1. Humbling article about excuses for not using Twitter. My primary one-I don't have enough to say is number one...and apparently that just means I'm boring. Ooops....
2. Library Thing- I already had an account, but admittedly I hadn't updated it since my undergrad days. I'm glad to have an excuse to take it up again. Some of the YA lists were very helpful for me when I was just starting out-some of the discussions in that genre are also highly amusing. Somehow I don't mind sharing my book preferences as much...since it's sort of my job anyway. With children's books it can also be helpful to see where the overlap is between authors when making recommendations. I also trust these reviewers a little more than the general public since they skew teachers/librarians on that group. I also hadn't been on it since the whole Twilight phenomenon exploded and it was interesting to read some of the commentary on that series. It's a game-changer for YA in terms of marketing and programming, for sure. I'm also interested in how middle school libraries choose to collect it-some only collect the first, some try to avoid it altogether...interesting...
3. Image generators- I'm a big fan of the mock-inspiration posters (the above is a tribute to D.-thought it would amuse you!): I will save so much time with these when making posters for events, especially the comics generators, since I'm not "artsy." Any image generator that can be used as a profile pic, especially the Mad Men one that was popular over the summer, is sure to capture people's attention.
4. Interesting discussion about cultural authenticity last week on SLJ's Heavy Medal blog...I'll post on my other blog (see profile) about it...
Amanda, they say bread is life! You'll have to show me how you did this... Darcie
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