Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-08-08

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  • Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-08-05 http://ff.im/-oKJJc #
  • @roycekitts when are you coming by to pick the boxes? I left a bunch at home. Should I bring them to the office today or another day? #
  • day two of getting ready for major upgrade to nexpress. walking through the release notes & our sandbox. #
  • @Strng_Dichotomy using yr everyday transliteracy tomorrow in a presentation when we talk about different learning styles 🙂 #
  • Access to Knowledge as a Foundation for an Open World http://bit.ly/dqzLbT (from @educause July/August 2010 issue of Educause review) #
  • Bad: have lots to do, took work home over lunch, & then didn't get it done. Good: watched piano YouTube videos instead & feel less stressed #
  • And this is just a reminder yet again, ive got to start playing the piano & flute again for stress-release! #
  • @roycekitts sure. I'll bring them to work with me on Monday. in reply to roycekitts #
  • Walked 1.97 miles in 37 mins and felt good. I moved to a new neighborhood a month ago, and continue to discover new … http://bit.ly/9v6Rlt #
  • @wizzyrea last sec additions for your preso? http://j.mp/a6Gatb #
  • RT @feistylibrarian: Asked a 4yo for feedback 2day on early literacy computer. Kid was all over it. Patron surveys shld include preschoolers #
  • RT @erindowney: If anyone going 2 tech day tomorrow has a USB hub I'd be grateful 2 borrow it 🙂 #
  • @erindowney i don't think i have one; but will check. in reply to erindowney #
  • @wizzyrea thought it wouldn't hurt to check. in reply to wizzyrea #

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A New Use for Social Media

Note: I normally don’t use the blog to write about my personal life (well, except for the Daily Twitter Digest that’s generated). But since this is connected to social media and to my library friends online, it has its place here.

The backstory

I am a social media addict. Not in the foursquare sense or the I have thousands of friends or followers. No, I’m a social media in the sense that I’ve built an online network of friends. On Twitter, most are librarians or educators, but some are from other professions. I’ve met a few of these people in person; most I haven’t and never will. On Facebook, it’s a hodge-podge of family, friends I grew up with, college friends, work colleagues, other librarians, and other random people in my crazy network. Listening to Malcolm Galdwell’s The Tipping Point made me realize I’ve got multiple circles of friends, which is a possible explanation for how I can run into someone I know in just about any situation or quickly connect a new acquaintance with someone I know. It’s pretty crazy. But that’s not the point of this post. Continue reading “A New Use for Social Media”