im experimenting with a beta screencasting site called flowgram . thanks to greg schwartz for the heads up and the beta invite.
ive used the very simple webbased editing tools to create a little screencast calleda adventures in microblogging . the embed code which ive inserted below seems only to be a link to the site but its beta and who knows it may be a full screencast by morning.
i can... [Show More]
note 95 of this was written on a flight from san juan to philadelphia so please excuse any spellinggrammatical errors or anything that just doesnt make sense. i havent had time to really proofread this and i wanted to finish the challenge in a reasonable amount of time.
day 26 exploring other ways to comment
today im supposed to be looking at alternative ways to comment such as through audio or v... [Show More]
a few people i know have been taking a close look at how theyre using social networking. i believe the conversation began in person at computers in libraries but has continued online of course. the conversation kicked off with greg schwartzs post but ive come across a few other librarians who have picked up on this thread including among others meredith at information wants to be free and andrea... [Show More]
last week after a lot of kind support from greg schwartz i installed gizmo5 and contributed to the chatter on uncontrolled vocabulary uncontrolled vocabulary 43 all the librarians support us .
uv is a weekly podcast about library topics. anyone can phone in and be part of the panel.
un fortunatel y some element of headset pctalkshoe gizmo windows and the great intertubeu nderthesea meant t... [Show More]
the may 7 challenge for the 2008 comment challenge is to reflect on what youve learned so far.
my biggest takeaway that i have to really think about commenting to do it. i think im a commenter but in reality im having to star things in my google reader to come back to when i have time for commenting or i wont do it.
my other big takeaway at this point that i want to think more about online conv... [Show More]
people talk about blogs being conversation spaces in a large part because of their comment features. and i love the fact that people can comment on blogs. i get ridiculously excited when people comment on the posts i put up here seriously every single time its like ive never gotten a comment before. and i like the option to respond to other peoples thoughts though i do this far too rarely. but i a... [Show More]
ever since greg tagged me ive been mulling over a seemingly unanswerable cluster of questions. it goes something like this what i have to choose just one thing and how can i quantify most passionate when im not given to passion and it should probably be serious right and... one thing reallyas often happens i learned what it was that i wanted to say when i wasnt actively thinking about this challen... [Show More]
the whirlwind class Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: May 02 2008 11:36:00
after my first year here when i realized that i needed to sell the power of a library instruction session from the inside rather than the outside meaning by actually teaching rather than begging for time to those departments that hadnt made much use of my services i came up with a plan. the plan was to point out that students would come seek me out for help if they knew my face and could see that ... [Show More]
a post by greg schwartz on his open stacks blog directed me to a post by mitch joel on his six pixels of separation blog and after reading it i have to say ditto. except for the number of followers following and the bit about twitter on a blackberry my experience and reasoning is similar to joels.
i started off on twitter with a small handful of connections mainly from the same organization. thei... [Show More]
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it all startedabecause i blogged where i should have twittered.a. .aa greg wrote a post called stepping into marketingatalking about mitch joel presentation.aa and i wrote this
i actually had mitch in my twitter list but he didnt follow me so i took him off. i might put him back though.
whether or not you think this is curt whining or stupid please hear me out.aa if i may use a computer analogy ... [Show More]
the trouble with twitter confessions of a twitter snob i actually had mitch in my twitter list but he didnt follow me so i took him off. i might put him back though says ryan deschamps from the other librarian blog in a comment posted on the...... [Show More]
ive had a tongueincheek postinwaiting for a while now that would look at traits i notice in online cultures asaa way of understanding whether or not a particular service is for you or your library.aaa it had been percolating percolating percolating. . . and then i read greg schwartzs post on managing his own social network.aa in it he describes how he offers a quiz to people who request being his ... [Show More]
twitter thoughts Post Source: www.librarystuff.net Posted: Apr 22 2008 02:28:53
while greg schwartz reexamines his twitterness im finding that my twitter groove is starting to flow again maybe all of this stuff comes and goes in cycles. im figuring out the whole timing thing by not logging onto twitter while researching. when im doing mindless tasks like approving invoices data entry ill jump on to say hi but as soon as i get a research request off it goes. it seems to be ... [Show More]
among the best things about conferences besides karaoke right greg are hearing ideas from people you had not previously met.aa one of the memorable conversations i had was with sarah cohen about whether libraries were really on board with the what whys and hows regarding sustainability.a i think we came to the conclusion that libraries librarians abiding by what others say about sustainability is... [Show More]
two weeks from tomorrow i leave for glorious crystal city va for computers in libraries 2008. i posted my tentative schedule on the cil wiki. i will be presenting about learning commons on monday afternoon my 2nd time presenting at cil. i always look forward to the great presentations at cil but this year i am particularly excited about steven cohens track on monday. i wont be able to go to a... [Show More]
anticipation Post Source: www.librarystuff.net Posted: Mar 04 2008 09:29:14
greg schwartz its the perfect time for a conference.
i cant wait to see my friends old and new. cheers to cil2008 which btw is the official tag....... [Show More]
this past weekend i attended my first north american serials interest group nasig conference their 22nd in louisville ky.
it was fun interesting and casual. i rode down and stayed with steve oberg who i found out from someone else once we got there is a past president of nasig. actually over the course of 3 days i found it out from many people. it was nice to be able to spend some quality time w... [Show More]
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