Inviting Participation, Part 3: Active Invitations

This is part 3 of my Inviting Participation in Web 2.0 series of articles.
So far in this series, I’ve introduced the concept of inviting participation, and I’ve covered passive invitations to participation. And some of you have actually been participating in this discussion, too - that’s wonderful! Y’all have great ideas. So keep sharing them!
Today’s [...]

Inviting Participation, Part 2: Passive Invitations

This is part 2 of my Inviting Participation in Web 2.0 series of articles.
I thought I’d tackle the more difficult type of invitation first - passive invitations. Going back to the example in my first post on inviting participation, my Are You Blogging This song. Within my blog post about the song, I didn’t directly [...]

Inviting Participation in Web 2.0

The last few weeks, an idea has been slowly forming in my head - one that I’ll call inviting participation. David, what do you mean - inviting participation? Well… let me tell you.
A big chunk of web 2.0 has to do with different forms of participation. You can see this in the large, popular, user-created-content [...]

My First Second Life Video

This is my first attempt at making a movie using the Second Life movie tools, and it came out ok. In the video, I’m sitting down and chatting with Stephen Mandelbrot in Cybrary City. Take a peek!I have to admit - I felt kinda odd doing that! The chair had a movement sim thing attached [...]

Don’t Set Your MySpace Page Profile to Private!

I just saw Plainfield Public Library’s MySpace page (via Michael Stephens). Well, not really - take a look at the screenshot - their MySpace profile is set to private.
So what? Well… it’s a usability and experience thing. There will be MySpacers that want to peruse the page, see what programs the library has to offer, [...]

Library Appears in This Is Broken

I subscribe to the This Is Broken blog, which focuses on customer experience. It usually reports examples of bad customer experiences, and makes a comment or two about the experience. Sorta interesting.
Anyway, Denver Public Library appeared! According to the post: “I received an email from the Denver Public Library notifying me that a book was [...]

Reuters News Service inside Second Life

From SmartMobs… Reuters has opened a news bureau inside Second Life. News.com has more: “Adam Pasick, a Reuters’ media correspondent based in London, will serve as the news organization’s first virtual bureau chief, using a personal avatar, or animated character, called “Adam Reuters,” in keeping with the game’s naming system.”
“As strange as it might seem, [...]

DOPA, or DOPEY?

I don’t usually spout off about governmental things or politics. But this time…
The “Deleting Online Predators Act” or DOPA, is scary, to say the least. Yes, grown-ups should protect kids from bad people. Yes, bad people shouldn’t have access to kids, even in digital form. However, DOPA isn’t the way to do it. Here are [...]

Thinking about MySpace and other Free Third-Party Services

I have a MySpace account. I have signed up, posted a blog, and started gathering friends. I even uploaded a video. It’s sorta cool, and I can see the networking opportunities in it for people. And I can also see how a library could use this type of social networking service to post events, get [...]

Gaming in Academia

I read this article on the Duke University website a few weeks ago, and was intrigued by what was said about incorporating gaming into the classroom. The article talked about the Center for Instructional Technology Showcase that was held on April 27, and I found the plenary session, titled “Serious Games: Digital Game-Based Learning in [...]

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