Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-03-07

  • Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-03-07 http://ff.im/-h5wPH #
  • @wizzyrea lesson looks great! thanks so much for doing this, again. #
  • "Use the card (not the credit card)…you can get CDs/DVDs/video games for the price of a library card (i.e., zilch) http://bit.ly/buq9Jw πŸ™‚ #
  • @erindowney i was thinking the same thing; loved the bottom; top was AWFUL and age inappropriate at that! in reply to erindowney #
  • i love sandra bullock: her 1st meal after tonite wld be burger, double-deep fried fries, and a milkshake πŸ™‚ #
  • @amy_schmidt agreed — both looked awful & matthew brodericks salt-n-pepper hair didnt look good either. in reply to amy_schmidt #
  • @cathchat she didn't! oh my. did sandra say anything in response to that? in reply to cathchat #
  • And Kathy Ireland is THE worst one! RT @cathchat: RT @bertq100 The red carpet coverage of the oscars on abc is freaking awful. #
  • sorry but neil patrick harris ain't hugh jackman; i love musical numbers…but not impressed with this one like last years opening number. #
  • @sirexkat so glad you're both ok! too scary in reply to sirexkat #
  • @technolibrary i was kind of wondering the same thing — but couldn't remember the ziegfield name! in reply to technolibrary #
  • iPad commercial πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ pre-ordering begins friday! #
  • someday my prince will come music? ohh animated feature films #
  • UP–> yep, fully agree with that award; incredible film, animated or not. #
  • @janbrooks1 i've seen Up, Blind Side, & Julie & Julia; don't think I've seen any of the other nominees… in reply to janbrooks1 #
  • chris pine πŸ™‚ dont normally go bonkers over actors, but he's a rare exception… #
  • district nine; gross….why'd they have to show gross excerpts? glad i wasn't eating anything…yuck! #
  • Tina Fey & Robert Downey Jr are hilarious! #
  • ooh; great idea! RT @mrschu81: Tina Fey should host the #oscars #
  • watching the UP coverage reminds me to go price the soundtrack for UP…. #
  • john hughes; i'm a bit too young for most of his; home alone is the only one i've seen… #
  • @julian2 i just tweeted the same thing abt home alone & john hughes in reply to julian2 #
  • @annehaines yes you def shld. incredible film overall, but 1st 10 mins was outstanding; some of the best 10 mins on film I've ever seen. in reply to annehaines #
  • @bethanyvsmith fully agreed on that one; i never grow weary of watching P&P esp for Colin Firth in reply to bethanyvsmith #
  • @annehaines i waited till it hit redbox πŸ™‚ $1 for me! i'm right there with you on cutting movie ticket costs; not many are worth the price in reply to annehaines #
  • who the heck is this woman? #
  • ben stiller was hilarious last year as a presenter (spoofing joaquin) & even funnier this year. #
  • anyone figure out who that woman was yet that rushed the stage & interrupted during an acceptance speech? #
  • @annehaines i haven't and probably wont ever in reply to annehaines #
  • Star Trek won an oscar!! should have been nominated many more times over than just makeup…one of my favorite movies of last year! #
  • @annehaines and i drop bundles on money on electronics & software πŸ™‚ priorities is right. in reply to annehaines #
  • @J_Nellie & @technolibrary thx 4 recommendations; didn't know hughes was behind those too; was 7 in 1990 when home alone was 1st out πŸ™‚ #
  • @J_Nellie calling? forget the oscars…what's a phone and this calling you speak of? in reply to J_Nellie #
  • @J_Nellie ooh jealous of imax exp; i saw it on big screen twice & bought it; now, fall asleep watching it at least once a week (not kidding) in reply to J_Nellie #
  • @technolibrary you must post pics of your oscar dress, just like all the other red carpet stars! πŸ™‚ in reply to technolibrary #
  • forget the current award; going to watch this again πŸ™‚ RT @TUAW: Miss the iPad ad tonight? We have it here: http://bit.ly/dn5KYP #
  • agreed RT @acarvin: Given 10 films, i agree RT @chadcat: I'm of the opinion that Star Trek should have been nominated as Best Picture btw #
  • @technolibrary @bethanyvsmith we get one better — we get to look @ & listen to colin firth talk briefly πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ #
  • salute to horror films…will be taking my kitchen break during that one. #
  • @technolibrary he intro'd an education for best picture nominee; was brief, i admit — but still got to hear him for a few secs in reply to technolibrary #
  • RT @mayfieldc: Yesterday's libraries, tomorrow's libraries – 12 differences: http://bit.ly/cPAfDH #
  • @janbrooks1 oh my card is going 2b out on friday to pre-order; am apple fangirl, but never anticipated a product as much as i am the ipad! in reply to janbrooks1 #
  • @drdeam glad i walked out of room; hearing screams+horror film music bad enuf–>i don't handle well at all, seeing it wld have been worse! in reply to drdeam #
  • the only why i'm still watching the oscars is for best actress…as soon as that's on, i'm changing the channel! last year MUCH better! #
  • altho, the up interpretive dance is making me smile & cry its getting the movie right πŸ™‚ #
  • @jkbeitz i think you're spot on with that comment πŸ™‚ in reply to jkbeitz #
  • awesome score that UP has; the theme is unforgettable for sure. #
  • To Kids–>"if you want to be creative, get out there and do it; it's not a waste of time!" –michael giacchino's acceptance speech #
  • @technolibrary now if only the schools would get this; you cannot cut arts & expect classroom achievement to improve in reply to technolibrary #
  • @erindowney also companies need 2 keep in mind that creativity shld rule the day, not copyright & idea monopoly; derivatives–>better films! in reply to erindowney #
  • do the cats know something i don't? storm is running from one end of the apt to the other every two minutes; white sox is following her #
  • going to lose some hours of my life here: http://mashable.com/2010/03/03/ncaa-vault/ yep, it's march madness time! #
  • @technolibrary no joke on the colin firth pt; i loved them doing something similar last year; this part of the oscars really works in reply to technolibrary #
  • @mrschu81 yes she did in reply to mrschu81 #
  • congrats jeff bridges! its about time! "thank you mom & dad" πŸ™‚ #
  • best pitcher! πŸ™‚ diction announcer diction! #
  • πŸ™‚ watching the oscars was just made worth my time; congratulations sandra!!! #
  • @annehaines go watch it; you'll understand why she won tonight in reply to annehaines #
  • agreed; very classy talking to other nominees first! RT @mrschu81: The best speech of the evening goes to Sandra Bullock. #oscars #
  • RT @paulina_p: Wheeeeeeeee! Kathryn Bigelow won! Random awesome fact: her mother is a librarian. #oscars #
  • the 08 UNC-KU game will never get old; looks like its all online! 1 of the best moments, when FR cole shows up ntl POY: http://bit.ly/9JwyyA #

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Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-03-07

  • LOVED thoroughly modern millie; will prob watch a few more times b4 returning 2 netflix. wish there'd been more of julie andrews singing tho #
  • @princessofworld its corny, esp @ end, but still just a good movie–and julie is hilarious; stereotyping of the 1920s is good part of it too in reply to princessofworld #
  • Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-03-06 http://ff.im/-h2KmK #
  • @wizzyrea will take a look after the ku game is over πŸ™‚ thx again for doing it!! in reply to wizzyrea #
  • Have I ever mentioned how much I hate mizzou?? Come on KU!! #
  • Tyrel gets this rivalry as he grabs another rebound. Does the rest of the team fully get it? Cole is a monster on the boards today 4 sure. #
  • Really enjoying all the tweets coming from #tedxnyed Thx & keep them up. Will the sessions be online anywhere later, archived? #
  • Saw tweet abt #getotech10 frm @mayfieldc. Twitter=powerful tool, making connections prev impossible: able 2 follow #tedxnyed & Im in KS! #
  • My mom isn't allowed to get up from her chair. Ku went on a 16-0 run to end the half as soon as she sat down! Ku 40 mizzou 24. #kubball #
  • @val_forrestal thx for that! I definitely plan to watch some of those later. in reply to val_forrestal #
  • @mayfieldc she says a laptop will suffice (what's currently there) altho baby is her first choice. I'll try 2 keep her there for 2nd half in reply to mayfieldc #
  • #kubball really hoping Marcus is ok. He was able to walk off the court & to the locker room, thankfully. #
  • Where is KUs limit when every single cylinder is going full speed? Not seen yet this season-scary! Can't wait for the next month of bb!! #
  • Marcus is coming back into the game. He must be ok, thankfully–that was a scary fall, both watching & hearing it. #
  • Ku wins 77-56 over Mizzou, win #1999 in KU history & shld b #1 on Mon, as Syracuse lost 2day 2 Louisville. KU started & will end season @ #1 #
  • Getting excited abt next month of bb. Up 2 9 games 2 go, hopefully resulting in trophies in KC/OKC/St Louis/& Indy on April 5. Rock Chalk!! #
  • @J_Nellie what happened w jolicloud? How'd it hose yr laptop? #
  • Watched two great hs bb substate finals tonite. Congrats to the Holton girls & boys teams for both advancing to the 4A state tournament! #

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Pivot Points for Change: Libraries and Librarians Blog Posting

I thought you all might be interested in a new blog post by Bobbi Newman. Some of you might be familiar with Bobbi; she is now the digital branch manager at the Chattahoochee Valley Regional Library System. Bobbi will be speaking at the KLA Conference on Thursday, April 8, at 10am-11:30am as the Beta Phi Mu speaker, presenting on Libraries and Transliteracy.

Bobbi blogged this morning about a recent staff day at her library where Buffy Hamilton (who will be speaking at the ESU SLIM Summer Institute for School Librarians) spoke about 9 pivot points of change in libraries. I’m going to post the first five here; many of them fit in very neatly with what we’ve been covering so far in 23 Things Kansas and will be covering in the weeks to come. Check out Bobbi’s blog for the other points as well as the slides from Buffy’s presentation.

The fabulous Buffy Hamilton gave her Pivot Points of Change presentation at my libraryÒ€ℒs Staff Day last week. The points were inspired by post from Seth Godin in which he states changing everything is too difficult. Buffy applied this to libraries and librarians for the 9 pivot points of change. This is a slightly modified version of her original 9 pivot points of change for school librarians.

  1. Instead of thinking you can only participate in face to face conferences, consider how you can participate virtually
  2. Keep your traditional means of connecting with patrons and colleagues, but innovate at every possible touch point through social media and social networking
  3. Keep reading your print journals, but use a feed aggregator or information portal to access and organize your favorite blogs, journals, podcasts, youtube videos, and twitter rss feeds to stay on the cutting edge
  4. Keep networking with colleagues face to face, but cultivate a personal learning network to broaden your PLN (Personal Learning Network) to include librarians and other professionals from around the world who can inform your thinking, practice, and philosophy
  5. Keep your traditional productivity tools, but use cloud computing to encourage collaboration and information sharing

For those 23 Things Kansas participants who started using Twitter last week, I hope you remember to check in from time to time and keep the conversation going there, and find new resources. I try to remember to cross-post good articles and links I come across to my Delicious account, but I’m pretty forgetful. I usually just end tweeting these articles.

Please let me know if you still have questions about Twitter or about how it might work for you. The pivot point of change #4 mentioned above is a huge reason why I use Twitter so much in my daily professional life. The people I communicate with around the country (librarians and educators) shape my thinking and the tools that I use on a regular basis.

Also, coming up in April, even if you won’t be able to attend the KLA conference in Wichita, you’ll be able to follow from home, through the Twitter hashtag that will be used to track everyone’s tweets relating to the conference. I believe that hashtag will be #kla2010. I’ll post more information about how to do this in the coming weeks.