Comments on: March Apps Mania 2009 – Microblogging http://npltech.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/march-apps-mania-2009-microblogging/ Hey library staffer, are You in the Know? Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:57:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jim http://npltech.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/march-apps-mania-2009-microblogging/#comment-357 Jim Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:57:14 +0000 http://npltech.wordpress.com/?p=792#comment-357 Humor. One has got to go with one's strengths (such as they are.) Need to check out this plinky thing. Humor. One has got to go with one’s strengths (such as they are.)
Need to check out this plinky thing.

]]> By: Jenny http://npltech.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/march-apps-mania-2009-microblogging/#comment-356 Jenny Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:52:55 +0000 http://npltech.wordpress.com/?p=792#comment-356 Pre-posterous...ha ha ha Pre-posterous…ha ha ha

]]> By: Jenny http://npltech.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/march-apps-mania-2009-microblogging/#comment-355 Jenny Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:52:43 +0000 http://npltech.wordpress.com/?p=792#comment-355 I just stumbled on another blogging tool - it suggests a topic for you to post about each day: http://www.plinky.com/ I just stumbled on another blogging tool – it suggests a topic for you to post about each day: http://www.plinky.com/

]]> By: jim http://npltech.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/march-apps-mania-2009-microblogging/#comment-349 jim Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:49:42 +0000 http://npltech.wordpress.com/?p=792#comment-349 I have to admit that it doesn't sound a lot different from IM, at least Twitter doesn't. But I'm not at my computer all the time and don't use mobile text or Internet at this time, so the advantages of this as a realtime communication seem limited. Micro-"blog" is the concept I must keep in my head, I guess. I am intrigued by the little headless critter at the posterous. Looks loike a cross between a headless dog and a ham. The timeline interface is something different and makes me curious. Oh...and I cant help myself. If is the opposite of post@posterous pre-posterous? I have to admit that it doesn’t sound a lot different from IM, at least Twitter doesn’t. But I’m not at my computer all the time and don’t use mobile text or Internet at this time, so the advantages of this as a realtime communication seem limited. Micro-”blog” is the concept I must keep in my head, I guess.

I am intrigued by the little headless critter at the posterous. Looks loike a cross between a headless dog and a ham. The timeline interface is something different and makes me curious.
Oh…and I cant help myself. If is the opposite of post@posterous pre-posterous?

]]> By: Jenny http://npltech.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/march-apps-mania-2009-microblogging/#comment-348 Jenny Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:02:25 +0000 http://npltech.wordpress.com/?p=792#comment-348 Oh, those are the cat's microblogs. She's not a fan of feet. I just type what she tells me. Oh, those are the cat’s microblogs. She’s not a fan of feet. I just type what she tells me.

]]> By: Crystal http://npltech.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/march-apps-mania-2009-microblogging/#comment-347 Crystal Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:55:13 +0000 http://npltech.wordpress.com/?p=792#comment-347 I'm a little disturbed that you hate feet... I’m a little disturbed that you hate feet…

]]> By: Bryan Jones http://npltech.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/march-apps-mania-2009-microblogging/#comment-346 Bryan Jones Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:54:54 +0000 http://npltech.wordpress.com/?p=792#comment-346 Commenting on my own post. Oh the shame. I signed up for twitter for this project so on there I'm "librarianbryan". Do it. I want to microblog with you. Do it. Commenting on my own post. Oh the shame.

I signed up for twitter for this project so on there I’m “librarianbryan”.

Do it. I want to microblog with you. Do it.

]]> By: Bryan Jones http://npltech.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/march-apps-mania-2009-microblogging/#comment-345 Bryan Jones Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:23:55 +0000 http://npltech.wordpress.com/?p=792#comment-345 Ahhh.... we can use Twitter to publicly disagree with policy positions authored by our superiors then get fired for it! Oh drat! That's not right. The serious: I think it could be good for PR. If patrons are on Twitter, then libraries should have a presence. As far as what Skokie library is doing, well, it's called instant messenger and it's been around for a long time. Microblogging tools have also struck me as somewhat redundant as there is older technology that does the same thing. Proud to be the curmudgeon. But I (we) can't control what technologies our communities decide to embrace, anymore that we can control books they deem popular. We have to be responsive. Ahhh…. we can use Twitter to publicly disagree with policy positions authored by our superiors then get fired for it! Oh drat! That’s not right.

The serious:

I think it could be good for PR. If patrons are on Twitter, then libraries should have a presence. As far as what Skokie library is doing, well, it’s called instant messenger and it’s been around for a long time. Microblogging tools have also struck me as somewhat redundant as there is older technology that does the same thing. Proud to be the curmudgeon. But I (we) can’t control what technologies our communities decide to embrace, anymore that we can control books they deem popular. We have to be responsive.

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