tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833882.post7126477165518527020..comments2024-01-29T05:11:29.607-05:00Comments on Helene Blowers |: Social CurrencyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833882.post-13546459491908088012009-10-16T17:04:12.504-04:002009-10-16T17:04:12.504-04:00Helen; Social currency is a great topic. The Ing...Helen; Social currency is a great topic. The Ingenesist Project has published a specification for an innovation economy built on a platform of social media. <br /><br />One of the key components is the classification scheme for a knowledge inventory. Since knowledge is a derivative of information and information is warehoused in libraries, it is logical the libraries would house the community knowledge inventory. Librarians need to see this connection because innovation is a derivative of knowledge. Innovation is largely the source of all wealth. <br /><br />The opportunities for libraries are huge, unfortunately they don't get it. I have tried to explain - still they don't get it. It looks like the Amazon.com classification system will work equally as well. Will they get it? <br /><br />Let me know if I can help...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373936539533309281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833882.post-91483205497174013032009-03-23T13:59:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:59:00.000-04:00What a great way to talk about social currency...t...What a great way to talk about social currency...the spreading of a joke. I particularly like the joke metaphor because it is fun, accessible and reminds us to take ourselves more lightly. <BR/>TonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833882.post-83271017404004530882009-03-20T00:31:00.000-04:002009-03-20T00:31:00.000-04:00Library can surely bring us value. It's the intel...Library can surely bring us value. It's the intellectual currency which is freely given away by the govt or other organizations, which is not afraid of inflation. :)<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with you about the importance of jokes and other funny stuffs in our social life.<BR/><BR/>That's why I "save" my fun stuffs. Check out http://9gag.com to have fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com