Category «Blogs»

Selected Presentations from Internet Librarian Conference

A Google Gambol: Advanced Tricks and Techniques, Greg Notess, Creator, Search Engine Showdown & Reference Librarian, Montana State University Top Tech Trends for Internet Librarians, Elizabeth Lane Lawley, Rochester Institute of Technology The Blogging Explosion—Libraries & Weblogs, Darlene Fichter, Data Services Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Web Searching in 2004, Greg Notess, Creator, Search Engine Showdown …

Subjects: Blogs, Libraries, Wireless Web

Legal Marketing via Blogs

From Denise Howell’s blog, What Has Your Blawg Done For You, Your Clients, Your Profession, Lately? Issues addressed include: Blawgs For Professional Development Blawgs As Devoted, Low Cost, Personal PR Experts Blawgs As Conversations

Subjects: Blogs, Marketing

Blogs as a Library Marketing Tool

Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library’s Services, by Darlene Fichter: “Librarians have had to learn how to do a lot with just a little in order to promote awareness of their programs and services. They have seized the opportunities to market libraries in the real world via traditional media: newspapers, corporate …

Subjects: Blogs, Libraries, Marketing

Two Surveys on Blogs Differ As to How Many Are Active

According to this press release on a survey from Perseus Development Corp., it is estimated that of the 4.12 million blogs created an currently hosted (using Blog-City, BlogSpot, Diaryland, LiveJournal, Pitas, TypePad, Weblogger and Xanga), roughly two thirds have not been updated over the course of the past two months. From their survey: “Active blogs …

Subjects: Blogs

New Blog on Verifiable Voting Technology

From Warren Slocum, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, San Mateo County, California, a link to his new blog, Election Central, “The Web’s 1st Blog on Verified Voting, Election Reform & Democracy.” [via Politechbot.com] From the EFF, see also Flawed E-Voting Standard Sent Back to Drawing Board

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government

New Legal Tech Blog

News from Jeff Beard on the launch of his blog, LawTech Guru, where he will “be covering legal technology, mobile devices, strategic planning and law practice management, web technologies, as well as privacy and security issues and some interesting blogging tips.”

Subjects: Blogs