Archive for September 15th, 2005

Lies about Librarianship

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

When I saw the title "Lies I learned in library school" in the Library Link of the Day feed in my aggregator, I knew I had to read it. Reading the line "If you are a librarian, you will probably be offended" made me read further. It’s a great list that outlines many of the [...]

Master’s Thesis on Blogging in Business

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

For a master’s degree in advertising design from Syracuse University, James Torio: "… looked at how Blogs have impacted business and communication, how some Blogs create revenue, how some companies are using Blogs, how Blogs greatly boost the spread of information, how Blogs add richness to the media landscape, how Blogs work in the Long [...]

TrackBack Spam

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

I hadn’t noticed TrackBack spam on this weblog before checking out the TrackBacks on some old posts. All are from online poker sites and have been there for months. As far as I know, there isn’t an easy way to comb through the blog looking for TrackBacks. I’m a little concerned now about other TrackBack [...]

SLA Members: SLA Bylaws Amendment Vote, 9/15-10/7

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

It’s time for Special Libraries Association members to vote regarding the association’s proposed changes to their dues structure. Voting goes until Friday, October 7, at 5 pm EDT. More information and where to vote is linked above.

Failure as Defined by Google

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

When search engines stack results based on their own secret criteria, sometimes I get nervous. Sure, some people might find Google’s results for failure amusing, but I can’t help wondering where else they might be tinkering with results to express a certain message or move other links higher. When else might they be joking when [...]

Google’s New Blog Search

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

The blogosphere is humming with news of Google’s new search service. After a lecture tonight, a few of us bloggers in the audience who drifted together to chat ended up talking about the service. I have not yet looked at it or played with it. I like what Feedster had to say about it, including [...]