Dark Side of the Web

It's easy to think that only the gullible can get caught out with internet scams and malicious software. Not long ago I accessed my daughter's bank details while she was overseas ( with her permission) so I wasn't surprised when I checked her emails (that was OK too) and found one asking her to confirm the details. I quickly realised it was on the nose but it was close.
Recently we have had a few people in our library using the PCs to answer emails announcing a huge lottery win overseas. I can be very difficult advising them that what looks too good to be true probably is especially if you have never heard of the lottery in question.

Mashups

I've come to the conclusion that just about everything is a mashup of one sort or another these days. It is obviously a rapidly growing area. When I look at the apps on my ipad a lot of them are map based mashups - Histprypin, LiveTraffic, Domain. I rather like the Arts on a Map mashup. It reminds me of a link we have on our library's CWA Country of Study website for Timor Leste. This is a Google Earth based site that maps all of the cultural sites and institutions. http://www.timorlesteculturemap.org/videos-images-audios-descriptions-timor-leste-culture-map/

Slideshows

Slideshare presentations from Public Library Services events are often a handy way to recall a particular speaker. It is also good to be able to the comments posted by others. Digital storytelling would definitely have local history possibilites in a public library for oral/visual history.

I had a go at doing a simple promotional slideshow of our library using Prezi. The non-linear format makes it more visually appealing than gool old Powerpoint however I'm not sure that all the 'zooming' wouldn't make some a little seasick.

So here it is:

http://prezi.com/pbylz9xzimnk/present/?auth_key=vqtz5qb&follow=_j4yuptim3ml&kw=present-pbylz9xzimnk&rc=ref-24681829

Nings

A Ning seems like a good way off pulling together various 2.0 type tools to serve a particular purpose. Mosman's Ning, for instance, does a brilliant job with their readers advisory type services.

I joined Library 2.0 and a couple of the groups therein but I must say I was a bit disappointed that there doesn't seem to be much action of late. I tried adding the Library2.0 badge to my blog but for the life of me I couldn't get it to happen. Did however manage to add a couple of other gadgets - some very calming animated goldfish and a calender. I shall revisit the badge at a later date.