Mar 13, 2009

Mashable! Sarah Evans is the director of communications at Elgin Community College (ECC) in Elgin, Illinois. She also authors a PR and social media blog and is the founder of #journchat.Tough economic times call for innovative approaches. An estimated 51 million people internationally are expected to lose their jobs in 2009, and with (Read More)

Jun 19, 2008

StartUpArabia I thought I’d try a fun little experiment and throw out the following question on Twitter:“If you were to choose one golden rule for startups and entrepreneurs, what would it be?”and then see what everyone’s feedback would be and share it over here with you all.Here are the first seven replies I got: (Read More)

May 19, 2008

Semantic Library I’ve mentioned a few initiatives and projects related to the development of Web 3.0/Semantic Web on this blog where librarians are, or could be, involved. But the big question is, how? Finding out how to get a seat at the table can sometimes be difficult. Here’s a few ways to get involved no matter your level of (Read More)

Jun 17, 2008

Semantic Library Libraries and their websites are becoming more user-centred. From wayfinding, to subject guides, to online services, a focus on user experience will help to make all library services more integrated and intuitive. When it comes to designing new services, such as those built upon the Semantic Web, it is more important than e (Read More)

Jun 03, 2008

Yahoo! News: Top Stories Reuters - Yahoo Inc executives dismissed a search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns, one day before Microsoft Corp made its takeover offer earlier this year, according to court documents made public on Monday. (Read More)

Apr 23, 2008

ReadWriteWeb For awhile we've been pushing the idea of Facebook evolving to support business social networking alongside the "social" social networking. But in order for that to work, the site needs to find a way to shed its image as a beacon of college hooliganism -- Facebook is a place to post party pictures, not product pitches. Bu (Read More)

Apr 21, 2008

TechCrunch Google has long used its personalized homepage, iGoogle, as a launching point for its foray into social-networking applications. Any developer who builds an OpenSocial app, for instance, can make it work as a widget (er, gadget) on iGoogle. So far, it’s been more of a personal home page. But now iGoogle is taking a (Read More)

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