What Makes Social Media Tick
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Using a Wiki to Manage a Library Instruction Program
Wikis seem a lot like Google Docs. Both are convenient. Which came first?
On a side note, the version of the article I'm reading (since the given link didn't work) is missing letters every so often. I have to play detective to read the article.
Wikis seem like a good idea; however, it's just one more piece of technology. Yes, they're simple and easy to use, but it's just one more thing to check. There's all those emails and now a wiki. I'm a member of several Google Docs for a class. I either forget to check the Doc or I'm so overwhelmed with everything else that I don't check. It's just another complication.
Creating the Academic Library Folksonomy
I've heard of most of the sites that the author mentions, and I've seen them used in library and academic settings.
This article was written in 2007. I wonder how the social tagging experiment that the University of Pennsylvania implemented has fared. Is it still being used today? Do students actually use it? Do the administrators of PennTags still use it?
I liked that the author brought up some concerns about social tagging. While the freedom and openness of the programs can be beneficial, they are also major concerns. Each library needs to evaluate its patrons before making a decision.
Jimmy Wales on the Birth of Wikipedia
Wikipedia really was a novel idea. It's definitely made an impact, as major encyclopedias are no longer publishing print versions of their product.
Wikipedia has shown how a small company with a lot of volunteers can create an accurate product. That's unusual. What about a library with few to no volunteers? I don't think the result will be the same.
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