Poets & Writers does the LibraryThing
The new issue of Poets & Writers has an article on LibraryThing, Strangers Meet in Virtual Libraries, by C. Max Magee (blog). It's tackles the social side of LibraryThing nicely, drawing on an interview with Tim and with LT user Grunin. I like this part:
I know many LT users are also authors, so I'll mention that the issue also includes the article The Writer's Web Site, by Sue Bowness, advising writers on how to get a web site. It's a good, basic introduction to some of the issues, but—speaking as an ex-SEO guru—the advice about Search Engine Optimization is off-base.
PS: This is Tim, reworking a post of Abby's as she works on the tshirt issue.
"Bibliophiles are easy to spot at cocktail parties. They are the ones lingering near the host's bookshelves, their heads cocked at a forty-five-degree angle, scanning the collection of books and comparing it to their own."
I know many LT users are also authors, so I'll mention that the issue also includes the article The Writer's Web Site, by Sue Bowness, advising writers on how to get a web site. It's a good, basic introduction to some of the issues, but—speaking as an ex-SEO guru—the advice about Search Engine Optimization is off-base.
PS: This is Tim, reworking a post of Abby's as she works on the tshirt issue.
posted by Abby at 11:27 AM
12 Comments:
HAHAHA that´s me.S I was caught being antisocial the other night, unfortunately most of the titles were in Spanish.
Wait, what was you?
I think candice was referring to this: "Bibliophiles are easy to spot at cocktail parties. They are the ones lingering near the host's bookshelves, their heads cocked at a forty-five-degree angle, scanning the collection of books and comparing it to their own."
"I know many LT users are also authors . . ."
Speaking of which, when are you going to put a nice link to the LT Authors page somewhere?
"when are you going to put a nice link to the LT Authors page somewhere"
How about... now? (See the Zeitgeist page.)
"How about... now? (See the Zeitgeist page.) "
Thanks, Tim!
Well, think of the bibliophile's other option. It isn't anti-social it is SUPRA-social.
Personally, I'm looking at the books to see if they're older editions, and make sure the "Oprah" logo isn't on them.
If it is, I usually steal the silverware.
I like that part too. I always have to check out the bookshelf. It tells you way more than a medicine cabinet!
I love this blog. It definitely would survive Albright's "Blog Harvest"... Actually, the title is just freaking cool. Libraries are awesome. Hey, check out this site: http://eventuallypublished.blog.com
Very enjoyable.
lol Great blog!!
That's where I found out about Library Thing from my good ol' Poets and Writers mag! I love it. It's that first batch of putting all the books in that is time consuming, after that it's so low maintenance and a great resource.
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