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Voice Mail Gets a Lot More Fun With Free Services
Sarmad.Ali in the WSJ has a positive review of YouMail along with a mention of GrandCentral (now in the Google family). Here are a few more “related” services that are worthy of your attention in this space. All are free so take a look at each and see which what meets your needs.

+ Reqall
Leave yourself voice mail. Get a daily text transcript.
+ CallWave
Receive voicemail as SMS messages.
+ SpinVox

SpinVox converts voice messages, from any phone, to any screen: making messaging natural and accessible for everyone.

Two More
+ PrivatePhone.
This basic service, free, allows a user to get a voicemail inbox in just about ANY area code. Tons of features including the ability to listen to your voicemail on the web. Also, some might “find useful” in certain situations the “Gotta Go Call™” service.

Gotta Go Call™ lets you schedule a future call back on your phone with an automated message. This can be used if you need to leave an uncomfortable social situation. We will call you back on the phone that you used to schedule the Gotta Go Call™. This way you don’t have to ask your friends to call you, and you know for sure you’ll get the call!

Finally, need a temporary (auto expiring) phone number (an hour, day, month) take a look at numbr
From the numbr FAQ:
numbr is an auto-expiring, FREE anonymous phone number that forwards incoming call to your home or mobile phone. Callers do not see your home or mobile numbers. Allocated numbrs are unique and they will not be reuse.

A New Issue of Library of Congress Wise Guide Online: Books, Music, Halloween and More

The September 2007 issue of the Wise Guide to the Library of Congress Web site features fascinating facts on a new reading promotion campaign that’s coming to a television near you; the history of the Library’s concert series; and two of October’s holidays, Columbus Day and Halloween.

Source: Library of Congress

Towards an Open Source Repository and Preservation System: Recommendations on the Implementation of an Open Source Digital Archival and Preservation System and on Related Software Development (MS Word Document)
by Kevin Bradley, Junran Lei, and Chris Blackall
Paris: UNESCO, 2007.

This Document defines the requirements for a digital archival and preservation system using standard hardware and describes a set of open source software which can be used to implement it. This report defines the requirements for a digital archival and preservation system using standard hardware and describes a set of open source software which could used to implement it. There are two aspects of this report that distinguish it from other approaches. One is the complete or holistic approach to digital preservation. The report recognises that a functioning preservation system must consider all aspects of a digital repositories; Ingest, Access, Administration, Data Management, Preservation Planning and Archival Storage, including storage media and management software. Secondly, the report argues that, for simple digital objects, the solution to digital preservation is relatively well understood, and that what is needed are affordable tools, technology and training in using those systems.

Source: UNESCO

Full Text Article: Deciphering Trends In Mobile Search
5 pages; PDF
by: Maryam Kamvar, Google and Shumeet Baluja, Google
From the article:
We analyzed data from more than1 million page-view requests randomly sampled from Google logs during a one-month period earlier this year. The requests were anonymous; we maintained no identifying information that could associate searches with users. To eliminate confounding factors between different carriers, we restricted our examination to a single US carrier. To differentiate among computers, PDAs, and cell phones, we looked at the browser’s user agent sent in the HTTP request. Unless otherwise noted, the mobile statistics we present pertain to cell phones.

Source: Computer (IEEE), August, 2007 (via Maryam Kamvar’s Web Site)

+ National Library of Medicine Catalog Limits Page Revised (via NLM Tech Bulletin)

Enhancements include new limits such as “Links to full text” and the ability to choose one or more selections under categories such as Languages or Publication Types. Note: The publication type (PT) values “Conferences” and “Consumer Health” are labels only. The “Conferences” PT limit retrieves items with PT “Congresses.” The “Consumer Health” PT limit retrieves items with PT “Popular Works” or “Patient Education Handout.”

+ Google says closing gap with China rival (via News.com)

+ Videos, Color Diagrams, and an Abundance of New Content Added to Facts On File’s Science Online (Facts.com)

Statistics: Internet Advertising: Revenues Continue To Soar, Reach Nearly $10 Billion In First Half Of ‘07
From the news release:

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today released the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report covering the second quarter and the first six months of 2007. Internet advertising revenues (U.S.) for the first six months of 2007 were nearly $10 billion, setting yet another new record and representing a nearly 27 percent increase over the first half of 2006. Internet advertising revenue totaled nearly $5.1 billion for the second quarter of 2007, exceeding the $5 billion mark for the first time in a quarter, a 25.4 percent increase over the same period in 2006.

Full-Text Report: Q2 2007 and First 6 Months of 2007 Numbers
19 pages; PDF.

Source: The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

January-June Online Ad Revenue Hit $10 Billion, Led By Keyword Search (via Dow Jones)

+ WiFi Grows in the UK, Languishes in the US

+ Australian watchdog to only target Google parent (via Reuters)

+ Video: Microsoft Photosynth Technology Featured on PBS

Fast Facts: New Addition to the ResourceShelf “This Day in History” Collection
We recently started a compilation of “This Day in History” resources on RS.

Our latest addition comes from the United States Geological Survey.

+ This Day in Earthquake History
You’ll also find: “Today’s Earthquake Fact.” It’s possible to quickly move to any month/day.

See Also: Earthquake Search (Some Data back to 2150 B.C.)

See Also: Additional Historical Sources

See Also: Earthquake Fast Facts and FAQ’s.

Source: USGS

Fast Facts: Rural America At A Glance, 2007 Edition

Rural America At A Glance, 2007 highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. The brochure provides information on key rural conditions and trends for use by public and private decisionmakers and others involved in efforts to enhance the economic opportunities and quality of life for rural people and their communities.

Source: USDA Economic Research Service (via Basefsky’s IWS Documented News Service and DocuTicker)