On the Minnesota tour, I spoke a lot about how libraries can learn from The Cluetrain Manifesto, which says: “These markets are conversations. Their members communicate in language that is natural, open, honest, direct, funny and often shocking. Whether explaining or complaining, joking or serious, the human voice is unmistakably genuine. It can’t be faked. Most corporations, on the other hand, only know how to talk in the soothing, humorless monotone of the mission statement, marketing brochure, and your-call-is-important-to-us busy signal. Same old tone, same old lies. No wonder networked markets have no respect for companies unable or unwilling to […]
Markets Are Conversations
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Welcome to Library 2.0! I had breakfast today with some of the coolest librarians from Hennepin County Library and I nearly fell off my chair when I heard they had just rolled out patron comments in the catalog! With barcode or an e-mail, userrs can comment on their favorite materials. Hurrah for Hennepin! ILS vendors …watch this closely…these are features our users and librarians want!
We travelled 200 miles south from Mountatin Iron to Minnetonka, just outside Minneapolis for the last day of the tour. (If you look up exhausted in the dictionary, there’s a picture of me)
Michael and Stick Originally uploaded by mbsam. We happened across yet another strangely large object!
We travelled 190 miles from Detroit Lakes to Virginia/Mountain Iron. We have a blogger that drove up from Wisconsin today! Take a look at that Title and tagline/quote!
We travelled 170 miles from Willmar to Detroit Lakes.
He’s got Michael in his hand…. Originally uploaded by mbsam. Mary beth and I bumped into Paul Bunyan!
Over at ALA L2, Michelle wonders if there are examples of associations innovating with 2.0 toold…if you have any examples, thoughts, or suggestions, comment here and I’ll make sure the folks working on that project get them! http://michellefrisque.alablog.org/blog/_archives/2006/5/16/1963185.html I have been looking at various association web sites trying to learn how other associations are using 2.0 technologies. Well so far I have not seen a systematic approach to how assocations are utilizing 2.0 technologies. Instead it seems like associations (at least the ones that I have looked at) are only begining to dabble in 2.0. They do not have a […]
Michael introducing the day Originally uploaded by mbsam. Nice group here in Willmar! Thanks everyone! Here’s a blog post from a participant: http://bethrings.blogspot.com/2006/05/librarian-20thats-me.html
Yesterday we travelled 170 miles to Willmar, MN Checkout this post from my traveling companion, Mary Beth: http://newlymintedlibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/competition.html Radical trust. Books. Hotels?