Dear All,
A question for the collective: have you found Twitter useful as a
librarian to receive information or do you mainly use it to promote
your own events?
I ask as we have just launched our Twitter account (twitter.com/
kinolorberedu) and it is bringing traffic into our new site
I'm probably a grumpy minority voice, but I find all things twittery
profoundly annoying...like a fly on a hot day constantly buzzing in the
ear. You got something to say, say it in sufficient length and depth as
to be useful.
gary handman
Dear All,
A question for the collective: have you
Gary, I'd say what's useful to you and what's useful to other audiences may
be very different. I've found twitter to be a very effective outreach tool,
precisely because the short blasts can gain the attention of our students,
and we design our tweets to lead into larger things.
As a librarian, I
Yeah that is grumpy. Twitter is like any other online resource -- it's
a tool. Good for some things, not so good for others. Well-used by
some tweeters, not so much by others. If you refine who you follow,
it's pretty easy to put together a manageable stream of useful
information. I find
And if you don't think Twitter can be used to express deep / intelligent /
relevant thoughts, take a look at Errol Morris's contributions
But I would venture to say that even Morris' tweets have more application for
some than for others.
This discussion reminds me of one in another forum where
I TOLD you I was probably a minority voice.
Twitter (and most blogs) always remind me of my hero, Neil Postman,
talking about the death of effective public discourse (killed under a
crush of buzz, shallow banter, tweet, and endless electronic noise). But
then again, I also lament the death of
Mike,
I don't think anybody has ever described me as verbose... but I agree
about Mr. Ebert. I can't keep up with him.
And as I said, we are aiming for quality tweets, not spam. Like our
films: all essential, no supplement ; )
Now how about that HOWL review by Professor Fish in today's New
