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Wikipedia and Library of Congress Mashup

fortheinfo — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:19:05 -0400

Well, you have a website, your original idea falls through, so you come up with another one. I've wanted to do something related to the public domain photos in the Library of Congress, but could never come up with an idea. Until now.

The best thinking happens in the shower, and this time was no exception. I thought it'd be a great mashup to randomly select a wikipedia article and then search for a photo in the Library of Congress online archive.

The random page will probably not have a corresponding photo, so I will move from left to right in the title and keep searching. One word has to hit, right? For instance, let's say I randomly get the Blue Widget Loving article. I would search for Blue Widget Loving, then Widget Loving and finally Loving. If I don't get a hit I will move on.

And so it begins ...

fortheinfo — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:22:49 -0400

Welcome to 102 Free Things. This site will be unlike anything you've experienced before. The goal is to show you 102 Free Things you can do with your computer on the internet. The twist is that we'll be writing a book as we go along. Each of the entries will be the basis of an upcoming book and will feature information, demonstrations and more. Â

We're looking to try something new in the publishing space by bringing the paper and technology together to increase the value to readers. Wouldn't it be great to experience more out of a paper based book? We think so.

102 Free Things is a production of For the Info, Incorporated .Â For the Info will publish the book using self-publishing and marketing methods. Click over to their site to see the trials and tribulations of a self-publisher.