Notebook 2.0: 12 Tools for Researchers. It's ironic that there are so many new sites and tools for research and scholarly types online these days because the whole Internet started with them forty-six years ago.
The concept was born in a series of memos by J.C.R. Licklider of Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN) in August 1962 where he discussed his "Intergalactic Computer Network" concept. Trendpedia (beta) - Social media monitoring, buzz tracking, brand measurement and blog trend search.