Nielsen has recently published a report on How Teens Use Media. From the executive summary, the report summarizes that teenagers are not as alien as many think they are. It’s easy to get caught up in the hype around teenagers. The notion that teens are too busy texting and Twittering to be engaged with... Continue Reading →
Putting a name with a face
I've always believed that librarians need to have their faces and names plastered all over library websites. Having a face on the website gives patrons someone to recognize in the library, which in turn can help make the library more personal and less institutional. Putting your face out there can also make for... Continue Reading →
Business Blog reviewed by library school student
I love it when library school students stop by and chat. They usually reach me via the chat widget on the Business Blog or via the chat widget on the Biz Wiki. The students usually have a few questions about using Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, or screencasts. Occasionally students will blog... Continue Reading →
A little snag in upgrading to WordPress 2.8
Upon upgrading to WordPress 2.8, everything looked like it ran okay. When I tried to log in, I had got an error the prohibited me from entering my WordPress Dashbord. The error I got was: Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in <path to my blog>/wp-includes/theme.php on line 387... Continue Reading →
Bring on the pain: The end of the school year
In the busy Learning Commons at Ohio University, I currently have a front-row seat to the craziness of the last week of the quarter. Students have that glazed-over look, their hands hurt from typing too much, their eyes hurt from reading too much, and their bellies likely hurt from drinking too much Red Bull.... Continue Reading →
Tech Connections 2009 Slides
I gave a presentation recently on creating and embedding video for libraries at the Tech Connections 2009 Conference. These slides are mostly screenshots, so they may be a bit hard to understand out of context. I did several live demonstrations of the tools in the slides, so if nothing else, you have a... Continue Reading →
Dancing a jig with Michael Porter
Michael threatened to dance a jig during his keynote at TechConnections 2009. I was able to borrow his dancing skills for my presentation on embedded video. Thanks, Michael, for willing to play a part. Hopefully it helped wake a few people up right after lunch. Formats available: Microsoft Video (.avi), Flash Video (.flv) Tags: techcon09
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