Great idea for a sign.

[angiebaby@mas.to]

@mtechman The only thing - the _only_ thing I don't like about these services is the data collected by the companies that provide the services, unlike libraries which do not retain patron's borrowing records after the items are returned.

[mtechman@mastodon.ie]

@angiebaby I have some other dislikes....

[flashmobofone@mstdn.social]

@mtechman Ooo, I made a video adjacent to this topic two weeks ago.

Also try Kanopy.

[quasit@kolektiva.social]

@mtechman @stefan
So maybe stick them on telephone poles instead?

[peachfront@toot.community]

@mtechman

the movies & TV shows on Hoopla are not really the same as those on Netflix HOWEVER the audiobook services via the public library are SO much better than audible -- my local library has audiobooks through Hoopla, Libby, and Cloud Library, between the 3 of them you can find pretty much anything

[peachfront@toot.community]

@Quasit @mtechman @stefan

make them into bookmarks and have a stack of bookmarks ready at the desk to be handed out

[quasit@kolektiva.social]

@peachfront @mtechman @stefan

There are lots of places to post fliers. My library has racks right by the front door for that sort of thing. And there are places that have bulletin boards where you can post flyers, too!

[mtechman@mastodon.ie]

@peachfront I'm lucky to get some things on DVD, too. One thing I've noticed on Hoopla that I really like is having the first sentence of some audiobook descriptions say, "This audiobook is narrated by an AI voice."..

[mtechman@mastodon.ie]

@peachfront @Quasit @stefan great idea!

[quasit@kolektiva.social]

@mtechman @peachfront @stefan

How about something like this?

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia

[kentnavalesi@mstdn.social]

@stefan
@Quasit @mtechman

We definitely need more public advertising of the fediverse like this.

[stefan@stefanbohacek.online]

@Quasit

I like it! Maybe instead of just listing platforms, this could have links to specific servers running those platforms?

To give people a more concrete "call to action"? Just a thought.

@mtechman @peachfront

[mtechman@mastodon.ie]

@Quasit @peachfront @stefan I like it!

[rhw@mastodon.au]

@mtechman
I did try #Libby for a while, but be warn

if you cancel your membership

YOU LOSE ALL THE AUDIBLE BOOKS YOU HAVE BOUGHT

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

[quasit@kolektiva.social]

@stefan @mtechman @peachfront

I considered that, but the URLs are fairly long. Maybe a QR code for a single website would be better? I'm not sure how to make one.

[deborahh@cosocial.ca]

@mtechman @lydiaschoch i'd completely forvotten about hoopla! Apparently Inalready have an account
Thanks!

[stefan@stefanbohacek.online]

@Quasit How to make a website, or a QR code?

I'd be happy to help put something together that you can host on https://neocities.org.

And any free QR code generator should do, here's one that looks okay:

https://www.qrcode-monkey.com

@mtechman @peachfront

[stefan@stefanbohacek.online]

@Quasit

Or you could use one of these to make the website:

- https://hotglue.me/
- https://wwwobble.org/
- https://mmm.page/

@mtechman @peachfront

[quasit@kolektiva.social]

@stefan @mtechman @peachfront

Thanks, these are great ideas!

I guess what we need to do is either find or make a website that makes it incredibly simple to sign up for whichever services a person is interested in, no matter how ignorant of technology they are. But that does seem to be the stumbling block when it comes to mass adoption of Fediverse services.

[drakakis@social.vivaldi.net]

@mtechman @tehstu

Thanks for the recommendation! Grass is good. Grass I got. On pause ...