LS Quickes
April 15th, 2006Tape Failure - “Tapefailure is a “history recording tool.” What this means is that anyone can record a browsing session using Taprfailures’s recorder, then save it, and share it with others. Each recorded session can be played back virtually perfectly through our playback tool; as long as you know the tape ID or have a link, you can view your recorded session over and over again.”
Imanga - “iManga is a place to discover new comics, keep track of the ones you love, and share your favorites with your friends.” (via)
No bellydancing program at this library…
Feedwhip - “Feedwhip is a service that detects changes to web pages. Feedwhip’s users are notified about these changes whenever the change matches criteria they specify. Feedwhip works with just about every web page on the internet, whether or not it provides an RSS feed.” - Might give Watch That Page a run for their money…
NYT article on the impact of bloggers on public policy in Brooklyn…and the importance of reading them: “We definitely follow the opposition Web pages,” said Joe DePlasco, a spokesman for Forest City Ratner and an occasional target of the bloggers’ gibes. “They provide great access to clips and some of them are pretty well written. There is, however, a sense of self-importance and anger that often pops out.” In November, Mr. DePlasco was the subject of a 4,200-word blog item plumbing “the dark genius of Ratner flack Joe DePlasco.”
Just added to my aggregator: ISHUSH - “An Open Notebook for Excitable Librarians”
Creating Passionate Users on the importance of face-to-face interactions: “We all are aware of the notion that most of the information we get in a face-to-face communication is NOT from the words themselves, but rather from body language, facial expression, and tone of voice. What he finds troubling, though, is how we trick ourselves into thinking that (especially with all our text messaging tech) face-to-face is overrated. How we trick ourselves into thinking that we can truly know someone and experience real communication through text alone.” - Reference librarians and their supervisors should read the entire post. (via)
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New books added to Library Thing…in real time.
From Serious Game Source: “The best kept secret in the world of computer and video games is the rise of a movement ? now in the thousands — of gamers dedicated to applying games to serious challenges such as education, training, medical treatment, or better government. The Serious Games movement is in many ways today?s equivalent of yesterday?s advocates for non-commercial, educational TV, who knew that the potential of the medium was unrealized and went far beyond pure entertainment.” (via)