1000 Years from Now
I liked this video which shows what could happen if libraries devolve and future historians depend on Google for their research. Futuristic Documentary: "Everything You Thought You Knew About The Beatles is Wrong" [Gawker TV) File under humour. Enjoy. Stephen

Small Business Marketing
OK, libraries aren't in some respects small businesses - but we can learn from other sectors and branches aren't that different from retail locations in some aspects. I recommend that you review this free book of the revised and freshly updated: Let’s Talk: Social Media for Small Business. You can grab a copy from the

It's that time of...
It's that time of year again - trends and predictions. Trendwatching.com's 2010 Trend Briefing is out. Here are the 10 big trends highlighted in the report this year. "1. BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL | Forget the recession: the societal changes that will dominate 2010 were set in motion way before we temporarily stared into the abyss. 2. URBANY | Urban culture is the culture. Extreme urbanization, in 2010, 2011, 2012 and far beyond will lead to more sophisticated and demanding consumers around the world. 3. REAL-TIME REVIEWS | Whatever it is you're selling or launching in 2010, it will be reviewed 'en mas

How our brains learned to read
Fascinating post at CultureLab. "Today we are readers. Evidence suggests that reading - which depends on an alphabet, writing materials, papyrus and such - is only about 5000 years old. The brain in its modern form is about 200,000 years old, yet brain imaging shows reading taking place in the same way and in the same place in all brains. To within a few millimetres, human brains share a reading hotspot - what Stanislas Dehaene calls the "letterbox" - on the bottom of the left hemisphere."

Eight ways to kill an idea
I love this from FLIRTing with the Crowds, All things social in design, business & technology: Eight ways to kill an idea So true. Stephen