>btw, I'm not familiar with some of the jargon - is a "lurker" of tweeters a twitcher?
How about a "Tweetcher"? How you compare the reading of tweets to the competitive viewing of birds I'm not sure but I'm going to enjoy trying to find a tenuous connection there! :)
- n.
On 28/03/2012 12:14, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> OK, I'll 'fess up ...
>
>
> I'm Gordon Dunsire (retired early, working more than ever, but on my terms
> :-), and I do have a Twitter account, but I don't use it; I dread it taking
> up too much time (I'd feel obliged to respond, especially if I initiated
> whatever a tweet thread is called). I don't feel as though I'm missing out
> on anything (ignorance is bliss!). I may change my mind - this e-forum is
> encouraging, especially the idea of sampling a day's cataloguing activity -
> and I just posted my first blog (duly tweeted, but not actually by me ;-)
>
>
> btw, I'm not familiar with some of the jargon - is a "lurker" of tweeters a
> twitcher?
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Gordon
>
>
>
>
> On 28 March 2012 at 11:38 "C.J. Carty"<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I'd be really interested if any non-Twitter users were lurking in the
>> e-forum today, seems we're a mainly Twitter-friendly crowd so far.
>>
>> I've only had a smartphone for 6 months, so did used to tweet only from
> the
>> computer. The phone has made a huge difference and is why I now use
> Twitter
>> for preference over RSS feeds or even email.
>>
>> Celine
>>
>> On Mar 28 2012, Taylor, Wendy wrote:
>>
>>> Jennie raises a good point - a Smartphone is a real help if you want to
>>> access Twitter etc regularly. We haven't heard from anyone not using
>>> Twitter. I'm interested if one of the barriers is the thought of going
>>> online at the end of day in front of the computer? Are most people who
>>> are using Twitter using a Smartphone?
>>> Wendy
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>>> Librarian
>>> Sent: 28 March 2012 11:27
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] Welcome!
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I joined Twitter largely because I was going to Umbrella 2011, and there
>>> was so much publicity of the hashtag and I wanted to follow what was
>>> happening.
>>> I'm @mininglibrarian, and now I have a smartphone I find that I use it a
>>> lot more. I'm a solo librarian and it makes me feel more connected to
>>> the wider librarianship world. I do use it to ask work questions, I
>>> think I would find it hard to separate my work and personal friends in
>>> many ways.
>>>
>>> Facebook I use almost entirely as a personal thing, I do also manage an
>>> institutional page for the Institute as well though. I do use my
>>> personal account to "like" and join a few CILIP related pages and groups
>>> but I wouldn't seek out someone I met purely professionally on Facebook
>>> and "friend" them in the same way I would feel comfortable going and
>>> following them without, perhaps, even meeting them.
>>>
>>> Jennie Kelly
>>> North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers.
>>> Newcastle upon Tyne
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>>> Taylor, Wendy
>>> Sent: 28 March 2012 10:00
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: [CIG-E-FORUM] Welcome!
>>>
>>> Hello and welcome to the CIG eforum on social media in the cataloguing
>>> community!
>>>
>>> This morning we will be discussing individual and institutional use of
>>> Twitter and other social media. This afternoon, CIG are very pleased to
>>> welcome guest moderator Nicola Osborne, Social Media Officer for EDINA.
>>> Nicola wrote a live blog post for the recent CIGS Web 2.0 and metadata
>>> seminar
>>> (http://nicolaosborne.blogs.edina.ac.uk/2012/03/02/liveblog-cigs-web-2-0
>>> -and-metadata-seminar/); she also gave a presentation at the seminar on
>>> Developments in Web 2.0
>>> (http://prezi.com/yhvtvnly4evo/this-talk-is-meta-and-so-is-this-title/).
>> > From 1.30pm you will have the opportunity to ask Nicola questions about
>>> her presentation and she will also be introducing the topic of social
>>> media use in OPACs.
>>>
>>> But for now, we'd like people to introduce themselves and describe their
>>> use of Twitter and other social media for either personal or
>>> professional use.
>>> I'll start by saying my interest is probably greater than my knowledge!
>>> I have been on Twitter for a couple of years but have only really "got
>>> it" in the last few months as a valuable tool for CPD.
>>> I find it really useful for links to blogs and articles. I don't use
>>> Facebook anymore but I am on LinkedIn and am very interested in
>>> pinterest (I love the pretty pictures!). I work for the RNIB, which has
>>> Facebook and Twitter accounts, including an account dedicated to
>>> accessible reading @RNIBread.
>>>
>>> So, what about you? Please share, whatever your level of experience -
>>> whether you're a twitterholic or you think that tweets should be left to
>>> the birds, we'd love to hear from you.
>>>
>>> Wendy (@mrswtaylor)
>>>
>>> Wendy Taylor
>>> Librarian, Bibliographic Services
>>> RNIB National Library Service
>>> Far Cromwell Road, Bredbury, Stockport. SK6 2SG
>>>
>>> t: 0161 355 2093
>>> e: [log in to unmask]
>>> w: www.rnib.org.uk
>>>
>>> Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/rnibuk Follow us on twitter:
>>> www.twitter.com/rnib
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> English Cataloguing
>> Cambridge University Library
>> Cambridge CB3 9DR
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