• On Twitter 2010-03-11 :

    • User feedback at Yale to inform library catalog redesign http://bit.ly/bBh8Ws #nc 2010 #
    • Web log data is most useful when you approach with specific questions – i.e. are users accessing a specific web page feature? #nc 2010 #
    • Yale Library uses User Testing and Market Research Software Morae http://bit.ly/8Xtznm #nc 2010 #
    • NJVid – New Jersey Digital Video Repository Partnership for educational institutions – http://bit.ly/cjYyrr #nc 2010 #
    • NJVid – consortium model to host owned and license commercial video – reduce costs, improve service http://bit.ly/aGsNoX #nc 2010 #
    • NJEDge.Net – runs njvid.net – Working Groups include video resource and video services – http://bit.ly/dg2EVK – #nc 2010 #
    • NJVid – users can segment videos into virtual clips that can be annotated and shared http://bit.ly/aIvtxl #nc 2010 #
    • NJVid-Digital Video Repository-success due to strong initial involvement of users in working groups – http://bit.ly/9gPplE #nc 2010 #
    • NJVid.net utilizes open source incl. Fedora Repository http://bit.ly/aTSfjm – video stored raw and delivered to user in Flash video #nc 2010 #
    • VUE http://bit.ly/b5w3h5 works with NJVID.net meta data (via Fedora) allowing visual mapping of video details and relationships #nc 2010 #
    • Is Shibbolize a verb?It is for educational institutions in NJ as they build common user identity verification http://bit.ly/c7iIBf nc-2010 #
    • I find on-line writing, aka 'blogs' still useful-RT @egarofoli: @wedaman blogs strike me as being very old tech. #nc 2010 #
  • On Twitter 2010-03-10 :

    • Planning day at #nc 2010-Collab. Framework to share IT knowledge looks good-institute-wide help system at MIT at 8:30 #
    • Everyone be sure to stop by the WordPress roundtable at lunch today — I'm the host! #nc 2010 #
    • #nc 2010 web page should list sessions organized by speaker as well as the regular time-based schedule #
    • #nc 2010 Share IT knowledge framework session just getting underway #
    • #nc 2010 For IT shared knowledgebase which behavior is preferred – browsing or searching? MIT favors searching. #
    • Barriers to collab./self-imposed (not good enough)/unease with public info/ if I write about it I might have to support it /time #nc 2010 #
    • In workplace knowledge base less-than-perfect contributions need to be encouraged-they are good enough #nc 2010 #
    • Collab. knowledgebase presentation here: http://bit.ly/cMil4A #nc 2010 #
    • Knowledge Centered Support (KCS) methodology informed MIT's shared knowledgebase system – http://bit.ly/9J9BpX – #nc 2010 #
    • New usability book from guru Steve Krug — Rocket Surgery Made Easy – http://www.sensible.com/rocketsurgery – #nc 2010 #
    • U of Virginia working on Sakai function to pull in content from external web 2.0 like WordPress #yam #nc-2010 #
    • Vue is also open source vue.tufts.edu – and a flexible way to pull in things like tweets and represent data graphically #nc 2010 #
    • Vue.tufts.edu also integrates semantic web analysis w/OpenCalais #nc 2010 #
    • All you WordPress folks at #nc 2010 – come join me at the lunch roundtable #
    • Fellow #nc 2010 twitter team – can we all meet for a photo? How about at the afternoon refreshment break — 4pm at the back of the hall? #
    • At Email in the cloud #nc 2010 – Boston C. contrasted with UMass Boston #
    • Group votes staff-fac email mission critical – student email mostly nice but not essential #nc 2010 #
    • UMass Boston migrated student email to MS Outlook Live #nc 2010 over xmas break #
    • #nc 2010 Twitterers – we will meet for a photo at the reception tonight at 6 – look for @wedaman – you can't miss him – pass the word #
    • Last session of the day – all good but I'm ready for a nap! #nc 2010 #
  • On Twitter 2010-03-09 :

    • Gotta get through a budget meeting this morning-boo-then its off to Providence for #NC2010 Yah! #
    • RT @DrupalEdu: http://bit.ly/aYXUBb has been launched! #yam #
    • Starting the travel east, towards sunny Providence and #nc 2010 #
    • Enjoying a fish dinner at the bar of Providence's historic Biltmore hotel. #
    • Restaurants should be required to feature local musicians in the background music-at least 1 in 4? Let's support local art-locamusicavore #
    • The blackberry browser sucks – but websites should still deliver mobile browser-specific versions-low on graphics high on readability. #

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