At the 2009 WebWise Conference on Museums and Libraries in the Digital Age, held here in D.C. last week, I collected a new term: switch-tasking. Definition? Instead of doing a number of things all at once–multitasking–you rotate among tasks. I haven’t figured out yet whether the difference is more semantic than substantive, but it’s worth… Continue reading »
Archives for The Way We Live Now
Meme This
Dear Facebook: I am not my music, even though I sometimes wish I were. I do not want to share 25 random facts about myself with even one other person, much less 139 of them. I do not want you to help me create my Witness Protection Program name. I do not want to know… Continue reading »
Argh. Really.
It not just Emoticon Day, it’s Talk Like a Pirate Day. Please don’t.
Happy Emoticon Day :)?
Sept. 19, 1982: The electronic smiley face makes its debut. Interpersonal communication will never be the same again.
The “ATM of Books”
The Espresso Book Machine, coming soon to a library near you? In 5-7 minutes, the Espresso will deliver a printed-and-bound copy of any book you like (as long as it’s out of copyright and available in digital form through a collection the machine can access). The Espresso’s manufacturer, On Demand Books*, has big dreams for… Continue reading »
