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Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends. Alison Aldrich Technology Outreach Coordinator NN/LM PNR. Web 2.0. Social Media. Objectives. Learn about new and evolving web technologies Understand how the participatory web is enhancing traditional library service - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends
Alison AldrichTechnology Outreach Coordinator
NN/LM PNR
Web 2.0
Social Media
Objectives
Learn about new and evolving web technologies
Understand how the participatory web is enhancing traditional library service
Go home with practical ideas incorporating new web tools into your workflow
The Plan
reak-Fun with
- break -
What to Do With a Account
Search Email Blogs Reader and iGoogle Documents, Spreadsheets, Forms Calendars YouTube, Picasa
Blogs
Bloggers don’t have anything important to
say.
But I’m suffering from information
overload already! I can barely keep up with my listservs!
Geez, doesn’t that
blogger have a REAL
job?
Blogs vs. Wikis
Blogs are better for:
• Sharing new information quickly
• Generating discussions
Wikis are better for:• Archiving information• Gathering information
from a large group of people
Blogs of Interest?
• In a Good Way: American Indian College Fund
• Native American Legal Update• ACRLog• Kept-Up Academic Librarian• Feel-Good Librarian
Explore library-related blogs and feeds
http://www.libworm.com
RSS
RSS = Really Simple Syndication
ticTOCS
Table of Contents alerts for 12,000+ journals
Try it! Get a Google account Create a Blog with Blogger, or Subscribe to Feeds with Google Reader
For Must-Reads
Social Networking
“The beating heart of the internet has always been its ability to leverage our social connections.”
-Madden & Fox
Pew Internet Project
Golden Rules of Social Media
From Web Worker Daily, 5-26-09
Listen. Add Value. Respond. Give Kudos. Be Real. Collaborate.
Facts about Facebook
Started in a dorm room in 2004 Made this guy a billionaire
200 million+ active users Fastest growing demographic: 35
and older
Facebook Groups
Facebook Pages
Source: http://siteanalytics.compete.com/twitter.com/?metric=uv
Using Twitter Personally
• Builds camaraderie• Shows others you’re human• Is sort of like instant messaging• Is a way to discover new resources
Using Twitter as a Library or College
• Gets announcements in front of eyeballs
• Is a way to see what others say about you
[link to Twitter Advanced Search] [link to twtpolls]
• Is easier than blogging?• Is very trendy right now
Links Are Here
http://delicious.com/alison.aldrich/tcli
