Chapter 2 - Tools from "Web 2.0 & Libraries"
Blogs - blog tracker, Technorati, published the following blog statistics on the state of blogging in April 2007:
- 70 million weblogs
- about 120,000 new weblogs each day, or 1.4 new blogs every second
- 1.5 million posts per day, or 17 posts per second
Libraries & librarians are included in these statistics. Williamsburg Regional Library recently launched "Blogging for a Good Book" and are finding that they are reaching people who wouldn't normally receive RA in their physical building.
How do you organize and keep up with blogs that interest you? There are several free services available to help you monitor your blogs & RSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) feeds. I have set up a free account with Bloglines: www.bloglines.com.
Bloglines makes it easy to keep up with your favorite blogs and news feeds. With Bloglines, you can subscribe to the RSS feeds of your favorite blogs, and Bloglines will monitor updates to those sites. You can read the latest entries easily within Bloglines - one easy access point.Set up an account today and add LCPL blogs as well as your favorite news shows. Need help - ask. cs
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If you have a Google account (Google mail, etc.), you can also set up a Google RSS feed. It's very simple and easy to use. I have a whole list of library-related blogs (including yours) included in my RSS feed from Google. I can check it from any computer with Internet access, so it is very convenient. If anyone wants help with Google RSS, please let me know.
OK, can you let loose of Library Technology Reports now so the rest of us can see it? ;-)
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