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Wikipedimania

June 30th, 2007

From the NYT Magazine: All the News That’s Fit to Print Out

Hi, I’m The Internet - Redux

June 28th, 2007

I almost snarfed my coffee while reading the latest installment of “Hi, I’m the Internet” from Unshelved. Hilarious.

Feedster 2.0

June 28th, 2007

Feedster, the original RSS search engine, relaunches. I tried a few searches. Yawn. (via)

R.I.P Librarian in Tie Dye

June 26th, 2007

What a long strange trip it’s been.

I Tumbld…

June 26th, 2007

Just a reminder that my linkblog is still going strong. I used to have all of the links go directly into Twitter, but it came to be a bit much.

I’m Officially Old

June 26th, 2007

The baby on the cover of Nirvana’s album Nevermind is 17 years old!! (via)

Use More Than One Engine

June 26th, 2007

This is a no brainer for librarians (I hope), but a recent report comes up with the stats.
The LIB says:
“But we, as library folk, should care. It means we should be using metasearch engines. Or we should be using more than one engine at a time. We should try to [...]

Generation Myspace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence

June 26th, 2007

Powell’s has a review of two books. I’m going to add them to my “to read” list. Hallie will be a teenager before I know it. Then again, when she’s in her teens, her online world will probably be totally different. Scary.

Keeping Up With Social Networking Tools

June 25th, 2007

Connie Crosby has a new piece up on LLRX.
She quotes me as dubbing “Time Suck 2.0″. I checked and it seems I’m the only one to have blogged that phrase. Cool. Consider it trademarked (kidding!)
BTW, Ask.com is broken too. Lots of spam. Ick.
I’m totally unTwittered lately, and that will probably [...]

More Proof that Google is Broken

June 25th, 2007

Dave Winer mentioned that a search for Twittergram this afternoon brings up 406 hits. Library Stuff has the top two spots. Dave’s posts are way down there.

Google’s algorithm is broken. No question about it. Oy Vey!

Old Books….Sniff Sniff

June 25th, 2007

From the NYT:
“People have a love affair with their books,”
(via)

Google fortune cookie

June 25th, 2007

Google fortune cookie

Originally uploaded by rockcreek

One thing about Google wanting to scan library books is that they are now attending library conferences. It looks like they gave out fortune cookies this year at ALA.
This is great. Instead of them telling librarians to “just [...]

Bill Drew is Mad

June 25th, 2007

And the Library 2.0 Network that he started is his preferred sounding board. Too funny.

Public Records Debate Continues

June 25th, 2007

Ah, there are two sides to every story. I love public records for research (and my clients thank me for it), but it can get a bit freaky at times. (via)

Hi, I’m The Internet

June 25th, 2007

Cute Unshelved today.

King of Bachman

June 24th, 2007

Richard Bachman has a new book out! Suweeeet!

Twittergram

June 23rd, 2007

Another brilliant idea from Dave Winer.

Construction Finished

June 23rd, 2007

We love our New rooms

Caption This Photo

June 23rd, 2007

Cables removed during reorganization

Originally uploaded by siegel_jackie

1) The blue one will get you on the Internets faster.
OR
2) I’m so saving these for the Christmas tree.

Humans are Searchers

June 23rd, 2007

The NYT on human powered search. Mahalo gets a lot of attention. (via)

An Illuminated Life

June 23rd, 2007

Recently released biography:
An Illuminated Life: Belle da Costa Greene’s Journey from Prejudice to Privilege
“Ardizzone’s competent, complimentary biography explains the complicated, glamorous woman who transcended her lack of formal higher education and obfuscated her race to become head of the Pierpont Morgan Library and confidante of the financial mogul who founded it. Belle Green (1879–1950), the [...]

Drinks with Steven

June 19th, 2007

Drinks with Steven

Originally uploaded by mstephens7

Congrats Michael!!!!!

H@cking The Library

June 19th, 2007

Lifehacker has 13 ways to do it. (via)

For Sale

June 18th, 2007

Does anyone want to buy a bookmobile?

Replace Librarians With LibraryThing?

June 18th, 2007

Zach Sims thinks it will:
“Now, with a single click, users can access reviews, analysis, book information, and more. In addition, they can talk about the book with friends and other website participants, making the necessity of proximity a thing of the past for those looking to form book groups. The new services also seek to [...]

The Librarian in Black on Being Objective

June 18th, 2007

What a great piece. At the end, she writes:
“[I]f you’re doing it for a company (directly) and for money or some other reward, or otherwise gaining some kind of benefit from association with that company, then I do believe you lose your objectivity.”
I tend to agree. My blog is published by Information Today. [...]

The New Q

June 18th, 2007

The new Motorola Q (called the QRm) looks really retro. I’ve had my Q for just under 6 months and I L-O-V-E it (notwithstanding the terrible battery life)

Harry Potter Blah Blah Blah

June 18th, 2007

Oy vey, here we go again. I should have scheduled my vacation for the week of July 21st instead of the 4th.

WorldCat Lists Sans RSS

June 18th, 2007

Paul R. Pival wants to know why WorldCat lists don’t have RSS Feeds. Great question. It’s a no brainer, IMO.

Another Really Fun Photo Editor

June 18th, 2007

I wrote a piece recently on my favorite online photo editors. Graphita would have made a great addition. It’s more of a “have fun with your photos” tool. And that I did:

(via)

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