As a research analyst and “data” guy, I am a big fan of Infographics and Data Visualizations. But like everything else you can find just as many bad examples as good ones. The following infographic was designed by David McCandless for the blog Information is Beautiful. Since its publication in early April, the graphic has […]
FreshSpectrum.com Toons: Facebook for Researchers
Time for a change…
I think one of the great things about the web is that it is filled with passionate bloggers. That’s passionate bloggers, not people passionate about blogging. What’s the difference? To be a passionate blogger you just need to be passionate about your subject. If you are, then chances are much better that you will keep […]
Few Quick PDF Tools/Tips
My post frequency has really taken a hit recently. My wife and I have purchased a new home and are in the midst of a move. I promise more content as things begin to settle down, but until that happens here are a few PDF tools/tips that might find useful. CutePDF: Free to download. Basically […]
Fresh Spectrum Toons: #1
First in what I hope will become a series of cartoons…
Web Perspectives: Amy A. Germuth on Evaluation Blogging
Web Perspectives is a new ongoing series for FreshSpectrum.com. For this series I will interview researchers, evaluators, and academics to learn about their professional experiences with the web. Amy A. Germuth is President of EvalWorks, LLC a woman-owned small evaluation and survey research consulting business in Durham, NC. She blogs at EvalThoughts.com First off, would […]
The Gist: SurveyGizmo
The Gist will be a regular series at FreshSpectrum.com providing brief overviews of potentially useful applications for researchers, evaluators, and academics. Note: I am not an affiliate and have not accepted money for reviewing any application. Link: http://www.surveygizmo.com What is it? SurveyGizmo is a web-based survey application. How much? Five pricing levels. Free, $19/mo (Personal), […]
Moving Beyond the Slides: Video Presentations
It has never been easier to capture, edit, and share video. There is a huge range of video camera options from expensive high quality digital to the small, affordable, fit in your pocket variety. While not incredibly sophisticated, both windows and mac users have access to free video editing software. Finally, with services like youtube […]
The Gist: Survey Monkey
The Gist will be a regular series at FreshSpectrum.com providing brief overviews of potentially useful applications for researchers, evaluators, and academics. Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com What is it? Survey Monkey is your run of the mill web survey application. How much? Three pricing levels. Free, $19.95/month, $200/year. The stripped down free version only allows up to 10 […]
One way that communication on the web is different…
How do you use the telephone to communicate? I know, silly question. You just pick up the phone, dial a number, and speak. Now, how do you use the web to communicate? You can send an email, use Google chat, make a video call with Skype, write a blog post, write a comment on a […]
Time to Google yourself
It was not all that long ago that the idea of searching for yourself in Google seemed no more than a novelty for most people. But today, every professional should at least know what happens when they are Googled. Here are some reasons why: Resumes and CVs are important, but so is what you look […]
Why the Webcast?
By now you have probably sat through your fair share of webcasts. If your experience is anything like my own, you have seen a few good ones and many bad ones. So what makes a web presentation go so wrong? I would say its often the choice of the format in the first place. Have […]