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Blogging and RSS
11:24 AM EST 2/22/06
A blogging article of possible interest (originally seen in Current Cites July 2005 - http://lists.webjunction.org/currentcites/2005/cc05.16.7.html ):

"Time to check: Are you using the right blogging tool?" By Susannah Gardner
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/050714gardner/
Re: Blogging and RSS Feeds
1:08 PM EDT 7/25/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Thanks for these links. The comparison chart is especially interesting. I wonder what market share each of these tools has. I'm guessing Blogger is used by the majority?? We use WordPress for our organization's blog, http://blog.nekls.org , and we're really happy with it.

Brenda
Re: Blogging and RSS Feeds
1:37 PM EDT 9/23/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
"Google rolls out blog search" -- http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=1853


Google Blog Search (beta):
http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch
Re: Blogging and RSS Feeds
9:13 PM EDT 10/25/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Article: "Cliff Notes From the Blog World"

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69288,00.html


Memeorandum:

http://tech.memeorandum.com/


"It attempts to solve the problem of information overload with a few smart algorithms that constantly track the hot topics in tech and politics blogs."
Re: Blogging and RSS Feeds
7:36 PM EST 11/1/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
From Cites & Insights 5, Number 13: Mid-Fall 2005:

"Life Trumps Blogging" -- http://cites.boisestate.edu/v5i13a.htm
Re: Blogging and RSS Feeds
11:51 AM EST 11/2/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
This is an illuminating article. The title really sums it up. It''s the biblioblogospheric angle on restoring some balance to our technology-driven lives, a theme that has been broadcast widely (if quietly) by [url http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2004/1128/cover.html ]David Levy[/url].

I think I will blog about it. ;)
Re: Blogging and RSS Feeds
12:11 PM EST 11/2/05 as a reply to Betha Gutsche.
The David Levy article has this pregnant comment:

[Levy] spent nearly three years pulling together the conference on "Information, Silence and Sanctuary," splicing hands-on crafts and contemplative moments between the speeches and panel discussions. He paid special attention to the title. He thought the concept of "silence" would be shocking at a conference where overload was Topic A and that "sanctuary" would evoke the spirit of a library, a human place he believes people will fight for.

I love the idea of the library as a place for contemplation. I know some people hate it. I remember reading years ago that business would evolved into two camps: internet, and anti-internet, and that both would be essential in the future. Can libraries be both?
Re: Blogging and RSS Feeds
3:53 PM EST 11/2/05 as a reply to Joe Anderson.
I like to think that we could be both.... I can think of many libraries that have really active children's areas and public access computing areas, but then also have quiet reading areas and study rooms. The Topeka Public Library in KS, for example, has a lovely quiet area where I have spent many hours studying and working on projects.

Brenda
Re: Blogging and RSS Feeds
11:25 AM EST 11/30/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Article: "Microsoft making RSS a two-way street" By James Niccolai, IDG News Service
November 23, 2005

http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/11/23/HNmicrosoftrss_1.html
Re: Blogging and RSS Feeds
6:10 PM EST 12/20/05 as a reply to Ross Riker.
An RSS metasearch engine:

"Gada.be Illustrates Search Engine Ups and Downs", December 13, 2005, By Brian Livingston

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3570546
Re: Blogging and RSS
11:24 AM EST 2/22/06 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Of potential interest: a SirsiDynix Institute Seminar, "Weblogs & Libraries: Communication, Conversation, and the Blog People" February 15, 2006, Michael Stephens, Special Projects Librarian and 2005 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, St. Joseph County Public Library -- http://www.dynix.com/institute/seminar/index.asp?sem=20060215
Re: Blogging and RSS
12:34 PM EDT 4/3/06 as a reply to Ross Riker.
Did anyone from our audience attend this institute? I would have liked to if I hadn't been otherwise occupied. I've heard Michael Stephens enough times to know what he most likely talked about. I just wonder if there were any revelations about new functionality for SirsiDynix systems coming for libraries. I've been hearing a lot of moaning about antiquated OPACs not keep up with the times and the trends.
Re: Blogging and RSS
4:35 PM EDT 4/4/06 as a reply to Betha Gutsche.
I'm not sure how complete it is, but the institute is archived (video / slides) at the link :-)
Re: Blogging and RSS
2:31 PM EDT 5/16/06 as a reply to Ross Riker.
I am a big fan of Bloglines -- there are a lot of RSS readers out there. Here's a good comparison article from yesterday's Techcrunch...
<a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/30/the-state-of-online-feed-readers/">http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/30/the-state-of-online-feed-readers/</a>
Re: Blogging and RSS
3:52 PM EST 3/9/07 as a reply to Brenda Hough.
> I am a big fan of Bloglines -- there are a lot of RSS
> readers out there. Here's a good comparison article
> from yesterday's Techcrunch...
> <a
> href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/30/the-state-o
> f-online-feed-readers/">http://www.techcrunch.com/2006
> /03/30/the-state-of-online-feed-readers/</a>

My favorite feed reader isn't listed in that article. I think it may be fairly new and not widely known, but the functionality is great. http://www.alesti.org It's web based and it does a great job of organizing all your feeds into self-selected categories. Unlike Bloglines which marks every article as read as soon as you open the feed, this lets you read an article at a time and mark it as read. I could go on about the features, but the site pretty much speaks for itself.
Re: Blogging and RSS
8:32 PM EDT 5/3/06 as a reply to Ross Riker.
You might be interested in some foreign perspectives on these software forms.

There's an English one about RSS from Rotary over here.
http://www.erotarylondon.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=126

And an Aussie one here about blogs from the edna (not everage) here,
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=5779.

Whether they are "web applications that let people connect socially", or not, i guess will depend on if the discussion makes one person register and make a few comments.