I have gotten behind; vacation will do that to a person. Or does it propel a person ahead? Hmmm. Philosophically riddle you this. But, what a time for catch up: URL shorteners!
URL shorteners... pretty self-explanatory, and equal parts useful and simple. Where microblogging services only allow a short string of characters in which to express a thought (and, often, to share a link), URL shorteners like tinyURL.com can take a very very long link-- like the address to a page that you had to click17 times to get to-- and turn it into "tinyURL.com/[code]", which is far more Tweetable, readable, Status updatable, usable.
I was going to Tweet about my love for the Wellesley Historical Society, but this website is in need of an overhaul. If I were not slaving away in the basement (oh, and and loving every second of it), I would work on the online media presence of this little gem. Buuuut the site is not actually complicated enough to warrant much URL shortening, for now. As for the collections...safety first. We have a lot of organizing to do before we start worrying about what the website is doing (not doing). I made my first Tweet about my work on the Worthen Collection at Cary Memorial Library in Lexington (MA), but the virtual exhibit is still in test stages and will not be online for at least another month. Linda Carroll, head reference and local history librarian, has done a fabulous job kickstarting it. The Worthen Collection pertains to Lexington history, and since Lexington (of The Battle of Lexington) is arguably the birthplace of our nation, there are some fascinating items floating around. It has been an historical wonder. I will be sure to tweet the link when the exhibit formally launches.
Short and sweet, just like tinyURL.com.
Have a great afternoon, everyone!
Bee
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