Like | robinna | Feb 1, 2010 | Life, life 2.0+, meetups/conferences, question of the day, social media, Training, tutorials, web 2.0+
A question asked by one of my coworkers (and you all thought I just answered social media, opensource, or database questions, right? LOL) Q: How does a phone text to email? Does the computer have to have anything magic?A: You can text to any email system. It’s the phone that has the magic. Each texting phone (which is just about every cell phone except for ...
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Like | robinna | Feb 1, 2010 | Life, life 2.0+, social media, watch.see.hear
Very interesting idea… “Photographer Robert Weingarten’s portraits are digital composites of several photographs which give an overall vision of his subject’s history and accomplishments. View a clip of Weingarten explaining this part of his process. In order to do this, Weingarten asks his subjects (Quincy Jones, Sandra Day O’Connor and Buzz Aldrin, to name a few) to create a list of places or objects that ...
Like | robinna | Jan 27, 2010 | Design
so, apple has a new gizmo (will it take on the kindle? hard to say…) , but the apple humor is full force… and from the onion… CUPERTINO, CA—Claiming that he completely forgot about the much-hyped electronic device until the last minute, a frantic Steve Jobs reportedly stayed up all night Tuesday in a desperate effort to design Apple’s new tablet computer. “Come on, Steve, ...
Like | robinna | Jan 25, 2010 | Life, life 2.0+, social media
Ever heard of Dunbar’s Number? According to British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, it’s the cognitive limit to the number of people you can be friends with. The number is 150, meaning your brain can only handle that much friends, and – shockingly enough – it also applies to Facebook. Very interesting, more about mashable.
..and the answer is – 150 (how many facebook friendships you can actually maintain) Read More
Like | robinna | Jan 19, 2010 | privacy, social media
I’m tweaking my facebook, privacy & identity workshop, so I tidied these up. You can read all of my previous writings about privacy, here, facebook ones are a here, and here are the commandments… LOL Social media/ Facebook Etiquette · Be aware of what you can control and what you can’t. Make sure to read TOS and Privacy statements – they do sometimes change. Don’t ...
Like | robinna | Jan 11, 2010 | Libraries, social media, training / tutorials, watch.see.hear, web 2.0+
http://ow.ly/WA85This just came through my twitterstream:This webinar is part of WebJunction’s Technology Essentials 2010 Online Conference. This innovative conference is a chance to engage, network and do some hands-on learning without travel or any registration cost. Date: 2/9/2010, 2/10/2010Start Time: 11:30 AMEnd Time: 6:00 PMDescription: WebJunction is hosting a free two-day online conference. The theme for this inaugural event is Technology Essentials, with a focus ...
Like | robinna | Jan 8, 2010 | Life, life 2.0+, social media
I’m sure many of you have been wondering about all of the facebook status updates:PINK!!!! screams one of my friends…another has a purely made up color combination (complete with technology enhanced decorations….) ……………..According to various posts on the ‘net such as this one:“Something fun is going on,” the message reads. “Write the color of your bra in your status. Just the color, nothing else. And ...
Like | robinna | Jan 1, 2010 | Life, life 2.0+, productivity, resistance is futile
Very interesting overview of the rise of online video, especially as relates to journalism. 2004: Coinciding with the election of 2004 was the prevalence of broadband speeds, and with half of American homes reaching better than dial-up transfer rates, along with all the noise created by the blogs and pundits of the internet, an audience was born, capable and accustomed to online payments (i.e. market ...
Like | robinna | Jan 1, 2010 | social media
In 2009 the web as we knew it changed dramatically. Twitter graduated to become a media darling and a mainstream communication staple. Facebook became the most significant social network of this day and age. And Google changed the way we search. Lots of reflection on google including gmail, google apps, chrome & android/mobile. To the future:google wave(?) more at mashable
Like | robinna | Dec 30, 2009 | Digital Libraries, Libraries, Life, life 2.0+, resistance is futile, that's cool
heh heh… some of these are actually well thought, while others are clearly humorous… 1. Librarians take care of libraries, which are still invaluable today.2. Not all information is on the internet.3. Older books still hold great cultural significance.4. Libraries are still repositories for some of the most valuable works of literature in the world.5. Even with the internet, the library is still the best ...