Internet 2020

 

Some predictions for what the internet will look like in 2020, covering trends in mobile, laptop, social media like Facebook and Twitter, low-cost computer hardware, high speed networks and corporate evolution. Prepared for the LA2M marketing lunch meeting, 14 May 2013.

Source from  Ed Vielmetti
http://vielmetti.typepad.com/vacuum/2013/05/internet-2020.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Vacuum+%28Vacuum%29

HootSuite -Social media management

HootSuite is a social media management system for brand management created by Ryan Holmes in 2008. The system’s user interface takes the form of a dashboard, and supports social network integrations for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Foursquare, MySpace, WordPress

Instead of visiting every social network every day and posting separate status updates, set up a social media hub where you can access your customized dashboard and monitor and post to them all at single dashboard.

Start by signing up for a HootSuite account here: https://hootsuite.com

1400+ International Library Related Conferences

Whether you’re a speaker looking to find relevant events to pitch your talks or an ambitious librarian seeking new conferences for professional development, these directories will point you in the right direction. Each of these resources is up-to-date with all of the most current library meetings and events.

Source : http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/1400-international-library-related-conferences/

 

10 libraries to visit with Google Street View

http://ebookfriendly.com/2013/03/22/10-libraries-to-visit-with-google-street-view/

Koha 3.12.0 released

 Koha 3.12.0, the latest stable version is released on 19 th may 2013.

  http://koha-community.org/

WiinkZ

WiinkZ is a multi-search giving you access to the best engines worldwide in many topics like images, movies, jobs, recipes, torrents, mp3s.

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens

E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages

Read full @ Source : http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=reading-paper-screens