Thursday, May 27, 2010
CPL 2.0 Twitter
There was a time when I really disliked the notion and name of/for Twitter. It seemed self absorbed, superfluous, gimmicky, etc. yada, yada. Now I see some uses for it - promoting a band, a nightclub, an event, or showcasing your penchance for distanced ironic commentary. If you go too long (let's say 12 minutes), without being sardonic, or self-promoting, people might forget that you exist. Twitter can service this reminder.
Library-'thang'
How can so many people hate 'the Unbearable Lightness of Being' - well when reading the reviews for it on Library thing, a number of reasons were listed; for many it's just too sexy. Fair enough. If I was a mother of two 7 year old twins and I was wondering whether or not they might enjoy this book as part of their summer reading adventure, I could check out some info about it on Librarything.com. Hmmm, a refutation of the old Nietzschean 'eternal recurrance of the same', playing out through a series of infidelities in Cold War occupied Prague, without even a semblance of a wimpy kid's diary entry. I don't think the twins are going to get it.
blog, blog, blog.
blog, blog, blog.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Flickr and Youtube CPL 2.0
I am no stranger to either of these services. I have spent countless hours on Youtube looking at footage of my favourite bands; I've even posted footage of my own band. Flickr is great as well! I have used one or two of their creative commons pictures for library program posters once or twice. Yes, both are user friendly.
Matthew
Matthew
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