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Wolfram Alpha is not a search engine. Perhaps it will one day become one, but currently it’s exactly what its tagline says: a computational knowledge engine. However, it looks like Google, it provides you with answers and therefore most users will try to use it as a search engine, which doesn’t always yield good results. Once you start asking it the right questions, it’ll give you better answers.

I’ve spent a couple of days with Wolfram Alpha, and I’ve learned to love it for all the ways it’s different than search engines such as Google. Here are some guidelines which will help you shake off that “search engine” frame of mind and perhaps help you start using Wolfram Alpha to its full potential.

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Content sharing has become so popular online that it’s given birth to the phrase “oversharing” - the constant need to Tweet, Facebook, Twitpic and video stream our every moment, never mind how banal.

Today The Onion mocks the trend of oversharing youngsters with its hilarious faux news report: “Police Slog Through 40,000 Insipid Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire” (embedded below).

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Facebook has rolled out the updated look for its application directory that we told you about last week, as well as the more Facebook Page-like interface for individual applications.

The changes are mostly as expected – the apps directory now prominently includes “Featured by Facebook” apps – in other words, those that have made it through the company’s verified apps process. Additionally, you can now browse not only applications on Facebook, but those developed on external websites, mobile, and desktop using Facebook Connect and the Open Stream API.

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Ah, the perfect playlist. In the quest to find a musical oasis where track after track is a pleasant reprieve from the surrounding world, even the best of efforts are often thwarted by limited song selection, an overly complicated user interface, or the lack of insight into upcoming songs. So we've scoured the web to find only the best musical offerings and we've put together a list of five sites that make playlist building a joy.\n\nYou may notice that we've left Pandora and Last.fm off our top 5 list. Although we love each site for separate purposes, they both, in their own way, complicate the process of hand selecting and fine tuning playlists that are musical masterpieces. So don't fret, the 5 sites we've include are bound to help you construct your best online mix yet.

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Apple launched iTunes widgets last week, allowing you to post your iTunes info to blogs and social networks. We thought it would be a good opportunity to round up all the services that let you extend and customize iTunes, as well as sharing your music wit

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Making money online is a dream for many, but the simple fact is that it's often just as tough as making money offline. Due to requests, we've put together a list of the most popular money making methods today, many of them focused on blogging and peer

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Online media is exploding…and with it, a new class of creative people producing their own music, podcasts, professional-level photography and video shows. We've compiled the largest list so far of useful tools for self-made photographers, videoblogger

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To show that torrenting isn't all bad, we've rounded up 50+ tools to help you get started on the torrent path, all with totally legal uses.

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Mapping is a huge and growing sector, from social maps for sharing with friends, to mashing up Google Maps in every possible way. Trawling through all the mapping sites out there, we've compiled a list of the most interesting online mapping tools that s

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Wikis, sites that can be collaboratively edited, are among the most popular tools for groups working together online. We've rounded up 30 of the best sites and resources - most of them free or low priced.

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Today has been dominated by news and excitement surrounding Google Wave, Google's new real-time communication platform that will launch to the public later this year. In fact, there's been so much buzz that you might just not have enough time to read the thousands of articles being released on Google's biggest product launch in recent memory.

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Google’s street-level mapping imagery – called Street View – can at times be useful if you want to see what a place you’re trying to find looks like. However, if you’ve ever wanted to explore beyond a snapshot of a location, you’ve likely found the user experience fairly cumbersome, if not downright unusable at times.

Today, the Google Maps team has unveiled a new feature that makes actually navigating through Street View significantly better. Now, Maps will show you, “an oval when your mouse is following a road and a rectangle when moving across the facades of buildings.” Google refers to these shapes as “pancakes,” and once you figure out how exactly they work, they turn Street View into a fairly enjoyable – if not highly useful – experience.

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When we think of online photo sharing, we typically think of sites like Flickr and Picasa where photos are hosted and organized by users. Though these sites definitely serve a purpose in helping us host and share our photos, they don’t do a great job at collectively organizing and displaying photos by content type or subject matter.

Fotopedia, a photo encyclopedia site that launches to the public today, hopes to become the Wikipedia for photos by centralizing the photo experience around user-created topics and subject matters. The sleek web interface is coupled with a desktop application for a community experience on site or off.

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There are several virtual galleries that have become well established and recognized online and off for their professionalism, style, and incredible opportunities.

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A new online mapping tool: WorkedHere has launched a social networked crossed with a mapping service that helps you find buddies from your old workplace. Find workplaces, create workplaces and add your profile.

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Use workedhere to...

* Find old Jobs and workmates
* Google™ Maps makes it quick, easy and fun
* Create and monitor your own workplace
* Contact old workmates and create company event

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