Daily Thoughts 01/28/2012
I had a chance to update the Twitter and Facebook accounts for the library this morning. On a more personal note, I went and got a haircut which has nothing to do with this blog.
29% of US Adults Own a Tablet or an E-reader
http://mashable.com/2012/01/23/19-percent-adults-tablet/
E-reader software is also available for the PC and Personal Digital Assistants (another word for Smart Phones). This means that anyone with access to a computer or laptop probably has access to E-reader software.
The Mount Vernon Writers Network has updated their website with biographies and pictures. http://www.mvwn.org It is looking excellent.
Unpopular Mount Vernon LIbrary Director Leaves
http://www.lohud.com/article/20120127/NEWS02/301270018/Unpopular-Mount-Vernon-library-director-leaves-confidential-deal
I can only hope that we find someone positive who will be good for both the community and the library.
I read some more of Debt The First 5000 Years. The author is writing about Early Medieval Ireland where a persons honor and social status was measured in terms of cumal or slave girls. This was translated into cattle and silver. People literally had to pay debts of honor for insulting or harming another person. The greater ones social status the more value in terms of cumal. I found it interesting that to be a noble one had to have at least five cattle. This was before money was a regular medium of exchange. This book is full fascinating tidbits of information that I will probably will never use again.
Web Bits
J.R.R. Tolkien and George Orwell Removed from the Public Domain
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/j-r-r-tolkien-george-orwell-removed-from-public-domain_b45725
Moore's Law Publishing And Why Michael Fraser is right about generation Y.
http://blog.publishingtechnology.com/digital-solutions/moores-law-publishing/#.TyQaxj9uAkM.facebook
How Will Social Media Effect the E-book
http://socialtimes.com/how-will-social-media-affect-the-ebook_b88288
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