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Email and freedom of information act

robinna/ December 20, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

interesting… [canada] —————“It is not reasonable for e-mails belonging to a private individual to be subject to access by members of the public merely because they are sent or received on a government owned e-mail server,” Madam Justice Anne Molloy wrote for the panel. Complete article athttp://is.gd/j9Utf

Is your password/login compromised?

robinna/ December 13, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

In case you’ve not seen the news, gawker (parent co. of lifehacker, jezebel, lots of pop sites) was hacked. Email addresses and passwords FOR GAWKER sites were published at pirate bay and are now out in the wild. Gawker has contacted those who logins/passwords were released, but you can also check to see if your email is on the listhttp://www.slate.com/id/2277768/

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Feedback on copyright of older sound materials

robinna/ November 5, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

I think it would be wonderful to have some of the older sound recordings in the public domain… please feel free to provide your comments via the links below (not to me here, please!)—————November 4, 2010Important Copyright Reform Development We are at a significant moment in ARSC’s long fight to reform U.S. copyright law. As a direct result of ARSC-sponsored

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Free — Gadgets in libraries workshop

robinna/ September 30, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

Do you need a gadgets orientation covering types, brands, features, functionality and answers to why gadgets are so popular with your patrons? Join us for this webinar with Michael Porter when he presents a checklist-filled session also covering how users are consuming and accessing content on gadgets and how libraries are purchasing and lending gadgets to host this content. It’s

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Digi cred, identity, branding, credibility, influence

robinna/ September 16, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

My 2 hour presentation/workshop on identity and branding which encompasses alot of different aspects of being online. I’ll be reworking this slightly for a presentation in October.btw, I realize my slides are kind of text heavy, but I really don’t stand up there and just read.😉 Digicred View more presentations from robin f.

on creativity, inspiration, & consumption of well… everything

robinna/ September 7, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

Very interesting article about the connection between creativity and inspiration, and the impact of the influence of others. “When we over-saturate ourselves in other people’s work it short-changes our own creative development.” I have often felt this way, although I realize that developing or creating in a vacuum isn’t necessarily a good thing, either. However, having the space for “deep

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Story is more imporant than brand (storytelling)

robinna/ September 5, 2010/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

Interesting view of the impact of storytelling on marketing with interesting case studies/examples. At it’s core, storytelling is an exercise done for the benefit of others. True, there’s a symbiotic relationship between the storyteller, the story, and the audience. This is a marked departure from typical marketing and advertising. http://treypennington.com/2010/09/06/story-is-more-important-than-the-brand/