Google Docs do rock! If you don't have to worry about sharing private or sensitive information. I'm just saying.
Otherwise, I think it's just one more excellent tool of the many we've seen in this training. How fantastic to be able to collaborate with others from anywhere, anytime & not have to worry about who's got their thumb drive for the presentation. I'm also a big fan of using "alternative" & free software & services, so the idea of untethering my data from highly proprietary products (MS Office, I'm looking at you!) is very appealing. This is truly something I think the library should be behind, as it is just like us - providing free information & services to the masses, regardless of income, social status or technological savvy. Right now I am using it to do an inventory of our kitchen, because I am sick & tired of wondering if I have tomato paste or realizing that half my pantry expired a year ago! This way I can check my inventory via mobile device while I'm in the grocery store & shop accordingly.
Another really incredible tool for organizing yourself & your thoughts online is Evernote. It can be accessed via the web & mobile device (am I sounding like a broken record? C'mon, we have to admit there are millions of people using these devices.) & you can make notes on just about anything, it will even translate text from a photo! Want to remember how many calories were in that thing you ate from the convenience store? Take a picture of the nutritional info, upload it to Evernote & it will save the text in the picture as a note. "That's crazy talk!" you say? But wait, there's more! You can place Evernote on a thumb drive to use on different computers that don't have web access, email notes or even twitter them to your account. It can even help you remember where you parked. There are tons of uses for Evernote, check out some other user-suggested ideas, here & here.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Excuse me, your tag is showing
Oh, is that not the kind of "tag" you meant? Another social bookmarking-type site that I like to use is Clipmarks. Here you can save selected bits of a website, which you "clip" by highlighting. This clip is then saved to the Clipmarks site in your account. You can choose to share your clips or keep them private. You'll find all sorts of things being shared, I love to use it to keep track of recipes I want to try. It's very useful to not have to save an entire site, when what you need is only a paragraph or you want to remember a great idea, but don't want to scroll halfway down the page to get to it! You can title & tag your clips, so it is easy to remember why you saved something. I can see these tools being useful to the library, anything that can simplify searches & make them more member/patron/customer friendly is alright with me!
I like the idea of having a staff Delicious account, creating ones for the public to access (Adult/YA/kids?) could be great, too, as long as we have some sort of maintenance schedule set up so that old/bad links are removed & new ones are being added to keep the account up to date. I noticed that many of the libraries' Delicious accounts mentioned in the "Tags Make Libraries More Delicious" article (published in 09/2007) have not been updated in a year or more, with most adding to their account once a month.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Friendface
Such a good show & their episode on social networking is excellent.
I do have a Facebook account, which is for personal use, as well as ones at ravelry & The Green House, which uses Ning - an excellent & easy tool for anyone to create their own social networking site. These are fun ways to keep in touch with others, as well as useful for keeping myself organized.
ravelry lets me easily keep track of my knitting projects past, present & future, yarn stash & has excellent forums & ways to interact with others. The creators are very responsive to their audience & this enables them to have a truly unique & high-quality product.
The Green House is less polished than the other two, but has a great user base & the creator has a good sense of humor & passion for the subject of living "green." It's an excellent place to ask questions & share your own experiences - the good, the bad & the ugly (seriously, there are some ugly chickens out there, people!).
I enjoy visiting these sites, but as I said before, it's all or nothing with me. My ravelry stats won't be updated for a month or two & then suddenly I upload a ton. My Facebook status will say I can't wait for Spring in the middle of June. What keeps me more engaged is being able to access these sites on my mobile device. Since getting it, I have been more apt to stay on top of Facebook & twitter, thanks to apps being available for both that enable me to check in on the go.
The Green House is less polished than the other two, but has a great user base & the creator has a good sense of humor & passion for the subject of living "green." It's an excellent place to ask questions & share your own experiences - the good, the bad & the ugly (seriously, there are some ugly chickens out there, people!).
I enjoy visiting these sites, but as I said before, it's all or nothing with me. My ravelry stats won't be updated for a month or two & then suddenly I upload a ton. My Facebook status will say I can't wait for Spring in the middle of June. What keeps me more engaged is being able to access these sites on my mobile device. Since getting it, I have been more apt to stay on top of Facebook & twitter, thanks to apps being available for both that enable me to check in on the go.
Have You Seen This? Thursday-ish
A cautionary tale.
Although, I don't think we should let the general public in on the fact that we are telepathic.
Although, I don't think we should let the general public in on the fact that we are telepathic.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
*Tap, Tap* Is This Thing On?
Has it really been a month since my last post? Well, that is actually perfectly apropos for me & the topic of social networking. See, I like to be social & all, but it is terribly difficult to get me to stay engaged in something once the newness has worn off. Hence the month-long absence. This is very similar to my Facebook & Ravelry habits, one week you can't get me off the things, the next I forget all about them. Same with twitter. Although with twitter I find I can get overwhelmed by the feeling that I need to constantly keep up with the people I follow & then it becomes a chore & why do I want that, so I've calmed down about that in recent months. I still feel that I have to scroll through pages & pages of Facebook each time I get sucked back into it, making sure I don't commit some horrible faux pas, like asking how someone's boyfriend is doing, before realizing they've changed their status to "single."
That being said, I think the library needs to join in the fray & get its "face" out there! It seems like there should be very little time & energy needed to get a page up on Facebook & update it occasionally with events & it would be one more place to put links to our podcasts (coming any day now, right?), photos & items of interest, such as Sirsi being down on the 2nd!
That's all I have to say about that.
That being said, I think the library needs to join in the fray & get its "face" out there! It seems like there should be very little time & energy needed to get a page up on Facebook & update it occasionally with events & it would be one more place to put links to our podcasts (coming any day now, right?), photos & items of interest, such as Sirsi being down on the 2nd!
That's all I have to say about that.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Have You Seen This? Thursday
Nancy Pearl, Cambodian hip hop, Ray Bradbury & male librarians...this video has got it all!
Would You Like To Play A Game?
Don't worry, I'm not going to suggest "Global Thermalnuclear War."
I think games in the library are a fantastic idea! We already use them with our youngest patrons (learning puzzles & other types of games in our early literacy kits), it just goes to reason that we continue to use games as a way of reaching & teaching patrons of all ages. We want to meet people where they feel comfortable, in some situations that means taking ourselves out of our own comfort zone. We've known for a long time that people enjoy using our public computers to play games, there is nothing wrong with that. We are not here to pass judgement on what is "right," "wrong" or "worthy." We are here to provide access. Access to ideas, to open discussions, to free speech. We are not here to restrict, deny or denigrate. (Who put that soapbox here?)
My point is: people like to play games. People like to go where they can play games (in person & virtually). We like people. We like people to come to us (in person & virtually). If we can provide what people need, they will come to us. If what they NEED is to come in & blow off some steam while blowing away zombies, collecting tokens or feeding baby dragons, who are we to judge? They might just pick up a James Patterson book on the way out!
I'm not a huge fan of Second Life, I think it's heyday has come & gone. But it can't hurt to have a small presence there. Really, I think HCPL has a big need for an Inernet Services librarian, whose job is to monitor most of these technologies we're discussing & be the one creating much of the content that will be sent out. They could "staff" the Second Life library, as well as send out twitter updates & notices ("Hot out there? Come cool off @ the library!"), maintain our Facebook page, create & edit podcasts, make sure our blogs are being posted to regularly, etc. etc.
And that's all I have to say about that.
I think games in the library are a fantastic idea! We already use them with our youngest patrons (learning puzzles & other types of games in our early literacy kits), it just goes to reason that we continue to use games as a way of reaching & teaching patrons of all ages. We want to meet people where they feel comfortable, in some situations that means taking ourselves out of our own comfort zone. We've known for a long time that people enjoy using our public computers to play games, there is nothing wrong with that. We are not here to pass judgement on what is "right," "wrong" or "worthy." We are here to provide access. Access to ideas, to open discussions, to free speech. We are not here to restrict, deny or denigrate. (Who put that soapbox here?)
My point is: people like to play games. People like to go where they can play games (in person & virtually). We like people. We like people to come to us (in person & virtually). If we can provide what people need, they will come to us. If what they NEED is to come in & blow off some steam while blowing away zombies, collecting tokens or feeding baby dragons, who are we to judge? They might just pick up a James Patterson book on the way out!
I'm not a huge fan of Second Life, I think it's heyday has come & gone. But it can't hurt to have a small presence there. Really, I think HCPL has a big need for an Inernet Services librarian, whose job is to monitor most of these technologies we're discussing & be the one creating much of the content that will be sent out. They could "staff" the Second Life library, as well as send out twitter updates & notices ("Hot out there? Come cool off @ the library!"), maintain our Facebook page, create & edit podcasts, make sure our blogs are being posted to regularly, etc. etc.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Faster Pussycat Wiki! Wiki!
"Back in Nagasaki where the fellas chew tobaccy and the women wicky-wacky woo"
"Nagasaki," Harry Warren, 1928
I have to admit, although the practical aspects of wikis appeal to me, for the most part I find them dead boring. They are generally as exciting as an index at the back of a mechanical engineering textbook (no offense to mechanical engineers). They tend to all look alike, yet each will have a different way of organizing their information which is generally not intuitive & after using some I feel like my eyes have started to cross.
Wikipedia is the obvious exception to the rule, it is simple to use & I often spend a lot of time going deeper into my search & then end up on some completely unrelated tangent an hour later. They are vigilant about keeping their information accurate & repair pages as soon as possible if they have been vandalized. I was especially impressed by the way people all over the world used Wikipedia as their up-to-the-second news center during the London bombing attacks in 2005.
Don't know what I'm talking about? Check out this excellent time lapse video of the Wikipedia entry being updated over the first 24 hours after the bombings:
"Nagasaki," Harry Warren, 1928
I have to admit, although the practical aspects of wikis appeal to me, for the most part I find them dead boring. They are generally as exciting as an index at the back of a mechanical engineering textbook (no offense to mechanical engineers). They tend to all look alike, yet each will have a different way of organizing their information which is generally not intuitive & after using some I feel like my eyes have started to cross.
Wikipedia is the obvious exception to the rule, it is simple to use & I often spend a lot of time going deeper into my search & then end up on some completely unrelated tangent an hour later. They are vigilant about keeping their information accurate & repair pages as soon as possible if they have been vandalized. I was especially impressed by the way people all over the world used Wikipedia as their up-to-the-second news center during the London bombing attacks in 2005.
Don't know what I'm talking about? Check out this excellent time lapse video of the Wikipedia entry being updated over the first 24 hours after the bombings:
That validated wikis for me & made me really excited about the potential of websites with user-generated content. Why does it feel like wikis haven't come very far in 4 years?
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of compiling book reviews or subject guides this way. I also think the Policies & Procedures manual should become more wiki-like. It would be great to put Committee minutes on a wiki, where it would be easy to track follow-up actions & be (gasp) searchable. I've seen a couple co-workers mention wikis that they have created for their specific branch or committee & would be curious to see how they are being used. My mind is still open to wikis in the workplace, but so far I'm not their biggest fan.
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of compiling book reviews or subject guides this way. I also think the Policies & Procedures manual should become more wiki-like. It would be great to put Committee minutes on a wiki, where it would be easy to track follow-up actions & be (gasp) searchable. I've seen a couple co-workers mention wikis that they have created for their specific branch or committee & would be curious to see how they are being used. My mind is still open to wikis in the workplace, but so far I'm not their biggest fan.
Have You Seen This? Thursday - ish
::cough cough:: "I think I have the black lung."
(Bonus points to the first person to name that flick.)
Coca Cola Coke Open Happiness - Library
What will those crazy kids come up with next? I'm thirsty. ::cough::
(Bonus points to the first person to name that flick.)
Coca Cola Coke Open Happiness - Library
What will those crazy kids come up with next? I'm thirsty. ::cough::
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Photosharing - aka I Heart Flickr!
Photosharing is so ubiquitous, I consider it a given that HCPL is going to adopt it any day now! Imagine all the websites you visit in a given day. Now think of any that don't include photographic or video content. Could you come up with any? I can't. From databases to retail sites, photos are an integral part of the web experience & I like it that way. I am more engaged when there are visuals & can learn faster when I can see what a person is talking about.
Seriously, this should be a no-brainer. Photos of events, people reading books/hanging out, renovations in progress, or what about a photo quiz like Library Robot's? We could make a kind of scavenger hunt using photos of books or authors as clues. Have photos of people holding their favorite book. But wait, there's more!
Right now, the Bookmobile crew is using Flickr to check out other bookmobiles & their features in anticipation of our eagerly awaited replacement vehicle. There are tons of pictures showcasing the set-up & collections of bookmobiles from around the world (Northern Europe wins for most artistic!)
This is a great way for us to compare what others have with what we envision for ourselves. And see what doesn't work so well:
Um yeah, not happening.
Bungee cords on bookmobile = Fail
Just say NO to satellite dishes.
Um yeah, not happening.
Bungee cords on bookmobile = Fail
Moment of Bookmobile Awesome
Y'know, bookmobiles are for live concerts & attractive people, too.
Y'know, bookmobiles are for live concerts & attractive people, too.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Have You Seen This? Thursday
"On Time Is the New Early" edition - now with more cowbell!
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Monday, April 6, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Have You Seen This? Thursday-ish
See? The library really is for going to live concerts!
MIKA MIKO/NO AGE in a library
HYSTT? - Now with BONUS VIDEO!!
Ok, this has nothing to do with the library overtly, but it is so great, I wanted to share. It is a great example of keeping your job fun!
MIKA MIKO/NO AGE in a library
HYSTT? - Now with BONUS VIDEO!!
Ok, this has nothing to do with the library overtly, but it is so great, I wanted to share. It is a great example of keeping your job fun!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thoughts on Podcasting
I'm a pretty big fan of podcasts, although I don't listen to them nearly as often as I'd like, which means I have an insurmountable backlog of them sitting on my ipod waiting for me to make my move. Keep waiting, Rick Steves! Oh yes, I have him on there, as well as Leo Laporte, French PodClass, Grace Yoga and lots of NPR. Some of these are video, some audio, but all of them are something I like to listen to & learn from when I'm out & about. I love listening to my favorite knitting podcasts while I'm walking the dog or get cooking tips before I head to the grocery store.
I think for library services, the sky's the limit when it comes to podcasting. Storytimes, author events, book discussions, "What's Hot @ Your Library" monthly updates, book talks, I could go on forever! Podcasting offers a great opportunity for us to connect with our patrons wherever they are (at home, at work, in the library, at the kids' little league game!) with little effort & expense on our part. Mostly, we can just record ourselves doing what we're doing already. It may take some getting used to, but once we do, it can be fun & fantastic outreach!
I think for library services, the sky's the limit when it comes to podcasting. Storytimes, author events, book discussions, "What's Hot @ Your Library" monthly updates, book talks, I could go on forever! Podcasting offers a great opportunity for us to connect with our patrons wherever they are (at home, at work, in the library, at the kids' little league game!) with little effort & expense on our part. Mostly, we can just record ourselves doing what we're doing already. It may take some getting used to, but once we do, it can be fun & fantastic outreach!
Friday, March 20, 2009
MLS Pride!
Sometimes I wish I was a capital "L" librarian. But then I remember I have no student loan debt & I get over it. This one's for all you Librarians out there!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Have You Seen This? Thursday
I be up in the library, just workin' on my fitness...
We definitely do not play enough Van Halen in our library.
We definitely do not play enough Van Halen in our library.
Monday, March 16, 2009
And on that note...Feed Me!
Did I plan to follow up a Cookie Monster post with one about feeds or was it just serendipity? The world may never know.
RSS feeds completely revolutionized my daily Internet experience a few years ago. At that time I started using Bloglines to keep track of all the sites I had spent hours clicking on (yes, I do mean hours every day, I am that big of a nerd) from my bookmarks folder. It was amazing, everything was there! Every video, photo & word that I could see at the person's website was brought right to me & I could get to my reader anywhere, on any computer!! This was the start of a beautiful friendship.
I have now ditched Bloglines in favor of Google Reader, mainly because for a few months Bloglines wasn't loading properly for me, but also because I like the integration of Reader with other Google tools that I use. It was extremely easy to make the transition & I'm pretty well pleased that I have. There are always pros & cons to be considered & there were things I loved about Bloglines that are absent from GR, but overall I'm glad I made the switch.
Now, what do I use feeds for? Welllll, every person's web experience is personal & unique, so it feels strange sharing what I choose towaste spend my valuable time on. But, why not?
Here are some highlights from my GR account:
Fashion - Fashionist
Food - Tastespotting
Gardening - Skippy's Vegetable Garden
Library Stuff - iLibrarian
Simple Living - Simple Green Frugal Co-Op
Tiny Houses - Tiny House Blog (one can dream...yes, I am serious. Just ask the Library Fashionista!)
TV - Hulu links to my favorite shows (curious? I bet you are.)
Not to mention uncategorized favorites, like: BoingBoing, Craft, Lifehacker, LolCats & local places, like: The Yarn Lounge, Byrd House Market, or my neighborhood news.
Right now, I have 213 subscriptions on Google Reader. That is 213 different websites that I would otherwise have to click on 1 at a time, then try to find where I left off the last time I was there or get irritated because they hadn't updated since the last time I was there, thus wasting a click ("Clicks as currency" - the next big thing.) This may seem like a crazy number, and I don't deny that it could be, but many of these feeds I just breeze through (like Tastespotting & Foodgawker), while others I take my time with (down to earth or The Simple Dollar). It's all about balance.
The other day, a friend asked me what I did before the internet, to which I replied "Books." Although it seems as though the internet has been around for most of my life, I do remember a time when I relied on archaic tools like "The Yellow Pages" for most of my information. And I do still love books for information (just look at my list of checkouts...on second thought, don't), but online is where I choose to do much of my hunting & gathering. The wealth of shared knowledge & experience is overwhelming, yet intimate, endless, but approachable.
Another long post! Ack! Apparently there needs to be a Cliffs' Notes version for my blog. This is why I try to compensate with amusing videos. Is it working yet?
RSS feeds completely revolutionized my daily Internet experience a few years ago. At that time I started using Bloglines to keep track of all the sites I had spent hours clicking on (yes, I do mean hours every day, I am that big of a nerd) from my bookmarks folder. It was amazing, everything was there! Every video, photo & word that I could see at the person's website was brought right to me & I could get to my reader anywhere, on any computer!! This was the start of a beautiful friendship.
I have now ditched Bloglines in favor of Google Reader, mainly because for a few months Bloglines wasn't loading properly for me, but also because I like the integration of Reader with other Google tools that I use. It was extremely easy to make the transition & I'm pretty well pleased that I have. There are always pros & cons to be considered & there were things I loved about Bloglines that are absent from GR, but overall I'm glad I made the switch.
Now, what do I use feeds for? Welllll, every person's web experience is personal & unique, so it feels strange sharing what I choose to
Here are some highlights from my GR account:
Fashion - Fashionist
Food - Tastespotting
Gardening - Skippy's Vegetable Garden
Library Stuff - iLibrarian
Simple Living - Simple Green Frugal Co-Op
Tiny Houses - Tiny House Blog (one can dream...yes, I am serious. Just ask the Library Fashionista!)
TV - Hulu links to my favorite shows (curious? I bet you are.)
Not to mention uncategorized favorites, like: BoingBoing, Craft, Lifehacker, LolCats & local places, like: The Yarn Lounge, Byrd House Market, or my neighborhood news.
Right now, I have 213 subscriptions on Google Reader. That is 213 different websites that I would otherwise have to click on 1 at a time, then try to find where I left off the last time I was there or get irritated because they hadn't updated since the last time I was there, thus wasting a click ("Clicks as currency" - the next big thing.) This may seem like a crazy number, and I don't deny that it could be, but many of these feeds I just breeze through (like Tastespotting & Foodgawker), while others I take my time with (down to earth or The Simple Dollar). It's all about balance.
The other day, a friend asked me what I did before the internet, to which I replied "Books." Although it seems as though the internet has been around for most of my life, I do remember a time when I relied on archaic tools like "The Yellow Pages" for most of my information. And I do still love books for information (just look at my list of checkouts...on second thought, don't), but online is where I choose to do much of my hunting & gathering. The wealth of shared knowledge & experience is overwhelming, yet intimate, endless, but approachable.
Another long post! Ack! Apparently there needs to be a Cliffs' Notes version for my blog. This is why I try to compensate with amusing videos. Is it working yet?
Have You Seen This? Thursday (Late Edition)
An oldie, but a goodie.
Makes you realize how much the library has changed, gone are the repressive days of "No Cookies!" Yes, Cookie Monster, your day has come. Your cookies are welcome.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Have You Seen This? Thursday
"Y'know many people think the library is only for attractive people and live concerts..."
I know I do!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Have You Seen This? Thursday
Save the Earth, use the library!
I love this guy's videos - great info on living a greener, healthier life and he has a good sense of humor, which always helps.
And who isn't looking for Hortus Third?!?
I love this guy's videos - great info on living a greener, healthier life and he has a good sense of humor, which always helps.
And who isn't looking for Hortus Third?!?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Week 1 & 2 - The Adventure Begins
2.0
Are we ready for it? Is it ready for us? Well, ready or not, here we come!
I am so happy that we are dipping our toes into the vast offerings of current web technology that is available (most of it freely!) to the world. The opportunity for meaningful change & actually connecting with our audience (whether they be member, patron, customer or what-have-you) is tremendous!
Who wouldn't want to know when the new Nora Roberts/James Patterson/Mo Willems book or blockbuster movie arrived at their local library, automatically, effortlessly & practically instantly? RSS feeds, anyone?
Or how about the night owl being able to get book suggestions, maybe even watch a podcast booktalk, at 2 a.m.?
Have you ever heard about a new movie & it didn't sound that appealing, but once you saw the preview you HAD to watch it? Pictures can sometimes speak louder than words, if you have programs that you'd like to highlight or that have a disappointing attendance, try taking some photos to show how fun & enlightening they can be. Share them on flickr & watch your numbers grow.
Ok, by now you know I'm a big fan of the 2, the "point" & the "oh." I don't think everything is for everyone, but by keeping an open mind & being creative there's a lot of fun to be had...I mean work to be done, of course...
So, onto blogs. They are fun, they help you communicate with the outside world in a friendly, accessible manner, they allow businesses to cut costs by having a cheap & fast notification option & they can be deadly boring if not written well (is this one of those??).
I hope we can find a good use for them ourselves (the County & personally), but as with "every book it's reader" every business type of blog needs to have an audience in mind. And needs to not forget about them! It's easy to go off on tangents, become irrelevant or cross over into unprofessional behavior. Getting feedback is essential to staying fresh & relevant, so comments & suggestions should be encouraged & given consideration. Change or die!
As for the CHPLearning blog section, well I can't speak to that much, since I wrote some of it (the fun stuff, of course! What do you mean there's no fun stuff?). I did my best & I hope it was easy to follow. I'm really looking forward to see what my fellow committee members did with their sections & reading everybody's blogs.
****Why do I keep hearing Monty Python in my head a la the Spam sketch, saying "Blog blog blog blog blog blog blog blog bloggity blog, wonderful blog!" ****
Are we ready for it? Is it ready for us? Well, ready or not, here we come!
I am so happy that we are dipping our toes into the vast offerings of current web technology that is available (most of it freely!) to the world. The opportunity for meaningful change & actually connecting with our audience (whether they be member, patron, customer or what-have-you) is tremendous!
Who wouldn't want to know when the new Nora Roberts/James Patterson/Mo Willems book or blockbuster movie arrived at their local library, automatically, effortlessly & practically instantly? RSS feeds, anyone?
Or how about the night owl being able to get book suggestions, maybe even watch a podcast booktalk, at 2 a.m.?
Have you ever heard about a new movie & it didn't sound that appealing, but once you saw the preview you HAD to watch it? Pictures can sometimes speak louder than words, if you have programs that you'd like to highlight or that have a disappointing attendance, try taking some photos to show how fun & enlightening they can be. Share them on flickr & watch your numbers grow.
Ok, by now you know I'm a big fan of the 2, the "point" & the "oh." I don't think everything is for everyone, but by keeping an open mind & being creative there's a lot of fun to be had...I mean work to be done, of course...
So, onto blogs. They are fun, they help you communicate with the outside world in a friendly, accessible manner, they allow businesses to cut costs by having a cheap & fast notification option & they can be deadly boring if not written well (is this one of those??).
I hope we can find a good use for them ourselves (the County & personally), but as with "every book it's reader" every business type of blog needs to have an audience in mind. And needs to not forget about them! It's easy to go off on tangents, become irrelevant or cross over into unprofessional behavior. Getting feedback is essential to staying fresh & relevant, so comments & suggestions should be encouraged & given consideration. Change or die!
As for the CHPLearning blog section, well I can't speak to that much, since I wrote some of it (the fun stuff, of course! What do you mean there's no fun stuff?). I did my best & I hope it was easy to follow. I'm really looking forward to see what my fellow committee members did with their sections & reading everybody's blogs.
****Why do I keep hearing Monty Python in my head a la the Spam sketch, saying "Blog blog blog blog blog blog blog blog bloggity blog, wonderful blog!" ****
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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