Briefly Noted

Old Sturbridge Village Shaping Up — I have spent more time at Old Sturbridge Village, which is two towns over from where I grew up, than at any other museum I haven’t worked

Personalized URL Shorteners (Suggestions for CHNM?) — @sebchan explains how the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney started rolling its own tiny URLs using Yourls. Powerhouse employees can now shorten links to Powerhouse blog posts, exhibits,

Omeka-Powered Digital Amherst Recognized by ALA — The American Library Association’s (ALA’s)  Program  on America’s Libraries for the 21st Century has recognized Digital Amherst with one of three awards for best

Facebook, Google, Apple: Patents Gone Wild — The last ten days or so have seen a flurry of suspect behavior by large technology companies, their intellectual property lawyers, and the United States Patent Office.

YouTube dropping IE6 support — At more than a week old, I suppose this doesn't qualify as breaking news, but it's still big news. According to Ars Technica, YouTube will