Archive | August, 2008

Science Blogging 2008

They’ve got a FriendFeed room

So cool!  Look at all the conversations.  (via)

Comments Off

Twitterers Must Learn There’s a Lot to Be Said for Silence

Lee Randall – “There’s a legendary tale about the woman who Twittered her gynaecological examination during an earthquake. Another American woman is Twittering her labour even as I type, updating with such edge-of-the-seat entries as: “At 4cm. Epidural is in. Doing well.”

Comments Off

What Place for Politics on a Gay and Lesbian Library Listserv?

Wired Campus – “Librarians have a reputation for being flaming liberals. Left of Left. I’ve met more than one who wears the label “pinko” with pride”

Comments Off

Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload

Sarah Houghton-Jan: – “What is information overload? 27 instant messages. 4 text messages. 17 phone calls. 98 work emails. 52 personal emails. 76 email listserv messages. 14 social network messages. 127 social network status updates. 825 RSS feed updates. 30 pages from a book. 5 letters. 11 pieces of junk mail. 1 periodical issue. 3 hours of radio. 1 hour of television. That, my friends, is information overload.”

Leave a Comment

Anti-porn group wants teen books under wraps

Kirkwood-Webster Journal – “A citizens anti-pornography group wants certain books in the St. Louis County Library’s teen section segregated from younger eyes and placed in the adult section.”

Comments Off

© Copyright 2012, Information Today, Inc., All rights reserved.