I agree with David (and this blog) completely. Our Dean's favorite admonition is that we can't "rest on our laurels," and it made me smile to read it here. So true!
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A few weeks ago, we caught wind that Facebook was testing a new homepage design. Screenshots revealed a few interesting changes, such as a decrease in size for
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New Web technologies that generate buzz may seem attractive, but businesses must keep an eye toward measurable benefits before investing. ROI is a top concern of marketers, in tough economic times mor
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Interesting concept--how to translate for libraries? Who are our power users? Can we solicit "tips" on searching and/or resources from them? Can we cultivate a group of power users?
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We all want to be more productive and know that where we're spending our time is worthwhile. I'm asked this question a lot and I see it of others, so I wanted
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PublicCEO.com provides relevant information and timely news about California’s local governments to City Managers, County Administrators, public executives and elected officials.
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Remember the days when we could count iPhone apps for TwitterTwitter on one hand? Well, those days are long gone, and if you're having trouble keeping up with
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Analytics company iStrategyLabs has examined the demographics stats from FacebookFacebook's Social Ads platform, and they've reached some very interesting
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Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.
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Explore Google Search: Movies, weather, public data, earthquake information and more. Check out these 15 second search tips from Google to help you save time and get the most of your online experience.
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Sociologist and ethnographer, Liz Pullen, spent a month tracking the top 500 Twitter users (as ranked by number of followers) as well as the much-contested suggested users list. ...
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The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the executive branch of the federal government.
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Hey! Do I get to take credit for this? Nah. Probably not. It's the Zeitgeist. OK, well, let's just say I'm liking the Zeitgeist. A couple of months ago, I went to a one-time seminar on comics,... - comiXology
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Remember my post on TSCPL's Meebo chat widget embedded in our library catalog? Since then, we have stopped using the Meebo Me widget. It was great - it helped
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Teachers are always trying to combat student apathy and University of Texas at Dallas History Professor, Monica Rankin, has found an interesting way to do it using Twitter ...
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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
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