Blogging for the Future

Blogs are a nice idea when one thinks about them. Ideas that one writes down so that others can read, but I wonder how many people will actually read a library blog. I just do not see them as being a highly popular item that librarians should use as tools. Potentially a programming blog might be worthwhile, but even then, is it worth the time and effort. The question becomes if blogs are an actual sustainable tool or a passing fad. I feel they are a passing fad.

Tracking and Apple

With all of this bad press about Apple and tracking, one has to wonder how people let them get away with personal information privacy invasion. Whether this information is to be used for advertising purposes or worse, no one knows and really should not care. Yes, complete information control is a scary thing, but the end goal is not necessarily the issue. It is the fact that there is technology out there that can gather everything about people. It is also that people seem to not care at all. I am not saying people need to throw away everything Apple related (or Android) but should remain aware and vocal about not letting technology do this.

Net Neutrality

Congress wants to eliminate Net Neutrality and say the FCC has no power over it. This could be unfortunate for regular users of the internet, for this eliminates the potential of an equal internet. Though right away there might not be a difference, this sets up a future of unequal internet.

CSS

Using the external CSS had been tough at first, but I figured it out and was really proud of myself. At first I thought I would need help from a Ms. Rachael Troianos, butttttt I figured it out before she could get there. I am very happy that i was able to accomplish this on my own. What a feat!

Amazon and Kindle

As libraries start looking at Kindles to use in libraries (or ebooks in general) Amazon comes out with a Kindle that is cheaper but includes advertising. As a staunch anticapitalist and library advocate, I could not say that this is something libraries should invest in. Yet, at the same time I can see it be appealing for libraries to get to be involved in the market of ebooks. I hope that this will force people to realize that e-readers are cheap and that there should be ways of providing them to places that need them (i.e. libraries) for a cheap price.

GoogleArt

Google has made a GoogleArts section of their website. They are working with art museums and historical communities. For me, I wonder how this will relate with the problems with GoogleBooks and copyright concerns. I guess we will see, but for me it is another way Google is taking over the information fields, rather than helping or accompanying them.