http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/2009/01/28/uncontrolled-vocabulary-68-appeal-to-the-middle/ A weekly live interactive roundtable discussion of all things library, every Wednesday at 10 PM Eastern Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:28:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/2009/01/28/uncontrolled-vocabulary-68-appeal-to-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-928 bentley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:57:21 +0000 http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/?p=396#comment-928 About using YouTube for research: lately, Ive' been finding it very useful for how-tos -- either for actually how to do something or looking to demos to help with shopping decisions (e.g., does this equipment do what I want it to do?). About using YouTube for research: lately, Ive’ been finding it very useful for how-tos — either for actually how to do something or looking to demos to help with shopping decisions (e.g., does this equipment do what I want it to do?).

]]> http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/2009/01/28/uncontrolled-vocabulary-68-appeal-to-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Chris Zammarelli Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:24:07 +0000 http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/?p=396#comment-730 I just listened to the podcast, and I want to throw my two cents in about Wikipedia. Wikipedia has marketed itself as an encyclopedia that anyone can edit. If it has a formal review board, which is where this seems to be going, then it's killing off what it offered as its main selling point. It's not a bad thing, per se, but Wikipedia loses what made it interesting in the first place. It's just another encyclopedia, albeit one with more information about Hulk Hogan than you could possible want. I just listened to the podcast, and I want to throw my two cents in about Wikipedia. Wikipedia has marketed itself as an encyclopedia that anyone can edit. If it has a formal review board, which is where this seems to be going, then it’s killing off what it offered as its main selling point. It’s not a bad thing, per se, but Wikipedia loses what made it interesting in the first place. It’s just another encyclopedia, albeit one with more information about Hulk Hogan than you could possible want.

]]>