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Top Ten Links Week 44: Echo Chamber, Enthusiasm Gap, Broadband, Learning,Being Famous and More

November 5, 2010
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Top Ten Links Week 44: Echo Chamber, Enthusiasm Gap, Broadband, Learning,Being Famous and More

My personally select top ten from the links I shared on Twitter 10/29/2010 through 11/4/2010. The best of the best and/or the most important stuff I tweeted last week. 1. Great post! RT @ValentineLuLu: Blogged: The enthusiasm gap and transliteracy #intlib10 I met Jamie at Internet Librarian, I really wish we’d had more time to talk, I’m impressed with her work. Jamie has some good suggestions for bridging the enthusiasm gap  and I love her approach – focus on the people, the need, not the tools When discussing and marketing tech training stop talking about the tools and start talking about the benefits. Don’t say “Learn to use Facebook” try “Tips and tools for keeping in touch with distant loved ones” and show them facebook, skype, IM, etc. Teach to the needs of our community members by letting tech play the role in was intended for: a tool” 2. The Social Physical Library: fostering connections & giving patrons a reason to come inside When Emily Lloyd isn’t drawing witty cartoon’s she’s writing thoughtful blog posts like this one. Seriously awesome idea, wish I had a prize to offer the first library that implements it,and shares how with the rest of us One way libraries

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My Problem with LinkedIn

May 11, 2009
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My Problem with LinkedIn

and online reputations in general. I have a profile on LinkedIn (as I do on many social websites) because many people and blogs I think highly of have recommended it.  Now I’ll be the first to admit I’m probably not using it right and therefore not taking advantage of it properly.  Here is something I noticed recently while updating my profile. This is a section of my profile showing my position at MRRL.  Three people wrote me recommendations (which I appreciate but I’m not sure what good they do) After these kind people wrote wonderful things about me I can change my position anyway I like.  In this case I made myself Princess of Georgia. I know what you’re thinking, there is no Princess of Georgia and if there were it certainly wouldn’t be me.  ;-) That isn’t the point.  I can change my job description, title or any part of the position at any point on LinkedIn and those recommendations stay right there. This is my problem with online reputations.  As more of us establish an online identity, we interact more  with others we meet online and we base our opinion of them on who they are telling us they are.

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