I’ve been using Twitter some over the last few months (follow me at angelalib). So, I really liked this article that lists many different types of things you can do with twitter. It covers cross-posting your blog into Twitter, using your Flickr account with Twitter, using Twitter as a Gmail notifier or alarm clock, and much more.
Just found another nice list of tools that work with Twitter:
SHUTTERED EPA LIBRARIES OPEN DOORS TOMORROW AFTER TWO YEARS — EPA Headquarters and Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City Regional Libraries Re-Open
On September 30th, the last day of the federal fiscal year, EPA will re-open its regional libraries in Chicago (serving the Great Lakes region), Dallas (Mid-Southern region) and Kansas City (Mid-Western region) after more than two years. In addition, a long-shuttered library in EPA Headquarters will re-open and include a small portion of holdings from what had been a free-standing Chemical Library, for research on the properties and effects of new chemicals, as a “special Chemical Collection”.
I’m testing out the ScribeFire firefox extension…
There is a nice article about libraries in Digital Web Magazine this week: Getting the Most Out of Your Library. It covers everything from library catalogs to Worldcat and other databases to special collections to the LibX Firefox toolbar, all the while showing how libraries can be helpful for web designers/developers.
I just watched this helpful video about Google Analytics and website bounce rates. I’m definitely going to think about how I can apply this metric to the content I’ve worked on. Found via Stephen’s Lighthouse.
From the New York Times article “Palin’s Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual:”
“Shortly after becoming mayor, former city officials and Wasilla residents said, Ms. Palin approached the town librarian about the possibility of banning some books, though she never followed through and it was unclear which books or passages were in question.
Ann Kilkenny, a Democrat who said she attended every City Council meeting in Ms. Palin’s first year in office, said Ms. Palin brought up the idea of banning some books at one meeting. “They were somehow morally or socially objectionable to her,” Ms. Kilkenny said.
The librarian, Mary Ellen Emmons, pledged to “resist all efforts at censorship,” Ms. Kilkenny recalled. Ms. Palin fired Ms. Emmons shortly after taking office but changed course after residents made a strong show of support.”
