Sunday, August 10, 2008

Thing 12

After wandering through these social media sites (Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Mixx), I started wondering how I was going to sift through the tabloid type content to things I would consider worthwhile. Of each of the sites, Newsvine had the best pieces of journalism. I was reminded that, as with all Internet content, the source needs to be considered and evaluated to determine if something is credible. I guess I prefer some filters to reduce the trivial instead of depending on popular vote.

I don't think I would spend much time on sites like these. Just because a site or article is popular doesn't make it worthwhile...think celebrity babies.

Libraries need to be aware of the public's viewing habits, but this one is not for me.

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