http://www.teleread.com/2010/05/31/top-25-librarian-blogs/heh, heh. Wonder who they paid off? LOL

http://www.teleread.com/2010/05/31/top-25-librarian-blogs/heh, heh. Wonder who they paid off? LOL

Interesting post at the NYT Blogs today on multitasking:

For better or worse, the consumption of media, as varied as e-mail and TV, has exploded. In 2008, people consumed three times as much information each day as they did in 1960. And they are constantly shifting their attention. Computer users at work change windows or check e-mail or other programs nearly 37 times an hour, new research shows. .... “We are exposing our brains to an environment and asking them to do things we weren’t necessarily evolved to do,” he said.

Interesting post at the NYT Blogs today on multitasking:

For better or worse, the consumption of media, as varied as e-mail and TV, has exploded. In 2008, people consumed three times as much information each day as they did in 1960. And they are constantly shifting their attention. Computer users at work change windows or check e-mail or other programs nearly 37 times an hour, new research shows. .... “We are exposing our brains to an environment and asking them to do things we weren’t necessarily evolved to do,” he said.

ok, this is cool. Can't wait -- hurry up & make it affordable, please. ;-)Sony Showcases New Rollable, Flexible Screenhttp://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/sony-showcases-new-rollable-flexible-screen/< NY Times 5/26/10 Imagine carrying around a tiny screen that can act as a cellphone or movie display and when it’s not in use, you can roll it up to the size of a pencil and slip it into your pocket or behind your ear?

ok, this is cool. Can't wait -- hurry up & make it affordable, please. ;-)Sony Showcases New Rollable, Flexible Screenhttp://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/sony-showcases-new-rollable-flexible-screen/< NY Times 5/26/10 Imagine carrying around a tiny screen that can act as a cellphone or movie display and when it’s not in use, you can roll it up to the size of a pencil and slip it into your pocket or behind your ear?

Oh, hurrah. First, an apology of sorts ("we just missed the mark" -- REALLY?!?) and today more control over privacy settings (see below for screenshots of the settings)...

Oh, hurrah. First, an apology of sorts ("we just missed the mark" -- REALLY?!?) and today more control over privacy settings (see below for screenshots of the settings)...

Linked data is a HOT topic amongst the semantic web community (and the NYT also has their big linked data project) -- sigh, novel concepts like authority records, controlled vocabularies, etc.Why gosh. Why didn't libraries think of those? Oh wait, we DID. ;-) Anyhow, it might be interesting & free webinar -- discussions of the VIAF, RDF, etc. I'll be there virtually.-------------------------OCLC Research to Host TAI CHI Webinar on Linked Data, 27 May 2010 at 2 pm EDT (UTC: 18:00)DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 21 May 2010—Linked Data is a hot topic.

Linked data is a HOT topic amongst the semantic web community (and the NYT also has their big linked data project) -- sigh, novel concepts like authority records, controlled vocabularies, etc.Why gosh. Why didn't libraries think of those? Oh wait, we DID. ;-) Anyhow, it might be interesting & free webinar -- discussions of the VIAF, RDF, etc. I'll be there virtually.-------------------------OCLC Research to Host TAI CHI Webinar on Linked Data, 27 May 2010 at 2 pm EDT (UTC: 18:00)DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 21 May 2010—Linked Data is a hot topic.