23 Mobile Things - Thing 14 : Videos

Thing 14 “With mobile devices that have cameras, it’s so easy to record videos and store them on your device or share them with the world, and people are sharing videos at the highest rates in history. YouTube Statistics claims that over 100 hours of video are uploaded every minute. Yes, every minute. And that’s just YouTube.”

I've been making videos in a variety of formats over the years-- via VHS (yes, direct to the big, old VHS tapes & yes, I'm that old), 8mm Sony Handcam, digital camera, and with my iPhone's camera. But I've not tried any of the video apps-- until now. 

Vine
I thought I'd give Vine a try just to see what I could do in 6 seconds. 6 seconds should work and be okay, yes? Well, my 1st attempt (link via graphic below) shows a few things-- my hands shake too much, and I tried to lump too much content into that little time frame (it makes me rather dizzy to watch). I did not include any sound-- not for a 1st try. 

My 1st Vine

But, like many things, this was a learning experience and a chance to think about how this could be used. What I learned? Don't try to string 6-7 things into one 6 second video using the stop/start. Maybe just make it 3 things or use a subject that doesn't require stop/start? Although my mind right now isn't coming up with any great ideas for that. Maybe I'll let our student ambassadors give it a try & see what they can do for the library with only a 6 second video?  

Thing 14 -- LibraryThing

03/12/2008

LibraryThing -- okay, I'm hooked! I had looked at this before and wondered hmmm, would I use it? So now with the assignment to add a few books I did so ... then I added a few more ... now I'm trying to remember all the books I've read over the years .... agghhh!!! :))) Okay back to Earth ... I'll just try to keep up with what I'm reading now and add as I go ... and IF I happen to remember a title from back when then I'll add that too.

So off to the right you should be able to view "Book Titles in My LibraryThing" ... a few random covers should appear. And there should be a link to my catalog otherwise just click here on my catalog.

Here's an example of LibraryThing in use that came across a listserv e-mail this morning from the U of MN libraries. One thing I wish it could do is link directly to their catalog as an option vs. only to Amazon.com.