i202 Fall 2010 School of Information, UC Berkeley

 http://mapofmetal.com/

For the uninitiated, metal music seems to fall under these general descriptors: long hair, loud and aggressive vocals, fast guitar solos, and lyrics that are probably about killing people.

Marti Hearst's discussion of social search in the reading for 11/29 reminded me of Hotpot, which Google announced about a week and a half ago.  At its most basic, the feature is essentially the company's own twist on Yelp: an opportunity for people to share their opinions of restaurants and other local businesses.  One interesting departure, however, is Hotpot's use of a six star rating scale. Six stars signifies "best ever", but users are only allowed to bestow ten of these six star ratings.    

DH's blog post made me think of a very weird sports franchise snafu that occurred fifteen years ago.

For a better look, visit: http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/05/11/hierarchy-of-beards/beardarchy...

http://oberlin.edu/news-info/05sep/art.html

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Memorial_Art_Museum#Art_Rental

The New York Times recently wrote this piece about PeopleSmart: a web-based company that offers searchable profiles for every citizen of the United States.