Categories Web 2.0 & Library 2.0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bend%2C_Indiana Our Library is NOT on the South Bend, Indiana wikipedia entry. It should be (and will)… how about you, gentle reader? This could be an important access point for users to find your web presence. Let’s make sure that we are present everywhere we can be!

I heart my home away from home library. Look at this cool set by a flickr user who works there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dbeery/sets/479802/

http://www.tametheweb.com/page11/files/IOLUGMay05Stephens.pdf My talk Friday afternoon was about marketing library services via the web — creating effective PRESENCE — so here are ten methods to enhance your library’s place in the community: online and in person. These are steps you can take to reach your users – wherever they are – using some new technologies as tools for new services. #1 Design for Your Users #2 IM with Users and Ponder JYBE #3: Blog your Stuff #4: Podcast Rich Content #5: Utilize RSS #6: Ponder a wiki #7: Utilize Image Sites #8: Offer a Toolbar #9: Local Flavor Rules #10: Be […]

Here’s the big library in TC courtesy of Jeff, my library chum up there: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefoto/13733201/

Sherri also has a post about playlists and music, and I downloaded the article she pointed to for my growing collection of social software citations. Hot! Anyway, here are my musical links: Michael’s iTunes Library: Allows you to see some of my favorites, guilty pleasures and clicks through to ITMS! Michael’s AudioScrobbler Page

Is it my connection via Comcast or what? I cannot get to flickr! I am having photo withdrawl….

Thanks to Robin!!! http://360.yahoo.com/tametheweb So I set “My Page” up real quick and will return to mess with the features soon. Right now I use flickr, Audio Scrobbler, etc… will these sites or sites like them be absorbed into virtual community clearinghouse. Is Yahoo! 360′ the next stop for Flickr? (I think it will be – “Share Photos” was all over in 360′)

Anyone joined Yahoo! 360′? I’m intrigued by yet another virtual community being offered for folks. If you are in and have an invite, I’d be grateful!

I cannot get enough of flickr, even though I am home today watching the snowstorm and a little under the weather. I heart the feed of London images I subscribed too. I heart participating in the Feet Perspective Group. I heart the interaction and finding out where something is via commenting and choosing favorites. Check it out…

The conference began yesterday with a bunch of folks from all over the world logging in, introducing themselves and pulling up a chair — an avatar chair! Howard Rheingold, Joi Ito and Lisa Kimball did an audio keynote that was most cool to listen to: LISTEN TO IT HERE!!! Some points I made notes on: (and these are rough! Please listen to the 16min file!) What do we call online social networks? Early on it was more social and less technology. These days it’s focused more on the technology (blogs, wikis). Has the quality of social networking improved in the […]