New book - Secrets of Videoblogging
I just found out about this book - Secrets of Videoblogging: Videoblogging for the Masses. Here’s Amazon’s blurb about it (I’m going to get my library to buy a copy):
If you’re ready to graduate from blog to vlog, and start creating your own video blogs, this is the book for you. After explaining what video [...]
Article: Blogging Essential to a Good Career!
Well… possibly not in EVERY field, but check this Boston Globe article out: Blogs ‘essential’ to a good career. The author makes some good points:
“It’s [a blog] the new public relations and it’s the new home page … it’s a way to let people know what you are thinking about the field that interests [...]
Online Video is Catching on…
From the Online Publishers Association press release -
Watching online videos is becoming a routine practice for many internet users. Right now, online news videos are the most frequently watched videos. People actually visit specific sites to watch videos (they need to be introduced to RSS - imho).
So, some stats:
24% of internet users access video [...]
Article: Blogging Essential to a Good Career!
Well… possibly not in EVERY field, but check this Boston Globe article out: Blogs ‘essential’ to a good career. The author makes some good points:
“It’s [a blog] the new public relations and it’s the new home page … it’s a way to let people know what you are thinking about the field that interests [...]
Bloglines is My Friend
LISHosts just had some database woes, and as a result, my last 4 posts were lost (Blake restored from Sunday’s backup - thank goodness for backups). Dang, I thought!
But no problem after all - here’s what I did:
I subscribe to my own blog using Bloglines, so I clicked that feed under “My Feeds”
Down at the [...]
David’s current speaking schedule
August 10: Discussion Panel after Michael Stephens’ keynote presentation (with Diane Trinkle and Christie Brandau), NEKLS Tech Day.
October 4: Blogs, Wikis & Other Emerging Trends, Missouri Library Association (preconference workshop).
October 23: Web-Based Experience Planning: Creating User-Centered Experience, Internet Librarian 2006.
October 23: Cultivating Tech-Savvy Library Staff: Competencies & Tips (With Sarah Houghton), Internet Librarian 2006.
October 24: [...]
Second Life and Libraries
Second Life is so cool. I have explored the game/digital space a couple of times, well… because I like the whole idea of the virtual world/digital creative space thing.
So today, there are lots of posts about Second Life and libraries. The Alliance Library System and OPAL are doing a nifty experiment in Second Life - [...]
A Library is Videoblogging!
Go to Manchester Public Library’s teen site, called Teen Matrix. From there, click the get information about the teen services podcast here link.
That page offers two types of podcasts: the first is an audio-based podcast (here’s the podcast feed) - it features a librarian giving book reviews.
But the second one (here’s the videoblog feed) - [...]
Penguins at the Omaha Zoo
Update: How funny… this post was SUPPOSED to show up on my fledgling non-library blog, davidleeking.com/etc - not my library techie blog!
I’m doing an “etc” blog to get other non-library stuff out of my head. It will most likely include videoblog posts (stretching out a little more in that area), might include podcasts of music [...]
One Experience Most Libraries Already Have
Take a peek at this post from the Experience Economy Evangelist. The post discusses using scents as part of creating an experience. Apparently, some hotel chains are beginning to incorporate “signature smells” in their hotel lobbies.
And if you think about it - when you walk into a Starbucks, don’t they have a “signature smell” (as [...]
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