So does anyone use Teleflip https://www1.teleflip.com/ (converts your email into a text message sent to your phone) or a similar service?  I was reading a post from 2006 http://www.librarycrunch.com/2006/01/easily_pushing_info_via_text_m.html  which got me started on this subject.
I can see where it would be so handy to be able to receive emails from your personal or business accounts without having [...]

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No - I’m not talking about walkers.  A friend forwarded this blog post to me about “The importance of the mobile web”     http://www.semanticlibrary.net/2008/04/17/the-importance-of-the-mobile-web/  The article zings through a lot of interesting topics but I ended up thinking about the future. 
Any digital native worth their salt is using portable devices - texting, listening, sending images, viewing, etc.    BUT…wait! We [...]

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Did I hear someone say they were going to do the portable “hot dog” cart idea and take the library on the road?  Maybe at BSU?  See these pix from Penn State Berks - these guys are outside their hallowed halls hawking their library wares with a “hot dog” or “ice cream” cart and umbrella.  I’d [...]

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Did y’all hear that OverDrive will be releasing e-audiobooks that are iPod/Mac compatible in June or July?  Is the same thing happening for NetLibrary and wouldn’t THAT be great!  I know we are going to have some happy listeners.  Glenna/Infomaven

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I know websites are soooo yesterday but they still remain the virtual billboard/branch for most libraries - the place to display or deploy all the virtual toys we love to use and share.  So this post is about YOUR library website, which often evokes a love/hate response from staff.  Do you really respect your website?  Or is it [...]

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