Very fun, interesting session. Here are some sound-bytes from the panel: Adam Smith from Google: Wants to dispell misinformation about Google Print What it is: Their effort to make all books digital (indexed by google) - doesn't mean they … [Continue reading]
IL05 – Day 2: The Design & Management of Great Information Services, Matthew Manning
improve the user experience - clean interfaces - unique data - unique functionality - awareness of user's work setting Clean Interfaces: - A great user experience is both boring and satisfying. It's like turning on the tap and getting a … [Continue reading]
IL05 – Day 2: Library Blogs – Ethics & Guidelines, Karen G. Schneider
"For most readers,you are the last stop between the reader and the truth." Five Rules to Blog By: 1. Transparency (include an about page - can be humorous - also full disclosure and honesty about who you are and why you're writing). … [Continue reading]
IL05 – Day 2: What’s Hot & New in RSS, Blogs, & Wikis – Steven M. Cohen
There's lots of mention (Steven included) about things being in constant beta (GMail, Google News, Flickr, del.icio.us, etc). The reason? Someone stated that these companies are changing so fast, trends are popping up left and right, they simply … [Continue reading]
IL05 – Day 2: Social Computing & the Info Pro, Elizabeth Lane Lawley
She has a friend that works at Technorati - cool... She also mentioned the idea of the "long tail" - something about a curve, links, and blogs... I'll have to look into that some more. Yahoo's My Yahoo helps her find what she wants. Her trusted … [Continue reading]
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