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8 Things to Work on in 2022
Yay! It’s 2022! Boo! We’re still in pandemic mode! The last two years have been pretty weird, to say the least. And so far, it looks like 2022 might be yet another, let’s say, “interesting,” year. But...
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Experiments with Short Form Video
In January, I made a short time lapse video of me shoveling snow off my driveway (see the video embedded in this blog post if you’re interested!). Because I think doing that type of thing is sorta fun...
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Exploring Library Engagement Platforms, Tools, and Techniques
I have a new article in Computers in Libraries magazine that has been posted at Information Today, all about different types of Library Engagement Platforms. Here’s the beginning of the article:...
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Five Ways to Up your Library’s Mobile Game – new article
I have another new(ish) article in the April 2022 Computers in Libraries magazine. It’s focused on easy ways to make your customer’s mobile experience a better one. Here are my five points in the...
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Don’t Do Email Marketing Like This
I’m planning to go to ALA2022 in Washington DC at the end of June (well, like 90% sure). I’m starting to get vendor emails about the conference – mostly invites to breakfasts, private events, and...
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Smart Audio Report from NPR and Editor Research
I just read this report from Edison Research about smart audio.Here are some interesting stats from the report: 35% of Americans 18+ own a smart speaker62% use a voice assistant on a variety of...
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Copyright Takedown Notices – what to do when one hits you
View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Lee King (@davidleeking) Have you ever received one of those pesky automatic copyright takedown notices? They are so irritating. Especially when they...
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Level 2 Tech Center opens on Monday!
One of our recording studios I’m really looking forward to this – my library opens our new Level 2 Tech Center on Monday! What can you find there? A mix of really cool technology, including: Two small...
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Social Media Trends vs Your Message
Recently, I read this article that talked about TikTok and Instagram Reels. The article discusses the rise of TikTok and how Instagram Reels (and Instagram in general) is floundering. As an aside, not...
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Hung out with T is for Training
Last week, I was on the T is for Training Podcast (Maurice Coleman’s way-cool podcast). It was fun! We talked about my library’s experience during Covid, broadband initiatives, digital multimedia...
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Three Thoughts on Social Media and Twitter
It’s really weird to see [what was] a pretty stable social media channel like Twitter falter. Especially since it’s 16 years old! It was founded just before I moved to Topeka, and at this point I’ve...
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Playing with ChatGPT
Have you played with ChatGPT yet? I’ve been doing that the last couple of weeks. It’s fun! First – if you’re not familiar with ChatGPT – it’s basically an AI chatbot that is very conversational, and...
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3 AI Tools to Check Out (plus 1 bonus!)
Yes folks, the AI chatbot era has hit, big time. Some of you have been playing with ChatGPT, which has made a huge splash in recent months. It does a good enough job of writing things (i.e., student...
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Are We There Yet? Conversation with Paul Signorelli
I had a fun conversation recently with Paul Signorelli as part of Arizona State University’s ASU ShapingEDU | Are We There Yet? Capturing the Evolving New Now in Learning discussions. We touched on a...
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Librarians as AI Prompt Engineers
AI-generated image of a librarian! I heard about an interesting new job while at Computers in Libraries 2023 (great conference, by the way!) – an AI prompt engineer. What’s a prompt engineer? Here’s a...
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Can The News come from a library?
I read this article (found via infoDOCKET) earlier this week and found it pretty interesting! Could a local library … that’s already a community hub … that people trust … also be the place for local...
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AI Poetry Project – Creative Writing using ChatGPT
Robot reading by Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash A few months ago, I was part of an AI poetry project, which culminated in an article in Topeka Magazine – It’s Not a (Beep! Beep!) Poet (and it...
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Kansas License Plates … and Only Focusing on Internal Issues
Sometimes, Kansas makes the national news for the silliest things. This time, we made the news because of a poorly redesigned license plate (see the accompanying pic). The governor announced the...
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AI Art Project at the Library
My library has an art gallery … and earlier this year, they experimented with generative AI! Read the article on my library’s website for more info. The basics: library staff teamed up with Topeka...
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Social Media Review and Strategy Update for 2024
Hey – check out my newest article in Computers in Libraries (Dec 23 edition) – “Social Media Review and Strategy Update for 2024.” In the article, I cover: Some social media stats for 2023 a very...
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