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Internet Voyeur

February 16, 2006 by 0 Comments

Stephen Abram of Stephen’s Lighthouse has suggested a definition for an Internet Voyeur:

“Definition: An Internet Voyeur is someone who is aware of the tools, sites and concepts of the new ways of web ecology but hasn’t really experienced them personally. They’ve read about blogs, maybe visited a few; they’ve heard about, for example, MySpace and The Facebook, or del.icio.us and Flickr but only understand what they look like from afar and on an intellectual level.”

I must confess that I may fall in this category. Yes, I have a blog (which I don’t keep up to date very well, but I’m trying) but I have yet to really play with things like del.icio.us, Flickr and My Space. I think this will be a mini-project of mine over the next while: to start using the technologies that so many are heralding as things for libraries to consider. It will help me get a better feel for what the students use and whether it’s worth all the hype.

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Internet Archives

December 12, 2005 by 0 Comments

Internet Archive has introduced a new subscription service that allows you to create your own archive called Archive-it. This has some wonderful applications for government information, which is increasingly finding its way online and can move off of it just as easily. It is aimed at libraries and institutions and allows you to archive up to 100 pages. This may be an easy way to see if your institution wants to step into the world of web archiving in a fuller manner. Check it out at: http://www.archive-it.org/learn-more.html

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A Techy World

December 6, 2005 by 0 Comments

I’m attending a learning technology symposium today. The first session was comparing wikis, blogs, and other collaborative tools. It was a very basic session for me, as blogs, chatting, and the world of rss have become an integral part of my world, particularly my work. I keep forgetting that others, particularly faculty, are not necessarily as in tune with the tech world. It’s a bit of an eye opening experience and I only hope to learn more as the day goes along. I’ll be sure to fill you in on further revelations.