Monthly Archives: January 2010

It maybe an “Apple” day, but… (humor)

robinna/ January 27, 2010/ Design/ 0 comments

so, apple has a new gizmo (will it take on the kindle? hard to say…) , but the apple humor is full force… and from the onion… CUPERTINO, CA—Claiming that he completely forgot about the much-hyped electronic device until the last minute, a frantic Steve Jobs reportedly stayed up all night Tuesday in a desperate effort to design Apple’s new

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Social media etiquette

robinna/ January 19, 2010/ social media, privacy/ 2 comments

I’m tweaking my facebook, privacy & identity workshop, so I tidied these up. You can read all of my previous writings about privacy, here, facebook ones are a here, and here are the commandments… LOL Social media/ Facebook Etiquette · Be aware of what you can control and what you can’t. Make sure to read TOS and Privacy statements –

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Technology Essentials Online Conference (Free!)

robinna/ January 11, 2010/ Libraries, social media, watch.see.hear, web 2.0+, training / tutorials/ 1 comments

http://ow.ly/WA85This just came through my twitterstream:This webinar is part of WebJunction’s Technology Essentials 2010 Online Conference. This innovative conference is a chance to engage, network and do some hands-on learning without travel or any registration cost. Date: 2/9/2010, 2/10/2010Start Time: 11:30 AMEnd Time: 6:00 PMDescription: WebJunction is hosting a free two-day online conference. The theme for this inaugural event is

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What color is your… those color posts on facebook

robinna/ January 8, 2010/ social media, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

I’m sure many of you have been wondering about all of the facebook status updates:PINK!!!! screams one of my friends…another has a purely made up color combination (complete with technology enhanced decorations….) ……………..According to various posts on the ‘net such as this one:“Something fun is going on,” the message reads. “Write the color of your bra in your status. Just

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The history of online video

robinna/ January 1, 2010/ productivity, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

Very interesting overview of the rise of online video, especially as relates to journalism. 2004: Coinciding with the election of 2004 was the prevalence of broadband speeds, and with half of American homes reaching better than dial-up transfer rates, along with all the noise created by the blogs and pundits of the internet, an audience was born, capable and accustomed

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Google the year in review & the future

robinna/ January 1, 2010/ social media/ 0 comments

In 2009 the web as we knew it changed dramatically. Twitter graduated to become a media darling and a mainstream communication staple. Facebook became the most significant social network of this day and age. And Google changed the way we search. Lots of reflection on google including gmail, google apps, chrome & android/mobile. To the future:google wave(?) more at mashable