I’m an avid user of Feedly, and I subscribe to a ridiculous number of blogs and websites. However, if I had to narrow those down to the bare essentials, these are the five I couldn’t live without. Mashable. Honestly, if I could only pick one, this would have to be it. By far, it’s the… Continue reading 5 blogs I follow and you should, too
Category: Blogs
Laura’s truths about social media
(In case you missed the memo, a lot of folks have replace the label “Web 2.0′ with “social media.” Probably a better, more descriptive label in my opinion. ) I’ve been around the social media block a few times. I was using Twitter long before it hit the mainstream. I’ve experimented with bunches of obscure… Continue reading Laura’s truths about social media
Who is living in your house?
I count among my good Internet friends a certain Eric Jordan, who can not only outpun anyone I know, but has a talent for taking a humorous approach to making his thoughts known. Although Eric is not a web developer by trade, he shows in his vignette, below, that he well understands the pitfalls of… Continue reading Who is living in your house?
Intermediate Twitter: #hashtags
(Thanks to Don Yarman for suggesting this topic–I’m always on the lookout for new fodder. Send your ideas to meanlaura@oplin.org.) I have to assume that, by now, your library has finally jumped on the Twitter wagon. (See here for additional info about Twitter for libraries.) If your library is doing Twitter correctly, then you are… Continue reading Intermediate Twitter: #hashtags
Signing in with ONE account
One of the most common complaints I’ve heard about using various web services and social networking sites is the need for multiple accounts; multiple user names, multiple passwords, multiple things to forget. Who hasn’t used those handy “Forgot your password?” links at least once (or fifty) times? The dream of many web users is the… Continue reading Signing in with ONE account
Firefly: every page a chat room?
Lately, I’ve been checking out a newish web app called Firefly. It’s a simple chat script that enables people to chat with each other directly on a web page, rather than in a separate instant messaging client or Meebo-like widget. You literally can click anywhere on a web page and just start chatting, once you’ve… Continue reading Firefly: every page a chat room?
Grabbing a gravatar
Do you like to use online forums or comment on blogs? If you do, chances are you’ve seen, or perhaps even have, a small icon or picture that often sits to the left of a commenter’s name. These are called avatars (the Weblin service, which I blogged about a bit ago, uses the same concept,… Continue reading Grabbing a gravatar
To blog or not to blog…is that really the question?
Libraries are often encouraged to blog. By no means, let me discourage your library from blogging! But, because it is so easy to set up a blog, some libraries overlook some important questions they should answer before starting out. Some libraries have jumped into blogging, without necessarily evaluating whether or not it represents the best… Continue reading To blog or not to blog…is that really the question?
First things first: RSS
RSS (usually standing for “Really Simple Syndication”), is crucial to your career. No, really, I mean it. After all, if you’re a librarian, keeping up with information and current events is your job. Think of it like this: New stuff happens all the time. In technology, new stuff is happening every minute. Who can keep… Continue reading First things first: RSS