Transforming Classics
On-line papers for “Transforming Classical Studies Through Cyberinfrastructure” appear on the digital humanities quarterly (Winter 2009: v3 n1) website.
Author: David Gill
Podcasting and visual poetry
We have been trying out some ideas for some podcasting episodes to support modules in Greek archaeology. These have been recorded in the field. But what about recording a podcast in front of the computer? I have been trying out some ideas with my poetry. ‘Gloucestershire in the Negev’ is…
Rise of Twitter
The BBC has an interesting comment on the rise of Twitter. Twitter, the mobile phone-based micro-blogging service, rocketed nearly 1000% in use in the UK over the past year according to industry analysts HitWise. And what are you doing right now?
Wordle … and a time for Change
I note that the BBC has generated a Wordle image for Barack Obama’s inaugural speech.
Web 2.0 and Archaeology
Chuck E. Jones on Ancient World Bloggers has discussed “Web 2.0 and Beyond: New Tools for Archaeological Collaboration and Communication“. The presentations from Web 2.0 and Beyond: New Tools for Archaeological Collaboration and Communication (Vancouver, March 26-30, 2008) are now online. There are short abstracts of the presentations.
Second Life and Travel
BBC Radio 4’s Traveller’s Tree (17 November 2008) had an interesting comment about ‘Second Life’ and the future of the future. The discussion revolved around ‘virtual holidays’.
Wordle and "Obamalogical Studies"
Last week I drew attention to the use of Wordle. Today’s Times (‘Obamalogical Studies’, November 12, 2008) carries a Wordle image of words used by President-elect Obama in recent speeches, and the hopes for the Obama presidency sent in by readers of the Times. Here is the analysis of Obama’s…
Why (archaeologists) blog
Bill Caraher, an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of North Dakota who works on Late Antique Greece, has an interesting reflection,”Why blog?” on The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World. He summarises: 1. I like to write and find the discipline of writing valuable.2. A desire…
Wordle for Blogs
The Iraq War & Archaeology blog had a feature on Wordle. Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color…
Online Material for the Study of the Ancient World
Chuck Jones, librarian of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW), New York City, has been summarising online journals relating to the study of the ancient world.
