http://www.universitybusiness.com/page.cfm?p=1084 Ken Smith, who blogs here in South Bend at Weblogs in Higher Education, has published an article about blogging at University Business. Here’s my favorite quote: Whether it’s written by a witty cultural studies professor or a dedicated news junkie, a good blog usually includes links to other websites. The blogger quotes from and annotates other blogs in an informal fashion that many a scholar would nevertheless recognize. Good bloggers do quite a bit of work to present, perhaps even organize, a body of knowledge for their readers, and they write every day. They respond quickly to news and […]
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For those GTD fans out there, I’m particularly enjoying Merlin Mann’s 43 Folders blog, including this post about getting started with GTD. Merlin also has really cool hair. You may be into or not, but some of the tips are HOT. Mine the 91 Comments to the post as well for even more. Here’s another! http://www.43folders.com/2004/12/29/a-year-of-getting-things-done-part-1-the-good-stuff/
Via The Social Software Blog: I’m also curious to know what social services folks are actually using the most, beyond whatever is the latest hot company we’re talking about on the blawgs… Oh! I like lists! And I like Social Software! Here goes: 1. Flickr 2. Bloglines/NetnewsWire/Safari RSS Reader 3. iChat/IM 4. Technorati 5. Last.FM What are your Top Five Favorite Social Software Sites?
Blyberg writes about gaming at AADL (and Eli!): AADL’s Gaming initiative “is one of those programs that I still shake my head at in disbelief, because it has been such a staggering success born out of such unorthodox ideas. If you’re looking for evidence that the role of today’s libraries is changing, look no further. That’s what we need more of, folks, unorthodox ideas in the library. The return on this investment? It’s precious: And that’s what draws in the kids. They come in knowing that they are going to be part of something big. These tournaments are their opportunity […]
..because if I don’t, I get to speak at PLA for FREE! I could renew right after the conference in March and save myself $65! http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2005/12/13/why_im_not_joining_ala_right_now_after_all.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26121445@N00/sets/1538496/ After the Allen County Public Library Tour match, we had our first exhibition on Saturday. I love that these pics went into the library’s flickr stream. Here’s the SJCPL Game Blog coverage!
A few days ago I wrote about libraries getting flickr accouints. Need some proof to sell the expenditure to your director? How’s this for putting your library out there: Murder by the Book A Reminder from the College Dining Room: Historical Document Library Storytime Van Gaming Exhibition Library Holiday Ornament Author Signing “Dare to Read” Library Book Displays Promoting and Sharing a Conference/Workshop* Showing folks the building! Harry Potter Day! *And all you library organizations and companies out there — same goes for you too! Think of the promotional opportunities! Grab an account and get some pictures in the pool!
“People in networked markets have figured out that they get far better information and support from one another than from vendors. So much for corporate rhetoric about adding value to commoditized products.” Cluetrain
Sherri reports about new stuff at Skype: http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/archives/2005/12/skype_ups_the_a.html Both Sherri and I are waiting for updates to the Mac OS X version of Skype. I think I mighht be inclined to get a tad more serious when these enhancements roll out. For now, like Sherri, I spent some time creating an avatar (two actually). I’m tickled I could put the avatar in London.
What an easy, low-cost step to test the waters of social software! Go ahead…try it…I’ll wait… http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjcpl/ Feel free to let me know what your flickr address is!