Hashtags and Tweets
Posted by Zak Mensah on Friday 28 August 2009
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Do you want to increase the amount of people that find and then follow your Tweets on Twittter?
If yes then have you thought of using Hashtags (#hashtags)?
Hashtags are used by the Twitter community as a way of identfying and tracking Tweets of particular interest.
For an intorduction to #hashtags and some uselful tips on how they might be used visit Twitter Fan Wiki
Happy tweeting
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iTunes U in practice
Posted by Zak Mensah on Friday 28 August 2009
Tags: case studies | e-learning | podcasts |With a handful of universities in the UK starting to use iTunes U for delivering their audio and video productions online, Barry Cornelius from Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS) has shared this account of Oxford University's use of iTunes U. Oxford started using iTunes U in October 2008 and now hosts links to a wealth of audio and video resources, the most popular ones being downloaded 2500 times a week!
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DIY Internet radio station
Posted by Steve Hull on Tuesday 25 August 2009
Tags: delivery | music |S3FM is a simple facility that lets anyone create their own Web-based radio station.
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Can you name this photographer?
Posted by Zak Mensah on Monday 24 August 2009
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Job vacancy - Service Manager
Posted by Zak Mensah on Monday 24 August 2009
Tags: news |Salary: £38,757 (pro rata)
Deadline: 14th September 2009, 9am
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Updated advice document - audio digitisation service providers
Posted by Zak Mensah on Thursday 20 August 2009
Tags: news |The Digitisation Services document has been updated to include audio in addition to still image and moving image digitisation service providers.
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New doc - bookmarking
Posted by Zak Mensah on Thursday 20 August 2009
Tags: news |We have just released an advicement document about the use of the Delicious bookmark web service. The service is worth considering for anybody who needs to manage many bookmarks, I for example have 2446 to date and consider it to be one of the best web services for me (along with Dropbox). Thoughts/uses of Delicious welcome in the comments.
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New workshop - Digitising Analogue Audio Resources, 15th December 2009
Posted by Zak Mensah on Monday 17 August 2009
Tags: news |A new addition to next terms training timetable is Digitising Analogue Audio, a full-day hands on introductory workshop covering the essential aspects of digitising audio resources to archival standards. Starting on th 15th of December 2009.

Photo by mab @ flikr on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons license
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That sounds cheap
Posted by Zak Mensah on Friday 14 August 2009
Tags: finding audio | music | sound recordings |We are often being asked about where to find copyright-free sound resources online for use in teaching and learning, especially for creating new media.
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Cover creation timelapse
Posted by Zak Mensah on Wednesday 12 August 2009
Tags: inspiration | time-lapse | video | workflow |I just came across a great time-lapse video (3:17) detailing the creation of a cover for Macworld magazine. Peter details it in full on his website, including hardware used and the overall process. Well worth a watch if you have never seen the effort it takes to create a professional photo and cover design.
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One year on
Posted by Zak Mensah on Monday 10 August 2009
Tags: e-learning |Today marks one year on as JISC Digital Media’s sole e-Learning Officer and being back in Bristol. Due to a lack of memory I wont reflect too much but noticeable points include the following:
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Sounds of the Brum-derground
Posted by Zak Mensah on Friday 07 August 2009
Tags: digital collections | music | sound recordings |The Birmingham Music Archive (BMA) is a cracking new project spearheaded by Jez Collins as a collaboration between Birmingham Central Library and Birmingham City University.
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Free-to-attend digitisation seminars
Posted by Zak Mensah on Wednesday 05 August 2009
Tags: digital collections | digital preservation | digitisation | event | news | training |JISC Digital Media have just announced a series of free-to-attend seminars in September.



