Clay Shirky and Information Professionals

Each clip is just over 6 minutes.
Both are worth watching, especially for those in the information industry.
This interview precedes the Online Conference in London, December 2008.
Here's the link to the conference:
http://www.online-information.co.uk/online08/index.html

Web 2.0 in Plain English

Gotta love CommonCraft! Simply creative!

Social Media: 3:44 minutes. THIS is a perspective and tool that libraries should be using, all libraries!


Twitter explained: less than 3 minutes.


Blogs explained: less than 3 minutes.


Update: Seattle Magazine May 2009 article: Editors in Brief: Common Craft by Jamie Friddle.
http://www.seattlemag.com/0p120a1446/editors-in-brief-common-craft/?currentPage=1

Update July 1, 2010...Common Craft Stickers!
Are you a fan of this talented team and are anxious for a t-shirt? Well, they don't have one yet...BUT they do have stickers! Want one? Just send them a self-addressed stamped envelope. Here's the link and information.

Online Publishing

SIIA - Cloud Computing
Nov 19, 2008 - Cloud Computing & Content: Where are the Best Opportunities?
Panelists include:

* Marc Frons, CTO, Digital Operations, The New York Times
* Charles Matheson, Cloud Infrastructure Group, EMC
* Matt Turner, Principal Consultant, Mark Logic Corporation

Part 1 Each section is about 27 minutes.



All of this was accessed through: the Newstex Blog http://newstex.typepad.com/

Part 2


Part 3