Well, I have come to the end of my blog. I created this blog for a class, and that class is over, and so I will no longer be able to log in. So this is goodbye. Really. This was my first experience with blogging. My reactions: It was remarkably easy to do. I love […]
My thoughts this week are in response to the following question from Dean: “Is aggregation a new role for librarians? Haven’t we always gathered, organized and used classification systems, integrated information? How can we use aggregating tools to deliver innovative library services? (If our existing “legacy” systems allow for it.)” I’ve been thinking about this […]
This book is not explicitly about social media. It is about much more than that: it is about how digital information – in combination with the power of online social networks – is changing our society in fundamental ways. This book goes beyond the usual observations, such as that we have access to more information […]
Dean’s questions about the role of social media in government intrigued me. I couldn’t think of any examples, so I took a look around the Internet to see what I could find. I discovered that the U.S. government at all levels is making a considerable effort to become more engaged in social media. My city […]
(http://www.trendenterprises.com/ProdOneDetail.cfm?ItemId=TA-63133&Description=How+do+you+live+your+life…+ARGUS%C2%AE+Poster) “Exhibitionism is liberating, because it represents a refusal to be humble.” I absolutely loved this sentence. It’s so good, it should be made into a bumper sticker. In this article, Albrectslund coins the phrase “participatory surveillence” – the idea that surveillence isn’t always a negative thing, that it can in fact be “social and […]
Reading Pearson made me ponder why I don’t participate much in online social networks. Maybe I’m uncomfortable with the kind of performance that occurs there, or with the kind of fluid digital identity I would need to assume. I agree that individuals – whether online or face-to-face – “continually perform their identities.” I’m certainly no […]
I am decidedly not a “millennial”, and this new participatory culture often mystifies me. I learn, play, and socialize in traditional, non-digital forums. And, I’ll admit, I tend to be one of those people who worry about “youth today,” wondering if all those hours kids are spending on Facebook is good for them. But reading […]