Literary Agent Jason Ashlock: Big Book Publishers Not Innovating Fast Enough from PBS: Media Shift (via lexiewinslow)
I think this is my number one argument of why e-readers are awesome.
(Source: lexiewinslow)
Social media and the library.
Ran across two stories today about the influence of social media in library well-being (for lack of a better term):
- A Canadian library, built from an online ”Ideabook.”
- Troy, Michigan launches a book-burning campaign to save their library.
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Use Google? Time to Get Real About Protecting Your Digital Self
Google’s decided to integrate the data it has about you, which means you better think about the digital tracks you’re leaving. Read more.
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Use Google? Time to Get Real About Protecting Your Digital Self
Google’s decided to integrate the data it has about you, which means you better think about the digital tracks you’re leaving. Read more.
[Image: Alexis Madrigal]
Alan S. Inouye, “The Revolution Isn’t Just Digital”, American Libraries Magazine
PEOPLE.
Jon Horvath uses GPS to replicate Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, exploring “the (dis)connection between Kerouac’s era and my present day as it pertains to spontaneous acts and the sensation of freedom.” More imaginative Kerouac visualizations. (via)
A Twopointopia Status Update
LJ’s Annoyed Librarian has determined that Library 2.0 is so far pretty lacking & ineffective. I’m inclined to agree… it needs to work both ways. Some libraries utilize 2.0 to great effect - they post interesting and useful items on their twitters, tumblrs, or facebooks. Others create accounts only to let them go stagnant.
How about it, folks? How can libraries best utilize web 2.0 technologies to the best effects, and should they even start?
Richard Russo, “Amazon’s Jungle Logic”.
Read on to see what these fellows think of Amazon’s tactics. Or, read Farhad Manjoo’s angry tirade against independent bookstores and why purchasing from Amazon is a way better thing to do. One thing to note though - in Manjoo’s article, he complains of the bookstore markup. Bookstores don’t decide the prices. Publishers do. Just wanted to make that clear at least.
I really do not think this is accurate and makes light of a prevalent and serious problem. Cyber bullying is a serious issue - not just for kids but for bloggers from all walks of life. There are some seriously scary groups of harassers out there, from kids who say “dick-ish things” to other kids (and then said victims committing suicide & bullies receive no punishment) to websites offering bounty for names, addresses, and information of women feminists (and acknowledge that the information could potentially be used for harm).
Guys, this IS AN ISSUE. Instead of poking fun at it, let’s think of ways we can help.
