Whiteboard 2.0

Staff in the BITL Librarians Office have recently embraced the 2.0 concept. Not content with their normal old Whiteboard 1.0 they have recently downloaded, uploaded, upgraded and rolled out Whiteboard 2.0.

Instead of boring old names for staff we now have Avatars. Currently there is (in no particular order) An Angry Lettuce, A Gemological Super Hero Icon, A Slug, A Wise Not So Old Owl, A Happy Fluffy Bunny Rabbit, and a TV. Icons represent what staff are doing at all times. An image of a mouse indicates we are on the computer attending to email and other useless tasks, possibly ordering books.

Whiteboard 2.0 contains a space for IM or Instant Messaging. It works this way. You write with a marker pen (hopefully Zylene free) your message. Along comes the recipient who responds in kind. If you want a permanent message you use a permanent marker. Warning: You may be routed to another operator at any time, in which case you may ask the wrong person out for lunch.

Recently AG2.0 suggested we upload the Emotional Avatar Response Widget Indicator Gadget or EARWIG. This allows participants to use emotion specific Avatars that reflect their current mood state. This negates the very 1.0 methods of asking people how they are and listening and looking for emotional facial voice cues. Its all there on the Whiteboard 2.0. I like it! With Whiteboard 2.0 I feel connect 24/7 or at least for about 8 hours a day. When I'm not sleeping.

Wait there's more. Whiteboard 2.0 is always on. Look up from your keyboard and you can see it. Well if you're in the office. If you're somewhere else it's a bit useless really. It is social networking. Whiteboard 2.0 is people.

In Whiteboard2.0 you can nominate who you want to be your friends. So far no one has chosen me but this must be a technical glitch. Simply write on Whiteboard 2.0 "I like you - will you be my friend? Nice!"

Whiteboard 2.0 is carbon neutral, does not increase salinity or increase greenhouse gas emissions. Disconnect from the grid. Whiteboard2.0 uses no electricity.

Uppdownload the new and improved BluTac WidgetApp and you can upload photos to WhiteBoard2.0. Simply stick on the BluTac and upload the nondigital photo (paper) to Whiteboard2.0.

Examine the Tag Clown available with Whiteboard 2.0. See how the words Gosh, Golly and Gee are bigger brighter and more authorative than pheromone, dastardly and poonap.

Wait there is even more. Create Funksomonies with Whitebored2.0. Write on Whiteboard2.0 a tag such as Goodgrief, OhMGod or Chunky clunky. Authority files are excluded. Remember we all hate cataloguers (but only because they have secrets we do not share)

Come see Whiteboard 2.0 its really real and playing in SW Level 3 today. Really.

TheFlyBrarIan 2.0