First Up like everyone else I have been paddling in the Pintrest pool see http://pinterest.com/grbarker/. While there are some really good potential uses for Museums it is also a bit clunky at the moment. Particularly the flatness of the the search engine function. I also think that while 'following' text-rolls works in twitter your 'following' pictures in pintrest quickly become chaotic and hard to read (particularly if you are seeking community feedback) - I would like to see the option of being able to feed followers pins into particular boards which I can create. As to content I think museums would be well advised to look at what people are interested in first before jumping in and creating boards based on the museums ideas. Apparently 70% of the demographic currently 18 – 44 females and there is an amazing consistancy across in this demographic about the boards they create - it's all about Animals, Home Renovation, Clothes, Cookery, Makeup, Colours and Patterns, Books. The other 30% mainly men from the same demographic appear equally consistant in their boards which revolve mainly around Home Renovation, Music, Cookery, Gadgets, Colours and Patterns.
Tracky Task Management - This is an interesting new startup which allows you work online by pulling together a wide variety of tasks like email, chat, task collab & file sharing into a private or public workspace. After creating groups tasks can be arranged around Tracks which can be used with a calender, chat, attach files and sub tracks. I signed up and while it has lots of potential its interface with groups and tracks was a little confusing. Othwerwise potentially a very useful working tool for team working publicly or privately - free online reg @ https://tracky.com/
Purse made out of a cat - creepy, but also fascinating: What Tinkebell did with her cat Pinkeltje she broke the neck of her sick cat and then made a handbag of her skin. The project was an artwork entitled My dearest cat and launched a discussion about hypocrisy. We simultaneously keep animals both as part of our families and as a commodity to be consumed. She uploaded a manual in which I described step by step "how to kill your cat", and how to turn it into a bag.
In a matter of days her mailbox was flooded with violent threats and death wishes which are now published in her new book - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/20/online-anonymity-death-threats
Five SEO Blogs - Some of the highest ranked Search Engine Optimisation blogs - http://searchengineland.com/ - http://www.seobook.com/blog - http://www.seomoz.org/blog - http://searchenginewatch.com - http://www.toprankblog.com/
500px is a photo community that lets you discover, share, buy and sell inspiring photographs. The first version of 500px came to light in the early days of digital photography. The 500px platform went through a number of revisions and changes, growing together with technology and photographers, and keeping focus on the highest quality photos. http://500px.com/
It's The Vinyl Countdown The Quietus is one of my favourite music magazines and if you like music this is a great read. Artists, from Jerry Dammers and Stewart Lee to Neneh Cherry, Aidan Moffat and Maria Minerva tell a story about their most treasured records. ... a flexi disc which was given away free with the legendary original punk fanzine Sniffin’ Glue. This is a song by the editor of that magazine Mark Perry's band Alternative TV, entitled ‘Love Lies Limp’. It wasn't just the Woolworth's cod reggae ... http://thequietus.com/articles/08539-record-store-day-my-favourite-vinyl
Educators Book Collection Recommendations at My Resource Cloud
Software for Digital Collections - an open document which is crowdsourcing a list of software available for use in managing and distributing Digital Collection resources https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ppg1_qfF73x0qDIFWrR37DF3ELGD1GAFsVjcxIYdDbo/edit
In The Mobile Frontier - Richael Hinman's slideshare explains how mobile is transforming the world and how we should embrace mobile as its own unique medium instead of simply translating traditional computing methods. http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/mobile/bdconf-richael-hinman-presents-the-mobile-frontier/
The Future Of IT Is Mobile And Cloud - Forbes article by Maribel Lopez - the president of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, John Stratton discussed how technology shifts would transform the IT landscape with a group of Industry Analysts. Verizon believes we’ve entered the next major era of computing that is based on cloud and mobility. Stratton said we experience a 10X growth in number of users with each wave computing. He told us that this wave will create a discontinuity in a company’s business processes and commercial models. http://www.forbes.com/sites/maribellopez/2012/04/18/verizons-stratton-the-future-of-it-is-mobile-and-cloud/
Opening up the Open Source Landscape - article by MICHAEL ASHERMAN - nice article on the ... complex maze of licenses and business models which relate to open source activity. Copyright law entitles programmers, like authors and artists, to exclusive control over the distribution and sale of their intellectual property, which includes source code. The value of source code is well recognized, but for competitive reasons software developers often are reluctant to include source at a reasonable price, if at all. Holding a diametrically opposite point of view, the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community contends that source code generally should be freely available, modifiable, and redistributable - read article
A Biographical Index of Nineteenth Century Pacific Photographers - finally did my first kindle publication you can see at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QGJE2G
BryteWerks' Model One projector - DEMO turns out to have a range of Intel silicon at its disposal: everything from a humble 1.6GHz Atom up to a 3.6GHZ Core i7. There are also multiple storage options, as the Model One comes with an Intel 320 SSD (60 or 120GB) -- where the OS resides to ensure super fast boot times -- and up to a 2TB HDD - see http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/eyes-on-brytewerks-model-one-high-def-projector-and-htpc-combo/
Celebrity Upside Down photographs - aye .. aye .. aye .. the things we do http://www.freakingnews.com/Celebrities-Upside-Down-Pictures--2433.asp
5th Ave Frogger from Tyler DeAngelo on Vimeo.
5th Ave Frogger - Celebrating 30 year anniversary of Frogger, '5th Ave Frogger' is similar to the original, except the traffic you dodge in 5th Ave Frogger is actually traveling down 5th Ave in New York City as you play. http://vimeo.com/m/40653482 via @slashdot
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