Author: MarieMartino

A recent Google search on how to properly delete one’s Facebook account yielded some unexpected results!  I came across some articles about websites that assist users in committing “Facebook suicide” and/or the self-killing of other social network profiles. Seppukoo.com is a site created by Les Liens invisibles, the “imaginary” media-art duo Clemente Pestelli and Gionatan… Continue reading “Facebook Suicide?” How Some People Are Deleting Their Virtual Personas

As much as we LOVE to have students working in the MVCC Library, students may want or need to work from home.  Not everyone has access to MS Office 2007 on their laptops, netbooks, or desktop computers.  Furthermore, the electronic file formats that instructors use on Blackboard or other teaching and learning technologies may vary,… Continue reading Free Software Solutions: MS Office Doc Viewers and Beyond

Looking for resources about the swine flu, a.k.a. H1N1?  Here’s a short list of free, authoritative, and timely web sources about this virus. General Information: Center for Disease Control– H1N1 2009 MedlinePlus (NLM)–H1N1 Flu Flu.Gov–Swine Flu FAQs Department of Homeland Security–Response to H1N1 Enviro-Health Links (NLM Specialized Information Services)–H1N1 Flu Ebsco–Influenza Evidence-Based information Portal Information… Continue reading Swine Flu Resources