The document discusses alternatives for skeptics who want to be active online without starting another blog or podcast. It notes that there are already hundreds of skeptic blogs and podcasts producing large amounts of new content daily. Instead, it recommends eight low-effort activities that can make a difference, such as shopping through affiliate links to support skeptic sites, answering questions on Skeptics Stack Exchange, editing Wikipedia, archiving claims from psychics and others, curating and organizing existing content by topic, and specializing in a particular niche area to avoid being overwhelmed by the volume of information.
A practical overview of potential uses for Web2.0 in library services.
Delivered by Phil Bradley, Freelance Librarian and Internet Consultant.
Part of Enterprise, engagement and new communication: Web2.0 in the library, which was organised by CILIP in Scotland (CILIPS) and took place 2 Jul 2009.
Social media can be a super-effective tool to market your business or it can be a black hole that keeps you from getting any work done! Take charge of your social media outreach with these tips and tools.
A practical overview of potential uses for Web2.0 in library services.
Delivered by Phil Bradley, Freelance Librarian and Internet Consultant.
Part of Enterprise, engagement and new communication: Web2.0 in the library, which was organised by CILIP in Scotland (CILIPS) and took place 2 Jul 2009.
Social media can be a super-effective tool to market your business or it can be a black hole that keeps you from getting any work done! Take charge of your social media outreach with these tips and tools.
Tcuk2011 - How can social media work for youLee Mullin
Presented at the Technical Communications UK conference in 2011, talking about how the lessons of successful social media in music can be passed across to a technical environment.
What is a blog and how can it help family historians?
This is a two-part presentation given to the Ku-Ring-Gai Historical Society in May 2011. Some sites shown may look different now.
Houston Association Of Realtors Digital Spring Training Camp 2010Doug Devitre
Overcome technology trouble by transforming your mind from prehistoric times to the 21st Century. Implement easy to use systems at a fraction of the cost for both the beginner and experienced real estate professional during this entertaining session with Terry the Tyrannosaurus.
The seminar was presented in March 2012 to the Canadian Association of Professional Speaker's Toronto Chapter.
It's a step be step guide to creating your own social media and internet strategy.
Wikipedia represents a tremendous opportunity for skeptical outreach. But skeptics must make an effort to work within the existing rules. This presentation makes the case for why Wikipedia is such an opportunity, and then gives some tips on how skeptics can contribute.
This "In Memoriam" presentation lists skeptics, scientists and others relevant to scientific skepticism who have died between July 2010 and July 2011. It ran at the James Randi Educational Foundation's Amazing Meeting 9 (TAM9) in Las Vegas on July 16, 2011 for the 1,650 attendees.
This reel of notable believers in pseudoscience & the paranormal ran during the breaks at the James Randi Educational Foundation's conference The Amazing Meeting 8 in Las Vegas on July 9 & 10, 2010.
Tcuk2011 - How can social media work for youLee Mullin
Presented at the Technical Communications UK conference in 2011, talking about how the lessons of successful social media in music can be passed across to a technical environment.
What is a blog and how can it help family historians?
This is a two-part presentation given to the Ku-Ring-Gai Historical Society in May 2011. Some sites shown may look different now.
Houston Association Of Realtors Digital Spring Training Camp 2010Doug Devitre
Overcome technology trouble by transforming your mind from prehistoric times to the 21st Century. Implement easy to use systems at a fraction of the cost for both the beginner and experienced real estate professional during this entertaining session with Terry the Tyrannosaurus.
The seminar was presented in March 2012 to the Canadian Association of Professional Speaker's Toronto Chapter.
It's a step be step guide to creating your own social media and internet strategy.
Wikipedia represents a tremendous opportunity for skeptical outreach. But skeptics must make an effort to work within the existing rules. This presentation makes the case for why Wikipedia is such an opportunity, and then gives some tips on how skeptics can contribute.
This "In Memoriam" presentation lists skeptics, scientists and others relevant to scientific skepticism who have died between July 2010 and July 2011. It ran at the James Randi Educational Foundation's Amazing Meeting 9 (TAM9) in Las Vegas on July 16, 2011 for the 1,650 attendees.
This reel of notable believers in pseudoscience & the paranormal ran during the breaks at the James Randi Educational Foundation's conference The Amazing Meeting 8 in Las Vegas on July 9 & 10, 2010.
This reel of notable skeptics of pseudoscience & the paranormal ran during the breaks at the James Randi Educational Foundation's conference The Amazing Meeting 8 in Las Vegas on July 9 & 10, 2010.
How to Judge the Quality of a WIkipedia PageTim Farley
A how-to to guide a skeptical reader of Wikipedia in assessing the relative quality of a randomly selected Wikipedia page. This includes using the tools built into Wikipedia as well as external tools like WikiTrust.
Every year the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) presents The Amaz!ng Meeting (TAM) in Las Vegas, about science, skepticism and critical thinking. This In Memoriam reel ran July 13 and July 14 at TAM2012 to take note of people relating to skepticism who have died in the past 12 months. http://randi.org
Social Media 101: A Taste of the Tools that are Changing the WorldLee Aase
My presentation to the Thursday Noon Rochester MN Rotary Club as an introduction to social media, with examples of what I'm doing personally and how we are using social media at Mayo Clinic.
IWMW 2004: Socrates Building an intranet for the UK Research CouncilsIWMW
Slides for plenary talk on "Socrates Building an intranet for the UK Research Councils" given at the IWMW 2004 event held at the University of Birmingham on 27-29 July 2004.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2004/talks/brown/
Has your library discussed creating a Flickr account? A MySpace teen site? Creating a blog? David discusses the current social networking transformation taking place, and applies those changes to a library setting. Then David discusses the changes a library needs to make to meet and participate in our new online, participatory world.
My Dutch Uncle's social media czar, Spencer Doyle and social media coach Janet Fouts discuss tools and strategies to help you get more done in less time with social media.
Becoming a more productive Rails DeveloperJohn McCaffrey
A presentation by John McCaffrey of RailsPerformance.com on how to manage technical information, ask technical questions, expand Ruby and Rails knowledge, and work on interesting side projects for open source, non-profits or as a freelancer
This presentation is the full version of one I'm delivering several times in September 2009, and is posted here for reference. It's updated with some of our latest Mayo Clinic social media activities.
Becoming a more Productive Rails DeveloperJohn McCaffrey
Tips and tricks for how to accelerate your technical learning, take better notes, search in the right places, get help faster, solidify your understanding and hold on to what you've learned.
27. Edit Wikipedia
• Many levels of involvement
– Fixing simple typos
– WriEng whole arEcles
• Can spend as liTle or as much Eme as you have
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• See my 2010 presentaEon
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