The Original Search Engine?

WebCrawler was one of the first, and is still one of the fastest search engines on the web. If you haven’t tried it, the search engine uses Google, Yahoo, MSN Live and Ask at the same time to deliver you comprehensive results.

According to Wikipedia, WebCrawler was the first Web search engine to provide full text search. It went live on April 20, 1994 and was created by Brian Pinkerton at the University of Washington. It was bought by America Online on June 1, 1995 and sold to Excite on April 1, 1997.

So will you switch to WebCrawler instead of using Google?
http://www.webcrawler.com/

Ohio BMV: Emergency Contact Info

Did you know?
The national average is SIX HOURS before law enforcement can locate next of kin after an accident! Now the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles offers you the opportunity to voluntarily provide emergency contact information.

In the past, the only information that first responders had to identify you is the address on your drivers license. However if no one is home at the address on your driver’s license, then police must begin a time intensive search to find your loved ones. Precious hours that will pass before your family knows you are injured and have been taken to a hospital.

What are the steps to enter new contact info?

• Valid Ohio Drivers License or State ID
• Contact information which is only accessed by authorized law enforcement
• Enter in two people you would like contacted on the website below

Brea Weisman’s story:
She said. “While listening to the radio on my way to work this morning, I heard an interview with a woman who had lost her son in a car accident. She was unable to be contacted for 7 hours after her son was injured and he died alone. By initiating the “Next of Kin Bill,” signed into law by Governor Strickland on May 1, 2008, she has worked to ensure that each driver in the state of Ohio can register 2 emergency contacts (with up to 3 telephone numbers each) through the BMV to be contacted in the event of an emergency. This is a very simple procedure that took me less than 3 minutes to complete online.”

Enter your information today so your loved ones can be found within minutes…..not hours after you have been involved in any kind of accident!
http://www.myemergencycontactinfo.org

McJobs at mcstate.com!

I was watching TV the other day and at the bottom of a regular McDonald’s ad I saw the URL of http://mcstate.com. I was surprised to find that the website was hub for directing folks to careers at the golden arches.

I decided to travel through the website and I found that it was simple to find open jobs in your local neighborhood. So in this tough economy if you are need of job and you haven’t thought of fast food, then check out a McJob, you never know where it may take you.

Side Note:
The Oxford English Dictionary currently describes a McJob as “an unstimulating low-paid job with few prospects” It first appeared in the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary in March 2001. In the UK, McDonalds are inviting its customers to sign petition books in its outlets , or alternatively via a new website, entitled Change The Definition.

Check out McD’s new job website:
http://www.mcstate.com

Go Out and Vote!

It’s election day so go out and vote!
How has your voting experience been today?

http://twitter.com/johnmccain
http://twitter.com/barackobama

NetLingo – How many do you know?

How would you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 on your technology vocabulary? As a parent do know the top 50 Internet acronyms?

How many of these these terms do you know?

1. LMIRL – Let’s Meet In Real Life
2. POS – Parent Over Shoulder
3. PAL – Parents Are Listening
4. KPC – Keeping Parents Clueless
5. ASL – Age/Sex/Location

Read the complete list at Netlingo.
http://www.netlingo.com/top50teens.cfm

Amazon Free Episodes

Amazon started selling download friendly versions of TV episodes just like Apple. They have offered season premiers of Chuck, Knight Rider, Lipstick Jungle and few more to entice you into their den. I do like the option on Amazon that you can watch “classic” episodes of shows before you buy them.

http://tinyurl.com/5yw3jt

Youth Suicide on The Rise

Did you know over 100 young people this week will become victims of youth suicide? The Jason Foundation, Inc. (JFI) is a nationally recognized provider of educational curriculums and training programs for students, educators/youth workers and parents on the national health problem of youth suicide. JFI wants to educate you to recognize the “warning signs or signs of concern” on this growing epidemic.

Some facts:

• Suicide ranks as the THIRD leading cause of death for ages 15-24 and FOURTH for ages 10-14.
• Suicide is the SECOND leading cause of death for our college-aged youth, as well as for ages 15 to 19 in many states.

Complete list of Suicide Facts

Visit the Jason Foundation for more information.
thejasonfoundation.com

I Took This On My Phone

Take a picture on your smart phone and upload it for free to I Took This On My Phone. You’ve got all those photos on your mobile phone, why not put them in a central place online? You can create a public or private online photo gallery. Create an account and get started uploading your pictures from your phone to their website.

Phones supported: BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Series, BlackBerry Curve 8300 Series, HTC Dash, HTC Mogul, HTC Tilt, HTC Touch, HTC Wing, Motorola Q, Motorola Q9, Palm Treo 700wx, Palm Treo 750NS and Samsung BlackJack II. Sorry… iPhones are not supported.

http://itookthisonmyphone.com/

Search Twitter

Last week Twitter acquired Summarize Search Engine. This means now on Twitter you have the ability to search in realtime what people are saying.

http://search.twitter.com

Net Safe Kansas

Kansas Attorney General Stephen Six recently launched a new website geared toward giving kids, parents and consumers tips and tools to make their Internet experience as safe as possible. The website is divided into four unique sections Kids, Teens, Parents and Consumers. Each of these areas feature helpful links and information on viruses, spy ware, fraud, identity theft, shopping online, chatting online and cyberbullying.

http://www.netsafekansas.com/