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Welcome to the Pierce County Library System Webmaster Blog. Here you will find topics on Web services, Use and Usability as well as information on the latest in technology, new methodologies, and some other cool stuff...

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  • Pierce County Library Catalog Google Gadget 5/4/2009 10:31 AM
  • Add the Pierce County Library Catalog Search Gadget to your iGoogle page.
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  • What do you like about having and using your Pierce County Library Card? 9/6/2007 12:55 PM
  • What do you like about having and using your Pierce County Library Card?
    23 comments
  • Too busy for books? 8/18/2007 1:39 PM
  • DailyLit.com lets you get your narrative fix via email and RSS feed - perfect for a quick read on your iPhone. Tomes are broken down into bite-size installments you can consume in less than five minutes. Choose from more than 500 classics like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Lawrence Lessig's Free Culture.
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  • Build Your Own Social Network Site in Minutes 7/25/2007 1:51 PM
  • The news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing their best to reduce the fundamental features of these websites to mere commodities.
    1 comment
  • Bring E-Mail to Life with 3D Mailbox 7/20/2007 9:28 AM
  • 3D Mailbox delivers a fantastic, smarter e-mail experience. Immerse yourself in 3-D as you read and write your mail. Relax to the sounds of the ocean, seagulls, and cool tunes. Hang with your mail poolside, or feed your spam to the sharks! Deleting spam is so much fun, you may wish you had more!
    1 comment
  • Why do most snooze buttons only give you nine more minutes of sleep? 7/9/2007 7:49 PM
  • Why do most snooze buttons only give you nine more minutes of sleep?
    8 comments
  • What Do You Like Most About Using Your Pierce County Library Card? 6/12/2007 9:58 AM
  • Pierce County Library System is having its first ever library card drive in September. Please share your favorite memories of getting, having, and using your library card.
    2 comments
  • Cute Up Your Google Pages with iGoogle 5/3/2007 8:22 AM
  • The Japanese have a word for their unique form of cute culture dominated by Miffy, Hello Kitty and those big-eyed school girl ninja warrior anime characters. The word is kawaii.
    2 comments
  • This Day In Tech: The World's First Spam 5/1/2007 3:08 PM
  • The first known commercial spam appeared in 1994.
    2 comments
  • Ms. Dewey Virtual Search Engine - What's Next? 4/13/2007 6:57 PM
  • Ms. Dewey is a virtual librarian who performs internet searches with commentary.
    4 comments
  • The Ubiquitous 404 Error 4/10/2007 2:15 PM
  • 404 is an error message that means that the page you asked for has moved or been deleted, or that you have typed the address incorrectly.
    2 comments
  • Video marketing with a new twist 3/30/2007 6:45 PM
  • This video was made without special effects, NO compositing and definitely no tricks. You must see it to believe. The best projection technology yet.
    1 comment
  • Karaoke files now available for your iPod 3/21/2007 6:25 PM
  • This is the first installment of many that is delivered from a series of video interviews brought to you by technologyevangelist.com focusing on immerging technologies. In this installment you will learn about Dopi Karaoke. Dopi Karaoke has karaoke files for iPods and other portable video devices. These are videos that give both the music and the text of the song.
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  • Pierce County Library - Favicon 3/8/2007 2:04 PM
  • A favicon (short for "Favorites icon"), also known as a page icon, is an icon associated with a particular Web site or Web page. A web designer can create such an icon, and many graphical web browsers—such as recent versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, and Konqueror—can then make use of them.
    2 comments
  • Jargon Watch - Frankenbuild 2/26/2007 8:23 AM
  • A look into the Jargon word - Frankenbuild.
    2 comments
  • ThickBox Modal 2/5/2007 11:57 AM
  • First came GreyBox then LightBox now ThickBox.
    5 comments
  • Google Maps adds Click-to-Call feature 1/9/2007 8:13 AM
  • Google will make the call for you - Free
    1 comment
  • Web 2.0 - What is it and what does it mean to me? 11/6/2006 11:38 AM
  • Wikipedia defines Web 2.0 as a supposed second-generation of Internet-based services such as social networking sites, wikis, and communication tools that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
    1 comment
  • Blogs, RSS and Pod Casting Oh My! 11/6/2006 8:19 AM
  • Are Blogs, RSS and Pod Casting just another passing techno fad?
    2 comments
  • Guided tour of our new Web site 10/13/2006 10:39 AM
  • Take a short guided tour of the new Web site.
    2 comments
  • New Pierce County Library Web site 10/13/2006 8:21 AM
  • Another new Web interface... Or is it?
    17 comments

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