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Youtube & Metadata – use it!
Youtube is the world’s 2nd largest search engine in the world (the largest is Google … which owns Youtube. Go figure). Guess what? Youtube understands searching and keywords. And they give us video...
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Finding Yourself on Google… when you’re a Kid
A couple days ago, one of my children showed the rest of the family a funny Facebook meme/game being passed around. Here are the rules: Open Google Search your first name Take the first picture that...
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Level 2 Tech Center opens on Monday!
One of our recording studios I’m really looking forward to this – my library opens our new Level 2 Tech Center on Monday! What can you find there? A mix of really cool technology, including: Two small...
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Social Media Trends vs Your Message
Recently, I read this article that talked about TikTok and Instagram Reels. The article discusses the rise of TikTok and how Instagram Reels (and Instagram in general) is floundering. As an aside, not...
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Hung out with T is for Training
Last week, I was on the T is for Training Podcast (Maurice Coleman’s way-cool podcast). It was fun! We talked about my library’s experience during Covid, broadband initiatives, digital multimedia...
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Three Thoughts on Social Media and Twitter
It’s really weird to see [what was] a pretty stable social media channel like Twitter falter. Especially since it’s 16 years old! It was founded just before I moved to Topeka, and at this point I’ve...
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Playing with ChatGPT
Have you played with ChatGPT yet? I’ve been doing that the last couple of weeks. It’s fun! First – if you’re not familiar with ChatGPT – it’s basically an AI chatbot that is very conversational, and...
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3 AI Tools to Check Out (plus 1 bonus!)
Yes folks, the AI chatbot era has hit, big time. Some of you have been playing with ChatGPT, which has made a huge splash in recent months. It does a good enough job of writing things (i.e., student...
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Are We There Yet? Conversation with Paul Signorelli
I had a fun conversation recently with Paul Signorelli as part of Arizona State University’s ASU ShapingEDU | Are We There Yet? Capturing the Evolving New Now in Learning discussions. We touched on a...
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Librarians as AI Prompt Engineers
AI-generated image of a librarian! I heard about an interesting new job while at Computers in Libraries 2023 (great conference, by the way!) – an AI prompt engineer. What’s a prompt engineer? Here’s a...
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Can The News come from a library?
I read this article (found via infoDOCKET) earlier this week and found it pretty interesting! Could a local library … that’s already a community hub … that people trust … also be the place for local...
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AI Poetry Project – Creative Writing using ChatGPT
Robot reading by Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash A few months ago, I was part of an AI poetry project, which culminated in an article in Topeka Magazine – It’s Not a (Beep! Beep!) Poet (and it...
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Kansas License Plates … and Only Focusing on Internal Issues
Sometimes, Kansas makes the national news for the silliest things. This time, we made the news because of a poorly redesigned license plate (see the accompanying pic). The governor announced the...
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AI Art Project at the Library
My library has an art gallery … and earlier this year, they experimented with generative AI! Read the article on my library’s website for more info. The basics: library staff teamed up with Topeka...
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Social Media Review and Strategy Update for 2024
Hey – check out my newest article in Computers in Libraries (Dec 23 edition) – “Social Media Review and Strategy Update for 2024.” In the article, I cover: Some social media stats for 2023 a very...
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Social Media Trends for 2024!
Pew Research just released their newest report on Social Media – there’s some really interesting stats! Here’s a very brief overview: What social media platforms do Americans use the most? You can...
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See you at Computers in Libraries 2024?
I’m getting my presentations in order for the upcoming Computers in Libraries 2024 conference, and hope to see some of you there! Like I often do, I’m giving a couple of talks at the conference....
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Protect your Library from a Ransomware Attack!
Recently, there have been some ransomware attacks on library systems – Seattle Public Library, Toronto Public Library, Hamilton Public Library, the British Library … and probably a few others. In...
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AnthroDesk Standing Desk Review
My video review at YouTube Out of the blue, AnthroDesk (at AnthroDesk.com) asked me if I’d like to review their AnthroDeskSit to Stand Height Adjustable Programmable Standing Desk Workstation with...
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Recording Studios in Libraries – new Article!
Podcasting at the Library I have a new article in the July/August 2024 edition of Computers in Libraries! It’s titled Why Your Library Needs a Multimedia Studio and How to Add One. Go read it! In the...
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