Friday, February 29, 2008
Work
Chuck, the 23 things stuff, and this blog in general, it's FOR WORK. Those people commenting, those are my colleagues. But thanks for noticing.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Back on Top!
Hah! I'm back on top baby! Take that 3 Dogs! You and your canine shenanigans have been officailly put in your place. My pervasive awesomeness has again propelled me to #1.
Oh, and I'm a cat person.
Also, 3 Dogs, I'm much friendlier in person. Still, I'll give you one free shot. Just not in the face and nothing below the belt.
Oh, and I'm a cat person.
Also, 3 Dogs, I'm much friendlier in person. Still, I'll give you one free shot. Just not in the face and nothing below the belt.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Thing #2
Blast! 3 dogs has over taken me! What a crushing blow to my delicate ego! I'll get you 3 Dogs, and you little dogs too! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (Actually, I won't so if anything happens to 3 dogs or 3 dogs' dogs, it wasn't me. Send to cops elsewhere)
Okay, Library 2.0. I dig this stuff, I do. I really do. I just want to say that now. I think the importance of Web 2.0 technologies is overstated. Which is fine. I'm down with hyperbole, but some times I feel that the skewed and overly enthusiastic rhetoric causes quite the backlash. And, oh, how sick I am of phrases like "Obviously, the milleninels won't think or care about libraries if libraries aren't using (fill in the blank with IM, RSS, Wiki, MySpace really whatever you'd like)". Which is quite odd considering everything I've read about Gen Y says if they want something they'll take it any way they can get it. Also, in looking at the numbers, here at RPL at least, every year our circ goes up. I see plenty of milleniels walking through the doors too. I know I'm starting to sound crumudgeonly, and I apologize, I don't mean to. I guess the bottom line for me the the customer service part of the Library 2.0 philosophy. I believe that is the most important part of the library 2.0 movement. That being said I don't think that customer service is a fundemental shift in what we're already doing.
I think web 2.0 stuff is cool and fun. I don't think it's life changing. I think the 23 things training is great because it introduces people to web 2.0 stuff. Also, It lets folks know that things change. I think learning to embrace change, no matter what that change is, is far more valuable than checking out MySpace. And I think 23 things is a great way to show people some cool stuff and hopefully show they why it's important to stay flexible.
Does anyone remember Friendster? It was sort of pre-MySpace social networking. Web 2.0 stuff will change. Change is inevitable.
Also, I think marketing and letting people know the value of a public library is more important than having a blog. I think libray folks forget that not everyone is aware of everything libraries do.
I know, I'm ranting but that's what blogs are for, right?
Okay, Library 2.0. I dig this stuff, I do. I really do. I just want to say that now. I think the importance of Web 2.0 technologies is overstated. Which is fine. I'm down with hyperbole, but some times I feel that the skewed and overly enthusiastic rhetoric causes quite the backlash. And, oh, how sick I am of phrases like "Obviously, the milleninels won't think or care about libraries if libraries aren't using (fill in the blank with IM, RSS, Wiki, MySpace really whatever you'd like)". Which is quite odd considering everything I've read about Gen Y says if they want something they'll take it any way they can get it. Also, in looking at the numbers, here at RPL at least, every year our circ goes up. I see plenty of milleniels walking through the doors too. I know I'm starting to sound crumudgeonly, and I apologize, I don't mean to. I guess the bottom line for me the the customer service part of the Library 2.0 philosophy. I believe that is the most important part of the library 2.0 movement. That being said I don't think that customer service is a fundemental shift in what we're already doing.
I think web 2.0 stuff is cool and fun. I don't think it's life changing. I think the 23 things training is great because it introduces people to web 2.0 stuff. Also, It lets folks know that things change. I think learning to embrace change, no matter what that change is, is far more valuable than checking out MySpace. And I think 23 things is a great way to show people some cool stuff and hopefully show they why it's important to stay flexible.
Does anyone remember Friendster? It was sort of pre-MySpace social networking. Web 2.0 stuff will change. Change is inevitable.
Also, I think marketing and letting people know the value of a public library is more important than having a blog. I think libray folks forget that not everyone is aware of everything libraries do.
I know, I'm ranting but that's what blogs are for, right?
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