My thoughts on emerging technologies, the social web, libraries, research tools, and tech culture.
I mentioned in a prior post that I am organizing THATCamp SoCal (The Humanities and Technology Camp, Southern California) this September at my campus, Cal State Fullerton. Well, yesterday I hit the “no going back” point — we opened up registration. So, if you live in Southern California, or simply want to visit our gorgeous [...]
This past weekend, Facebook finally opened up this platform to my own campus network, so I’ve been getting my hands dirty this week in the new Groups for Schools Platform.
Yesterday, Facebook announced the introduction of a new platform — Groups for Schools. Based on what I have read, these are features that I think are key to getting faculty and other higher ed Group administrators to embrace and champion the new Groups for Schools.
There has been much chatter on Twitter this week due to it being the 100th anniversary of the Titanic and its ill-fated maiden voyage. And this reminded me of a post that I have been meaning to write for a good year or so, showcasing some of the innovative ways that historians and future historians are using Twitter for historical reenactment.
It’s been two years since my library’s Social Media Team defined our social media objectives, so we met last month to reassess whether or not they still support our organizational mission.
My initial observations of the new Facebook Pages design that became available to all Pages this morning.
Do you use the super awesome Thesis theme framework for your self-hosted Wordpress blog? Is your Thesis blog full of good visually appealing content? Then you should consider adding the Pinterest Pin It button to your site to generate more traffic.
Today’s announcement about Gowalla shutting down got me thinking about some of the other under-utilized social networking sites (SNS) that I’ve signed up for (and forgotten about) over the years, as well as the new ones I joined this year.
I just recently moved it (this week) from my own self-hosted Wordpress platform to a hosted Wordpress.com platform. I’ve been struggling with this decision for a couple months. Learn why, and read about the advantages and disadvantages of this decision.
The second part in my look at what Facebook needs to fix or implement in Facebook Groups to make Groups an effective tool for classroom instructors.
I am a librarian, web developer, technologist and trainer from Orange County, California. Systems Librarian at the Pollak Library, Cal State Fullerton. Foodie, hiker, craft nut, local historian and genealogist. Wife, mom, and dog lover.
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