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Weekly Tweets from 2010-01-24

griffey — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:01:00 +0000

Nervous about #alamwttt. Going to obsess over streaming options so as to not think about it. #
Alright…I think tech is in place for #alamwttt Streaming on ustream now, audio only, though. hit litablog.org for details #
Hey everyone watching: Is the audio ok on ustream? #alamwttt #

I favorited a YouTube video — Midwinter 2010, Day 2: Jason Griffey Interview http://youtu.be/5z6Rkec4uXk?a #
David is absolutely right, and it's a fabulous point re: parity between findability re: ebooks and ejournals. Awesome, awesome. #alamwttt #
Had a blast at #alamwttt Hope that was good for everyone. #
YAY!! Just got a hug from @Jessamyn. #
Will see everyone at Blog Salon. #alamw10 #
Someone should show every vendor in the exhibition hall at #alamw10 Cliff's video, and challenge them to match his $10K http://bit.ly/8wRSWk #
I favorited a YouTube video — 20K for Haiti http://youtu.be/lZck7GTW9dY?a #
On my way to the LITA town hall. #alamw10 #
Hey @hiddenpeanuts save me some bacon. #lita #alamw10 #baconbaconbacon #
In LITA Town Meeting, talking research. #alamw10 #litath #
Would LITA being a research/reporting vessel for IT Stats be valuable? #alamw10 #litath #
Technology best-practice documentation? Is that LITA's role? #alamw10 #litath #
I'm pretty sure someone felt me up during the group hug. #alasecrets #litath #hughughug #
I find it curious that LITA still publishes on dead trees. Can I read ITAL on my Kindle? #alamw10 #litath #printisdead #
I just unlocked the "JetSetter" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/5uhnPY #
Boarding Boston to DC. Yay! #
Just discovered if you google MPOW the first phone number people see is my Google Voice. Getting calls asking if we are open today. #
Passenger next to me is wearing enough pearls to impress Poseidon. #whatstheoccasion http://yfrog.com/3nyh4vj #
Offline for flight. Later, #alamw10 #
I just unlocked the "Explorer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/64UILM #
Frakfrakfrak. Flight to Nashville cancelled. In line now. Frak. #
Rebooked, getting home tonight, but missing E's bedtime. Feel like crying. #
650 words written while sitting in airport. Not too bad. #
Boarding for BNA. #
I'm at Nashville International Airport (BNA) (One Terminal Dr, Nashville) w/ 2 others. http://4sq.com/7Jfck5 #
One of my good friends won an Alex Award at #alamw10! Kevin Wilson, Tunneling to the Center of the Earth…so awesome! http://bit.ly/806JUe #
RT @bsandlin: From the AAUP pres: â€œThe only thing the PhD now reliably confers is the potential for lifetime poverty and underemployment.â€ #
I favorited a YouTube video — Midwinter 2010, Day 2: Jenica Rogers Interview http://youtu.be/rVlLmIfVX_A?a #
Thinking a lot about duplication of effort, especially in the cases of screencast tutorials. Why do we need every library to do their own? #
Said this a few times at #alamw10, but we really need to get over the "special unique snowflake" syndrome that libs have. #
I uploaded a YouTube video — Transparent OLED.mov http://youtu.be/OQLsueSX3uE?a #
Lots of good stuff done this morning. Writing, writing, writing. But now, lunch! #
Body With 'Very Long' Fingers Discovered On Plum Island – WPIX – Beware the Nosferatu! http://tumblr.com/xdm5oa3nl #
Good sweet FSM on a cracker. MA is insane, and I've given up hope for the US if people are bailing on Obama already. #WTFdemocrats #
Video: HP shows off â€˜wall of touchâ€™ concept, touching optional â€” Engadget I so want this for my new library…. http://tumblr.com/xdm5ookrb #
RT @librarythingtim: Blog post: Apple highlights Local Books http://bit.ly/76sK4o #
Have so much to finish this week, I could use three of myself. #
I dream of the day that I'm not trying to write 500 words a night. #
Also slowly planning my year in speaking. It's absolutely insane to me the turn that my schedule has taken. #
Video: Guitar Centerâ€™s Drum-Off 2009 Champion- Ramon Sampson (via GuitarCenterTV) OMFG http://tumblr.com/xdm5pm2nf #
Video: Guitar Centerâ€™s Drum-Off 2008 Champion Jerome Flood II (via GuitarCenterTV) OMFG part 2 http://tumblr.com/xdm5pm78z #
DriveThru RPG is offering over $1400 worth of gaming PDF's for a $20 donation to Haiti: http://bit.ly/6vkPCc #
Video: The stuff that they are doing about halfway through, with the virtual cameras? Witchcraft, I tell you…. http://tumblr.com/xdm5q24lb #
I can now store files in my Google Docs account. Wondering if there's any way this can be more useful than Dropbox. #
Video: Nirvana – Seasons In The Sun (via ooouooo) http://tumblr.com/xdm5q4f19 #
another afternoon, another trip onto a campus rooftop. #
Video: Pearl Jam – Smells Like Teen Spirit / Porch (Daly City â€˜91) (via gndcd402) http://tumblr.com/xdm5q90q9 #
Video: Stone Temple Pilots – Plush (MTV Unplugged) (via Slagnr) http://tumblr.com/xdm5q9i24 #
Video: Alice in Chains – Man in the Box (live) (via eclipse01) http://tumblr.com/xdm5qa15w #
"What are we doing tonight, Brain?" "The same thing we do every night, Pinky…WRITE MORE FRAKING WORDS. " #
From book @bsandlin is reading: "…national iconographies viabilise the State as the central instance of interpellation…" WTFBBQ? #
I uploaded a YouTube video — Cool stuff at CES.mov http://youtu.be/NYdsRGXiHuw?a #
Quiz time! Anyone out there know of any library that is building their own hardware with things like the Arduino board? Just DOK? #
15427 words. Maybe another 3-4 hundred in edits/additions/clarifications, so it'll approach 16K when all is said and done. Tomorrow = DONE. #
Ah, editing in vi. How very zen. #
Sigh. Repeat after me: "I will not click on emails my father sends." Currently running malware cleaner on my desktop. #
Cool new service: txt "griffey" to 50500 to get my contact information. Neat! http://contxts.com #
WOOT! That's a way to top off a day. Turned in my manuscript AND got other awesome news, to be shared soon. #
I'm loving the new WordPress Foundation: http://wordpressfoundation.org/ THIS is the sort of thing that we should be supporting. #
Heading to a birthday party for Elizas friend Griff. #

Weekly Tweets from 2010-01-17

griffey — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:01:00 +0000

I'm at Jacob Wirth Restaurant (31 Stuart St, Boston). http://4sq.com/4XVNnl #
I'm at Bukowski Tavern (50 Dalton Street, Boston). http://4sq.com/18dxEv #
Just ran into two good friends from Chapel Hill randomly on the street in Boston. #
Inauspicious morning. Overslept. I never do that at conferences. Sorry to all I missed. Waiting on shuttle now. #alamw10 #
Picked wrong time to wait on Gale shuttle. Sneaking up on 15 minutes waiting. Hoping my timing gets better today. #
Still no shuttle, 20+ minutes. #shuttlefail #alamw10 #
Taking a cab. #shuttlefail #alamw10 #
I'm at Boston Convention and Exhibition Center w/ @infogdss29. http://4sq.com/5s6Zl7 #
Ok. Think I've done all I can here. Still tons to do elsewhere. Wondering how fast I can get lunch in this place. #alamw10 #
Wandering exhibit hall. #alamw10 #
At LITA National Forum 2010 Planning Committee meeting #alamw10 with @htomren #
Beginning to be selective about Foursquare tweets, so as to not completely annoy everyone. #
Thinking about what Shirky's Rant Against Women says about librarianship, a profession dominated by women: http://bit.ly/5g5xrb #

Catching the Wave

griffey — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:25:16 +0000

No sooner do I mentioned the thinking I’ve been doing about Proactive Reference, and Google throws all my thinking into a tailspin. Just a few days ago, Google announced a brand new product, called Google Wave. So what is Google Wave? It’s not easy to grok at first glance, but a the elevator pitch might be: Communication for the 21st Century. It takes the most popular communication formats (email, IM, Txt) and mashes them together with the new, real-time web (Twitter, Friendfeed, etc) and you get something that is greater than both parts.

There’s a TON to say about this, and at first blush I’m going to bet that it’s the biggest revolution in communication online since the invention of email. It’s both a platform and protocol, and will push existing thought-leaders like Twitter to open up in ways they might not be ready for.

Here’s a video of the launch preview…I’m trying hard not to gush about the possibilities. Look for much, much more on this from me over the next few weeks.

Proactive reference

griffey — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:32:07 +0000

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about something I’m calling “proactive reference.” The way I’m thinking about it, proactive reference is the monitoring of the real-time web (Twitter, Friendfeed, Seesmic, etc) by librarians who answer questions relating to their area or specialty, whether subject or geographically based. Public librarians who answer questions by searching for mentions of their city, county, or library, and Academic libraries who monitor for mentions of their university are two examples, but are many more possibilities.

I’m doing a bit of it now, just to see how effective it is at marketing the library’s services and such. Is anyone else out there actively monitoring these communication channels right now? My instinct is that this is going to be a HUGE market in a very short time, and that libraries should dive in fast and get used to it.

Weekly Tweets from 2008-11-16

griffey — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Thinking of picking up a <$200 point-and-shoot for my London trip. Who has one they love, and what is it? #
Ok tweeps, camera choice: Do I want the Canon SD1100 or the Nikon S210. Very similar in features, looking for someone who’s used either… #
After I thought Oct. was going to be a crazy month, November is nuts. Oh, and Dec too. Chicago next weekend, London 2 weeks later. #
Anyone have a Boxee invite they want to share with me? #
Wondering if I have time to order new Moo cards before London trip. Probably not. #
Lazyweb request: who is a female writer who I can reference with Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens as “famous for writing serial lit”? #
I could waste an enormous amount of time on this: http://now.sprint.com/widget/ #
Going to try a portion of my London presentation “Lessig Style”. Already up to almost 20 slides for just my intro, which is like 30 seconds. #

Twitters from 2008-11-09

griffey — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Thinking of picking up a <$200 point-and-shoot for my London trip. Who has one they love, and what is it? #
@etches and @brewinlibrarian : you’re both right, itweet looks lovely. Have to try it on my iphone, see how it looks there. in reply to etches #
@michellelentz some people consider the lack of sustained narrative a downside. in reply to michellelentz #
Ok tweeps, camera choice: Do I want the Canon SD1100 or the Nikon S210. Very similar in features, looking for someone who’s used either… #
@wordnerdy Thanks for the recommendation! I’m a fan of the canons…good to know. in reply to wordnerdy #
After I thought Oct. was going to be a crazy month, November is nuts. Oh, and Dec too. Chicago next weekend, London 2 weeks later. #
Anyone have a Boxee invite they want to share with me? #
Wondering if I have time to order new Moo cards before London trip. Probably not. #

Twitters from 2008-11-08

griffey — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

taking Eliza back to TN aquarium. #
I’m at Tennessee Aquarium (201 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN) – http://bkite.com/02htq #
Eliza had veggie tempura for lunch. She’s my girl. #
Excited to see @davidleeking on the Delicious Popular page. This is the link: http://snurl.com/58roh #

Twitters from 2008-11-07

griffey — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

@smalljones Ok: Sweet Carolina, his cover of Hank Williams Lovesick Blues, and Too Be Young. Also: anything with Whiskeytown. in reply to smalljones #
@smalljones I’m not sure I would even compare Joy Division and Adams, but ok. We can agree to disagree. in reply to smalljones #
@peatbogyeri Nope. Never owned an ASUS, but have heard good things. They make a lot of notebooks for other companies, too. in reply to peatbogyeri #
Did some research for my London trip. Heading home to cuddle Eliza now. #

Twitters from 2008-11-06

griffey — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Heading out to a Dell “Future of Computing” event. No idea what to expect. #
at Dell “future of computing” event in Nashville. There is no wifi. WTF? #
@wanderingeyre so excited that you are coming to ALA. Miss you. in reply to wanderingeyre #
gah. Microsoft ordered, for one project, 42,000 servers from dell. #
Woot! Unless something goes wrong, I will be speaking at Online Information in London on Dec. 2! #
I’m at Embassy Suites-Murfreesboro (1200 Conference Center Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN) – http://bkite.com/02eM2 #
@Tombrarian LOL. Yeah, when I told my mom, she said “London, Kentucky?” in reply to Tombrarian #
@weelibrarian I worked in one at unc, and we are planning one for our new building. in reply to weelibrarian #
@smalljones Disappointed in your opinion of Ryan Adams. He has moments of brilliance. in reply to smalljones #
@peatbogyeri Hey you. Heading to London in 3 weeks for the first time. Need your advice on what to do/see. in reply to peatbogyeri #

Twitters from 2008-11-05

griffey — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Listening to President-Elect Obama for the first time. Goosebumps! #
Going to bed after Obama speech. See you all tomorrow. #
touring apps state library #
@JasonFalls did anyone fill you in re: delicious? You can take the HTML export, and convert to XML. that should be spread-sheetable. in reply to JasonFalls #
Long day. Toured Appa State library, lots of good building ideas from them. Checked in with @ksclarke while I was there. Long drive home. #