Yes you need to. Everyone does. Even if you're just on Twitter, even if you're not. You need to pay attention to what others are saying to and about you online. I know many of you do this for your library but it is important to do it for yourself too. Why? Carie Lewis lists 5 different … Continue reading How to Monitor Your Personal Brand (For Free)
Category: Social Media
What is Social Media Now?
A look at what social media means now and some interesting facts and statistics What is social media NOW?http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=whatissocialmediayr3pgrated-100713151403-phpapp02&rel=0&stripped_title=what-is-social-media-now-4747765 View more presentations from Marta Kagan. And the slightly saltier verision What the F**k is Social Media NOW? found via Stephens Lighthouse
Top Ten Links Week 21
My personally selected top 10 from the links I shared on Twitter from 5/21/2010 thru 5/27/2010. Ok I'll confess right off the bat, I cheated, there are 12 links this week. I just couldn't cut them down. A couple of these deserve their own blog post so shame on me for not giving them the … Continue reading Top Ten Links Week 21
Social Media is the Biggest Shift Since the Industrial Revolution
Howard Rheingold on New Literacies – Crap Detection
This is a long video but worth watching. Howard Rheingold talks about literacy, information literacy, digital literacy and critical thinking. One of the things that stands out to me is he borrows the term "crap detection" from Ernest Hemingway. So while he is applying it to the internet the importance of critical thinking has been around long … Continue reading Howard Rheingold on New Literacies – Crap Detection
Control is an Illusion You Need to Let Go
The issue of control comes up over and over again when we talk about the online world. It recently it came up at Internet Librarian in many different ways, including: How do I stop a staff member from wasting time on Facebook? How do we control what staff are saying online? Management wants everything posted … Continue reading Control is an Illusion You Need to Let Go
How Using The Internet Is Changing Our Brains
As with most things, the benefits from computers and technology is all about balance. From an article in The Independent - What the web is teaching our brains, a list of activities and the benefits each provides. Internet research: Boosts the ability to integrate and process information as well as enhancing decision-making skills. General browsing: … Continue reading How Using The Internet Is Changing Our Brains
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