Category: Social Networks
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Privacy Commissioner Finds Facebook Violating Canadian Privacy Law
The headline says it all. Michael Geist has a good summary of the issue. For the most part the big issue seems to be how FB shares data with third-party applications, and with the way things work during an account deactivation. Facebook has 30 days to address the outstanding issues. If they continue to decline…
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7 Things You Should Know About Microblogging
The latest in the Educause 7 Things You Should Know About… series covers Microblogging (aka Twitter). Microblogging is the practice of posting small pieces of digital content—which could be text, pictures, links, short videos, or other media—on the Internet. Microblogging offers a portable communication mode that feels organic and spontaneous to many and has captured…
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The Google Wave Highlight Reel
Gina Trapani at Smarterware has a great post where she's chopped out the highlights of an 80-minute presentation showcasing Google Wave. Now you can see what's particularly cool with this future tool in less than 8 minutes.
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Registration and program for Internet Librarian 2009
The program for Internet Librarian 2009 is now available, as is registration. The opening keynote is to be given by Vint Cerf! After taking a year (or two?) off, I'll be back this year, presenting a screencasting workshop on Sunday morning. Dates of the conference (held in Monterey, CA) are October 26-28, with two days…
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Understanding the Next-Gen User – Free Webcast
Library Journal is hosting a series of free webcasts on Returning the Researcher to the Library. The first runs this Thursday from Noon – 1PM EDT – you can register online. Title: Returning the Researcher to the Library: A Series in Four Parts Part 1 – Understanding the Next-Gen User Sponsored by Serials Solutions Live…
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SickCity – an innovative use of social networking software
SickCity uses mentions of terms such as "flu" "sore throat" and "feeling ill" on Twitter to track outbreaks of illness in a given city. Similar to Google Flu Trends, yet different in that GFT tracks only the US at the State level, while SickCity shoots for a more local level, and worldwide. Right now they've…
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Calgary Public Library’s Living Library
I've heard of other libraries "circulating" people as living books, but now it's here in Calgary, at least as a one-day gig. This group of "books" is sponsored by Diversity Services, and includes titles such as Person in a Wheelchair, Sikh, Hajab Wearing Muslim Woman, Animal Rights Activist, French Canadian, and many more. Neat.
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Shortcovers – mixing traditional and local publishing
I've only just started to play with it myself, but early today, Shortcovers.com opened for business. Run by Canada's Chapters/Indigo book chain (though oddly not mentioned on their homepage), Shortcovers is the first solution for buying e-books on the go outside of the Kindle platform. They have apps for the iPhone and BlackBerry, with Android…
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How to Embed Almost Anything in your Website
I’ve had this open on a tab to digest for exactly one month – time to pass it on. 🙂 Amit at Digital Inspiration writes about How to Embed Almost Anything in your Website. Including RSS Feeds, High Quality or HD YouTube, mp3, Flickr, Picasa, Google Calendar, and more.
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How libraries can survive in the new media ecosystem
Lee Rainie of the Pew Internet & American Life Project has posted a Powerpoint presentation entitled How libraries can survive in the new media ecosystem. Lots of interesting thoughts and trends, as always. I found the Action Points starting on slide 28 particularly thought-provoking. Is your library findable? This speech pulls together Pew Internet Project…