Podcasting potential

Now this one I can see great potential for. How great to have your ipod in your pocket or (if your velcro is not wrecked like mine)nice little arm- carrying pouch and to be able to tune in to that work meeting you missed, while driving along in the car, out walking or (only in dire circumstances) in the bath!! Think of all our guest speakers in the library and how our public could tune in after the event if we let them have access to the podcast, vodcast, libcast or whatever we might call it. That said, we don't want to deter patrons from coming to the live event but nice to know they can catch our author visits or VIP speaker when they cannot attend in person. I liked the 60 minute science podcast. For someone like me for whom time is of the essence, speedy but interesting casts like the one I tuned into on this lesson give enough to act as an appetiser and have you wanting more. Thats how I like my information! Would very much like to be able to tune into radio programmes from the old country via the same method. Multi-tasking methods in the modern age...

YouTube

Oh this Information Revolution is mind-boggling (bit like the video on today's lesson which had text changing at a rate of knots and zipping all over the screen)! Can we tempt people into the library who would not normally come here. Would a video of a popular band playing get the hits (sic) and the punchline be 'Borrow this and other albums for free from your local library?' On the otherhand are YouTube users so used to downloading music that they would have no reason to borrow our discs? Sorry for this stream of consciousness stuff but if I don't get it down I'll forget what I wanted to say. Unfortunately the links to the other libraries YouTube pages were not working so I am left wondering just what was on there. Was it some of their cute Rhyme Time participants showing just how much fun they were having on a Tuesday morning or was it the Aged Care group having a sing-song in the meeting room and urging others to come join their group?
Libraries are not all about learning but learning can be cool. Liked this little clip which helps kids to read - not that we needed to be told that reading can be fun!

Tantalising Twitter

Ok I did a tweet or 2 and to me it felt a bit frivilous. Yes it could be a great way of breaking news and maybe it's brevity just whets the appetite for more information and stimulates conversation. Perhaps its a good way of getting feedback from our clients? Easy to flick through some quick comments and get a flavour of what They are saying about us. Ok so maybe not all frivilous....
To witness my tweeting follow me at Username: finnfirst@gmail.com

FACEBOOK

I suppose the success of facebook is down to the willingness of members to contribute and participate. within a workplace it could be a good way of sharing information of a work nature but I think because of its casual chatty image is it likely to get full of less serious comments, quips, etc. From a networking point of view, particularly within in a large workplace it would have its uses for keeping employees linked to each other and the organisation. Having a presence on Facebook is certainly a must for every company and organisation which needs to keep in with its public. To paraphrase Michael Troiano of Holland-Mark (from the first introduction to Social Networking on today's lesson) it might be the best way to reach those who are reluctant library goers as well as to reach those influential customers who can spread the word for us.