Meebo users: Meebo rides off into the sunset on July 11.-----------------------------As a past Messenger user, we wanted you to know that until July 11 you can download your archived Messenger chat logs. Log into your account on Meebo Messenger for a download link. Please act soon — after July 11, chat archives will be deleted.You may remember meebo was purchased by google...  Kind of like what happened with picnik but at least picmonkey (former picnikers have taken up the charge...)

Logi Insight for Libraries with Voyager ILSFeaturing Kevin Kidd, Manager of Libraries, Boston CollegeDate & Time: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 1pm ESTDuration: 45 minutesPresenters: Kevin Kidd, Manager of Libraries, Boston College Matt Hoffman, Director of Library Solutions, LogiXMLWho Should Attend: Deans, Systems Librarians, Electronic Resources Librarians, etc.Join us for a webinar on our new reporting solution for academic libraries using the Voyager ILS.

Personal Knowledge Management: A Framework for Librarians( http://georgialibraries.org/events/wed-web-series/personal-knowledge-management-framework-librarians )Presented by Elisabeth ShieldsWednesday, January 19, 2011, 11:15am - 12:15pm Eastern TimeSeparate registration is required for each hour-long session (free & open to all)Searching is the easy part. But what do you do with all the material youve collected?

How do you get through multiple layers (organizational levels) to get social media started?

• Personnel policy -- clearly let staff know what they can do and can't
• Address security issues upfront (IT related)
• Talk about the value of social media
• Talk about productivity impact
• Look to peer organizations -- i.e., positive peer pressure
• Leadership from top -- leadership should support and model appropriate social media use
• Archiving -- if your content falls under open records make sure to consider archiving of social media if your content is n

Well, it's official. The 10Weeks to a Web2.0 You Social Media Training Program kicks off today. Right now, this is just for library staff, but we are collecting up all of the training tools, presentations, etc. to create a website which anyone can use.

Very interesting overview of the rise of online video, especially as relates to journalism.2004:

Coinciding with the election of 2004 was the prevalence of broadband speeds, and with half of American homes reaching better than dial-up transfer rates, along with all the noise created by the blogs and pundits of the internet, an audience was born, capable and accustomed to online payments (i.e. market potential) and finally able to watch video, on demand by the masses.

..and now we can watch tv online, both episodes from network television as well as original programming.

I read this post about game dynamics in "real life" (aka not a game), which started a thought chain... In a nutshell, game dynamics in social media and in IRL (in real life, whatever that really means, I live mostly online...

Didn't know that there were more templates beyond what is listed in google docs (and didn't notice that 'search templates' link in google docs?) Well, now you do. You can also get 'em here.... and here is how to create your own (well, sort of).

In short a good presentation should have:1. A headline2. A villain3. A simple slide4. A demo5. A holy smokes moment...http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2009/sb2009106_706829.htm

Okay, I haven't quite figured out how useful this, but whoa, is it nifty, cool and kind of addictive.Friendbrowser