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International Literacy Day Challenge: Newsvine Reviews
Mon Jul 10, 2006
- Yes, please feel free to add the young-readers tag to any reviews you've previously written; no reason they can't be part of the challenge as well!
What's wrong with Newsvine?
Tue Jul 11, 2006
- Before we get to alarmed about authors dropping off the vine, It's also important to remember that the start of June means the start of summer. This means much more time outside, on vacation, etc.
"Get Smarter Here" Intl Literacy Day Charity Challenge
Sun Jul 9, 2006
- I've created an article on the newsvine reviews challenge, a challenge anyone can participate in, even if you don't have a local team to work with! Click above to find out more.
Team Newsvine - Charity Event 2
Fri Jul 7, 2006
- I'm happy to coordinate lists and reviews of books for young adults, in all genres. I will create an article about this tomorrow; basic idea would be to review young adult books and tag them with a spacific tag.
The Definitive (Miss) Dev
Sat Jul 8, 2006
- Hmmm, nice comment! I propose all of those tags become newsvine standards, to be required on articles and seeds to reflect their mood. Actually, I just want an excuse to go around tagging things sex-panda.
Team Newsvine - Charity Event 2
Fri Jul 7, 2006
- As someone who reads nearly entirely online (maybe a quarter of what I want ever makes it to braille), I can say that this has already been done. The largest collection is Project Gutenberg, a collection comprising over 17000 proofread, original scans.
Team Newsvine - Charity Event 2
Fri Jul 7, 2006
- Hmmm, maybe. That opens up a whole new can of worms, though, because instead of just still photos and sound, you're talking video. Also, I am aware of no freely available tool to create dvd menus etc. You might have to hook up with a studio for this.
Team Newsvine - Charity Event 2
Fri Jul 7, 2006
- Just had another idea. What about wikibooks? It's a project, like wikipedia, to develop free open source textbooks.
Team Newsvine - Charity Event 2
Fri Jul 7, 2006
- Hmmm, as a programming hobbiest, currently familiar with vb6, c#, php, Java/JavaScript, VB Script, autoit, and html/xhtml, I'm willing to help out with this. However, I'm not exactly convinced it's a good idea.
13-Year-Old N.J. Girl Wins Spelling Bee
Fri Jun 2, 2006
- Why can't we have an impending spelling bee war with North Korea, and a teenage nuclear winner? I think the world would be a better place.

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Newsvine Review: Higher Education

Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:44 PM EDT

This article is part of the Newsvine Reviews Challenge! Click to find out more, and join the effort! Title: Higher Education Author: Charles Sheffield and Jerry Pournelle ISBN: 0812538900 Ages: 12-16

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International Literacy Day Challenge: Newsvine Reviews

Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:21 PM EDT

"I feel that I am caught in a squeeze between the really difficult job of being more entertaining than a comic book or a TV show and the impossible task of doing the first while pleasing a bunch of carping elders whose whims and prejudices I am unable to anticipate." – Robe …

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education, newsvine-community, team-newsvine, international-literacy-day, young-readers

thwacking the ads: taking control of your online experience

Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:24 AM EDT

I've been meaning to write this article for a while now; the inspiration that finally got me off my duff was the rumblings that advertising will come to newsvine.

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technology, ad, advertising, ads, web, greasemonkey, trixie, admuncher, adsubtract, privoxy

Why I will probably never switch to a mac

Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:09 AM EST

So, newsvine has had a lot of mac stuff lately, mac stuff that serves only to remind me how much I hate, loathe, and despise Windows® with every fiber of my being.

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technology, microsoft, apple, mac, windows

"America, America": politics and foreign policy are the least of the problems

Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:52 AM EST

Every once in a while, I come across stories of those from "The United States" who feel the need to claim another nationality (often Canadian) when they're touring the world.

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us, washington, america, united-states, north-america, south-america, us-news, washland