12 - twitter

I do not do a lot on twitter but I love hearing about all the celebs who twitter all the time. Today I heard that Jessica Simpson announced her breakup via twitter. Plus I think it is interesting how it has become almost a way for regular citizens to report news, like when the flight went down in January on the Hudson river - someone just sent a picture of the plane over twitter. Twitter also makes me want to get a better phone plan were I can get online and take advantage of all this fun stuff. I am yrlib by the way. I have not tweeted anything yet but I am following interesting people like conan o brien and joe machale.

Thing 11

IMing. I used to do IM on yahoo ALL the time when it first came out. However I have not IMed in awhile, except for the chat that you can do on facebook. I found IM to be annoying in a social setting, but I think it would work great in a library system setting. I think this is a great way for staff to communicate with each other - especially when they are all housed in a big building or have different branch locations. It is so much less time consuming than sending an email. I also would love to have an online reference using instant message. I think people are much more likely to do an IM than send a generic email to the web manager. Reference librarians on IM have the opportunity to give somewhat instant responses which compared to an email can take at least 24 hours for a response. To me, this seems a lot more welcoming to patrons also.

Thing 10

I have not been really impressed with Ning. I have joined two library related groups in the past. Neither was too active, which could be why I did not have a lot of fun. I do think the controversy about the data Ning is retaining is interesting though.

Thing 9

I have had fun with facebook! I have friended a lot of my library colleagues. I have also joined several groups - the i love my vw group, the moebius syndrome support group, yalsa and tla - just to name a few. I have also been fortunate to friend several of my favorite authors - like Laurie Halse Anderson. I am such a wannabe!
I mentioned previously that because of fb I even found out about a high school reunion, which I did end up going to. I guess it is neat when a lot of people get on board with one social networking service. I just wonder how long it will last.

Thing 8

Facebook! I really was late to joing the fb party. I just joined maybe a month ago. A lot of our friends were already on it, but I saw it as one more thing I would have to check..but when I finally did join, it was so much fun! Lots of new and old friends and colleagues are here and it is a great way to keep up. Some people are really annoying with all the sending coffee requests, etc. but for the most part it is a great tool.
I even found out about a high school reunion to attend this month.

Thing 7

I loved the links that are provided. I think I have seen al of them at one time or another but it is a nice reference. As for the vid, I will have to watch antoher time as I have no sound on this computer.
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August 5, 2009
Ok, more info on my experiences with RSS feeds. The common craft video is a really good and simple explanation of how rss works with the reader.
In 2005 I started a blog for my then library in Indiana -- it was a big deal back then to get the rss logo and feature added to the blog. I.T. was involved, the digital resources librarian was involved. Now I think rss has come a long way - everyone knows what it is for the most part and knows they can access info on your blog in a much more convenient and organized way - with the content coming to you instead of you looking for the content.

Thing 6

Google Reader! Such a great tool. I have used it for awhile now, but it was a nice refresher to get the folder info. I am usually too lazy to organize my subscriptions. Plus I am so silly - I have so many email accounts and will add subscriotions to all of them - no rhyme or reason. I should not admit that since I am a librarian, but it seems to work.