This video (courtesy of YouTube) will be the introductory presentation to the Learning 2.0 training people. I find it does a good job outlining the major differences between the "old" web and the "new" web.
What do you think? Is the Web changing really? Does this matter to libraries?
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The Machine is Us/ing Us
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Yes the Web is changing, its faster, smaller and the way of life now. Libraires need to adapt to keep up.. Imagine we could blog with Library users around the world and get information in a split second and share waht we 'look" like to others in a split second but also in a fun innovative way! J
Yes the web is really changing, its faster and it is allowing us to connect to people we may have never been connected to before. Libraries are important tool for providing information to others. Today the form and presentation of information is what is changing.. We are providing valuable information to our users. Here is a great quote I discovered while searching the "Web"
"To read is to empower
To empower is to write
To write is to influence
To Influence is to change
To change is to live."
~ Jane Evershed ~
Yes, the web is changing as more and more people have easier access to it.
More of us are able to post/publish our thoughts/opinions/ideas, and get a wide range of feedback from others worldwide.
why does blogging seem like talking to oneself, and rather boring?
Hi Aina,
Do you mean in general, or that you find there is no-one commenting on your blog?
If you are into building a network with your blog, there are lots of ways to attract commenters:
- link to other blogs (they will usually notice the link and read what you have to say)
- ask questions (this usually works best if after you've built a readership)
- be controversial or opinionated
- comment on other blogs
- continue to blog regularly
. . .and so on.
Admittedly, blogs are not everyone's cup of tea. That said, I still think everyone working at the library should try it out just once. There are alot of skills found in trying out a blog: Understanding a "back-end" (the dashboard) versus a "front-end" (what the public sees), using a WYSIWYG, applying a template and adding widgets are just a few of these.
How on earth does anyone have time to create the contacts? What purpose does it serve? Wouldn't one be better off joining a pre-existing group (on Facebook if I want to stay electronic, perhaps)?
Anonymous:
I would say the biggest difference between a blog and Facebook would be that the blog is more easily searched on the web via subjects.
Personally, I would find Facebook better if I had something I only wanted to share with my friends. If I wanted to wax philosophic to no-one in particular, I would choose a blog.
So if you want to wax philosophical to no one in particular, why not use a journal and a pen?
Main reason: the potential on a blog for witty retorts like yours. :)
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