PUBLISHED: 06:30 26 May 2018 Adam Lazzari A historic picture of Foulsham. Picture: FOULSHAM ARCHIVE GROUP. Archant Did you grow up in Foulsham? Have you traced any of your family tree back to Foulsham? Maybe you live here now and want to know how your house/ road looked like 50 years ago or even longer. The village archive group is holding an open weekend on June 9-10 at Foulsham Village Hall. On the Saturday it will be open from 11am to 5pm and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Admission is £1 per person on each day with under 16s free. There will be copies of newspaper clippings and articles, slideshows of photographs going back over 100 years. The group wants more photographs or documents relating to the village. They are particularly looking for any material relating to First and Second World Wars as the group is holding a special weekend in November. For more information contact Andrew McNair on 01362 683372 or [email protected] or about this event Jacqui Logan … [Read more...] about Village archive group to hold open weekend
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Facebook launches searchable archive of U.S. political ads
By David Ingram SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc <FB.O> on Thursday launched an archive of U.S. political ads that appear on the world’s largest social network, showing who paid for them and other details, after an outcry over Russians’ alleged purchase of such ads during the 2016 elections. The archive tool will be rolled out to other countries in coming months, it added. Facebook, which has 2.2 billion monthly active users, pledged seven months ago to create a cache, saying on the eve of U.S. congressional hearings that it wanted to increase transparency about its role in political advertising. Digital services such as Facebook, Twitter Inc <TWTR.N> and Alphabet Inc’s <GOOGL.O> Google and YouTube have upended how political campaigns reach voters in many countries because of their power at targeting ads at narrow audiences and their low cost compared to television ads. Beginning on Thursday, all U.S. ads about elections or political … [Read more...] about Facebook launches searchable archive of U.S. political ads
TV’s rich history on display with new archive website
Lynn Elber Associated Press Published 11:12 p.m. UTC May 23, 2018 Los Angeles -- Diahann Carroll recalls a date with Marlon Brando that yielded a slap and career advice. Robert Adler tells how he co-invented the TV remote control. Walter Cronkite shares his dismay over learning that White House pressure trimmed a CBS report on Watergate. Their accounts are part of an extraordinary collection of 4,000-plus hours of video Q&As recorded over more than two decades by the Television Academy Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, organizer of the prime-time Emmy Awards. Last week, a new website made the full collection of 895 interviews — and counting — available free to all comers, who can watch complete interviews or search the curated treasure trove by individuals, shows, events, themes and more. Even such minutiae as the origin of TV catchphrases including “Come on down!” from “The Price is … [Read more...] about TV’s rich history on display with new archive website
From the archives: What it’s like to be a grad transfer quarterback
With former Alabama and Arizona State quarterback Blake Barnett officially headed to USF, Barnett will become the latest in a growing line of grad transfers trying to win starting jobs elsewhere.If Barnett is like the grad transfer quarterbacks I interviewed in 2015, he'll find that the process isn't easy. Everything from the playbook to housing to team chemistry can be a challenge."When you transfer, it sounds like a good idea, almost like you're going through the recruiting process again," said Ben Mauk, who starred at Cincinnati in 2007 after four years at Wake Forest. "Then when you get there, it's just like you're a freshman again."In light of the Barnett news, check out our story from the archives on what it's like to be a graduate transfer quarterback. … [Read more...] about From the archives: What it’s like to be a grad transfer quarterback
Facebook Adds Voice Recording, Archival To Stories Feature
May 16, 5:36 PM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Technology By Alex Perry 05/16/18 AT 11:56 AM Social media is quickly moving to a point where people prefer to share their lives via temporary “stories” on apps like Snapchat on Instagram rather than in permanent status updates, like Facebook posts or tweets. Accordingly, Facebook wants to emphasize its own stories feature by adding a host of new features to it soon.Wednesday marks the introduction of a few accessories for Facebook stories, with the new features coming to India first and the rest of the world a little later, according to TechCrunch. The new additions are actually based on a trip to India that reportedly showed the Facebook team what would be beneficial to people with less phone storage or slower internet connections.To make Stories global, Facebook adds Archive and audio posts https://t.co/38IHM3EZLs by @joshconstine … [Read more...] about Facebook Adds Voice Recording, Archival To Stories Feature