http://our23things.infopeople.org/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:27:11 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss NetVibes is a personal start page service, like Google or Yahoo, but the emphasis is on customized media widgets. You sign up for a free account, and then you can personalize your page to send you the latest content from RSS feeds, pictures from Flickr, your Facebook page, even email from your webmail accounts!]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2008/02/thing_29_netvibes.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2008/02/thing_29_netvibes.php The 23 Things Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:27:11 -0800 Flock, and it calls itself the "social web browser." Whay do they mean by that? Basically Flock lets you integrate all of your Web 2.0 activities, from Flickr to YouTube to your RSS feeds in one place. if you have a blog, you can even set Flock up to post entries to your blog! It's free, and available for PCs, Macs, or Linux. Give it a try! ]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2008/02/thing_28_flock.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2008/02/thing_28_flock.php The 23 Things browsers flock web 2.0 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:18:26 -0800 Queen of England has a YouTube channel! So you think she did some of that with a webcam and edited it herself?]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/this_just_in_the_queen_of_engl.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/this_just_in_the_queen_of_engl.php Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:12:15 -0800 Rollyo, but I think Ning has a lot more potential as a tool for libraries to use. Just a heads up to anyone nearing #12. Feel free to check out Rollyo. It's interesting, too! BTW: Infopeople has a Ning page: PeepSpace! Check it out!]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/change_in_the_23_things.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/change_in_the_23_things.php The 23 Things 23 things Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:44:44 -0800 Yorba Linda Library to the blogroll. Welcome! And yes, we have flash drives waiting for all of you who finish the challenge! I can't figure how to reverse the order of the blogroll, so I'm afraid your blogs are appearing at the bottom. Nothing personal - I just can't make it go the other way! You'll notice that there are more than 23 things now listed. For the purposes of the challenge, you only have to do the 23 we list here. But if you're feeling industrious, or just curious, take the plunge and try some of the additional tools!]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/welcome_to_yorba_linda.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/welcome_to_yorba_linda.php The 23 Things 23 things tech challenge web2.0 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:30:16 -0800 Spokeo! It's free, and signup is easy (you'll need a webmail account with Yahoo, AOL, or Gmail). Once you join, it imports your contacts from your online address book, and then goes out and checks on their social networking activity. Potential library uses? I'm not sure, what do you think?]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/thing_27_spokeo.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/thing_27_spokeo.php Web 2.0 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:07:43 -0800 Jott takes that idea one step further. Set up an acount for free, validate uour phone number, then you call a toll-free number and leave a message for yourself or any of your contacts who have Jott accounts and are in your contact list (which you build online). Your messages are converted into email and text messages that can be picked up online at the Jotts website. Pretty cool! Now think about how this could be used in your library! Hint: you can create Jott groups.]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/thing_26_jott.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/thing_26_jott.php Web 2.0 library2.0 techchallenge web20 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:52:19 -0800 Well, the official challenge has concluded, but I want to assure anybody just starting or interested in starting the 23 Things that this site is here to stay. So feel free to keep plugging away (or to start plugging away). Feel free, also, to hijack our idea (of course, it wasn't really our idea - we borrowed it from PLCMC!), and adapt it for use in your library. And as we find them, we'll add new things to this blog for you to try out. http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/onward_and_upward_beyond_23_th.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/onward_and_upward_beyond_23_th.php Web 2.0 library2.0 web 2.0 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:00:50 -0800 Alex's Web 2.0 Fun *2nd Place: Maria Diaz-Slocum, Jump to the Next Curve *3rd Place: Pam Chesney-Algar, Library 2.0UhOh! And here are some honorable mentions; especially the California State Library folks who participated in the challenge couldn't accept any giveaways - even the flash drives, so we will give some of them a nod here, and congratulate everyone for jobs well done: *dwmoody.net *Web2Exchange *Just call me Pat *Chapman Library 2.0 *Siegel's Droppings *Library Grace]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/we_have_winners_1.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/12/we_have_winners_1.php The 23 Things Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:02:02 -0800 http://dwarfurl.com/da1b6 Blogs are by nature social networking tools. They are meant to be shared. That being said, a certain measure of discretion is always wise, be it in a blog, an email message, or a listserv posting. We in no way mean to alarm anyone with this email, we just want to make you all aware that your blog is out there on the Internet, and people can read it, so write for it keeping that fact in mind. If you are interested in hearing more about this topic and are coming to CLA 2007, be sure to attend the Master Speaker session with Shel Israel. Shel is the co-author of Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers. More information about the book is at http://dwarfurl.com/14407.]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/10/blogs_and_privacy.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/10/blogs_and_privacy.php Web 2.0 blogs privacy web2.0 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:57:24 -0800 Read more here. And if I inadvertently spammed anybody, my apologies! I don't think I did, but better safe than sorry, apology-wise. The moral of the story: always check out the social network site's URL to make sure it's legit BEFORE you click on an email invite (that's basic smart email policy, but with Web 2.0 stuff, I for one have gotten lazy).]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/09/yikes_dont_respond_to_these_in.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/09/yikes_dont_respond_to_these_in.php Web 2.0 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:54:48 -0800 We discovered that some of your emails joining the challenge inadvertently ended up in our spam folder! We think we caught all of them but please take a moment to make sure that your blog is listed in the 23 Things blogroll on the right sidebar. We don't want to miss anybody! http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/09/is_your_blog_on_the_blogroll.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/09/is_your_blog_on_the_blogroll.php The 23 Things Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:01:08 -0800 Can you measure the ROI (return on investment) value of the time your employees spend exploring social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook? Is it worth the staff time to develop content on all of these various sites? If you've ever pondered these questions, you might want to try out the Social Network ROI Calculator. It's fairly complex and you need to know a fair amount of information about your organization's operating costs, staffing, and outreach and/or advocacy campaigns. http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/08/social_network_roi_calculator.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/08/social_network_roi_calculator.php Web 2.0 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:30:53 -0800 Well, the true first finisher prefers to remain anonymous, so I think we're just going to say a collective and hearty, "Congratulations!" to all of you who finished. Now get out there and find MORE things! And be sure to request your USB flash drives! http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/08/more_on_first_finishers.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/08/more_on_first_finishers.php The 23 Things Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:16:38 -0800 slidecasting! You'll need to create and upload an MP3 file to accompany the PowerPoint slides (they don't host the MP3 files), and you can then use their online tools to sync the slides yourself, or let them sync it automatically to your slides. Here's an example.]]> http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/08/another_thing_slidecasting.php http://our23things.infopeople.org/2007/08/another_thing_slidecasting.php Web 2.0 web2.0 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:04:04 -0800