Post about Streeteasy switching from Google Maps https://plus.google.com/118383351194421484817/posts/foj5A1fURGt One of the biggest tools mentioned is TileMill, put out by MapBox http://mapbox.com/tilemill/ And Open Street Maps http://www.openstreetmap.org/ It looks like Foursqaure very recently made a similar move, also using TileMill/MapBox tools … Continue reading →

In the spirit of generating discussion I’d like to put an idea I had out there. I am sure it needs a lot of refinement, but I am curious whether other people see this as a feasible or informative line … Continue reading →

Moretti’s Graphs Maps Trees opens the door to endless possibilities. I really enjoyed it because it discusses the very things I have always found to be missing in literary criticism. Although the field is largely based on close reading, why … Continue reading →

Moretti presents a novel idea of doing research. Even though I still believe that in some cases and in some departments, especially English, it’s hard to make academics see quantitative research as academic research, I’ve witnessed a new trend shaping … Continue reading →

As I was reading Franco Moretti’s book, the first thing that struck me was that I do visualize the geography of each novel or book that gives geographical references that I am reading. A map naturally forms in my head … Continue reading →

Thought people might find this interesting: http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/03/teaching-and-modeling-good-digital-citizenship/

In section five it seems to be generally stated by the majority of the authors that the digital humanities has been focused on research more than teaching/pedagogy. In order to make the next transition into the academy it is suggested … Continue reading →

On February 23rd, I attended a morning plenary session on Linked Open Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LOD-LAM), and Prof. Gold asked that I post a few comments here.  The session was co-organized by the Metropolitan New York Library … Continue reading →