This week’s 4cast:
- Google Generation? I Guess Not….
A new study puts an end to the common assumption that the “Google Generation†(those brought up in the age of the Internet) is the most web-savvy.
- “Google Generation†is a Myth, Says New Research (Resource Shelf)
- Pioneering Research Shows “Google Generation†is a Myth (The British Library)
- The Impatience of the Google Generation (Slashdot)
- The “Google Generation†Not So Hot At Googling, After All (Ars Technica)
- Library of Congress & Flickr: Getting the Pictures to the People
The Library of Congress and Flickr, the ubiquitous photo-sharing website, have introduced a project that seeks to allow better access to LOC image collections.
- Flickr to Host Library of Congress Photos (CNET News)
- My Friend Flickr: A Match Made in Photo Heaven (Library of Congress Blog)
- Library of Congress Teams with Flickr (ReadWriteWeb)
- Many Hands Make Light Work (Flickr Blog)
- MySpace & Safety
Social networking site MySpace has been making the news lately after agreeing to implement a broad set of guidelines geared towards protecting the many underage users of the site.
- MySpace Agrees to Social-Networking Safety Plan (CNET News)
- MySpace Tries to Put Sexual Predator Problems Behind It (TechCrunch)
- MySpace, 49 U.S. State Agree on Web Safety Steps (Reuters)
- Texas AG: MySpace Safety Plan is Smoke and Mirrors (CNET News)
- Library Blogs: What to Read
Reading library-related blogs can help you keep up with the ever-changing and fast-paced world of library science and information technology. And admittedly, sometimes, non-library-related blogs help, too.
- The LISNews 10 Blogs to Read in 2008 (LISNews)
- Some Essential Reading (LISNews Comment)
- Top Non-Library Blogs I Read (LISNews Comment)
- Top Ten Non Library Blogs (LISNews Comment)
