Meredith was able to round up a few librarian bloggers for a quick snapshot. It's good to put some faces with the names. I was unable to go to ALA this year, because my wife has a conference at the same time. She leaves for a couple of days tomorrow, so it's just me and the young'un. I'm sure I am one of many living vicariously through the blogs of others, so you bloggers at ALA need to make sure we get our money's worth. 😉
IM Versus Web-based Chat
There has been a great deal of chatter (pun intented) around the blogosphere about IM versus Web-based Chat. It began with Aaron at Walking Paper linking to an a blog post that analyzes an article that he co-authored with Sarah the LiB. Stephen Francoeur puts in his two cents here and links to another analysis... Continue Reading →
Some Useful Blogging Advice
How to Write Killer Blog Posts and More Compelling Comments[Link via Successful Blog] How to Be a More Productive Blogger [Link via Micro Persuasion]
MIT Blog Suvey
Some info about the survey: This is a general social survey of the greater weblog community being conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our goal is to help understand the way that weblogs are affecting the way we communicate with each other. Specifically we are interested in issues of demographics, communication behaviors, experience with... Continue Reading →
Why This Academic Librarian Blogs
There has been some discussion around the blogosphere about the lack of blogs that focus specifically on academic librarianship. It was very nice of Meredith to mention me in her post as one of the voices of academic librarianship, so I though I would attempt to spell out my reasons for blogging. I'm a little... Continue Reading →
Blogs versus Message Boards
As the resident blogger in our library, I often get asked to explain the differences between a blog and a message board. People often wonder which application is better for online communication and collaboration. As with many things in technology, it just depends on the need. Lee LeFever, at Common Craft, has written a very... Continue Reading →
The Next Kitchen Appliance
Clear the Kitchenaid Mixer and the Toaster oven off the counter, you might want to make room for the kitchen PC. ExtremeTech has the plans on Building a Kitchen PC. So why would you want a PC in the kitchen? Well the obvious one is that Food Network would be very nearby. Other reasons include:... Continue Reading →
Yahoo Blogging Policy and Tips for New Bloggers
Yahoo! has recently developed Personal Blog Guidelines. The pdf document is definitely worth a look. Of particular note are the Best Practices Guidelines on page two of the document. While geared toward Yahoo! bloggers, the main points are valuable to other bloggers as well. Yahoo! recommends: 1. Be Respectful of Your Colleagues 2. Get Your... Continue Reading →
Accolades for Firefox
PC world has named Firefox the 2005 Product of the Year. A related story talks about Firefox's gains in browser market share. Apparently this week marks the first time that more than 20% of the visitors to the PC World website were using Firefox.