History
Summary
History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the study of the human past. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discussing the study of the discipline as an end in itself and as a way of providing "perspective" on the problems of the present. The stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the legends surrounding King Arthur) are usually classified as cultural heritage rather than the "disinterested investigation" needed by the discipline of history.
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Mr. Magazine™ Minute: Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes Magazine, on How Print and Digtial Are Working Side by Side
When you walk into the Forbes building on 60 Fifth Avenue in New York City, you are welcomed by a series of paintings, drawings, and portraits offering a sense of majestic historical days of people who have occupied those offices over the years. Randall Lane, Forbes current editor, arrives in the historic library lined with bookshelves and filled with (ink on paper) books from floor to ceiling.
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Financial Times at 125: FT launches anniversary Tumblr to tell 'inside story'
The Financial Times has produced an "anniversary hub" of digital content online, including a Tumblr of staff memories and an interactive timeline of historical events.
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Now this is one way to make education interesting
Women's suffrage isn't generally all that exciting to learn about, despite just how vital it was to helping women get where we are today. But this video shows that even dry historical events can become pretty riveting when you apply some creativity to it.
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The iPhone at 5: a GigaOM retrospective
To live and work in the technology industry is to be obsessed with the possibilities of the future, and to not spend very much time thinking about the past. But there are some historical events that deserve reflection, and we at GigaOM are proud to present our thoughts on the fifth anniversary of the launch of the iPhone.
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Visual bookmarks and the path to Pinterest
Given that Pinterest is valued at $1. 5 billion, it’s worth looking at the general history of visual bookmarks and grid sites that paved the way for Pinterest. David Galbraith shares some lessons from his experience launching Wists, a visual bookmarking website that predated Pinterest. Original Story:.
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Bauer launches knowledge-led mag Wonderpedia
Bauer Media is preparing to launch Wonderpedia, a knowledge-based magazine offering a mixture of content covering world events, historical events and the natural world.
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Serious Games Spreads ‘The Plague’ to iPads
Serious Games Interactive's award-winning educational game "Playing History: The Plague" has spread off of the PC and on to the more portable tablet where the company hopes even more students can learn from it.
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MyHeritage Parachutes In The Backyard Of Its Billion-Dollar Competitor With New Acquisition (ACOM)
MyHeritage, the rip-roaring Israeli genealogy startup, just bought FamilyLink. com, a startup which ran a huge database of historical records.
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Ye olden ads come to Twitter [funny]
These are brilliant. Someone at the Birmingham Archives and Heritage, which collects and preserves original and printed records of historical significance relating to Brum, has set up a Twitter account that is “tweeting whimsical advertising from days gone by taken from historic newspaper ads.
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TF1 files complaint against Canal Plus
French broadcaster TF1 has filed a complaint against pay TV group Canal Plus with the country’s media regulator, the CSA, over Canal Plus’s proposals. . .
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