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"If you are interested in understanding what content curation is all about and where's its key value, you will find this material relevant to your learning goal. In this reading collection you can see how curation can be a fantastic instrument for learning, journalism and marketing, as it provides the means to create value, to find unique resources and to illustrate them, and in this process it showcases your competence and expertise on the matter (or the one of your company / organization). "

"Admit it. Sometimes, your Twitter life is messy. You follow hundreds of people - maybe thousands. Staring at your timeline is about as intelligible as reading a stock ticker. How do you bring organization to your Twitter life? How do you rise above the confusion, cut through the complexity, and become a superstar on Twitter? You learn these 15 Twitter hacks. Once you pick up on these power user features, you'll become a Twitter ninja in no time."

education is an evolution rather than a revolution

Facebook. Flickr. Google+. Pinterest. Tumblr. Twitter. Yelp. The list of social networking sites is almost endless, bringing huge potential (and some headaches) to librarians nationwide. Will libraries continue to be able to keep up with the rapid- almost instantaneous-changes in technology and social networking? The consensus is: Yes.

This is link is part of the American Library Association 2013 State of American Libraries report. This part pertains to social networking and delineates some of the current problems and potential benefits of libraries using social networking sites. One potential benefit discussed in this section of the report is that libraries, particularly public libraries, can use social media to reach out to teens. As a result of this, teens may become lifelong learners and lifelong library users.

Sounds useful for the assignment for those looking at academic libraries

Thanks Maddy - very relevant :)

This list of Victorian Public Library Web 2.0 sites was last updated in 2010 but it illustrates just how many libraries had embraced Library 2.0 and I'm sure many more have climbed on the train since.

School Libraries 21C Report - my other bible.

"View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/clay-shirky... While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter, and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-down control of news is changing the nature of politics."

Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks at the National Press Club on February 2, 2015. Photo: Stefan Postles Controversial data retention laws will pass parliament next month if the federal government gets its way. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has written to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten urging Labor to expedite through parliament new powers which force telecommunications companies to store metadata for two years.

"Schools have always been charged with the task of producing good citizens. But how has our definition of a "good citizen" changed over the ages?"

"Twitter is real. The connections that are forged by communicating, sharing and learning together as teachers are real. Twitter is real. Twitter as a platform to bring educators from around the world together to string their learning and conversations together."

Facebook has big plans for Messenger. The chat app isn't just going to be a quick way to hit up your friends, it's going to be a comprehensive platform that lets you do... almost anything. Send stickers, GIFs, check shipments, chat with businesses, and the list goes on.