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My Life Online (Sony IM device)

So…are folks at Sony really getting the “This is where we live” Web 2.0 vibe or what?

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71559-0.html

Hoping to tap into the growth of wireless networks across college campuses, other public spaces and within homes, Sony is introducing a new pocket-sized gadget for instant messaging and other internet-based communications.

The Sony mylo, slated for [...]

Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries

http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html Jack M. Maness MLS, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries

Many might consider IM a Web 1.0 technology, as its inception predates the technology market crash and it often requires the downloading of software, whereas most 2.0 applications are wholly web-based. It is here considered 2.0 as it is consistent with the tenets of [...]

Does IM Bite? Student Outreach Interns

Via http://collegewebeditor.com/blog/index.php/archives/2006/06/17/put-your-current-students-on-im-to-answer-your-prospective-students-questions/:

Blogs are nice, but sometimes prospective students crave a bit more real-time interaction. When high school students want to ask a quick question about admission, student life or academic programs, chances are they prefer to get an answer right away. They won’t call your admission office (hey, you’ve never been introduced – and [...]

TTW Mailbox: IM Reference in Smaller Libraries

A question to Rachel and I about my FASTER IM piece in CIL:

Hello Rachel and Michael,

Thanks a lot for the fine IM FASTER article. If you have a second, I’d like to ask one question. You state, “Your work flow won’t suffer at all if you incorporate an IM application on one of [...]

Cool way to promote their IM service

cool way to promote their IM service Originally uploaded by February 28.

Darren Chase posts an ingenious idea: using the desktop to promote IM! Thanks Darren!

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BYOMS link for Roadshow

http://byoms.com

KOOL IM

Via TechCrunch:

http://www.koolim.com/

Yahoo Opens Messenger to Developers

http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/06/19/yahoo-opens-im-to-developers/

Just some linkage for the IM category of TTW!

OPAL Presentations & Extra Links!

Michael Stephens’ OPAL presentation, SL cam Originally uploaded by informationgoddess29.

A few folks listened to the talks in Second Life!

These are the added links from discussion that came up during the four presentations I gave on Thursday and Friday for OPAL. We had great groups both days. I really appreciate the folks [...]

“Problem Solved, Customer Happy”

IM to other store Originally uploaded by jessamyn.

File this under “Why Libraries should have IM activated at each department/branch!”