Mashpedia

Mashpedia is a site that I just found out about from Twitter. It is a real-time encylopedia that gets its content from social networks, YouTube, Flickr, blogs, etc etc. This is ideal for use for a nice visual experience that gets you up to date information on concepts and subjects.

I highly recommend checking out Mashpedia by clicking here!!!

Zomobo

Zomobo is a real time search engine that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers. This is a nice site that searches through: videos, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

I recommend checking out Zomobo by clicking here.

Encyclomedia

Encyclomedia is a video encyclopedia that is great for searching for articles and videos on any given topic (think United Streaming). What separates this from just any other search engine is to then take those results such as video and then share it w/ others via an embed code.

Below are the results from a search on the term, technology...



I highly recommend checking out Encyclomedia by clicking here!!!

For a much more detailed review check out Richard Byrne's blog.

Time Maps

Time Maps is a wonderful site that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's excellent blog, Free Technology 4 Teachers. This is a great site for history teachers/students and is a cross between a time line, enyclopedia, atlas, and tag cloud.

Below is a pic from the interactive map based on Europe....



I highly recommend checking out Time Maps by clicking here!!!

Mashpedia

Mashpedia is a wonderful new site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers. Mashepeida is a search engine that searches many different engines such as Digg, Twitter, Flickr, news, blogs, feeds, etc. It is a real-time encyclopedia.



I highly recommend checking out Mashpedia by clicking here.

Citizendium

Citizendium is a new (beta) site that is very similar to Wikipedia. It is trying to become a more accomplished/accurate online encyclopedia. The way this is done is by using accredited appointed people, to "author" content on their site. However, that does not mean you can't register and become a "citizen". This is a community where members can create and collaborate content.

After giving Citizendium a try I feel like it is on the right track. There are a lot of options for a user to choose when using their search. It is a bit more complex then Wikipedia and you may find getting the results you are looking for a bit of a struggle.

Below is an example of my search on the term "web 2.0"

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Give Citizendium a try by clicking here.

Fotopedia

Fotopedia is one of the coolest most visually exciting sites to come around in a long time. It is a place where the user/community members create a visually dynamic encyclopedia.

I must say I was really impressed when I started digging around on this site. There is a lot here and you can get lost exploring all your choices.

First, you can upload your own content: photos via Flickr, embed Google Maps, etc. Then you can link articles and have other community members rate your content. Think of this site as one giant Wiki w/ visually stunning content.

Another great feature, which I've never really seen before is the ability to create a widget w/ the click of a button. You can make embeddable widgets for your site/blog, by just highlighting the area of your screen that you want to capture. Great stuff!!!

Give it a try by clicking here.

Navify

Navify is a fun new site I learned about from Larry Ferlazzo. This site is great to use when you want to search/filter Wikipedia visually. It literally grabs and displays all the multi-media results, of a given topic, inside of Wikipedia.

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From their site, "Navify is a visual encyclopedia that combines Wikipedia articles with images, videos, and comments."

Here is what a results page looks like when searching the term, Web 2.0.



Give it a try by clicking here.