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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
Microblogging is the use of specialized blog software to create short posts. Some services allow posts to be sent via SMS (texting), instant messaging, third-party applications, as well as from a web interface. Like [[Blogs]], microblogs typically generate an [[RSS]] feed, allowing content to be published and widely distributed. | Microblogging is the use of specialized blog software to create short posts. Some services allow posts to be sent via SMS (texting), instant messaging, third-party applications, as well as from a web interface. Like [[Blogs]], microblogs typically generate an [[RSS]] feed, allowing content to be published and widely distributed. | ||
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== Microblogging Services == | == Microblogging Services == | ||
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* [http://www.twitter.com Twitter] | * [http://www.twitter.com Twitter] | ||
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| + | * Common Craft. [http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter "Twitter in Plain English."] Video. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008. | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging "Micro-blogging."] ''Wikipedia''. Retrieved 7 April 2008. | ||
| + | * Tropea, John. [http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2008/02/05/how-i-use-the-various-micro-blogging-services/ "How I Use the Various Micro-blogging Services." ''Library Clips''.] 5 February 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008. | ||
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| + | = Microblogging in Libraries = | ||
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=== Publicity === | === Publicity === | ||
* [http://twitter.com/alscblog ALSC] Association of Library Service to Children | * [http://twitter.com/alscblog ALSC] Association of Library Service to Children | ||
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* [http://twitter.com/NLC_Reference Nebraska Library Commission] | * [http://twitter.com/NLC_Reference Nebraska Library Commission] | ||
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* Braun, Linda W. [http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200712tag_team_tech.pdf "Snack Sized Blogging"] ''VOYA''. December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008. | * Braun, Linda W. [http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200712tag_team_tech.pdf "Snack Sized Blogging"] ''VOYA''. December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008. | ||
* Francoeur, Stephen. [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2007/05/reference-services-and-twitter.html "Reference Services and Twitter."] ''Digital Reference''. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008. | * Francoeur, Stephen. [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2007/05/reference-services-and-twitter.html "Reference Services and Twitter."] ''Digital Reference''. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008. | ||
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* WebJunction. [http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=17518&source=rss "Twitter and the Missouri River Regional Library."] ''WebJunction''. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008. | * WebJunction. [http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=17518&source=rss "Twitter and the Missouri River Regional Library."] ''WebJunction''. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008. | ||
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* [[Twitter]] | * [[Twitter]] | ||
[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 8 April 2008
Contents |
Introduction =
Definition
Microblogging is the use of specialized blog software to create short posts. Some services allow posts to be sent via SMS (texting), instant messaging, third-party applications, as well as from a web interface. Like Blogs, microblogs typically generate an RSS feed, allowing content to be published and widely distributed.
Microblogging Services
Further Info on Microblogging
- Common Craft. "Twitter in Plain English." Video. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- "Micro-blogging." Wikipedia. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- Tropea, John. "How I Use the Various Micro-blogging Services." Library Clips. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
Microblogging in Libraries
Uses
Publicity
- ALSC Association of Library Service to Children
- Case Grande Public Library Case Grande, Arizona, USA
- Cleveland Public Library Cleveland, OH, USA
- University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Undergraduate Library Illinois, USA
- Yale Science Libraries
- YALSA Young Adult Library Services Association
Reference
Further Info on Microblogging and Libraries
- Braun, Linda W. "Snack Sized Blogging" VOYA. December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
- Francoeur, Stephen. "Reference Services and Twitter." Digital Reference. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- Murphy, Joe. Better Practices From the Field: Micro-Blogging for Science & Technology Libraries (2008) Science & Technology Libraries 28(4).
- Rethlefsen, Melissa. [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6453427.html "Product Pipeline." Library Journal netConnect 15 July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- WebJunction. "Twitter and the Missouri River Regional Library." WebJunction. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
