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How Google Books is Changing Academic History

Posted by Jeff from O'Reilly

The clearest example I've yet seen of the possibilities of using digital technology to breathe new life into old material remains David Rumsey's work with maps. Once he'd digitized his collection of 30,000 old maps, he was able to do things like georectify them, mapping them to a consistent size and coordinate space so that maps from different eras could be overlaid on each other, creating timelines showing the evolution of cities and landscapes. This is an awesome demonstration of why access to

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Olbermann and CNN, MSNBC August ratings on rise as Fox News Channel's prime time ratings plummet

Posted by Jeff from Rawstory

Ratings for The O'Reilly Factor fell 15 percent, while MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann increased 55% and CNN's Paula Zahn Now rose 32 percent.

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Kristof challenges O'Reilly to visit Darfur with him

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Frank Rich may be the most underrated NYT columnist this year.

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O'Reilly: What Is Web 2.0

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