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Monthly Archives: May 2008
FriendFeed takes stalking to a new level
Or maybe it’s just me. :-) Like most of us I spent a lot of time checking out new sites and online tools. Some of them like, twine, zigtag, and brightkite, I play with for a while then drop for one reason or another. Others stick with me, likeFriendFeed. I know it’s been around awhile, but I just started playing with it. There is a lot I like about it, but sometimes it makes me uneasy. I feel like I’m spying on all these people, I mean I can see their blogposts, del.icio.us bookmarks, Flickr favorites, books they plan to read from Goodreads or Librarything. Granted I’m probably their friend in all those places anyway and already have access to that information, but now I don’t even have to look for it, FriendFeed brings it right to me (even emails it to me if I want) Of course there is also the obvious fact that they created the FriendFeed account for just this reason. But still I feel a bit like a stalker. Does anyone else feel this way or is it just me? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers
Web2.0 levels playing field
Or at least social hierarchy. Last year was my first Internet Librarian Conference, after being in my new position as Digital Services Librarian for only 2 months I hadn’t had an opportunity to meet many people face to face and there were a lot of names I didn’t recognize. I attended presentations and met people from the likes of Jenny Levine, Aaron Schmidt, Amy Kearns, David Lee King, Michael Porter, Jason Griffey, Amanda Etches-Johnson, TomIpri, Christie Hill, Helene Blowers, Erin Downey Howerton, Joshua M. Neff and many more. I’m striving to be like these people and one of the things I love about sites like Twitter & Facebook and Blogs is that it allows little ole me to keep in touch and often communicate in real ways with these people. I can particpate in community and conversations that wouldn’t have been possible with just email or static websites. Even better, for someone like me who has a hard time putting names with face, most of these have a little picture of the person! Why am I writing this? It’s been a rough couple of weeks for me work-wise and I’m remembering all the things I’m grateful for. My connections in Libraryland, however distance they may be, are something I’m
Need to use your cell phone?
While visiting my new local library (not the library system where I work) I noticed patrons talking quietly on their phones. I was a little shocked because, well, let’s face it, many people are quite loud when on their cell in public. Then I noticed these little signs. Awesome! Even better – they’re working! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend
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