60 apps and sites in 60 minutes
DESCRIPTION
Based on the popular 60 Apps and Sites in 60 Minutes sessions at last year’s SLA Conference in Chicago, Anneli Sarkanen and Simon Barron of SLA Europe present a European selection of essential apps and websites that all modern information professionals should know about. This fast-paced event covered top sites for productivity, business, social networking, lifestyle, travel, and fun and games. Presented at the City Business Library in London on the 19th March 2013.TRANSCRIPT
An
neli S
arkanen
@
Librarian
Nelly
S
imon
Bar
ron
@
Sim
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apps and sites in minutes
Sponsored by
Ack
now
ledg
emen
ts:
Scott Brown @scbrown5
Joe Murphy @libraryfuture
John DiGilio @iBraryGuy
Gayle Lynn-Nelson
Pro
duct
ivit
y:
Pro
duct
ivit
y:
Google Drive
Pro
duct
ivit
y:
bitly.com
Pro
duct
ivit
y:
diigo
Pro
duct
ivit
y:
doodle.com
Pro
duct
ivit
y:
howstuffworks.com
Pro
duct
ivit
y: ifttt.com
Pro
duct
ivit
y: Atooma
Pro
duct
ivit
y:
EDF Energy
Pro
duct
ivit
y:
Pro
duct
ivit
y:
So
un
dG
ecko
Com
mu
nication:
Com
mu
nication:
Vib
er
Com
mu
nication:
MightyText
Com
mu
nication: S
MS
Bac
kup+
Legal:
biallpr.pbworks.com
Legal:
Leg
al:
www.feefiefoefirm.com/uk/
Leg
al:
europa.eu/legisation_summaries/index_en.htm
Tec
hnol
ogy
:
Tec
hnol
ogy
:
AirDroid
Tec
hnol
ogy
: BigLens
Tech
no
logy:
archive.org
Tech
no
logy: changedetection.com
Tech
no
logy:
webplatform.org
Tech
no
logy: Browsers
Dolphin
Firefox
Chrome
Bu
siness:
Busin
ess: DomainTools.com
Bu
siness:
Companies House
Bu
siness: co
rpor
atei
nfor
mat
ion.
com
/C
omp
any
-Ex
tens
ions
-S
ecur
ity
-Ide
ntif
ers.
asp
x
Bu
siness:
Mint
Bus
ines
s:
rba.co.uk/sources/registers.htm
Bus
ines
s:
oanda.com/currency/historical-rates/
Bus
ines
s:
xero
Bus
ines
s:
dnb.com
Ent
erta
inm
ent:
Ent
erta
inm
ent:
Goo
dRea
ds
Ent
erta
inm
ent:
Shazam Soundhound
Music identification apps
Ent
erta
inm
ent:
Music players
Winamp P
oweram
p
En
tertainment: TV Guide
Ent
erta
inm
ent:
B
BC
iPlayer
Lifesty
le:
Lif
esty
le:
bbcgoodfood.com
Lifesty
le:
ilovecheese.com
Lifesty
le: Heart Rate
Lifesty
le: S
t. Jo
hn A
mbu
lanc
e
Lifesty
le: notonthehighstreet.com
Lif
esty
le:
freecycle.org
Sea
rch:
Search
:
Google Goggles
Sea
rch:
searcheuropa.eu
Tra
vel:
Tra
vel:
Rome2Rio.com
Tra
vel:
Google Maps
Tra
vel:
fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country
Tra
vel:
Oyster apps
iOys
ter
Oyster Master
Trav
el: WalkIt
Trav
el: Train apps
thetrainline
Virgin Trains
Fu
n &
games:
Fun
& g
ames
: Human.io
Fun
& g
ames
: Fake-A-Call
Fun
& g
ames
:
DearBlankPleaseBlank.com
Fun
& g
anes
:
You Rather
Fun
& g
ames
:
Fun
& g
ames
: Dingbats
Fu
n & gam
es: What’s The Word?
Fu
n & gam
es:
Fu
n & gam
es: Plague Inc.
Fu
n & gam
es: LibrarianFacts.tumblr.com
Fun
& g
ames
:
BannerFlo
Image credits:
All images licensed under Creative Commons Licenses.
‘Todos los apps’ by Flickr user: Chris Radcliff. ‘iPhone vs. Android’ by Flickr user: nrkbeta. ‘Moleskine mod’ by Flicker user: erin m. ‘Cat-Phone’ by Flickr user: cbowns. ‘Law Books’ by Flickr user: Waikay Lau. ‘Robot Noir – Red Robot 4’ by Flickr user: littlelostrobot. ‘boardroom’ by Flickr user: The_Warfield.
‘wow-thing’ by Flickr user: James Vaughan. ‘Life’ by Flickr user: gfpeck. ‘Travel’ by Flickr user: Susana Fernandez. ‘Waterloo’ by C. M. Coolidge. Made available by the New York Public Library’s Digital Library. All other images captured by Anneli Sarkanen and Simon Barron.