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Posterous has been an iBraryguy favorite in the “microblogging” wars that have seen Tumblr rise to a place of prominence. Though we certainly like Tumblr for its amazing ease of use, there is just something more elegant . . . more professional . . . to the workings and look of Posterous. Earlier this week, […]
September 27, 2010
An interesting post on Facebook‘s official blog this morning touted “A New Chapter in Reading with Friends“. Being librarians and avid readers, our interest was immediately piqued. The news that followed, was interesting to say the least. The Facebook has expanded its instant personalization offerings in a new partnership with Scribd. And so, the world’s largest […]
September 15, 2010
Volunteering for a cause is not always as easy as it seems. Between our over-packed schedules and underfunded incomes, giving of your time and money to charity can be a daunting task. The fact that we are busy or that our budgets are tight, however, does not alleviate need. With a little innovation and big […]
August 27, 2010
Do you love reading the news online but are sick of the crazy and often irrelevant commentary that so often follows it today? Anyone who is wondering what is wrong with the world today just has to look at the lack of civility when it comes to how people comment on news sites. There is […]
August 19, 2010
In a much anticipated announcement yesterday, social networking powerhouse Facebook fired another shot hear around the world. Make that the online world of “checking in”. With the unveiling of Facebook Places, the company enters the hot and volatile war for geo-location supremecy. Facebook Places is designed to let users include their location in their status […]
August 4, 2010
Can it be that one of the most hyped new tools of the year has already met an early and untimely demise? According to Google’s blog, the company has decided to end support for the much-anticipated and, apparently, hardly used Google Wave. What can we say besides, “Google Wave, we hardly knew ye!” It seems […]
July 2, 2010
Citizens’ journalism, that is to say – news reported by people on the street – is quite the rage today. From CNN’s “iReporters” feature to the contributors to Newsvine’s ever-growing stream, the internet and mobile technology have turned us all into roving reporters. AllVoices champions the “peoples’ media” concept in a way that is really […]
May 24, 2010
There are many ways to find folks worth following on Twitter. You can use any of the Twitter search engines to find people using specific hashtags or words, such as “#libraries” or librarianship. You can follow specific Twitter lists, such as our own “Librariana” (http://twitter.com/iBraryGuy/librariana). There are even sites such as WeFollow.com that are dedicated […]
May 19, 2010
In times likes these, job security is on everyone’s minds. Unfortunately, for many, so is the job search. The unemployment figures are staggering and competition for job vacancies is stiff. Simply Hired is a beacon of hope in these difficult days. Its simple, yet feature-rich suite of tools just might make finding that dream job […]
April 22, 2010
During its third annual f8 Conference for developers and entrepreneurs, Facebook announced a new platform full of features designed to up the ante in the race to dominate the social web. As if the social web itself could get any more “social”, the folks at Facebook are revamping their own offerings and partnering with other […]
March 21, 2012
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