Overheard on the Web, and other Web links From The Herald's Research Editor
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Tons of fun
Seems like every week or so someone links to a new program that generates a silly piece of Web fun. Today several blogs are linking to a site that puts your name or slogan on a picture of an air conditioning company van. Well, now you can keep up with all these things with The Generator Blog, from the creator of Presurfer. Things you can do from the latest postings: put your name in neon lights. Create some Silly Winetasting Notes. Or create a George W. Bush press conference response:
"The Generator asked: If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? 'Er. I mean... (long pause) I wish you would have given me this written question ahead of time, so I could plan for it. You know, I just... I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with an answer, but it hadn't yet.'"
Elisabeth (Liz) Donovan was a Herald librarian for 10 years, and Research Editor for 13 years. She came to The Herald in 1981, following several years at the
Washington Post. She started blogging in 2000, with a news research blog, followed by the blog at Herald.com in 2003. A frequent speaker and writer on news research, she was honored in 2004 by the
News Division of the Special Libraries Association for her contributions to
the field.
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