Guess the secret's out about how non-threatening and easy it is to do the Twitter thing. Oprah's doing it. The dude from "Dude, where's my car?" is doing it. OCLC's doing it. Sure, you'll get the lame status update sandwiched with the newest programming news from PBS, but it's all on who you follow, follow? Still, you might be asking, what's the value in this thing? Well, it's all about the converstations, people! Also, the good links. And pictures, if you want to share them. Oh, don't forget the New York Times, CNN, and up-to-the-literal-minute breaking news. If you're hankering for something that can explain Twitter better so you can exploit it to YOUR benefit then check out commoncraft's Twitter in Plain English:

Here is a very cool use of twiitering with teens. I could totally see this working in place of a book discussion at a public or school library....check it out,

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6647718.html?industryid=47078

Twitter does cater to the banality of daily life (in 140 characters or less), but you can utilize this near-synchronous communication tool with friends and strangers alike to share tips, tricks, and everything interesting in between. How can you use this type of tool to reach your library users? Start with this list and imagine the possibilities.

A recent study found an inverse correlation between Facebook use and college grades.  I guess they're not all just Facebooking their college library resources.  Jolie Vandal will be bitterly disappointed!  

 Read more at:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/facebookusersgetworsegradesincollege

OK, this isn’t even remotely an electronic application.  But, I believe that it has a certain “SPLAT-iness” to it:  Peeps Dioramas! 

Apparently, Washington DC and Denver and other communities around the U.S. have annual contests inviting folks to make dioramas with Peeps--those sugary marshmallow candies that we see every spring.  Many of the prize-winning entries are pictured on the web, ranging from artistic knockoffs to pithy political examples and film scenarios. 

Coming soon to a library near you?  Might a contest and display of dioramas bring folks to your library?

Have a peep at these examples:

Salvador Dali Peeps:  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/128607932_23cf8da054.jpg?v=0

Star Trek Peeps:  http://thegrammarvandal.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/peeps.jpg

Peeping Tom Peeps:  http://wwff.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/peep1.jpg

South Park Peeps:  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/VestalVespa/southpeeps.jpg