New Discussions at Free Government Information April 30, 2007

===============================Subscribe to the new FGI podcast feed, now featuring selected recordings from the just closed Spring 2007 Depository Library Council. Plug in http://feeds.feedburner.com/FgiPodcast into iTunes or your favorite podcatcher software. Or see http://freegovinfo.info/node/1095 for details. A HUGE thank you to James Staub for doing the recording and upload work.
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Majority of States have government podcasters

As you might have seen from Twitter , I’ve undertaken a major update of a government podcasts directory at http://freegovinfo.info/node/174.
I thought you all might be interested in knowing that a majority of states (27) in the United States have a least one government agency podcasting. I wonder how that proportion (54%) of podcasting states compares [...]

Tivo the Crack of the 2000s?

Is TiVO the crack of the 21st Century? For a yes answer, read Damn Shel Holtz to hell!
I don’t have Tivo, but I think NetFlix and a large DVD library come close. Or Twitter.

Twitter me this, Batman!

At some point, I’m going to have to learn to say no to some new social media technology.
But until then, consider friending me at http://www.twitter.com/dcornwall.
Blame For Immediate Release, Rochelle and Casa Grande library if you’d like.
If I find really interesting uses for Twitter, I’ll report back.

My First Podcast Feed / New Discussions at FGI 4/23/2007

===============================Subscribe to the new FGI podcast feed, now featuring selected recordings from the just closed Spring 2007 Depository Library Council. Plug in http://feeds.feedburner.com/FgiPodcast into iTunes or your favorite podcatcher software. Or see http://freegovinfo.info/node/1095 for details. A HUGE thank you to James Staub for doing the recording and upload work.
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When on Ning, Give me a ring!

I just noticed that Newkirk Barnes, FGI’s April BOTM has a profile on the Ning-powered Library 2.0 Network. Taking a stroll to that site revealed several other documents librarians as well as other social-media oriented folks.
So what could I do but establish an account of my own?
A few features that I found really nice:

It plays [...]

Need an Appointment? Start a fire!

Recently, I came across this reading in 2 Samuel 14:29-32 that offered effective advice on getting to see people who won’t give you the time of day:
=========================Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without appearing before the king. Then he summoned Joab to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. [...]

Will MySpacers Suffer the Martyrdom of Stephen?

No, not the man in the Book of Acts. Stephen Abrams, SirsiDynix Exec, blogger and overall tech guru recently wrote a troubling entry of how he was booted off MySpace. He relates how his account was terminated by a form letter that stated he was being thrown off MySpace for a number of possible reasons, [...]

Close up Eagles

Close up Eagles
Originally uploaded by AlaskanLibrarian.
Spring really is coming as shown by these eagles hanging out on an old hunk of metal out my back yard.
They are a welcome sight!

Iraq lacks maritime boundary with Iran - CIA

I was happy to read that Iran had freed the British sailors it had captured. I know there’s been talk of how Iran “knew” that the Brits had been in Iraqi waters but took them anyway.
Like much else in the Middle East, the truth is a little murkier. Even the CIA admits there is no [...]