Friday Fun: NLM Milestones
According to the Technical Bulletin, PubMed has added its 20 millionth citation and PubMed Central has logged its 2 millionth article.
I almost feel like their should be some balloons falling from the ceiling, noise makers whistling, and confetti and streamers flying about to celebrate the occasion. Perhaps this is because I am a nerdy librarian who thinks 20 million citations is cool. Or it could be because I missed the party entirely (the bulletin mentions this actually happened in July.) Oh well.
Happy Belated 20 Millionth!
If you want to read a brief history about PubMed, go to the Technical Bulletin.
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Friday Fun: Map of the Social Networking World
I ran across this map of the Social Networking World while looking for something else and I thought I would share it with you. I am not sure what I would use it for other than for fun, conversation, and a possible PowerPoint slide. In other words perfect for a Friday post.
2010 Social Network Map by Flowtown
The map was created by Flowtown as an updated tribute to XKCD’s ‘Map of Online Communities.’ The size of the countries/continents reflect the millions of users, for each service (as shown by the scale at the bottom of the image).
It is kind of fun to look through and laugh over a few things like the YouTube Triangle of Viral Videos or the Death Valley of John Mayer Tweets. One thing I find a little interesting is Google Wave is missing, wouldn’t that be in the Land of Defunct Social Networks, or perhaps should it be the Dried Lake Bed of Google Wave within the Empire of Google? Just thinking aloud.
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Friday Fun: Relax Have a Beer While Helping to Restore the Environment
Even my three year old son knows that there is a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico killing animals and making beaches “yucky.” It is going to take long time (once they finally stop the leak) to get things cleaned up and it make take many years for things to get back to normal, if that is possible.
I am by no means an engineer and have no clue as to what equipment or techniques would be used to stop it either. Despite many of well meaning hair salons and dog groomers it would appear hair booms are not an effective method for preventing the spread of the oil. However I have found one way that I can easily help people affected by the oil spill…I can drink beer.
Yes, you heard be correctly, drink beer. Abita Brewing Company, located just North of New Orleans, has great beer, one of the best brewery tours (long story best shared over a pint) and is no stranger to helping out the community. They raised and donated more than $500,000 for those affected by Katrina from the sales of their Restoration Pale Ale. Now they have decided to sell SOS beer (Save Our Shore), where a portion of the proceeds ($.75/bottle) will go to those affected by the oil spill.
According to Abita, its beer can be found in over 40 states and SOS beer will be hitting the market sometime mid July. It is the summer and we spend a lot time bbq-ing with friends on the weekend, catching baseball games, and just sitting out on the deck in evening watching the lightning bugs. Often times we have a cool frosty beverage as we pass the time. I gotta think we aren’t that much different from a lot of other American families. In the next few months I will be looking at the beer cooler in the grocery store or hitting my local beer snob shop and grabbing a few SOS beers. If you live somewhere that Abita is sold, you might think about trying out an SOS beer. If you aren’t a beer drinker they also have merchandise that you can buy, 100% of the merchandise proceeds will be donated.
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