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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Dan Freeman at ALA Techsource was kind enough to write up my Library Technology Report on mobile libraries with regard to my discussion of QR codes and their potential uses for libraries and Jason Griffey’s recent blog post about them. They have made the issue publicly available for a limited time via their new online archive, and I have made the pre-print of the report open access via E-LIS.
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Tom Walker at Spyre Studios reviews 10 Great Tools to Create a Mobile Version of Your Site. Each entry in the list includes a screenshot and features discussion. If you’re considering creating a mobile site for your organization you’ll want to check out this list as well as the suggestions in the comments.
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Richard Brooks at the Times Online reports that the British Library will offer over 65,000 19th-century works of fiction from its collection as free downloads this spring.
“Owners of the Amazon Kindle, an ebook reader device, will be able to view well known works by writers such as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy, as well as works by thousands of less famous authors.
The library’s ebook publishing project, funded by Microsoft, the computer giant, is the latest move in the mounting online battle over the future of books.”
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Aliza Sherman at WebWorkerDaily takes a look at How to Use Location-based Social Networks For Business. As mobile tech become increasingly popular, organizations will want to learn about the benefits of location-based social networks like Foursquare. The article discusses the following ways to use such applications:
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch makes some predictions about 10 Technologies That Will Rock 2010. The post details his list of tech which will have the largest impact in the coming year. Here are his top five:
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Matt Silverman at Mashable has aggregated all of the iPhone application reviews done by Mashable in this mega-post, iPhone Apps List 2010: 700+ Apps Reviewed by Category. Kick off the new year with some of these apps in the following categories:
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Olly Farshi at The Apple Blog has put together a list of The 11 Best iPhone Apps of 2009. The post provides a selection of the best applications across 11 categories along with 2 runners-up for each. Here are the categories:
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Google Labs has developed a mobile search application for Andoid phones which will let users search the Web with their camera phones. By snapping a picture, mobile users can instantly find information on landmarks, books, works of art, wine, and much more through Google Goggles. The application is only available for Android phones currently, however, according to PCWorld, Google will be developing the app for other platforms in the future.
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Today I presented a talk on Next-Generation Libraries at the Online Information Conference in London, England. Here’s a slidecast of my talk if you’d like to check it out.
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb discusses the recent Gartner list which identifies the top 10 consumer mobile applications for 2012. The list covers many mobile technologies which are already available, however mainstream adoption has not yet been reached. Here’s the list of technologies and services which are predicted to be emerging for 2012:
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Mashable’s Pete Cashmore writes for CNN.com about the next big mainstream tech hit in Next year’s Twitter? It’s Foursquare.
“Birthed by the team that brought us the mobile social network Dodgeball (acquired by Google in 2005 and later shuttered), the location-based mobile startup serves a simple purpose: It lets an individual share his or her location with a group of friends.
Foursquare ventures beyond utility, however: It’s a virtual game in which participants earn badges for checking in at various locations; those that check in most become a venue’s “mayor.” By all accounts, this mechanism is as addictive as Twitter, Facebook or checking your e-mail on a BlackBerry.”
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Igor Faletski at SitePoint rounds up 7 Tips To Make Your Web Site Mobile-friendly. The co-founder of Mobify, the popular service for optimizing a site for the mobile web, the author provides these quick recommendations for designing your own mobile site:
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb has put together a stellar list of 13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App. These are applications with the non-developer in mind so if you’ve been thinking about creating your own iPhone version of your website or blog but didn’t know how, you’ll want to check out this list.
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
WordPress announced today that they have launched two new mobile themes which will be automatically displayed when readers access a WP blog via a mobile device. The first theme is a version of WPtouch and will be used with modern Web browsers such as those found in iPhone and Android phones and the second is a modification of the WordPress Mobile Edition and will be displayed on all other devices.
Friday, October 16th, 2009
If you’re interested in text/SMS reference in libraries, please check out my latest Stacking the Tech column, Text Message Reference: Is It Effective?
“The biblioblogosphere is replete with posts announcing the launch of new SMS (text message) reference services at a steadily increasing number of academic libraries. The appeal of these services is more or less self-evident given the ubiquity of mobile devices on campus.
Journal articles and conference sessions are filled with discussions of products and platforms, as well as strategies to market the new programs including YouTube videos, home page links, and Facebook applications. However, so far little has been gathered about how effective this type of service really is and whether or not it’s something that patrons find useful.”
