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Testing Flickr Video
Hey – just me, testing out the embed part of the new flickr video option. The what??? If you haven’t heard – flickr now allows video uploads for pro members (translation – those who have paid $30 a...
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Attracting Friends, Part 1
A couple posts ago, I suggested that libraries stop friending other libraries and to focus instead on their local community. (aside – If you need/want to connect with other librarians, that’s great –...
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SXSWi2009: From Flickr and Beyond: Lessons in Community Management
Panelists: Heather Champ – flickr, Mario Anima – CurrentTV, Matthew Stinchcomb – Etsy, Jessamyn West – MetaFilter (aside – LIBRARIANS ROCK), and Micah Schaffer – YouTube Excellent – Jessamyn introduced...
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CIL2009: flickr commons for libraries and museums
Library of Congress, New York Public Library, Brooklyn Museum, Smithsonian … were approached by flickr to add collections into the flickr commons. Michelle Springer, LOC Have to have no known copyright...
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Making Connections – the Institutional Version
Last post, I covered things I think about when making personal friend connections in a bunch of social networks I use. I also said “for MPOW, it’s slightly different – I might cover that in another...
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Delicious and other Services – Have a Backup Plan?
So last week, some of you probably heard that the Delicious.com service was possibly being – their term – “sunset.” Then they announced that it wasn’t, and that they hope to find another home for the...
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Topeka, KS doesn’t like Social Media
Topeka uses social media, right? Wouldn’t it be weird if Google, KS blocked Google from their own computers? Unfortunately, that just happened. OK – it’s really Topeka, KS (Topeka renamed the city for...
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Finding Yourself on Google… when you’re a Kid
A couple days ago, one of my children showed the rest of the family a funny Facebook meme/game being passed around. Here are the rules: Open Google Search your first name Take the first picture that...
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Gentle Reminder about Creative Commons Licenses
A couple of weeks ago, I received a request to remove a photo off of my “website” by a rather large public library. By the head of their marketing and communications department, no less. Why? Because...
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