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As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:49 -0500

As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter:

Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb discusses several reports which show that Twitter is attracting a younger demographic in As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter. There are several interesting…

10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:48 -0500

10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists:

Sarah Evans at Mashable writes about 10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists. If you’re looking for inspiration for how to make the most of this new Twitter feature, you may want to check out this post….

13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:17:15 -0500

13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App:

Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb has put together a stellar list of 13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App. These are applications with the non-developer in mind so if you’ve been thinking…

How To: Build Your Personal Brand on YouTube

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:24:02 -0500

How To: Build Your Personal Brand on YouTube:

Dan Schawbel, author of Me 2.0, writes for Mashable about How To: Build Your Personal Brand on YouTube. This helpful post details steps you can take in order to leverage the full power of YouTube…

6 Steps to Publishing a Scholarly Online Journal (for free!)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:14:21 -0500

6 Steps to Publishing a Scholarly Online Journal (for free!):

This week I have assigned students in my Open Movements course the task of self-archiving their final papers in either E-LIS or DList, both disciplinary repositories for the LIS field. So in the…

101 Ways to Promote a New Blog

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:14:21 -0500

101 Ways to Promote a New Blog:

David Turnbull at DailyBlogTips lists out 101 Ways to Promote a New Blog. If you’ve recently started a blog and you’re brainstorming about ways to get the word out, you may want to check out this…

Complete Guide to Google Wave E-Book

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:13:35 -0500

Complete Guide to Google Wave E-Book:

Lifehacker authors Gina Trapani with Adam Pash have published The Complete Guide to Google Wave. This helpful e-book is a comprehensive user manual for all things Wave and is available…

How to Use and Embed Twitter Lists

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:41:18 -0500

How to Use and Embed Twitter Lists:

Twitter Lists are a new feature which allows you to group people into sets - even people you aren’t following. This is a great way to organize your Twitterers into lists such as:…

7 Things You Should Know About Google Wave

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:55:14 -0500

7 Things You Should Know About Google Wave:

The folks at Educause take a look at 7 Things You Should Know About Google Wave, the next-gen email application forthcoming from Google. This helpful guide answers the following questions about…

100 Incredible Open Courses for the Ultimate Tech Geek

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:47:30 -0400

100 Incredible Open Courses for the Ultimate Tech Geek:

OnlineCourses.org has compiled a mega-list of 100 Incredible Open Courses for the Ultimate Tech Geek. This comprehensive guide presents 100 free resources to develop your tech skill set. The…

4 Emerging Trends of the Real-Time Web

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:47:29 -0400

4 Emerging Trends of the Real-Time Web:

Bernard Moon, Managing Director of the Lunsford Group, writes for Mashable about 4 Emerging Trends of the Real-Time Web. This brief article takes a look at four upcoming real-time Web…

10 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:21:23 -0400

10 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout:

The Non-profit Tech 2.0 blog recommends 10 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout. If you’re on the brink of information overload, you’ll want to scan this helpful list of suggestions. Here are…

10 Small Business Social Media Marketing Tips

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:26:58 -0400

10 Small Business Social Media Marketing Tips:

Ross Kimbarovsky, co-founder of crowdSPRING, gives Mashable readers 10 Small Business Social Media Marketing Tips. Each recommendation outlines both basic and advanced strategies for leveraging…

How-To Influence Influencers- Bloggers, Tweeters & Others

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:47:41 -0400

How-To Influence Influencers- Bloggers, Tweeters & Others:

Robin Broitman at IIG has pulled together over 50 resources to identify and target social media influencers in How-To Influence Influencers- Bloggers, Tweeters & Others. If you want to learn…

Five Essential Apps for Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:12:49 -0400

Five Essential Apps for Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page:

The Nonprofit Tech 2.0 blog has a quick guide to Five Essential Apps for Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page. Many of these apps would also be particularly useful for a library’s FB page as well….

How to Measure Social Media ROI

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:44:27 -0400

How to Measure Social Media ROI:

Christina Warren at Mashable has put together a guide to How to Measure Social Media ROI. If you’re curious about how to measure the impact your social media initiatives are having, you’ll want to…

Social Networking & Libraries: Best Practices & Challenges

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:33:45 -0400

Social Networking & Libraries: Best Practices & Challenges:

Given at the Suffolk County Library Association on 10/27/09.

2009 ECAR Study of Undergrads and Technology

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:15:43 -0400

2009 ECAR Study of Undergrads and Technology:

Educause has published the annual ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology for 2009. Some of their key findings include:

Desktop computer ownership has decreased 27% while…

Top 10 Things You Should Not Share on Social Networks

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:15:42 -0400

Top 10 Things You Should Not Share on Social Networks:

Charles W. Bryant writes for HowStuffWorks about the Top 10 Things You Should Not Share on Social Networks. Even if you think you’ve got social networking figured out, you will want to read…

Twitter Updates in Google & Bing Search Results

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:39:11 -0400

Twitter Updates in Google & Bing Search Results:

Both Google and Microsoft Bing announced yesterday that they have partnered with Twitter to include their updates in all search results. According to All Things Digital, Microsoft has also…