Follow the Owls

Intriguing! as well as another example of effective marketing. Interactive and participatory rather than the passive TV/movie viewing experience.

Effective Marketing

I've never been an Apple fan, but this is very effective marketing. So good, in fact, that I finally broke down and ordered an Ipad. It's the apps! No one else is even close.

Knitting Fun on Fraggle Rock

The Future of Libraries in a Web2.0 World

Listening, learning, leading: participatory librarianship buffy hamilton may 31 #cyc4lib

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Using Calibre on the Nook

Here's a short little video showing how to use Windows Explorer and Calibre software to add content to your Nook:

A New Cast On Method to Try

I'm excited to give this cast on a try. It looks perfect for knitting top down socks. It just came to me in my Berrocco Knit Bits newsletter.

Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles"

About this talk: As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy.



This is a subject that has worried me greatly since I realized the implications of getting information tailored to my interests. Another thing I worry about is that the lack of exposure to new things will stifle creativity.