tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58472822011-06-07T22:07:48.182-07:00ORB - Oregonian Research Blog<b>Connecting journalists and news researchers with information resources.</b><br>
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New discoveries * Old favorites * Reports, Data, and Polls * Search Tips * Web sites * Print resources * New mediaLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-46098179334878673862008-06-10T15:39:00.000-07:002008-06-10T16:57:36.177-07:002008-06-10T16:57:36.177-07:00Moved to WordpressI am in the process of deciding ORB's future. The first step is a move to Wordpress. Please visit the Oregonian Research Blog at its new temporary home (http://oregonianorb.wordpress.com/).Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-84335344416889807242008-06-09T15:21:00.000-07:002008-06-09T15:31:21.795-07:002008-06-09T15:31:21.795-07:00U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features for the month of JuneFather’s Day. Did you know the idea for this holiday was conceived in Spokane?Hurricane season is here. Let’s hope it isn’t as active as the tornado season has been. Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-12007262217874255282008-06-06T10:42:00.000-07:002008-06-08T23:06:29.067-07:002008-06-08T23:06:29.067-07:00Tribune CutsFrom today's Wall Street Journal -Tribune Co. Chairman Sam Zell detailed planned changes to the company's struggling newspaper division, including a reduction in the number of pages and staffers at its daily papers....Mr. Zell also disclosed that Tribune has collected data on the productivity of every journalist at its papers and plans to use that data to "right-size" the staff size to correspondLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-85304831107972027632008-06-04T12:04:00.000-07:002008-06-04T12:36:17.123-07:002008-06-04T12:36:17.123-07:00World Health Statistics 2008The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released World Health Statistics 2008, which summarizes data collected from 193 member states. It is the authoritative annual reference for over 70 (previously 50) health indicators in countries around the world.The new report also highlights trends in maternal mortality, the spread of malaria, breast cancer mortality and screening, tobacco use, and Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-42273748372805674102008-06-02T16:01:00.000-07:002008-06-03T20:22:12.163-07:002008-06-03T20:22:12.163-07:00Monday ORB RoundupA first look at Google Health. LinkedIn Groups Search200 Twitter ToolsHigher Density Development: Myth and Fact (PDF)Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-43593763774092815192008-05-30T12:52:00.000-07:002008-06-06T11:01:44.568-07:002008-06-06T11:01:44.568-07:00Oregonlive gets a significant bump in traffic.The Top 30 Newspaper Web sites in AprilBy Jennifer SabaPublished: May 29, 2008 12:29 PM ETApril was a kind month to the top 30 newspaper Web sites, when comparing traffic stats from a year ago. Only seven sites reported declines. And monthly traffic at The Dallas Morning News, Politico, and OregonLive.com (The Oregonian in Portland) rose significantly, according to new data from Nielsen Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-79482454037260425112008-05-27T14:00:00.000-07:002008-06-09T06:46:32.555-07:002008-06-09T06:46:32.555-07:00Steriods - Part of our CultureLast week The Wall Street Journal had a page 1 story on how the doping scandal changes overall standings in sports. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Marion Jones case could bump up 29 athletes, either within the medalist standings or into them. Jones hardly stands alone. During the last Summer Games in Athens, there were a record 26 doping cases, according to the International Olympic Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-81753883288677656872008-05-21T14:55:00.000-07:002008-06-03T19:02:51.625-07:002008-06-03T19:02:51.625-07:00Journalists have a love/hate relationship with new media.A survey of U.S. journalists by Brodeur, suggests that blogs are impacting tone, speed and availability of news.The study surveyed journalists from five different beats -- politics, lifestyle, technology, healthcare and travel.Read full press releaseLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-17733807974043254122008-05-19T15:28:00.000-07:002008-06-03T19:03:36.322-07:002008-06-03T19:03:36.322-07:00Anonymity on the Internet? No.Google said Monday that it complied with Indian legal process when it gave police information about a user of its Orkut social networking site. With the IP (Internet Protocol) address of a person who had allegedly posted vulgar content about Sonia Gandhi, one of India's top political leaders, on Orkut, police in Pune were able to arrest a suspect.PCWorld: Google Defends Helping Police Nab Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-40551539165419503082008-05-15T17:35:00.000-07:002008-06-03T19:04:04.204-07:002008-06-03T19:04:04.204-07:00Thursday Afternoon ORB Roundupdel.icio.us IE ExtensionBusiness Week tells us Why Twitter MattersWhy Gen Y Is Going to Change the WebLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-71558019177602811982008-05-09T17:44:00.000-07:002008-06-03T19:05:04.496-07:002008-06-03T19:05:04.496-07:00Creating Memorable LinksI was wishing I had a memorable URL to give people for a presentation I did in Google Docs. My Google Docs URL wasn’t too long but it contained about 20 characters of random letters and numbers. My first thought was to use TinyURL but that would have still created a link with random letters and numbers. What to do? What to do? Good thing I sit next to Mark Friesen. He suggested I check out Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-89164617789269379042008-05-06T19:27:00.000-07:002008-06-03T20:25:46.442-07:002008-06-03T20:25:46.442-07:00Recently received reference booksThe Sourcebook to Public Record Information: The Comprehensive Guide to County, State, & Federal Public Records Sources, 9th edition. BRB Publications.The Almanac of Federal PACs 2008-2009. CQ PressCurrent books are located in the research cabinet near Kathleen Blythe's pod. There is an older edition of the Sourcebook in the online/breaking news pod.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-43510134101666891192008-05-01T09:58:00.001-07:002008-05-12T13:48:04.180-07:002008-05-12T13:48:04.180-07:00Today is RSS Awareness Day. What is RSS? RSS is a standardized format used by blogs and news sites for distributing information. The RSS, an abbreviation for 'Really Simple Syndication,' lets you subscribe to these sites using a tool called a news reader or aggregator.Why should you do this? To save time. RSS collects all the information you want in one place, but first you need a reader. I Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-78559198859944090642008-04-29T11:35:00.000-07:002008-06-03T20:23:05.286-07:002008-06-03T20:23:05.286-07:00U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features for the month of MayCinco de MayoMother's DayOlder Americans MonthLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-43824687506060749152008-04-23T11:15:00.000-07:002008-06-03T20:26:17.282-07:002008-06-03T20:26:17.282-07:00100 best Web 2.0 applicationsOver 1.9 million votes were cast to choose this year’s Webware 100 award winners. The top 10 applications have been selected in 10 different categories including: audio, browsing, & commerce.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-15521460307403216022008-04-21T11:46:00.000-07:002008-06-03T20:24:53.968-07:002008-06-03T20:24:53.968-07:00Monday ORB RoundupTension Over Sports Blogging.CrowdsourcingHints of iGoogle Turning into its Own Social NetworkLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-91345323194870877792008-04-14T11:07:00.000-07:002008-04-14T11:25:32.010-07:002008-04-14T11:25:32.010-07:00Monday ORB RoundupSeven Tips for Making the Most of Your RSS ReaderAmerican Bar Association launches SafeBorrowing.comU.S. House of Representatives using Twitter. Senate too.Review: Flickr VideoLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-30456665031780884832008-04-10T16:52:00.000-07:002008-04-11T07:38:06.063-07:002008-04-11T07:38:06.063-07:00 Spokeo - A Social Networking Profile AggregatorThe folks at Spokeo call their service a friend tracker; others have called it Spook-eo.This tool aggregates the activities of your friends from different social networks in one page. Here’s how to get started: You provide your AOL, Gmail, or Yahoo Mail address and password. Spokeo then searches your email contacts (both sent and received). Shortly,Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-62322024322803170492008-04-04T12:05:00.000-07:002008-04-04T12:12:52.564-07:002008-04-04T12:12:52.564-07:00Canada Year Book Historical Collection 1867 - 1967First published in 1867, the Canada Year Book is an overview of the country, featuring facts and figures about many aspects of Canada, including population, climate, geography, wildlife and tourism.Now the wealth of historical data in Statistics Canada’s annual Canada Year Book is available free on the Internet in the Canada Year Book Historical Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-84538009142768880542008-03-28T13:04:00.000-07:002008-03-28T13:07:30.916-07:002008-03-28T13:07:30.916-07:00Go Green with EBSCO...it's Free! GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-88834244127111414052008-03-28T11:22:00.000-07:002008-03-28T13:32:40.372-07:002008-03-28T13:32:40.372-07:00Census Bureau -- USA CountiesDownloadable data files have been created to accompany the web-based USA Counties. Now users can download directly more than 5,900 data items from the Web site for the United States, the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and all 3,141 counties and county equivalents. Information in USA Counties covers topics such as: age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, buildingLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-18567128856397904902008-03-27T13:46:00.000-07:002008-04-04T12:13:59.984-07:002008-04-04T12:13:59.984-07:00LA Times apologizes for Tupac article.Reporter Chuck Philips and his supervisor, Deputy Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin, issued statements of apology Wednesday afternoon. The statements came after The Times took withering criticism for the Shakur article, which appeared on latimes.com last week and two days later in the paper's Calendar section.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-2185374701989994662008-03-26T15:52:00.000-07:002008-06-09T11:19:38.151-07:002008-06-09T11:19:38.151-07:00Foreign Language Speakers in the newsroom.Search Tip -Need to quickly find a speaker of Spanish, Urdu, Polish, or another language? Our in-house roster can help. In the search box where you normally type a co-worker's name, type the name of the language and up pops a list of newsroom employees who speak that language.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-40862815385352161912008-03-20T10:58:00.000-07:002008-03-20T11:00:58.347-07:002008-03-20T11:00:58.347-07:00Facebook expands privacy options. Facebook now allows each member the ability to grant differing levels of access to different users. Previously, the only way to block other users from viewing specific content was to assign select people access to your limited profile. Now, users can customize which content each individual is allowed to view.The positive: You no longer have to worry about Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847282.post-74031696005204803872008-03-18T11:36:00.000-07:002008-03-18T21:27:35.327-07:002008-03-18T21:27:35.327-07:00Research Bits10 Largest Data Breaches Since 2000Best Visualizaton ToolsSunshine Week survey: More People See Federal Government as Secretive; Nearly All Want to Know Where Candidates Stand on TransparencyLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469096340715701859noreply@blogger.com0