As one might expect, much reaction to the Google=Stupid argument out in the Blogosphere:
Here is Stowe Boyd, from /Message, operating manual for the social revolution
http://www.stoweboyd.com/message/2008/06/connecting-the.html
As we expose ourselves to a flow of information, running at a faster and significantly more conversational pace, two things are happening at once:
Small Pieces, Loosely Joined — Instead of [...]
MLA and Wilson have now agreed with OCLC to include selected article-level citations in WorldCat.org. Other database vendors are certainly likely to follow – joining MedLine & ERIC already in WorldCat.org. For the news release go to
http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200815.htm
I decided to post this, rather than just comment on the last post. I’m still thinking through, and trying to answer, the article “Is Google making us stupid.” I don’t think so, but I also don’t think Google is making us “smarter,” just more aware and less dependent on memory. It is another tool, [...]
Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet is doing to our brains.
by Nicholas Carr
As a counterpoint to that hilarious YouTube about Twitter (posted by Eric May 23), here is a list of possible uses, as cited recently in The Wired Campus column in the Chronicle of HE:
http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/05/27/twitter-for-librarians-the-ultimate-guide/
Twitter: the ultimate guide for librarians by Christina Laun
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Don’t think Twitter has a place in your library? Give these suggestions a try [...]
OPINION | June 6, 2008
Op-Ed Columnist: Bits, Bands and Books
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Everything that can be digitized will be digitized, making intellectual property easier to copy and harder to sell for more than a nominal price.
Take a look at David Pogue’s NYTimes article on free services for cell phones:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/technology/personaltech/05pogue.html
How about free directory assistance:
“If it’s a business or store you’re looking up, for heaven’s sake, dial 800-GOOG-411 instead. It’s a voice-activated, national phone directory run by Google. It’s fast and efficient, and there are no ads or charges.”
And [...]
