Category: Social Creatures

  • Libraries are indeed more than just books

    One of the lists that I’m on had the following reference come up; Information Technology and Libraries, 26, no. 1: 23-34 (March 2007) So I decided to google and check it out as well as asking the campus librarians what is going on here on campus and found: Engineering Information & Reference Services Polar Reference…

  • Facebook, a PLE

    Well a “Personal Living Environment” – I seem to have finally a purpose for my Social Networking tag as it’s certainly getting lots of traction of late. This morning I was on Facebook to retaliate to the latest volley of pokes that come my way (Oh the Humanity! When will it stop?? Will someone please…

  • My Face!

    It’s something that is pretty glaring in my mind, but I don’t know about that of others. MySpace seems to be lagging – it’s hardly in the news anymore, it’s more ads and flash than anything else – at the same time that Facebook seems to be charging ahead. As MySpace had negative “cred” Facebook…

  • Facing Canada

    The facebook phenomena is certainly growing in Canada (and elsewhere), I don’t think I’ve been able to survive even one news cast without hearing some reference to facebook. But after trying to find out if there is some way to the news feed that fb provides exported via RSS (great for them to trap people…

  • Toddler blogs

    Though I think this is a bit behind the times for the normally very timely duo of Lewis and Fry, RJ and Verne stumble across a toddler blog today. If we are having trouble with the millenials, what are we going to do with the toddler bloggers?