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Simple & Free Technologies For Professional Development
OLA SuperConferenceFebruary 4, 2011
Marian Doucette, Web Architect, County of Huron
Hi, I’m Marian.I work in Information Technology.
I’m an energetic “wired” woman.
You can find me at:huroncounty.cayouthspark.cahereonfood.casallowsgallery.cashopinhuron.cainvestinhuron.ca
You will find me:blogging, tweeting, linkedin, Youtubing, podcasting, on Facebook, working on wikis
(Yes, that’s a lot of www)
The web has changed everything.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55345035@N00/284333073/
http://forrester.typepad.com/groundswell/2008/10/new-2008-social.html
Blogs to follow:
David Lee King – David Lee King [davidleeking.com]
Stephen’s Lighthouse – Stephen Abram [stephenslighthouse.com]
Tame The Web – Michael Stephens [tametheweb.com]
Books to read:
Social Learning Handbook: a practical guide to using social media to work & learn smarter by Jane Hart.
Free Webinars to attend:
WebJunction: where librarians & library staff connect, create & learn[webjunction.org]
GovLoop: social network for government [govloop.com]
Active Network (marketing company for sports, but great webinars)[activenetwork.com]
Media to watch:
Common Craft (3 min. videos “in plain English”) [commoncraft.com]
SlideShare (presentations, documents & videos) [slideshare.net]
David Garcia – The Archive Series
NEW WAYS… NEW OUTLOOKS…
Test Your SMQ!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iblee/2627365040/
What can we do?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8&feature=related
What can we do?
Diigo
RSS
Digg
Vimeo
StumbleUpon
YouTube
WordPress
Delicious
Blogging Free Video Sharing
Social Bookmarking Social Networking
RSS Feeds
COMMUNICATION
ORGANIZATION
DISTRIBUTION
http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/21/facebook-500-million-visitors-comscore/
Almost 620 million visitors per month.
Average user has 130 friends.
Users log in at least 11 times per month
Over 500 Million Active Users
Regular updates
Interaction
Events
The Big Win…
• Presence on popular social network• Add on Apps extend library• Visitors can become “fans”• First Step? Get your own profile• COST: Free + Staff time
linkedin.com
Help! I’m Lost!
Meebo Embedded Experts
www.meebo.com
Tray Notification
Meebo benefits
• No viruses• Connect to multiple services at
once• Provides form of voicemail for
web using widget in your website
The Big Win…
• Embed a staff member in your blog• Or anywhere on your site!• No coding• Minimal learning curve• COST: Free + Staff time
Tumblr.com
The Big Win…
• Open Source Software for easy web site creation
• WordPress is good choice• Embed pictures, sound, video• Invite commenting & responding• COST: Free + Staff time
Instapaper.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thevisionsofkai/2879419084/
Reach out… don’t leave them hanging.
Why Twitter?
• Follow, connect, participate• Personal note bucket• Share information• Follow Real-Time Events• Share & View Pictures• Drive traffic to your website or blog
Top Public Libraries on Twitter
www.nfiresearch.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=314
Share photos & videos
140 character limit
bit.lyThe easiest way to make long links short, share and track them.
TinyURL.com
Is.gd
Watch for link rot
The Big Win…
• Let Twitter’s feed update your website
• Many add ons, apps & resources• COST: Free + Staff Time
RSS Feeds
Converts web pages to RSS feed
page2rss.com
Where’s the changes? Let me know…
notify.me
www.feedmyinbox.com
Organization
• Social tagging• Organizing for findability• Examples:
–Delicious, Diigo, NeedtoMeet, Doodle
Doing online what we do best…
Leading tool for social bookmarking.
delicious.com
The Big Win…
• Bookmarks available from anywhere• Tag collection for findability• Share with others• Works across platforms• COST: Free + Staff Time
Let’s focus… does it make sense?
Considerations:
• Availability & speed• Infrastructure• Subscription or free• Company changes• Who hosts your content? • Backups• Terms of use
Scheduling Tools
needtomeet.com www.doodle.com
Distribution
• Sharing in varied formats• Examples:
–YouTube, Flickr, Slideshare, Digg, Wordle, WebKlipper
wordle.netAttributed to http://www.wordle.net
Step 1
Step 2
Step 4
Step 3
Instapaper.com
Keeping up takes work
Don’t be afraid to try… experiment!
