Social media anyone?

A couple of interesting links from iLibrarian:

Adult Social Network Users Quadruples Over Four Years
7 Reasons Your Social Media Marketing Failed (and how to fix it!)

Blast from the past: both informative and fun!

From History of the Internet: 1957- via Stephen's Lighthouse by stephen on 1/9/09
Amazing how far we've come in so little time


From Information Video via Stephen's Lighthouse by stephen on 1/10/09

Strangely, a lot of the information contained in this video remains the same, although methods have certainly changed. Worth watching for the snappy dressing of the librarians alone!

The Librarian, 1947

Obama's Reading

Apparently, PE Obama is quite the reader. Want to read along? Just follow the link:

Under the Radar: the Obama Book Club: What Is the President Reading?
via The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr on 1/10/09

Bestsellers of 2008

The top 100 titles of 2008
via USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories on 1/14/09

Different from the "best of" list, this is a list of bestsellers according to USAToday

Best of 2008

Readersadvisoronline.com has nearly reached the end of their list of lists.

RAO’s Cumulative List of Lists of the Year’s Best Books
via The Reader's Advisor Online Blog