Tag: social networking

Employers You Don’t Have a Facebook Problem You Have an Employee Problem

I hear questions like these a lot at conferences - How do I stop my employees from wasting time on Facebook? or What do I do with an employee who is spending too much time on Facebook? My responds is always the same - You don't have a Facebook problem you have an employee problem.  What … Continue reading Employers You Don’t Have a Facebook Problem You Have an Employee Problem →

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 →

Sneaking the Social Web into Your Library: Tips Tricks & Just Plain Sneaky Tactics

One of my presentations from Notes from the 2009 Internet Librarian Conference with Erin Downey Howerton Sneaking the Social Web into Your Libraryhttp://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=ilsneakingsocialwegslideshare-091031094146-phpapp02&stripped_title=sneaking-the-social-web-into-your-library View more presentations from Bobbi Newman. Erin's slides and blog post I mentioned during the Q&A that you can do all sorts of things with RSS. An audience member asked me if … Continue reading Sneaking the Social Web into Your Library: Tips Tricks & Just Plain Sneaky Tactics →

I’m not narcisitic, you’re eavesdropping

In many of the articles I read about the Social Web, especially Twitter, the author laments that they don't care that I had a peanut butter and banana sandwich for lunch, or what I thought of the latest American Idol. I've long felt that these writers are missing the point and this week I came … Continue reading I’m not narcisitic, you’re eavesdropping →