Visualization of the 13,000 Satellites in Orbit…09.15.10

1 in 4 U.S. Adults Now Use Mobile Apps…09.15.10

1 in 4 U.S. Adults Now Use Mobile Apps

How Do People Use Their Smartphones?

NEW TED Video – Chris Anderson: How web video powers global innovation…09.14.10

Social Media Attitudes in the Workplace…09.14.10

Embedded from Dilbert

Learning – Lifelong Kindergarten…09.14.10

An Interview with William Gibson…09.14.10

Latest Kindle TV Commercial Compares Reading on iPad…09.13.10

Seesmic Desktop App to Track All Your Social Networks at Once…09.13.10

Seesmic Desktop for Windows & Mac – Seesmic is a tool that allows you to track updates to a bunch of your social networks all at once:

The Art of Data…09.13.10

This Week in Libraries…09.13.10

Social Learning…09.12.10

Collaborative Technology in Libraries…09.12.10

A Monopoly for Google Reader?…09.10.10

Obvious answer: Probably

From Read Write Web:

“RSS is not dead, but with Bloglines, one of the most venerable web-based RSS readers is about to close shop next month. According to a report on TechCrunch, Bloglines’ parent company IAC will make an official announcement later today and shut the service down on October 1. In the early days of RSS, Bloglines was the go-to feed reader for early adopters. Over the last few years, however, the company struggled to innovate and hold on to its users….”

RSS Feeds Explained:

Google Reader:

Library Social Media Policy…09.10.10

The following library social media policy is excerpted from A social media policy for a one branch public library

“…‘Social Media.’ includes community created content sites like Blogs, Forums, Flickr, YouTube, Wikis, Social Networks, Twitter and other content sharing sites. It includes:

• material created by you on sites hosted and created by the library
• material created on other social media sites when  acting as a library employee.

When you use social media your behaviour  and content is not only a reflection of you but also of (our) Library. This policy complements, rather than overrides, any existing requirements that you act professionally, respectfully and honestly.

If you don’t know how you should act or communicate within Social Media, ask someone who does.

If you’re about to publish something that makes you even the slightest bit uncomfortable, don’t shrug it off and hit ‘send.’ Take a minute to review these guidelines and try to figure out what’s bothering you, then fix it. If you’re still unsure, discuss it with your manager.

Social Media Do’s

1. Be Professional – Talk the way you would talk to real people in professional situations.
2. Be Courteous – Be sure to listen & ask questions.
3. Be Accurate – Check your facts before you post and provide supporting sources if necessary.
4. Be Useful – Add content because you have something interesting to say, not for the sake of regular posting.
5. Be Intelligent – Provide some value. Don’t talk down. Offer insight.
6. Be Conversational –  Avoid overly pedantic or “composed” language. Don’t be afraid to bring in your own personality.
7. Be Non-confrontational – If you disagree, do so respectfully
8. Be Prompt – If you need to moderate or respond to a comment do so as quickly as possible
9. Be Identifiable – Use your real name and do not post anonymously.
10. Be Transparent – Disclose that you work for the library if this is relevant and be honest & truthful.

Social Media Don’ts

1. Don’t Share Secrets –If you aren’t sure you can disclose something, just don’t do it. Think about privacy, confidentiality and permission to use other people’s content.
2. Don’t Bad Mouth – Keep the language clean & avoid slamming people or companies.
3. Don’t Complain – If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
4. Don’t do Stupid Things – If it doesn’t help the Library or our community, don’t do it.
5. Don’t Defame – Show everyone respect.
6. Don’t Forget your day job –Social Media can consume you so don’t forget your other duties. Moderate, balanced use is essential.

Responsible moderation

Moderation is the act of reviewing and approving content from others. Our aim is to promote community conversation, so we will only remove content that:

• is abusive
• is off-topic
• contains personal and/or cultural attacks or insults
• promotes hate of any kind
• is offensive in nature or contains offensive language
• is spam
• is potentially libelous
• contains plagiarised material
• contains commercial content
• is detrimental in any way…”

The Googlization of Everything Coming in Early 2011…09.10.10

The Googlization of Everything

OverDrive To Demo Digital Library Books At 2010 National Book Festival…09.10.10

“The Digital Bookmobile is a community outreach vehicle for public libraries to promote downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video. Developed inside a 74-foot, 18-wheel tractor-trailer, the nationally touring vehicle is a high-tech update of the traditional bookmobile that has served communities for decades.

The Digital Bookmobile creates an engaging download experience around the host library’s digital media collection and ‘Virtual Branch’ download website. The vehicle is equipped with broadband Internet-connected PCs, high-definition monitors, premium sound systems, and a variety of portable media players. Interactive computer stations give visitors an opportunity to search the digital media collection, use supported mobile devices, and sample eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video from the library.

The Digital Bookmobile is hosted by individual public libraries in support of their download services and is operated by OverDrive, Inc. To see if your public library offers download books and more, visit the Digital Media Locator…”

Free Cyber-Security Ebook from Microsoft – “Own Your Space–Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online”…09.09.10

Own Your Space–Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online

Google Instant With Bob Dylan…09.09.10

Librarian Gives E-Reader Overview…09.09.10

E-Reader Overview by lauren pressley

Points of Control: The Map…09.09.10

Points of Control: The Map

Anything is Possible When You’re in the Library…09.09.10

Data mash-ups and the future of mapping…09.09.10

Data mash-ups and the future of mapping

Instant Search with Google…09.08.10

Archivist Carl Malamud, “The Currents of Our Time” – U.S. Wasting Billions of Dollars on IT Contracts…09.08.10

New Internet Explorer Video…09.08.10

Zotero Basics…09.07.10

Google TV – One Screen to Rule Them All…09.07.10

Infographic: “65% of Americans say that religion is an important part of their daily lives”…09.07.10

World of Faith

Text-to-speech (read aloud) support to EBSCOhost databases…09.06.10

Visualizing Library Data…09.05.10

Visualizing Library Data