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"Blogs, they're what old people do now."

“Blogs, they're what old people do now…E-mail is the same way. The youngest generation of Internet users don't bother with blogs or e-mail, preferring social sites such as

Is This A Gift For The Baby or the Parents?

Now, we just need:“My Grandpa Thompson is a Gas Man”“Help! My Grandma Thompson is Stealing Me (again)”“How come my Grandpa Hammond has as many teeth as I do?”

Nursing Truths (in the "RN" sense, not the "baby juice" sense)

Nurses, rightfully so, have one of the highest trust/respect ratings of any profession in society. But like any profession, they're not immune to frustrations with their patients. Here's

The OPAC – A Question (Mark)

For many library users, the OPAC is the source of connection to their library – how they find books, movies, CD's, etc.  And it's a well-known issue in

Web 2.0 – The Machine Is Us/ing Us

A cultural anthropology professor has put together a very engaging presentation on what exactly “Web 2.0” is all about.  (via Digg) [2007-02-05 – I love MetaFilter but man,

Randomness (Happy Groundhog Day!)

Saskatchewan Round-UpSask Government Insurance, a crown corporation that provides insurance to all drivers in our province, is offering $180 rebates to safe drivers on their automobile insurance and

Friday Fun Link – Do The Right Thing (Feb 2, 2007)

DoTheRightThing.com is a new web site that’s similar to Digg in that users submit stories and others vote the stories up or down. But unlike Digg, where the

Another Web Experiment – Google AdWords (and a backlog of Google-related stories)

Google announced their fourth quarter earnings today.  They made a profit of $1.03 Billion which is triple what they made in the final quarter of 2005.   I have

Tom Carmichael Is New FIMS Dean

Tom Carmichael was recently selected as the new Dean at FIMS.  (Thanks to Linda B. for the tip – it's been a month and I'm already out of

Dad's Filing Cabinet

My dad has a heavy old, four-drawer metal filing cabinet.  When I was a kid, that filing cabinet was one the most fascinating things for me in our

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I started this blog in 2006 when I was doing my Master of Library Science degree at the University of Western Ontario.

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