Archive for February, 2005
Thank You Danny Sullivan
February 10th, 2005Responding to a point:
“Non-SEO’s do not seem to complain about results much. I would imagine that a good test might be to get SEO’s to judge results and non-seo’s as well.”
Danny Sullivan says:
“I definitely hear regular searchers complain, but not as loudly or as often. One reason is that for many of them, it doesn’t [...]
NN/LM SCR Blog
February 10th, 2005Allow me to translate. The South Central Region for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (which has 5481 Members and Affiliates) has a weblog, as of February 2nd.
SCR also links to Michael’s Six Resources Every Techie Librarian Should Use on their homepage. Who rocks?
Go Jessamyn! Get Busy! It’s Your Birthday!
February 10th, 2005Props (at least I know I’m using that word correctly now) to the ‘rarin one due to an article about her e-mail class.
“In part this is because public librarians who keep up with the latest advances, as West does, are an anomaly in Vermont. The fast-talking, effervescent Rutland librarian is in a class of her [...]
The Oscars
February 10th, 2005We noticed today at work that the Oscars site has a blog, which is good news. The bad news? No RSS Feed. Ugh.
Orlando Sentinel via RSS
February 10th, 2005The Orlando Sentinel has sprouted 21 brand-spanking new RSS Feeds. An interesting one: Disney/Tourism Industry News. Smart.
Internet Librarian International - 2005 Call for Speakers
February 10th, 2005The call for speakers forInternet Librarian 2005 (held in London on October 10-11) is now available. Got an idea? Send it in.
Morgan Wilson on Listservs v. Blogs
February 9th, 2005Morgan Wilson has some commentary on listservs. She makes some valid points:
“One of the most annoying as well as the most valuable things about listservs is that it’s not very easy to unsubscribe from hearing a particular person’s views. It is less flexible, and sometimes involves listening to people or opinions that you find [...]
Making Collaboration Work With Weblogs And Wikis
February 9th, 2005I was going to bookmark this post from Cutting Through and move on, but as I read it a second and then a third time, I realized that it was post-worthy. Tim Duckett comments on an article by Cathy Webber about Making Collaboration Work (which ironically, you have to register to read - Bug [...]
Searching the Future
February 9th, 2005Take a listen as my boss, Salim Ismail, discusses prospective search at the Media Center’s Emerging Technology Conference. Taking a look at the program, it seems like an interesting conference. Lots of big names there. I hope they put up more video.
AudioBlogger
February 9th, 2005Is using audioblogger a podcast? If so, then let me join the ranks. As I mentioned in my ‘cast, I’ll definitely use this when I’m on the road and don’t have access to my blog. This was so easy to set up and use. Color me impressed. I can’t wait to show [...]
So Many Social Bookmark Services….
February 8th, 2005Just what we needed these days. A social bookmarking comparison chart [PDF]. Save it in your favorite social bookmarking tool right now. (link via del.icio.us)
Unwanted Social Networks
February 8th, 2005Can social networks be deleterious? Possibly, says David King.
“I’m certainly enjoying keeping up to date and in contact with other library techies. I’m also able to chat with my wife… those are all good. And I love it when other librarians contact me with questions about techie library stuff. But is it good to [...]
Jenny, Walt, and KGS on RSS, E-mail, and ILS
February 8th, 2005I think I’ll stand back, brew a pot of decaf, and watch the three of them (and anyone else who is joining in, like Dorothea and Aaron) go at it about this RSS, ILS, e-mail business. Everyone knows where I stand on the subject, so why bother adding to the mix.
I will [...]
NBA RSS feeds
February 8th, 2005Peter Scott (notice that I’m citing him) mentions that the NBA has an RSS feed.
“In addition to the latest NBA headlines, the NBA.com syndication includes the NBA Daily Glance with standings, league leaders, scores and schedules.”
Very cool. Could the NBA be the RSS leaders in sports associations? Will the NHL feeds be [...]
The Etches Archive
February 8th, 2005What’s this? Amanda Etches-Johnson is Furling? Subscribed!
Some People Just Get It
February 8th, 2005From an article from Digital Bulletin about new RSS Feeds from The Daily Mail and This is Money:
“Mark Milner, chief operating officer of ANM, said: ‘By implementing RSS, we are making it easier for our consumers to access our content in the most convenient way possible. And it means that we as a business can [...]
Hey Michael, You’re So Fine. You’re So Fine You Blow My Mind. Hey Michael! (And Joe)
February 8th, 2005Big props (I’m not even sure what that means, but I wrote it anyway) to Michael Stephens and Joe Sipocz on their library being chosen as the Library of the Month at Web Junction. They were chosen because of their relentless blogging initiatives.
Speaking of Mr. Stephens, he’s podcasting now as well (well, testing it [...]
I Wonder Why They Call it Aggrevator?
February 8th, 2005How about an aggregator that runs off of an database so that you can easily search your feeds? Aggrevator will do that and more:
“Aggrevator’s chief distinguishing factor is it’s use of a MySql database to permanently store every entry fetched from every blog you subscribe to. This means that the user can read offline [...]
Online Social Networks 2005
February 8th, 2005Aaron is gearing up for his participation in Online Social Networks, which starts on Wednesday. I’ll be in attendance and will hopefully blog my experience (Thank you to the little birdie who hooked me up).
Earthquake Notifications in Real-Time
February 7th, 2005This morning, PubSub went live with our new feature: Earthquake notifications. From the press release:
“A simple new notification system launched today giving consumers and technology developers easier and more immediate access to time-critical data on global earthquake and tsunami activity.
“Seismological activity from the USGS is published in an archaic technical format that’s inaccessible both [...]
Podcasting at Library Conferences
February 6th, 2005Reading over a post from Technology 360 about two companies that provide streaming audio at IT conferences, I had a revelation. Maybe we could have podcasts at the upcoming ALA conferences that will most likely be group blogged (we’re still in negotiation). Instead of posting commentary about the presentations, how about audio commentary? [...]
It’s Not Just Tags
February 6th, 2005One of my del.icio.us feeds (what else these days, right?) tipped me off to gre.gario.us:
“Gre.gario.us is a tool to find people who have bookmarked the same links you have on del.icio.us. The purpose is to attempt to find people who may have similar interests as you do in a more direct way than using tags.”
I [...]
Follow the Buzz
February 6th, 2005For those interested in following the buzz around Ask Jeeves purchasing Bloglines (from rumor to press release to the “post-game” commentary) I’ve cooked up a PubSub subscription on the topic. Either bookmark or add to your aggregator.
A Review of Blog
February 3rd, 2005I promised a review on Blog, by Hugh Hewitt, so here it is.
When I first read about the book, I was so excited that I quickly purchased it from Amazon and it arrived the next day. I was a bit dismayed because what I thought would be a book on how weblogs were taking [...]
Are Listservs Dead?
February 3rd, 2005Rushton Brandis notfied me via e-mail today that he has published an article on WebJunction about weblogs and RSS. I’m quoted:
“Will becoming a blog reader via Really Simple Syndication (RSS) help deal with listserv e-mail? Yes, if Steven Cohen of Library Stuff is right. Speaking at the 2004 Internet Librarian conference in Monterey, California, [...]
Scary Looking Permalink Pages
February 3rd, 2005I just realized that the February permalink pages for are a bit funked out. I’ve notfied the correct parties and am hoping that this will be fixed soon. Sorry about that.
Update - The permalink pages have been fixed.
More Train Reading
February 2nd, 2005The lastest issue of Information Research has 2 goodies that I will consume somewhere between Smithtown and Penn Station:
1) Towards collaboration between information seeking and information retrieval - “The conceptual framework of librarianship and information science has developed rapidly over the past decade with the prospect of application in other fields. However, transfer of concepts [...]
Weblogs in a Nutshell
February 2nd, 2005Lis Riba, whose personal weblog I read in my aggregator (one of five - she’s an incredible writer and I live vicariously through her as she pores through book after book after book) has written a brief piece titled, Weblogs in a Nutshell. She wrote it because:
“So many coworkers have come to me seeking [...]
Unleash the Marketing and Publishing Power of RSS - The Epic
February 2nd, 2005A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from Rok Hrastnik, whose name I had read in passing regarding an e-book that he wrote about RSS and marketing. He asked me to take a look at the book. He didn’t ask me to write a review, just to take a look. It [...]
Moreover and MSN Deal
February 2nd, 2005According to a this press release, Moreover will be providing MSN with lots of RSS goodies:
“+ Feed Discovery — Enables My MSN users to identify and subscribe to Internet publishers based upon their interests, whether the sources are from popular news sources or individual blogs.
+ Feed Reading — Once selected, the desired feeds are displayed [...]