.htm
Learn in Freedom!,
http://learninfreedom.org
U.S. Department of Education—Getting Ready for College Early,
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/GettingReadyCollegeEarly/index.html
Rakhi: The Thread of Love,
http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa080800a.htm
Wikipedia—Rakhi (Raksha Bhandan),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raksha_Bhandan
HistoryCooks.com,
http://www.historycooks.com
DPL Teen Service Blog—Fear Factor,
http://dplteenservices.blogspot.com/2007/07/35-brave-souls-showed-up-for-fear.html
Epicurious—Macaroni and Cheese recipes,
http://tinyurl.com/y4xz9w
U.S Department of State—Muslim Life in America,
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife
New York Times, “A Mexican Feast for Bodies and Souls,â€
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/27/dining/27DEAD.html
Arizona Republic, DÃa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead),
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead
Arizona Republic, DÃa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Teacher Packet,
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/teachers/teacherpacket_edited.pdf
Sugar Skull Making Instructions,
http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/mexicansugarskull/recipe.htm
Sugar Skull Molds & Supplies,
http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/mexicansugarskull/sugarskullmolds.htm
Library of Congress on Flickr—1930s–40s in color photoset,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/
Interfaith Calendar,
http://www.interfaithcalendar.org
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